Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“No need, no need. I’m here to look around and find a few books to read. You don’t have to be so polite. I’ll help myself.”
The beautiful woman repeatedly waved her hand in refusal.
Seeing this, Ye Xiu didn’t say anything else and sat back down to wash his brush.
Even though he relied on his hobby of drawing to earn money, he was still running a bookstore.
The bookstore he opened didn’t sell learning materials because he couldn’t compete with the various academies. As a result, he turned to collecting all sorts of unorthodox books. Most of them were ancient books. He rented out these books to earn money. Now, he was gradually getting rid of that model, and ink wash paintings were his main income now.
Of course, the customers he had accumulated were still those who had been looking for old books. As a result, he still continued to operate the bookstore and improve his painting skills at the same time.
Ye Xiu sat down and washed his brush. The beautiful woman who had just arrived stood to the side and watched.
As she watched, her heart trembled even more. As expected of a master who lived in seclusion in the human world, his behavior was actually the same as an ordinary person’s. The last time she had come, she had also noticed that this senior didn’t seem to use magic. He was just like an ordinary person, buying vegetables, cooking, and walking. He didn’t have the slightest bit of impatience in doing things.
It was probably because he could ascend to the Divine Realm at any time and increase his lifespan, so he didn’t care about wasting that bit of time.
He even washed the brush by himself, and not using the water dragon technique.
“Eh?”
Suddenly, the beautiful woman was stunned. Her gaze stopped on the black basin, and her gaze was suspicious.
The circle basin was divided into two halves, one water and one fire. Water and fire fused together to comprehend the water and fire essence. Could this iron basin be an ice and fire magic conductor?
There were some special items in the magic world known as magic conductors. Any one of them had a special function. Some magic conductors were even close to the power of artifacts. She had seen clear pictures and information of many famous magic conductors.
The metal basin in front of her was exactly the same as the magic conductor of the ice and fire mage Lu Xun!
The ice and fire magic conductor were an extremely rare support type magic conductor. It could help a mage directly comprehend the essence of water and fire. If they understood the essence of water and fire, it would be too easy for them to go back and practice water and fire magic.
It could even increase a mage’s affinity with the water and fire elements.
Was it a replica with striking with the real one?
Or was it the real thing?
After looking at it for a while, the beautiful woman standing next to him finally asked, “Mr. Ye, my name is Suxin, your water basin is very rare. I wonder where you got it?”
“This water basin was given to me by a young man surnamed Lu.” Ye Xiu casually said, “Even though that guest’s temperament is cold, his observation is very meticulous. So, I think he’s a very warm person instead.”
A young man surnamed Lu had a cold temperament?
After hearing this, Lin Suxin immediately confirmed it.
There weren’t many archmagisters in the magic world. Those who could ascend had already ascended. Only a few remained in the human world.
Among them, Lu Xun, who had the ice and fire magic conductor, was very famous. It seemed that he had given the ice and fire magic conductor to Ye Xiu in order to repay the kindness for the painting.
“Do you know him?” Ye Xiu turned his head and asked.
Fans of ancient culture belonged to a small group. Perhaps they were in the same circle as each other, so it was normal for them to know each other.
“Not really. I’ve heard of him.” Lin Suxin shook her head.
Lu Xun was one of the few remaining archmagisters in the human world. Many years ago, he had single-handedly blocked the invasion of thousands of beasts. He could practically be called an idol in the magister world. She hadn’t even seen him before.
Ye Xiu didn’t ask any more questions. He said, “It’s really convenient to wash the brush with this basin.”
Lin Suxin opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Such a precious support type magic conductor was only used to wash his brush?
But that was normal. Ye Xiu had begun to comprehend many laws. He had also dabbled in the most mysterious law of fate. In front of him, a magic conductor was no different from a toy.
Moreover, through the changes in the magic in the air, the ink in the ice and fire magic conductor was filled with highly concentrated magic elements. It was already close to the essence of the elements. It was likely that he had injected magic into it when he was painting.
Such a marvelous painting deserved such treatment.
After Ye Xiu washed the brush, he picked up the iron basin and poured all the black ink into the jujube tree by the entrance of the shop.
He didn’t know if the ink water could nurture the tree, but when he first started practicing ink wash painting, he once knocked over the basin and poured all the ink into the soil.
A few days later, the jujube tree grew well.
From then on, every time he finished washing the brush, he would use the ink water to water the tree so that he wouldn’t go too far away.
“This jujube tree was able drink the ink water. Its luck is really good. It’s equivalent to having the essence of magic poured into its body.” Lin Suxin was extremely envious. She wished that she was that tree.
If this continued for a long time, she didn’t have to cultivate. She would be able to become an archmagister even if she slept every day.
Seeing that Ye Xiu had washed his brush and entered the shop, Lin Suxin hurriedly followed.
She had indeed come to borrow a few books, but if she could see Ye Xiu drew, then the books wouldn’t be important.
Ye Xiu stood behind the desk. Seeing that Lin Suxin had been following him, he didn’t stop her. After all, a beautiful woman following by his side was very pleasing to the eye.
As usual, he laid out the paper. After grinding the ink, he raised his brush and began to draw.
Even though ink wash painting emphasized the artistic conception, regular people with mediocre standards would still flavor the shape and appearance of the painted objects. In order to cater to the tastes of different customers, sometimes Ye Xiu had to properly practice drawing the shape and outline of the objects.
This time, Ye Xiu drew bamboo. Using the bottom of the paper as the ground, he drew bamboo leaves. Then, he drew the bamboo from top to bottom.
But sometimes, if he used too much strength, the drawing would be ruined. However, this was the purpose of practice. If he didn’t fail, how could he succeed?
In Lin Suxin’s eyes, it wasn’t just that. Her gaze was a little blurry as her gaze lingered on the failed drawing.
Ye Xiu started drawing from the fallen bamboo leaf to the bamboo leaf dancing in the air. The top of the bamboo appeared bit by bit, and an incomparably mysterious law undulated along with the brush.
“What’s so good about a useless manuscript? If you like it, I’ll give you the finished one in my hand later.” Ye Xiu looked at it and couldn’t help but say.
Ban Feimeng kept staring at Ye Xiu’s useless manuscript. Was she questioning his ability?
He used his drawing skill to make money. If his reputation became bad in the circle of ancient culture enthusiasts, wouldn’t it affect his business?
Even though he was a bit reluctant to give away a finished product, it might save his reputation, so it was still worth it. At the same time, it would also increase his reputation in the circle of ancient culture.
The moment Ye Xiu’s voice rang out, Lin Suxin came back to her senses. Her mind was shaken.
Just now, her mind was immersed, and she subconsciously wanted to comprehend the laws within the drawing, but she was swept away by the incomplete law of time.
If it hadn’t been for Senior’s reminder, she might have been destroyed by the law of time.
She hadn’t expected that Senior did not argue with her, he was even willing to give her the finished product. What a good luck!
But then she thought about it, it was inappropriate to receive such a gift. She immediately rejected, “Senior, this is too valuable. You should take it back. I feel uneasy holding it.”
“It’s fine. It’s just a painting.” Ye Xiu waved his hand. He didn’t care.
He couldn’t let a small profit in front of him affect his future earnings. But the other party was indeed a member of the ancient cultural circle. She had a decent character.
If he forcefully stuffed it away, it wouldn’t be good.
Ye Xiu looked at her and said, “Then how about this. You help me out. This painting will be your reward..”