Chapter 260: Old Man?
Chi Qian asked again: “Brother Lin Yuan, I will test you one last time. Do you know that calligraphy?”
Lin Yuan turned his head to take a look.
Lin Yuan saw that the cursive handwriting that Chi Qian pointed to looked elegant, but there are implied dragons and snakes in the scriptures.
Lin Yuan smiled and replied: “This is Huai Su’s ‘Fish-eating Posts’. Like Zhang Xu, Huai Su is also known for his madness. Huai Su is traditionally paired with Zhang Xu as the two greatest calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty. The duo is affectionately referred to as ‘the crazy Zhang and the drunk Su’.
"Huai Su was born in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty as a monk. This ‘Lingling monk’, was not bound by the rules and precepts of the Buddhist world. He wrote ‘Fish-eating posts' in Chang'an and said that he drank all day long."
"The most interesting about Huai Su is that when a monk asked if he could eat meat and wine, Huai Su replied: ‘If you want to eat, then it’s your reward; if you don’t then it’s your blessing.' Then he drank the wine and ate the meat while talking…”
Upon hearing Lin Yuan’s words, Yu Shanshan had her mouth opened slightly in surprise. Her eyes looked at Lin Yuan in disbelief.
When did Lin Yuan who wrote ghost symbols together with her, understand so much about calligraphy?
And hearing Lin Yuan’s answer, Chi Qian who had always been calm couldn’t help but open her beautiful eyes slightly and stare at Lin Yuan closely.