The three of them walked out of the crowd and walked around the courtyard to talk. Bai Yikao was obviously still a little resistant to Bai De, and only after learning that his father had already met the two of them, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The cold wind slowly flowed down the walls and looped back to the ground. Bai Yikao's clothes were a little thin, and Bai Hao hurriedly asked the guards around him to prepare a set of clothes and put them on for the eldest brother.

After putting on his robe, Bai Yikao looked at the distant sky like light ink, and from time to time there were lonely birds crossing by. He then turned his head to look at his little sister.

"The last time we met like this, it had been more than half a year." He crossed his hands and hugged him lightly, and sighed softly, "But your news, big brother has always been very concerned." This time I went out for a long time, and the eldest brother was thinking about it in his heart and remembering it all the time. ”

"For example, I know you're out for ......," he said, pausing, "well, for this brother-in-law over here." ”

Bai Hao said angrily: "Big brother, don't talk nonsense!" Rather than saying I'......"

"Big brother, I might as well talk about you." Dongfang Shiming said casually beside him, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Bai Artemisia is very worried about you." ”

"Me?" Bai Yikao frowned and scratched his head, "I don't have anything to say...... These days are just studying some special painting methods, and they are far less experienced than yours. ”

"It's not!" Bai Hao shook her head, "You mean, how is the relationship between you and your father now?" When I come back this time and see that you guys are still the same, do you want to keep going like this? ”

Bai Yikao's reaction to this topic was like a gust of cold wind when he first went out. He shuddered subconsciously, but quickly calmed down.

"Let's do this first......," he said, looking up at the sky lazily, "I know it's not the way to go on like this, but there will be a way." ”

"Hey," Artemisia pouted, "that's what you said before......"

Bai Yikao just smiled helplessly, it seemed that he had no choice about this matter. But Dongfang Shiming stood aside, after all, the bystanders were clear, but he felt that the father and son didn't care about each other.

"Little sister, this time the eldest brother is going to participate in the autumn curtain painting banquet, do you think I can become a participating painter?"

The three of them strolled casually, looking at the bustling crowd surrounding the huge courtyard, Bai Yikao changed the topic.

Bai Artemisia turned his head seriously: "Big brother can definitely do it." But...... Daddy will definitely be even angrier. ”

"Haha, it won't." Bai Yikao looked at a random painting hanging not far away, "...... Let's not talk about my father's attitude, becoming a participating painter, I'm not sure now. ”

"Your paintings can arouse so many people's admiration, you should have more confidence in yourself." Dongfang Shiming said next to him.

Bai Yikao was stunned for a moment. Then he turned his eyes to look at this "brother-in-law" and sighed with a smile: "Maybe, it's probably because of my background as the son of the Bai family." Growing up, weren't you used to this kind of empty praise? ”

Dongfang Shiming smiled and shook his head. Bai Yikao was stunned again, and then gradually had a vague impression of the experience of this oriental son.

"Ah, I shouldn't have said that." Bai Yikao lowered his head and couldn't see his face clearly.

"Nothing." Dongfang Shiming was as relieved as ever. "Do you need any tests to become a participating artist?"

Walking to the corner, Bai Yikao lazily kicked away a ball of snow: "It's difficult." The Autumn Curtain Painting Banquet has eight permanent seats for sitting artists, and newcomers who want to jump through the dragon gate must first stand out from the hundreds of competitors and compete with the current sitting artists. Many people have failed to participate in the competition for many times, and they are also strong opponents worth paying attention to. ”

"However, 'there is no first'." Dongfang Shiming was curious, "What is the judging criterion?" ”

"Indeed, a painting may be judged differently in the eyes of different people." Bai Yikao spread his hands, "So there must be a professional person to be the referee." The selection process is attended by eight sitting painters in turn, and when it is time to defend the ring, it is time for the plaque painters to go out. ”

"The plaque painter...... "Oriental poetry thought clearly," is the core figure of the autumn curtain painting banquet. ”

"That's right." Bai Yikao said, "The autumn curtain painting banquet is the first painter of the Three Realms, and there is a black dragon plaque that has been passed down for a hundred years in the door, and the honorific title is the Thousand Stone Dragon Bell Plaque. There are five top seats above the non-voting painter, who can leave their names on the plaque and be honored as the plaque painter. Receiving this kind of honorific name is equivalent to being famous in the world of painting for a hundred years...... Ha ha. ”

It can be seen that Bai Yikao feels quite unattainable for such extravagant hopes. Dongfang Shiming didn't see his paintings just now, and he can't be called a Fang family for the profundity of his paintings, so he can't say much.

"Big brother, I believe in you!" Bai Artemisia's small fists clenched tightly and put them on his chest, "You will definitely become a plaque painter!" ”

Bai Yikao smiled wordlessly. Just as he was about to raise his hand to touch his little sister's head, he suddenly heard an exclamation from the crowd not far away, and then the scattered crowd instantly shrank back into the building.

"Huh?" Dongfang Shiming turned his head to look around, and saw that there were still people around him who were running over excitedly, "What's the matter?" ”

Bai Yikao was a little unsure at first, but after listening to the noisy voices, he accurately understood the reason why everyone was boiling, and his nerves suddenly perked, "Is it the rumored plaque painter who ......came over in person?" ”

"Plaque painter? Is that the best kind of artist? Bai Artemisia jumped up, "I'm going to see it too!" ”

The three of them strolled away from the building for some distance, and when they returned, it became extremely crowded again. However, Bai Hao's high-profile shouting just now made many people remember their appearance, and when they saw that it was the Bai family brothers and sisters coming, they consciously withdrew two steps.

In this way, Bai Yikao led the two of them to push and shove through the crowded crowd, and barely gathered in the front row of the painting table. Through the gap between the crowds, Bai Artemisia's eyes widened, and she tried to look that way.

Dongfang Shiming and Bai Yikao are slightly higher, which is enough to see the plaque painter and his painting brush.

And along the pen that kept swimming, slowly climbing to the appearance of that person, Dongfang Shiming suddenly shuddered for no reason.

Where everyone's eyes were, the blazing was projected on the messy rice paper.

The writer is an old man in his fifties and sixties. Beneath the wrinkles on his face, there are sharp, even somewhat dazzling eyes that cannot be concealed, and the falcon follows the barrel of the pen to jump on the rice paper like a foraging eagle.

Under the wave, the wind and bones are grotesque, and the atmosphere is solemn.

"Ah, this is the legend, the fifth of the plaque painters." Bai Yikao's low tone could not hide his joy, "Nicknamed [Only Pen Yunxiao] and [Painting Maniac], the famous plaque painter - Meng Susheng. ”

Listening to his speech, he was a little incoherent, but Dongfang Shiming looked at this person's appearance very calmly.