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Chapter 403

Author: Minnie Hart
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The origins of most of these paintings could be tracked easily.

There was "Cottage of the West", painted by Daryn Talbott, one of the four greatest artists of the Monclair era. Then, there were Zenith Howard's creations, including "The Ten Bamboos", "Great Compendium of Life", and "Scroll of Injustice".

Zenith was also a painter and a seal carver from the end of the Monclair Era, and "Scroll of Injustice" was one of the earliest scrolls recorded in history. King Gandall once treated it as his most cherished treasure, and there were his stamps of approval on it as well.

During a war, these priceless treasures were violently snatched away by foreigners. They would burn those they couldn't take away, and it took them three days to destroy them all. It was an unbearable scene.

They even managed to scam the locals and buy the fresco and linen painting used to hide the hidden passage at the Mongrux Cave of Duntall for a low price.

Even though there was consent, the people couldn't hide
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