If I stay in the Hehuan Sect, I'll live off the pampered daughters of the Heavenly Pride Sect.

Xie Buci asked, "For example, a temporary contract?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, don't slander someone's innocence out of thin air."

Xie Buci said, "Your eyes lit up just now."

Mo Chengyue said, "That's the reflection from the jade bell."

Xie Buci said, "Fine, Yuling will take the blame."

Xiao Qinghan turned around from in front of the duty station.

"I'll go check out the male cultivator portrait section first."

Mo Chengyue asked, "Senior Sister, are you really going?"

Xiao Qinghan said, "Since we're here, of course we should take a look."

Xie Buci said, "Junior Sister Xiao is very frank."

Mo Chengyue said, "Senior Brother, what you're saying sounds like you're stirring up trouble."

Xie Buci said, "I simply admire people who pursue their studies seriously."

Xiao Qinghan looked at Mo Chengyue.

"Junior Brother Mo, aren't you going to read it?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Look."

Xiao Qinghan asked, "Which way?"

Xie Buci spoke first: "Of course he'll look at the male cultivators' section first."

Mo Chengyue asked, "Why?"

Xie Buci said, "Know yourself and know your enemy."

Mo Chengyue thought for a moment.

"Senior Brother, your reason may be absurd, but I accept it."

Xiao Qinghan asked, "What is Junior Brother Mo doing in the male cultivator area?"

Mo Chengyue said, "Let's see the aesthetic standards of our fellow disciples in the sect, and also assess the competitive environment."

Xiao Qinghan said, "Didn't you say you wouldn't register?"

Mo Chengyue said, "We can study the market even without registration."

Xie Buci snapped open the folding fan.

"Did you hear that? This is what Qingquan Peak is all about."

The three parted ways at the entrance of the lobby.

Xie Buci swung his folding fan and headed towards the tea room, where the most people were.

His steps were leisurely, like an old hunter returning to a familiar forest to check his traps for rust.

A female nun in a pink dress called out from afar.

"What brings you here today, Senior Brother Xie?"

Xie Buci said, "I was just passing by and thought I'd check on how my fellow junior sisters are doing."

Another female cultivator in red laughed and said, "Senior Brother Xie always says he's just passing by."

Xie Buci said, "This shows that I am destined to be with the Love Pavilion."

The female cultivator in the pink dress asked, "Would Senior Brother Xie like to register?"

Xie Buci said, "I am a man of ill fate, and I am afraid of causing trouble for my junior sister."

The female cultivator in red laughed and said, "Senior Brother Xie's life is short, perhaps it's short because of the portrait paper."

Mo Chengyue's lips twitched as he listened.

This is hardly a matter of splitting up.

It's obvious that Lao Xie is here to go on another shopping spree.

He turned and went into the left corridor.

The male portrait area was quieter than he had expected.

Most of the people coming and going were female cultivators, with a few male disciples accompanying their fellow disciples.

The portraits on the wall are hung according to the peaks.

Some stood in the snow with swords in hand, some played the zither by the water, some gazed at the clouds with their hands behind their backs, and some simply filled half the painting with their magical implements.

Mo Chengyue stood in front of the first row of portraits, his hands behind his back, his expression very serious.

The first portrait depicts a male cultivator from Tianqing Peak, with thick eyebrows and unusually broad shoulders.

The jade slip next to it reads: "Skilled in weapon crafting, willing to sign a contract for several years."

Mo Chengyue stared at it for a long time.

"The shoulders are drawn too wide; if they weren't that wide in real life, it would be a deception to meet them in person."

A female cultivator next to her stopped in her tracks.

"Does Senior Brother Mo understand portraiture?"

Mo Chengyue replied, "I know a little."

The female nun asked, "And this one?"

Mo Chengyue looked at the portrait she was pointing to.

The man in the portrait is dressed in white, holding a long flute, with clear and bright features.

The jade slip reads: "Disciple of Chaoyun Peak, skilled in music, willing to form a short-term contract to participate in meditation together."

Mo Chengyue said, "This person's problem isn't his face."

The female cultivator asked, "Where?"

Mo Chengyue said, "He held the long flute too deliberately."

"This shows that he wants others to notice his refined taste first, and then his character."

The female cultivator suppressed a laugh and said, "Isn't this good?"

Mo Chengyue said, "It's hard to say."

"If one is truly refined, there is no need to place refinement in the center of the picture."

Another female cultivator in a blue dress came over.

"What about that one over there?"

Mo Chengyue turned his head to look.

In the painting, a man stands in front of a waterfall, his robes fluttering, and several flying swords are depicted behind him.

The jade slip reads: "Disciple of Tianqing Peak, from a wealthy family, willing to seek resources for the cave dwelling together."

Mo Chengyue said, "This man is very honest."

The female cultivator in the blue dress asked, "Where is the honesty?"

Mo Chengyue said, "He wrote the resources on the jade slip, which shows that he knows what his greatest strength is."

The female cultivator burst out laughing.

"Brother Mo's words are interesting."

Mo Chengyue said, "I am just providing an objective analysis."

There is another portrait of a swordsman from Chaoyun Peak, dressed in white with a long sword and a dignified expression.

The jade slip reads: "Specializing in swordsmanship, with no intention of a long-term contract, but open to discussion."

Mo Chengyue commented, "This one is alright, but he's too aloof; chatting with him is tiring."

The female cultivator in the green dress smiled and said, "Senior Brother Mo is very knowledgeable?"

Mo Chengyue turned around, his tone sincere.

"I only inferred his personality from the composition of the portrait."

The female cultivator in the green dress asked, "If Senior Brother Mo were to hang it up, what should be written?"

Mo Chengyue said, "The disciples of Qingquan Peak are of upright character, thrifty and hardworking, skilled in talisman arrays, and enjoy reading and self-cultivation in their spare time."

The female cultivator in the green dress blinked.

"It sounds like a perfect place for a comfortable life."

My companion said, "It just looks like it might run away."

Mo Chengyue said, "Junior sister, the ability to escape is also part of a family's security."

The two female cultivators burst out laughing together.

A female disciple in a pale yellow dress passed by in the distance, overheard the conversation, and chuckled, "If Senior Brother Mo doesn't register, it wouldn't be bad for him to come and provide portrait critiques for our Love Pavilion."

Mo Chengyue said, "I wouldn't dare to steal the jobs of my senior sisters."

The female cultivator in the blue dress sized him up.

"If Senior Brother Mo were to hang up his portrait, people would probably ask about it too."

Mo Chengyue's expression was solemn.

"I am of average ability and dare not mislead others."

The female cultivator said, "Senior Brother Mo is too modest."

Another female cultivator holding the painting whispered, "Actually, Senior Brother Mo is quite handsome."

My companion said, "Right? I think so too."

The female cultivator holding the scroll said, "Especially when standing next to these portraits, the real people are more pleasing to the eye than the paintings."

My companion asked, "Are all the people on Qingquan Peak like this?"

The female cultivator holding the scroll said, "Senior Brother Xie is ostentatious, while Senior Brother Mo is reserved."

Mo Chengyue heard it.

He didn't turn around.

He simply straightened his cuffs naturally.

Satisfied.

He continued walking inside, looking at the portraits while mentally ranking the male cultivators of each peak in an unofficial manner.

The eyes are drawn too big.

This jawline has been overdone.

This jade slip is so full of writing; it looks like a resume for finding a partner.

This one is the most outrageous. He actually wrote that he was calm and composed, but in the portrait, he was holding a fan and imitating Xie Buci.

Even imitating others blindly should adhere to basic principles.

There was also a body-refining senior brother whose portrait was painted with an ethereal air, but the jade slip indicated that he was skilled in close combat.

Mo Chengyue commented: "His image positioning is chaotic."

The female cultivator beside her asked, "What do you mean?"

Mo Chengyue said, "If you think of a portrait as a cloud and a jade token as a hammer, you'll easily end up like a stone hitting your own foot after you meet them."

The female cultivator laughed so hard she bent over.

Another person, carrying a zither, gazes into the distance; a jade slip indicates a straightforward temperament.

Mo Chengyue shook his head.

"The copywriting doesn't match the selling points."

The female cultivator asked, "What about joint seclusion?"

Mo Chengyue said, "The idea of ​​two people going into seclusion together sounds affectionate, but in reality, it's probably just the two of them supervising each other and not letting each other slack off."

The female cultivator said, "Senior Brother Mo seems to be very afraid of this."

Mo Chengyue said, "Cultivation can be arduous, but one cannot do without slacking off."

The female cultivators burst into laughter.

When Mo Chengyue came out of the male portrait section, his mood was much better than when he came in.

Xie Buci was leaning against the door of the teahouse, chatting and laughing with someone.

Upon seeing him, Xie Buci raised his folding fan.

"Junior brother, how was the harvest?"

Mo Chengyue said, "The overall portrait of the male cultivators in the sect is exaggerated."

Xie Buci asked, "What are your thoughts after watching it?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I am very genuine."

Xie Buci asked, "Anything else?"

Mo Chengyue said, "I am better in person than many of my portraits."

Xie Buci laughed so hard he couldn't even suppress it with his folding fan.

"That's right, self-confidence is the first step in self-cultivation."