It was near Haishi, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

It’s almost time to reminisce about the past. Tomorrow is Si Lingxi’s 3,000-year birthday banquet. Honglu and other maids have to go back to check on various matters.

"Let Bai Yuan lead you there when the time comes." Si Lingxi smiled and said, "Go directly to the palace."

Lu Zheng nodded, then patted the gourd. , he took out a scroll from the gourd and said, "A birthday gift for you, I wish you a happy birthday."

　"Happy birthday?"

Liu Qingyanhe Shen Ying was already used to this word, but this was the first time Si Lingxi heard it. She felt it was very interesting. She reached out to take the scroll, said thank you, and then unfolded the scroll.

Under the moonlight, as the scroll unfolded, a faint red light emitted from the surface of the scroll.

The next moment, the complete picture scroll was displayed in front of Si Lingxi.

The overall color of the scroll is red. It shows a stunning woman wearing a red brocade palace dress with a hundred birds facing the phoenix, a gold pattern, a phoenix spreading its wings, a gold silk red pearl phoenix hairpin, with colorful phoenix eyes, and a cold expression. Sitting on the top of a solitary peak, there was a red-stringed phoenix-tailed harp placed under the seat, which he was playing attentively.

The surrounding rocks are rugged, the pines and cypresses on the peak are evergreen, the cold wind is howling, and the white clouds are lingering, which makes the woman cold and aloof.

Behind the immeasurable clouds is the golden sun. The sun shoots out golden light, but it still cannot stop the immeasurable clouds from being dyed red, just because behind the woman, there is a fire phoenix spreading its wings in the sky. .

Yes, in the mid-air behind the woman who was concentrating on playing, there was a phoenix standing proudly in the sky, covered in fiery red. Although the details were not clear, it had a beautiful crown and a long tail, and it was full of pride. Dian's character was displayed vividly.

A fiery red, competing with the sun!

In the world, only the Phoenix girl is the only one!

　……

Si Lingxi is proficient in all aspects of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Lu Zheng has already seen the piano and chess. If it were not for Taoist Wansong and his own bug, he would indeed be the best in the world. , so when Lu Zheng heard Shen Ying talk about her evaluation of her paintings and suggested that Lu Zheng give her a portrait, Lu Zheng became interested.

Recently, Lu Zheng has been trying his best to improve his painting skills. While observing the paintings of Da Jing Dynasty, he is studying ancient and modern Chinese and foreign paintings on the modern side, delving into painting techniques and The artistic conception, plus the fact that he can manifest the artistic conception with magic power...

So Lu Zheng went to Baiyun Temple a few days ago and replaced six fine sycamore wood as shafts with three sides made of fine plain cloud paper. The volume can be used to cast spells with all his strength, and then he can retreat and paint. One of the paintings is the "Phoenix Girl Playing the Qin" in front of him.

　…

The four girls of Red Heron were standing behind Si Lingxi, so they saw the scroll immediately and felt the coldness and aloofness conveyed in the scroll, and couldn’t help but join in the excitement. He let out a low cry, his eyes widening in shock.

And Si Lingxi, who was the first to bear the brunt, was of course even more shocked, and her eyes were filled with brilliance.

The new technique, skillful outline, and wonderful artistic conception of this painting are all rare in the world. It is not inferior to many famous artists she has experienced, and it even exceeds it in terms of expressiveness.

Compared with his original painting "Picture of Ladies in the Peach Grove", it is even more different.

In such a short period of time, he has made such rapid progress in his painting skills? Is it the same as his progress in piano skills?

Si Lingxi stared at "The Picture of the Phoenix Girl Playing the Piano" for a long time, and finally looked away, looked at Lu Zheng, took a gentle breath, "Thank you."

"You're welcome, as long as you like it." Lu Zheng waved his hand and smiled, "The main thing is that we don't have any other good things to give."

Si Lingxi shook her head and said, "This painting of yours, It's better than other gifts!"

Si Lingxi took a deep breath again, "Okay, it's getting late, you can rest early, don't be in a hurry tomorrow, around noon, Bai Yuan will I'm here to pick you up."

After saying a few more words casually, Si Lingxi stood up to say goodbye, and then left slowly with the four maids. However, her steps seemed to be worse than when she first arrived. A little more anxious.

　……

Lu Zheng stretched out, raised his eyebrows and smiled, “It seems that this gift is worth it. To be honest, I was a little worried before. "

Liu Qingyan raised her sleeves and chuckled, Shen Ying's charming eyes were as silky as silk, "You just got the advantage and behaved!"

Lu Zheng was so attentive, in addition to giving Si In addition to one painting of "The Phoenix Girl Playing the Qin", Lingxi certainly did not miss out on the person next to her pillow, so he painted three paintings of the same quality, and the other two were "The Sky Fox Asks the Heart" and "The Peach Immortal Appears to the World" 》.

This was also the reason why he almost couldn’t get out of bed on the day the painting was completed.

“The main reason is that Palace Master Si is so awesome.” Lu Zheng rubbed his chin and smiled, “Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if this painting doesn’t catch her eye?”

"Lu Lang is the most powerful!" Shen Ying reached out and held Lu Zheng's arm, "I have seen several masterpieces before. Compared with Lu Lang, there is a world of difference."

Liu Qingyan nodded repeatedly and looked at Lu Zheng. Her eyes were full of tenderness and sweetness. They were full of light, like autumn water, and a faint fragrance was leisurely rippling, which made both Lu Zheng and Shen Ying feel moved.

"Ahem! It's getting late, it's time to rest." Lu Zheng blinkedEye, "And there is no need to get up early tomorrow."

"Lu Lang~~~"

...

The next day, he said no Get up early, but Lu Zheng and the others still get up early, mainly to gain knowledge.

I saw a group of demons gathering at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, and their aura soared into the sky.

Most of the monsters are not qualified to go up the mountain to celebrate their birthdays. They can only send gifts to the bottom of the mountain, pray to the Phoenix Mountain Hall from a distance, and then lead them down to the dedicated hall at the foot of the mountain under the guidance of the Phoenix Mountain attendants. Where a banquet is held, friends are invited to have a happy gathering.

And these monsters, big and small, are either the lord of a mountain or the king of a land. The ones with low cultivation level are only a hundred years or more, and the ones with high cultivation level are even close to a thousand years. The number is nearly ten thousand.

If I really want to praise him, he can indeed be called the king of demons.

"What a big scene!"

Lu Zheng was amazed. This was a big scene they had never seen in the East China Sea Dragon Palace. These monsters all awakened and practiced on their own. Or the monsters with bloodline inheritance are not the cannon fodder sailors with fish characteristics that Ryugu enlightened them to.

You are still not qualified to go up the mountain. If you want to go up the mountain and enter the temple in person, you must be a dominant person, your cultivation level must be at least a thousand years, and you must be able to enter the Si Ling. Eye of Xi.

In other words, with Lu Zheng’s current level of cultivation, he could only bring Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying into the palace to celebrate Si Lingxi’s birthday.

…

The sun was shining across the sky, and under the sunlight, the golden sycamore leaves for hundreds of miles around Phoenix Mountain seemed to be burning, looming. The soft cry of the phoenix sounded faintly between heaven and earth, and the faint pressure of the phoenix made people feel anxious.

After a while, each of the important figures appeared in the distant sky, then landed at the gate of Fenghuang Mountain, walked up the mountain to show respect, and finally entered the main hall under the guidance of the maid of Fenghuang Mountain.

　"Mr. Lu, Miss Liu, Miss Shen." Bai Yuan appeared beside a few people and said with a soft smile, "Guys, please follow me."

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