Chapter 1 The Demon in the Painting 1

late at night,

In the bamboo grove, a light rain was falling, the raindrops pattering on the bamboo leaves...

Deep in the bamboo forest, there is a dilapidated ancient temple. On one of the walls of the temple hang three paintings, two of which depict only landscapes without any people.

The painting hanging on the left depicts a woman in pink, with delicate and beautiful features...

In front of the ancient temple, a woman of stunning beauty, wearing a green dress and holding an oil-paper umbrella, slowly walked in.

As soon as Luo Xi stepped into the ancient temple, the oil-paper umbrella she was holding vanished instantly.

She smiled and said in a clear voice, "I'm back."

The next second, a woman in pink appeared in front of Luo Xi.

Hua Ling hugged Luo Xi's arm, "Sister Xi, you're finally back."

"Waaaaah..."

"Sister Xi, Sister Rong is gone."

"She said she might never come back, and she asked me to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xi paused for a moment, slightly puzzled, "Gone? Where did she go?"

Hua Ling said indignantly, "She ran away with a man."

Luo Xi frowned. "Why are there men here?"

Hua Ling: "Sister Rong rescued him by the river nearby half a month ago. Not long after, Sister Rong fell in love with that pretty boy and has now left with him."

"Before she left, she told us not to disturb her life."

"That man doesn't look like a good person at all. How could Sister Rong, who is so smart, not see that?"

Hua Ling shook Luo Xi's arm, "Sister Xi, should we go find Sister Rong and persuade her to come back?"

She said worriedly, "I'm afraid that man will hurt her."

Luo Xi: "Didn't Hua Rong tell us not to bother her?"

"That was her choice."

"She will naturally have to bear the consequences herself."

"If we try to persuade her, we won't gain anything, and we'll only end up with a lot of resentment."

Hua Ling: "!!!"

She knew Luo Xi was right.

However, she was still conflicted.

After a moment, Hua Ling said, "Sister Xi, Sister Rong listens to you the most. Why don't we go find her? You can try to persuade her; maybe she'll listen..."

Luo Xi glanced at Hua Ling and refused, "I'm not going."

One is willing to hit, and the other is willing to be hit.

She didn't want to meddle in other people's business.

Luo Xi: "I've been away for a month and I'm a little tired. I'm going to rest now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she vanished from the spot...

A landscape painting hanging on the wall now features a woman of exceptional beauty.

Hua Ling:! ! !

She stomped her foot and said angrily, "Hmph! If you won't go, I will."

After saying that, she ran out...

On the other side,

Hua Rong followed Xie Nanze to the capital.

Xie Nanze was the heir of the Marquis of Dingbei's mansion. He was assassinated by men sent by his stepmother and fell into the river. Later, he drifted to a bamboo forest and was rescued by Hua Rong.

Xie Nanze had known all along that Hua Rong was not human.

After all, how could such a beautiful woman possibly appear in such a remote mountain forest?

He guessed she was a demon.

Xie Nanze could tell that Hua Rong meant him no harm.

So, he used Hua Rong to heal his injuries. He also used her to successfully return to the capital. They encountered no assassination attempts on their way back. Xie Nanze knew it was because of Hua Rong.

For Xie Nanze's sake, Hua Rong also killed Aunt Bai and Xie Nanxi (Xie Nanze's half-brother).

A few days later, Xie Nanze secretly hired several demon hunters to capture Hua Rong...

Although he was grateful to Hua Rong for saving him, he was still afraid because she was not human.