New Painting Method

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Ju Yunxiu looked at Qin Yi with a half-smile, and Qin Yi met her gaze without blushing.

After observing for a while, Ju Yunxiu asked with great interest, "Could it be that you really came for me, just as Zheng Yunyi guessed?"

"I would say I came here for you," Qin Yi said frankly, "But not because of your beauty, but because in this Ten Thousand Dao Immortal Palace, you are the only one who makes me feel the Immortal Dao."

"You really don't mean physical beauty?"

"Hmm... I guess so. At least they're pleasing to the eye, and Qing Cha is cute too. Of course, people prefer to be with pretty and cute girls rather than hanging out with a bunch of drunkards, gamblers, and cunning old bastards."

Ju Yunxiu finally couldn't help but laugh, "Did you come to see me today for something? Just to feast your eyes?"

Qin Yi laughed, "If I said I just came to pay my respects, would you believe me? If Senior Sister think it's unnecessary, believe me, I'm even more of a homebody than you."

Ju Yunxiu smiled and said, "I believe you."

Just when Qin Yi thought the conversation was going to fall flat, Ju Yunxiu quickly added, "Actually, even if you hadn't come, I was planning to come find you anyway."

"Hmm?" Qin Yi frowned slightly. "Is there something you need to do?"

Ju Yunxiu said calmly, "After your encounter with Xi Xiangzi, you won't have anything to do for at least the short term. But you seem to have forgotten my original intention in inviting you to join the sect, which was to serve as a protector. Therefore, you must at least master the basics of music, chess, Calligraphy and Painting Dao. I know you have some interest in these arts, otherwise I wouldn't have kept you here in the first place."

"Hmm..." Qin Yi scratched his head. "Do I have to learn all four?"

"In the short term, you must choose at least one discipline and achieve some semblance of prowess. Otherwise, if one day you represent your sect in a competition and you're still relying on brute force, will that be acceptable?"

Qin Yi nodded. He had originally planned to learn a skill as well, just as Liusu said, that similar skills can be applied to other skills. Moreover, the paintings in the cave abode had indeed impressed him, and he wanted to learn some of them.

Ju Yunxiu looked him over again and asked, "What were those 'singing and dancing' and 'rip' that you mentioned to Xi Xiangzi the other day?"

Qin Yi, sweating profusely, said, "Let's skip this and talk about something else..."

"Has absolutely no interest in the Way of Music the zither?"

"There's some truth to that..." Qin Yi thought for a moment, "High God, a long flute playing, robes fluttering in the wind—that image is quite appealing..."

"Why the flute? Wouldn't the xiao (vertical bamboo flute) be better?"

Qin Yi looked earnestly at her red lips. "You can just blow on them..."

Ju Yunxiu instinctively felt that these words seemed somewhat malicious, but she couldn't really think of anything wrong with someone who genuinely studied qin music, so she said, "If you want to learn the flute, of course I can teach you. But if you're just doing it for the sake of appearances, it's not very meaningful."

He paused, then stood up and walked into the house. "Come here and draw a picture for me to see."

Qin Yi followed her inside, only to find Qing Cha hunched over, reading a book. Ju Yunxiu glanced at her, then swiftly darted over and snatched the book from her.

Qing Cha asked, bewildered, "You can watch anything..."

"Go away, this is not something for you to look at! Bring me your paintbrush and watch your Martial Uncle Qin paint."

Qing Cha jumped up and rushed over with paper and pen. "Uncle-Master must be very good at drawing."

"..." Qin Yi held the paintbrush, his face turning red.

He claimed to be a professional painter, but his work here was truly pathetic. He knew his painting skills were merely those of an ordinary person, a student among ordinary people. He couldn't compare to Ju Yunxiu, let alone Qing Cha. Normally, it would have been appropriate to paint a picture for Ju Yunxiu to critique, but after Qing Cha's comment, he truly couldn't bear the embarrassment.

He hesitated for a while, then a thought struck him. He couldn't do proper drawing, but he could show off a new style. So he asked, "What should I draw?"

Ju Yunxiu said, "Let's paint people."

Qin Yi turned and looked her over for a while, seemingly intending to draw her directly. Ju Yunxiu didn't hesitate and let him look at her.

Qin Yi paused, then quickly drew a "w" shape slightly above the center.

Ju Yunxiu's face flushed instantly, and she asked with a half-smile, "What are you drawing?"

Qin Yi coughed twice. "What does Senior Sister think this is?"

Ju Yunxiu snorted disdainfully and subconsciously tugged at her clothes.

Qin Yi asked Qing Cha, "What do you think this is?"

Qing Cha scratched his head. "Nose."

Qin Yi exclaimed, "This is what they call 'the filthy see filth,' while the Qing Cha is so pure."

"Who paints a nose so big right in the center of a scroll!" Ju Yunxiu said irritably. "I'll see how you manage to make this so-called nose look human!"

Qin Yi smiled slightly, and with a few swift strokes, he transformed it into a (? w?) shape. Then, based on Ju Yunxiu's eyebrows and facial features, he gradually drew a cartoon version of Ju Yunxiu, with a big head, a small body, and short arms that couldn't even touch her head when stretched out. She had a friendly smile and looked adorable.

With this drawing, the nose really does fit in that position.

Ju Yunxiu stared wide-eyed at the painting. She had been painting all her life, but had she ever thought about something like "comics"?

Although the lines are simple, the technique is crude, and the whole person is completely distorted, you can still tell at a glance that it is indeed her, Ju Yunxiu, with very clear features.

"So cute!" Qing Cha exclaimed with delight, her big eyes repeatedly comparing the painting with Ju Yunxiu's face. "Master in the painting is much cuter than in True Person. If only Master really looked like this..."

Ju Yunxiu's face darkened. "If I really have a head like that, I'd rather jump off a cliff!"

Despite saying that, her gaze remained fixed on the painting, never looking away for a moment.

No matter how rough the painting is, or whether it is practically useful, a completely new painting method is like a drunkard finding fine wine to Painting Dao enthusiast. For a moment, their mind and attention are completely attracted by this new idea, and they can't care about anything else.

"Senior Sister?" Qin Yi called out twice, Ju Yunxiu was still looking at the painting and did not respond.

They completely ignored him, having long forgotten about the assessment of his skills in Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting.

Qin Yi was both amused and exasperated. He even doubted that she would react if he secretly touched her at this moment.

No wonder Jing Ze said this place is full of madmen. With their obsessions, they can ignore everything else; they're practically inhuman. I hadn't sensed this kind of obsession in Ju Yunxiu before, but today it's all too clear.

Moreover, most people only indulge in one thing. If Ju Yunxiu obsessed with all of the Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting, then she is obsessed with quite a lot. No wonder her personality seems to be a mixture of different things. It is probably due to the influence of different paths.

He didn't disturb Ju Yunxiu, but quietly pulled Qing Cha aside and asked, "How long will your master be engrossed in this? It won't be days and nights, will it?"

Qing Cha glanced at him sideways. "This kind of simple painting method is not difficult at all. Master will have mastered it in less than a cup of tea. You are overthinking it."

Qin Yi was a little embarrassed.

Qing Cha lowered her voice again. "But if you want to be my Grandmaster, this is a good omen. It's been so many years since Master has been attracted by someone else's tricks. Go for it, Uncle-Master."

"Why do you always look like you're so eager to marry off your master?"

"I've heard that women become much gentler when they have a man, and they won't just casually put their apprentices in water to make tea."

"..."

While they were still talking, Ju Yunxiu suddenly picked up a paintbrush and started drawing on another piece of paper.

In an instant, a large-headed Qing Cha and a bald-headed Qin Yi appeared on the paper, exaggerated and comical, yet lifelike.

Qin Yi almost burst into tears.

She learned everything I'd studied for years in just a minute or two, and even developed her own unique style, drawing much better than me...

No way, you copied my stuff and then drew me with a scabby head!

Suddenly, the chibi versions of Qing Cha and Qin Yi jumped out of the painting.

The chibi version of Qing Cha said, "I'm an idiot." The chibi version of Qin Yi said, "I'm a pig's head." Then they punched each other in the face, and then lay back down, both covering their heads.

Qin Yi: "..."

Qing Cha: "..."

"This painting technique truly captures the spirit of the subject, as if the Painting Souls has emerged." Ju Yunxiu clapped her hands and laughed, "Interesting, very interesting."

Qing Cha sniffled and asked Qin Yi, "Uncle-Master, do you think this woman needs a man to keep her in check?"

Qin Yi remained expressionless.