The Crown Prince glanced at Xie Qiao.
"You seem to have selected Young Lady Xie earlier. Would you like her to compete with you?" The Crown Prince's words were warm and gentle, "Young Lady Xie, would you like to?"
If Xie Qiao was an ordinary Taoist master, he would not have asked her to paint.
However, she…
Was Li Shiyan's eldest disciple.
She was his eldest senior sister.
Li Shiyan, the number one scholar in the world, was his teacher!
He was proficient in all kinds of arts, including playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but he was also an extremely picky person. If Xie Qiao was not talented, he would never have accepted her as a disciple, let alone as his first disciple!
Moreover, over the years, he had heard his teacher praise her a lot. He said that Mo Chusheng's painting skills were extraordinary even if she only painted a bug. He also said that her painting style was flexible and that she was extremely good at both her left and right hands. She could even do two things at once.
In short, from his teacher's words, Mo Chusheng could be said to be unrivaled and stand out alone.
At that moment, everyone looked at Xie Qiao.
Xie Qiao did not attend many calligraphy and painting lessons. Earlier on, she had indeed done well in the calligraphy and painting examination, but it was all theoretical knowledge.
She rarely handed in her calligraphy and painting homework. It seemed that her health was not good and she did not have the energy.
At that moment, it might be a little difficult for her to do so in front of everyone.
"If I win, he won't be able to be a teacher?" Xie Qiao's voice was very gentle as she asked slowly.
When she said that, many people thought Xie Qiao did not want to compete with Zhao Xuzhi and did not want them to leave either.
However, they were not surprised. After all, Master Zhao was young and good-looking. It would be much more interesting to have him as their teacher.
Zhao Xuzhi was delighted when he heard Xie Qiao's words. He said, "Don't worry, Young Lady Xie. I started learning painting when I was five years old. Since I dared to become your teacher, I naturally have the ability to do so."
There was a cold gleam in the Crown Prince's eyes and he snorted lightly. There was a hint of murderous anger in his laziness.
Xie Qiao stood up and looked nonchalant, "Then I'll compete with you."
If she won, Zhao Xuzhi would get lost. It was not bad.
Zhao Xuzhi was in a good mood.
It seemed like he was going to be her teacher.
And Xie Qiao was in the bag as well.
This girl probably had a good impression of him. She looked pretty good. Although her father and brother were bandits, Xie Pinggang had a bright future and would not drag him down.
In particular, she and Mo Chusheng might still be master and disciple. Hence, Mo Chusheng would have to treat him a little more politely in the future.
Mo Chusheng was an expert. If such a person could be taken under him, in the future... it would be much more convenient no matter what he did.
Moreover, since Xie Qiao was familiar with Mo Chusheng, she should have the ability to communicate with both worlds.
At that moment, Zhao Xuzhi felt much more relaxed.
She was no longer as upset as before.
The Crown Prince ordered people to prepare the drawing paper. He also ordered people to arrange two big tables for them to paint.
"This time, we will use the mountains and rivers as the theme. The two of you will have to complete within two hours," the Crown Prince said concisely.
Xie Qiao was obedient and did not say much. She sat down on her seat and began to think.
The Water Moon Temple was in the middle of the mountain, and it was from a high vantage point. Usually, in the temple, one could see the scenery of the mountains, the clouds and fog, and the green lake. It was so beautiful that it was beyond imagination.
She had painted a lot of these mountains and waters.
However, Yun Wei's fame was what she used to make money, so she should not expose that.
Therefore, she had to restrain her best painting skills.
Fortunately, when she used Yun Wei's name to paint, she did not paint much of the mountains and waters. Even if she did, it was only a small painting. Now, she just had to restrain herself a little, and it should not be obvious.
Xie Qiao started painting.