Chapter 121 Chapter 121

"But then again, why are all of you demons running to our human world?" Shen Wuming said as he crossed his arms and looked at You Lin and Feng Huang meaningfully.

At this time, the flying sword has already flown to a sparsely populated area, and the pursuers behind have been left far behind, but this does not mean that it can rest easy from now on.

For the human race, the biggest threat now sits on his sword. One of them is holding a gun as a "sail" beside him, and the other is waving a fan and looking at him with a smile.

Although Shen Wuming had already determined that they were not murderous and despicable people during their interactions, there is a saying that goes, "Those who are not of my race must have different hearts." It is indeed a bit heartbreaking to say it, but that is the fact.

For the safety of the city, Shen Wuming could only assume the worst. He took them away from crowded places on purpose.

Feng Huang could naturally see that Shen Wuming was on guard against them, but he didn't care. After all, he came here to solve problems, not to create new ones - although he was forced to cause trouble because of that weirdo.

"The two of us are here to solve a cold case." Phoenix said.

"Since a month ago, skinless corpses have appeared in the human world, mostly women, and their spiritual roots have disappeared. Rumor has it that it was done by the demons, trying to understand the human cultivation method; there are also rumors that the human race staged it on their own to deliberately provoke disputes. I'm sure you know that if rumors like this are not dealt with in time, I'm afraid that there will be greater friction between the two races."

"If this matter was really caused by the human race, what are the demon race's plans?"

"That's something you have to consider." Phoenix narrowed her eyes and smiled harmlessly: "But fortunately, someone else is the one causing the trouble. We are still the friendliest neighbors."

"That's great." Shen Wuming also showed a polite smile, and after a moment he said: "You said there is someone else causing trouble, what do you mean, is there a third group?"

Phoenix nodded: "That thing is neither human nor demon, it comes from another world. It was the one that attracted the thunderbolt earlier."

"That's how it is. But, what a coincidence, I'm here to deal with this matter as well." Shen Wuming continued to cross his arms, maintaining a very cool look: "In that case, why don't we work together? After all, our ultimate goal is the same."

"Of course." After saying that, Phoenix looked at the Paper Ion beside her and said softly, "Miss Paper Ion, based on the information we have collected, your senior brother may be related to this case." Maybe he is not the mastermind, but he is definitely related.

You Lin handed the fragment he had picked up that time and the scroll of the zither player to Feng Huang at the same time, saying, "It is certain that they are the same thing."

The fragments of unknown purpose left behind by the suspected instigator and the calligraphy of the painting saint who has become famous recently, these two things cannot possibly be related when put together.

Paper Ivy thought it was outrageous: "No way, I have heard of that case too. The murderer was extremely evil and even lost his humanity. But my brother could never have anything to do with it. He normally wouldn't dare to kill a rabbit, but he would jump three feet high when he saw blood. How could he do such a thing?"

"Why not ask Miss Liu Liu?" Shen Wuming's eyes fell on Liu Liu. The unknown painting master had always been his object of suspicion, because the timing of his appearance was too coincidental.

He arrived not long after the skinless corpse appeared, and became famous in a short time. In addition, Paper Iris once said that the other party was very picky about the material of the drawing paper, so it was not impossible that the psychopath thought human skin felt good and took the risk.

Although what Zhiyi just said has a certain degree of credibility, he is his senior brother after all, so Zhiyi will inevitably have a layer of filter around him.

Seeing that the conversation turned to herself, Liu Liu pretended to be calm, but her panic was still exposed.

Zhiyi suddenly remembered something and said quickly, "Miss Liuliu, the fairyland in the painting you performed earlier was performed by my senior brother, the Master of Painting, who cast a spell behind the scenes to help you, right?"

Liu Liu lowered her head and clenched the hem of her clothes tightly with her fingers.

She was just an ordinary zither player, not even a monk. She didn't have a strong mental state, and what happened today had frightened her to the point of being at a loss, not to mention that she was not completely unaware of the case.

In Liu Liu's eyes, the fragments that You Lin produced were solid evidence, and now it was just a routine interrogation before closing the net. So she sighed in her heart and said, "I beg you gentlemen to show some leniency. The benefactor did not do any evil, and those corpses are not what you think."

Shen Wuming raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

“If it weren’t for my benefactor, I would have become a wandering ghost by now.” Liu Liu let out a long sigh and fell into her memories.

According to the predetermined development of fate, Liu Liu should have died of heart failure a month ago. At that time, she had resigned herself to death, and it was the painting saint who appeared and saved her. At that time, he was not famous yet, but just a painter who specialized in painting portraits for people.

"It's a pity that such a talented and beautiful girl died of a heart disease." The man suddenly appeared and said something strange: "My junior sister didn't have many hobbies, listening to music is one of them. If you can survive, you will definitely be able to play more and better songs."

"Do you want to live? I have a way to save you, but it has never been tried, so I'm not sure if it will work."

At that time, Liu Liu gave him a positive answer.

"The technique of resurrection is to abandon the current body, remove one's own flesh and skin as a scroll, and use the spiritual roots as the residence of the soul, so as to reshape a carrier. After the painting is completed, you can move around freely with the help of the spiritual body. As long as the scroll is not destroyed, I can live well forever." Liu Liu said softly.

"What you saw before was not a spell, but the process of my soul emerging from the painting. Because everything about the carrier comes from itself, after revealing itself, both my appearance and aura can be concealed from the world, and have never been discovered by anyone."

"But you are not a monk, where do you get the energy to maintain your spirit body?"

Liu Liu said: "My benefactor said that there is a spirit gathering array on the painting, which can absorb energy for its own use. But in addition to these, you need to bring extra spirit stones on weekdays to maintain daily activities."

Only then did they notice that Liu Liu had a lot of spiritual stones on her body. Some of them were disguised as gems and inlaid on jewelry, while others were simply hung on her body as decoration.

The paper ibis moved its fingers, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Phoenix heard Liuhe sigh.

[This evil technique originated from outside the world. Now, to put it nicely, this girl is a fairy in the painting, but to put it bluntly, she is a wild ghost living in the painting. This method can indeed prolong life, and even continue to cultivate in the body of a spirit.

But there is no such good thing in the world. After such an operation, she has been kicked out of the Five Elements Reincarnation. Once she dies, her soul will be scattered and not even a trace will be left. 】

Fenghuang relayed Liuhe's words, and Liuliu was not surprised. She said, "I know the price. It was my own choice to become like this."

What's wrong with becoming like this? Her appearance will always be the same as in the painting, and she will never grow old. She will no longer be tortured by illness, no longer restricted by the flesh, and she can have plenty of time to study her favorite art of playing the piano.

She can live for a long, long time.

"Even if the end is to destroy your soul?" You Lin couldn't help but ask.

Liu Liu said, "Who cares about the next life? Only when this life is not going well will you put all your hopes on the next life. Will I still be Liu Liu in the next life?"

"I believe that the most important thing that makes up a person, besides the soul, is memory. It was me who went to a foreign land alone to learn art when I was young, it was me who gave up everything for the zither, and now it is me who has moved the capital with a song.

It is all these experiences that make up the 'me' of today, but if I don't have these experiences and memories, and I just have the same soul, can it still be considered 'me'?"

"In my opinion, Liu Liu's will was completely annihilated at the moment of death, which is almost the same as the scattering of the soul."

Past and present lives have always been the most complicated concepts for people. Some people think that once you die, you are dead, and after reincarnation you are another person, with no connection to your past life. But some people think that no matter what, as long as you are still the same soul, it is still you no matter how many times you reincarnate.

"That doesn't sound like a bad thing," said Paper Ibis. She still hadn't recovered from the shock of the truth and was in a trance.

“No wonder those paintings are so popular even though they are not particularly stunning.”

Shen Wuming was somewhat helpless. He finally understood why no female relatives had been missing and no one had claimed the corpses since the Wupi case occurred. This was because these were all abandoned bodies.

As long as that person makes his name known, there will always be people who come to him for various reasons, not wanting to die or wanting to stay young forever.

"As for the others... they also did it out of their own will, and the benefactor was just following the trend. It's not something that is against the will of heaven and earth. The benefactor has never harmed anyone. On the contrary, he has saved many people. I hope the gentlemen will be merciful and not make things difficult for him."

"Let's wait until we meet him in person before we discuss this matter. The government is all about fairness and justice. If he didn't do anything wrong, nothing will happen to him. The most important thing now is to find him quickly and resolve those unfavorable rumors outside. This will be good for everyone."

Even so, Shen Linan didn't believe that there were no real victims in this incident. He still remembered the tiger demon who became hysterical because his cub was killed. The situation sounded very similar to Liu Liu. Moreover, this thing sounded so evil. If someone with ulterior motives learned it, it would be another disaster.

"Do you know where he is now?"

"He is..."

The sky darkened without anyone noticing. Suddenly, a thunderclap sounded, drowning out Liu Liu's voice. They looked up and saw that the sky was covered with thick dark clouds without anyone noticing, and there were also bursts of thunder in their ears.

"Oh no, the Thunder Sword is prone to being struck by lightning during a rainy day. We have to find a place to land quickly. Do you have a place to hide from the rain?" Shen Wuming seemed to have some psychological shadow. The moment the thunder sounded, he skillfully performed a lightning avoidance spell.

You Lin suddenly raised his head and looked at Wu Yun: "This rain is not right."