After Luo Jiujiang firmly rejected the third method, You Su nodded, and his attitude showed a bit of regret as if he was used to it.
...No matter how sorry he was, Luo Jiujiang would not agree.
However, You Su never moved people with his emotions. After solving Luo Jiujiang's small problem, he politely asked Luo Jiujiang to be the person in his painting.
Luo Jiujiang raised his hand and scratched his face, then asked the other party to confirm, "I heard that Master You is good at painting beauties?"
Shang Hanjiao had brought him here in such haste that she didn't explain much about You Su. Luo Jiujiang later filled in the blanks based on a conversation he had with a maid during bath time. This monthly meeting at Juxianlou was precisely for You Su to select beauties for his paintings. He politely rejected hundreds of women each time, but the few who remained were ultimately gifted with a personal gift from him.
"Being able to describe without possessing is exactly the character of our young master." The maid was standing behind Luo Jiujiang at that time, untying his long hair and rubbing it, but the pride in her tone could be clearly discerned without meeting him in person.
Hearing this, You Su lowered his head and rubbed his forehead in distress. He didn't use much force, but it still left a red mark on his jade-like skin. Judging from what Luo Jiujiang had observed of You Su's personality, this action was a very revealing display of his emotions.
As expected, the next moment, You Su shook his head and sighed, "That was a misunderstanding from the outside world. I didn't paint portraits for the sake of depicting beautiful women, and I didn't even deliberately choose beautiful women in the beginning... It's just that the senior and junior sisters in the academy believed it, and they came here excitedly, so I couldn't bear to explain it."
"This is actually a technique passed down in my You family, called 'Painting Souls.' Normally, I should have kept the scrolls myself, but I haven't been able to successfully enchant souls with any of them before. They asked me for them, so I gave them the paintings as a token of my gratitude."
Hearing the word "painting soul", Luo Jiujiang's brows suddenly moved.
"Brother Luo?" You Su looked at him with confusion and concern.
"...It turns out to be you." Luo Jiujiang murmured. Only at this moment did he know who was sitting in front of him.
It was also Luo Cang's fault that he used to teach him by starting with the martial arts and only briefly mentioned the current situation and people. Compared with the You family, he talked more about the "Painting Soul".
This is a unique method of entering the Tao. It is quite similar to Xie Chuncan's "Writing Prayer", but Xie's "Writing Prayer" is limited to ancient poems and scrolls, while those who have mastered "Painting Soul" can turn not only figures, flowers and birds, but also mountains, rivers, heaven and earth into means of attack.
Imagine this: someone who has mastered the "Soul of Painting" could simply pick up their brush and paint a high-level cultivator onto paper. Once the scroll is thrown, the cultivator's unique form and meaning will come rushing out. If they were quick enough to draw ten or eight, then, without a second thought, they would be surrounded by ten or eight high-level cultivators.
This skill is certainly enviable, and because of this, it also makes people feel particularly dangerous.
"The fact that he's survived peacefully until now tells us that the You family's ancestor is more skilled in his craft than in his character." Luo Cang's assessments were always concise and to the point. "But perhaps his greatest strength is his ability to make money. Judging by his industrial resources alone, he probably owns half the cultivation world by now."
Luo Jiujiang almost thought he had misheard, and confirmed twice that it was not half of the "big world" or half of the "Four Symbols Realm", but it was definitely half of the "Cultivation Realm".
He asked curiously, "How did this ancestor make his fortune?"
Luo Cang said coldly, "I've only studied his 'Painting Soul'. What does his wealth have to do with me? If you don't want to be his son-in-law, it's none of your business."
So Luo Jiujiang still didn't know how the ancestor Huahun became so rich.
However, Luo Cang also added another comment. He was used to speaking harshly, and it didn't sound like a big deal at that time, but now when Luo Jiujiang faced You Su, he felt that the words were extremely harsh.
"However, You Huazhi's lifelong luck was confined to the art of painting and the art of making money. He had a total of 138 sons, which is enough to make them 12 or 13 in a row. But now, not only does he not have many descendants, but he only has one heir in the 32nd generation. It makes you wonder what his descendants used to paint, which is why each generation's paintings are getting worse and worse."
Luo Jiujiang: “…”
Then Luo Cang seemed to realize that Luo Jiujiang was still a child and he shouldn't say these things in front of him. After a brief consideration, he stopped Luo Jiujiang who was practicing swordsmanship, called him to his side and forced him to drink a gulp of wine.
"You've already drunk the wine, so you should be a man. It doesn't matter what you know." Luo Cang waved his hand perfunctorily, obviously having appeased his symbolic conscience, "Continue practicing with the sword."
...Luo Jiujiang regained consciousness from his recollections. You Su was still half-leaning forward, expectantly awaiting his response. To be fair, although You Su's generosity was somewhat uncomfortably generous, his hospitality to Luo Jiujiang was truly impeccable. Thinking back on his master's rather scathing assessment, Luo Jiujiang felt a bit guilty facing You Su's emaciated face.
"Since the young master has invited me, how dare I not accept it?" Luo Jiujiang said with a smile, "I have admired the name 'Huahun' for a long time."
It just so happens that if I can see any similarities between Hua Hun and Shu Qi, I can introduce this Mr. You to Brother Xie in the future.
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Although he had found Luo Jiujiang to be the person in his painting, You Su still meticulously received every senior and junior sister who came specially... and a few senior and junior brothers.
Luo Jiujiang stayed in the room under the pretext of the "man in the painting". After spending an entire afternoon with You Su, he realized that he was always talking about new things.
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