Like earlier, when Bu Zhou had been present—if the painting's spirit had been observing them—it wouldn't have noticed the mist or Bu Zhou. As for their conversation, it would neither have heard nor seen it. Even the dishes Bu Zhou had eaten would have escaped its senses, leaving it to assume Yang Qing had eaten them himself. The mist would have subtly manipulated both its conscious and subconscious mind into believing everything was Yang Qing's doing.
Now, all it saw was Yang Qing eating while admiring the scenery outside. It remained blind to his observation of it because that scene could not register in its mind or senses, all thanks to the shrouding effect.
