"Painted skin?"

Hearing Gu Xu's words, Shi Xiaohan frowned slightly and looked at Mrs. Wang with alert eyes.

…………

The dossier of the Department of Exorcism records such a case:

A scholar sees an unidentified beauty in the woods, and after being fascinated by her, he takes her to his home to live together.

Later, one day, a ghost-hunting Taoist priest told the scholar: "You are surrounded by evil spirits, and you have been haunted by evil spirits. ”

The scholar became suspicious, so he secretly observed by the window of the beautiful woman at night.

He was astonished to find that there was a terrible-looking evil spirit in the room—he had spread a human skin on the bed and drew on it with a colored pen.

When the drawing was finished, the demon threw the pen aside, draped the human skin over his body, and in an instant transformed into a beautiful girl.

This is the so-called "beauty painted skin".

And this poor scholar was finally dissected by the "skin ghost", cut open his chest and abdomen, dug out his heart, and unfortunately died.

…………

"Lord Xiao, I don't understand what you're saying." Madame Wang shook her head blankly.

Gu Xu smiled faintly, thinking that this lady was really calm. If it weren't for her own well-informed, I'm afraid I would have been deceived by her excellent acting skills.

It is worthy of a demon worth two hundred and forty meritorious deeds!

It's different from those worthless cats and dogs!

"A well-known detective once said that unusual phenomena can often provide some clues to people," Gu Xu began his speech with self-care, "You think you are well hidden, but you don't know that there are too many abnormal details that have revealed your identity." ”

Unusual details?

Why didn't I find anything?

Shi Xiaohan looked confused.

However, she still pretended to know very well, and nodded in agreement: "Yes, Painted Skin, demons and ghosts like you can't escape the eyes of our exorcist division. ”

"There are three anomalies," Gu Xu stretched out three fingers, and continued, "First, as I said just now, the mirror ghost can only suck souls, but the rich man Wang has had his heart gouged out.

"Second, whether it is the location or layout of this quadrangle, there are many taboos in feng shui - the ghost gate, adjacent to the cemetery, the bronze mirror facing the door, and the vines climbing the wall......

This will undoubtedly bring together evil spirits and bring disease and calamity to people.

"But for the ghosts, it's a place to live."

Speaking of this, Gu Xu paused for a moment and turned his head to look at Wang Guicai beside him: "Guicai, if I guessed correctly, this mansion was bought after your father married your stepmother!" ”

Wang Guicai nodded in response: "Yes, my lord." My stepmother couldn't look down on the old house and pestered my father every day to move here. ”

A meaningful smile appeared on Gu Xu's face: "It seems that both humans and ghosts like a comfortable and livable environment!" ”

It's just that I pity the rich man under the nine springs.

I thought I was spending money to please the beauty, but I not only licked it to nothing, but also became a beautiful meal on the other party's plate.

The world is terrible.

If you are not cautious in marrying a wife, your relatives will cry.

"And what's the third anomaly?" Shi Xiaohan urged curiously.

"Third," Gu Xu said, staring at Madame Wang, "I admit that I myself am handsome, personable, and charismatic, but I will not let a widow in mourning stare at me with the obsessive eyes of transgression and covet me. ”

Shi Xiaohan glanced at him with disdain: "What does this have to do with whether Mrs. Wang is a human or a ghost?" ”

She didn't expect Gu Xu to be so narcissistic in private.

Gu Xu smiled and explained: "In the lower physique, he has a special physique, and he always has some inexplicable attraction to ghosts. ”

As the saying goes, "If you lose your horse, you won't know if you're blessed." ”

Although the talent of [Conjuring Spirit] often causes him trouble, it can help him see through the disguise of ghosts at this critical time.

Although Mrs. Wang is a high-level ghost worth two hundred and forty meritorious deeds, the appearance of her greedy Gu Xu's body is exactly the same as those "ghosts" who have one of the ten meritorious merits last night.

Obsessive, greedy, the desire for prey is clearly written on the face.

…………

This was followed by a brief silence.

The atmosphere was tense and dignified, like the calm before a storm.

Madame Wang lowered her head and remained silent.

The boy Wang Guicai hid behind Gu Xu, his expression frightened and his face pale.

"My Stepmother Is a Devil"

After learning of this terrible fact, he suddenly felt that he was extremely lucky to have survived to this day.

As for Shi Xiaohan, he gently stroked the scabbard in his arms, and at the same time looked at Gu Xu with strange eyes.

This guy is indeed good-looking and very eye-catching.

I didn't expect it to kill people and ghosts!

In this case, when doing tasks in the future, as long as Gu Xu is taken with him as bait, maybe the energy source will continue to attract ghosts and monsters to send him to death.

In this way, I no longer need to worry about the source of merit.

Wait for the rabbit......

No, "watch over the ghost", that's a great idea!

What a genius I'm a genius!

…………

In the end, it was Mrs. Wang who took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

"You're right," she showed a charming smile at Gu Xu, "I'm indeed painting skin."

"But so what?"

As she spoke, she reached out to touch her beautiful face.

Her long nails dug into the flesh, creating a deep crack.

Then she lifted it lightly from the wound, and it was like tearing off a mask, and the whole face was directly ripped off.

"Don't look at it, it's not suitable for children." Seeing this terrifying scene, Gu Xu stretched out his hand to cover Wang Guicai's eyes next to him.

No bleeding, no pain.

As if undressing, Madame Wang effortlessly peeled off the human skin on her body, revealing her true body—

His face was emerald green, and his teeth were jagged.

The withered body was rotting, and white ribs were looming.

The corners of the mouth cracked, and the eyes lit up.

Ugly and horrifying.

"Monk of the Exorcism Division, do you think that after seeing through my true colors, you will be able to get out of this mansion alive?" The Painted Skin Grim laughed wickedly.

"Paint-skinner, don't be arrogant, watch me kill you with a knife-" Shi Xiaohan said as he drew his knife.

"-Shi Xiaohan, freeze yourself!" The Paintskin snapped, interrupting her.

The moment he heard his name, Shi Xiaohan found himself imprisoned in place, unable to move.

She couldn't pull the knife out of its sheath, let alone kill the skin-painter with a single blow.

This is the most passive situation she has encountered since joining the Exorcism Division.

"How strong is this ghost?" She thought to herself uneasily, "My dignified Second Realm cultivator, a chivalrous girl destined to shock the rivers and lakes, is she going to die here today?" I haven't used my "Overlord Knife Technique" even once! ”

Although her father had prepared some life-saving hole cards for her, she always felt that it was not cost-effective to use the precious hole cards on this ugly monster.

"Xiao Changshou, fix yourself!" The Paintman shouted again.

Gu Xu also stood in place, motionless.

Seeing the two of them motionless like sculptures, the Paintskin Ghost stuck out his green tongue and licked his lips triumphantly.

"I've lived for decades, and I haven't eaten the heart of an exorcist practitioner...... It must be delicious! ”

With that, it leisurely paced to Gu Xu's side, looking at him with that obsessive look again, sniffing the intoxicating aura on his body.