Wang Chuan was very confused.

Guan Muyun was even more surprised and said curiously: "Is this painting actually created by Fang and another one?"

The painter Fang nodded and admitted it very simply. He didn't want to admit it. After all, he was standing here, so how could he take all his strength?

Thinking of this, Painter Fang bowed to Li Mengzhou with guilt, looked at Guan Muyun and Wang Chuan, and said, "The person who completed this painting is Mr. Li."

"What? It's him?"

Wang Chuan looked at Li Mengzhou inexplicably shocked.

He doubted whether he had heard it wrong.

Guan Muyun was also shocked and turned his eyes to Li Mengzhou, which made the meaning difficult to understand.

Li Mengzhou's expression was quite calm, with a rather unfathomable feeling.

It is hard to believe that his appearance would be a master of painting.

But the facts were in front of him and the painter Fang personally admitted them, so it was unbearable.

Guan Muyun remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Wang Chuan looked at Li Mengzhou in surprise, feeling very unreal. He turned to look at the slightly admiring appearance of Painter Fang, and his mouth twitched hard.

......

Since she walked out of the teahouse, she had already passed a street. Shen Jiyue's eyes were always on Li Mengzhou. After walking a distance, she finally couldn't help but say, "Can you really be a master of painting? It would actually make everyone in Fang feel ashamed. I really didn't expect you to be a real person."

Li Mengzhou didn't expect that she was still struggling with this problem. She turned her head and looked at her curious and serious eyes, smiled slightly, and said, "How can I understand these things? Even if I understand them, they are just fur. As for graffiti, any child can do it."

Hearing this, Shen Jiyue's brows frowned deeply. She looked at Li Mengzhou suspiciously and said, "If you don't understand, how can you let that painting come alive casually? Moreover, when you write, your momentum is quite profound. That serious look is obviously not a random graffiti."

Li Mengzhou shook his head funny and said helplessly: "I'm telling the truth. Otherwise, when everyone in the house wants to ask me for advice, why would I find an excuse to escape? To be honest, no one believes it. If you really care about it, it will easily reveal itself. At that time, I'm afraid I'll be arranged again. I'm also very troubled. If you really want an explanation, you can only say that I'm talented."

Shen Jiyue's eyes were still filled with disbelief. She thought and said, "Are you really just relying on your absolute talent?"

Li Mengzhou nodded naturally, without any shame, and said, "I am a genius. Although I don't understand the way of painting, I can do it with ease. Just like I have never been exposed to practice, I am just visualizing the world in a half-day. Who can do it? It's only me."

Shen Jiyue rolled her eyes and said, "Who can't see the qi sea after entering Amaterasu? Who can be so genius? Can you still know this so much?"

The speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional.

Li Mengzhou's heart sank slightly.

He frowned slightly, knowing that Shen Jiyue was not mocking or saring him, but thinking about what Wang Chuan said did not seem to be intentional, but since it was already a thing of the past, he certainly would not blame himself. After thinking about it, he said, "Cultivation... is not something that everyone can think about, and it is useless to think without qualifications.

Although I have always told myself that I must have the qualifications to practice and believe it, when I first entered the visualization in front of the stone tablet, I did have the idea that I might not have the qualifications at all, and I have always been just deceiving myself.

But I also thought of Mr. Wu whom I met, especially after hearing what Dean Xue said not long ago, I knew that this idea was ridiculous. If I had no qualifications, how could I enter Amaterasu? If I could not see the Qihai Sea, there was just a certain problem. As long as I found a way to solve this problem, there was no problem in the world that could not be solved, so I just couldn't see the Qihai Sea for the time being, which did not mean I could never see it.

Since I have come to the capital and successfully entered the Li Palace, I will sooner or later stand at the peak of this world and make everyone look up to me. All the things that are not understood and ridiculed in the past will eventually be destroyed."

Chen Jiyue looked at Li Mengzhou unexpectedly, took deep breaths, and tried her best to calm herself down.

"When did you meet the dean?"

“Just after the introductory test is over.”

"So the dean has been paying attention to the introductory test?"

Li Mengzhou nodded and said calmly: "After all, the dean is the owner of Ligong, so it is normal to pay attention to the introductory test. As the fourth senior brother said, the final decision to be selected is the dean's attitude."

Chen Jiyue said with a bit of teasing meaning: "Is it because the dean likes you that you can finally enter the palace?"

Li Mengzhou said deeply: "This may be just part of the reason. Only big names like the dean can see my uncensored jade and believe that I am a genius worthy of development. I thought that if I was driven down the mountain, it would definitely be a matter of leaving the palace for life."

Chen Jiyue's breathing paused. She really didn't expect that Li Mengzhou was such a shameless person.

Standing on the street and looking at the calmness of those who were either in a hurry or wandering around, Li Mengzhou suddenly felt a little lonely in his eyebrows and eyes. He took a breath and said, "Some people practice, perhaps for glory and wealth, perhaps for pursuing certain things they desire, but there are also some people because practice is their life."

He thought of the love man who fell in the battle with fate, and also thought of the reason why he had to become a practitioner, which was completely different from those who could make more choices besides practicing, and even very different from those who chose to practice.

Looking at Li Mengzhou's side face, Chen Jiyue couldn't speak for a long time because she didn't know what to say. At this moment, Li Mengzhou seemed to be trapped in some kind of past.

The reason why Chen Jiyue embarked on the path of cultivation was that she felt that practicing was a very strange thing since she was a child, she was even more unwilling to be an ordinary woman who only knew how to embroider and took care of her husband and children after getting married.

Most people have different goals in their practice, but it is difficult not to hold on to the fact that practicing can make people more noble in their identities, and they will gain great vanity in their eyes that are keen and enviable.

Chen Jiyue naturally had this idea. Although she was the eldest lady of the Shen family, she had been slapping clothes and had food to open her mouth. She was carefully loved by everyone, but she was very respected. It was just because she was the eldest lady of the Shen family that she had such a status. But if she was just an ordinary girl, who would look down on her? Even with her appearance, she might end up miserably.

After all, her destiny will be in her own hands. She became a disciple of the Sword Academy and a practitioner. Those who were polite to her because of her family background would become truly respectful to her, and even fear her, and would no longer have any relationship with her identity as the eldest lady of the Shen family.

The two continued to move forward and soon stood in front of a blacksmith shop.

The craftsman wielding the sledgehammer ignored the guests in front of him. He was shirtless, his muscles were horizontal, and sweat dripped across every inch of his skin. Even in this gradually cold early winter, he seemed to be in the hot summer.

The carbon furnace was filled with vigorous flames, and sparks were splashing everywhere, and a hot wind blew into the face.

Chen Jiyue stood behind Li Mengzhou, looked at the blacksmith shop for a few glances, and said, "What are you doing here? Are you trying to forge a sword? Aren't there many famous swords left by elders in the sword courtyard? When we reach the realm of inheritance, we will have the opportunity to inherit it."

Li Mengzhou shook his head and said, "I haven't even entered the distance. I don't know when the Jincheng Yiming Yide is at that time. Moreover, many of the famous swords in the Sword Academy are masterpieces. It is not easy to be recognized and inherited. If I don't get recognized by the famous sword, wouldn't it be embarrassing? Besides, I just want a sword to defend myself, not to raise it as a life sword."

He had a choice for his natal sword, but it was not convenient to say that he could only listen to Chen Jiyue. Before he had no self-protection power, he gave up the weapon like Pu Dao. Naturally, he also needed a sword, and it didn't need to be very expensive, just take advantage of it.

As they spoke, the craftsman who made the blacksmith finally came to his senses from work and noticed the two young guests in front of him.

He picked up the rag beside him and wiped his face casually, not caring whether it was dirty or not. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "What kind of sword do you want?"

He heard what Li Mengzhou said before, so he was naturally very concise and did not make any more polite things.

Li Mengzhou bowed slightly and said, "Boss, is there any ready-made one?"

The craftsman pointed at the big boxes placed in the corner of the wall and said, "It's all there, you can choose it yourself."

Li Mengzhou thanked him, and walked into the blacksmith shop with Shen Jiyue and came to the big boxes.

These large wooden boxes are quite dirty, giving people a feeling of nowhere to start.

Chen Jiyue said with some disgust: "How can a sword that is put on so casually is a good sword? Let's take a walk."

The craftsman also heard Chen Jiyue's words, but did not react and continued to sweat and beat iron.

Li Mengzhou just shook his head and opened the box without any mind, as if it had not been opened for a long time. The iron shaft was a little rusted, and while making a terrible sound, various swords piled up in it appeared in front of him.

Li Mengzhou couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the swords piled up in the box, his original casual expression.

There are almost dozens of swords in the box, long swords, short swords, heavy swords, soft swords, double-edged swords, and single-edged swords. Some swords are already rusty, and many have only swords without scabbards. Some even know the extraordinary swords with faint and cold light all over the body.

As he reached out to fiddle with the swords, Li Mengzhou opened the other big wooden boxes again. Each box had dozens of swords, which was a little dazzled for a moment.

Looking back at the craftsman who was storming, Li Mengzhou said loudly: "How valuable are these swords?"

The craftsman said casually without saying a word: "If you buy them all, you can naturally be considered cheaper. If you only buy one, the price is equal, all of them will be thirty-five taels."

Li Mengzhou secretly smacked his tongue, "A sword costs thirty-five taels of silver?"

An ordinary iron sword can cost only a few taels of silver, and if it is better, it can sell dozens of taels of silver. Even those exquisite good swords, it is common to sell a hundred taels of silver.

If it is a famous sword, it cannot be calculated in silver. However, although the sword in the box does have several extraordinary swords, it is not considered a famous sword. Thirty-five taels are indeed not expensive, but they are definitely not cheap.

Besides, he had no money on him. He originally thought that he would go to Wenrou Village to borrow some money from Miss Huan or Yu, but because Chen Jiyue also went down the mountain with him, he unexpectedly followed the sound of Liu Qinji's piano to the teahouse. It took a lot of time and then went to the blacksmith shop first. However, these swords were sold a little expensive, which made Li Mengzhou feel a little embarrassed.

However, when thinking of Chen Jiyue, Li Mengzhou's eyes lit up. He secretly glanced at Chen Jiyue, who was also looking at the sword in the box, and thought that the dignified lady of the Shen family should have a lot of money on her.

After thinking that the money was solved, Li Mengzhou also carefully selected the sword.

That is to unify thirty-five taels of silver, Li Mengzhou certainly had to choose a better sword.

But he soon found that something was wrong.

Those swords that look extraordinary at first glance have a very different feeling after buying them. Although they look gorgeous, they are completely inapplicable. The main reason is that they are not good at it and are not very consistent with his approach.

He picked out another sword and held it in his hand. Li Mengzhou gently pulled it out, and there was a very unpleasant sound. The sword body seemed to grow completely with the sword sheath. He even suspected that he would break the sword body inside with a little force, forcing him to stop his movements.

The first handle, the second handle, followed by the third handle, the fourth handle... Unfortunately, there is no one in his eyes that can make him feel moved.

Even if you are moved, it will be like the first and second handles. Either you feel wrong or you are completely rusted and cannot be separated from the scabbard.

He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

He could choose to let the craftsman create one directly, but that would have to take some time. He did not want to waste this time, so he could only continue to choose the sword seriously to see if there were any missing ones.

Chen Jiyue looked at Li Mengzhou bored and was picking the sword there. Because of the dirty traces on the box or the sword body, Li Mengzhou's hands also became dark.

Li Mengzhou seemed to be stubborn, and felt sorry for him if he didn't pick out a suitable sword.

Soon, his gaze finally stopped.

He found that in the corner where no one cares, there was a box, which was a small long box that could store at most a sword.

He immediately became interested.

The sword with a sheath was still presented in front of me. The sword was narrow and long, and the hilt was blue. I don’t know if it was originally the color or because of the dirty, and the form of the sword sheath was relatively simple.

Li Mengzhou took the sword out of the box, and the moment he held it in his hand, he felt a cool and cold feeling coming from the hilt of the sword, making him unable to help but tremble.

"Zheng!"

The sword body was unsheathed, and a clear and joyful sword roar suddenly arose, like a pearl falling from a jade plate, for a long time.

In an instant, the sword body was completely unsheathed, nearly four feet long and about two fingers wide, and it was the same as the hilt of the sword. The most amazing thing was the cold and chill that exuded.

Although the sword is narrow and long, it is not light and has some weight.
To be continued...