Shen Haoran had fear in his eyes. However, he gritted his teeth and continued his story. 

They got up at around midnight. The effect of alcohol was gone and they found themselves in the haunted house. They were scared and wanted to leave. When they stood up, they recognized they were naked. Shen Haoran got into the mood again and turned to 

touch

 Orange. They forgot about their fears. 

“But why was that painting there?!” Shen Haoran suddenly became frantic. His hands subconsciously m

oved in the air

. 

“While we were 

intimate with

 each other, Orange suddenly touched something. She grabbed it and found that it was the painting our friend had brought. We didn’t turn on the light, so we didn’t know what 

was inside

. Orange even joked that if it 

were

 Li Yu’s real handwriting, we would be 

wealthy

! 

“I 

don’t

 know why

, but 

I received the scroll from her and rolled it open. I was so scared 

to see

 a white shadow 

move out 

of the scroll. It stood in front of us and watched us. Orange fainted at the sight of it. I was so scared that I couldn’t even move. The white shadow looked at me for quite a long time. I didn’t even dare to breathe 

a

loud. But that shadow didn’t do anything to us, 

apart from

moving

 around us for a long time before disappearing…

”

He continued, “

When the white shadow disappeared, I 

carried

 Orange 

over

 my shoulder and rushed out of the haunted house. I got a room in a motel that night. When Orange woke 

up the

 next morning, she didn’t look right. I thought she was still scared and didn’t pay much attention to it. Since we had lied to her parents, I didn’t send her home directly. I took her to 

an

 area near her house and stood there

 to watch 

her 

enter

 the building. After that, I left.

However, when I 

went

 to visit her the next day, I found that the painting we had left in the haunted house 

was

 returned to Orange.” 

After telling me the whole story, Shen Haoran exhaled in relief

 and said 

that he 

was no longer keeping any secrets from

 us. 

Li Mazi was curious. “Why did you hide this from us?” 

I shot Li Mazi a glance

 and made a mental note 

that this buddy of mine was 

an idiot

. Since Shen Haoran and Orange 

weren’t

 married yet, he had to hide this secret as he was worried

about Orange’s reputation. 

According to Shen Haoran, that painting 

was

 normal until he unfolded it, which released the spirit inside. It could mean that the spirit had been sealed in the scroll and that Shen Haoran had accidentally 

released

 it. 

After that, Orange 

became

frail and 

bony

. It was as 

if the painting had sucked her 

dry

. She had lost her mind, too. 

I thought that Orange’s 

mother's action of 

burning the scroll had enraged the spirit further. That

 wa

s why it was so angry and was taking revenge on Orange. Orange hadn’t woken up yet. With these clues, my eyes brightened. I remembered the white face we 

had seen

 on the windshield. Instinctively, I asked Shen Haoran, “That flat, white face was the one you 

saw

 the other day?” 

Shen Haoran nodded

 and felt 

frightened. “It’s following me! It won’t let me go. People who have touched the painting will die!” 

“Calm down. Orange hasn’t died yet, 

right

?” I roared at his face. I couldn’t stand his 

outburst

. 

Shen Haoran was shocked 

that

 I had yelled at his face. 

He helplessly

 sat on the ground

 and kept quiet. 

“Is there anything special about that white shadow?” I asked. 

If it were from a painting, it could be 

a

 historical figure. If I knew 

its

 origin, it would be easier to solve. 

Shen Haoran shook his head. Then, he seemed to remember something

. He said 

with uncertainty

, 

“It has a pair of strange eyes. It seems that each of its eyes has two pupils.” 

After 

hearing 

that, my 

head

 buzzed. I blurted, “Hurry! Get back to the motel!” 

Li Mazi didn’t know what had happened, but he knew it wasn’t good news, as I was urging them. He pulled Shen Haoran

, and they followed 

me. 

E

yes with double pupils! The Last Ruler Li Yu of Southern Tang had double pupils! 

The spirit was Li Yu. We got in the car and drove to the motel. I rushed to our room. After opening the 

door

, I emptied my bag. Everything was there except for Li Yu’s painting. 

At this

 moment, Li Mazi and Shen Haoran also came in. Looking at the items litter

ed on

 the bed, they asked, “What’s wrong?” 

“It’s Li Yu!”

I said helplessly. 

It was no

 wonder why he was able to stop us on the road. He was always with us! 

“Holy 

moly

!” Li Mazi screamed in surprise. Then, he asked, “Little 

B

rother Zhang, 

wasn’t that

 a counterfeit? Did you chisel a hole?” 

Chiseling 

was slang

 in our business. It meant that someone had 

made

 a wrong assumption 

about

 a real antique

 being

 a fake one and vice versa. 

I immediately turned to Shen Haoran. “You

’d

 better call your friends 

that

 were there that day

. Ask 

Orange’s mother to come too!” 

Shen Haoran saw my stern face. He took out his phone and made the calls. He asked his friends to meet up at the hospital where Orange was staying. The hospital in the town wasn’t good, and there weren’t many patients there. Orange was staying in a four-patient ward, but 

she was the only patient

 in the room. When we arrived at the hospital, two of Shen Haoran’s friends were already there. After a brief introduction, I knew the slender man was named Aqian and that the chubby one was Along

. He was the 

friend Shen Haoran 

said was

 unusual. 

Orange’s mother welcomed us with a suspicious face. Shen Haoran introduced me to her.

 After that, 

Orange’s mother came and grabbed my han

d. She begged 

me to save Orange. She looked as though she was about to get on her knees. 

I pitied the hearts of parents. I comforted her then asked, “Ma’am, did you really sell that painting?” 

Orange’s mother looked panicked. 

After h

esitating for a while, she told me the truth. “I didn’t burn it. I sold 

the painting

.” 

She had wanted to burn it, but when she got out of the house, she saw a 

vendor

 who was crying 

about wanting

 to collect antiques. It suited her 

purpose

 as she had wanted to get rid of the painting as fast as possible. She sold it 

for

 the price of five hundred 

renminbi

. 

I flinched. 

S

he had met the vendor from whom I had bought the painting. Pity my three thousand and 

five

 hundred 

renminbi

! I didn’t expect that it would come to me. 

It was n

o wonder why I felt something wrong about it. It turned out that a spirit was dwelling in it! 

After a while, 

two other

 friends of Shen Haoran arrived. After a simple introduction, nobody spoke. The atmosphere in the patient ward was somewhat heavy. Although Li Mazi was a despicable 

man

, he didn’t know what to say 

at this

 moment. 

However, it was good for me. I needed to calm down to think about the situation. I faced the window

 and sat 

down

. M

y brain began to work fast. From the moment I had bought the painting 

to the moment

 Shen Haoran came to my shop and asked me to help him, everything was so coincidental. It seemed there was something 

behind this that was 

quietly instigating everything…

I had thought for quite a long time, but I hadn’t figured out 

any

 new clues. 

At

 sunset, Shen Haoran bought us dinner. After dinner, the sky outside was completely dark. Everybody tensed up

.

I had given each of the people in the room a talisman

 and asked 

them to keep it with them. Then, I asked Li Mazi to take them to the ward next door. 

Since

 Li Mazi 

had

 the Yin and Yang Umbrella with him, the people in his group wouldn’t be in danger. Moreover, 

if

 the Yin and Yang Umbrella was attacked, I would know immediately

. W

ith 

a

 close distance, I could 

go there

 to rescue them 

quickly

.  

After they all 

went

 to the other room, I 

stuck

 a talisman 

onto

 Orange and sprinkled wormwood powder around her bed. Then, I turned off the light and got on the bed next to he

rs,

covering

 myself with the bedsheet. At the same time, I held the Sirius Whip tightly in my hands!  

Every second that ticked by was 

a

 second I felt tormented by. While waiting, I heard a lot of commotions outside. A doctor came to see why the light was turned off

and a nurse wanted to check the room. Li Mazi and Shen Haoran stopped them by the door. 

As it was 

approaching

 midnight, all the sounds around subsided and gradually disappeared. The entire room was dead silent. My nerves tensed up

and my breathing slowed down.  

Suddenly, footsteps came from the corridor. The footsteps sounded soft and slow. It stopped at the door of the 

patient’s

 room. I closed my eyes

 and used 

my senses to feel someone ope

ning

 the door. After the door was pushed open, I heard 

a

 woman 

whine

.  

Her voice was some sort of a smooth melody. However, in this silent

 and 

dark night, it sent chills down my spine. 

Since I had already put on 

a

 Yang Concealing Talisman and my movements w

ere

 slow and 

careful

, I wasn’t afraid that I would disturb the

spirit. I slowly lifted the bedsheet to see. I was surprised

 to see 

Orange. She had 

been sleeping

 in the previous moment and 

was now

 leaning against her bedhead, wiping her tears. 

She looked strangely aggrieved

. It was enough for 

people 

to

 pity her. I hurried to read the 

s

acred 

t

ext of Daoism since I was afraid that she could affect me. Then, I continued to observe

 the situation. 

The white shadow sat next to Orange. 

It didn’t seem the

 wormwood powder 

was able

 to affect him. He tenderly looked at her. 

What

’

s going on? Does he love Orange

? Or does 

he 

want

 to kill her now 

so that they can be a ghost couple

?

Subconsciously, I held my breath. I wanted to see what they wanted to do. I had watched them for quite a long time. However, they didn’t do anything other than 

cry. 

I was a little restless. I thought to myself, 

You guys don’t feel tired, but my neck hurts! Please make a move already!