Chapter 1254: Chapter 1251: Drawing a Dragon without Dotting its Eyes (Third Update)

At first, Xing Yushu didn’t pay much attention.

This minor skill of painting was also something Xing Yushu had learned in his childhood, but he had long since stopped pursuing it.

In this an era of insecurity and turmoil, unless it’s those well-fed nobles using it to pass the time, who would have the mood to study painting?

However, Xue An’s current performance confirmed a suspicion in Xing Yushu’s heart.

This guy must be, or at least used to be, a noble; otherwise, he wouldn’t possess such good manners and knowledge.

But besides that, there wasn’t a trace of spiritual power fluctuations on him.

This caused Xing Yushu to shake his head inwardly.

All bookishness is of no practical use.

This saying is not a joke at this time.

This guy has no skills at all and dares to run around outside; he’s lucky to be alive!

After pondering for a while, Xing Yushu then decided to leave.

But just at that moment, the crowd let out a burst of exclamations.

“Wow! So beautiful!”

“My God, it’s as if it’s alive!”

These exclamations made Xing Yushu slightly startle and he couldn’t help but look up.

Then he was stunned as well.

Above the city gate, a vivid and lifelike giant dragon was taking shape under Xue An’s brush.

Even from a great distance, Xing Yushu could still feel the majestic aura from this giant dragon.

For that instant, Xing Yushu even thought the dragon had come alive.

This rendered Xing Yushu somewhat foolish.

Not to mention anything else, with just this earth-shattering artistic skill, Xue An was definitely not ordinary.

Even Xing Yuhe, upon seeing the dragon painted by Xue An, couldn’t help but be stunned.

Finally, after Xue An finished the last stroke, he stepped back a few paces, nodded in satisfaction, then turned his head and smiled at Xiao Rui: “Does it look good?”

Xiao Rui’s eyes were almost dazzled. Upon hearing Xue An’s words, she nodded frantically, “It looks good! Big brother, you are simply amazing! But big brother, why doesn’t this dragon have eyes?”

Saying so, Xiao Rui pointed to the head of the giant dragon.

The crowd turned their gaze there.

Indeed.

On the head of this giant dragon, where the eyes should have been, there was only a blank space.

Xue An smiled and then gently patted Xiao Rui’s head, “Silly child, because if I were to draw the eyes, then this dragon would come to life!”

Xiao Rui’s eyes gradually widened, clearly believing Xue An’s words.

But the people around showed skeptical looks upon hearing this.

A dragon coming to life just from drawing its eyes?

This sounds as absurd as a tall tale!

Even Xing Yushu couldn’t help but be stunned upon hearing this, then he looked towards his grandfather.

Xing Yuhe shook his head slightly to him.

Because even he had never heard of a saying where drawing the eyes could bring a painted dragon to life.

Even those secret techniques and magical abilities he had heard of couldn’t achieve this.

Seeing that even his grandfather had never heard of it, Xing Yushu couldn’t help but snort coldly, and the slight admiration he had for Xue An dissipated like smoke.

Because in his view, what Xue An was doing was obviously bragging, just to show off his extraordinariness.

This made Xing Yushu dismissive, so he turned around and left.

But his attitude did not affect the admiration Xiao Rui and the others had for Xue An in the slightest.

Three days passed.

The city wall was finally repaired, and all the Talisman Spells on it had been redrawn.

Only then did everyone let out a sigh of relief.

After all, just surviving in these tumultuous times was already extremely difficult; as for the hardship and fatigue, those were nothing at all.

And after this incident, Xue An’s status rose even higher; wherever he went, people respectfully called him “Master.”

Every meal, there were people eagerly vying to deliver food to him.

And Xue An accepted it all with equanimity, without declining.

However, within the Vermilion Tower, Xing Yuhe’s complexion grew worse day by day.

Xing Yushu also stopped leaving the house and would stay beside his grandfather around the clock, unkempt and disheveled, for Xing Yuhe was imparting all his knowledge to him.

He would speak a few words and then rest for a while, as his physical strength had become extremely weak.

Even so, Xing Yuhe refused to delay, biting through the pain and persisting.

This caused Xing Yushu to choke up and struggle for words as he listened.

Of course, to the outside world, all of this was completely unknown.

Only Xue An occasionally glanced towards the Vermilion Tower, sighing softly.

And just as Demon-Sealing Town returned to peace.

On the great road thousands of miles away from the town, a slow-moving caravan approached.

The caravan seemed to emerge from darkness itself, with black horses and carriages; wherever one looked, everything was black.

As it drew closer, one would be shocked to find that these horses and chariots were all three feet above the ground, floating past.

This silent procession, like specters emerging from hell, carried on without the slightest sound.

In the midst of this chilling atmosphere, the curtain of the central carriage was gently lifted, and a hand extended out.

A hand as delicate as a slender onion, long and beautiful.

Then the hand gestured lightly, and the caravan abruptly came to a stop.

Suddenly, a surge of dark energy emanated from the ground in front of the carriage.

As the dark energy dispersed, a man appeared within it, wearing a black hooded cloak, his lower body ghostly, dissolving into layers of mist.

“How much further?” A cool female voice came from the carriage, the sound waves causing the darkness to tremble slightly.

“Replying to the Commandery Princess, we can now clearly sense that old fellow’s aura, and it’s getting stronger and stronger. This indicates that the old man can no longer control his injuries, hence why he can’t suppress the poison within him! Judging from what we can sense now, we are at most within a thousand miles,” the man in black responded with a fawning smile.

There was a moment of silence inside the carriage, then the carriage trembled slightly, and a beautiful, chilly woman, with lips as black as ink, emerged from within.

Upon seeing her face, everyone in the caravan, including the man in black, bowed their heads in deference.

The woman ignored them and simply raised her eyes to look at the road vanishing into the darkness. After a moment, she spoke coldly, “Since we can sense him, others can too. Therefore, if we want to seize the opportunity, we must get there before everyone else! So I don’t want to hear about ranges; I want specifics on how far and exactly when we can arrive! Do you understand?”

With that, the woman glanced at the man.

The man trembled and hurriedly bowed deeply, “The Commandery Princess can rest assured, I will do my utmost and not fail this mission!”

“Very well! Now let’s move at full speed, and before tomorrow, I want to see him appear before me!”

“Yes!”

The curtains closed again, and the man in black hastily wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

He understood better than anyone the consequences of failing his mission.

After all, the one giving orders was among the top echelons of power in Jing Country, the eldest daughter of the Baili Clan, known as the Dark Princess, Baili Shaoguang.

So after a slight hesitation, the man waved his hand, “Set out!”

The spectral caravan suddenly accelerated and turned into a streak of black light, disappearing atop the vast ancient road.

Their direction was aimed straight at Demon-Sealing Town.