With one hand she heals, and the other hand she kills, the princess vows to rule the world!

Chapter 922: North and Love (5)

A middle-aged man in a long gown walked past Gong Fu, glanced at the example painting she had just finished, and immediately made a half-hearted comment.

Gong Fu was so angry that she laughed.

Is this flower of hers not full of charm? Even butterflies are about to swoop in, okay?

It's clearly jealous talk!

"Sure enough, jealousy makes people's faces ugly."

She muttered something, but she didn't expect the man to hear it.

"Who's jealous? You're so arrogant, kid! It's obvious that your painting skills are not good enough, yet you still say others are jealous!"

"Do you know who I am? I'm the master painter of Shuiyunfang! It's your honor to be able to comment on your paintings! How dare you be so ungrateful and sarcastic!"

"Hmph! A painting of yours that only has form but no rhyme would be a worthless piece of work if displayed in Shuiyunfang. It's not even worthy of being displayed on the stage!"

The man's sharp words attracted many people to watch, most of whom were literati.

After hearing his words, a group of people began to criticize Gong Fu's ink painting of peony.

"I know Shuiyunfang. It's the best calligraphy and painting studio in the four surrounding cities! The paintings and calligraphy they produce are all top-notch! Many wealthy and powerful people go there to buy paintings and calligraphy to decorate their mansions."

"So you're the gentleman from Shuiyunfang. I've heard so much about you!"

"In my opinion, the young master's painting is simple and monotonous in color. Even the shape of the peony is not realistic enough. It is not worthy of being called a 'painting'!"

"Yeah, I also think that these words are not even a little bit different from the paintings of Shuiyunfang!"

After hearing the flattery from others, the painter from Shuiyunfang looked even more proud and arrogant, and his head and eyes almost reached the sky.

Seeing so many people coming, Gong Fu's eyes immediately lit up. She said to the painter from Shuiyunfang, "Sir, since you said you're a painter from Shuiyunfang and your skills are very superb, why don't we have a competition?"

"If I win, you apologize to me and buy all my paintings! If I lose, I will close my stall and leave, and never paint or sell paintings again!"

"You dare?"

"Haha, this poor boy actually wants to compete with the painters from Shuiyunfang! What a boast!"

Some people in the crowd laughed out loud, looking like they were enjoying the show.

"He's just a fresh-faced artist, he doesn't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is. Judging from his painting skills, that's all! I wonder if the masters at Shuiyunfang can compare with him!"

"What's so hard to compare? The painters at Shuiyunfang are all incredibly skilled. Any one of them is a master, capable of crushing a whole group of painters! How could they possibly be afraid of a young boy?"

The discussions around him made the painter from Shuiyunfang change his expression slightly, and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Although he wasn't afraid of a painting competition, wasn't painting in public a bit too undignified? What if the people in the neighborhood knew that he was competing with a young boy? Wouldn't everyone laugh at him?

But if she didn't agree, wouldn't this kid think that he was afraid of her?

Gong Fu was still dressed in men's clothing, with red lips, white teeth, and delicate skin. Although she was shorter than the average man, it wasn't much different. Coupled with her elegant posture, upright figure, and confident expression, she was the epitome of a quintessential handsome gentleman!

A rich young lady passed by in the crowd. When she heard the noise, she stopped curiously.

As soon as she saw Gong Fu, her eyes seemed to light up and she stared at her without blinking.

"What a pretty young man!"

The maidservant next to her heard this and immediately joked, "Could it be that the young lady has taken a fancy to that handsome young man?"

"Xue'er, seeing that young man's simple and unadorned attire and his painting skills, I imagine he comes from a poor family. Miss, why not take him in as your son-in-law? He's handsome, so it's definitely worth it!"

The young lady glanced at her unhappily and said, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Xue'er smiled. Although her young lady said so, she could see that she was attracted to the young man!

"Why, sir, you don't dare?" Gong Fu provoked him when she saw him hesitating.

This is a great opportunity!

Must catch!

"I don't dare?" The man sneered, "I'm watching you..."

"If you don't dare to respond, then you don't dare!" Gong Fu interrupted his explanation. She didn't want to listen to his excuses. She just wanted to compete!

"Since you don't dare to compete, then you're incompetent and afraid! In that case, sir, please leave and don't ruin my reputation!"

"I still have to sell paintings to make a living!"

She acted as if she was looking down on the person, and the painter was so angry that he almost jumped up and down.

The onlookers were discussing again, saying how could the painter from Shuiyunfang not even be as good as a street artist? Could he be a fake?

"What's fake? I'm the real Shuiyunfang painter, Liao He!"

"If you don't believe me, you can go to Shuiyunfang and ask. You'll see that any shop has my paintings for sale!"

After hearing this, everyone became a little suspicious again.

"If that's the case, then why don't you dare compete? Are you afraid of losing to a nobody like me? Or is it that you, Shuiyunfang, have hired a bunch of useless people, and the paintings that appear to be from famous artists are actually ghostwritten by others?"

"Oh! So Shuiyunfang is just a bunch of people seeking fame and reputation!"

Gong Fu's words became more and more unpleasant, and Liao He was so angry that his face turned blue!

"Okay! I'll compete with you!"

Liao He's face was gloomy. He could no longer bear such humiliation and agreed to it without hesitation.

He glanced at Yan Gongfu's simple tools and paints, and couldn't help sneering in his heart.

With just this little stuff, you still want to compete with him? Humph! It's like an egg hitting a stone, you're overestimating your own abilities!

Today, he let her see what real painting skills are!

"I'll go prepare the materials, you wait again!"

He was confident that defeating her would be easy.

"and many more!"

Just as Liao He was about to leave, he heard Gong Fu's voice to stop him. He turned around and saw her looking at him with a "sinister" smile on her face.

Gong Fu: Please, I am smiling gently and gratefully, okay?

"What else do you want to say?"

Gong Fu chuckled, rather shamelessly, "Mr. Liao, I think that since you are a great painter, it's not too much of a bully for you to compete with a nobody like me."

"What do you mean?" Liao He stared at her warily.

"Since we're competing in painting skills, shouldn't the tools and paints be of the same specifications? I can't have you using the finest paint while I only paint with ink, right?"

Liao He snorted, "Then you can prepare the paint as well. At worst, I can buy the same paint as you!"

Gong Fu spread her hands and said, "Mr. Liao, you can see that I come from a poor family. If I had enough money to buy paint, I wouldn't have lost my charm, right?"

"How about you always buy double when you buy paint?"

"As a great painter, you wouldn't mind such a small amount of money, right?"

When Liao He heard this, his face turned blue and purple, and the veins on his temples throbbed wildly.

What a shameless boy!

She actually wanted to take advantage of him!!