Chapter 23

Chapter 23

This actually seemed like a good solution.

But Zhan Yiran still felt unsatisfied. She felt that the real culprit was Le Xuanji, and saw no reason to let her off the hook.

Lawyer Bian noticed Zhan Yiran's thoughts and cautioned, "Lady Zhan, Master Le is highly influential in the art world, and Lord Zhan greatly admires Master Le's works. If you wish to continue pursuing this matter, I must report it to Lord Zhan and seek his opinion."

Upon hearing Lawyer Bian mention her elder brother Zhan Lingfeng, Zhan Yiran immediately became silent.

Although still a student, Zhan Yiran was born into the prestigious Zhan family and had been immersed in the ways of the aristocracy since childhood. She knew that among powerful families, the younger generation could bicker and quarrel, but causing public disputes that affected family relations was absolutely forbidden.

For instance, she could berate Le Xuanji online.

But taking legal action with a lawyer's letter crossed the line, involving the elders of her family, which required caution.

At the end of the day, this was a matter of her own inadequacy - she simply had fewer online fans than Le Xuanji.

Hmph, since her family couldn't intervene, she would take matters into her own hands.

Zhan Yiran huffed angrily and went to find Gu Nanyan.

Gu Nanyan was in the study, reading a book.

After being reborn in the modern world, although she retained the memories of her previous life, everything in this world was still vague, unfamiliar, and strange to Gu Nanyan.

So Gu Nanyan voraciously read books, absorbing advanced knowledge.

Everything in this era was different from the Great Qi dynasty.

There was over a thousand years of technological development, and the rise and fall of several dynasties.

Through books, Gu Nanyan was learning about this world.

Zhan Yiran entered the study and stood there for quite some time, but Gu Nanyan didn't notice her.

Finally, unable to wait any longer, Zhan Yiran seized the opportunity when Gu Nanyan turned a page and interjected, "Sister-in-law, I need your help with something."

"Knock first."

Without raising her eyes from the book, Gu Nanyan exuded an aura of cold aloofness that kept others at a distance, noble and unapproachable.

Zhan Yiran froze in place, blinking her eyes and digging her nails into her palms to regain her senses.

How strange. For a moment, Gu Nanyan didn't seem like her sister-in-law, but rather a monarch seated on high, with a chilling and oppressive aura that made Zhan Yiran's heart race with trepidation.

Zhan Yiran shook her head, thinking that she must have been rattled by Le Xuanji's behavior, causing her to hallucinate.

The other phone to film me painting the entire process, as a backup plan in case it's needed."

Zhan Yiran's eyes sparkled as she listened, excitedly screaming, "Sister-in-law, you're so amazing! How did you think of all this? I didn't consider any of it."

"Because you're naive," Gu Nanyan said, patting Zhan Yiran's head. "Your nature is pure, and your living environment is simple, so of course you wouldn't think so much."

But Gu Nanyan couldn't afford such luxury - beset by troubles from all sides, she had to live in constant vigilance.

From the age of thirteen, she was no longer a child. She had to care for her younger brother and support the entire dynasty with her immature body.

In such an environment, she had to think more, consider more - the slightest misstep would plunge her into an abyss from which there was no return.

With the paper laid out, Gu Nanyan began painting.

Zhan Yiran had previously watched Gu Nanyan paint the Thousand Li River Landscape near the end, missing the full process.

This time, she watched the entire thing from start to finish, utterly awestruck.

For the first time, she witnessed someone paint so beautifully, as if in a single unbroken stream, uninhibited and unrestrained, requiring no deliberation as the artwork flowed directly from her mind.

After an hour, the Fenghuang Nirvana was complete.

Zhan Yiran remained stunned for a long while, gazing dazedly at the resplendent crimson phoenix on the painting, as if witnessing a true phoenix's rebirth.

Too astonishing!

Zhan Yiran clutched her chest, breathing rapidly.

After a long while, she finally regained her senses, excitedly grabbed her phone, and rushed back to her room to edit the video.

Speeding up, adding music, editing... A one-hour video, sped up to play in 3 minutes.

Zhan Yiran transmitted the video to Douyin right away, but just as she was about to publish it, she suddenly thought of something. She hurried to find Gu Nanyan.

"Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, what should I write? Should I say something like 'Come see my elder sister's painting?' Or 'Your elder sister has arrived, stunning your eyes?'

No, no, those aren't powerful enough."

Gu Nanyan took her phone, typed two words "joke" on the short video, and tagged Le Xuanji.

At first Zhan Yiran was puzzled, but then she instantly understood.

Once this video was published, Le Xuanji would become the laughingstock.

How dare she say that Sister-in-law's painting was bad? Hmph, this time she would make Le Xuanji's face swell up, completely turning her into a joke.

Hahaha, Sister-in-law is so powerful!