Ordinary observers in fast time travel

"Are you Sun Yu?" Qing Yurui frowned. The person in front of her was completely different from the author of "The Tree of Life" that she had imagined.

In her imagination, the author of "The Tree of Life" should be someone as aloof as the moon in the sky and as proud as a plum blossom in the snow.

The Sun Yu before her was short and thin, timid and cowering, exuding an air of poverty. She couldn't believe that someone like him could create a work like "The Tree of Life"!

"Yes, that's me." Shi Jia shrank back, the weather had changed so quickly. It's only August, isn't it? Right, the art world has four seasons; August is already autumn.

"Did you paint 'The Tree of Life'?" Qing Yurui asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Shi Jia also sized up the girl in front of him. She was tall and graceful, with a perfect oval face and skin as smooth as jade. What was even more remarkable were her eyes, which were like black pearls and exceptionally sharp.

"Alright, then draw another one." Qing Yurui's tone was stiff, as if she had made up her mind about something.

Shi Jia frowned. "Draw another one? Did you lose the one I sent you before?"

Qing Yurui remained silent, but Qing Kun beside her grew impatient. "Just draw! Stop talking nonsense!"

Standing behind the two, Qing Wenli frowned but said nothing.

Shi Jia's face darkened. "Is this how you ask for favors?" He looked at Qing Yurui but didn't say anything.

"You've got a big head on your shoulders, haven't you!" Qingkun didn't like the way he looked at Yu Rui.

Qing Yurui frowned, "Brother Kun!"

Qingkun's momentum weakened considerably.

Then Qing Yurui said, "I'm sorry, my brother is a bit impatient. The reason we asked you to redraw it is because we can't be sure if you are the author of 'The Tree of Life'."

Shi Jia nodded reluctantly, "Okay, did you bring paper and pen?"

Qing Wenli immediately took out the paper and pen he had prepared and handed them to Shi Jia.

He had practiced drawing the banyan tree hundreds of times beforehand, becoming intimately familiar with every single line. Therefore, he casually sketched the banyan tree with his pen in hand.

"Here, do you want to color it?" Shi Jia pushed the drawing paper to Qing Yurui.

As the other person painted, Qing Yurui became convinced that "The Tree of Life" was his work. But how could the person and the painting differ so drastically?
"No need," Qing Yurui shook her head. "I'm sorry about earlier. Can you tell me about the Tree of Life now?"

Shi Jia really wanted to say no, but it was a million after all!

“Okay.” Shi Jia nodded. “Did you bring the original manuscript? I mean, it’s more vivid to speak from the original manuscript.”

Qing Yurui took out a 50cm long and 40cm wide picture frame from her small bag, which contained the painting "The Tree of Life".

However, Shi Jia stared wide-eyed at Qing Yu Rui's small bag, which was only the size of a palm!

It's a spacecraft!

In the previous world, Shi Jia possessed many spatial buttons. However, those spatial buttons were all closed, and items inside could only be accessed using mental power. But Qing Yu Rui's personal pouch was open, and one could reach inside!
"What kind of technology is this?" Shi Jia blurted out without realizing it.

"What?" Qing Yurui followed his gaze to her small bag. "This is a mustard seed bag."

"A mustard seed bag?" Shi Jia murmured. "Mount Sumeru can be contained in a mustard seed, and a mustard seed can contain Mount Sumeru?" In his previous life, he had read many traditional books and seemed to have seen this sentence in a Buddhist scripture.

“That’s exactly what I meant.” Qing Yu Rui was a little surprised. How did he know that?
"Oh, so is this mustard seed bag a manifestation of the artist?" Shi Jia snapped out of her thoughts and continued to ask curiously.

Qing Yurui nodded, "It is indeed a manifestation of a high-level spirit painter."

Shi Jia's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak when Qing Kun, who was standing next to him, couldn't stand it anymore. "Hey, kid, we paid you to come here to explain the Tree of Life to Sister Yu Rui, not to have you chat."

Shi Jia wanted to roll her eyes. "Don't worry, I'll explain the Tree of Life clearly and plainly! I won't let you waste your money!"

"Brother Kun, it's alright." Qing Yu Rui smiled at Qing Kun, telling him not to be angry. "Alright, now that the original manuscript is out, let me begin the explanation." Distracted by this, he lost all interest in asking any further questions.

Upon hearing this, Qing Kun and Qing Wenli said to Qing Yurui, "Sister Yurui, we'll wait outside the door. Call us immediately if anything happens."

Qing Yurui nodded.

Shi Jia was confused. "Why did they go out? Aren't they listening?"

Qing Yurui knew he was an ordinary person and unaware of the many taboos of spirit painters, but she didn't explain. She simply nodded and let him begin to explain.

Seeing this, Shi Jia didn't dwell on it. "Before explaining the Tree of Life, let's first discuss what life is?"

"What is life?" Qing Yurui pondered earnestly.

"Life refers to an organism with the ability to survive and move; life can also be a phenomenon... In my view, life is a process: occurrence, continuation, and extinction. Therefore, birth is life, and death is also life..."

"Death is also life? Why?" Qing Yurui asked, puzzled.

"It's very simple. How can an inanimate object die?" Shi Jia didn't actually have a deep understanding of the Tree of Life, since she had already written down all the settings for the banyan tree.

However, if I simply copy the settings she wrote today, I probably won't earn that million, and given these people's attitudes, I doubt I'll even be able to leave this hotel today.

So I have to bring up something grand and sophisticated. Luckily, I previously gave the banyan tree a grand name: "Tree of Life"!
When it comes to life, there is so much to say.

"Ah? So that's how it is!" Qing Yurui nodded.

Shi Jia was satisfied; after all, he had studied for ten years and still had the ability to intimidate people.

"So, from this perspective, when we understand the Tree of Life, we should know that it has two sides: life and death," Shi Jia said firmly.

"This is why I described it as having two opposite attributes in the setting: healing and attack."

"Furthermore, given the characteristics of banyan trees—a large canopy and numerous aerial roots—it's only natural that they possess defensive features." Shi Jia smiled, "That's exactly right."

Qing Yurui nodded; she shared the same analysis regarding defense. "Hmm, could you also talk about healing and attack?"

Shi Jia nodded, sighing, "I still haven't fooled you. Healing and attack are closely related to life; these are the processes of life..."

"From a microscopic perspective, healing is life! It's the regeneration of cells..."

"From a microscopic perspective, an attack is death! It's the process of a cell going from birth to death..."

Shi Jia spoke until his throat was dry, from the blazing sun to the rising moon. He drank two jugs of water, went to the toilet five times, racking his brains and trying his best to come up with something.

"...This is my understanding of the Tree of Life. Is there anything else you don't understand, Miss Qing?" Shi Jia smiled, but inwardly she felt bitter. This million was so hard to earn!

Qing Yurui finally realized, "So that's how it is! No wonder, when I saw these settings, I always felt that their descriptions had little to do with the Tree of Life."

“I tried to explain it myself, to connect healing, attack, defense, and life. But I just couldn’t explain it.” Qing Yu Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

"I had no other choice but to ask you."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jia felt a bitter taste in his mouth. It turned out that he was the culprit. Why did he have to choose such a grand and sophisticated name?

"Hehehe, actually, healing, attacking, and defending are all processes of life." Shi Jia chuckled.

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, sir!" Qing Yurui interlaced her fingers and bowed slightly to Shi Jia.

"You're welcome." Shi Jia waved her hand, phew~ finally managed to get away with it. Tsk tsk, but come to think of it, what she said actually makes a lot of sense… (End of Chapter)