Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

"I am also very curious about the true charm of art."

After lunch and a 30-minute rest, the second event began.

The second activity was a drawing competition.

Clearly targeting Qin Huanyu, the three examiners added an extra rule:

The similarity between a later-completed work and an earlier-completed work cannot exceed 70%; otherwise, it will be judged as plagiarism and given a score of 0.

Qin Huanyu curled her lip in disdain, but did not refute it.

She had anticipated this and was prepared.

However, because of what Wang Ruoxi said at lunch, no one rushed to start painting. Instead, they looked at Wang Ruoxi expectantly, waiting for her performance.

Wang Ruoxi did not disappoint everyone's expectations.

She didn't place the canvas on a flat table, but rather stood it upright on a shelf, just like a blackboard in a classroom.

Wang Ruoxi herself used dance-like, exquisite movements, simultaneously wielding different colored paintbrushes in front of the canvas, quickly bringing a lifelike painting to life.

Wang Ruoxi clearly put in her best effort for this creation; you can see she sweated a lot. The silk Hanfu tightly wrapped around her body, making her hot figure even more curvaceous.

About an hour later, a golden dragon about 2 meters long appeared on the canvas. The dragon's scales and claws were detailed and realistic. It looked as if the dragon could fly out of the painting at any moment.

However, the golden dragon is not yet fully painted; its eye sockets are still empty.

"This...could it be..."

Even Qin Huanyu, who had no interest in art, had heard of the famous "dotting the eyes of a dragon" and guessed Wang Ruoxi's plan.

Sure enough, when only the final touch remained on the painting, Wang Ruoxi stopped, stood quietly in front of the canvas to regulate her breathing, and held the paintbrush as if in prayer. An ethereal aura emanated from her, making her seem like a fairy descended from heaven.

"It's not an illusion..."

Qin Huanyu's heart stirred, and she quickly took out her phone to secretly scan Wang Ruoxi. She saw that a large amount of spiritual energy had gathered on the tip of Wang Ruoxi's brush, and the golden dragon on the canvas was even roaring faintly.

Finally, when Wang Ruoxi's aura reached its peak, she made the final stroke, placing it on the golden dragon's eye.

!

In an instant, the entire side hall was filled with golden light, and a golden dragon actually flew out of the canvas, circled in mid-air several times, and then returned to Wang Ruoxi's side, affectionately nuzzling her face with its dragon head.

"The finishing touch... truly lives up to its reputation!"

Everyone watched with rapt attention, and the three examiners were particularly fervent, as if they were believers who had been practicing asceticism for many years and had finally witnessed a miracle.

Without a doubt, Wang Ruoxi scored 10 points again, without any questioning.

Qin Huanyu and the others were also generous with their praise, and were all sincerely impressed by Wang Ruoxi's painting skills.

Wang Ruoxi is not a practitioner of ancient methods, nor does she have any innate superpowers. She truly achieved enlightenment through painting and gained extraordinary power entirely through her painting skills.

When Qin Huanyu read the information before, she thought the description was a bit exaggerated, but after seeing the wonderful finishing touch in person, she had to admit that the women who could become candidates for princess consorts with her were indeed all highly skilled and lived up to their reputation.

It was impossible for Qin Huanyu to beat Wang Ruoxi in the art project, and she had no intention of doing so. Her goal was to suppress Yuan Tingxue's ranking as much as possible to create an advantage for Nangong Yue.

However, Yuan Tingxue was not entirely ignorant of art, and Qin Huanyu had to resort to some means to suppress her ranking.

Qin Huanyu was the second person to complete the work, following closely behind Wang Ruoxi.

This time, she didn't copy Wang Ruoxi's movements, and even used completely different painting tools and styles.

Wang Ruoxi's painting style is realistic brush painting, while Qin Huanyu's painting tool... is an electronic drawing tablet.

When Qin Huanyu took out the electronic drawing board, the three examiners' expressions changed. They had already guessed what Qin Huanyu was going to do.

But the examiners had no choice; paintings created with digital drawing tablets had long been recognized as legitimate tools for participating in various art competitions.

As Qin Huanyu's paintbrush continued to fall on the electronic drawing board, a beautifully drawn anime girl quickly took shape, her drawing speed even nearly three times faster than Wang Ruoxi's.

"This is... Her Highness the Princess?"

Soon, everyone recognized the protagonist of Qin Huanyu's work as Princess Wu Xiqun. It was a moment from her performance on stage, with her pink dress and white stockings, looking very sweet and lovely.

"Hehe~~ I didn't expect Sister Yu to have remembered how people sing."

Wu Xiqun was clearly very satisfied with and fond of the painting. She didn't even give the examiner a chance to grade it; she simply put it away herself, gave Qin Huanyu a sweet smile, and made a heart shape with her hands.

"I love you, Sister Yu~~"

The three examiners looked extremely displeased... The princess herself had given the painting rave reviews; if they gave it a low score, wouldn't that be disrespecting the princess?

In the end, Qin Huanyu scored 8 points in this round. However, when the results were announced, the examiner who scored 3 points looked as uncomfortable as if he had just eaten shit.

"Hey, hey, is it really necessary for you veteran artists to target me like this?"

Qin Huanyu couldn't help but complain:

"I didn't plagiarize at all this time, and the drawing is really good. What's so hard about giving me an 8 out of 10?"

"Don't think we can't tell! We may be old, but we're not completely outdated!"

One of the examiners finally couldn't hold back any longer and glared at Qin Huanyu:

"You can't draw at all, you're using AI to draw! There are so many anime-style drawings of the princess when she was an idol online... You selected the highest quality ones to train the drawing model, and then created this drawing based on your memory... Am I wrong?"

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Qin Huanyu couldn't help but applaud:

"Impressive... I've finally seen some great artists in you guys, seeing right through my tricks at a glance?"

"...It's not that we saw through your methods, it's that we guessed it in advance."

Another examiner said with a wry smile:

“We have long seen that you have no understanding of art, and we have also fully understood your abilities, knowing that you can complete AI painting entirely on your own.”

"But we didn't expect you to be able to create such a work using AI painting... It not only perfectly avoids all the shortcomings of AI painting, but also completely integrates multiple top painting styles."

The last examiner sighed helplessly:

"If everyone who uses AI to paint has your skills, then everyone in the art world except for the top-notch painters will probably be out of work... This painting is definitely capable of winning awards in various painting competitions."

"The three of you don't need to worry about that. There won't be any AI illustrators more skilled than me."

Qin Huanyu smiled smugly and pointed to her head:

"The graphics cards used by other artists when running AI are just a drop in the ocean compared to my brain. My AI drawing model and sampling algorithm are simply beyond the capabilities of ordinary computers. This is an AI drawing skill that belongs only to me... However, after a few more years of scientific and technological development and a significant improvement in computer performance, perhaps your worries will become a reality. But you probably don't need to worry, because you most likely won't live to see that era, hehe."

"you……!"

The three veteran artists were so enraged by Qin Huanyu that their blood rushed to their head and their vision blurred.

"Ayu!"

The Empress finally couldn't stand it any longer and glared at Qin Huanyu with a rather stern expression:

"Respect your elders! Do not be disrespectful!"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I was too complacent."

Qin Huanyu immediately and obediently admitted her mistake and apologized, but from an angle where the Empress couldn't see, she made a face at the three examiners with a very mischievous expression.

She had received confirmation that the examiner for the next competition would be changed, and her results were already in. There was no need to show any mercy to those three annoying old men and risk making them faint with anger.

The competition continued, and the remaining three people completed their works in no time.

Yuan Tingxue's painting skills seem to be even better than her calligraphy skills. With an excellent landscape painting, she also scored 8 points.

Yi Youyou's painting skills are similar to her calligraphy skills, still a 7 out of 10.

Nangong Yue once again chose to let the drone carry the paintbrush, pretending to paint herself, just like Qin Huanyu, using AI to create art.

Just as Qin Huanyu said, the existing computer performance is no match for her brain. Nangong Yue's AI drawing works are also significantly inferior to Qin Huanyu's, and she only got 6 points in the end.

At this point, the art competition, the third major project, is halfway complete. The current scores for the five princess/consort candidates are as follows:

Wang Ruoxi scored 20 points (10+10).

Yuan Tingxue scored 15 points (7 points and 8 rebounds).

Yi Youyou scored 14 points (7+7).

Qin Huanyu scored 14 points (8 points and 6 rebounds).

Nangong Yue scored 11 points (6 points and 5 rebounds).

Chapter 165 Succubus Ayu

After the calligraphy and painting competitions ended, almost the entire day was over, and the competition entered a break time, to continue tomorrow.

When they went back to their rooms to eat, Qin Huanyu and Nangong Yue got together again to discuss their next plan to control the score.

Nangong Yue wasn't too surprised that she couldn't recruit Yi Youyou... In fact, she guessed that Yuan Tingxue would have Yi Youyou's help, which is why she wanted to quickly bring Qin Huanyu to her side, otherwise it would be too difficult to fight three people at once.

Now, the major project of art is undoubtedly Wang Ruoxi's forte. She won first place in the first two sub-projects with overwhelming force. Even if she performs a little worse in the singing and dancing and literary creation sub-projects, it will be difficult to shake her first place in the major project.

Nangong Yue, on the other hand, performed very poorly in the first two sub-projects, and her current project score is temporarily in last place.

Therefore, if Qin Huanyu wants to control the score, she has two options.

The first strategy is to attack, score more points in the last two events, and lower Yuan Tingxue's ranking. The gap between the two is only 1 point now, so the success rate is not low.

Secondly, it's about defense. Qin Huanyu will play slack in the last two events to try and grab last place, pushing Nangong Yue to second to last. This way, Nangong Yue will at least get 1 point in the final total score.

The defensive approach can guarantee 100% success, but it also has a drawback: Yi Youyou will definitely intentionally give Yuan Tingxue points so that Yuan Tingxue can get second place.

如此一来，袁婷雪的总积分就会变成8（5+3）分，超过南宫玥的总积分7（6+1），总体算下来还是亏了。

"The upcoming singing and dancing competition is crucial, and I think we can give it our all."

After hesitating for a moment, Nangong Yue finally made up her mind:

"I'm really not good at calligraphy and painting, so I can only try to get as many points as possible using your method to make the gap between me and them not too big... But I'm quite confident in singing and dancing. I'm not sure I can beat Wang Ruoxi, but I can definitely crush you guys."

"Oh? Yuebao, you're very good at singing and dancing?"

Qin Huanyu was somewhat surprised.

"Humph, of course."

Nangong Yue swayed her chest with a smug look, her breasts rippling and her jade-like eyes mesmerized:

"You've probably heard Youyou mention me, right? I've been the school beauty since I was little, so I always have to perform at school during holidays. I've practiced singing and dancing a lot for that... I can't compare to a top professional like Wang Ruoxi, but I'm definitely much better than an amateur. I've even been a backup dancer at Princess's concert twice."

"Is he good enough to be a backup dancer at a concert...? Okay, I get it."

Qin Huanyu pondered for a moment and then agreed with Nangong Yue's strategy:

"Then let's give it our all in tomorrow's competition and try to get as many points as possible! Ideally, I can take second place from Yuan Tingxue while you also get out of fifth place."

"Hmm, that would be the ideal result... um."

As Nangong Yue spoke, her eyes suddenly darted around, and she gave a strange laugh:

"Actually, we have another trick up our sleeve that might have a surprising effect."

"Underhanded tactics? What are they?"

Qin Huanyu asked curiously.

"Hehe... Ah Yu, come here, I'll tell you a secret~~"

Nangong Yue pulled Qin Huanyu to her side, pressing her hot, soft body against hers, and breathing softly into Qin Huanyu's ear:

"I heard that you, Ayu, are much stronger than Youyou in terms of physical strength? Then you can..."

"This...is this okay?"

Qin Huanyu's eyes widened before she could finish listening, her face flushed slightly, and her two long, straight, black-stockinged legs instinctively tightened.

"This is basically asking me to become a succubus... but I might as well give it a try."

"Please, Ayu."

Nangong Yue's voice was even softer:

"As long as you help me win the competition this time and become the princess, I will never treat you badly in the future. Your research projects will never be delayed again, and you will be given priority access to rare materials."

That night, around 11 p.m., Qin Huanyu, dressed in very hot clothes, quietly left the room and went to Yi Youyou's place, not returning until dawn.

The following morning, the competition continued in the same side hall.

Although calligraphy and painting and singing and dancing are both arts, they are quite different. Few people can be as proficient in all of them as Wang Ruoxi. At least those three old men yesterday certainly couldn't, so today's examiner has been changed.

One of them is none other than Princess Wu Xiqun, the protagonist of this wife selection. She herself is a national idol who has been famous for 5 years. Given her status, it is quite normal for her to become one of the chief examiners of the singing and dancing competition.