Whoosh~~~
The banquet at the City Lord's Mansion was in full swing, with geniuses competing to show off their gifts or talents.
When you are drunk.
Xu Zhiqing glanced at her father and winked. Xu Wei immediately understood what his daughter meant. That was the bet they had made before. If she won, he would not be able to interfere with her choice of a Taoist partner. Xu Wei nodded slightly, then smiled and looked around the room, saying loudly, "I received a gift today. I like it very much. I want everyone to appreciate it."
"Oh? What kind of gift could catch City Lord Xu's eye?"
"I think it must be no ordinary gift!"
"......"
At this moment, no matter the people at the main table or the people at the surrounding tables, they all cast their eyes on City Lord Xu. City Lord Xu said that he liked this gift very much on such an occasion, which immediately aroused everyone's curiosity. City Lord Xu looked like a knowledgeable person, and the gift he liked was obviously extraordinary.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, City Lord Xu did not play any tricks but directly took out the gift.
As a scroll appeared, everyone was extremely surprised. It was actually a painting?
This immediately made people feel a little surprised!
Many people also thought of a rumor, that is, City Lord Xu's daughter is a talented woman who is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Perhaps only such a family can cultivate such a person. It is also reasonable that her father is proficient in calligraphy and painting.
As the scroll unfolded, many people were shocked.
There was a figure on the scroll, walking with a sword in one hand and drinking from a wine jug in the other. He looked so free and easy. Most importantly, this was a painting that none of them had ever seen before.
“How was this drawn?”
“It looks so simple, but the charm is amazing!”
"Look at that poem!"
"I have been sharpening my sword for ten years, but I have never tried it. Today I will show it to you. Who would have any grievances? This poem is so cool! So heroic!"
"Yes! I don't know how to compliment people, but I can only say, good painting, good poem!"
"Who sent this gift? This has caught City Lord Xu's eye!"
"Given City Lord Xu's generosity, the return gift will definitely not be simple. This person has made a fortune by catering to his needs!"
"......"
Several clan leaders at the main table also started to praise it. Although it was not given by them, since City Lord Xu said so, they had to praise it even if it was against their will. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be bringing shame to City Lord Xu?
At the same time, they also envied those who gave gifts, as this caught the eye of City Lord Xu.
Hearing everyone's praise, City Lord Xu looked at Qin Haitian with a smile and said, "Sect Lord Qin, right? Others can at least comment on this painting. What do you think of this painting?"
That's right, everyone at the main table spoke up to praise or comment, but he didn't. The main point was that he said, this painting is good, this poem is profound, but how can you praise yourself? He is not so shameless.
"This painting is pretty good!" Qin Haitian said with a dry laugh.
"Just make do?" At this moment, Bi Xiongfeng sneered and said, "Are you jealous of the gift someone gave you? The painting technique used in this painting is not something we have seen before. It is considered a new school. Look at this poem, it sounds very heroic. If this is just make do, then I want to ask, what is not make do!"
Hearing Bi Xiongfeng's rebuttal and praise for the painting and poem, Qin Haitian looked a little strange and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
City Lord Xu looked at the righteous Bi Xiongfeng, and the corner of his mouth could not help but twitch. He didn't know whether he should give Bi Xiongfeng a way out. You praised him so highly, but if you knew that the person who sent the painting was the one you refuted, how would you feel?
"What do you think of this painting?" Bi Xiongfeng asked loudly.
"good!"
Although not everyone agrees, this painting is indeed good, and City Lord Xu said it is his favorite gift, so how could it be bad?
Seeing Qin Haitian speechless after being refuted by him, Bi Xiongfeng was extremely proud.
See? This is the difference between being a good human being and not being a good human being.
Luo Yufei frowned slightly. Although she hated Qin Haitian to the core, she felt somewhat dissatisfied when she saw Bi Xiongfeng mocking Qin Haitian like that. But she did not speak out, because she was also very dissatisfied with Qin Haitian's comment that this painting and this poem were just mediocre. Before she embarked on the path of cultivation, she loved music, chess, calligraphy and painting the most, and she had great attainments in them. When she was in a bad mood, she would choose to paint to relieve her mood. Seeing this new school of painting skills was like opening the door to a new era for her.
At this time, City Lord Xu coughed and interrupted Bi Xiongfeng who wanted to continue to suppress Qin Haitian, because he was worried that if he didn't tell Bi Xiongfeng who sent the painting, Bi Xiongfeng would be even more embarrassed. He said to Qin Haitian: "Sect Master Qin, did you paint this gift for me yourself, or was it painted by someone from your sect?"
As soon as these words came out.
Bi Xiongfeng's expression froze. Not only Bi Xiongfeng, but also those who were gloating over Qin Haitian's misfortune were dumbfounded.
A gift from Qin Haitian?
Many people are extremely embarrassed.
"This is a painting I made." Qin Haitian said modestly.
"Where is the poem?" City Lord Xu asked.
"It was also my own doing. I'm sorry to make you laugh." Qin Haitian continued modestly.
"Is this a joke? This poem is one of the top three poems I've heard in the past three hundred years!" City Lord Xu shook his head and asked, "You said it was just okay before, but do you have better paintings and poems that you haven't shown me yet?"
"This..." Qin Haitian touched his nose and said with a smile, "It's mainly because I knew that the city lord was celebrating his birthday, so I didn't have much time to paint. As for the poems, I was thinking about the person of City Lord Xu, and I wrote them when inspiration burst out in my heart."
In fact, it took him less than half an hour to paint and write poetry. He spent most of this time on painting. Poetry? Which time traveler doesn't know a few poems!
But can he speak? Of course not, after all, what he wants is to impress the city lord and even win Xu Zhiqing's favor.
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar.
The poem and painting given as gifts were actually made by him personally?
This really far exceeded people's expectations.
"I wonder if Sect Master Qin can paint or compose a poem on the spot?" City Lord Xu looked at Qin Haitian expectantly.
"Well... painting takes too long!" Qin Haitian said apologetically.
"Since it takes a long time to paint, why not just write a poem to suit the occasion?" someone took over the conversation.
"yes!"
Everyone started to speak, whether they were looking forward to Qin Haitian's poetry or those who thought that Qin Haitian did not have such ability and was just 'borrowing' other people's poetry and paintings to pretend, they all started to make a fuss.
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