Face-to-Face Ult, Drawing Another Ice Block

The Ying Family Courtyard, shrouded in gray.

"Where are Bing'er and Xiao Mo?"

Mother Ying glanced around but did not see her daughter or the Li family boy.

She was a little worried, after all, Li Mo had a glorious history of teaching little girls to urinate standing up...

"It's over there."

Ying Xuliang had just returned from his study and gestured towards the tree in the corner of the courtyard.

There was a small table that a servant had just brought out, with writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone on it, which Li Mo had asked him for earlier.

At this moment, Li Mo spread out his drawing paper, letting the sunlight shine on it, and looked as serious as a master painter.

Little Ying Bing sat against him, her small hands grinding ink, her red sleeves adding fragrance.

"Is Bing'er interested in painting?"

"I'll go learn to paint when I have time."

Ying Xuliang looked at the two little ones, feeling a pang of sympathy, then chuckled to himself.

His daughter had never ground ink for him, but what kind of nonsense is it for him to be jealous of a little girl?

"The ink is ready."

The Ice Block remained expressionless, coldly glancing at Li Mo out of the corner of its eye.

How good could a child the same age as her have in terms of writing skills?

Thinking of this, Little Ying Bing's enthusiasm suddenly waned.

"Don't worry, I won't let you call me 'brother' for nothing."

Li Mo smiled, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and began to paint on the blank paper. At first, because his hands had become smaller, he was still a little unaccustomed to painting.

But as he continued painting, he gradually entered a state of high skill, displaying a remarkable talent and artistry.

Ice Block's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"This is the main street of Qinghe County."

"During the Lunar New Year, there will be lion dances, sugar figurine vendors, and firecrackers on the streets..."

Li Mo spoke and drew simultaneously.

As he described it, a lively scene of the New Year came to life.

It's a pity he can't use his Will Soul right now, otherwise he could learn from Senior Brother Ouyang's method to make the painting move and create a more immersive experience.

Even so, for Little Ying Bing, who had never seen the outside world before, it was already a fascinating new world.

"How about it?"

Li Mo raised his eyebrows, which resembled those of a silkworm.

"It's so lively..."

Ying Bing's face showed a moment of surprise, then she looked away, her small face remaining quiet as she spoke softly:

"It's alright."

"It's... okay... is it?"

The young painter, Li, opened his eyes slightly, doubting his own painting skills. Although this wasn't Divine Observation Diagram, it was still quite good for a meticulous brushwork painting.

After all, he drew so many insights into martial arts.

But instead of clapping and saying "Brother is amazing!", Ice Block just thought it was barely satisfactory?

"You wait, I was just warming up!"

Undeterred, young painter Li picked up his brush again.

"Hey, this is the Clear Abyss Sect. Do you know the Clear Abyss Sect? It's the largest sect in Purple Sun Prefecture, and the masters and elders there are quite interesting."

"This is Elder Xue. He's a genius alchemy master. He once went to the outhouse with a lantern to find pills..."

"This is Elder Qian. Don't talk while eating with him. I suspect he has two mouths; he can talk while eating and still manage to eat all the food on the table..."

Landscapes and figures leap off the page.

Little Ying Bing's eyes shimmered with a hazy, dreamy light.

"Hmm, not bad... I guess."

"?"

Li Mo noticed something was wrong. Ice Block had clearly pursed her lips and her eyes were glistening, but the comments she was making were all things like "not bad," "okay," and "not bad."

He suspected that the Ice Block was doing it on purpose!

They deliberately said his drawing was mediocre, so he would be motivated to draw a few more.

It turns out she didn't suddenly turn into a wicked Ice Block; she was a little wicked Ice Block even in her cub stage...

"Forget it, since drawing it would only be embarrassing, let's just forget about it."

Li Mo pretended to sigh and started to slack off.

"?"

Seeing that Xiao Li Mo had noticed her thoughts, Xiao Ice Block lowered her eyes. The sunlight made her long eyelashes glow, and a lively blush appeared on her fair face.

"Brother... draw one more."

"!"

Li Mo felt a chill run through his body, his head almost flew off, and his paintbrush fell to the ground with a thud.

Who starts with zero frames and then unleashes a powerful attack right at your face?

They're this cute! Is there no law? Is there no justice left?

Foul! That's a foul!

For such an extremely illegal act... of course, we should give in to her.

Little Li couldn't withstand the test, so he slapped his unruly little hands a couple of times and continued drawing.

Brother... brother?

Ying Xuliang, who had just come to see the two little ones, was terrified, as if struck by lightning.

My carefully adjusted mindset shattered instantly.

Why? What makes this guy so special that his daughter is so adorable?!

Based on a mediocre painting... huh?

Li Mo grasped his paintbrush, and a serene world gradually emerged from his brushstrokes: a small courtyard with a bright moon hanging high, a river flowing quietly, and lush banyan trees...

The plaque above the gate reads:

'Autumn Water Pavilion'

Is this the kind of drawing skill a child could have?

"By the way, would you like to see what you'll look like when you grow up?"

After Li Mo finished drawing, he sneezed. Ice Block was so close that their heads almost touched, and strands of his hair were brushed past the tip of his nose by the wind.

"Me when I grow up...?"

"Yes."

"I want to see." ×2

Before Little Ying Bing could speak, Ying Xuliang and his wife behind her spoke in unison.

Li Mo was startled by the voice behind him.

You were just trying to elope with a little girl, and now you're holding her hand while drawing, and you've been caught by her uncle and aunt. How scary is that?

However, it seems that my uncle and aunt's attention is currently focused on the 'big Ice Block '.

Thinking of this, Li Mo suddenly became lost in thought.

Which parent in the world, when looking at their little one, hasn't imagined what their child will look like when they grow up?

But Uncle Ying and Aunt Ying will never see it...

Ying Xuliang retrieved his treasured drawing paper and ink sticks and prepared them for him again.

"Good."

He rolled up his sleeves and picked up his pen with utmost seriousness.

He used the method of drawing Divine Observation Diagram, although his Will Soul strength was not strong enough to draw a real Divine Observation Diagram.

Under the banyan tree, the four people—the one painting and the one looking at the painting—held their breath.

After a while.

Sunlight filters through the shadows of the trees, casting dappled gold patterns on the painting.

The girl's exquisite figure leaps off the page, bright and serene, with a play of light and shadow.

It's as if she's looking directly at you through a painting.

"What does Bing'er look like when she grows up?"

Mother Ying gazed at the girl in the painting, a complex mix of emotions welled up within her—a mixture of blankness, joy, and a sense of unease—and tears welled in her eyes.

"Haha, my daughter has grown up to be such a beautiful and graceful young woman..."

Ying Xuliang laughed heartily, feeling that this was exactly how his daughter should look from now on.

"This is... me?"

Little Ying Bing was extremely puzzled.

This painting gave her a feeling of transcending time and space, gazing into the eyes of her future self; a strange sense of familiarity seemed like light dispelling the fog, illuminating the lake of her heart...

"It's not finished yet."

"What's missing?"

"Of course it's me! I'll grow up too. Aren't you curious about what I'll look like in the future?"

Little Li smiled and pointed to himself.