Chapter 189 Painted Skin

Chapter 189 Painted Skin

Chapter 189 Painted Skin
The pale green blood rain, like fog, covered the land in all directions.

The ground, which had not been covered with yellow grass leaves due to its special location, suddenly became dead silent.

Not to mention that Wenrou widened her eyes at this scene, even Chu Qing was a little surprised.

"I'm afraid this man is full of poison..."

While Chu Qing was speaking, he glanced at his hands.

In order to deal with the strange poison, he had put on the natural silk gloves before this.

Now looking at it, I can indeed see that there is a little green on the fingertips and other places.

Just as Chu Qing waved his hand, the green things fell to the ground, making a sizzling sound.

There was no harm to Chu Qing's hand.

After taking off the silk gloves and putting them away, Chu Qing looked around the hut.

The room looked a bit shabby and not very big.

In addition to the table, chairs and benches, there is also a box on the table.

"This should be what the contact person mentioned earlier, something prepared for the masters on the Demon Slayer List, right?"

Chu Qing came to the box and checked it. The box was not locked. He pulled Wenrou open and slapped it with his palm. The force caused the lid of the box to open immediately.

There is no hidden mechanism in it.

Chu Qing and Wen Rou then came over to check.

The box is not small, but there are not many things in it.

Three sets of gold-wire soft armor, which seem to be quite tough. This is the lining and can block swords.

There are three sets of clothing for the disciples of the Iron Blood Hall. They don’t seem to be of very high quality, but they are sufficient. These three sets of clothing mainly occupy the space in the box.

Looking further inside, there are three small boxes.

These three small boxes are flat and square, and it is impossible to tell what is inside them.

Chu Qing took them out and laid them out one by one, also asking Wenrou to make way. He opened one with his palm power first.

Seeing that the mechanism in the middle was not triggered, he opened the other two one by one.

But the contents of these three small boxes are exactly the same.

They are three human skin masks as thin as cicada wings.

"This is... Painted Skin!?"

Chu Qing himself is proficient in the art of disguise, and his disguise skills are basically learned from Bai Qi.

Bai Qi once told him that there was a skilled craftsman in Niejingtai who made nine "painted skins", which were a treasure for disguise.

Normally, disguise requires performing operations on the face, using a series of methods such as smearing and filling to make a person look different.

But as time goes by, human skin itself is alive and will gradually remove these marks on the face.

Problems will arise over time.

Need to adjust all the time...

But painted skin is different.

All methods of painting skin can be directly applied to this human skin mask. After wearing it on the face, the makeup on it will not fade due to washing, sweating, etc.

There are holes on it that are as fine and dense as human pores, which allow sweat to be discharged normally, and it looks no different from a real face.

There will be no discomfort when wearing it.

If you want to erase the disguise on the painted skin, you need to use a specially prepared potion to clean it.

Therefore, it can be used repeatedly and its appearance can be changed at will.

Moreover, this material is extremely thin, and once it is applied to the face, it will not peel off due to normal friction, just like your own skin.

If you want to remove the painted skin, there is also a special method.

Bai Qi had taught Chu Qing these methods and potions because of his talent for disguise.

So when Chu Qing saw these three human skin masks, he recognized their origins the first time.

"This is good stuff."

Chu Qing looked at the three masks that looked like human skin spread out in three boxes and chuckled:
"For so many years, the Evil Mirror has only had nine painted skins. I didn't expect that for Tie Lingyun, three of them would be taken out...

"If this item falls into the hands of a master of disguise, it can transform into anyone."

Wenrou poked it with her finger, and then said to Chu Qing:
"It looks like human skin."

Chu Qing thought for a moment and shook his head:

“I really don’t know how this thing is made.”

He had asked Bai Qi before, but Bai Qi said he didn't know either.

After the skilled craftsman made nine painted skins, he died suddenly, and the production method was not passed down.

At that time, Bai Qi once joked that he wanted to get one for Chu Qing as well.

Of course, this is just a joke.

But I didn't expect to get three of them at once today.

He took out one, took a look at Wenrou's current appearance, then took out his portable tools and started painting on the painted skin.

Wenrou stood by and watched with her chin propped up.

After a while, the originally clean painted skin had traces of smearing, and it looked quite abstract.

He took out a small bottle, took out the potion, soaked it on the cotton cloth, and let Wenrou come over.

Wenrou obediently put her little face in front of Chu Qing.

Chu Qing soaked the makeup on her face bit by bit, and finally wiped it off, revealing Wenrou's pretty face without any expression.

Then he picked up the painted skin and put it on Wenrou's face.

After every protruding corner was tidied up, Chu Qing let go and said with a smile:

"It's done."

As he spoke, he took out a small bronze mirror the size of a palm from his bag and handed it to Wenrou.

Wenrou took a look in the bronze mirror and found that her appearance was the same as before, except that it seemed more natural.

There was no discomfort on my face.

I couldn't help but touch my face:
"so amazing."

"right!"

Chu Qing smiled and said:

"You don't know, the beauty of this painted skin is amazing.

"If used well, it can be used in a myriad of ways to harm people... or to destroy a family."

"How can this thing be used to harm people?"

Wenrou was a little curious.

Chu Qing told her a story.

It is said that there was a master who defeated his opponent during a fight, but he was also seriously injured and passed out.

When he woke up, he found himself turned into a different person.

He also has a lovely wife by his side.

His wife told him her new name and identity, but the man naturally didn't believe it easily.

I feel like someone is doing something to me.

He questioned his wife and even wanted to kill her, but his weak wife just begged.

Facing his weak wife, he couldn't be cruel, so he wanted to see if there was anything wrong with his face...

But no matter how hard he tried, the appearance of his face did not change at all.

This master had no family in the past and had always been a loner.

His wife's sweet voice gradually made him lost, and day after day, he began to feel that the things in the past were like a dream.

I gradually came to believe that I was really the person my wife described me to be.

And his wife always treated him gently.

I thought the days would go on like this day after day...

However, he did not expect that one day, when he returned home from hunting, he found that his wife was dead.

He died a miserable death, was insulted during his lifetime, and the whole room was in a mess.

Clues of the enemy were left on the ground.

The master went crazy, and he followed the clues to find the door.

He was a skilled martial artist, and his enemy was no match for him. He knelt on the ground and begged bitterly, saying that he had never done those things...

But the master didn't believe it. His wife was dead, and there were relics and clues at the scene.

Why do they still want to deny it?
He killed all his enemies...but his wife didn't survive.

He drank to drown his sorrows and passed out in the street.

In a trance, he seemed to see his wife coming to him, and her gentle hands brushing his face... He opened his eyes in a trance, but it was all a dream.

He originally thought it was a sweet dream, but when he saw his face again, he found that it was actually a nightmare.

He returned to his original appearance.

And the family he was with was the one he had wiped out.

The heroes of the martial arts world who want to seek justice for this family have arrived at the door.

They compared their martial arts and determined that the master was the murderer, and everyone shouted at him to be killed.

He wanted to explain, but he couldn't.

He tried his best to break free and returned to the place where he once lived with his wife.

But there was nothing there anymore.

There was no house, no tragically dead wife, only an empty lot.

The people who were chasing him had arrived. He was hit while in a daze, and his injuries accumulated. When he was about to die, he saw a woman in white standing outside the crowd.

He looks exactly like his wife.

But the smile on her face was no longer as gentle and warm as before. She smiled at him gloomily.

After hearing this story, Wenrou's expression became a little solemn.

She rubbed her cheeks:
"very scary……"

"You actually know how to be afraid?"

Chu Qing was a little surprised.

This story was not something he made up, but a true story.

What Bai Qi told him at that time...that his wife was actually a killer in Nie Jingtai and also a master of disguise.

She herself does not know martial arts, but has a lot of blood feuds.

That master was one of her enemies, and the other enemy was a family whose entire members were wiped out by the master.

In terms of martial arts, it is impossible for her to kill these enemies.

So, she used the Painted Skin to set up a trap, and over a period of half a year, she made the master completely believe that she was his wife.

Guide the master to help him destroy his archenemy.

In the end, the master died in the siege as planned long ago...

No one knew why the master suddenly became so cruel and killed the entire family.

No one realizes that they have become a knife in the hands of others.

They just think they are heroes because they are ridding the world of evil! They use this to stand out!

Little did they know that this was a woman who had no martial arts skills, and who used painted skin and disguise techniques to avenge herself.

It is for this reason that Chu Qing has always felt that there is more than just martial arts that can kill people in this world.

Martial arts are the foundation of life.

But if one only relies on martial arts and strength to win, he will inevitably fall into the lower third rate.

One day you may become a knife in someone else's hand without even realizing it.

Because there are really smart people in this world. They play with people's hearts and kill people without bloodshed, making them invisible.

Of course, at this point, Chu Qing still didn't know which side was good and which side was evil in the story told by Bai Qi.

After all, he himself is not upright, so how can he define the good and evil of others?
But Chu Qing was a little surprised that this little story could actually make Wenrou say "scared".

Wenrou thought carefully:
"It is indeed a bit scary... the intention is scary."

Chu Qing nodded:

“Let’s go, these things are unexpected gains.

"After we return to the fortress, help me do something."

"what's up?"

Gentle asked.

Chu Qing smiled:
"In my room, pretending to have a long conversation with me. I plan to come and wait for you."

Chu Qing had already figured out the plan of waiting for the rabbit after knowing that there was a hiding place here.

Gui Du is just a small figure, not worth mentioning.

What we really need to pay attention to are those on the Evil-Slaying List.

But small people can also cause big troubles, especially those who know how to use poison, who are the most feared in the underworld.

Now that this nail has been pulled out, we can move on to other things.

First, let Wenrou and the 'Third Young Master' have a long conversation in the room, so that people know that the 'Third Young Master' has never left the city.

Afterwards, he went to find Tie Lingyun in the identity of "Night Emperor", told him the identity of the contact person, and asked him to keep an eye on it, but not to take any action yet and not to attract attention, so as not to alert the enemy.

Finally, Trina came to the hideout... and waited.

These things are complicated to say, but they are not difficult to do.

The only twist was when Night Emperor first met Tie Lingyun, so there was bound to be some secret tests, and Chu Qing was already familiar with this aspect.

Therefore, before nightfall, Chu Qing had already returned to his hiding place, quietly waiting for the other party to show up.

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The Ghost and God Gorge at night seems to be connected with ghosts and gods.

Strong winds howled in the canyon, and every sound sounded like the wailing of an evil ghost.

At the edge of Guishen Gorge, there appeared a scholar wearing a facial mask.

He was dressed in white, standing with his hands behind his back, on the edge of the cliff, as if he might fall into it at any time.

The coughing sound came from behind him, very abrupt, but it did not alarm the scholar.

He just frowned slightly and turned back to look at the person who came.

This is an old woman, over fifty years old, with gray hair and a mirror mask on her face.

"Grandma Kudie?"

The scholar spoke calmly, with a hint of doubt in his tone.

The old woman did not raise her head, but just murmured to herself:
"Whose child is this? At this hour, why is he not at home sleeping peacefully, but running to a place like this, singing to the wind and moon?
"Come on, come on. If your parents don't love you, your grandma will love you...how about that?"

As she spoke, she shook her wrist and a wooden doll appeared.

Gently shake:

"Look, is this fun?"

"Not fun."

The scholar spoke coldly:
"Don't get close to me, or you'll lose your life."

As soon as he finished speaking, the doll in Grandma Kudie's hand flew out. The scholar flicked his sleeves, and a gust of wind blew, and the wooden doll was immediately fixed in the air.

But the baby stretched out his arms, revealing two sharp knives, which changed with Grandma Kudie's gesture.

Suddenly, a sound of tearing cloth was heard in the air, which tore apart the scholar's internal energy and went straight to the scholar's forehead.

"court death!!"

The scholar was furious, but he didn't move his feet. Suddenly, he raised his arm a little, as if adding the finishing touch!

The finger was about to touch the doll.

A figure suddenly fell from the sky.

With his hands clasped together, a monk wearing a bitter face mask appeared between the two.

The child's knife and the scholar's fingers fell on the monk at the same time.

But it was like a defeated leather, and did not cause him any harm.

The bitter expression on the monk's face seemed to become more and more intense, and he spoke softly:
"My two peers, why are you making such a fuss over this?"

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ps: I'm still asking for monthly votes~ I still have an obvious cold, other things don't matter, but my head is buzzing and I feel uncomfortable, it's annoying!

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