Follow the path of Dao from infancy - Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Chapter 79: The Poetry Competition Prince

The ink on the canvas had not yet dried, and the Water Kylin also knew that touching it now would mar the painting.

She looked carefully, and the more she looked, the more she liked it. The impatience that had been stirred in her heart had already dissipated like smoke and clouds. Her beautiful eyes turned to Li Hao:

“Did you paint this for me?”

“Do you like it, senior?”

Li Hao saw the delight in her eyes and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, smiling as he said, “If senior likes it, then it’s a gift to you.”

The Water Kylin revealed a smile, making the whole cold pond seem much brighter. She laughed lightly:

“I didn’t expect to find such a skilled painter among humans; you’ve done a remarkable job. It almost feels like I’m standing on the paper myself.”

“As long as senior likes it.”

Painting is not just about copying; it’s an artistic enhancement, like adding a filter, naturally making it look good.

Li Hao looked at her and asked softly, “Senior, how about I paint a portrait of you in your present human form?”

This time the Water Kylin did not reject the idea, instead she showed interest and looked at Li Hao: “Can you still paint?”

“As for painting, if senior cooperates, I can paint all day!” Li Hao said with a smile.

“Alright, then paint another one for me to see,” the Water Kylin agreed.

“Good!”

Li Hao quickly agreed, seeing it as a rare opportunity to reap benefits.

“Senior, please stand by the edge of the pond, slightly to the side, yes, just like that…”

Li Hao had her strike a side pose, which, combined with her stunning beauty, made her resemble a wistful and gentle woman standing by the Emerald Pond.

He swiftly began to draw.

After a stick of incense had burned down.

The second piece of art was completed.

[Painting Experience +1738]

The experience had hardly diminished, mostly because transforming into a new form presented a different posture.

Li Hao quickly handed the painting to her.

The Water Kylin glanced at it, and her eyes immediately lit up. The woman in the painting was sorrowful and melancholic, exuding a transcendent loneliness and purity like a water lily detached from the mundane world.

This is actually me… The Water Kylin felt that the woman in the painting looked much better than how she perceived her real self.

And the tinge of sorrow in her features, could it be the true reflection of her heart?

Alone in the cold pond, a thousand years of solitude, the Tan Palace was a place of humans and not her own… In these bustling human cities, her loneliness seemed even more profound.

Gazing at the painting, she gradually became entranced.

Seeing her absorbed, Li Hao did not speak to disturb her, instead he quietly tidied up the canvas, and then once more, he captured her enraptured appearance.

In an era without photographs, his paintings could capture moments in time.

Li Hao thought that most people would probably like them.

Soon, the third painting was finished.

[Painting Experience +1541]

The experience had diminished slightly, but it was still a substantial amount.

Just three paintings had earned him over five thousand experience points, a veritable windfall.

When Li Hao finished the painting, the Water Kylin also came back to her senses and asked, “Are you done?”

So you noticed after all… Li Hao secretly chuckled in his heart. She had clearly sensed his presence, yet she had maintained an entranced posture, indicating she was willingly cooperating.

“It’s finished.”

Li Hao nodded and turned the canvas towards her.

Seeing the third painting, a deeper smile appeared in the Water Kylin’s eyes. The entranced expression was vivid and life-like, with the light casting angling reflections in her clear eyes, seeming to harbor a myriad of thoughts.

She had indeed briefly revisited certain memories from a thousand years ago, and he had seen through it?

Could this human boy really read her?

The Water Kylin looked at Li Hao, her gaze had become much more amiable as she said, “Your painting skills are indeed impressive. Did you say you’re a descendant of the Li Family?”

“Yes,” Li Hao nodded.

The Water Kylin, intrigued, said, “The Divine General Mansion Li Family is famous throughout the land, but as I know, the family rules are stringent, and all clan members are martial artists. How do they allow you to dabble in such minor arts?”

“The Art of Painting is not necessarily a minor art.”

Li Hao smiled slightly, “Moreover, cultivating and painting do not interfere with each other, as there are always times when one tires of practicing.”

“Oh?”

The Water Kylin raised an eyebrow.

Li Hao temporarily concealed his Myriad Attributes, releasing his fifteen li aura, and then reactivated the Myriad Attributes.

The Water Kylin was momentarily stunned, her eyes widening in astonishment as she looked at Li Hao.

Fifteen li?

Yet his blood and bone essence looked so fresh and tender.

“Senior, since we have some free time today, why don’t I continue to paint a few more pieces for you?” Li Hao offered with a smile.

The Water Kylin glanced at the paper in her hands, which she had forcibly dried out, and nodded, “That’s fine.”

Li Hao inwardly smiled and promptly had her stand again by the edge of the Emerald Pond to continue painting.

Soon, one painting after another was completed.

After painting eleven canvases, the Painting Experience for the twelfth had increased by only 351 points.

Although it was much less than before, compared to painting other subjects, it was still considered generous.

“Let’s stop here for today,”

The Water Kylin took the latest painting, glancing at it, her face beaming with a bright smile.

“Are you dissatisfied, senior?” Li Hao, who was about to continue painting, asked.

The Water Kylin shook her head, “Today my appearance is too plain. Your painting skill is so exquisite, I should dress up a bit more for your next painting.”

Li Hao was momentarily at a loss for words, thinking that the love of beauty is something everyone shares, but he hadn’t expected even the Great Demon King to possess it.

Feeling that her look for the day wasn’t pretty enough?

But Li Hao thought she was already beautific.

“Alright, then.”

Li Hao did not insist, as there were plenty of days ahead.

“What’s your name?” the Water Kylin asked.

“Li Hao.”

The Water Kylin appeared slightly surprised; that name seemed a bit presumptuous, and it would fit better if Li Hao belonged to the Royal Family.

“Senior, your name?” Li Hao asked, not missing the chance to bond.