(Recently, I've been mixing up Lin and Ye. All the attentive students have reminded me seven or eight times. How shameful. Now I finally understand why most authors like to use Dongfang, Ximen, Nangong, and Beiming when writing about Eastern Fantasy. It's because these surnames are hard to mix up. In this book, Lin and Ye are already a bit muddled. If Yang is added, it'll be so messy that you won't be able to tell north from south. So in the next book, I must mix up East, West, North, and South!
Also, after 70,000 words, I'll switch from 2K to 3K. Mmhmm!)
Fifteen minutes?! Looking at the one-meter square drawing board, everyone was shocked. To complete such a large painting in a quarter of an hour was too much even for the talented Lin Xiao, not to mention Ye Wuchen, who had no idea what was going on in the world.
Then, neither of them raised any objections. They both acknowledged respectfully and stood in front of a drawing board supported by a wooden frame. Their faces were equally calm. Ye Wuchen's calmness made Lin Xiao a little wary. But he believed that even if Ye Wuchen had exquisite drawing skills, he would not be a match for him.
"Then, you can start now. After a quarter of an hour, the outcome would be decided by everyone here. Elder Li, calculate the time. "
"Yes!"
When Long Yin's voice fell, the audience quickly quieted down. Pairs of eyes stared quietly at the stage in the middle that was destroyed by the flames. They did not dare to make too much noise for fear of startling them.
Lin Xiao closed his eyes. The brush in his hand hovered over the paper, but he did not put it down. It was as if he was constructing a picture in his mind. As for Ye Wuchen … his body tilted, his gaze actually landed on Lin Xiao. He looked at him with interest. He did not have any intention to start painting. Instead, he seemed to want to see how Lin Xiao would start.
Everyone understood, but they were also a little disappointed. It seemed like the young master of the Yeh family had decided to give up from the start. This competition was destined to be a performance for the young master of the Lin family.
Finally, after about a minute, Lin Xiao opened his eyes. Then, he put down his brush and waved his right hand quickly on the paper. The speed of his brush was so fast that people couldn't even see his hand clearly. All they could see was a swaying shadow.
At this time, Lin Xiao's expression was focused. He looked steadily forward and looked straight at the drawing board in front of him. He completely ignored everyone's gazes and Ye Wuchen's abnormality. It was as if he had entered a state where he had forgotten everything and only had eyes for the painting.
After another half a minute, he suddenly closed his eyes again, but his brush was still flying. In between, he constantly changed the brush, changed the ink, and did not make a single mistake or pause.
"Father, he's actually painting with his eyes closed! How can this be done? "Hua Shuirou asked softly.
"How would I know? Even if I was so free that I could count my toes, I wouldn't do such a thing. "
Actually, as soon as Hua Shuirou asked this question, she regretted it. This father of hers didn't even know how to read, let alone paint.
The Green Silk Bird on her shoulder let out another plaintive cry. Hua Shuirou held it in his hands and comforted it as he said softly, "Qing 'er, be good. Wait a little longer, and then you can go home. You can eat whatever you want. "
Painting with his eyes closed … Ye Wuchen frowned slightly. It seemed that this title of "Tian Long's number one scholar" was not undeserved.
He remembered that in his previous world, there were many people who could paint with their eyes closed. However, he had never heard of anyone who could paint with their eyes closed and to this extent — of course, except for himself. In order to reach this level, one must first integrate one's heart into a subtle painting state. This way, even if one's eyes were closed, one could still paint freely with one's hands. However, to reach this level, the difficulty was so great that ordinary people couldn't even imagine it.
Everyone was already dumbfounded. Not to mention what kind of painting he would produce and what the result would be, just the state of his painting right now was enough to make them exclaim in surprise. Moreover, he was actually painting with his eyes closed.
Time passed bit by bit, but Ye Wuchen still didn't move his brush. Instead, he just stared blankly at Lin Xiao's movements. The originally pure white paper had already drawn the sky, white clouds, willow trees, and a riverside. This was also the place that Long Yin had mentioned earlier.
At this speed, he wouldn't even need a quarter of an hour, or even ten minutes. Ye Wuchen thought.
It seemed that the young master of the Yeh family had really given up. Everyone thought again. It was no wonder. If they were to face Lin Xiao's godly painting skills, they wouldn't have the courage to show their inadequacies. It would be better to just admit defeat.
As Ye Wuchen expected, when ten minutes had passed, Lin Xiao made the last stroke. Then, he finally opened his eyes and put down the brush. However, he didn't look at the painting in front of him. Instead, he looked at Ye Wuchen, who was also looking at him, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a faint smile.
Looking at the white paper in front of him without a speck of ink, he knew that he had won, and won completely.
"Your Majesty, Lin Xiao has finished. Please take a look." After saying this, Lin Xiao moved to the side and showed the newly completed painting to everyone.
Instantly, there was a burst of uncontrollable exclamation.
The sky was blue, and a few white clouds dotted the sky. Under the sky, there was a clear lake. The lake was sparkling, and there were fish blowing bubbles. There was a willow tree by the lake, and an autumn cicada seemed to be chirping happily on its branches. Under the tree, a young girl stood leaning against it. There was a faint joy on her face, and she was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the lake. There were occasionally willow leaves and branches on the ground, but some of them had already withered.
It was a very ordinary painting, and there was nothing special about it. However, the exquisite and unparalleled painting skills impressed everyone, and they let out exclamations of admiration.
"Your Majesty, isn't Young Master Lin drawing the lakeside of Qingshui Lake that you're going to? It's exactly the same as the real thing. "One of the attendants behind Long Yin exclaimed.
"That's right! Lin Xiao understands my intentions. Good! Good painting! It really is a good painting! "Long Yin exclaimed loudly, and he wasn't stingy with his compliments.
Lin Xiao himself slowly rotated the frame that held up the drawing board, allowing everyone in every direction to see it clearly. Gasps of surprise rang out one after another as the scroll rotated. Their exclamations said it all.
Even Ye Wei and Wang Wenshu had to admit that Lin Xiao's painting skills had reached the peak of perfection.
"This painting is called 'Qingshui Lakeside', and it's a very ordinary painting. When Lin Xiao heard that Your Majesty was going to Qingshui Lake, he missed it, so he made this painting. Lin Xiao's talent is shallow, and I've made a fool of myself. "Lin Xiao finished speaking and bowed to everyone.
"What does everyone think of this painting?" Long Yin asked. His dignified voice carried a heavy penetrating power that spread throughout the entire plaza.
"Good! This painting is so immersive, and there are no flaws to speak of. This old man has been painting for dozens of years, and I thought that no one could compare to me. Today, I have to say the word 'impressed'! "
"To be able to complete such an exceptional painting in such a short period of time, it's really amazing."
"This painting is many times better than Young Master Lin's painting during the Wen Competition a few days ago. It seems that Young Master Lin was indeed holding back. "
"To be able to draw a simple painting to such an extent, it's no wonder that he's called 'Tian Long's Number One Scholar'. Today is really an eye-opener."
"Young Master Lin's painting skills are so high that I've never seen anything like it before."
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