Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Fortunately, Lan Gexing respected Duan Shanji to a certain extent, and had only allowed Duan Shanji to protect the woman, without making him do anything for the Demonic Sect.

As for the identity of the woman who fell in love with the Broken Ridge...

She is now the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, and Ye Qiancao's mother.

Chapter 366 Remains Hidden in Painting

Upon hearing Wenren Xuan reveal these secrets, Chi Junlin couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Ye Qiancao had such a background.

It was only because Wenren Xuan and Ye Qiancao were actually on a blind date that others, even the core elders of the Demonic Sect, might not have known the whole story.

In that sense, some of Sangpo's actions become understandable.

When Lu Yuanlong was in prison, he said that he was saved by a high-ranking figure in the Demonic Sect and that Song Ren must not kill him under any circumstances.

This person must be Sang Po.

Outside, Dao Kuang Sangpo is dead, and Duan Shanji, out of guilt, cannot face his friend who risked his life to come to the Demonic Sect to avenge him.

So there was no way I could see him.

That means that what made Sangpo willing to sacrifice himself was not actually the command of the Heavenly King.

But was it for his daughter, Ye Qiancao?

But if that's the case, why is Sang Po working for the Joyful Sect and risking his life to protect that ceremony?

At this moment, after Chi Junlin voiced his question, Wenren Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

However, as far as I know, Sangpo cannot be considered a person of the Free Heaven.

He only listens to Ye Qiancao, and only Ye Qiancao can give him orders.

Chi Junlin nodded upon hearing this.

Now that this matter has been clarified, there is still one question: the identity of the piper.

Wenren Xuan then added, "As for the flute player you mentioned, I have never heard of him being active in the Underworld before."

However, a long time ago, I heard that there was a fanatical worshipper of a ghost fortune teller in the Demonic Sect.

Exactly the same person you described.

"A ghost fortune teller?"

Chi Junlin frowned, not expecting to hear that name again here.

Wenren Xuan nodded and said, "That's right. I heard that this person's martial arts skills are not very strong, but he has an extremely strange unique skill, which is the Way of Music."

He was extremely skilled at using his music to bewitch people, and could even create illusions through certain melodies.

Rumor has it that someone once entered a dream world through his flute music and experienced a completely different life.

However, this person's activities predate the rise of the Supreme Deity.

When Lan Gexing was still alive, he was highly regarded by Lan Gexing. He had also recommended the Ghost Fortune Teller to Lan Gexing, suggesting that the Demonic Sect recruit the Ghost Fortune Teller as an elder of the sect.

However, Lan Gexing seemed to dislike the likes of ghost fortune tellers, so he rejected the man's suggestion.

As for what happened afterward, after Lan Gexing's death, the skilled flutist disappeared without a trace.

Upon hearing Wenren Xuan's explanation, Chi Junlin felt a strange sense of familiarity.

He suddenly thought of the Ghost Scholar and the Ghost Painter.

Those two were also skilled in calligraphy and painting, and their creations were captivating.

Chi Junlin nodded and said, "In other words, since Lan Gexing died, this flute player has very likely colluded with the Ghost Fortune Teller again."

During the time he disappeared, it's highly likely he was conducting some kind of experiment with the ghost fortune teller.

Wenren Xuan thought about it and felt that the possibility was not small.

At this moment, Chi Junlin suddenly thought of something else.

"Do you think it's possible that the proverb that led to Lan Gexing's resurrection was actually created by the Ghost Fortune Teller and the Piper?"

As for this so-called resurrection, it is not something impossible such as Lan Gexing being reincarnated or a corpse being resurrected.

Instead, it allows a large number of children to listen to the melodies played by the flute, constantly letting them experience the life of Lan Gexing.

Then, like raising a venomous insect, they created a reincarnation of Lan Gexing among the children.

The prodigal son kowtows, and a multitude of evil spirits surge forth—is this the scene described?

Wenren Xuan was stunned after hearing this.

I feel that what Chi Junlin said makes a lot of sense.

She definitely wouldn't believe that Lan Gexing would be resurrected.

But if it's a "resurrection" in this sense, it seems that it could actually be achieved through the manipulation of the fortune teller and the piper.

However, these are still just speculations from Red King's Landing.

There is also no direct evidence to prove it.

Of all those who knew the truth, the piper and Sangpo are now dead.

The Free God and the Ghost Fortune Teller...

These two guys are too mysterious and their whereabouts are unpredictable.

Chi Junlin felt a tingling itch at the thought.

As for what might serve as evidence...

Chi Junlin then looked at the skeleton of Lan Gexing on the ground.

Now that it has been exposed to the air for so long, it appears even more crystal clear and white than before.

It even inexplicably makes one think that a mere skeleton can possess such delicate features...

Chi Junlin couldn't help but ask, "What did Lan Gexing originally look like?"

"What do you mean?"

"What does she look like? Is she pretty?"

"This...every time I see her, she is dressed in black and wears a mask. I don't know exactly what she looks like."

I could tell she was a woman just by her voice.

Chi Junlin nodded slightly, then couldn't help but pick up one of Lan Gexing's thigh bones and examine it closely.

The fact that the piper treated these remains with such solemnity, even reaching out to grasp them before his death, suggests that there must be something mysterious about them.

So what exactly is hidden deep within Lan Gexing's bones...?

As he was thinking about these things, Chi Junlin narrowed his eyes again, seemingly feeling that the bone felt a little strange.

It feels uneven to the touch, with a strange grainy texture.

Would a normal skeleton look like this?

Chi Junlin pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something.

He then asked Wenren Xuan, "Do you have paper and ink here?"

Wenren Xuan nodded and immediately took Xuan paper and black ink from his bookshelf and placed them in front of Chi Junlin.

Chi Junlin picked up a brush and covered Lan Gexing's bones with black ink.

Then he rolled the bone around on the Xuan paper in front of him.

The uneven surface of the bone immediately left some black patterns on the paper.

However, from this perspective, the image appears to be just a corner of a huge painting.

There are other paintings...

Chi Junlin immediately grabbed another thigh bone on the ground with his hand.

Sure enough, I could see the very clear unevenness on it again.

So Chi Junlin narrowed his eyes and looked at the entire skeleton in front of him.

In other words, someone carved a picture on Lan Gexing's bones in this way?

No wonder... no wonder the piper was chanting "Tu" before he died...

Wenren Xuan also noticed the unusual features on these bones at this time.

He murmured, "No wonder Zizaitian has never revealed the location of Lan Gexing's remains all these years... It turns out there's such a secret hidden inside..."

She exchanged a glance with Chi Junlin.

Without saying a word, he immediately began to make rubbings of the hidden patterns on the bones with paper and ink.

They wanted to see what incredible secrets were hidden in the remains of this Demonic Sect Master.

Chapter 367 The White Bone Bodhisattva's Flesh Body Offering Picture

Chi Junlin and Wenren Xuan busied themselves in the room for a while, and soon they had made a complete rubbing of Lan Gexing's bones on Xuan paper.

So he ended up with a lot of ink patterns of different sizes.

Chi Junlin looked at it for a while, then took out a pair of scissors and cut out the pattern.

Then, they tentatively aligned the two patterns and pieced them together.

Sure enough, the two patterns fit together perfectly.

It's like a jigsaw puzzle.

Looking at all the patterns imprinted from the bones, it's clear that someone drew a picture, cut it into pieces, and then used an engraving method to transfer it onto Lan Gexing's bones.

It's unclear who drew this picture, or why it was engraved on Lan Gexing's remains.

In order to find the answer, Wenren Xuan and Chi Junlin carefully examined the puzzle pieces.

Then it took a considerable amount of time to gradually piece together the pattern.

Once the puzzle pieces are put together, you'll find that they eventually form a picture.

The scroll depicts a Bodhisattva with an extremely elegant and beautiful figure, whose limbs reveal white bones and radiate a holy light—a bizarre scene of her reveling with countless demons in a hellish realm.

What's really strange is that all parts of the painting can be perfectly pieced together except for the Bodhisattva's face, which is completely missing.

It's like a puzzle piece is missing a large piece.

Chi Junlin looked down and saw that Lan Gexing's arm was missing.

This indicates that the image imprinted on the missing arm bone is that of the Bodhisattva's face.

Looking at the pieced-together black and white ink painting, Wenren Xuan suddenly had a look of realization.

He continued, "This should be a painting by Gui Danqing... The painting is called 'The White Bone Bodhisattva's Flesh Body Offering Picture'."

Upon hearing this, Chi Junlin asked, "How do you know the name of this painting? Have you seen this painting before?"

Wenren Xuan shook his head and said, "Although I have never seen this painting, Ye Qiancao once told me that Lan Gexing once had such a painting, which she commissioned Gui Danqing to create. And legend has it that this painting contains the true essence of Lan Gexing's lifelong martial arts."

However, after Lan Gexing's death, the painting disappeared without a trace.

Although I don't know who carved these things on Lan Gexing's remains, this painting must be the same one; there's no mistake.

Upon hearing this, Chi Junlin narrowed his eyes.

She thought to herself, if anyone would do these things for Lan Gexing, it certainly wouldn't be her three traitorous disciples.

And the only person with the ability and the potential to do this is the Ghost Fortune Teller.

However, Chi Junlin wasn't particularly interested in these historical secrets of the demonic sects for the time being. The real problem was still: where exactly were Lan Gexing's right arm remains?

Having these remains, and then piecing this picture together completely, will yield much more useful information.

For example, could Lan Gexing have hidden some demonic maxim or something related to "resurrection" in this picture?

Just as they were thinking about these things, the two people in the room suddenly heard a knock on the small door of the secret passage.

The two immediately became alert.

The person who knows about this secret door must be one of Ye Qiancao's own people, or even Ye Qiancao herself.

Wenren Xuan and Chi Junlin exchanged a glance, then cautiously approached the small door and asked, "Who is it?"