You rascal, stop right there!

It is true that this world is vast and profound, and full of exquisiteness.

Bai Wan returned to the room and shrugged slightly, feeling that his horizons had been broadened.

He even felt that Luo Wenqi cared too much about Chen Yu. Not only did he want her heart, he also wanted her body.

Bai Wan really didn't understand how anyone could come up with such a thing between men.

Wouldn't it be good for him and Brother Zichen to just write, draw, and send letters from time to time to express their thoughts and concerns?

Snapped!

Maybe he felt that he had unconsciously imagined Brother Zichen and himself as a couple, which was too scary!

He slapped himself hard!

I must never defame Brother Zichen's reputation!

The relationship between him and me is just that of a brother!

Moreover, from seeing Ling Shumo's painting samples for many days, he could guess that he already had a girl he liked!

Apart from the lotus painting Ling Shumo gave him at the beginning, for a long time afterwards, all he saw were small samples of ink-colored landscape paintings, which made him seem a little lonely.

But suddenly one day, it turned into various painted flowers and birds, which became more and more colorful and joyful to watch. And the "Peony and Butterfly Picture" can show that his mind is absolutely affectionate.

When it comes to the amount of thought that goes into Brother Zichen's paintings, he believes that he is definitely better than Luo Wenqi.

So he casually threw the Long Yang album somewhere, but was afraid that it would be accidentally seen by Chen Yu, so he quietly stuffed it into his tattered clothes and wrapped it up.

The room was very quiet. Bai Wan continued his daily practice as usual with his left hand, which was already calloused.

These days, he has been painting with his left hand day and night, and his level is now completely different from before.

Whether it is people, scenery, flowers and birds, architecture, or Buddhism, there has been great progress.

Perhaps because his former talent was still there, he was still best at landscapes. And through various techniques, he was able to paint whatever he wanted, and his brushwork was full of life.

He practiced painting every day, trying his best.

This is not only responsible for your present self, but also for your past self.

He set rules for himself. For example, no matter how tired he was every day, he had to paint six paintings on different scientific subjects.

For example, every once in a while, when I come up with a good work, I must remember to send a copy to Brother Zichen for his comments.

Remember to write back to Brother Zichen every ten days and tell him about your current painting progress.

Remember to write down the comments and advice in Brother Zichen's letters, and correct and learn from them next time you paint or write poetry.

He was not only in contact with this person, but also cultivating himself to be like Han Miaoran in the past.

I hope that the close friend that Brother Zichen mentioned, who was well-read and good at calligraphy and painting, can reappear.

……

Two days later.

The provincial examination for painters in the prefectures of Anfusi Lu has begun.

In order to prevent the flooding incident at the Danqingyuan in the provincial government from happening again, the Anfusi Lu had already sent many soldiers to surround the area and did not dare to slack off for a moment.

The provincial examination of the Painting Academy was already under the jurisdiction of the Four Departments of the Ministry of Rites, and like the imperial examination, it was under the jurisdiction of the Gongju Department.

In order to cater to the emperor's love of calligraphy and painting, the governor of Anfusilu, Dai Ling, specially set up a local Danqing Academy, and the person in charge was Lin Song, the former imperial painter of the palace.

At this moment, Lin Song, who was serving the emperor, was dressed in blue. His noble temperament was very eye-catching among the many painters in the daytime.

He knew it.

This year's exam questions are more difficult than last year's.

The provincial examination is not as simple as the state examination. Your Majesty paid too much attention to it and came up with a poem.

The question paper was opened.

The five words “No one crosses the wild water” are vigorous and powerful.

The candidates in the audience were shocked to see this poem test question, especially some of them who had practiced the peacock painting for a long time based on the previous experience of the provincial government.

They thought that even if the provincial examination this year was not for peacocks, it should be for some other kind of birds.

At worst a chicken or a duck will do.

result……

"Master Lin, is there something wrong with the test questions?" a painting student finally asked in confusion.

Lin Song raised his eyes to look at the man and said seriously, "That's right. This year, the examination questions for the three-level provincial painting academies were all set by His Majesty. The provincial examination question is the poem 'Wild waters no one crosses'!"

Therefore, the candidates in the audience couldn't help but whisper...

……

"Ah, the exam question I got for spending one tael of silver is not to draw a peacock?"

"I also spent two taels of silver!"

"I spent five taels..."

"Oh, I spent ten taels..."

……

Bai Wan looked at the endless comments around her and couldn't help but smile...

These candidates!

He just casually said that there were exam questions, and a bunch of people secretly scrambled to buy the Zhengzhou provincial government exam questions.

These dishonest people who only think about cheating are so shameless.

Those who have hands and feet cannot practice well and take exams well!

Alas, can’t you just be an honest person?

Next time he and Chen Yu will sell it at a higher price. This ten taels difference is still too reasonable...

I don’t know if it was because Bai Wan’s contemptuous look was too eye-catching, but Lin Song’s gaze just turned over.

That distant look made the originally beautiful eyes look a little scary.

Bai Wan immediately nodded obediently, picked up the brush and started painting.

This question is neither difficult nor easy.

The saying “no one crosses the wild water” emphasizes the word “no one”.

There should be no other interference in the painting, and there needs to be a human-free environment.

Bai Wan repeatedly asked himself how the former Han Miaoran would view this question, and inspiration splashed out like a spring suddenly bubbling up from a mountain stream.

"If there is no one, then it can't just be no one!"

he thought to himself.

So Bai Wan put down his brush and started painting.

In an instant, the brushwork became elegant and the painting was done as the heart desired.

After a short while, the painting concept appears on the paper.

After he finished the painting, he was very satisfied with it, so he picked up the brush and signed his name "Bai Wan" angrily.

The font used is official script, which is neat yet graceful and elegant.

Although his illness had completely recovered, his wrist strength had weakened a lot, so he could not write as wildly and elegantly as Ling Shumo.

Bai Wan calmed down, waited for the painting to be finished, sealed his name according to the imperial examination regulations, and stood up angrily.

Then, this guy straightened his clothes and walked out of the examination room with a confident and badass step.

The bell rings.

Lin Song looked at the empty examination room and put away the scrolls one by one.

He scanned the paintings with extreme caution and felt that although these candidates had good painting skills, their ideas were mediocre.

In order to achieve a state of "no one", people often only paint a river, a small boat, and no one.

Occasionally there are strange and flattering people who say there is no one, but they don’t draw people either.

I just draw monkeys, cats, and the like...

Some people started to draw a peacock in their mind as soon as the rice paper was distributed, before even opening the test paper. After seeing the test paper, they added some inappropriate things...

As a result, a strange scene appeared in which a peacock drowned in the river for no reason...

Lin Song was having a headache, but his eyes lit up when he scanned a painting...

In this painting, the bamboo forest is inky black, the boatman is hunched over, and the small boat is bored and quietly docked.

The boatman was resting and no one was crossing the river.

The so-called "no one" emphasizes both "no one" and "crossing".

This person not only sticks closely to the poetry, but also tends to be mature in his use of brush and color.

He was attracted by the charm of the painting and felt that the artist was quite talented.

"This person...should be awarded the first place in the provincial examination for appeasement..."