Chapter 291 - The Correct Method of Using the Drawing Card
Translator: Lav
Editor: Seliniaki Ilikia
The man surnamed Xu had nothing else to say, but Shi Lei’s heart skipped a beat.
He was the only one who knew that the reason Wei Xingyue’s father lent him the mansion on top of Mountain Qinglong was because the Black Card had used its influence and asked the Eye of the Dark Night to do it. In other words, no one would be able to remember exactly what happened on that day, including Wei Qing.
But Wei Xingyue’s father knew about it.
From his previous encounters with Wei Xingyue, Shi Lei suspected that she had some ulterior motive for interacting with him because after getting to know Wei Qing, he found out that the mansion belonged to the Wei family. He quickly casted that thought away, since there had been many incidents in which he had taken advantage of Wei Xingyue. If she had really sought him out intentionally, it was impossible for her to sacrifice that much.
If the Black Card didn’t exist, then Shi Lei would be sure that Wei Xingyue was only pretending. What first kiss? She had probably lost her virginity a long time ago. But after he kissed her, the Black Card had clearly told him that Wei Xingyue was a Level A virgin, which had to be right because it was impossible for it to make a wrong classification. The Black Card had also clearly stated that the accidental kiss was her first.
A girl like Wei Xingyue definitely wouldn’t sacrifice her first kiss just to uncover his secrets. Shi Lei was sure that no matter how mighty Wei Xingyue’s father was, it would be impossible for him to find out about the existence of the Black Card, not to mention that there was the mysterious organization known as the Eye of the Dark Night at the center. As for the Eye of the Dark Night, he could investigate it if he wanted to.
And there had been way more than just that one time. If that was an accident, then when Shi Lei helped Wei Xingyue push the car over the finishing line on the outskirts of Xixi, they had kissed again, showing that Wei Xingyue didn’t have any ulterior motive. Even if she had, it wouldn’t be the only reason for her to remain so close to him. At least she definitely wouldn’t have become friends with him just for the sake of investigating him.
So recently, Shi Lei had almost forgotten that Wei Xingyue was hanging out with him for a reason. But when the man surnamed Xu spoke and made Wei Xingyue say it, Shi Lei could no longer avoid all the doubts he had about her.
He had to carefully consider Wei Xingyue’s purpose for interacting with him.
Additionally, this was too much of a coincidence. He had just received the Drawing Card and Wei Xingyue brought him to such an occasion. It was just too coincidental.
Shi Lei glanced at her and felt a shadow cast over his heart.
Wei Xingyue didn’t notice anything. The man laughed dryly before leaving.
“Let’s go. I think they’re almost here,” Wei Xingyue said. Her holding onto his arm made him subconsciously wanted to break free. His body tensed, but he stopped himself from doing so. He needed to see why Wei Xingyue brought him here today.
When they returned inside, Shi Lei asked, “Where’s the bathroom?”
Wei Xingyue pointed in a direction and he removed his arm from her grasp before heading to the bathroom.
He walked into a stall, took out his phone, opened the Drawing Card, and checked the options inside.
It was the second time that Shi Lei had tapped open the card. When he did it last time, there had been four big categories labeled Western drawings, Chinese drawings, pencil sketches, and manga. He had tapped again and there were three portrait drawings. However, he couldn’t have inspected closer due to Zhang Mo’s sudden appearance.
This time, Shi Lei tapped on the option for Chinese drawings. The screen changed and another three portraits showed up, representing three different artists.
It was different from the Ancient Times’ Martial Arts Card. The three portraits in the Drawing Card were labeled with their respective names. Shi Lei glanced at them. He didn’t recognize any of them, since he knew nothing in the field of art.
This was worrying. If he was going to use the card, how would he know whose style was closest to Zhang Sengyou’s? Today’s major display was obviously the Song copy of Zhang Sengyou’s painting and the other paintings were there merely to bump up the number. So Shi Lei’s goal was simple. He needed to find someone who could mimic Zhang Sengyou’s painting style.
Shi Lei wanted to see Wei Xingyue’s reaction at his sudden demonstration of god-like painting skills. Everything was just too coincidental. Since Shi Lei had drawn the Drawing Card and Wei Xingyue had brought him here, he even suspected that the existence of the Black Card had already been revealed, or perhaps that Wei Xingyue’s father already knew about it. He may even know that Shi Lei was the one who possessed the Black Card and learned that he had just drawn the Drawing Card.
If that was the case, then it was too horrifying. Shi Lei had initially planned on quietly staying there for a few hours, but he had now decided to demonstrate his godly skills.
It wasn’t that Shi Lei liked to show off, but that he could not let others learn the secret of the Black Card. If Wei Xingyue revealed any sign that she knew, Shi Lei had to tell the Black Card. Shi Lei hadn’t exposed anything, so it was the Black Card’s side that had some problems. Shi Lei believed that as soon as the Black Card discovered that someone else other than Shi Lei knew of its existence, it would definitely solve the problem.
As for how it would solve it, Shi Lei wasn’t worried at all. Since the Eye of the Dark Night had some way to wipe away the memories of the fuerdais, it would be able to deal with Wei Xingyue’s father. The Black Card might even be unwilling to do it itself, since the mysterious power it represented far exceeded the Eye of the Dark Night’s tricks.
Shi Lei casually flipped through the three portraits and skimmed through the names below them. He suddenly realized that these portraits could be swiped from left to right.
His heart skipped a beat and he swiped it to the left. A fourth portrait appeared.
Huh. Did it have the portraits of all Chinese painters? If that was the case, then couldn’t he just look for the person he needed? He could find Zhang Sengyou, have him possess him, and mimic his own painting. Wouldn’t that make him invincible?
Shi Lei continued to swipe the screen, basically confirming that the Drawing Card was different from the Ancient Times’ Martial Arts Card. The purpose of the Martial Arts Card was to give him super strength in combat. The specific martial arts used, which sect it was from, or even who the master was didn’t matter at all. But art was different. Even if different painters had the same skills, their techniques and artistic conception would differ greatly. Even the greatest Chinese painter had something he was the most skilled at. If you asked Qi Baishi(1) to paint Yu Beihong’s(2) horse, perhaps he wouldn’t be able to do as well as an ordinary artist. It wasn’t that Qi Baishi didn’t know how to paint horses, but that the horses he painted would definitely be different from Yu Beihong’s.
So Shi Lei could choose a certain painter in the Drawing Card.
However, Chinese culture had been developed over a few thousand years and there were at least eight hundred, if not one thousand painters who could be considered as a “master.” How much time did he have to spend to find the painter he needed?
Shi Lei recalled that he could operate the Martial Arts Card with his voice, so he said in a soft voice, “Zhang Sengyou.”
A white light flashed on the screen and the portraits spun crazily. It stopped quickly with three portraits on the screen. When Shi Lei looked at it, the name written beneath the middle portrait was Zhang Sengyou!
This is f*cking great!
Shi Lei almost yelled in joy.
Qi Baishi: Chinese painter who was skilled in watercolor
Yu Beihong: Chinese painter known for Chinese ink paintings of birds and horses