Medicine Martial Prodigy
Chapter 578: Painting Immortal Retires the Brush

Chapter 578: Chapter 578: Painting Immortal Retires the Brush

Originally, everyone’s attention was on Long Sanlin, but suddenly Mu Weiwei spoke up, immediately drawing everyone’s gaze.

Qin Chuan also looked at Mu Weiwei, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and asked, "How did you know that the other party had disguised themselves?"

Mu Weiwei replied seriously, "First of all, the facial features of the old man in the portrait do not comply with the standard proportions of human faces. Furthermore, based on my knowledge of character portraiture, I can be very certain that the old man in the portrait has disguised himself. His facial contours are clearly broadened by special makeup, his chin is wider than normal, and his eyes are deliberately narrowed."

At this point, Mu Weiwei stopped, as even if she said more, few people present would understand.

As for whether Qin Chuan believed her or not, that was no longer something she could influence.

After a slight pause, Qin Chuan asked again, "You determined from the portrait alone that the person had disguised themselves; can you restore their real appearance?"

Mu Weiwei shook her head gently, a hint of dejection in her voice, "I can only restore up to eighty percent. However, my teacher can achieve a full restoration, but my teacher does not easily take action."

"Hmph!"

As soon as her words fell, from the direction of the Qi Family, the Qi Family Patriarch coldly said, "Just a university professor, and she dares to refuse Mr. Qin’s command? Little girl, just tell me who your teacher is, and I will have her come and draw the portrait right now."

"Master Qi is right, a teacher dares to refuse Mr. Qin? With us, the Family Heads of the Nine Gates of Yandu here, would she dare not come?"

"Little girl, hurry up and tell us who your teacher is, I will arrange for someone to bring her over now."

...

Suddenly, everyone began asking questions.

Mu Weiwei’s expression immediately became a bit panicky; she was just worried that the Mu Family would offend Qin Chuan, afraid that the Mu Family would suffer from Qin Chuan’s retribution later, so she took the initiative to draw the portrait and even revealed her teacher’s skills. She hadn’t expected her actions to involve her teacher.

Qin Chuan naturally also noticed Mu Weiwei’s worries and asked, "What would make your teacher willing to take action?"

Mu Weiwei shook her head, a look of helplessness on her face, "My teacher stopped painting a year ago; now she only teaches painting knowledge and never does the actual painting herself. Even a Yandu dignitary who wanted a painting from her half a year ago was refused."

Qin Chuan frowned, it seemed difficult to get Mu Weiwei’s teacher to take action.

Since she had stopped painting, there must be a reason for her refusal to help anyone with paintings.

"Mr. Qin, it’s just a university painter. If she’s unwilling to help, we can find a better painter for Mr. Qin."

"Mr. Qin, don’t worry, we will immediately get all the top painters from Yandu here; someone will definitely meet Mr. Qin’s expectations."

...

During this conversation, each family head began personally arranging the task of finding a painter.

Mu Weiwei looked hesitant to speak, but ultimately, she did not say anything.

Because she knew, not just in Yandu but perhaps across all of Shen Zhou, it’s doubtful there’s another painter who can depict the original appearance of a person who has undergone disguise through a portrait.

However, she dared not say so, for it would certainly implicate her teacher.

Because Mu Weiwei discovered that the old man in the portrait had disguised himself, Long Sanlin’s life was temporarily spared. But the more this was the case, the greater the psychological pressure he faced.

With the combined efforts of the Nine Gates of Yandu, more than a dozen top painters were quickly found.

Following Long Sanlin’s descriptions, more than ten painters each created a portrait of the old man, which to Qin Chuan’s surprise, almost matched Mu Weiwei’s.

However, none of them realized that the old man in the portraits had disguised himself.

Qin Chuan suddenly asked, "Gentlemen, can you see that the old man in the portrait has disguised himself?"

At this question, the painters were all stunned, their faces filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"The chin does seem a bit too wide, the eyes have issues as well, and the width of the face is also overly broad, there are definitely problems."

Immediately, someone spotted the problem.

Other painters nodded in agreement.

Qin Chuan glanced at Mu Weiwei; this woman indeed had some skills, as all present were top Yandu painters hired by various prominent families, and they only noticed the issues in the portrait after being prompted.

Qin Chuan asked, "Since you’ve all noticed, can you draw the person’s original appearance before the disguise?"

"This sir, that is rather difficult. As the ancient saying goes, ’A miss is as good as a mile.’ Everyone’s facial features differ, even twins have very minute differences in their faces, not to mention we currently only have a portrait of an elderly man who has changed his appearance. With only this much to go on, it’s impossible to recreate someone’s original look."

An esteemed elderly painter was the first to speak up.

Others nodded in agreement.

Qin Chuan wasn’t satisfied and asked, "Can you restore it to ninety percent of the original appearance?"

Even if they couldn’t restore the original appearance, could they still find the person if they restored it to ninety percent?

This portrait was linked to a clue that could lead to the downfall of the Qin Family, and he really didn’t want to lose this lead.

Instantly, a painter said, "Sir, let alone ninety percent, even sixty percent—we old folks can’t achieve that since we’ve never seen the person and our portraits are based solely on descriptions from others."

Qin Chuan knew they weren’t lying, they truly couldn’t do it.

But Mu Weiwei firmly claimed she could restore the appearance of the elderly man in the portrait to seventy percent and that her teacher could restore it fully.

Mu Weiwei did not seem to be lying, nor did there seem to be a point for her to lie.

Yet, these top Yandu painters couldn’t even manage sixty percent; could it be that their skills were inferior to a young lady in her early twenties?

While Qin Chuan was puzzled, a painter suddenly said, "No, there is one person! Maybe we can’t do it, but she definitely can!"

Upon hearing this, the other painters looked toward this painter.

Immediately, a painter asked, "Are you referring to that person from Yandu University?"

The previous painter nodded, speaking with reverence, "Throughout Shen Zhou, probably only this Painter Immortal could fully recreate someone’s original appearance from a portrait."

Qin Chuan promptly said, "Whoever can bring this Painter Immortal here, I, Qin Chuan, owe that person a favor!"

Upon hearing this, the other painters had little reaction; however, the elites of the Nine Gates of Yandu got visibly excited, their breathing quickening.

"Masters, whoever brings that Painter Immortal, the Ye Family owes them three favors!"

"Whoever brings that Painter Immortal, the Jiang Family owes them five favors!"

"Whoever brings that Painter Immortal, the Long Family owes them ten favors!"

...

For a moment, the elites of the Nine Gates of Yandu eagerly took turns making their offers, even using the number of favors their families could owe as a bargaining chip.

This scene astonished every painter present.

Only at this moment did they realize that the elites of the Nine Gates of Yandu were making such offers all because of that young man.

"This sir, the Painter Immortal retired from painting a year ago, and most importantly, she neither fears power nor is greedy for wealth and sensual pleasures; getting her to paint is simply impossible!"

The most prestigious painter sighed.

As soon as he said this, everyone’s gaze shifted spontaneously to Mu Weiwei; wasn’t Mu Weiwei’s teacher from Yandu University and had retired from painting a year ago?

Could it be that Mu Weiwei’s teacher was the one known as the Painter Immortal?