Chapter 154 Ghost in the Painting
Liu Wenchang had just experienced a misfortune in his wife's life. After listening to his narration, he immediately guessed the reason.
He quickly helped him up and comforted him, "Teacher Mo, wait a moment. This matter may be more complicated than you think."
"Those voices in your head must be caused by those antiques, right, Master Jiang?"
Hearing this, Jiang Xu glanced at Mo Bei with a clear gaze.
Mo Bei looked up and met her gaze, and the next second, he slowly opened his eyes wide.
He trembled and said, "You are the powerful Master Jiang!"
At this moment, his mind gradually became clear and he immediately recognized Jiang Xu.
Could it be...
"Antique? Is there really something wrong with my antique?"
Jiang Xu didn't answer, but said calmly: "Can you show us those ancient paintings first?"
The study was right next to the reception room on the first floor. Jiang Xu could see from afar that resentment and negative energy were spreading out from inside.
Her brows furrowed slightly.
Although no one had her abilities, once they entered, the cold and chilly air that hit them in the face sent chills down their spines.
I understood it immediately.
There is indeed a problem here.
The two ancient paintings that Mo Bei found were hung on the wall opposite the desk.
The paintings all depict scenes of life of men and women in ancient times.
In the painting on the left, a man and a woman are sitting at a desk with focused expressions, as if they are discussing something together.
They treat each other with respect and the atmosphere is extremely harmonious and warm.
In another painting, two people are sitting in the yard, one playing the piano softly, the other singing softly, the piano and the qin sounding in harmony.
That kind of deep and sweet friendship seems to be conveyed through the picture.
Mo Bei: "Actually, I can't see the value of these paintings. I don't even know if they are real or fake."
"I just think these two paintings are very similar to the life of Ruojin and me..."
"Once upon a time, Ruojin and I were just like in the painting. In the study, in the yard, we talked about literature, music, and movies, like a couple in heaven..."
He stared blankly at the two paintings, muttering to himself, recalling every detail of his past with Ruojin.
Tang Yue listened to him while sizing up the two ancient paintings. Suddenly, she gasped, her eyes widened in shock, and she shouted, "It's moving! The people in the paintings are moving!"
Everyone looked up and couldn't help but exclaimed.
The dignified face of the woman in the painting suddenly became distorted and hideous.
He pulled out a knife from somewhere and cut the man's neck.
Blood instantly dyed most of the painting red.
After killing the man, the woman slowly turned her head, her eyes burning, as if she could see them through the picture.
A sinister smile appeared on the twisted face.
“Ahhhh!”
Everyone screamed in fear, and the hair on their bodies stood up.
Zhao Xin's face turned pale: "The female ghost in Master Jiang's painting, the female ghost is moving!"
What a fierce female ghost!
Jiang Xu wiped the light and said coldly: "It's just an illusion."
A trifle.
She pinched her fingers together and pasted a few talismans on it.
The picture suddenly shattered.
A sharp scream accompanied by curses was heard.
"What a fairy couple, bullshit, bullshit!"
Then, a thin man dressed as a scholar appeared in front of everyone.
Male, male ghost?
Not a female ghost?
The trembling crowd was dumbfounded.
Everyone has always heard about the female ghost in the painting, who takes human form and sucks people's essence.
Moreover, the person moving in the painting just now was clearly a woman.
Why is it a man?
Was it him who possessed and killed Tang Ruojin?
But why?
Ignoring everyone's shocked expressions, the scholar glared at Mo Bei and angrily revealed the true identity of the woman in the painting.
"What a fairy couple, bullshit, this woman is just a vicious whore!"
"It's her who ruined my life!"
The scholar grew up in a poor family, so he studied harder in the hope of passing the imperial examination one day. By chance, he was dragged to a brothel by a friend and met this woman.
The woman's family was originally wealthy, but later their family fell into poverty and she was sold to a brothel by her father. Therefore, she was very different from other girls in the brothel.
Seeing that she was somewhat educated, after a few days of interaction, he thought she was his confidant and even became obsessed with her.
He spent all his savings to redeem her freedom, and was determined to study hard, pass the imperial examination, and give her a stable future.
But who would have thought that during this period of time, this shameless whore actually got together with another wild man and was fooling around with him all day long!
He even colluded with that person to slander his innocence, ruining his reputation and even preventing him from taking the imperial examinations again in his life!
As the scholar spoke, he turned around and looked at the painting that was once full of love. His eyes were red and his whole body was trembling.
"My whole life's innocence and future have been ruined by this bitch."
"She ruined my life!"
"Women are all bitches, they deserve to die, they all deserve to die!"
After hearing this story, everyone had complicated expressions.
The beautiful fantasy shattered in an instant.
So, is this the truth about beautiful love?
Mo Bei froze in place, his eyes slowly widened, looking at the scholar in disbelief.
Unexpectedly, the picture he mistakenly thought was of a perfect couple hid such a tragedy.
But why?
His wife had no grudge against the scholar, so why did he attack him and kill his wife?
Mo Bei stared at the scholar and was about to speak when Jiang Xu came out.
His eyes were like knives, and his voice was cold and firm: "Still lying!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scholar was stunned for a second, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly calmed down.
He said angrily: "You are a Taoist priest, what do you know about our affairs thousands of years ago!"
Jiang Xu said calmly, "You have a low, narrow forehead, messy eyebrows, a vacant gaze, a restless and lazy personality, and lack of self-control and initiative. You are not a scholar at all."
"Besides, you said you came from a poor family. Where would you get the money to redeem her?"
The scholar's expression changed, and Jiang Xu continued:
"Let me guess, what's the real story?"
You and this woman were acquainted at a brothel. Seeing that she had fallen into prostitution but had very elegant conversation, you came up with a plan.
He pretended to get close to her, gained her trust, and then took her paintings under some pretext, claiming that he was redeeming her, and sold them everywhere.
Unexpectedly, those paintings actually received a lot of attention.
The woman was delighted to think that you would redeem her, but she never imagined that you, now a celebrity, had already hooked up with the daughter of a wealthy businessman, hoping to rise to the top!
You even want to kill people to silence them in order to eliminate future troubles!
Jiang Xu's voice was cold, and every word he said struck the scholar's heart like a stone.
His eyes were like knives, as if they could see through everything.
She, who is she?
How could she know so much about something that happened thousands of years ago?
The scholar's eyes trembled. Jiang Xu stared at him and said:
"But before your plan could be implemented, the woman discovered it."
She secretly contacts a close friend and sets a trap. When you are about to commit the crime, your close friend suddenly shows up and catches you on the spot.
The two of them immediately reported the case to the authorities and accused you of the crime.
Of course you refused to admit it, but the evidence was overwhelming and you could not bear the punishment from the government, so you committed suicide by taking poison.
"I never thought that a remnant soul would hide in the painting and, years later, fabricate such a story that turned black into white."
"You even took out your resentment and hatred on an innocent woman, intending to kill her!"
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