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Chapter 141 Mastering the Ghost Painting! (6.6k)

What a joke!
He Yuelian was horrified to discover that her legs were completely out of her control, her movements stiff and mechanical, and something in her brain seemed to be influencing her behavior.

If you can't control your own life and death, then so be it.

Now they can't even control the most basic actions.

At this moment, He Yuelian felt utterly hopeless.

The moment He Yuelian came into contact with the wedding dress, the two merged together without any doubt.

"don't want!!!"

She wanted to resist, to struggle, but influenced by the blood-stained old newspapers, He Yuelian's body simply wouldn't obey her commands.

The red wedding dress manipulated He Yuelian's body at will, like manipulating a helpless rag doll.

Soon, the wedding dress was put on He Yuelian. The wedding dress, which had looked a bit loose before, now fit He Yuelian perfectly, accentuating her curves in all the right places.

If someone unaware of the situation saw this scene, they might misunderstand and think that the wedding dress was custom-made for He Yuelian by Lu Ming.

"Lu Ming, am I going to die? Please, don't kill me, I'll do anything for you..."

The fear of the supernatural almost overwhelmed He Yuelian. In desperation, she could only grasp at Lu Ming as her last lifeline and plead desperately.

If any other normal man were to hear such a submissive and pleading tone, he would surely feel a pang of pity.

Lu Ming held He Yuelian's small hand tightly and gave a stiff smile, saying, "You won't die. You've already taken the first step in the whole process, but it's not time to relax yet... If you feel pain, grit your teeth and hold on."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Yuelian shivered, feeling a terrifying chill creeping into her entire body, a chill that was taking away her remaining life force.

cold!!!
It's so cold!!!

He Yuelian's skin quickly turned pale, then ashen gray, just like the gray ashes in the ghost realm.

"Lu Ming, I'm so cold, please help me..."

He Yuelian was clearly no longer fully conscious. Her eyes were glazed over as she leaned towards Lu Ming, seemingly wanting to embrace him and seek some warmth.

Lu Ming pushed He Yuelian away expressionlessly.

It wasn't that he minded contact with He Yuelian.

Rather, it was because the chill He Yuelian felt was at the level of consciousness.

Now, if you asked her to hug a large stove, all she could do was watch her skin burn and melt while complaining of the cold.

"The supernatural power of this ghostly wedding dress is truly terrifying. Without external intervention, she would die within ten seconds..."

Without hesitation, Lu Ming used one of his hands to place a red veil over He Yuelian's head.

In that instant, He Yuelian's hazy consciousness was pulled back, and the chilling feeling disappeared.

The red veil clashed with the red wedding dress, and the corresponding price was that another consciousness invaded He Yuelian's brain.

The two ideas did not clash much, but rather merged naturally.

Lu Ming once pondered a question.

If a person loses their entire body and is replaced by a vengeful ghost, is that person still the same person?

Or, is Zhang Wei, who was resurrected from the ghost mirror in the old house from the Republican era, still the same Zhang Wei?

This is the legendary "Ship of Theseus paradox".

A ship that can sail at sea for hundreds or even thousands of years can be continuously repaired and have its parts replaced. If a plank rots, it is replaced, and so on, until all the parts are no longer the same.

Is this the same ship as the original one?
Previously, Lu Ming might have thought this was a very philosophical question.

But now, Lu Ming has figured this out.

The answer is simple.

Regardless of how a person's existence is explained in other worlds, in the world of mysterious resurgence, as long as consciousness and memories exist, that person is the same person from the past.

Even if the body has decayed, its appearance has changed.

Comparing people to boats is a fallacy of equivocation.

Because humans are products of consciousness, while ships are simply a bunch of planks put together.

The current situation is quite the opposite.

He Yuelian's body is still the same, but her consciousness has been corrupted by supernatural forces and changed, so she is no longer the He Yuelian she used to be.

She is in a rather peculiar state that is difficult to describe in simple terms.

The confrontation between the ghost wedding dress and the ghost veil gave He Yuelian, caught in the middle, a brief respite.

But this respite won't last long; we must seize the opportunity to take the next step.

Lu Ming then put the embroidered shoes on He Yuelian's feet.

This is also one of the important pieces of the mummy bride puzzle, and it must be brought along.

"The next step is extremely dangerous; if I'm not careful, even I will be affected."

Lu Ming planned to use blood-stained old newspapers to transfer the grotesque face of the mummified bride onto He Yuelian's face.

This means that the original balance will be broken.

If something goes wrong at this step, Lu Ming will have no choice but to open the music box, abandon everything, and escape with the protection of the music box's curse.

Wow! ! !
A breach appeared somewhere in the ghost realm, and blood-stained old newspapers fluttered out like butterflies.

The process of removing the ghost mask and reattaching it to He Yuelian's face went smoothly.

Ultimately, the original mummified bride was not a ghost tamer, and even the current He Yuelian has become an alternative existence.

That exquisitely beautiful face, without a single flaw, did not change because of the appearance of the wailing face; it only had some cold tear stains, making it look extremely heavy and sorrowful.

The reality is not as simple as it seems.

Lu Ming's actions disrupted the established supernatural balance, and the curse of holding hands remained, only it had been transferred from the mummified corpse to He Yuelian.

His expression involuntarily twisted, and his sharp laughter and mournful cries overlapped, echoing and merging endlessly in the ghost realm.

The process of first controlling a vengeful spirit and establishing balance was already extremely dangerous.

However, now we have to start all over again.

Moreover, this time it is necessary to simultaneously establish a balance between ghost wedding dresses and ghost mourning clothes, as well as a balance between ghost crying faces and ghost smiling faces.

Lu Ming felt his consciousness being eroded and torn apart by the supernatural, and he was about to die.

However, he was not entirely without hope of survival.

Making these decisions shows that Lu Ming is not prepared to rely solely on luck or who has the toughest life.

When the supernatural balance was first achieved in that graveyard, Lu Ming's mental strength was not very strong; it could only be said that it was above average.

But now, after experiencing so many horror movies, Lu Ming's mental strength has reached 79 points.

This is a rather alarming number.

This means that Lu Ming's upper limit for controlling a number of vengeful spirits far exceeds that of other spirit controllers. It also means that even if Lu Ming becomes a spirit controller, he can still maintain a relatively clear consciousness and will not become an emotionally numb and distorted being.

"Pain is normal..."

"As long as I hold on, with my mental strength, I will definitely be able to re-establish balance."

Everything that is happening now is still within Lu Ming's expectations.

Others control fierce ghosts, and achieving balance depends on luck.

But given Lu Ming's personality, he certainly wouldn't leave his fate entirely to the uncertainties of luck.

His formidable mental strength is his trump card.

On the other side, He Yuelian's expression had become extremely cold.

In the clash of the supernatural, He Yuelian, an ordinary third party, can steal some supernatural information and reap the benefits.

Once she acquires a small amount of supernatural power, she can use it as a starting point to continuously balance the conflicts between various supernatural forces, thus surviving under such difficult circumstances.

Having temporarily escaped danger, He Yuelian instinctively wanted to take Lu Ming's hand, raise it into the air, and activate the supernatural ability to summon ghosts.

Upon realizing He Yuelian's intentions, Lu Ming's expression changed, and he quickly used Sadako's supernatural powers to impose restrictions in advance.

The balance between the ghost's wailing and the ghost's laughter had not yet been established. If He Yuelian were to instinctively raise her hand to summon the ghost at this moment, Lu Ming would surely die.

The unpredictable supernatural battles continued relentlessly.

That's the cruelty of the supernatural.

The more skilled a ghost tamer is, the harder it is to improve; even the slightest improvement requires taking enormous risks.

Not to mention that Lu Ming is going to directly control the Ghost Painting this time.

Finally, the overlapping cries and laughter temporarily ceased, and the terrifying supernatural forces stopped eroding Lu Ming's consciousness.

Lu Ming, holding He Yuelian's hand, was deathly pale, without a trace of color in his face.

He still dared not relax in the slightest.

The battles between supernatural beings were far more terrifying than Lu Ming had imagined; it was impossible to have the same good luck every time.

Just like this time, Lu Ming relied entirely on his strong mental strength to get through it.

However, so far, he has only transferred the ghostly presence of the mummified bride to a new ghostly vessel.

"He Yuelian became the embodiment of the ghost wedding dress, the red veil, the ghost's crying face, and the embroidered shoes... Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call her the ghost bride now."

"But the balance has not been truly established. If the ghost painting doesn't join in, those few cobbled-together vengeful spirits could revive at any time."

The derived ghost painting still lies quietly inside the golden container.

With a somber expression, Lu Ming took out the derivative ghost painting and tore off the white cloth covering it.

He spoke to the ghost bride in a commanding tone: “Look at the woman in the painting, and then remember.”

Recalling the woman in the ghost painting will trigger the vengeful ghost's killing pattern.

Lu Ming needs to trigger the murderous pattern of the ghost painting by making the ghost bride attack him.

Although the ghost bride didn't understand, she didn't question Lu Ming's words at all and carried them out without saying a word.

This time, because the ghost painting was not moved, the female ghost in the painting walked directly out of the frame and invaded reality.

The woman who walks out of the painting is blurry; only her pale hands are clear.

The ghost stretched out a pale yet chilling hand and grabbed the ghost bride.

Lu Ming held the ghost bride's hand, while the ghost bride held the other hand of the vengeful ghost in the ghost painting.

An incredible scene appeared.

The moment the ghost bride came into contact with the female ghost in the ghost painting, both of them fell into a frozen silence, unable to make any further moves.

From Lu Ming's perspective as an observer, it seemed as if time had stood still.

"Will it succeed?"

Lu Ming felt a mixture of anticipation and inevitable nervousness.

But he soon didn't have time to think about it anymore.

The attempt to control the ghost painting greatly increased the horror of the ghost bride, completely shattering the already fragile balance between the red and white demons.

A chilling sensation crept up Lu Ming's back.

He knew that the most crucial moment had arrived.

Given the strength of the ghost painting, it would be impossible for Lu Ming to withstand it with just his mental power.

The strength of the White Demon must be increased in a short period of time.

Wow! ! !
The pool of stagnant water that Lu Ming had left on the ground suddenly started moving on its own, as if there was something inside it.

Lu Ming took out the red dressing mirror he had prepared beforehand and placed the mirror surface against the water's surface from a distance.

This idea came from Lu Ming's experience of getting a haircut at a barbershop when he was a child.

The mirrors on both sides of the barbershop reflect each other, creating countless overlapping images that look like a deep, unknown road.

Now, the mirror-like surface and the surface of the stagnant water have also formed this relationship.

Countless images from Sadako's videotapes are superimposed on each other.

This is a supernatural superposition.

The most important aspect of supernatural layering lies in the speed of the layering.

The more supernatural events that can accumulate in a short period of time, the greater the level of terror.

The mirror overlay method is remarkably fast, far faster than the overlay speed of a ghost call. However, Lu Ming usually doesn't dare use this overlay method.

If the terror level of the White Demon increases too much in a short period of time, it will also affect the balance that was originally established.

For this kind of superposition to become a regular attack method, it will only happen after that bizarre wedding takes place, making Lu Ming a true outcast.

Sadako crawled out of the water, out of the mirror, out of the mirror's reflection, and out of the mirror's reflection again...
Countless Sadakos piled up together, fighting against the ghost bride who stole the ghost painting.

This terrifying supernatural confrontation far exceeded Lu Ming's imagination; even the surrounding ghostly realm of paper ash was torn apart.

The supernatural spread outwards; the sky, the grass, the city... everything lost its color and turned into a hazy gray.

Fluffy paper dust drifted in the air and piled up on the ground like snow.

"Look! What is that?!"

"Holy crap, it looks like the end of the world is coming..."

"Is this a movie shoot? Even Bollywood blockbusters don't have scenes this realistic, right?"

Some busybodies, unaware of what had happened, filmed the scene and uploaded it online.

Fortunately, the Ghost Crying Face and Ghost Smiling Face had already quieted down due to the conflict; otherwise, the entire population of Dachang City would probably have been buried with them.

The supernatural forces of the White Demon are still battling against the Red Demon.

If Sadako can achieve "infinite superposition", Lu Ming is confident that he can make the White Fiend directly suppress the Red Fiend.

But while the ideal is beautiful, reality is full of surprises.

Click! ! !

With a crisp sound of shattering glass, a deep crack appeared on the surface of the red dressing mirror that had been exchanged from the God's Space.

The mirror is broken.

The superposition process abruptly ended midway.

There is nothing we can do about it.

After all, a dressing mirror itself is not a vengeful ghost, but a vessel for the supernatural.

If the supernatural influences a dressing mirror carries exceed its limits, it's perfectly normal for it to shatter.

Feeling that the hope he had painstakingly created was about to be shattered before his eyes, Lu Ming's heart sank to the bottom.

He commands far too many vengeful spirits, and beside him is a ghost bride whose terror surpasses even S-class.

If the vengeful ghost were to revive, he would definitely suffer a terrible death.

"Should we use the Deceitful Ghost's supernatural powers?"

"Or... do we have to open the music box?"

Lu Ming quickly rejected this idea.

To save the situation with a liar, one would probably have to tell a colossal lie.

Putting aside whether the liar ghost is scary enough, the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll-shaped ornament) hanging from his waist alone is enough to cause trouble.

As for the latter...

Opening the music box and casting a curse can indeed save one's life temporarily.

However, resolving this is extremely difficult—Guo Fan's substitution is extremely risky and may not succeed.

[Transferring misfortune] obviously cannot transfer a supernatural attack of the level of a music box curse.

Lu Ming had no time to think. He took out the music box that reeked of corpses.

"This is safest to play during weddings..."

"Can I have my wedding with my bride within ten days?"

The answer is obviously no.

So opening this box only means that Lu Ming can live a few more days.

Just when Lu Ming had nowhere to retreat and could only try opening the music box as a last resort, the fluffy paper dust that had been floating in the sky stopped.

The chilly feeling dissipated.

To Lu Ming's surprise, everything around him returned to normal.

The ghost bride and Lu Ming held hands, their bright red veils hanging down, obscuring their facial expressions.

Only now did Lu Ming roughly understand the reason.

"The current ghost bride is neither the previous mummified bride nor He Yuelian from Tai O City, but a rather special existence."

"She has a simple mind, and because of the effect of the blood-stained old newspaper on He Yuelian, all her actions are motivated by consideration for me..."

"Just now, the ghost bride used her supernatural powers to constantly adjust the supernatural conflict between the red and white demons. It was an extremely precise and incredible control, and that's how I was saved."

After figuring this out, Lu Ming suddenly felt a sense of unreality.

I thought I had to resort to the worst-case scenario and open the music box.

Unexpectedly, things took a dramatic turn, and in the end, it was the ghost bride who saved him.

To sum it up.

The balance between the red and white duo has been re-established.

As the terror level of the White Fiend increases, the supernatural ghost paintings that Lu Ming can use will also gradually improve.

Because the Ghost Bride, as a sentient being, can use supernatural means to regulate and maintain the dynamic balance between the Red and White Demons.

Lu Ming looked toward the ghost bride.

Her body was now much fuller than before, with real flesh and blood. Apart from appearing somewhat pale and cold, she was not much different from an ordinary person.

The feel of holding hands has also changed; they are much whiter and smoother than before.

Lu Ming did not thank the ghost bride.

From the moment they held hands, they became one, inseparable.

It is worth noting that, unlike the previous Red and White Demons in the Mummified Bride stage, the positions of the Red and White Demons have changed.

Originally, the men should have stood on the left and the women on the right, but because of the supernatural events surrounding the mummified bride, He Yuelian stood to Lu Ming's left.

Therefore, the new standing position became men on the right and women on the left.

"This kind of positioning goes against common sense, just like the old custom of 'joyful funerals' versus 'tragic weddings'..."

Thinking of this, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel a chill.

This is far too much of a coincidence.

He had never thought of this before.

It's unclear whether this misalignment, like the misalignment of ghosts crying and laughing, will bring positive effects, or whether it will bring some unexpected negative effects.

"There's no point in thinking about so many unknown things."

"Regardless, the next step is to find a way to increase the White Fiend's terror level..."

"For me now, the Paper Ash Ghost Domain has been replaced by the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain. Even if I can't use the complete Ghost Painting, it is much stronger than the Water Ghost Domain."

After experiencing it for a while, Lu Ming suddenly realized that he was now able to achieve the time stop that only the sixth level of Ghost Eye Ghost Domain could do.

Most importantly, Lu Ming's Ghost Domain has strong growth potential and possesses the characteristics of a ghost painting.

The next time Lu Ming sees Ye Zhen, even if it's a contest of Ghost Domain strength, he will be able to win easily.

As for Yang Jian...
After Lu Ming unleashed his Ghost Domain, he probably wouldn't be able to open his Ghost Eyes anymore.

Little Yang with ghostly eyes, one more look and he'll explode.

Lu Ming thought to himself with a touch of wicked humor.

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In a gray, ghostly world.

Yang Jian, Li Jun, and Li Yang were trapped inside a foreign-style building by a terrifying ghost.

Not long ago, Yang Jian risked entering the world of Ghost Painting in order to rescue Li Jun from the Ghost Realm.

Thanks to the intelligence provided by Lu Ming, Yang Jian avoided many dangers.

However, many vengeful spirits roam the ghost paintings, and if you happen to encounter these terrifying beings, there's nothing you can do about it.

Li Jun was very lucky; his Ghost Fire Ghost Domain could just happen to unfold within the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain, and he also carried with him the substitute doll given to him by headquarters.

Therefore, he escaped death and was not immediately killed by the female ghost.

Li Yang was someone Yang Jian and Li Jun happened to meet.

This guy has a good eye and a better mental fortitude than most people.

Yang Jian realized that his ghost eyes couldn't open in the Ghost Painting Ghost Realm, so he brought Li Yang along to have an extra pair of eyes.

Whether it was good luck or bad luck, Li Yang happened to control a ghost that blocked people in the Ghost Painting World.

Yang Jian gave it a code name: Gate-Blocking Ghost.

Judging from Lu Ming's attitude at the time, reinforcements from headquarters were not coming, and the mission to imprison the Derivative Ghost Painting could only be declared a failure.

It's considered lucky to have escaped from the ghostly world.

Just as the three were about to find a way to escape from the ghost world, they encountered an extremely dangerous and vengeful ghost.

The ghost cornered them in a room. Although Li Jun's ghost domain was not suppressed by the ghost painting, it was too weak to escape from the ghost's ambush.

If that's all, forget it.

House seemingly endless rain.

The female ghost in the painting also caught up at that moment.

Yang Jian's ghost eyes were suppressed, and his ghost hands could only deal with one fierce ghost at most.

Li Jun was unable to deal with the other vengeful ghost.

Li Yang had only been a Ghost Tamer for a short time, and his performance in actual combat was extremely weak.

The two ghosts formed a deadly combination.

At that moment, all three of them felt what despair truly meant.

The current situation cannot be resolved by wisdom and strategy alone; it also requires powerful supernatural abilities.

Li Jun pulled out a cigarette from somewhere, put it in his mouth, but didn't light it.

This was an unconscious action he took when he was nervous, but lighting a cigarette now might worsen the situation, so he didn't smoke; he just made a gesture.

"Yang Jian, Li Yang, I'll go forward and hold off the evil spirits while you two escape."

Li Yang was startled and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"

"what should I do?"

Li Jun, a cigarette dangling from his lips, gave a self-deprecating smile.

"I'm not strong enough, I don't have Yang Jian's skills. In other words, what headquarters needs more are capable ghost controllers like Yang Jian."

"Since there's nothing else they're good at."

"Then we can only hope that a vengeful ghost will be resurrected."

After saying that, Li Jun resolutely walked towards the direction of the vengeful ghost not far away.

But then, something unexpected happened.

The terrain around the three of them changed, and everything that had become gray regained its color.

The gloomy and oppressive feeling dissipated.

Everything seemed to have returned to calm.

This change happened almost instantly.

It's amazing, and it's also quite unbelievable.

Yang Jian's eyelids twitched, and the scarlet ghost eye on his forehead slowly opened, his heart filled with surprise and uncertainty.

He suddenly remembered what Lu Ming had said when he sought reinforcements.

"I will completely resolve the ghost painting incident within a week, without anyone needing to intervene."

　Another day of writing 10,000 words a day, it took me a while to write today qwq
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