The Strongest Face-Slapping King in the City

An hour later, Zhang Fan threw down the paintbrush!

"Done and dusted! Oil painting is such a time sink!"

Zhang Fan’s mood was not very pretty!

With traditional Chinese painting, you’re done in a minute or two. But with oil painting, it takes a whole hour!

What a dog!

In over an hour, he could have taken a deep nap.

With that, Zhang Fan lay down on the ground and fell asleep!

Not sleeping for days really makes you tired!

Hearing this, Huang Shansheng and Jiang Ru felt like a million alpacas were running through their minds.

Over an hour, and he thinks that takes time?

Does he not realize, for his painting, anyone else would take at least a month to finish?

A whole month!

And you, just over an hour, and you’re still not satisfied?

It’s just because neither of us does oil painting; otherwise, believe me, the other professors would beat the daylights out of you.

I’ve seen show-offs, but never someone who shows off like you.

What’s there to show? Are you trying to piss people off?

But the next moment, Jiang Ru and Huang Shansheng dashed to the easel like madmen.

Their eyes were practically falling out.

"Perfect, absolutely perfect!"

"Heavens, is this seriously something painted in just over an hour?"

"What’s more terrifying is that this is equivalent to two paintings. Especially the smaller one, which takes even more time."

Jiang Ru and Huang Shansheng began cursing outright.

In their hearts, there was a tsunami raging at this moment.

Traditional Chinese painting is already crazy impressive, remarkably so.

Why is it that this guy Zhang Fan is also so damn good at oil painting?

Over an hour, from the first stroke, without correcting anything once!

You have to understand, oil painting involves a lot of complex processes.

After all, this art form is about applying layers of paint.

It requires a sense of layering, three-dimensionality, and realism!

Often, if the color is too deep, you have to scrape off a layer and then add more color!

But Zhang Fan completed such a painting with just a brush!

This is freaking genius-level work!

The next moment, Jiang Ru ran off to the tool area.

He grabbed a magnifying glass and headed back.

You can’t really judge the quality of an oil painting with the naked eye!

Though it appears flawless, the details still need a magnifying glass.

After a while, Jiang Ru was frozen in place.

"Oh my, this kid is absolutely a monster, absolutely!

The details are perfect, without a single flaw!"

By this point, Jiang Ru’s voice was already a bit manic.

He genuinely struggled to accept the painting Zhang Fan had created!

It was something painted in just over an hour.

And with a background as complex as this!

What’s even scarier, that small painting also had no flaws.

How are other artists supposed to survive?

They might as well find a block of tofu and smash their heads against it!

"Hand me the magnifying glass, let me see! Let me see!" Huang Shansheng was extremely excited as well.

He really found it hard to believe.

Soon, Huang Shansheng was shouting in surprise too.

"With a student like this, what more could I ask for!"

Huang Shansheng’s face was brimming with intense excitement.

With just this painting, it could absolutely make Zhang Fan hugely famous in the oil painting world!

He could even become a subject of study for countless people.

"Hey hey hey, Xiao Fan, why are you sleeping here? The ground is so cold, you might catch a cold." Huang Shansheng turned around and looked at Zhang Fan lying on the floor, his face full of horror.

Such a top-notch genius, how could he sleep on the floor?

"It’s the height of summer, how could I catch a cold! Quit worrying. Just make sure my mom and the others don’t see me sleeping." Zhang Fan said softly.

!!!

Huang Shansheng’s mouth twitched.

The next moment, he said to Jiang Ru, "Go grab a blanket, quick!"

"Why don’t you go?" Jiang Ru glared!

"I need to stay here! In case anything happens to Xiao Fan, someone has to be around!" Huang Shansheng said.

"Damn it, he’s your student, not mine!" Jiang Ru was furious.

Why should I go get a blanket for your student? I’ll smash you, believe it or not?

"Old Jiang, think about it, if you want Zhang Fan to become your student, you have to put in a little effort!" Huang Shansheng said with a smile.

Instantly, Jiang Ru took off running.

On Huang Shansheng’s side, he sat on the ground, looking fondly at Zhang Fan.

Hmmmm!

The old fellows at the academy were always showing off their students, weren’t they! Haha, this time, I’m going to show you what a true genius is!

Your lousy students don’t even qualify to shine my student’s shoes!

Hehe!

Should I let them all come over first thing in the morning and see for themselves?

No, no!

Xiao Fan hasn’t slept for days; he must be exhausted. Let him rest properly for two days, and when the academic competition starts, we’ll show them up.

Yes, that’s the joyful decision.

At this moment, Bai Xi, Zhang Dongyang, Ye Jingtian, and Qin Shuang arrived at the house Tsinghua gave to Zhang Fan.

They were just too worried about Zhang Fan.

Especially considering Zhang Fan’s bet with dozens of other academies, each of their faces was filled with concern.

"That little bastard, I really want to beat him up." Bai Xi said angrily.

"Don’t, Xiao Fan is already so tired." Qin Shuang quickly said.

"But that kid really deserves a beating. Six days and nights without sleep, he’s showing off!" Bai Xi said with rage!

Zhang Dongyang chuckled: "It’s just six days and nights without sleep, I can do it too!"

Instantly, Bai Xi went berserk: "You’re so capable, huh! Go clean up the room! There’s so much dust, how can you stand it?"

???

Zhang Dongyang’s heart ached!

"Old Ye, don’t just stand there, go and clean up too!" Qin Shuang shouted!

Ye Jingtian: !!!

It’s already 2 AM!

However, for the countless students of Tsinghua and Beijing University, this was a sleepless night!

Zhang Fan was going solo against the geniuses of dozens of academies.

This drama was too big for even thousands of people to handle.

Countless people were discussing this issue!

Meanwhile, the "Face-slap Brigade" were on their way to the Capital City!

Each one was worried sick!

Can Zhang Fan actually pull it off?

And in the Face-slap Brigade’s group chats, everyone was discussing this issue!

"I say, should we just take down those hundreds of people? I always feel like the leader is biting off more than he can chew."

"+1! I’ll call some people!" Xu Xingwang said!

"!!! Wang Wang Bro, aren’t you afraid of getting executed? This is a major event like an academic competition, are you looking for death?"

"At worst, I’ll just go mine in Africa for a few more years!"

"...Calm down! I think our leader can do it!"

"What gives you such confidence? Sure, Fan’s hands-on skills are good, but this concerns dozens of subjects!"

"So, we should follow Wang Wang Bro to beat them up!!"

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