The rice paper in his hand trembled slightly, but the three butterflies on the rice paper began to dance.

Of course, this is not a real dance, but an illusion that makes people feel that the butterflies above are alive, as if they are about to fly away at any moment.

It takes quite a lot of skill to do that.

And this kind of skill can be said to be impossible to find in the entire Great Song Kingdom, because this is no longer a skill that ordinary people can achieve, but it is close to art, close to Tao.

Even if you see the same painting, you can't do the same thing by copying it again.

Among them, the amount of ink, the strength of the pen, and the change of pen power,

Don't look simple, the things contained in it are quite mysterious.

The third prince, Zhao Jing, looked at the painting in his hand at this moment, his eyes were full of shock, talking about a few butterflies can have such a miraculous effect, if a painting is finished, then how far should it be?

Whether it's him or Zhu Qian.

They are all people who have knowledge of calligraphy and painting, and they don't need to look at a whole painting, they just need to see the skills contained in it, which is enough to make people bow down.

"What did that brother draw, and why was he so appreciated by Zhu Fuzi. ”

"It's like a few butterflies, and it's impossible to draw something too complicated in such a short period of time, but to be worthy of Zhu Fuzi's appreciation, there must be real talent and learning, it seems that this is a hidden person." ”

"I'd love to go over and have a look. ”

Some people in the distance were curious, they looked up, but they couldn't see anything because of the crowd.

Qin Yong on the side had a gloomy face, he didn't calculate that the person in front of him actually had a hand in painting, it was really a miscalculation, and he thought that the scholars involved in painting in the capital had shown their skills, and this person was not interested in the three princes' daughters asking for paintings.

Then he was very unwilling to say, "A few butterflies, the skills shown may be good, but they are still far from what you said, but they seem to have come to life, not really alive, there is still a big gap between them." ”

Before Li Xiuyuan could speak, Zhu Qian on the side said: "Qin Yong, this is not right, to the extent that you can show the things in the painting, you are already enlightened, is it possible that you really ask the butterflies in this painting to fly out?"

Zhao Jing also nodded and said, "The skills in the painting are already amazing, this is enough, this painting is worth a thousand gold, and I should show it to my father first." ”

"It's just a few strokes, just a few butterflies, where can I give it to the official family?"

Qin Yong exclaimed, he then glanced at the painting again, and suddenly pointed out, "Three princes, look, there is still a missing stroke on this butterfly, and those three butterflies actually have no eyes, this painting is incomplete." ”

"Hey, really. ”

Zhao Jing glanced at it, and really saw that the three butterflies above had no eyes on them.

No wonder these three butterflies always felt that something was missing when they danced before, it turned out that they were missing eyes, but they were attracted by the magic in this painting before, and they ignored it for a while.

"How can such a great negligence and inadequacy prevail over others? Qin Yongdao: "This brother, although your painting skills are magical, the shortcomings cannot be made up, so I can't be convinced." ”

Zhao Jing nodded: "This is also reasonable, and this painting is too simple, not complete, if you rely on three butterflies to win the first place, it is indeed a little unconvincing." ”

Li Xiuyuan smiled dumbly: "The butterfly did not draw its eyes, this is not a mutilation, but I did it on purpose." ”

"What do you mean by this?" asked Zhu Qian on the side.

Li Xiuyuan hugged his fists and saluted: "Back to Master Zhu, the ancients put the finishing touches in front, and the younger generations naturally want to take it as a warning, the dragon on the mural will fly away if the eyes are painted, and the butterfly in my painting is the same, and the eyes will fly away if the eyes are painted, so I didn't paint the eyes, so as not to be in the painting."

Something comes alive from paper. ”

"What nonsense, are you deceiving a three-year-old child? I don't believe that the butterfly in your painting can fly with its eyes. Qin Yong immediately retorted.

Not only him, but also the third prince Zhao Jing and the master Zhu Qian on the side also shook their heads slightly, not believing it.

How could they believe such an unbelievable thing.

After all, the finishing touch is just a legend, how can it be believed.

"The third prince doesn't believe it either?" asked Li Xiuyuan.

Zhao Jing smiled: "Your painting skills are indeed extraordinary, but to reach the level of the finishing touch, it is not a skill, but a spell, immortal art, which seems too absurd, but the prince does not believe it, but if you can really make the butterfly in this painting fly after dotting the eyes,

This prince is willing to ask for your paintings, and apologize to you for your previous doubts, but if you can't do it......"

Li Xiuyuan interrupted him and immediately said, "Since you don't believe it, then ask the third prince to send the painting." ”

Zhao Jing sent the painting over, and a little curiosity surged in his heart.

Looking at this person's confident appearance, can't he really make the butterflies in the painting fly?

No, it's absolutely impossible.

How could he, as a prince, believe such a ridiculous thing, if a Taoist priest casts a spell, then he can believe it, but the person in front of him is just a scholar, a scholar, not like a person who has learned magic.

"It's just pretending, he can't let the butterflies fly. Qin Yong said with an oath.

Li Xiuyuan didn't say anything, just spread out the painting, flattened it with a paperweight, and immediately added an ink pen on his palm.

"Brother Li, do you really know how to put the finishing touch?" Zhang Bangchang on the side leaned over and asked Xiao Sheng.

"No, it won't. Li Xiuyuan said, "How can there be a finishing touch in the world." ”

"Then you dare to paint, why don't you slip away, it's just a loss of face." Zhang Bangchang said: "It's just a retreat, not ashamed." ”

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "Although there is no finishing touch in the world, the skill of painting has reached the point of transcendent sanctification, and it can be channeled. ”

After speaking, the ink pen in his hand was lightly tapped.

There were immediately three more pairs of eyes on the three black butterflies, although they were only a few black dots, but there was a big difference between having them and not having them.

At this time, everyone came up, and they all stared at the three black butterflies on the rice paper that had completed their eyes.

It doesn't seem like much has changed.

It's just that the eyes are a little smart, and they don't come back to life.

Zhu Qian shook his head slightly, and Zhao Jing, the third prince on the side, also smiled dumbly, only to feel that he had witnessed a farce.

Qin Yong was a little nervous at first, and then saw that the butterfly did not come back to life, and immediately smiled: "Sure enough, it is a big nonsense, what kind of calligraphy and painting are superb, and the finishing touches are all wild words, because this lie of yours not only deceived the three princes, Old Master Zhu, but also deceived all the scholars and scholars here."

If you don't believe me, you can see if the butterfly in this painting has come to life. ”

After speaking, he snatched the rice paper from the painting table and spread it out in public for the nearby scholars to see.

But when the nearby scholars looked at it, they were puzzled: "Brother Qin, you took the wrong drawing, this is a blank piece of paper, and there is nothing on it." ”

"No?" Qin Yong glanced at it, and it was really a blank piece of paper.

Did you really draw the wrong picture?

He was ready to go back and take it again.

But at the moment of turning back, he immediately froze in place, his eyes shrunk, and his face was full of horror.

Three black butterflies are dancing in front of Li Xiuyuan at the moment, chasing each other and playing, and the appearance of the butterflies is exactly the same as in the painting.

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "There is nothing in the painting, why do you need to show it to others? Aren't the three butterflies you looking for here?" ”

He stretched out his palm, but saw the three butterflies obediently stop on his palm.

Not only Qin Yong, but even Zhao Jing, Zhu Fuzi, and the other scholars who were painting on the side were stunned.

looked at the blank rice paper in Qin Yong's hand, and then looked at the three butterflies in the painting in Li Xiuyuan's hand.

Lived.

It's really alive.

The ability to put the finishing touch in the legend really exists.

For a moment, everyone's hearts were turned upside down, and their shocked eyes were full of incredible looks.