Chapter 260 – Magic Brush Ma Liang! (1/2)
Chapter 260: Magic brush Ma Liang!
Woof woof woof——
The dog crouched low at Li Muyang's feet, barking furiously at him.
As it barked, its body became fainter and smaller, and eventually disappeared completely.
After all, it was just an illusion, the dog was not really brought to life.
Li Muyang's eyes s.h.i.+fted to the painting, realising that the dog at the side of the river had disappeared. The s.p.a.ce looked absolutely empty as though the painter had clumsily left some blank s.p.a.ce.
Li Muyang had already witnessed last time at the Walls of Peach Blossom, the impressive spectacle of Gu Huangwu's a wisp of spring breeze, which made the peach blossom bloom. But when the dog appeared right in front of him, Li Muyang stood dumbstruck at the sight, unable to contain his emotions.
This scene, even if he had seen it 100 times he would still marvel at it.
Immortals can 'touch a rock and turn it to gold', and a brilliant painter can add a speck of ink to bring a scenery of a painting to life——No matter what, the latter was much more showy.
“Teacher Gu, this is——” Li Muyang looked at Gu Huangwu, his face flus.h.i.+ng with excitement, asking loudly.
“A painting has a true meaning, what is the true meaning of your painting?” Gu Huangwu asked, interrupting Li Muyang.
Li Muyang finally cleared his head, composed his emotions, but did not speak out.
He pondered for a short moment, before he answered: “Words are the voice of the heart, a painting is a mirror of a person's mind.”
“Wonderful.” Gu Huangwu finally gave affirmation for Li Muyang's answer. “You echoed the words in my mind, a painting brings out a person's feelings like a mirror. What people thinks, what is drawn. It cannot be faked.”
Li Muyang laughed foolishly; it seemed like he had pa.s.sed the test and would be Teacher Gu's disciple.
“Say it, don't feel embarra.s.sed, I will seriously consider it——” Li Muyang thought to himself.
“What is the definition of the word meaning?”
Li Muyang was slightly taken aback by the question. “Meaning?”
Why was this teacher so unpredictable and never played by the rules, if you have too many questions it might scare away disciples.
“The meaning of true meaning.”
Li Muyang thought for a longer time, then answered, “Intention? The subject that the artist wants to express?”
“It can be intention, significance, and can also be explained with will and spirit——” Gu Huangwu set aside the brush in his hand. “Have you heard of the story of divine brush Ma Liang?”
Li Muyang tried to hold back his smile. “Teacher Gu, this story is known by everyone.”