kingnovel Chapter 469 I Can't Resist Temptation
Chapter 469 I Can't Resist Temptation
Not long after Xie Jingchi returned home, Shen Shuyi's carriage arrived.
Shen Shuyi originally wanted to send someone to deliver the painting, but somehow, the moment the painting was finished, she suddenly wanted to deliver it to Xie Jingchi personally.
After waiting in front of the door for a while, Shen Shuyi was welcomed in by the servant.
This was her first time visiting Xie Jingchi's residence, and she couldn't help but take a closer look.
Rather than calling it a mansion, it is more like an ordinary four-courtyard house. It is not as grand as the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion, nor as quiet as the Shen Mansion. It even seems a bit deserted because there are too few people.
It is winter now, and there is not much scenery to speak of. If I must comment on it, the word that probably comes to mind is clean.
"Miss, please come this way."
Shen Shuyi withdrew his thoughts and entered the main hall, where he saw Xie Jingchi already waiting there.
"Thank you, sir." Shen Shuyi spoke first.
Xie Jingchi put down the file he was reading, his eyes fell on Shen Shuyi, and he raised his eyebrows: "Why did you make this trip in person?"
"I've been bored staying in the mansion for so long, I want to get some fresh air."
Shen Shuyi took the painting box from Yuping and placed it in front of Xie Jingchi: "I don't know if you like it or not. It's one day later than agreed."
Xie Jingchi did not respond immediately, but unfolded the painting.
The moment he saw the painting, he was slightly distracted.
He had already seen her painting skills, but he had never imagined that one day, she would paint for him.
Fu Guang and Bi Cheng were standing not far away and couldn't help but steal a peek.
Qin Xin and Jian Po were not much better, and they couldn't help but secretly look at Xie Jingchi's expression.
What catches your eye is a picture of Zhong Kui catching ghosts.
However, unlike the traditional image of Zhong Kui, the Zhong Kui in the painting is tall, with a fair face and no beard, and his features are cold and sharp.
The man was wearing a scarlet brocade robe, a white jade belt around his waist, and his phoenix eyes were sharp and deep.
He holds a long sword in his hand, looking imposing and with a cold light flashing wherever his eyes go. He has the mighty and cold spirit to slay all the evil spirits in the world and wipe out all the ghosts in the world!
There was a gloomy aura lingering around the man, as if he were a ghost or evil spirit that intended to devour him. However, the long sword cut through the sky, killing all the ghosts and evil spirits, leaving only a sword energy as big as a rainbow.
It looks like a picture of Zhong Kui catching ghosts, but not quite.
The person in the painting did look somewhat like him, but seemed more divine than him.
At just one glance, the man seemed to be surrounded by light, and all evil could not get close to him.
Shen Shuyi said softly: "Thank you for all the hardships you have gone through. I hope that all the evil spirits will not dare to approach you and eliminate all the injustice in the world."
Xie Jingchi's eyes fell on the painting, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and he remained silent for a long time.
Shen Shuyi was not sure whether Xie Jingchi would like it. She thought hard for a long time that day, not knowing what to draw.
But later, it suddenly occurred to me that Xie Jingchi had had a difficult journey, so instead of painting mountains, rivers, and people, it would be better to send him a wish.
May he be safe and sound in the wind and snow, and have peace every year in the darkness and evil.
After a while, Xie Jingchi took back the scroll and turned to look at Shen Shuyi: "Is this how I look in Miss Shen's eyes?"
Shen Shuyi curled his eyes and asked tentatively: "Master Xie doesn't like it?"
Xie Jingchi stared at her for a long while, his eyes slightly raised, and his lips slightly opened: "I like it."
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Just like it.
As long as you like it, Chai Bin is not...
Shen Shuyi was about to speak when she saw Xie Jingchi staring at her with his dark eyes. He said in a deep voice, "At midnight, ten miles outside Zhaohua Gate, five hundred meters southeast in the dense forest."
Shen Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "Thank you, sir... you are such a good person."
Although he has said this countless times, to Shen Shuyi, it is indeed a change from being perfunctory at first to being sincere now.
Xie Jingchi pursed his thin lips and said in a cold voice: "Does Lu Qian want it? Does Suo Rong want it?"
Shen Shuyi was stunned, his lips slightly parted, and he didn't react for a moment.
Qin Xin and Jian Po lowered their heads as low as they could.
Is the Lord crazy?
Lu Qian also gave it?
Can Suorong also give it?
Should we give it all directly to the Dali Temple?
Or should we give it to the Tiger Power Army as well???
Fu Guang and Bi Cheng's expressions were also a little stiff. Was the master too easy to please? He was willing to spend all his family fortune for a painting.
Shen Shuyi came back to her senses and saw that he was asking seriously and didn't seem to be joking.
Although he was tempted, he swallowed the words back.
She turned her head away, avoiding Xie Jingchi's sight: "Master Xie, please don't tempt me. I can't resist temptation."
"Really?" There was a hint of smile in Xie Jingchi's eyes.
Shen Shuyi was so annoyed that he couldn't help thinking that if Lu Qian and Suo Rong also fell into his hands, it would be simply... too beautiful...
Xie Jingchi really dares to give it.
But she didn't dare to ask for it.
If Xie Jingchi thought about it, if several people fell into his hands, he would not be able to explain himself well.
But, is he happy?
Shen Shuyi turned to look at him, his face serious: "Yes."
Xie Jingchi chuckled: "It's normal for Miss Shen to lose control in the face of such beauty."
Shen Shuyi: “???”
What is he talking about?
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Shen Shuyi didn't stay for too long. After all, although she didn't care about her reputation and didn't want to get married, she was afraid that if she stayed too long, Xie Jingchi would be criticized.
More importantly, she got what she wanted.
After Shen Shuyi left, Xie Jingchi hung up the painting in the study.
He stood in front of the painting for a long time without moving, just thinking of the girl's deep eyes as she spoke to him with a smile on her face.
This world is full of wind and snow.
His world was dark and gloomy.
He struggled forward in the darkness and dampness. He had seen the worst things in the world and experienced the cruelest evil in human nature.
When you see those in high positions doing nothing and forming cliques for personal gain, when you see the powerful chasing fame and fortune and disregarding human life, when you see the people being ignorant and misled, when you see the soldiers betraying their country and surrendering to the enemy and being afraid of death.
Xie Jingchi often doesn't understand what the meaning of his persistence is.
But Shen Shuyi made him feel that in this noisy world, there are always people like him who are struggling to move forward even if they are imprisoned.
She was like a ray of light in his dark and damp life, like the bright sunshine that appears at dawn after daybreak.
After a while, Xie Jingchi turned the painting around.
The original picture of Zhong Kui killing ghosts suddenly changed. Streets and alleys, fireworks and human life, lanterns hanging high in front of every house, silhouettes of children playing and running, steaming buns, and a yellow dog wagging its tail in the sun...
The bustling and peaceful city life, these are exactly what he protects.
Xie Jingchi chuckled and hung the painting in the study.
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Even when Shen Shuyi was sitting in the carriage on the way back, he still felt a sense of unreality.
"Is Xie Jingchi...crazy?" Shen Shuyi couldn't help but speak.
Otherwise, why would this person give both Lu Qian and Suo Rong to her?
Do Qin Xin and Jian Po dare to speak?
Of course not!
Jinzhu said, "I think Master Xie likes that painting very much. Maybe if Miss paints a few more, Master Xie will work for Miss in the future."
"Cough, cough, cough..." Qin Xin and Jian Po started coughing at the same time.