N-A-A Chapter 1936 Carefree Girl
Chapter 1936 Carefree Girl
After finishing his explanation, Third Master Meng went on to talk about a few other things that happened after Meng Si returned to his room.
After the white jade bottle broke, Meng Si felt tightness in his chest and shortness of breath.
However, everyone thought it was normal at the time.
He had just returned from a mass grave, and then he was hung there for half a day. It was already a blessing from his ancestors that he hadn't died. How could he possibly be comfortable?
But after Meng Si lay down on the bed, he struggled to get up.
"He said that after lying down, it felt like there were countless ice needles pricking him on the bed. It was both painful and cold, and he couldn't lie down no matter what."
Qinglin couldn't help but chime in when he heard this.
What's on the bed?
“There’s nothing there.” Uncle Meng spread his hands and said helplessly, “Because of this, several of us carefully checked his bed. In the end, we had no choice but to replace the mattress with a new one, but he still couldn’t lie down and kept saying that he felt cold needles.”
“I lay down on the bed myself and didn’t feel anything. The bed was fine, but he was the only one who couldn’t sleep. In the end, we had no choice but to carry him to the next room to sleep.”
Qinglin asked again, "Will everything be alright once we get to the next house?"
Master Meng nodded and said, "Yes, he was able to lie down in the next room, but he still feels cold from time to time, so he's been covering himself with two blankets all the time."
He sighed.
Lu Zhaoling seemed lost in thought, pondering something.
Seeing that she had no problems for the time being, Third Master Meng continued, "We were eager to ask him where the painting came from, but Meng Si was in a hurry to tell us that we had to take the painting back as soon as possible."
Lu Zhaoling then asked him, "Did he say where the painting came from?"
“We did manage to get the information, but what he said was very strange, and we didn’t quite believe it. Meng Si said that on the way back from Ciyun Temple, when it was snowing, a girl stopped his carriage and begged him to give her a ride.”
"So you're letting that girl get on the carriage?" Lu Zhaoling asked.
“Yes. It was raining and getting dark. Meng Si is a kind person, so he would definitely let her get on the carriage.” Third Master Meng said, “Moreover, he said that the girl’s name was Wuyou, and she was about ten years older than him. They chatted very well along the way, so Meng Si got to know her a bit and started calling her ‘sister.’”
Looking at Lu Zhaoling, Third Master Meng said somewhat embarrassedly, "We all thought that the 'Sister Wuyou' he called was the female ghost in the painting, but it seems we misunderstood him."
Did we misunderstand him?
Lu Zhaoling remained noncommittal.
"That painting was left with him by that carefree girl. Wuyou told him that the painting depicted her great-aunt when she was young. Meng Si also said that Wuyou looked a lot like her great-aunt when she was young."
"She said she was going to find someone, but it wouldn't be good to bring the painting with her, for fear of damaging it, so she asked him to keep the painting for her, and she would come to him to get it back after she finished her business."
"Meng Si also said that one day the girl in the painting suddenly spoke, but that was because Wuyou had learned some kind of mystical art and could communicate with him through the painting, not because there was a ghost in the painting."
"Tch." Zhou Shiyue chuckled upon hearing this.
Who believes it?
Using a portrait to convey a message?
He asked casually, "So he means that he has never seen anyone come out of the painting either?"
Uncle Meng said, "We were skeptical about this too. He said he had seen the people in the painting come out, but afterwards he would always suddenly wake up and find that it was a dream, and the painting was still hanging there perfectly fine."
"The carefree girl then explained to him telepathically that it was also a kind of mystical art, which used a painting as a medium to enter his dream. So in reality, the person he had been communicating with and meeting all along was that carefree girl."
"Meng Si said that he had also looked up a lot of unofficial histories and biographies. It seems that other people had encountered such strange things before. Some people even became sworn brothers with men thousands of miles away through portraits, talked by candlelight all night, and after a few years, when they finally met in person, the two families treated each other as relatives."
Qinglin was surprised, "Is that really true? That's quite interesting."
Zhou Shiyue waved his hand, "Get out."
Qinglin: "......" Why? He wanted to listen here.
Meng Si's situation is quite interesting.
But he dared not disobey, so he could only leave dejectedly.
Qingfeng, who was guarding outside the hall, glanced at him.
Being kicked out is actually quite good; there was no punishment.
Zhou Shiyue looked at Third Master Meng and said, "Continue."
He felt that Qinglin's presence here was unbearable for him.
Master Meng was a little uneasy.
In fact, after hearing what Meng Si said, his family members were inclined to believe him.
It's better to say that you've encountered someone with mystical abilities, and that it was just a message sent through a portrait in a dream than to actually see a ghost, right?
If there really is a female ghost hiding in that painting, then that ghost has been hiding in the Meng family for a long time, and just thinking about it sends chills down one's spine.
But Zhou Shiyue kicked him out because of Qinglin's words, doesn't that mean he doesn't believe this argument?
With a heavy heart, Master Meng continued speaking.
"Meng Si said that he cherished the portrait so much because it was the way Wuyou conveyed her message to him. This time, he was going to Ciyun Temple, not because Wuyou asked him to go. However, the night before he left, Wuyou sent him a message, but before she could finish speaking, there was a scream. Wuyou only managed to shout 'Help!' in the end, so he suspected that something had happened to Wuyou."
"Wuyou said she suspected her relative had been murdered, and she was going to the mass grave outside the city to look for her. That's why Meng Si went to the mass grave. He was thinking of checking if Wuyou was frightened there and trying to get her out. But when he got there, he lost consciousness and woke up to find her hanging there."
"Moreover," Master Meng looked at Lu Zhaoling again, "he said that the scripture was taught to him by Wuyou. If he hadn't been reciting the scripture, he would probably have been in trouble. So he is now very sure that Wuyou will not harm him, and even saved him. As for the mass grave, it was his own choice to go there, so it cannot be blamed on Wuyou."
Lu Zhaoling hadn't spoken until she heard him say this.
She only spoke after Master Meng finished speaking.
"First, I'm going to shatter your illusions."
She said very clearly, "There is a female ghost in that painting, and it is very likely that she is the Wuyou sister that Meng Si mentioned."
She spoke with absolute certainty, which truly shattered Master Meng's wishful thinking.
Master Meng felt as if his heart had crashed to the ground.
I was thinking that if it wasn't a female ghost, things would be much easier.
But Lu Zhaoling didn't give them any illusions.
"He said it was someone appearing in his dream, but it was only because the female ghost blew some ghostly breath on him after they met, making his memory a little hazy, so he just took it as a dream."