Chapter 846

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　　Ye Qiu turned his head and saw that Xu Changjin was standing in front of the desk, holding a rectangular wooden box in his hand.
　　The wooden box was locked with a small bronze lock.
　　Ye Qiu walked over, opened the Celestial Eye, and his sight penetrated the wooden box, seeing a painting scroll placed inside.
　　“It’s　a　painting.”
　　Ye　Qiu　said.
　　“How do you know？” A look of doubt appeared on Xu Changjin’s face, and then she said, “Strange, what kind of painting does Grandpa have to lock up？”
　　“If it’s very precious, then Grandpa should put it in the treasure room！”
　　Ye Qiu said, “It should be a painting that Mr. Xu often looks at！”
　　Xu Changjin searched around on the desk and said, “Didn’t find the key to the bronze lock. It seems it can’t be opened.”
　　Ye Qiu asked, “Do you want to see it？”
　　“Hmm.” Xu Changjin nodded and said, “Grandpa never used to lock a painting in a wooden box before.”
　　“Even those world-famous paintings, he would put them in the treasure room.”
　　“So I’m very curious about what this painting in the wooden box is exactly？”
　　Ye Qiu said, “I’ll help you open it！”
　　After speaking, Ye Qiu held the bronze lock with one hand, exerted a little strength, and with a “ding dong” sound, the bronze lock opened.
　　“Brother Ye Qiu, you’re so amazing.” Xu Changjin looked at Ye Qiu with an adoring face, and little stars shone in her eyes.
　　“Quick, take it out and have a look！” Ye Qiu said.
　　“Hmm.” Xu Changjin opened the wooden box, took out the painting scroll inside, and then spread it out on the desk.
　　The next second, Xu Changjin let out an exclamation： “So beautiful！”
　　Ye Qiu lowered his head to take a look, and his eyes couldn’t move away either.
　　The painting depicted a court beauty.
　　At first glance, this court beauty resembled a maiden just budding with love. On closer inspection, she seemed more like a beautiful woman in her thirties.
　　She was charming and enchanting！
　　The court beauty stood in the middle of a peach orchard. She wore a pink palace dress with a plain satin ribbon around her waist, which was so slender that it emphasized her graceful figure.
　　Although her face was not overly made up with cosmetics, her eyebrows were like spring mountains, her eyes were like autumn waters, and she was delicate and charming, like a lotus emerging from the water, with a coquettish and boneless beauty that was extremely captivating.
　　So beautiful！
　　Ye Qiu’s heart trembled.
　　It was the first time he had seen such a beautiful painting.
The court beauty in the painting had a well-proportioned and graceful figure with sloping shoulders and a narrow back. willow eyebrows and a cherry-like bun. Her forehead, nose, and every part of her face was perfect.
　　Especially her eyes, which seemed to come alive, watery and charming. Just looking at them for a moment made it impossible to take one’s eyes away.
　　Ye Qiu stared at this painting for a while. Gradually, his head became a little dizzy.
　　Two　minutes　passed.
　　Suddenly, Ye Qiu felt as if he was in a peach orchard. A woman in a pink palace dress stood under the peach tree, looking at him with a charming gaze.
　　Then, the court beauty unbuttoned her outer clothes and took off the clothes on her body. Soon, she was naked.
　　Her skin was very white, without a single flaw on her body.
　　Absolutely perfect！
　　The court beauty hooked her finger at Ye Qiu, exuding charm.
　　Ye Qiu couldn’t help but take a step towards her.
　　Just then, the innate qi trembled in his body. Ye Qiu looked up and saw that there was no court beauty in front of him, only a painting.
　　Moreover, at this time, he was not in the peach grove, but in Mr. Xu’s study.
　　What’s　going　on？
Ye Qiu turned his head and saw that Xu Changjin was staring at the painting with a dull expression. and two blushes gradually appeared on her beautiful little face.
　　Could she have also seen the scene in the painting？
　　Ye Qiu was shocked in his heart and patted Xu Changjin on the shoulder.
　　However, Xu Changjin didn’t respond at all, and her eyes were still fixed on the painting.
　　This situation shocked Ye Qiu.
It was just a painting, yet it could make people deeply involved and lose their perception of the outside world. It was really…
　　Too strange！
　　If he didn’t have the innate qi, he might now be like Xu Changjin, not responding at all.
Ye Qiu’s right hand was pressed on Xu Changjin’s shoulder, conveying the innate qi into her.
　　One　second　later.
　　Xu Changjin’s body trembled and she woke up. Like Ye Qiu, after waking up, a strange expression also appeared on her face.
　　”What happened to you just now？” Ye Qiu asked.
　　”Nothing.” Xu Changjin turned her head and saw Ye Qiu put his right hand on her shoulder. Her originally ruddy little face became even redder and said, “Brother Ye Qiu, your hand…”
　　Ye Qiu didn’t take his hand back and asked, “Changjin, let me ask you, did you just find yourself in a peach forest and see a court beauty taking off her clothes？”
　　”How do you know？” Xu Changjin looked full of astonishment.
　　Sure enough.
　　This painting is very strange.
　　Ye Qiu’s eyes flashed and said, “There is something wrong with this painting.”
　　”Painting？” Xu Changjin’s eyes fell on the picture again and said in surprise, “The woman I saw looks exactly the same as the woman in the painting, and… Huh！”
　　Xu Changjin suddenly let out a surprised huh.
　　”What’s the matter？” Ye Qiu asked quickly.
　　Xu Changjin looked at the signature in the lower left corner of the painting and said in shock, “Brother Ye Qiu, this painting was painted by Li Chengxie.”
　　Ye Qiu didn’t know much about the people of South Korea and asked, “Who is Li Chengxie？ Is he very famous？”
　　Xu Changjin replied, “Li Chengxie is the greatest painter in the history of our South Korea and is also known as the demon master.”
“Li Chengxie is a legendary figure and the stories about him are widely circulated in our South Korea and known to women and children.”
　　”Li Chengxie was a fool since he was a child. Until he was eighteen years old, he couldn’t even write his own name.”
　　“Just on the day of his 18th birthday, a huge earthquake occurred in Daehan. When Li Chengye was fleeing for his life, he accidentally fell into a dry well.”
　　“Someone rescued him from the dry well. From then on, not only did Li Chengye become enlightened, but he also became a talented painter.”
　　“He was self-taught and could create a masterpiece with just a random stroke of the pen.”
　　“No matter what he painted, it gave people a sense of being there. Therefore, the paintings he created were called ‘divine brushstrokes’, and Li Chengye soon became famous all over the world.”
　　“Later, Li Chengye was summoned into the palace to paint specifically for the emperor. It is said that the emperor especially liked his paintings.”
　　“Before long, the emperor suddenly died of a violent illness.”
“When the royal family was investigating the cause of the emperor’s death, a large number of Li Chengye’s paintings were found in the imperial study. Several of these paintings were very strange. Just one look at them would make people addicted and unable to extricate themselves. everyone suspected that the emperor’s death was related to Li Chengye.”
　　“The royal family caught Li Chengye. During the interrogation, Li Chengye himself took the initiative to admit that it was he who caused the emperor to die of a violent illness through his paintings. Before long, he was executed and died at the young age of 23.”
　　“From then on, Li Chengye was called the traitorous painter who brought disaster to the country.”
　　“As for his paintings, they were also confiscated by the royal family and all destroyed.”
　　“Strange, how could there be a painting by Li Chengye in Grandpa’s room？”
　　As soon as Xu Changjin’s voice fell, there was a sound outside the door.”