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A section of a sinuous flood dragon-like creature occupied most of the scroll, with its head, claws, and tail not visible, but according to the pattern of the scales, it should be painted from top to bottom. What differs it from a flood dragon is that its belly is also covered with smooth and dense scales, the body rounded, having no distinct top, bottom, left, or right.
Two extremely fine and long, dark blue lines irregularly climbed upon this section of the body and could easily be missed without a careful look.
In the lower half of the scroll, there was a section of towering mountains, with clouds, high trees, dark birds, and the blue sky filling the remaining space.
Even though Pei Ye had never had the experience of appreciating paintings, he could tell at a glance that this was a depiction of dryness.