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Power Up, Artist Yang! 157 The Young Master Never Drinks

Zixu liked to listen to stories. 

That was one of the few things he enjoyed. Stories, with the people that experienced them, always brought along new topics of interest to ponder over. Either that, or the one telling him the stories would be someone that he was interested to crack open, like a locked puzzle. Along with the stories, they always dropped hints and clues about them as a person, which Zixu pieced together bit by bit until he had the key to figuring out how to completely open them up. He liked being able to know a person inside-out, to be able to predict their actions, and to not be taken by surprise in any situation. He liked to have everything under control, completely planned out. 

The only downside to all the stories he listened to as a child, from arguments behind the doors to chit-chatter of servants meant one thing: truly unique, unpredictable puzzles and unpredictable stories, were rare. He hardly found many in recent times. 

That was when he met her. 

He first saw her by bumping into her at the Bo Villa. She wore a veil then, but her eyes with those dark, dark irises were unforgettable. Regardless, Zixu thought she would be one that he would forget in a couple of days and never see again.

The second time he saw her, she was at Lingxin Academy. For some reason, she coincidentally ran into him again, but this time impersonating as his brother. It was amusing to see the emotions shift over her face: surprise, panic, then relief. At that time, Zixu was already analyzing her, picking up small details, figuring things out. He came up with basic assumptions for her, but somehow, she managed to surpass them every time. 

From then on, he continued to see her in various spots. At the festival, at the Yang Villa, at Lingxin… they were coming across each other almost regularly, as if it was all a little arrangement of fate. If Zixu was even the slightest bit superstitious, he would've believed that it was fate. What else could explain it? 


But Zixu never believed in those superstitious words. Why should some strange, uncontrollable concept dictate his life and the people he would interact with? Fate was just a joke. An absurd idea that only fools obeyed. 

Zixu admitted that he didn't mind her too much, though. The more he talked with her, the more he realized that she seemed to be one who held stories he had never heard before. She wasn't so special to the point where she occupied his thoughts or became the ultimate puzzle he wanted to figure out, but she was different enough that he was somewhat intrigued whenever he came across her, worthy of a conversation or two. 

That was when she fell into the water and nearly drowned.

He admitted that he hesitated before he saved her. He also admitted that her anger over his hesitation was explainable after he saved her. Nevertheless, Zixu didn't think that he agreed with her at all. It was a struggle to recall how to swim and to pull her up along with him as he swam. What was he supposed to do— to just jump in without a pause simply because he was a heroic, brilliant individual who was willing to sacrifice everything just to save someone he barely knew? What would happen if he didn't know how to swim well enough to save both her and himself? That would be an idiotic move if he didn't take his time to make his final decision. Two people drowning was worse than one.

Afterwards, though, what intrigued him was when he had his two conversations: one with her and one with Bo Zhiyuan. That enlightened him on something new. Perhaps, it would be a better thing if he seemed to be that "kind" person she described as oh-so-important. Perhaps it would be a better persona to take on. 

Zixu was always focusing on crafting the perfect mask and costume for himself. He almost had a responsibility to do so. Seeing that there were finally cracks pointed out in the mask he wore, it was inevitable that he worked on fixing them. To do that, he had even greater of a reason to speak to her. 

That landed him in where he was now: drinking with Yang Yujia under the blossom-less plum tree.

He never drank wine in front of people he didn't trust. The most he would have would be a cup. So, as Yujia drank in front of him, he pretended to sip while raising his sleeve. In reality, he was subtly pouring it onto the ground beneath him. It was a waste of good wine, but Zixu couldn't risk the words that he might speak under the influence of alcohol. He found Miss Yang's company decent, but he did not trust her enough to drink without limit around her. 

Taking advantage of the situation, he decided to talk to her more, to gain her trust, and to figure out the list of things he wanted to know. 

They "drank" and "drank", words flowing between them as often as wine did. He learned the things he wanted to know. He shared a few stories of his own in exchange for these secrets. At last, when her words became slurred, Zixu noticed that Yujia's face was a definite shade of blushing red, her eyelids drooped shut, and her head nodded downwards. She was about to black out, by the looks of it. 

He looked down at the direction she was going to fall down in. If she fell over as she blacked out in the current position she was, lazily slouched over a cup of wine, she would land with her face hitting the stone paved path. That kind of face-planting was sure to be unpleasant. So, he stretched out his arms, waiting to catch her.  Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click for visiting.

Yet before her eyes closed, she looked at him with a sliding gaze, whispering, " You know— you look so much like him— it almost hurts."

And then she fell into his arms. 

As Zixu held her fragily, almost like she was a sheet of thin ice, he looked down at her peaceful face with narrowed eyes. He originally just wanted to bring her back to her room and to leave right afterwards, now that his objective was completed. Except now, with her last words… 

Who was this "him" that she spoke of?

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Catalogue
258 Final Preparations of the Detective
257 The Detective Returns to the Villa
256 End of the Maid's Day
255 Trust System of the Maid
254 A Very Internally-Flustered Maid
253 Tests for the Maid
252 The Maid Cleans Around
251 The Artist Becomes a Literal Maid
250 The Artist Gets a Bit Embarrassed
249 In Which the Detective Gets Exposed
248 The Detective, Mission: Refining the Disguise
247 The Detective, Mission: Testing the Disguise
246 The Detective, Mission: Creating a Disguise
245 The Artist's Transformation Into a Detective
244 Infiltration and the Artist, Again
243 The Artist Thinks and Thinks and Thinks
242 The Artist Thinks and Thinks and Thinks
241 A True Culprit Behind the Artist's Poisoning
240 The Artist Learns of the Madam Liu's Pas
239 Amnesia and the Artis
238 The Artist Meets Her Birthmother
237 Bonus: The Crown Prince Drinks Vinegar
236 The Artist Deals With a Jealous? Business Partner
235 Hangover Soup and the Artis
234 The Artist Deals With Consequences
233 The Artist Proposes a Game
232 An Offer From the Artist For Some Soup
231 When the Artist Thinks Too Much
230 The Artist Has a Matchmaker Master
229 Tranquility and the Artis
228 The Artist, the Wine, the Poetry
227 What Information About the Artist?
226 Drinking With the Artis
225 Alcohol for the Artist, Again
224 The Artist Ponders, Ponders, and Ponders Some More
223 Finding out the Contents in the Artist's Stolen Box
222 The Artist Paints a Cow
221 More Oil Paint and the Artis
220 An Introduction to Oil Paint and the Artis
219 Unoriginal Chapter Titles and the Artis
218 Back to the Artis
217 The Last Memory Fragment of the Pas
216 The Shattering Memory Fragments of the Pas
215 The Darkest Memory Fragments of the Pas
214 The Fracturing Memory Fragments of the Pas
213 The Brightest Memory Fragment of the Pas
212 The Following Memory Fragments of the Pas
211 The First Memory Fragment of the Pas
210 The Artist's Courtyard's Truth
209 A Hot Bath and the Artis
208 Bribery and the Artis
207 The Artist, Physician Yang Edition
206 The Artist Awakens
205 The Exhausted Artist and His Dreams
204 The Artist, Nurse Edition
203 The Physician Diagnosed the Artis
202 The Artist is Innocen
201 Perhaps, the Artist Murdered Someone?
200 The Artist's Infiltration, 2nd Edition: the Yu Villa
199 A Lovely Disguise of the Artis
198 An Attempt of the Artist to Find the Young Master
197 The Artist Tastes the Food
196 Manual Labor and the Artis
195 Can the Artist Cook?
194 The Artist Becomes a Chef
193 Daydreams and Drunken Dreams of the Artis
192 The Artist Snatches Good Food
191 Theory Discussion and the Artis
190 An Artist's Infiltration, Phase Failure ?
189 An Artist's Infiltration, Phase Hiding
188 An Artist's Infiltration, Phase Two
187 An Artist's Infiltration, Phase One
186 The Artist Decides to Infiltrate
185 Poetry and the Artis
184 The Crown Prince Gets Along Well With People
183 The Crown Prince Has Too Many Plans
182 Two Difficult Men and the Artis
181 The Artist Only Cares for Good Food
180 Roasted Duck and the Artis
179 Way Too Many Gifts for the Artis
178 Contemplations and Worries of the Crown Prince
177 Too Many Gifts for the Artis
176 Observations of the Artis
175 The Artist, Moving Forward
174 A Story from the Little Artis
173 The Artist Amongst the Stars
172 The Artist Sits by the Fire
171 Stories For the Artis
170 Expedition of the Artis
169 The Artist Meets the Dog
168 Curses From the Artis
167 The Artist Screams A Lo
166 A Challenge for the Artis
165 The Artist Gives Advice
164 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 12/31/2019
163 More Cautious Ideas of the Artis
162 Heart of the Artist Feels a Bit Heavy
161 A Good Student: The Artis
160 The Artist Sketches and Ponders
159 Hangover For the Artist, Again
158 When the Young Master Runs Into the Master
157 The Young Master Never Drinks
156 A Drink With the Artist Under the Plum Blossoms
155 Wine Purchase of the Artis
154 The Artist Goes to Buy a Drink
153 New Perils of the Artis
152 Physician Diagnosis for the Artis
151 The Cruelest Memory of the Artis
150 The Artist, Drowning Once More
149 Beginning of the Artist's Wise Words
148 Painting Demonstration of the Artis
147 The Artist Becomes an Instructor
146 New Friends of the Artis
145 The Artist's True Masterpiece
144 Games and the Artis
143 A Long Conversation With the Artis
Chapter 142
Chapter 141
Chapter 140
Chapter 139
Chapter 138
Chapter 137
Chapter 136
Chapter 135
Chapter 134
Chapter 133
132 The Fourth Miss Tries to Get It Over With
131 The Fourth Miss is Not a Simple Beauty
130 What Correlation Between Transmigration and the Fourth Miss?
129 The Fourth Miss Picks Up the Pas
128 Actions of Others During the Celebration
127 Gift From the Crown Prince
126 A Disappointing Conclusion To the Fourth Miss's Day
125 Fear From the Fourth Miss
124 The Young Master, His Thoughts
123 The Fourth Miss's First Touch of Death
122 Walking By the River With the Fourth Miss
121 The Fourth Miss Celebrates Birthdays
120 Avoidance From the Fourth Miss
119 The Fourth Miss Teaches Again
118 What the Fourth Miss Did For Some Time
117 The Fourth Miss Admits to the Truth
116 The Final Truth For the Fourth Miss
Chapter 115
Chapter 114
Chapter 113
Chapter 112
Chapter 111
110 When the Fourth Miss Decides to Become a Tour Guide
109 The Fourth Miss Talks Things Ou
108 The Fourth Miss Blends in the Convention
107 Should the Fourth Miss Sell Her Work?
106 Speed Painting and the Fourth Miss
105 Yes, The Fourth Miss Paints
104 Meetings and Conventions For the Fourth Miss
103 Yang Villa Upgrades and the Fourth Miss
102 The Fourth Miss, a Coward
101 Bonus: Power Up, Agent Yang!
100 Inner Thoughts of the Fourth Miss
99 Senior Brother Chats With Fourth Miss
98 The School Head and the Fourth Miss
97 The Fourth Miss Starts a New Projec
96 Results of the Fourth Miss Negotiating
95 Negotiations and the Fourth Miss
94 Proving One's Identity to the Fourth Miss
93 The Fourth Miss Gets Her Feas
92 Is the Fourth Miss's Invention Great Enough?
91 A Nice Portrait From the Fourth Miss
90 The Fourth Miss Greets Her Master
89 For the Fourth Miss To Meet Her Future Senior Brother
88 The Fourth Miss Begins to Believe in Fate
87 Typical Mornings of the Fourth Miss
86 And the Winner of the Fourth Miss's Drinking Competition Is…
85 Settling the Fourth Miss's Issue With a Drink
84 Chats and the Such With the Fourth Miss
83 Is it Fate, Fourth Miss?
82 A Master-Teacher for the Fourth Miss
81 The Fourth Miss Enjoys Herself At the Festival
80 A Possible Back-Up Plan For the Fourth Miss
79 The Crown Prince Visits Some Old Acquaintances
78 A Product Pitch From the Fourth Miss
77 The Fourth Miss Sees Someone Familiar Again
76 The Fourth Miss Explores the Marketplace
75 Trust Issues and the Fourth Miss
74 When the Fourth Miss Learns of the Past Once More
73 A Stressed Out Fourth Miss
72 The Fourth Miss Becomes a Teacher
Chapter 71
70 The Fourth Miss Has a Nice Conversation
69 A Struggle of the Fourth Miss To Think of Excuses
68 The Fourth Miss Takes a Leisurely Walk
67 A Final Score For the Fourth Miss
66 The Fourth Miss Proceeds to the Rest of the Exam
65 Taking the Exam Along the Fourth Miss
64 An Attempt of the Fourth Miss to Enter the Academy
63 A Solid Disguise For the Fourth Miss
62 The Fourth Miss Asks Her Questions
61 A New Plan of the Fourth Miss
60 The Fourth Miss Reveals Her True Feelings
59 The Unbelievable Fourth Miss
58 In Which the Fourth Miss Demonstrates Her Painting Skills
57 Fourth Miss, Do You Paint?
56 Hui'er Explains Herself
55 Hui'er and Her Troubles
54 The Fourth Miss Counts Her Taels
53 A Miserable Fourth Miss
52 The Fourth Miss Remembers Old Memories
51 The Fourth Miss Starts Her Commission
50 To Go Commission-Painting With the Fourth Miss
49 The Fourth Miss Ponders Over Life
48 A Final Decision From the Fourth Miss
47 The Fourth Miss Learns Both Sides of the Story
46 Revealing the Truth to the Fourth Miss
45 The Fourth Miss Seeks for a Reason
44 A Simple Evening for the Fourth Miss
43 Fourth Miss, What's a Portrait?
42 The Fourth Miss Picks Up Painting Again
41 The Commissioner and His Thoughts
40 The Fourth Miss Begins Her Persuasion
Chapter 39
38 Hui'er Meets the First Miss Again
Chapter 37
36 The Fourth Miss Learns Under Hui'er
35 When the Fourth Miss Visits the Kitchens In the Middle of the Nigh
34 Dinner and Pencils For the Fourth Miss
33 The Fourth Miss Realizes the Truth
32 Fitting Wedding Robes For the Fourth Miss
Chapter 31
30 The Crown Prince Finds Something Familiar
Chapter 29
28 The Fourth Miss Learns of the Yang Family
Chapter 27
26 The Fourth Miss Meets Her Dear Family
25 Exchanging Apologies With the Fourth Miss
24 Lessons of Modesty For the Fourth Miss
23 The Fourth Miss Never Liked Walking
22 Master of Imitation: the Fourth Miss
21 Teaching the Fourth Miss Lessons
20 The Crown Prince Drinks Tea
19 A Dilemma For the Fourth Miss
18 The Fourth Miss Pathetically Runs Away
17 To Suffer More of the Angry Wrath of the Fourth Miss
16 To Suffer the Angry Wrath of the Fourth Miss
15 Which Imbecile Dares to Steal From the Fourth Miss?
14 The Fourth Miss Goes On a Shopping Spree
13 The Young Master Paints
12 The Fourth Miss Gives Up
11 Is the Fourth Miss Getting a Vacation?
Chapter 10
9 Taels For the Fourth Miss
8 When the Fourth Miss Searches for Alternatives
7 The Fourth Miss is a Fraud?
6 The Fourth Miss's Game Plan To Conquer the Markets
5 When Did the Fourth Miss Learn How to Draw?
4 This Fourth Miss Will Not, Can Not, Must Not.
3 The Intoxicated and Clearly Hungover Fourth Miss
2 Fourth Miss, Who?
1 Starry Nights, Dreamy Alcohol, and Lovely Pain
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