Jiaotai meant the harmony of the Qi of Heaven and Earth. It wasn't a literal meaning.
In Yuan Zhou's Nine Dragon Sculpture, the cloud dragon was the sky and the cloud dragon was the earth. Therefore, when Yuan Zhou completed the state of Jiaotai, he completely combined the nine dragons together.
Unlike Yang Shuxin's Nine Dragon Sculpture, which had a coiling dragon in the middle, Yuan Zhou's Nine Cloud Dragons could only be noticed from the details.
Fortunately, all the problems were solved. Clouds and mist filled the air, some red and some thin.
The red clouds were thick. From the front, it seemed to cover the sky. From a closer look, three dragons were stirring the sea of clouds.
One dragon had bright eyes, happy to see people and moved as fast as lightning.
Another dragon was lined up, happy to see people and full of vigor.
Another dragon showed its teeth, thinking about something and shaking the mountains.
What a shocking scene. Even the ice sculpture could feel the majesty of the cloud dragons. Yuan Zhou's ice sculpture was not just like that. The winter peach was the dividing line. It had the spirit of "If I become the Qing Emperor, I will order the peach trees to divide the Changxu Ruins".
Looking away from the front and to the left side of the ice sculpture, the winter peach tree branches were in this direction, indicating that this side would not be as thick and majestic as the front.
Looking from the left side, the clouds in the ice sculpture were thin like a hairs, gently gathered and slowly surging. The dragon soared in it, like a cloud but not a cloud, like a dragon but not a dragon, like a silk thread.
Basically, Yuan Zhou's ice sculpture had reached another level. Whether you looked at it carefully or roughly, you couldn't tell whether the clouds in the ice sculpture had turned into a dragon or the dragon had merged into the clouds. You could only see the wind and clouds surging and the dragon soaring.
There were scenes in the front, back, left, and right. In the ice sculpture, the winter peach, which was in the upper left of the center, had different branches. The front had the most branches, and the back had the least, with only one branch.
Looking from the back, the first thing he saw was not the clouds, but the first thing he saw was the dragon.
The dragon's whiskers were drooping, its eyes were closed, and its body was surrounded by clouds, lying faintly.
According to Yang Shuxin's traditional classification, this dragon belonged to the Crouching Dragon category. However, in Yuan Zhou's carving, this dragon was a Sorrowful Dragon. Its eyes were closed, its whiskers drooped, and its horns seemed to have been worn away by time. It looked old and clumsy, and the clouds around it seemed to be the blood of the Cloud Dragon.
At the side, Yuan Zhou carved a smaller dragon. The dragon's eyes seemed to be tearful. The clouds were elegant and ever-changing, but the dragon's body was curled up.
There was no need for anyone to explain. Just by looking at the ice sculpture from the back, one could tell a story. The old Cloud Dragon was about to die, but he was worried about the little dragon's future.
Little Cloud Dragon saw that Old Cloud Dragon was about to die, so he stayed by Old Cloud Dragon's side in grief and fear.
If Yang Shuxin's Nine Dragon Sculpture was a bomb, then Yuan Zhou's Nine Dragon Sculpture was a nuclear bomb. The crowd instantly went wild.
It wasn't a joke to say that if it wasn't for the Queuing Committee trying their best to maintain order, they would have swarmed over and stared at it.
"Are the ice sculptures carved by these two people the same as the ones I usually see?"
"The nine dragons are vivid and lifelike. They all feel different. This is really amazing."
"What the f * ck. This is really amazing."
"I've really profited today. I got to see the ice sculptures of two Masters for nothing. I feel that there's no one else who can do this."
"I've given them my entire year's worth of money. This is really amazing. It's simply a heaven's show. Chen Duxiu's show, Dihua's show, Victoria's Underwear show. It's really amazing."
At least when it came to ice sculptures, there was no threshold for appreciating the works of Masters. Even if one didn't understand the sculpting techniques used, one could tell that it was super amazing.
It was a natural pursuit for humans to appreciate beauty.
There were people who wanted to take pictures. There were also people who wished they had an extra pair of eyes. Just one look was enough to make a profit.
"I feel that Boss Yuan's sculpture is more amazing. Look, you can even see the dragon's expression. This is simply too sick."
"Boss Yuan is too awesome. If I had this half of his knife skills, I could have money to eat at Boss Yuan's place every day."
"That Master Yang is also not bad. There are mountains, rivers, and all kinds of dragons. It's quite complete."
There were also many people who liked Yang Shuxin's sculpture. After all, everyone had their own preferences.
However, most of them felt that Yuan Zhou's sculpture was more beautiful. After all, the Nine Appearances of the Cloud Dragon was absolutely authentic.
Among them, there was even a customer who was dumbfounded. He shouted,
"I did a search on Baidu and found out that this person's name is Yang Shuxin, one of the best ice sculptors in the country. At that time, I felt that even though Boss Yuan is good at ice sculpting, he would at most reach a tie with Yang Shuxin. After all, Boss Yuan is good at cooking. But I really didn't expect him to be better at the end product. Anyway, I think Boss Yuan's Nine Dragon Sculpture looks better."
Anyway, everyone was talking at the same time. It was very sensational. Thinking about it carefully, such a scene could only be seen when Yuan Zhou gave a discount.
As for the culprits who caused such a sensation, Yuan Zhou and Yang Shuxin, they were exhausted both physically and mentally. The former returned to the restaurant and sat down, while the latter sat on the chair that his assistant Little Feng had brought over.
"Master Yuan is too awesome …" Looking at Yuan Zhou's sculpture, his assistant Little Feng couldn't help but think, "Master can sculpt the Nine Dragon Sculpture after years of accumulation and rich experience. But what about Master Yuan?"
Yuan Zhou and Yang Shuxin almost finished resting at the same time. Standing in front of their sculptures, they first appreciated them.
Yang Shuxin nodded slightly. He was very satisfied with his Nine Dragon Sculpture. At the same time, he seemed to understand one thing.
In fact, he didn't perform excessively this time. He just persevered. In other words, he had the ability to sculpt the Nine Dragon Sculpture before, but he felt that he couldn't sculpt seven dragons. Then, he "persevered" until he could sculpt eight dragons at most.
In fact, it wasn't perseverance. He just worked hard within the limits that he had set for himself.
As for the competition with Yuan Zhou, Yang Shuxin had the mentality of cutting off all means of retreat. Therefore, he was very satisfied.
Looking at the expressionless Yuan Zhou, Yang Shuxin thought that perhaps Yuan Zhou had already seen something.
Moreover, before the competition started, he wasn't nervous at all. Therefore, Yang Shuxin believed that Yuan Zhou was a rare person who had the demeanor of a master at such a young age.
Although Yang Shuxin hadn't seen Yuan Zhou's sculpture yet, judging from the reaction of the audience, he knew that it must be a success.
On the other side, although Yuan Zhou was expressionless, when he looked at his Nine Dragon Sculpture, he had such a feeling in his heart. What the f * ck! Did I really sculpt such a beautiful ice sculpture?
I'm so awesome that even I'm shocked.
After looking at their own sculptures, it was time to look at their opponents' sculptures. Yuan Zhou and Yang Shuxin walked up to each other's ice sculptures at the same time.
There was no judge to decide the winner of the competition. Even Old Yan and Old Gu were only invited to watch.
On this point, Yuan Zhou and Yang Shuxin had reached an amazing tacit understanding.
"Ten points." Yuan Zhou gave Yang Shuxin's ice sculpture a score. There was water and there were nine dragons in all shapes and sizes. They were vivid and lifelike. No matter how one looked at it, one couldn't find any flaws in it. This was definitely a masterpiece of the traditional Nine Dragon Sculpture. Ten points was definitely not too much.
Yang Shuxin saw Yuan Zhou's Nine Dragon Sculpture …
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