Chapter 149

The eight-panel screen was created by Lin Zezu, who pieced together the Five Great Mountains of the Blue Star and the landscapes of his hometown, guided by his memories from a previous life. He had truly poured his efforts into the large horizontal scroll, a replica of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains." The reason he chose this specific piece to emulate was the limitation of his available pigments. In truth, Lin Zezu did not merely imitate; he incorporated his own touches and techniques. For the signature on each painting, he adopted the pen name "Linjiangxian," which Little Xin'er had used for "A Millennium Waiting for Once." He dared not use the moniker "Three-Liang Scholar" again, fearing it might invite further entanglements of cause and effect.