The Sage of Calligraphy, Lu Xizhi, was dressed in gray linen clothes. He was watering the flowers in the backyard.
When Hong Chen arrived, he saw the scene of an old man watering the flowers in front of him, and a feeling of contentment assaulted his senses.
Luc Xizhi was known as the Sage of Calligraphy because he had a high cultivation level.
Hong Chen felt it.
"Grandpa, Master Hong Chen is here," Lu Qingxiao said.”
"Oh?"
The Sage of Calligraphy, Lu Xizhi, put down the copper kettle that was watering the water.
"Scholar, you're here."
Luc Xizhi greeted Hong Chen as if he had seen an old friend.
"Please sit down, please sit down."
Luc Xizhi prepared a chair and invited Hong Chen to take a seat.
His attitude was polite, unlike how an old man would treat a ten-year-old child.
Hong Chen returned the greeting and sat down.”
Lu Xizhi laughed and waved his hand to signal for his granddaughter, Lu Qingxiao, to make tea. He then said,""You and I are friends through literature. We are friends regardless of age, it has nothing to do with age.”
"If we were to address seniority based on age, you would be my grandson and I would be your grandfather. How boring, how boring.”
Hong Chen was stunned and involuntarily laughed as he said,""The Sage of Calligraphy is right."
Luc Xizhi said," Alright, stop calling me the Sage of Calligraphy. If you can write such words, I can't be called the Sage of Calligraphy in front of you!"”
"In terms of talent, I should call you the Sage of Calligraphy.”
"I've been practicing hard for decades to reach my current level of writing.”
"Hong Chen, you're so young, yet you already have such foundation and attainments. Your talent is unimaginable, and only then are you worthy of the word 'Saint'.”
Hong Chen's " old face " turned red after being praised by Lu Xizhi.
Actually, Hong Chen wasn't that talented, but rather the skills he obtained from his previous life.
Lu Qingxiao brewed tea for Lu Xizhi and Hong Chen and brought it over.
She looked forward to Hong Chen's painting.
Hong Chen returned to the main topic and went straight to the point."I drew a painting recently. Please appreciate it.”
"Oh? Let me take a look!"
Luc Xizhi was instantly energized.
She looked expectant, just like her granddaughter, Lu Qingxiao.
Hong Chen handed the painting to Luc Xizhi.
Lu Xizhi slowly unfolded the scroll, and both he and Lu Qingxiao stopped breathing.
Their eyes were fixed on the scene and could not move away.
"This…this…"
Luc Xizhi's breathing quickened, and tears suddenly streamed down his face.
"Amazing, amazing.”
"This painting can be said to be peerless!"
"For this old man to be able to see this painting in my later years is enough for my entire life!”
Hearing Luc Xizhi's comment, Hong Chen smiled.
Knowing what happened next was basically safe.
Lu Qingxiao's beautiful eyes were dreamy as she looked at the true dragon on the painting. It soared above the mountains and rivers as if it was being pulled into the painting.
He saw with his own eyes a majestic and domineering golden dragon soaring through the nine heavens, overlooking thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.
Hong Chen said," This painting is called 'Five-clawed True Dragon Painting'. The entire painting is nine feet long and five feet wide. It takes the meaning of the' Nine and Five Supreme.'”
"As for the two parts of the painting, one is an ink painting of mountains and rivers, and the other is a true dragon painted with gold paint.”
" The magnificent mountain and river ink painting accentuates the magnificence and might of the golden dragon, its dominance and holiness, striking the eyes and nerves of the viewers.”
Hong Chen introduced.
In the end, Lu Xizhi and Lu Qingxiao were so obsessed with the painting that they entered a state of complete anatta and could not hear what Hong Chen was saying.
Hong Chen rubbed his nose helplessly.
Luc Xizhi quickly stuck his eyes to the scroll, as if he wanted to see every blade of grass and every tree in the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, as well as every scale of the golden dragon.
From a distance, it looked sacred and majestic, mighty and domineering.
It could be said to be a perfect masterpiece!
Luc Xizhi took a deep breath and asked in a trembling voice,""How much? Name your price…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Luc Xizhi slapped himself in the face. Then, tears streamed down his face as he cried out in pain.
Hong Chen was surprised and asked Luc Xizhi why he had such a reaction.
Luc Xizhi cried." Asking for the price is blasphemy to this painting. Besides, I can't afford this painting even if I go bankrupt."”
" Thank you, Sage of Calligraphy, for appreciating my Five-clawed True Dragon Painting." Hong Chen laughed.”
"However, I have other plans for this [Five-clawed True Dragon Painting].”
"What are your plans?" asked Luc Xizhi.”
" Yes," Hong Chen replied." I'm prepared to sell the Five-clawed True Dragon Painting to the Great Gan Dynasty's royal family!"”
" What?!"
Luc Xizhi exclaimed.
He was actually selling the royal family!
"I see. If it's sold to the Great Gan Lord Dynasty's royal family, then this painting is indeed extremely suitable!”
"Moreover, such a priceless treasure is priceless. I'm afraid only the imperial family can afford it.”
Luc Xizhi nodded in realization.
More importantly, if he could obtain the praise of the Great Gan Lord Dynasty's emperor, the name of Master Red Dust would probably not only spread throughout the capital but the entire world!
" Sage of Calligraphy, you have a lot of connections," Hong Chen said." Can you pull some strings for me and find a few people from the royal family who can afford this painting?"”
Luc Xizhi thought for a moment and shook his head."The Imperial Palace is so deep that I can't find anyone from the Imperial Family just because I want to.”
"But…I know someone who has the ability!”
Hearing Luc Xizhi's tone change, the eyes of the disappointed Hong Chen immediately lit up.
"Who is it?"
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