A Master's Painting Skills

That's why people say Yun Qingyang is pitiful. No Humanity Teaching her math from childhood to adulthood, and she doesn't even understand basic concepts like proportion and scaling. What could Ma Feifei say? She could only teach her step by step, such as how much of the dragon's head should occupy on the entire sheet of paper, how much of the dragon's body should occupy, and how much white space should be left.

And then... that was it. Ma Feifei held the paper and looked at the messy, incomprehensible scribbles on it. She temporarily abandoned the idea of having Yun Qingyang draw the main subject and decided to start from a young age, teaching her the first step of drawing: sketching.

Ma Feifei wasn't originally good at drawing, but after obtaining the Yellow Quality Pokémon book, the system asked him to draw a comic. After finishing it, Ma Feifei automatically mastered master-level drawing skills. Now he can draw anything with ease, like drawing a monkey...

Therefore, I am quite confident in teaching Yun Qingyang to draw a dragon Ma Feifei. Of course Ma Feifei, in addition to Yun Qingyang, Luan Feng and Ba Jiu also need to test their drawing skills.

In the backyard of the Mysterious Bookstore, Chang Kong and the others had already cleaned up the leftover Spirit Bamboo Pig, while Liu Ying was sweeping up the trash in the yard.

Ma Feifei led Yun Qingyang back to the backyard, clapped his hands, and said loudly, "Luan Feng, Ba Jiu, you two come here for a moment."

Ba Jiu was hiding in a corner reading "Journey to the West" with the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey when he heard Ma Feifei call him. He subconsciously got up and went to Ma Feifei's side. Luan Feng was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, wearing an apron. After hearing Ma Feifei's words, she wiped the water off her hands, took off her apron, and came out of the kitchen, looking at Ma Feifei with a puzzled expression.

Seeing this, Zhang Yunji, who was in the kitchen, assumed it was an internal staff meeting, and hurriedly dropped the dishcloth and ran out.

"Go away... What's it to you? Go clean your stove." Ma Feifei waved Zhang Yunji away with a look of disgust.

"Waaah..." Zhang Yunji covered his face and left.

After chasing Zhang Yunji away, Ma Feifei took out a piece of paper and a brush, quickly sketched a small bird on it, and then handed it to the three of them to look at, saying, "Do you guys know anything about drawing?"

Ba Jiu and Yun Qingyang naturally shook their heads, but Luan Feng nodded slightly and said, "Luan Feng studied painting for a few years."

Ma Feifei was overjoyed upon hearing this. He hadn't really expected that three-month-old Ba Jiu could draw; the only one he could hope for was the normal human Luan Feng. Unexpectedly, Luan Feng had actually learned to draw. Ma Feifei immediately asked, "Luan Feng, can you draw the appearance of your Hong Luan that has evolved into Fenghuang?"

"Paint Hong Luan?" Luan Feng frowned slightly. "That's worth a try."

"Snap!" Ma Feifei pulled out a few sheets of paper and handed them to Luan Feng, saying, "Okay, then draw what your Fenghuang looks like so I can see."

Luan Feng glanced at the paper in Ma Feifei's hand, shook her head, and said, "Luan Feng has a set of painting tools at home. Shopkeeper, please wait a moment while Luan Feng go back and fetch them."

After saying this, Luan Feng went out the back door to go home and get her tools.

"Uh..." Ma Feifei was speechless. Is painting really this particular these days? Can't a piece of paper and a brush suffice? Why do you need special tools for painting? How cheesy.

However, the more Luan Feng acted this way, the more confident Ma Feifei became in her Luan Feng. At least based on this, Luan Feng's drawing skills should be fine. Once she drew a Fenghuang on paper and Ma Feifei verified it, he could let her use her Origin Power to draw the Fenghuang on the Four Spirit Pillars.

Currently, only Yun Qingyang and Ba Jiu are left, and they have no foundation in drawing, so Ma Feifei has to start teaching them from scratch.

"Come on, you two find two tables and chairs and sit down. From today onwards, you two need to learn to draw with me until you create a work that satisfies me, understand?" Ma Feifei rolled up the paper in his hand, slapped it onto his other palm with an old-fashioned air, and said seriously.

Although Yun Qingyang and Ba Jiu didn't understand, they both nodded obediently and didn't argue with Ma Feifei.

Ma Feifei was very satisfied with this and instructed the two to fetch tables, chairs, and benches, which were then placed in the courtyard. Yun Qingyang's table was placed under the plum tree so that she could pick Plum Blossom to eat whenever she wanted, Ba Jiu's table was placed under the maple tree, where the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey was reading "Journey to the West" nearby; the two of them had a good relationship.

At this moment, Luan Feng returned, carrying nothing, but Ma Feifei knew that the tool must be hidden in the spatial ring on Luan Feng's hand.

As Ma Feifei had predicted, Luan Feng brought not only tools but also a long table for painting. On the table was a scroll, and around the edge of the painting were various colors of paint and different types of brushes—thick, thin, long-haired, and short-haired—more than a dozen brushes specifically for painting.

"My goodness, we've run into a master!" Ma Feifei was completely dumbfounded when she saw the tools Luan Feng had laid out.

The most outrageous thing was that Luan Feng even made a small incense burner and placed it at the top of the long table. The sandalwood incense was wafting out and filling the air in the backyard, making people feel refreshed.

That wasn't all. Luan Feng ran to the kitchen to fetch a basin of water, washed her hands and clothes, and finally returned to the painting table, quietly waiting for Ma Feifei's instructions.

Ma Feifei could only watch Luan Feng show off quietly. A feeling of awe and superiority welled up in Ma Feifei's heart, and he instantly felt that Luan Feng's prestige had risen several levels in his mind.

'Look, this is the demeanor of a talented woman.' Ma Feifei praised Luan Feng in her heart, then subconsciously turned to look at Yun Qingyang.

Hmm, her table was a mess, and what she was holding wasn't a calligraphy brush, but Plum Blossom, which she was eating with relish...

"That's probably the difference," Ma Feifei couldn't help but shake her head, preparing to begin teaching the three of them how to draw.

"Shopkeeper, can we join too?" Liu Ying had been standing to the side, asked expectantly. Chang Kong and Zhang Yunji, who were standing next to her, nodded at the same time, eager to join the painting activity.

Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei nodded and said, "Of course."

This matter has nothing to do with Chang Kong and his group, but since they want to participate, that's fine too. Consider it an opportunity to increase interaction and strengthen friendships among the Bookstore staff.

"Thank you, shopkeeper (teacher)." Liu Ying and the other two thanked him happily, ran into the Bookstore to get tables and chairs, and set them up in the courtyard. They quickly took out paper, pens, and other necessities from their spatial bags and rings. Although the setup was rather simple, Ma Feifei didn't need to provide anything.

"Alright, today I'll teach you how to draw. If you have any drawing skills, you can listen in, because the drawing technique I'm teaching is called sketching, which is different from the drawing techniques you usually learn. But Luan Feng, you don't need to listen; just start drawing Fenghuang." Ma Feifei believed that the purpose of drawing was to teach them how to draw dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, and turtles. Since Luan Feng had such a solid foundation, Ma Feifei felt there was no need to teach Luan Feng any new drawing techniques. After all, drawing wasn't something that could be considered respectable in a fantasy world, and learning more of it wouldn't be of much use.

Luan Feng nodded upon hearing this and began to arrange the scroll. After thinking for a moment, she picked up a brush, dipped it in paint, and began to paint. Ma Feifei nodded slightly, shifted her attention, and began to teach the others the first step in learning to paint: sketching.

Fortunately, in this world, the higher the cultivation level of cultivators, the stronger their brain development becomes. Although everyone is not good at drawing, they can quickly get the hang of it under Ma Feifei's careful guidance. Even Yun Qingyang, whom Ma Feifei always thought was not very smart, learned it quite well and successfully sketched a lifelike bird on paper.

"Very good, keep up the good work." Ma Feifei rarely gave Yun Qingyang a genuine encouragement, which made Yun Qingyang raise her proud little neck and smugly 'humph'.

"Keep going, keep going. Next, let's draw a little turtle." Ma Feifei then had Yun Qingyang and the others draw the next animal, starting with the simplest and progressing to the easiest, using a sketching technique.

Everyone studied very diligently, and no one Slack Off. Ma Feifei taught very attentively, walking back and forth around their drawing tables, occasionally pointing out the shortcomings in their paintings, which would then make them suddenly realize their mistakes. They would then look at Ma Feifei with admiration, making Ma Feifei feel quite pleased.

However, when Ma Feifei came to Luan Feng's side, he was no longer pleased. After all that time, Luan Feng had only managed to draw one claw. The claw was quite pretty, though, and it looked entirely red. But there are actually many shades of red, just like there are many different shades of red lipstick. To men, they all look the same, but women can distinguish them in many different ways.

Having inherited a master-level painting skill, Ma Feifei could naturally see that the claw was filled with several colors. It was beautiful, but was it really necessary? It wasn't like he was painting it for auction. Ma Feifei just wanted to see if Luan Feng's painting skills could actually depict that Fenghuang.

Moreover, judging by the way the Luan Feng is being drawn, it's estimated that the Fenghuang won't be finished by tomorrow morning. Ma Feifei whispered a reminder: "The Luan Feng, just sketch it out; there's no need to make it too perfect."

To everyone's surprise, Luan Feng shook her head, looked at her seriously, and said, "Hong Luan is Luan Feng's best companion, Luan Feng must respect it."

"Best partner..." Ma Feifei silently pondered these two words, and for some reason, Ma Feifei turned his head to look at Yun Qingyang.