"Please invite Wolf Marquis inside to speak!"
Lady Yuewu seemed to shed a layer of disguise, her expression slowly shifting into one of sorrow.
Her voice carried a hint of sadness as she invited Lin Bai into Wind and Snow Palace.
Lin Bai accepted without hesitation. Inside Wind and Snow Palace, Lady Yuewu hosted a banquet for him.
"Everyone, you may withdraw for now. Wolf Marquis and I have important matters to discuss." Lady Yuewu dismissed the maids beside her.
Only after all the maids had left did Lady Yuewu say, "Wolf Marquis, could you let me take another look at that painting?"
Lin Bai nodded, took out the scroll, and handed it to Lady Yuewu, letting her examine it herself.
She studied it very carefully and finally confirmed that this was indeed at the level of the Twenty-First Prince.
Just as Lin Bai and the Crow had judged... although the painting was rough and clumsy, with only a few simple strokes outlining the snowy mountains and most of the scroll left blank, it was brimming with artistic conception.
If it had not been painted by a master, it would naturally have been impossible to create such a simple painting with such profound artistic conception.
"This painting... where did Wolf Marquis obtain it?" Lady Yuewu asked Lin Bai after confirming its authenticity.
"I obtained it from the Twenty-First Prince's residence," Lin Bai answered truthfully.
"Impossible." Lady Yuewu shook her head. "The Twenty-First Prince would never casually give his paintings to someone else."
The Crow curled his lips. "Of course he wouldn't give it to us for no reason. This great lord barged in and snatched it directly!"
Lady Yuewu's delicate brows rose in astonishment. She stared in utter shock at the Crow perched on Lin Bai's shoulder.
Lin Bai hurriedly