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When Faang Cheng received the call from Fourth Master Qi, he was already drowsy in his office! Today, Zhang Xiaotian was going to the book market to apply for books, so Faang Cheng stayed in his office and stayed the whole morning.

"Fourth Master Qi, you're looking for me!"

Faang Cheng respectfully picked up the phone.

"Faang Cheng, didn't you say that you wanted to borrow that old granny's < Soul Pine Map > to broaden my horizons? "I don't know …"

The Fourth Master Qi's tone was surprisingly uncertain.

"Oh, sorry Fourth Master, I forgot about that!"

Faang Cheng had indeed forgotten about this.

"I happen to have nothing to do in class, so I'll go home and show you the painting. Where are you?"

"Alright, alright, alright. I'll wait for you in the Sky Room of the Tenth Floor of the Boundless Mountain!"

Fourth Master Qi was slightly excited.

"Alright, then Fourth Master, please wait for me!"

Faang Cheng hung up, picked up his bag and ran out!

All along the way, Faang Cheng kept thinking of how to describe the painting to his grandmother so that she would be at ease in lending it to him! But when he entered the house and saw his grandmother, Faang Cheng decided to tell her the truth!

"Grandmother, a senior from the antiques circles would really like to take a look at the Spirit Pine Map that your grandfather left for you. Can you lend it to me for two hours?" I promise I will bring it back to you in two hours! "

Against Faang Cheng's expectations, Grandma didn't ask any further questions and just handed the painting over to Faang Cheng.

"If they offer a good price, then sell it!"

However, the more it was like this, the more impossible it was for Faang Cheng to do such a thing!

"Grandmother, this painting is yours. No one can take it away! If I say two hours, I will definitely return it to you in two hours! "

Faang Cheng carried the < Spirit Pine Map > and carefully walked out of his house!

Entering the Sky Room on the tenth floor of the Boundless Mountains and Rivers, only then did Faang Cheng realize that Fourth Master Qi was not the only person waiting for him. There was another person in the room, and that person was Zhang Haoloong's grandfather, the Zhang Lian he had saved a few days ago!

"Fourth Master, Old Master Zhang!"

Faang Cheng greeted respectfully.

"Seeing that you are about the same age as Haoloong, please call me grandfather!"

On the other hand, Zhang Lian's personality was completely different from his grandson.

"Oh, Grandpa Zhang..."

Faang Cheng was slightly embarrassed, he had done the same with Zhang Haoloong … It doesn't seem to be good, right? To call his grandfather grandpa 'grandpa' was truly a bit uncomfortable!

"Did you bring the painting?"

Fourth Master Qi asked despite knowing the answer. He had clearly seen the scroll in Faang Cheng's hand.

"Yes, Fourth Master!"

Faang Cheng said, and then handed the scroll in his hand to Fourth Master Qi! Fourth Master Qi took the painting and slowly opened it. Then, he carefully laid it on the table in front of him.

"Spirit Pine Diagram, it's really the Spirit Pine Diagram, it's true …"

The excited look in Fourth Master Qi's eyes was like that of a child looking at a candy. His eyes were shining!

"Faang Cheng, is your grandmother really not selling this painting?"

He was still not giving up, and asked Faang Cheng.

"This is my grandmother's life. If I sell it, I'll take her life!"

Faang Cheng shook his head, he would never sell this painting.

"Oh …"

Fourth Master Qi was once again disappointed.

Just as Fourth Master Qi and Faang Cheng were discussing whether or not to take action, Zhang Lian asked softly.

"Huh?"

"Elder Zhang, what's wrong?" This painting … Is there a problem? "

When the two of them heard the question from Old Master Zhang, they couldn't help but walk over and look at the < Spirit Pine Map > together with Old Master Zhang.

"In this painting... "There's a mystery behind this!"

Old Master Zhang's last few words dragged on for an extremely long time, causing Faang Cheng's heart to thump loudly.

"What mystery, Grandpa Zhang?"

He was a bit annoyed in his heart. What mystery? Hurry up and say it, you must purposely mystify people who are so anxious to kill.

"In my opinion, this painting … It should have been written on three layers of paper. No mistake, it is indeed on three layers … "

Zhang Lian used a magnifying glass to observe the edges of the painting carefully while explaining:

"Three layers of paper?"

Faang Cheng looked at Fourth Master Qi with an ignorant face, only to discover that his face instantly revealed an expression that was close to ecstasy …

"Three layers of paper? Elder Zhang, is what you said true? "

He was so excited that his words became a little inflexible.

"Three layers of paper …" "What does that mean?"

Seeing how excited Fourth Master Qi was, Faang Cheng was even more confused.

"Three layers of paper. This is the method used by the ancient scholars to write their own works. They used three layers of Xuan paper at the same time! In fact, many scholars with peerless grace and grace relied on their own momentary passion and inspiration when creating their works. Therefore, when they wanted to retain more of their high level works, they would use this method! Through the processes of soaking, pressing, and drying, they would suppress the movements of two, three, and even more layers, making it easier to absorb ink. This way, when painting, the ink would quickly seep through! In this way, through a later, more complicated separation process, several completely identical copies of the same work will be pulled out at the same time. This way, the value of the work will be multiplied by several times! "

Zhang Lian's explanation was very easy to understand, and Faang Cheng understood it immediately.

"That means that my grandmother's painting... You can take out three of them? "

His tone was also filled with excitement.

"That's right …" Indeed, when a painting was turned into three in an instant, its value rose significantly as well! From the looks of it … Your grandfather really left a treasure for your grandmother! "

Zhang Lian could not help but nod his head.

Faang Cheng, if you can only take out three of this painting, then can you sell me one?

On the other hand, the Fourth Master Qi was in a hurry to queue up.

Hearing Fourth Master's words, Faang Cheng suddenly became nervous! It was not that he did not want to sell the painting to the Fourth Master Qi, but how was he going to split the paintings? Will the unravelling process lead to the destruction of the painting itself? Who would be able to tell the difference between a painting and a painting?

Seeing Faang Cheng hesitating, Fourth Master Qi anxiously pulled his arm.

"Faang Cheng, it can't be that you don't want to sell it to me?"

"That's not it, I was just thinking... Who would tell the difference between an ancient painting and an ancient painting? Furthermore, would exposing the flaws of the painting cause any damage to it? "

Faang Cheng voiced out his worries.

"This old one isn't talented, I coincidentally learned this unveiling technique from father, it's just that … In this life, you will only get two or three points! "

Zhang Lian said softly, but his words resounded loudly, as though he had smashed into the hearts of Faang Cheng and the Fourth Master Qi.

"Really? Old Master Zhang still has this kind of lost secret technique? "

Fourth Master Qi was surprised.

"Young people often see their father's unveiling skills! However, the number of layers of paintings is very few. The older you are, the less you will encounter. Therefore, in my entire life, I have only truly seen three layers of paintings! "

Zhang Lian said humbly, but scholars were more modest, since Old Master Zhang dared to say it, it proved that he had the strength and confidence!

After Fourth Master Qi heard what Zhang Lian said, he could not help but look at Faang Cheng. After all, Faang Cheng was the owner of this painting.

Seeing the two elders staring at him, Faang Cheng couldn't help but feel his blood run cold. To be honest, Faang Cheng had been tempted! He could separate three paintings in a single painting, sell two and leave one for his grandma. This way … It wasn't a lie! Besides, the money needed to sell paintings just happened to be enough to buy a house for the family.

Thinking about it, Faang Cheng looked at his own painting, then looked at Fourth Master Qi's long-awaited eyes, and turned to Zhang Lian and said.

"Old Master Zhang, when can you begin to share the spoils?"

"As long as I have enough tools, I can start anytime!"

Zhang Lian seemed to be very happy that he had thought it through. Perhaps, in his opinion, the process of drawing out the pieces was even more attractive than the painting itself!

— — The content is from [Mick Read]
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