My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 87 - 82 Mysterious Woman_2

Song Mu'er held the painting as if it were a treasure, her eyes unwilling to leave the canvas.

Li Nuo suddenly said, "I forgot to check the password just now, you're not pretending to be Ning'er, are you?"

Song Mu'er carefully held the painting and said, "Of course not, Song Ning'er doesn't know 'The bright moon before my bed is thought to be frost on the ground'. This time I wasn't fooled by her..."

Actually, it didn't matter whether she was pretending or not, Li Nuo had intended to paint another one anyway.

Last time, when he was partial when sharing the peaches, he got caught red-handed by the person involved. Every time Song Ning'er looked at him, her eyes were filled with a deep sense of grievance, which made Li Nuo feel quite embarrassed. After all, he was an adult and it was unnecessary for him to be petty with a little girl.

He was just about to remind Mumu not to provoke Ning'er with the painting when he turned around and found that she was gone.

And the painting had disappeared along with her.

Li Nuo shook his head helplessly and could only hurry to paint another one.

In a room of the Song Residence after a short while.

Song Ning'er stared wide-eyed at the painting in Song Mu'er's hands.

The beautiful little girl in the painting looked exactly like her.

Of course, it could also be Song Mu'er.

Song Mu'er said with a giggle, "Brother Li Nuo drew this for me, isn't it pretty?"

After showing Ning'er the painting for a few moments, she put the painting away and went to a pillar in the room, lightly leaped up, and, with two steps leveraging off the pillar, easily placed the painting on a beam.

Song Ning'er didn't know Martial Path, and couldn't climb to such high places.

If the painting wasn't hidden well, Ning'er would definitely steal it while she was asleep.

She had done this many times before.

It was a mystery where she got such great perseverance, even willing to stay up all night just to steal her things.

Song Ning'er looked at the painting on the beam, feeling a great sense of helplessness in her little heart.

No matter where Song Mu'er hid things, she would always find them, but this time, placed so high, she really couldn't reach it.

Watching the triumphant Song Mu'er, an idea emerged in her mind.

Perhaps, she should also learn a bit of Martial Path.

That way, it'll be easier to steal from Song Mu'er in the future.

Even if she hid them on a beam, she wouldn't worry.

...

After Mumu left, Li Nuo prepared to paint another similar painting for Ning'er to prevent her from making a fuss later.

As he was just about to pick up his brush, Song Jiaren entered the room, carrying a package.

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Moments later, Li Nuo opened the bundle and pulled out a bunch of porcelain vials.

Inside these vials were the pigments needed for color painting.

He had been reading extensively these days, and though he hadn't delved deep, he had studied the Imperial Examination of Daxia to a shallow extent.

The Daxia Imperial Examination covered a very broad range, unlike the ancient civil service exams he was familiar with.

It was more like the modern college entrance examination and even had more subjects than the college entrance exam; painting was a subdivision under the "Book Department," further divided into Ink Painting and Colorful Ink Painting.

These were two entirely different techniques, but examinees had to dabble in both.

Such Imperial Examinations actually tested not the examinees' ability to govern the country but their learning abilities.

Those who could dabble in all subjects and stand out among countless scholars were truly outstanding talents, and their other abilities wouldn't be too poor either; it was just a matter of whether or not they would choose the right path.

Unlike Ink Painting, the pigments used in color painting are mostly precious minerals.

Such as cinnabar, red iron ore, brown iron ore, realgar, and so on, these are expensive and not affordable for ordinary families.

The Imperial Examination subjects of riding and shooting, and even Music, were almost exclusively for officials and nobles.

Children from ordinary families who wanted to learn these had to put in ten to a hundred times more effort.

Although Li Nuo had never learned color painting, knowledge about pigment mixing and painting techniques kept emerging from his mind.

He was about to grind and dissolve the pigments when Song Jiaren looked outside and said, "It's getting late, why don't we rest early and continue painting tomorrow?"

Li Nuo did not stop his handiwork and said, "It's fine, I'll get the pigments ready first, and if I can paint a bit tonight... that's something."

After all, this ability was temporary and would disappear after a day.

Li Nuo estimated that Mumu would cling to him for a prettier Colorful Ink Painting tomorrow if he didn't paint a bit tonight; there might not be enough time.

At the very least, he needed to mix the necessary colors and sketch out the draft.

The sky had completely darkened, and the light in the room was insufficient. As Li Nuo was mixing the pigments, Song Jiaren stood beside him, holding a Glazed Lamp; wherever Li Nuo went, she followed.

The night deepened, the room was quiet, and only two shadows moved gently with the light.

...

In the early morning.

Li Nuo woke from his sleep, stretching languorously.

Last night, rushing the job, he hadn't been able to finish his wife's Colorful Ink Painting; however, it wasn't much left to be done, just about an hour's work.

After getting up and washing up, Song Jiaren happened to bring him breakfast.

After breakfast, Li Nuo continued working.

As he painted, Song Jiaren stood by, glancing now at the painting, now at him.

Even she hadn't realized that, in just a month's time, the way she looked at Li Nuo had undergone an earth-shattering change.

When Song Mu'er saw the colorful portrait of her sister, Jiaren, she instantly felt that her portrait from the day before wasn't so pretty.

She looked at Li Nuo with a pitiful expression, and before she could speak, he said, "Don't worry, I'll paint for you after I finish with Jiaren's."

Song Mu'er immediately broke into a smile, "Hehe, I knew it, Brother Li Nuo is the best to me..."