"Alright, please draw it for me." Yi Shuimei actually agreed. As she spoke, she turned around gracefully and gently raised her right hand to take off the light gauze hat covering her face. Jiang Baiqu thought for a while and finally nodded.
When Nangong Jiu heard this, his expression naturally became gentle. He couldn't help but nod happily and then whispered to Fei Xu,""Princess, please move." He seemed to be a little embarrassed. Fei Xu looked and suddenly realized that she was standing behind his painting. Nangong Jiu couldn't sit down, so he apologized softly.”Then, he moved aside.
Nangong Jiu took out a piece of golden Xuan paper from the table. It was a thin piece of half-cooked Xuan paper, and the lines on it were still visible.
Nangong Jiu took a closer look at Yi Shuimei's face and sighed.""Concubine Chen has the beauty of a dragon and phoenix. It is also an honor for Nangong to paint for Concubine Chen.”
After he finished speaking, he picked up a small wolf hair and first dipped it in water. His method of dyeing was quite unique. First, he dyed it with clear water, then he lit up the charred black ink. When the ink met the water, it immediately dispersed, just like Yi Shuimei's water-like dress, agile and elegant.
Fei Xu saw Nangong Jiu's unusual painting and couldn't help but praise him sincerely,""A wonderful brush…"
Nangong Jiu was getting better and better as he drew. He even entered a state where he acted as if no one was around. He only looked up at Yi Shuimei from time to time.
He didn't ask Yi Shuimei to pose for him, but after getting Jiang Baiqu's tacit consent, or rather, consent, Yi Shuimei just stood there.
Jiang Baiqu looked at Shui Mei and Nangong Jiu from time to time, lost in thought. Jiang Feixu, on the other hand, was staring at Nangong Jiu's drawing without shifting her eyes away.
Jiang Baiqu's brows were knitted together, but his heart was filled with contradictions."What is he trying to do? Was he really here to protect Shui Mei?”
Yi Shuimei was standing alone. For her, this silence was rare, right?
"Ah, his painting is really good. No wonder he is known as the Four Young Masters of the Nine Regions…Why would I think so? If he were to compare himself with Bai Qu, who would be more powerful? Sigh…Why did I have such thoughts? "Bai Qu…Bai Qu…If you weren't the Emperor, sigh, there are still many things to do…" Yi Shuimei just stood there and couldn't help but think. Hu Si started to think wildly.
However, she did not show any expression at all. She remained calm as if she was not from this world.
If Nangong Jiu's painting was a kind of tranquility, then it was like comparing a mountain forest to a chaotic world.
If the independence of the Yi River was also a kind of tranquility, then it was the tranquility of the floating white clouds, the surging waves of the sea.
A foot-long painting was completed in an instant.
It was a figure painting that was interwoven with fine brush and freehand. Yi Shuimei in the painting looked as if she was standing by the lake, faint smoke curling around her skirt. Her expression was so indifferent, without any expression, or rather, this expression was a shallow smile.
Yi Shuimei in the painting seemed to be looking into the distance, and the misty color in her eyes seemed to be her thoughts. This painting was simple. There was no luxurious embroidery or vermilion phoenix decorations, but every detail of Yi Shuimei's expression was copied onto a square foot of Xuan paper.
The shade of the ink was just like the brilliance reflected from every part of her body.
"What do you think of this painting, Your Majesty?" Nangong Jiu asked with a faint smile.”Nangong Jiu sounded a little proud. Obviously, he felt that the painting was very good.
Yes, it was very well drawn. There were no flaws at all.
Jiang Baiqu nodded and said softly,"Okay." He didn't say anything else.
However, Jiang Feixu could sense a tinge of jealousy in his words…
"That's right, how could Imperial Older Brother watch a man draw the appearance of his beloved in front of him?”" In that case," Jiang Feixu said," I think it's getting late. Brother, why don't we return as soon as possible?"”
Jiang Bai nodded expressionlessly and replied,""Yes, there are still many things waiting for me in the court…"
Nangong Jiu also smiled." I have to remind Your Majesty that there's no distinction between north and south in Jianghu."
Jiang Baiqu knew very well, He was just saying that the martial world has no borders, but what does he mean by that?”
"There is another family in the Northern Desert called Beitang. Your Majesty, you must be careful. That was all Nangong had to say. Then, Your Majesty, have a safe journey…" He smiled again, then didn't say anything. He led the three of them out of the hall and said something to himself as if he was talking to Jiang Baiqu."I'm going to treasure this painting for the rest of my life…"
When Jiang Feixu heard this, she seemed a little puzzled.""Heh, the paintings in his studio will probably follow him for the rest of his life, right?”
The three of them led the horses. The servants of the Nangong family had already fed the horses.
Jiang Baiqu smiled as he helped Yi Shuimei onto the horse, then he and Fei Xu got on the horse. The three of them urged the horse to gradually walk away.
The three of them left Tingzhou, chatting and laughing along the way. After leaving the Nangong Clan, the worries in Jiang Baiqu's heart gradually disappeared. Although there were still many hidden worries, they were all hidden. He returned to his gentle and affectionate appearance.
Fei Xu also happily told Shui Mei Bai Qu's story. How he had bullied her when she was young, how she had become so knowledgeable and talented, and even handsome.
Fei Xu smiled and told him about his childhood, including how the two of them fought in front of their master when he was seven and she was six.
Hearing this, Yi Shuimei couldn't help but think,""That day in the Purple Sun Palace, when the assassins came, I saw Princess Fei Xu attack. She seemed to be very powerful.”Therefore, he did not suppress the doubts in his heart and asked,"Feixu, were you taught by the same master as His Majesty?”
Fei Xu was about to reply with a smile when Jiang Baiqu spoke first,""Shui Mei, don't always call me Your Majesty…We were taught by the same teacher, but later, we each had a master…"
" Yes, Bai Qu…" Yi Shuimei seemed a little unaccustomed to it, but she didn't want him to get angry, so she spoke shyly.
Jiang Feixu saw that Shui Mei was a little embarrassed and said with a smile,"Sister-in-law, it's just the three of us. What's there to be shy about?”She had just started laughing when she heard Jiang Baiqu say,""Feixu, look ahead."
Bai Qu's voice was a little vigilant. Fei Xu could not joke around, so she looked up.
There was a narrow bridge in front of them on the path that led back to Hanhe. On the other side of the bridge, there were two women standing and squatting beside the stream.
From afar, Fei Xu could not see the faces of the two people clearly. She only saw that they were both dressed in white, but she could vaguely feel that these two people were not ordinary.
" Brother, these two people…" Fei Xu asked. She hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to continue.
" I don't know where these two came from," Jiang Baiqu added." But I have a feeling that they're not ordinary people. Even if they're not martial arts masters, they must have a strong background…"
" I don't know why," Fei Xu nodded." But I feel like he looks familiar. Have I seen him somewhere before?" Or do you think they might be killers?”
"I can't explain it either. Just be careful." Jiang Baiqu was also a little unsure.
"Bai Qu, you might be too careful…" Yi Shuimei said in confusion.
Fei Xu still nodded. Although she hoped that everything was fine, her hand touched the sword tied to the horse. Along the way, even when the people of Nangong Manor invited him. She had never touched this sword before.
The three of them slowed down their horse stance, and Jiang Baiqu and Fei Xu naturally protected Yi Shuimei behind them.
The two women by the stream were also walking over while chatting and laughing. Jiang Baiqu slowly saw that one of the slightly taller women was carrying a sword on her back, and he couldn't help but secretly become more vigilant.
The five of them gradually met on the bridge.
The two women only glanced at Jiang Baiqu and his group before brushing past Jiang Feixu's horse. However, at this moment, Feixu heaved a sigh of relief and loosened her grip. The sword in its sheath shook.
As soon as the sound of the sword rang out, the woman who had just walked over suddenly stopped in her tracks.
A cold voice came from behind Jiang Feixu.""Who are you?" This voice was so cold that it could pierce one's bones.
Jiang Feixu suddenly didn't know how to answer. He heard Jiang Baiqu's indifferent voice,""May I ask who this lady is?”
The tall woman didn't turn around. She smiled coldly and said,""Passerby…"
"Since the two young ladies are passersby, then the three of us are also passersby.”
"A passerby? "I think you're lying." The woman looked like she was in her twenties, but who would have thought that her words would be so harsh and leave no room for others.
"If I'm not a passerby, who am I?”Jiang Baiqu's voice gradually became colder. In this late autumn day, it blew toward the woman along with the wind. Jiang Baiqu thought to himself, Aren't you looking for trouble?”He was secretly unhappy, wondering who dared to find trouble with him.
"Don't tell me that the wild geese that pass by will stare at the prey on the ground at all times?”The woman still didn't turn around. Her sword was still in its sheath, and she was even carrying it on her back. However, just by listening to a few words, a fierce battle was inevitable.
Jiang Feixu could not help but say angrily,""Young lady, we have already tolerated you many times. If you continue to do this, don't blame me for being impolite!”
"Haha!" That person laughed coldly."Can't hold it anymore? Let's see how much you can do."
Jiang Feixu saw that the person didn't move at all. Although she was angry, she also felt that it was beneath her status to take advantage of him, so she shouted,""You're the one who doesn't know what's good for you!" She didn't draw her sword. Instead, she used the force of the stirrups to push her body up three feet. She spun her body in mid-air and sent a palm of Night Rain Pushing Loose over with her bare hands.
Jiang Feixu practiced the palm power of the Internal Sect, so this palm strike contained a soft force. It was even more extraordinary to strike at the back of the heart. Ordinary experts would also have to turn around and deal with them carefully. That person didn't even look at him. It was as if he had eyes on his back. His left hand met the incoming palm. This palm strike was just right.
Jiang Feixu could feel a scorching hot zhenqi coursing through his meridians as soon as he exchanged blows. Only then did he realize that he had underestimated his opponent. He used this force to activate his lightness skill and flew to the horse's side. He patted the horse's back with his left hand to receive the force, and his right hand took advantage of the situation to pull out the long sword from the horse. It was not easy for her to complete this series of movements in a two-foot-wide area, and she had even borrowed the power of the enemy's palm.
Unexpectedly, the man said,"Is this all you can do?"”
Jiang Baiqu and Yi Shuimei turned their horses around and planned to see Fei Xu send that person away. But seeing all of this, Yi Shuimei didn't know why she felt that something was wrong and said,"Bai Qu, I have a bad feeling about this. Hurry up and help Feixu!”
Jiang Baiqu nodded, but he didn't see the person's movements clearly, so he didn't dare to act rashly. However, he saw that the other woman, who looked slightly thinner, didn't have any intention of making a move. He thought,"Let me see another move. If Fei Xu and I join hands to bully a woman, wouldn't we be destroying our own wisdom if word got out?”However, he did not know that perhaps it was his mistake not to make a move now.
Jiang Feixu did not dare to underestimate her opponent. He drew a sword and drew the " Eight Directional Night Rain ". The sword Qi of this move immediately enveloped the woman. The woman formed a sword gesture with her right hand. She looked disdainful as she drew her sword. She used her finger as a sword and danced in the air.
Streaks of Sword Qi clashed with Jiang Feixu's sword. It even broke through Jiang Feixu's sword ring and spread out, cutting through Fei Xu's clothes on her right arm. Several cracks appeared on her right sleeve.
When Jiang Baiqu saw the woman use her finger as a sword, he immediately shouted,""Flying catkins refer to swords.”He took a step forward, wanting to help Fei Xu, but Fei Xu had already made her third move.
This was Fei Xu's proudest move,"Soaring Jiao Rising Phoenix". Who knew that Fei Xu had just made her move when she heard that person say,""Oh? Rising Phoenix?" Then, he smiled faintly and flicked the tip of his right finger. Several streaks of Sword Qi shot out. Before the Sword Qi could even reach the man's clothes, he felt a sharp pain in his wrist and the sword in his right hand flew out of his hand.
Fei Xu was shocked and suddenly changed her palm. However, she felt a pain on her shoulder acupoint. The woman had already smiled and pressed her own acupoint. For a moment, she could not figure out the other party's method, but she could no longer move!
Jiang Baiqu furrowed his brows and straightened his face."Miss, I'm here to experience your skills!"
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