Sir Chen, your wife is missing!

"I don't know why you came to me. Of course, I'm not interested. I never paint for others unless I have ideas and inspirations. I don't give away paintings, nor do I accept orders. If you want me to paint, you must have found the wrong person."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xi kept the person at a distance.

Feng Qingyu thought that her plan to draw Xiaohuangben was definitely a failure, as this lady only liked to entertain herself and would not accept commercial commissions.

The people must be taken away, otherwise their trip to Gouwucheng would be in vain.

"Well... I'm not here to draw with you. I was asked by your sister Nian to bring you back to reunite with her. Currently, she is staying in our company as a visitor, living an idle life every day... No, she is living a fulfilling and happy life."

After hearing this, Xi's expression became even more unhappy.

"Nian, what are you to her? A friend? A colleague? Or... that kind of relationship?"

Xi had other intentions when it came to that kind of relationship. Although Feng Qingyu was very greedy for her body, now was not the time to think about her body.

While Xi hadn't run away yet and was willing to listen to her seriously, Feng Qingyu simply said everything she wanted to say all at once without beating around the bush.

"No, we just met not long ago. We are not what you think. We are just friends. Nian provided a lot of materials to our company. The administrator of our engineering department accepted her commission and sent me and two companions to find you."

A token was given to Yan Rong two years before he set out. It was a large coin with several metal rings on it, which could be used as a talisman. In general, it was used to facilitate things.

Now that the token is gone, Xi may not be willing to go back with them. It is said that Xi has been hiding from her sister for many years. As for how many years, Nian was very secretive and did not mention a word.

Xi's attitude was as expected. She didn't want to see Nian at all, and her tone was full of strong disgust.

"Tell her I'm not interested in seeing her, that's all. We haven't seen each other for so many years, and there's no need to see each other now. She should be very happy living with you, isn't that enough? I'm going to the art exhibition, bye."

After saying that, Xi turned around and was about to leave. She was thinking about the painting and calligraphy exhibition held in an old-fashioned academy nearby, which would close in less than an hour. She had finally come out once, and she already felt uncomfortable all over. If she went out for the same thing for the second time, her mood for the exhibition would change.

This time and next time I come, I have two completely different moods.

Feng Qingyu followed him, dripping with water as he walked. His body felt cooler than drinking Sprite, especially at night, when it was cool and windy, and he went from being cool to being cold.

"Wait for me, we can go together. Don't look at me like this, I am also interested in landscape painting."

"..."

This time, Xi didn't even bother to reply. She put away Zizai and walked slowly on the road of the ancient street. Feng Qingyu followed closely behind her, all the way to the gate of the academy.

One Hundred and Ninety-Seven People in the Painting

There are two staff members at the entrance of the academy. They are only responsible for guiding people to view the exhibition and are not responsible for checking tickets.

The calligraphy and painting exhibition here is free and does not charge any fees. There are very few people who come to see it. Only those who particularly like ink painting will stop and stay.

Xi just said "I'm here to see the exhibition" and walked in. When it was Feng Qingyu's turn, she was stopped at the door by the staff.

"I'm sorry, miss, you can't go in. The paintings and calligraphy on display are all made of paper. You have water on you, which will damage the paintings."

Feng Qingyu was covered in water, which could easily damage the calligraphy and paintings inside. Things made of paper were very fragile, so the staff's concerns were not unreasonable.

Although she was unhappy, she could only wait outside.

My cell phone was broken from drinking water just now, and so was my communicator. I couldn't contact Yan Rong and Cross for support, so I got some dry clothes.

The two staff members didn't seem willing to lend her their phone to call Jessica's hotel.

Should we just sit there and wait for death? Of course not.

Opposite the academy is a grocery store, right in front of the academy entrance. Feng Qingyu just looked at the floor plan of the academy and found that there was only one exit.

If Xi wants to escape, she must get out from here, unless she can fly.

The grocery store was run by a teenage brown-haired girl from the Dragon Clan. She was not very old and was wearing the school uniform of a middle school in Gouwu City.

The blue and white sportswear is loose in style and does not show the figure at all, and even looks a bit tacky.

Apart from the school uniform, the girl is very pretty, with a pair of light golden eyes that are particularly attractive.

"Cough cough..."

Feng Qingyu shook off his messy thoughts and stood at the door of the store.

"Um... do you have towels? I want to buy two. I just fell into the river and my wallet got wet. If you don't mind taking my wet cash..."

She fished out her wallet and pulled out a dripping Longmen coin.

"Oh, don't worry about the money right now. Two towels are not worth much. Just use them first."

The girl was very easy to talk to and immediately handed her two dry towels.

"Thank you...thank you very much."

Feng Qingyu glanced at the entrance of the academy and found no sign of Xi slipping away. While drying her hair, her eyes remained on the entrance of the academy.

After drying her hair and face, she borrowed the girl's cell phone to contact Yan Rong and Cross.

"I found Xi. She is at the Jiangling Academy viewing an art exhibition. The electronic navigation system in your hands can locate her. She is not far from you. Something unexpected happened just now. It can't be explained in two or three sentences. Please come over quickly."

Cross and Yan Rong had just finished eating when they heard that Xi had been discovered, and quickly located the academy that Feng Qingyu had mentioned.

It only takes six or seven minutes to get there, it’s really close.

"Without further ado."

Yan Rong wanted to take him back to Rhode Island immediately. She had a feeling that the longer she delayed what that guy had told her, the more trouble she would have.

After bringing the person back, Nian promised to reward him well. Rhode Island's salary was limited, and Nian's willingness to pay a large sum of money was great.

The two followed the navigation to the academy that Feng Qingyu had mentioned.

While waiting for his teammates, Feng Qingyu also contacted the person in charge of Jessica's hotel and asked him to send someone to get clean clothes for him.

The hotel staff were very efficient and guaranteed to arrive within five minutes. When Yan Rong and Clos arrived, Feng Qingyu had just returned the clothes that the hotel bodyguard had sent.

A brand new set of high-end brand casual wear, without even the tags cut off, costs nearly six figures in Longmen coins.

Just the pair of shoes alone cost 50,000 Dragon Gate coins. Even though I emphasized in advance that "it doesn't have to be too expensive", the price of this outfit is still outrageous.

After delivering the items, the bodyguards evacuated quickly within a minute without leaving a trace.

"Why is your hair wet? Did you fall into the river?"

Yan Rong used his Originium skills to blow Feng Qingyu's hair and made some comments at the same time.

"I remember that you, Hei Yu, can't swim."

When such an embarrassing thing was brought up, Feng Qingyu's face turned red.

"It was an accident... It was an accident. Xi thought I was a suspicious person who was following her to paint, so she used a summon to knock me into the water. But I couldn't swim... She pulled me out of the water and gave me artificial respiration..."

During artificial respiration, it seemed that the tongue was sticking out.

That detail can never be overlooked.

"Why are you blushing? Artificial respiration is just a common rescue behavior, not a kiss."

Yan Rong pretended not to notice that Feng Qingyu's ears also turned red.

"Besides, you and the doctor kissed in public more than once or twice on Rhodes Island, and no one is surprised by it."

"..."

"Don't talk about me for now, let's go in and find Xi. She doesn't have good physical strength and runs slowly. It won't be easy for her to run away with three of us together."

Feng Qingyu changed his clothes and dried the water on his body, so the staff of the academy's art exhibition naturally would not stop him.

There are many areas for holding art exhibitions. The three plan to act separately first, determine Xi's location and then gather together to quietly surround him from behind.

Xi stood in front of a painting similar to "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and looked at it for a long time. When Feng Qingyu found her, she was staring at the painting intently and didn't notice anyone behind her.

The name of the painting is very simple, only three words "Gou Wucheng". The name is very ordinary, but the painting skills are solid. When compared with other works, the level is obvious at a glance.

"He is not a very famous painter..."

That being said, she was pleased with the style and technique of the painting.

Painters of this era all pursued oil painting, watercolor, or pencil sketching, or even used a small stick that could not be named to paint on a black board.

The things drawn using those painting methods are also good, but her favorite style has always been ink painting.

It’s a pity that ink painting is becoming less and less popular, and fewer and fewer people are learning it.

Just as she was sighing, the breath behind her interrupted her thoughts.

"I know you're behind here, black-haired dragon girl, come out."

The fact that Feng Qingyu followed her to the academy was exposed before her two teammates came to support her.

She had no choice but to emerge from behind the pillar, with a wry smile on her face and her nerves tense, fearing that she would be thrown into the water by the huge summoned creature again.

"I'm sorry...it's just that this matter is very important to us and Miss Nian. You can wait for a while until my companion brings the token. You can reply to me after you have seen it with your own eyes."

At this moment, Feng Qingyu looked like a nagging woman who was clinging to her ex, or like a paparazzi who was following a big star to dig up some explosive gossip.

This approach was not in line with her usual style, and she didn't like it. If Nian hadn't mentioned that she had to keep pestering him, she wouldn't have done it.

"It's so annoying. How much benefit did Nian give you to make you run errands for her like this?"

Xi began to get impatient again.

This time she came up with a permanent solution - to lock all these annoying guys into her paintings.

Wait until they get tired of staying here and no longer dare to harass you, then release them.

As soon as Cross and Yan Rong arrived in front of Xi, they and Feng Qingyu were caught off guard and sucked into a painting on the wall by a strange force.

This unsigned painting happens to be Xi's work.

One Hundred and Ninety-Eight: Rape of Women

"What happened just now?"

Feng Qingyu's eyes still felt stung by the strong light, and there were a few tears in the corners of his eyes.

She remembered Xi casting a spell on herself and the two teammates who came later, and then she temporarily lost consciousness.

There was a hard stone floor beneath my body and noisy voices in my ears.

The surrounding area is filled with small bridges and flowing water, resembling the scenes of an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River. Boatmen paddle small rafts passing under the bridge. On both sides of the river are the streets of the ancient town, which are almost the same in layout as Gouwu City.

If there is any difference, it is only the people's clothing. The clothing of these people is completely different from the clothing of this era. It must go back several decades or even longer, similar to the Republic of China period in the real world.

There are no modern elements in the ancient town. In the past, Gouwu City at least had electricity, cars, and the tourists' clothing was also very modern.

What’s more noteworthy is that it’s actually daytime here.

Looking up, I saw the sun hanging high in the sky and there was a cloudless clear sky above my head. How could there be any trace of darkness?

"Am I asleep?"

Feng Qingyu clearly remembered that it was night in Gouwu City, so how come it was daylight in the blink of an eye? Other than just waking up from a nap, there was no other explanation.

She was sitting under a tree on the street, and indeed looked like she had just woken up. Yan Rong and Kloss were not around, and no one knew where they had gone.

There was a sense of disharmony in my heart. Everything around me looked normal, nothing out of place, but it didn't look real.

After walking around for a long time, he didn't see any signs of Kloss and Yanrong, and of course, he didn't see any other person who was dressed similarly to him.

The sense of disobedience in my heart became stronger.

Feng Qingyu took out a new communicator and adjusted the channel and band.

"It seems I need to contact them first."

There was only harsh noise in the headphones, and I couldn't even connect to the channel, let alone hear a familiar voice.

When she checked her phone, it showed that she was outside the service area and had no signal.

"No way, I have traveled through time?"

This is not a deep mountain forest, so it is impossible to have no signal, unless we travel back to many years ago when there was no Internet.

After wandering around the street for a while, Feng Qingyu got lost in the maze-like ancient town.

The buildings are all similar, and the whole place is of the same style, with no distinguishing features. After walking around, I ended up back at the original street.

There was also something wrong with the time display on my phone, so I couldn't tell how much time I had spent here.

The most obvious feelings were hunger and fatigue, which continued to accumulate and deprived Feng Qingyu of his fighting spirit.

"So hungry..."

People are made of iron and food is made of steel. How can she have the energy to look for someone if she doesn't eat? If she continues to be hungry, she might faint.