88 Heavens Carpe (1/2)
Yuan Gu wanted to explain in the behalf of Jin Rou, ”Masters.. this—”
”No need to say anymore, Prince Yuan.” Master Dongsha waved it off and said, ”No matter what you say, this painting of your person is something quite displeasing in our eyes.”
Indeed, this painting was like an insult for their museum! This painting had no trace of being worked so hard at, like it was made out of the whim. Well, it was really and literally made out of the whim though.
Master Xiaomei agreed with displeasure, ”That's right. This young man is fronting us with an insult.” She looked at Jin Rou and asked, ”Why did you paint it like that? I am expecting high from you since you are someone recommended by the crowned prince himself, but what are you doing? Are you here to just shame him? We gave you several hours yet you only finished this kind?”
Zilang Mu did not bother to speak again as the Museum Masters were already taking care of it. Shao Gan and Yalan Na only sat there watching the show being unfolded like it really did not bother them at all.
Master Xuo Hu also commented, ”This painting is really infuriating me. I did not say anything for a while now since I wanted to stay neutral with all of the participants, yet seeing your work made me so pretty displeased and frustrated. Even you are not that good in painting, with the time given to you that was more than enough, you at least made something that could satisfy our eyes even it did not reach any realms at all!”
Everyone started to express their opinions, especially those from the Painting Guilds. This was greatly an insult for them as this painting was not something worth taking a look at of! It seemed like it was created by a baby who was currently practicing painting. In fact, a baby could even paint better than this!
”Uhhh this..” Jin Rou already expected their reactions and it was understandable. He smiled awkwardly and said, ”This is the painting I can only do because I spend the most of the time sleeping.”
Hearing this, everyone had their jaws dropped once again as their eyes were pushing out from their sockets.
You what?!
Master Xiaomei's expression became darker, ”You slept the entire competition?” She could not believe what she had heard and needed to reconfirm it!
”Yes.” Jin Rou confirmed, ”I slept until a few minutes left before the sunset.”
”Ridiculous!” Master Dongshan slammed his hand on the table in an aggressive manner and said, ”You dared to sleep in the middle of the competition? You don't have any base respect even for our competition, eh?”
He was right. In everyone's perspective, this was already something that insults the entire competition along with the Path of Painting! To actually gotten asleep in the midst of this competition only meant one thing.. you are not putting them in their eyes! You are insulting them right in their territory! No wonder they were greatly infuriated right now.
Miyu already had expected this. However, never did she expect that this would escalate things this way! If this continued, this matter would get out of hand! And that would be quite unsightly. Everyone was already seething their teeth in anger!
”Nope. That's not what I meant.” Amidst of the tense atmosphere concentrating to him, he was still calm as the sea and said, ”Even though this painting of mine is like that, it is something worth that you master would be proud of.”