Chapter three hundred and seventy fifth hidden treasure in the painting
It seemed as if I felt that my words were a little too much. The ponytail pushed my shoulder and said softly, "Why are you doing this? I didn't mean to say that you brag. You really didn't take me to see any paintings before. Don't do this, okay, take us to see it."
Oh, when did this arrogant daughter learn to apologize to others? I have never before. I really feel a little strange.
Actually, I didn't pay attention. Since I met me, my ponytail has changed a lot compared to before. The lady's temper has been much more restrained and she has almost never gotten angry at me. But I thought I was just following her and making her unable to find a reason to lose her temper. In fact, if a lady like her really wants to lose her temper, what reason should she need?
Since she had already admitted her mistake politely, we are not a petty person, why should we be as familiar with her? Adults don’t care about villains. I lazily stretched my arms and sighed a long sigh before I said leisurely: "This tone is almost the same. Okay, let's set out now to let you see what art is." Then I took out a few bottles of water from my backpack and handed it over.
"Is the painting you are talking about at the bottom of the sea?" Ponytail and the others asked in unison, holding the blue screen of water in their hands.
I turned around and blinked at them, smiled sly and said, "Did anyone say that paintings cannot be hidden at the bottom of the sea? It must be very strange to see you. Come with me quickly." After that, he turned around and pushed the door out.
"Xingjing, is what my brother said true or false?" Xiaoxiao followed behind, pulling his ponytail's arm and asked softly.
The ponytail smiled at Xiaoxiao and said, "He won't lie to us. Let's go and see what is the best painting!" As he said that, he chased me over on my back.
Xing Tian looked at the water green screen in his hand, shook his head, and sighed. He said in infinite sadness, "It's over. It's over. Now it's better. Even Brother Yin is following them crazy. Just a few paintings, what's good about it? How can there be more beautiful girls to be pleasing to the eye?"
"Ah, you wait for me too, don't pull me down!" Looking at the figure disappearing in the aisle in front, Xing Tian roared and chased after him. (The aisle was winding and slashing, and there were various sea fish on both sides to attract the eye, which made people stop and watch. So of course he walked a lot slower than usual)
The scenery at the bottom of the sea is still changing so much that it makes people fascinate: swims of fish swimming around everywhere, swimming freely; colorful fringes, slowly moving are exquisite starfish and fat sea cucumbers; swift crabs with fangs and claws are roaming along the deep black reefs; the slender and soft broad-leaved seaweed is like the dancing girl singing and dancing, rippling with the waves.
I took Xing Tian and others to extend the last route. Without much effort, I found the crack under the sea. The cave buried in Captain Mitland's treasure was still covered with thick dark green seaweed. Obviously, no other player has discovered the secret here.
Pulling away the seaweed, I turned around and waved to the ponytail and then went into the cave.
The ponytails were stunned at first, and followed me into it. Everything in the hole was exactly the same as when I left last time, without any change. Oil paintings were scattered all over the ground, and the cut blue-tube boxes were close to the edge of the hole wall, like broken shoes with only opened their mouths. Fortunately, we didn't get angry at that time, otherwise we would have blown up. I said secretly in my heart.
"Xingjing, come and see!" Xiaoxiao picked up a pretty intact oil painting from the ground and kept shouting.
"Oh my god, compared with this painting, the 'Dragon Girl' in the 'Sea Dragon King' is almost the same as a kindergarten child." Ponytail looked at the painting in Xiaoxiao's hand and almost collapsed in excitement.
Is it so good? I can't see it at all. The whole picture is vague and I can't see anything clearly, as if I was fumigated by steam. I really don't understand why these two girls were so fussy. Although I thought so in my heart, I gave a look of an absolutely expert on my face and said arrogantly: "How about it, I didn't lie to you, there are all high-quality products here."
Xiaoxiao raised her head and looked at me with idol worship. Her admiration could no longer be expressed in words. However, the ponytail showed that there was actually nothing in my stomach, but it was just a filling and a show off. If I really knew that these paintings were valuable, I would have taken them out for a high price, so I would not let them sink to the bottom of the sea without anyone caring about it.
"Yes, such hazy painting methods are rare even in reality. Although they look like foggy, if you observe carefully, you will find that from every angle, this picture will show different effects. If this picture appears in reality, it is definitely a national treasure, and even in the game, it is a priceless treasure." The ponytail pointed at the color blocks in the picture with his fingers, constantly changing colors, and explained to us.
What a hazy way to draw it? I thought it was soaked by sea water and couldn't see it clearly. How could I know that Chinese gouache and other gouache will be soaked by water, but these are oil paintings. It is not painted on paper, but on a special canvas. All colors are diluted with turpentine oil. After completion, a layer of turpentine oil will be applied to the surface of the picture. It is waterproof, and even if it is soaked in water for hundreds of years, it will not break.
Soon, Ponytail and Xiaoxiao picked out several paintings from the pile of rags one after another, and they all agreed that they were all fine works in art. According to me, if each painting was so valuable and there were so many paintings here, I wouldn’t have become rich again. Unfortunately, Captain Mitland’s collection was not all of the works of famous artists, and there were a few paintings in Ponytails that they looked very ordinary.
Those paintings they thought were ordinary, of course they were thrown aside. Xing Tian, who was idle, picked up one and looked at it and said, "Oh, these paintings are not bad, why did you lose them?"
"It's not artistic, too shallow." Xiaoxiao said without looking back.
"It's such a sin. I don't know who is so cruel. He actually splits these paintings like this." The ponytail also said with a whistle, with a full face full of depression.
"Okay, I think since you like it, why not take all the paintings and go out and read them, and enjoy them in the water. Are you feeling uncomfortable?" He Xing Tian waited for a long time, and saw that the effect of the water-green screen was about to disappear, and he couldn't help but speak.
"That's right, Xiaoxiao, hurry up and take the painting. Let's go out." Seeing the two girls chattering and put the selected oil painting into their backpacks, I suddenly felt a little heartache.
"Brother, do you want these paintings?" Xing Tian looked at me and asked with a few oil paintings that were marked as garbage by the ponytails.
"Whatever you want." The good place is gone, and I want to have a bad waste of garbage left. I replied angrily.
Xing Tian stood there and was stunned: Forget it, since he has arrived, it would be better to take the floor away. Otherwise, if they think about it, they think these paintings are good, and they are not going to come and run together again. When Xing Tian thought about this, he immediately put away the oil paintings without hesitation.
"Brother, go to our place to sit!" Xing Tian raised his hand and pointed at me.
"Where are you?" I glanced at Xing Tian in surprise and replied.
When Xiaoxiao heard Xing Tian say this, her face turned slightly red, and she said to her ponytail with her side: "Yes, Xingjing, you can go and sit with us too! We rented a house in Jingtao City."
I heard it right? When I looked at Xing Tian, this kid blushed. The little boy actually had a golden house. We really admire him. Jingtao City is a famous leisure city. Because most of the high-level monsters are at the bottom of the sea, except for the time when I led the Red Bearded Dragon ashore to cause a great sensation to Jingtao City, it is quiet and detailed, a quiet world. So many players buy real estate here and build a peaceful nest. Xing Tian and Xiaoxiao have been together for so long, and they also rent a small apartment, just to think it is their small home in the world.
"After, just go, go. I don't care about this time anyway, what about you?" I said to the ponytail readily.
"Of course I have to go. I also have to appraise oil paintings with my sister Xiaoxiao. I agreed that all these paintings will belong to us." The ponytail said with a pretty face raised.
We followed Xing Tian to a quiet street north of Jingtao City. Various housing shops were distributed scattered on both sides of the road, with Chinese and Western styles available.
Xing Tian took us to a small cabin, pushed the door open and said to me with a little smugness: "Brother, this place is not far from the sea, so I rented a fisherman-style house. Come in and see if it feels very touched."
I stretched my neck and looked into the yard. Hey, this kid is really good at tossing. The retro effect inside is quite good. The walls of the house are full of dried fish for decoration, and a shelf is set up in the yard. I decorate a fishing net in a very stylish way. Then I turned around and looked around. There were almost ten houses on the left and right, all of which were like this.
Xiaoxiao pushed Xing Tian into the door and followed us into the house and said, "Don't show off. This is a fishermen's community. It only costs 500 gold coins per month. It is the cheapest house here. Don't show off to your elder brother." But Xiaoxiao said, "Next month we plan to live in the farming community over there to experience different lives." As soon as these words came out, Xing Tian's smile turned into bitter melon, and every bit of it was money, not for nothing.
"Which is better than buying a house? What's the difference?" The ponytail is a typical full man who doesn't know that the hungry man is hungry. He picked up a candle on the table and looked down, then put it down, and turned around and asked Xiaoxiao.
Xiaoxiao poured a few glasses of water and said, "Of course it's better to buy a house, but the price is not expensive, so Xing Tian and I are still worth renting a house. In fact, it's no different. It's just that players who share the same room can have a common storage box, and both of them can use it. It's similar to staying in a hotel, but it's much cheaper than staying in a hotel. In fact, you can rent a room in the gang, but there are many people, so it's not as quiet as the place, and the environment is good."
I glanced at the big bed in the inner room thoughtfully, and handed Xing Tian a look of the feeling of being aware of the middle. He also laughed dryly. I am afraid that the function of this room is something other important than what Xiaoxiao said.
"Let's not talk about those." After turning around the room, the ponytail turned a little red for some reason. He turned around and took Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "Let's take out those paintings and take a closer look. I didn't even see them clearly in the sea just now." Xiaoxiao agreed repeatedly, and the two of them ran to the bedroom with their hands and hands.
"Wife, do you want these pictures?" Xing Tian quickly took out the paintings he picked up from his backpack, handed them over with an exaggerated smile and said.
"Oh, this kind of garbage. What do you pick it up and do? It's really untasteful." Xiaoxiao took the painting and looked at it, said angrily, and threw out the oil painting with her backhand.
Khan, it seems that Xiaoxiao is indeed a hero among women, a tiger, and she is definitely very capable of controlling Hummers, Hummers. I looked at Xing Tian with great sympathy and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, stand up straight, don't lie down. There is still a long road in the future."
Seeing that I was fine now, I greeted Xing Tian. I planned to go out alone. Whether I was fighting monsters and leveling up, or mining and herbs, I was stupider than watching the two little women muttering, it would be better to waste time.
Just as I was about to step out of the threshold, my feet were mixed with oil paintings on the ground. I turned around and was about to step on a few feet. Suddenly, my eyes found a little yellow-brown thing on the edge of the broken frame. It was a small piece of sheepskin. The intuition told me that this thing was a playful thing.
I quickly bent down and picked up the small piece of sheepskin, and brought it to my eyes. I saw a few words vaguely written on it, but they were all in a sentence, making people unable to understand what it meant.
"Xing Tian, Xing Tian! Come here quickly and give me all the remaining paintings in your hand." Looking at Xing Tian who was pleasing Xiaoxiao in the inner room, I quickly called him out and took out all the paintings.
"Brother, even if the drawing is not good, you don't need to waste it like this. At least you can exchange it for a few copper coins." Xing Tian said reluctantly when he saw that I had dismantled the frame a few times.
I gave him a blank look and said fiercely: "You boy don't pretend to be poor, hurry up and help me tear it down."
My God, Allah, why do you care about me so much? Always let good luck accompany me? Could it be that my pure heart and simple nature touched you, forced you to move me, and made my journey to make money smoothly?
Sure enough, in these oil paintings that were not attracted by ponytails, there was a small piece of broken sheepskin hidden in each painting. Looking at the dim small characters and curved lines on it, my eyes were wet.
Treasure Map, this is the real Mitland treasure map. Why was I so confused at the beginning? I actually believed that a great captain only collected those few oil paintings. It really has no intention.
Xing Tian also saw some meaning from my actions and helped me put the broken sheepskin together. After working hard for a long time, he finally spliced all the broken sheepskins together, but there was still a small piece missing in the middle.
"Where is another one? We have dismantled all these paintings." Xing Tian looked sadly at the incomplete treasure map in front of him, and said with a sigh.
"I will definitely not be in vain." I put one hand on my knees, touched my chin with the other, and carefully studied the spliced sheepskin.
This is a treasure map. It is exactly the westernmost sea area outside Jingtao City, but it does not indicate any treasure location, only curves and coordinates. If I guess correctly, the location of the treasure should be on the missing sheepskin.
There are a few lines of small words under the sheepskin ground: "Following the footsteps of the dragon, we arrived here from the horizon. In the place where the sun rises, I am burying my heart that loves you deeply. Even the shocking waves cannot extinguish the enthusiasm in my chest. The beautiful purple vine will entangle our waters together."
There is no doubt that this is a love poem, but why did Captain Mitland write such a love poem on the treasure map? Is it impossible for him to leave all these treasures to his beloved woman? There is no reason.
Xing Tian and I sat silently in the living room, staring at the sheepskin map on the table in a daze.
"What's wrong with you two? I just found treasure, and I shouted happily, why did it stop in the blink of an eye?" Xiaoxiao and her ponytail walked out of the inner room. Seeing Xing Tian and I looked like this, they asked strangely.
The ponytail saw the treasure map on the table at a glance, and walked up to take a look. It was a bit strange. But when I looked at the broken oil paintings on the ground, I understood.
"Chasing the footsteps of the dragon, from the horizon... the footsteps of the dragon... the purple vine... what does this mean?" Ponytail murmured as he said this love poem, wandering around the room thoughtfully.
"By the way! It's the purple vine!" I suddenly slapped the table and jumped up. I shouted loudly.
"What are you doing? Brother, what purple vine? Are you thinking of breaking your mind?" Xing Tian looked at me for no reason, stepped forward and touched my forehead and said.
"Bah, you guys are just broken." I opened Xing Tiandi's hand and pulled over the ponytail and asked, "Do you still remember the painting we saw in the Sea Dragon King Seafood City?"
The ponytail nodded and said, "Remember, what's wrong?" I asked again, "What picture is carved on the frame of that painting?"
"What picture?" the ponytail said.
"I know, it's Purple Vine!" Xiaoxiao immediately reported it and said.
"Yes, it's Purple Vine!" I pulled the three of them over, walked to the table, pointed to the poem on the picture and said, "There is a little girl in that painting. There is a dragon in that poem, which is what the poem says. So I'm sure the remaining piece of sheepskin must be in that painting."
"That's great. As long as we get that piece of sheepskin, we can put together the treasure map, find the treasure, and get rich." Xing Tian shouted excitedly.
"What's good?" I gave Xing Tian a glimpse and said, "If the other party refuses to sell paintings, how can we take them? Could it be that we will rob them?"
"No need to steal, I have a way." Ponytail smiled and took out a painting from his backpack. It was one of the oil paintings found from the seabed. Then he said: "Xing Tian, if you go to the seafood city, you will say that your wife really likes that painting. If you are willing to exchange it for him, the boss will definitely be willing."
"It's probably a bit difficult." Xing Tian said half-believingly and half-doubtedly looking at his ponytail.
"Then I'll go and change it." I said.
The ponytail shook his head and said, "You think, if the other party really knows the goods, he will definitely know that this painting is more valuable than that. If someone insists on using a better painting to exchange for something bad, will he not doubt that there is something wrong with the painting? It is precisely because Xing Tian said that he would buy that painting many times, so that the other party will not be suspicious."
"What if the other party doesn't know the goods?" I raised my doubts.
"If the other party didn't know the goods, Xing Tian and the others should have moved him long ago." Ponytail said with great certainty. It seemed that this time it was really sure.
"Okay! I'll go and change it now!" Xing Tian took the painting in his hand and was about to run out.
"Wait." Xiaoxiao quickly called Xing Tian and said, "If someone asks, where did you come from this painting? What would you say? Why did you change it? If you don't want to go again, there will inevitably be flaws."
The ponytail smiled and said, "This is not difficult. If the boss asks you, you will say it is a high-priced purchase, but you can't see the painting clearly. You guess your wife will not like it, so you can exchange it with him and ask him to make some peace. You can even add some more."
"Okay, that's it!" Xing Tian stuffed the painting into his backpack and rushed out of the door. I looked up at the ponytail, and she smiled at me proudly, pulled Xiaoxiao into the room again.
It looks like a ponytail is quite smart! It is also very meticulous, not like a daughter who knows nothing, I said in my heart.
After waiting for a long time, Xing Tian finally ran back panting. We hurriedly surrounded him and asked him with concern what the result was.
He slapped his chest with a big hand and said with a heavy breath: "Sister-in-law, you are indeed a clever plan, and you have changed."
As Xing Tian said this, my ponytail and I felt a little embarrassed, but then I was led away by the treasure in the painting.
As we expected, the remaining piece of sheepskin was indeed in that painting, and we finally got the real treasure map left by Captain Mitland.
As for the "Dragon Girl", because Xiaoxiao really liked it, Xing Tian reframed it and hung it in their bedroom.
Originally, we couldn't help but want to leave to find the treasure immediately, but Xiaoxiao said it was not too late and she had to go offline. Moreover, it would be too abrupt for us to go through like this. We should prepare well. Who knows if there are any monsters in the treasure? If we encounter a question mark, we should wash our necks and wait for it to cut.
Chapter completed!