Chapter 386 Portrait
"I want to find the handwriting of the Lord of Qingqiu. He clearly left a handwriting when he dispersed his soul last time. Whoever gets the handwriting can become the new Lord of Qingqiu. I defeated other competitors, but I haven't found the handwriting. I suspect the handwriting is still hidden in the mansion!" Li Zhi said unwillingly.
Sang Luo nodded and listened, "Well, you've been searching for so long, have you found anything yet?"
"A few days ago, when I was drilling a hole nearby, I discovered a forbidden area beneath this mansion. It's protected by a barrier, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get in. I suspect that old fox hid something important there!"
Sang Luo frowned. She had been in the mansion for so long, but she hadn't discovered that there was another world below... She used her mental power to explore and found that when she went three feet deep underground, she was blocked by an energy barrier and her mental power was bounced back.
What's hidden there... is Yan's important thing?
Sang Luo became curious.
"Take me there, maybe I can help you." She said.
Li Zhi stared at her in surprise and doubt, "You? Are you sure you want to help me? Aren't you that old fox's man? Why do you want to help me?"
"Why are you talking so much?" Sang Luo raised the key in his hand. "You now have two choices. Either take me there and I'll help you untie the shackles so you can escape, or I'll hand you over to the Divine Lord for disposal."
Li Zhi's mind was torn between his conscience and his desires. He couldn't be more embarrassed than he was now. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll take you there! You better take this damn thing off me!"
Sang Luo untied the "mousetrap", looked at the bloody wound on his leg, and healed it for him. Li Zhi was slightly stunned, and got up from the ground and patted his clothes a little unnaturally. The next second, Sang Luo had a chain in his hand and tied it around his neck.
Li Zhi was furious, "What are you doing!"
He tried to pull the chain around his neck, but the more he struggled, the tighter it became. His face turned red and he could hardly breathe!
"I'm afraid you'll go back on your word and run away. Don't worry, once you lead me to that place, I'll naturally help you untie it."
Li Zhi's little plan in his mind was completely extinguished, and he obediently took Sang Luo to find the entrance to the underground palace.
Li Zhi was very reluctant, "Can you really get in?"
"Um."
She has Si Ye's talent for breaking through barriers, and she can easily pass through the barriers set up by orcs with higher cultivation than her.
The black chain slipped back into her sleeve like a snake. She looked at the young man and said, "I kept my promise and let you go. Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"I, I want to go in and take a look..."
If the handwritten letter from the Lord of Qingqiu is really hidden here, then he has made a lot of money from this risky move of walking into a tiger's mouth!
Sang Luo smiled harmlessly, "I always keep my word, but I also like to change my mind midway. If you don't run away quickly, you won't have the chance to run away again."
"I'll count to three."
"Three, two..."
The young man's figure disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Run as far as you want.
Sang Luo withdrew her gaze, and the corners of her lips relaxed. She looked at the ancient and heavy stone door in front of her, and for some reason she had a bad feeling in her heart.
He took a deep breath, pushed open the door and walked into the underground palace.
When he saw this scene, his pupils suddenly widened...
portrait.
One portrait after another.
The stone walls are covered with portraits.
All the paintings are of one person.
Sang Luo, not knowing what mood he was in, slowly approached a portrait.
The portrait shows a beautiful woman with red hair and red clothes. She is riding a horse and holding a long whip in her hand. She is as bright as the sun and extremely beautiful.
The other portrait next to her shows her as if she has encountered something unhappy. She is leaning on the windowsill with her hands on her cheeks, looking at the pink peach blossoms falling outside, and it is unknown what she is thinking.
There is another painting, which shows a sleeping woman in red, with her long red hair scattered on the bed, fox ears popping out, and a delicate and bright face... Just looking at her makes people fall in love with her.
It is enough to imagine how sweet and affectionate the painter was in his heart when he painted this picture.
Every scene in the painting is vivid, recording the woman's happiness, laughter, or sadness...
Only those who know the person in the painting best would be willing to spend so much time and effort to paint thousands of portraits of her.
Sang Luo walked to a stone platform in the center, and she saw the gorgeous red dress again. It was indeed an old dress... It turned out that the real owner of this dress was the woman in the portrait.
Four words are engraved above the stone platform.
——Azuma-hime·Late.
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"Old village chief, do you know who is in this painting?" Sang Luo came to Jingshan and took a painting to show Xu.
Xu took it and took a look. "Swish!" He stood up from the table, his hands shaking. "This! Where did you get this from?"
"In an underground palace left behind by the Lord God."
"...Alas!" Xu sat back in his chair and sighed, "I didn't expect that after so much time, the Divine Master still couldn't let it go."
"What is the identity of the person in this painting? Judging from his outstanding appearance and extraordinary temperament, his status must be quite high."
Xu didn't know the relationship between Sang Luo and Yan, and only thought that the two were a simple master and disciple. He did not hide it. "This is the princess of our Red Fox Clan. She is extremely noble and was also the former lover of Lord Shenzun."
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"One hundred thousand years ago, the Lord God fell in love with the princess, and they fell in love with each other and got engaged. Unfortunately, the princess was harmed by a villain and died on her wedding day." The old village chief's eyes showed sadness, and he obviously felt sorry for the fate of this beautiful couple.
Sang Luo didn't speak for a long time.
Xu looked at the painting, then at her, and said with a smile, "The princess painted by Lord Shenzun is exactly the same as she was in the past. If you look closely, the girl's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to those of Her Highness the Princess."
"Oh? Really?" Sang Luo glanced at the painting, but she couldn't quite see it.
"Yes, the eyes and mouth are a bit similar. Back then, the princess of our Red Fox Clan was a world-renowned beauty. The girl is naturally no less beautiful, with unparalleled beauty!"
Sang Luo paused and suddenly smiled.
She understood everything in an instant.
No wonder Yan never blamed her for the intentional offense from beginning to end.
In addition to stimulating desires in that area, that kind of charm drug can also confuse people's five senses under certain circumstances, achieving an aphrodisiac function similar to hallucination.
That time, it wasn't the aphrodisiac that gave rise to his desire. Yan had just woken up and his senses were unclear, so he mistook her for the princess of the Red Fox Clan, which led to his wanton indulgence with her that night.
It wasn't that he couldn't get rid of the illusion, it was that he didn't want to break that illusion of beauty and let himself sink into it...
He kept her by his side just to find a substitute who was somewhat similar to her, probably because he was reminded of her by the sight of her.
All the doubts in Sang Luo's heart were answered at this moment. No wonder Yan had been indifferent to her from beginning to end. He already had a lover, and the underground palace was full of portraits mourning the princess. How much love must the two of them have for each other.
After his lover left him, he had no attachment to the world, and death was actually a relief for him.
I just wonder if he will feel guilty towards the princess when he is with her?
Sang Luo returned to the underground palace and wanted to put the painting back.
The man in white stood in front of the stone platform, waiting for an unknown amount of time.
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