Zheng Xiu bought them all and brought them back, ready to begin copying.
This time, he decided to have the Evil Child copy them in various styles.
Zheng Xiu felt his previous copying efforts had been half-hearted; he hadn't truly experienced the joy, sorrow, and conflict of the characters within the books.
So, he decided to add his own commentary as he copied.
Clearly, Ximen Bei's monumental work would deliver a massive shock to the Spirit of any reader with a normal spirit.
But to catch a glimpse of the Path, Zheng Xiu was willing to go all out.
A man ought to be hard on himself.
Additionally.
As for making deeper inroads on the Mighty Painter's Path...
After several days of nonstop transport from the old forests of the northeast, a century-old boxwood log finally arrived and was erected in Zheng Xiu's study.
