“Are you really planning to read these yourself?”
Secretary Hals endured for a long time, but still couldn’t help but ask.
“These? Not for now.”
Huo Ting glanced at the new novels, offering no further explanation to Secretary Hals.
“Not for now?”
“Mm, but these few I’ve already finished reading.”
And those few books were clearly the complete works of Fish Soup Noodles.
Ever since Huo Ting found out from Huo Yan that the person in the study also liked Fish Soup Noodles’ books, he had found himself subconsciously flipping through a few pages of them.
After all, Huo Yan’s words still echoed in his ears.
“He really likes talking to me about stories, and he even told me that when Gredo left, he actually really liked Da Xi and was reluctant to part with him. That’s why he returned the mirror to Da Xi in the end. He thought that whenever he saw the mirror in the future, he’d be reminded of Da Xii’s departure… Wuuu, I think this explanation makes so much sense…”
Although Huo Yan’s incessant chatter often lacked focus, Huo Ting could indeed imagine the scene in the study with the person holding the book, earnestly explaining the plot to Huo Yan, based on Huo Yan’s enthusiastic recounting.
Was he particularly close to children?
And indeed, he seemed to really like reading books.
“Are there any houses for sale in the central urban area recently? They shouldn’t be too far from the old residence, and the surrounding environment needs to be quiet and safe. Ideally, close to water. Can you compile a list and bring it to me?”
“Yes, got it.”
Just as Secretary Hals was about to leave with a defeated expression, he unexpectedly received a new order.
“Close to water? In the central urban area, the most beautiful water view area is Starry Sky Lake.”
As the name suggests, Starry Sky Lake didn’t have anything particularly special during the day. However, when night fell, the lake water would sparkle with a starry-like glow, and sometimes one could even see shooting stars.
Aside from the public tourist areas, there were many private residences along the lake with excellent privacy.
However, the prices were indeed high, and most of the residents of these private homes had very special identities.
“There’s even a hot spring there. Didn’t the old master used to like going there to fish and soak in the hot spring?”
“Hot spring?”
Although Huo Ting was unaware that Starry Sky Lake had these features, he was intrigued by what Secretary Hals had mentioned.
“Yes, the hot spring in the tourist area has always been quite famous!”
‘Would an aquatic race like hot springs?’
Huo Ting thoughtfully looked at the area of Starry Sky River on the map.
And just after the furries’ brawl at the auction had ended, something strange happened in the auction warehouse.
“Stop! What are you doing!?”
When a group of staff opened the warehouse and went to retrieve the painting “Da Xi and Gredo”, they were shocked to find a young girl in a white dress struggling to carry the painting.
When Belle heard the noise from outside the warehouse, she panicked and tried to escape by disappearing into the frame, but she realized the warehouse had been locked.
As a result, she was caught!
#ProtagonistOfTheSupernaturalEvents!# This news quickly made headlines, and the excitement surrounding the auction reached a new peak as it was about to end.
[What!? The art thief has been found!? Seriously, they were planning to secretly steal the painting before it was picked up?]
[This is too much! How could they steal “Da Xi and Gredo”? This is so immoral!]
[How dare they!? They must be heavily condemned…]
However, when the footage of the “suspect” was exposed, all discussions paused for a moment, and then everyone’s attitudes changed immediately.
After all, the girl in the footage, wearing a white dress, looked aggrieved and frightened as she hid behind the “Daxi and Gredo” painting, as if she might be bullied by the surrounding strong security guards at any moment.
The white hem of her dress was stained, making her seem a bit disheveled.
[Ah… she doesn’t look like a thief, though? Are you sure you have the right person? Q///Q She is quite pretty]
[Yeah, she looks so innocent, and how could her fragile shoulders carry such a big painting? Just asking!]
[Strange… she looks a bit familiar. I think I’ve seen this girl before? (PS: I’m definitely not trying to flirt.)]
And soon, following this comment, many netizens started claiming that they had seen the girl before!?
It wasn’t until Frekton Gallery released another canvas, now blank, that this rare “supernatural event” made it to the morning news and became a topic that everyone talked about with great interest.
Because this girl had actually come out of a painting!
After all, the “Girl Watching the Morning Star” painting had always been a popular piece at Frekton Gallery. It was not until this time that it was also included in the auction and was placed in the warehouse with a number of exhibits.
Did this mean that an exhibit had tried to steal another exhibit!?
“In fact, this is a very rare and special race. It attaches itself to various ancient paintings and receives spiritual nourishment from the attention and admiration of people, which is why it had been hiding in this particular painting at Frekton Gallery.”
The expert invited on the news to explain the phenomenon in order to calm the public was none other than Lu Wei.
However, because Lu Wei had also kept his Zerg identity a secret, he didn’t display his usual sharp tongue during the explanation. Instead, he spoke gently, combining what he had read about this special race in ancient books, and responded to reporters’ questions while referring to the records in these texts.
Although this still made countless netizens enjoy the melon.
[Oh my gosh, I had no idea ancient books mentioned such a special race!]
[If I praise her, will she get spiritual nourishment?]
[I’m willing to praise, but why try to take Fish Soup Noodles’ derivative oil painting work?]
[Could it be that opposites attract? Was she the one who cried after reading Fish Soup Noodles’ book? Maybe she fell in love with Gredo and Da Xi in the painting?!]
As the online speculations continued, some netizens did accidentally hit on a bit of the truth.
“I don’t want to part with them… I really like Da Xi and Gredo.”
The staff at the gallery were momentarily at a loss, unsure of how to handle the girl from the painting, and eventually, she was temporarily placed in the break room beside the warehouse.
The relevant security and police also arrived at the scene.
However, when asked about the reason, Belle, who was nervously clutching her own frame, explained after a long pause.
She had originally been staying peacefully at Frekton Gallery.
She hadn’t expected to be sent to the warehouse for auction this time.
Lacking common sense, Belle subconsciously wanted to run away from the warehouse with her favorite “companion” to avoid the fate of being auctioned. She hadn’t expected to be caught red-handed.
“This… this is an excellent headline!”
No matter what the police thought, the reporters present were excitedly jotting down their news titles.
The scene before them definitely had all the major traffic-makers.
A beautiful girl from a painting! Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ beast story!! The master’s oil painting sold for an astronomical price!!!
“So, how should we classify this? In a way… well, it’s not really breaking into the warehouse, she was already in the warehouse, and the artwork hadn’t been taken out yet…”
The police present were at a loss.
“Perhaps we should contact the buyer?”
An also has a headache about this.
After all, who would have thought that the source of the supernatural events was a collection piece in their own gallery?
This painting had never been included in the auction plan before and had always been displayed as a permanent exhibit in the gallery.
However, the mysterious buyer from Juyi Group eventually said it didn’t matter, and perhaps they should ask Fish Soup Noodles’ opinion.
The buyer explained that they bought the painting not for personal interest but to donate the money to a snow leopard protection organization. As for the painting, they had briefly considered gifting it to the author, Fish Soup Noodles.
They believed that Fish Soup Noodles, who wrote “Da Xi and Gredo”, was the best person to own the painting.
When this response was made public, it created a huge stir online.
[What? Just to protect snow leopards? You even planned to buy the painting and gift it to the author? Such boldness, such generosity!? Is the boss of Juyi Group a snow leopard themselves? I’m really starting to suspect…]
[Alright, alright, if others buy this issue of “Star Beast World”, it’s for 30 star coins, but if it’s a reader who is a snow leopard, the price should be doubled!!]
[But Teacher Fish Soup Noodles never shows up! He wasn’t on the list for this year’s Huanyu Authors Carnival. Will he really appear to accept this painting?]
“Ah? Why has the decision fallen to me in the end?”
Yu Mian, who was being called out and became the center of attention on the star network, was caught off guard when he saw the photo of the girl from the painting in the news.
This was truly the most unusual reader he had encountered so far.
Although, if it wasn’t for his book, would the girl from the painting have sneaked out to read the novel and gotten noticed?
Living inside a painting, being admired and praised…it didn’t sound inherently threatening or destructive.
“However, this is actually quite interesting.”
As Yu Mian read about the background of “Girl Watching the Morning Star” in the news, he remembered the commission for “Interstellar Youth” and suddenly had a bold idea.
If he used this painting as an illustration and added a story to it, can the other party also get spiritual nourishment triggered by the readers’ praise?
Moreover, since Fish Soup Noodles’ works had been published, while their popularity soared, they had indeed received some small comments from female readers.
[Why are all the protagonists in Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ books boys? We girls want a protagonist too~]
