Chapter 1980: Chapter 1980: Heading to the Feng Shui Alliance
Jin Huayu was cursing under his breath as he opened up the scroll in his hand.
Once he got a clear look at the scroll, Jin Huayu froze.
He stared at the scroll for a few seconds, then suddenly closed it.
He took a look around, and then forcefully opened the scroll again.
And so, he repeated this process several times.
After repeating it a dozen times, Jin Huayu stopped, his gaze fixed on the scroll in his hand.
After a while, laughter burst from Jin Huayu’s mouth, wild and unrestrained, "Ha, hahaha, hahaha..."
"Good, really good."
The street was bustling with people, and there were quite a few vendors around Jin Huayu’s stall.
Seeing him silly about a painting, passersby stopped to watch.
The vendors next to Jin Huayu stretched their necks curiously, wanting to get a clear look at what he was holding.
Once they saw it was only an ordinary painting, they turned their gaze away, puzzled.
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Meanwhile, Gu Zhiqi and Jin Cenglv ran a distance away, and once they were sure Jin Huayu hadn’t caught up, they stopped.
"Master, did we just... steal this?"
Gu Zhiqi grabbed the paintbrush and legged it, something Jin Cenglv hadn’t quite expected.
Gu Zhiqi glanced at Jin Cenglv, raised an eyebrow and said, "How can this be considered stealing? It’s clearly a pre-arranged trade."
Jin Cenglv: "..."
Seems, it really is.
Gu Zhiqi handed the grabbed paintbrush to Jin Cenglv, "Here, it’s yours."
Jin Cenglv: ?
Her eyes widened as she looked at the paintbrush Gu Zhiqi handed over, utterly bewildered, "Did you go through all this trouble deceiving... just to give it to me?"
Gu Zhiqi maintained the position of handing over the brush, "With this brush, your Talisman Drawing Technique can reach new heights."
"But... this might be useful for you too, Master. You should hold onto it yourself."
Jin Cenglv said, waving her hands at Gu Zhiqi, firmly refusing.
Gu Zhiqi seemed to have predicted that Jin Cenglv wouldn’t accept it, calmly said, "I might need your help with drawing talismans later. Without this brush, you might not be able to draw the talismans I want."
Upon hearing this, Jin Cenglv fell silent.
After some time, she finally reached out, trembling, and accepted it.
If Uncle knew this brush eventually landed in her hands, and was used to draw talismans, he’d probably explode.
However...
Let him explode.
Actually, she’d coveted this brush for a long while.
Long ago, she had asked Uncle for it, but upon learning she wanted it for drawing talismans, he got so angry that he left home that night and broke ties with her for several days.
After that, she never brought it up again.
Never expected, after all this, the brush still ended up in her hands.
Unaware of Jin Cenglv’s thoughts, once she accepted the paintbrush, Gu Zhiqi took Jin Cenglv to buy talisman paper.
With the school year starting soon, uncertain if there would be talisman paper in Nine Stars City, and uncertain of the next time they’d visit the black market, Gu Zhiqi bought quite a lot.
After buying the talisman paper, the two left the black market.
When leaving, Jin Cenglv worried about encountering Jin Huayu, so she deliberately led Gu Zhiqi in a roundabout route.
After leaving the black market, the duo hailed a car and went straight to the Feng Shui Alliance.
She’d always been curious about the location of the Feng Shui Alliance, who’d have thought it was right behind Shadow Mountain.
In front of Shadow Mountain is Clear Shadow Villa, and the back is Feng Shui Alliance.
Feng Shui Alliance is nestled between the mountain and water, with a naturally formed sect Great Array.
The entire alliance is shrouded in an Illusion Array, without someone who knows the way or understands formations, one simply can’t enter.
If one were to enter mistakenly, surely they’d get lost.
With a bit of luck, they may wander out on their own. With bad luck, without someone to escort out, they risk perishing within the Illusion Array.
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