Gu Jianlin stared at the painting for a long time, silent.
"Back when your father first came to this shop, he too stared at this painting for quite some time. I must say, you two have an undeniably remarkable talent in this regard. This painting is actually a reproduction—its original was destroyed thousands of years ago."
Jing Ci retrieved a bottle with an English wine label from the cabinet, smiled, and walked over to him: "The Eastern Han's 'Annotations of Chu Ci' records mention that in the Northwest Heaven lies a Netherworld Country without sunlight, where a dragon bearing a candle lights the way."
He paused: "Its original was a painting from the Warring States Period, named Jiuyin."
Gu Jianlin squinted his eyes, his pupils trembling slightly: "Candle Dragon Venerable? Is this painting the Candle Dragon Venerable?"
