Chapter 44
In this world, Shen Lian still admires the paintings of Mr. Hokusai, a master of painting, just like in the movie.
After learning that Mr. Hokusai was actually a woman named Zhou Miaoxuan, he subconsciously turned his appreciation of the paintings into his admiration for Mr. Hokusai himself, which triggered a relationship with "Xiu Shun Dao II: Shura". "Battlefield" has a completely different plot.
In the original movie, Hokusai was put on the death list by Dongchang because he satirized current affairs in his paintings.
Shen Lian and his colleague Ling Yunkai were ordered to carry out the mission and went to Beizhai's residence to kill Beizhai.
After discovering that Beizhai was a young and beautiful woman, Ling Yunkai became lustful and wanted to rape Beizhai, but was stopped by Shen Lian. Ling Yunkai was keenly aware that the two knew each other, so he wrote Shen in the Impermanence Book. Shen Lian was immediately frightened by the accusation of Lian secretly collaborating with the party. He wanted to snatch the Book of Impermanence from Ling Yunkai's hands, and the two had a fight at Beizhai's residence.
In the end, Shen Lian accidentally killed Ling Yunkai, and Beizhai also took the opportunity to escape.
After that, Shen Lian forged the scene to cover up the fact that he had killed his colleagues, but was caught by Ding Baiying and others. In the end, he had to get deeper and deeper, and became a pawn in the hands of King Xin Zhu Youjian.
In this world, the plot changes slightly, but not much overall.
Shen Lian still likes Beizhai, and Beizhai is still the confidante of Wang Zhu Youjian.
It's just that the person who came to threaten Shen Lian changed from Ding Baiying to the time traveler Zhao Lihe.
The subsequent plot is not much different from the movie. At most, the plan has become smoother. Without those accidents and coincidences, everything is going smoothly according to Zhao Lihe's plan.
It wasn't until King Xin Zhu Youjian took the throne and turned against Zhao Lihe that the fate of the main characters in the play changed.
Among them, the most important thing for Shen Lian is the change in Hokusai's fate.
In the original play, faced with the pursuit of officers and soldiers, Shen Lian cut down the suspension bridge and allowed Beizhai to escape alone, while he stayed with Lu Wenzhao, Ding Baiying and others to desperately stop the pursuing officers and soldiers.
But in this world, Hokusai failed to escape and instead fell off the cliff with several officers and soldiers.
Therefore, compared to Shen Lian in the original drama, Shen Lian in this world is more guilty and painful.
Facing Mr. Beizhai Zhou Miaoxuan's sister Zhou Miaotong, his heart does not have the love between men and women in the original play, but only guilt for the Zhou sisters, and a compensatory mentality for Zhou Miaotong because he failed to save Zhou Miaoxuan. .
Looking at the face in front of him that was similar to Beizhai's, Shen Lian was a little lost.
After coming back to his senses, Shen Lian suddenly said softly: "Miaotong, when I save enough money, I will redeem you."
Zhou Miaotong was slightly startled and couldn't help but laugh: "Master Shen, can you redeem me with your salary?"
Zhou Miaotong shook his head in amusement, stood up, turned his back to Shen Lian and said softly: "Besides, this is the Jiaofang Department. No one can get out without a document from the Ministry of Punishment..."
"Those who can get out." Shen Lian suddenly said softly, "I have already asked Mr. Chen from the Ministry of Punishment to add your name to the list of pardons for the Jiaofang Secretary."
"..."
Zhou Miaotong was startled when he heard this and couldn't help turning around to look at Shen Lian.
Shen Lian stood up silently, glanced at Zhou Miaotong who was hesitant to speak, and then turned and left.
At this moment, Shen Lian paused and suddenly turned his head to look at the wall, as if he noticed something unusual.
Zhou Miaotong was startled when he saw this: "How..."
"Shh!"
Shen Lian roughly interrupted Zhou Miaotong's words and silenced her. Then he walked a few steps quickly, put his ear against the wall, and listened quietly to the sounds next door for a while. Then he turned around and pulled Zhou Miaotong over, whispering in her ear. vocal channel.
"Does the Hanyu girl you mentioned like to receive two guests at a time?"
"……How can it be!"
Zhou Miaotong frowned slightly and said softly: "Sister Hanyu is a new girl from the Jiaofang Division. She is twelve years old and a virgin. Before tonight, she was a pure housewife who was a prostitute but not a prostitute. However, there is an official who sees it. I fell in love with her and spent a lot of money to order scented tea, and then I persuaded Qian’s mother to let her comb her hair to pick up guests tonight.”
"I see."
Shen Lian nodded thoughtfully.
According to this statement, there should be only two people in Miss Hanyu's boudoir.
Then why did he hear the breathing of three people?
Shen Lian remained calm on his face, but in fact he was secretly alert, and his right hand quietly pressed the handle of the knife at his waist.
At the same time, the soothing and steady sound of the piano next door suddenly became impassioned.
The quiet and elegant meaning in the piano music instantly transformed into the sound of fighting and iron horses.
Zhou Miaotong couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Why did it change from "The Wild Geese Falling on the Sand" to "House of Flying Daggers"?"
Shen Lian was startled when he heard this, then his face darkened, and he quickly pushed open the door and walked out.
Zhou Miaotong stood there and listened carefully for a while, and couldn't help but admired: "Sister Hanyu is very capable!"
"boom--"
Shen Lian kicked open the door to the next door, glanced around, and saw a girl wearing a lavender dress dancing in the room.
In front of the girl, a tall and handsome man in a blue shirt sat upright behind the desk, playing the piano gracefully, and his fingers seemed to be playing this impassioned and sharp music slowly and quickly.
In the corner behind him, there was a fat official who was disheveled and tied up, with a red cloth stuffed in his mouth, and he was whining and screaming with fear on his face.
Seeing Shen Lian burst into the room, the girl froze, exclaimed and hid behind the screen.
The man in green shirt had a warm smile on his face, looking at Shen Lian while playing the piano.
As for the fat man who was tied up, he shouted louder and looked hopefully at the savior who broke into the room.
Such a strange yet harmonious scene made Shen Lian's hair stand on end, and he couldn't help but pull out the Xiuchun knife engraved with cloud patterns.
Seeing Shen Lian draw his sword towards each other, the man in green shirt sighed, smoothed the strings of the piano with both hands, and the impassioned piano sound suddenly stopped.
"Master Shen, don't be impatient. I'll talk to you again after I finish playing this song."
After saying that, the man in green shirt plucked the strings again and started playing music as if no one else was watching.
Shen Lian's face was solemn, his eyes fixed on the face of the man in green shirt and the bone-white fingers on the strings.
"Are you the Bone Demon Hand, Fu Qingyun?"
"..."
Lin Zhongtian's face darkened, he hummed slightly, and exerted slight pressure on his right index finger.
With a clang sound, the strings broke apart and turned into a stream of light that shot towards Shen Lian.
Shen Lian only felt a white light flash before his eyes, and subconsciously turned his head. The string instantly brushed across his cheek, like a sharp arrow that went straight into the wooden wall behind him.
The strings penetrate the wood three-thirds of the way.
A hint of pain ran down his cheek.
Shen Lian stretched out his hand and touched it, feeling awe-struck in his heart.
Just one string actually cut his cheek and instantly penetrated the wall.
If he had not been able to dodge such power, he would have been killed on the spot!
Shen Lian did not dare to be careless, shouted loudly, and rushed towards Lin Zhongtian waving the Xiuchun knife.
Lin Zhongtian sneered, his bone-white right hand turned into a white shadow, and pulled out all the remaining strings on the piano.
"咻咻咻——"
In an instant, streams of light pierced the air in the room, shooting towards Shen Lian like lightning.
Shen Lian had already anticipated this and kicked the wooden bench in front of him.
The long bench rolled forward and blocked Shen Lian's body.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"
The sound of a series of strings sinking into the wooden bench was heard. Most of the strings that were aimed at the vital parts were blocked. Only a small part of the strings passed through the gap of the tumbling bench and sank into Shen Lian's limbs.
Shen Lian groaned, his body stiffened, and there was a faint tingling sensation in his limbs.
Lin Zhongtian smiled slightly and plucked the last string amidst the harsh sound of the piano.
In an instant, the stream of light swung out like a horse, cutting the tumbling stool in mid-air into two halves, and then slashed towards Shen Lian with unabated force.
Shen Lian turned pale with shock, gritted his teeth, held the knife in both hands, and slashed hard at the white light.
"Tsk-"
Gold and iron clashed, and the sharp Xiuchun knife cut the string into two pieces.
The broken strings shot out from both sides of the blade like crossbow arrows. One string pierced Shen Lian's shoulder, and the other brushed past his ear and sank into the wooden wall behind him.
"Tick-tock——"
Dark red blood flowed down his earlobes and dripped on his shoulders.
Shen Lian looked solemn, holding a knife in both hands, pointing the tip of the knife at Lin Zhongtian in front of him.
The person in front of him is a powerful opponent he has never encountered in his life, and there is absolutely no room for carelessness!