Above the gray fog

"What wish?" Lin Shan asked.

"I hope life can always be so peaceful..." Xiaoru whispered back.

Lin Shan frowned and asked, "Why did you think of making a wish for no reason?"

"It's just a habitual wish." Xiaoru's voice was still low.

"Habitually making wishes, wishes... come true?" Mr. Lin Shan frowned and thought, and then suddenly asked: "What are you wishing for?"

"Her." Xiaoru pointed to a painting on the wall.

Lin Shan looked for where Xiao Ru was pointing, his eyes narrowed, and a cold air rushed to the top of his head.

He had never seen a painting here before!

"When was this painting hung?"

Xiaoru replied matter-of-factly: "I've always been here."

Lin Shan was silent, he was observing the painting that 'suddenly' appeared.

The characters in the painting are dressed like snow, with wide sleeves flying up, beautiful eyes as clear as autumn water, and fair skin as delicate as gelatin, with petals flying around them, making them look like they want to fly into the sky.

At the bottom of the painting, the author's name and the title of the work are written. The author is Zhou Changsheng, and the work is called "Picture of Female Barbarians Flying to the Sky".

When he saw the word "Nu Yi", Lin Shan had the result in his mind. The "Human Flower" incident must be related to this painting, or to the characters in the painting.

"Huainanzi" records: "Nvyi drums and songs are used to harmonize the sky and grow hundreds of grains, animals, and trees."

The flower god in Chinese myths and legends even has a festival dedicated to her, the Famous Flower Festival, where people pray for lush flowers and trees, spring and bright scenery.

"Where did this painting come from?"

"It was painted by a painter in the village. I heard that he was a famous painter before he traveled across time. The paintings he painted are so beautiful that people from the nearby villages are famous and come to buy his paintings." Xiao Ru replied.

"And he is also very handsome. He is the most handsome person I have ever seen." Xiaoru blushed and added in a low voice.

"Take me to him tomorrow."

After saying that, Lin Shan took down the painting on the wall and rolled it up. He looked at Xiaoru and said seriously: "Don't think about this painting again in the future."

Seeing Lin Shan's serious expression, she also guessed that there might be something wrong with the painting, and her face was a little pale. Could it be that her parents becoming like that had something to do with the painting?

Seeing that Xiaoru was absent-minded, Lin Shan stopped caring about her, walked to the yard with the painting, and then returned to the room where she was temporarily staying.

in the room.

Lin Shan once again spread out the "Picture of Female Barbarians Flying to the Sky" in his hand. This painting is different from conventional ancient paintings. The author added a lot of his own thoughts, making the overall picture less serious and more beautiful.

This is a very ordinary painting. There is no supernatural power in the painting. The paper is also very ordinary plain paper and can be torn open with just a tear.

However, what force blocked his sight before? The painting was clearly there. If Xiaoru hadn't pointed it out, he wouldn't have been able to see it, or would have been ignored by him.

"The problem is not with the painting. I will go see the author tomorrow. If the author is normal, then... there is only the last possibility left..."

Staring at the paintings on the table, Lin Shan said to himself.

The next day, at dawn, Lin Shan called Xiaoru and asked her to take him to find the author of the painting.

After walking on the village road for less than ten minutes, I saw small shops. These were branches of the Chamber of Commerce in the village.

"The biggest shop in the middle is opened by the Wuwang Chamber of Commerce. It sells everything. If you have money, you can even buy extraordinary meat." Xiaoru introduced at the side, and then continued: "The small shop on the right is a weekly store. A lively painting shop.”

Needless to say, Xiao Ru said that Lin Shan had already seen from a distance that other shops were deserted, but there were people queuing in front of the small shop selling paintings.

"Everyone Zhou, have you finished painting "The Stove Lord" that I ordered a week ago?"

"And mine, "Picture of Female Yi Flying to the Sky","

"Don't worry, don't worry, we have everything. Have you brought the painting sign?"

"Take it, take it, this is mine, No. 93."

"No. 93, okay. This is your "Guanyin Picture". Come back next time if you need it."

"Hahaha, the wait is finally here. The mother-in-law at home is clamoring to worship Guanyin every day and ask for Guanyin's blessing."

"Why are you worshiping Guanyin? If you ask me, if you want to worship, then worship the Stove God. Maybe the Stove God will be able to say a few kind words for our family."

"You are too superstitious. What are you talking about? It's just for peace of mind. The Zhou people are the best at painting female Yi. They are vivid. If you want to buy one, of course you should buy the best one."

A group of people, in front of that small shop, admired Zhou Changsheng's paintings very much.

Lin Shan frowned and looked at Zhou Changsheng from a distance.

The first sight of this person reminded Lin Shan of a poem.

The young master should only see paintings, among which I alone know the truth.

When you write about the water in the sky, you will definitely not be a person in the dust.

He has a handsome face and eyes as clear as a clear spring. He is dressed in blue and white clothes and has a folding fan at his waist. The most attractive thing is his immortal-like temperament.

Xiaoru next to her stared straight in the direction of Zhou Changsheng, smiling silly.

"It's just pseudo-supernatural..."

Lin Shan knew with just one glance that he was not the source of the "Human Flower" incident.

"It's over." Lin Shan said to Xiaoru, "You can go back by yourself. I'm leaving and I probably won't go back in the future."

"Ah..." Xiaoru came back to her senses, her expression suddenly sad.

After a moment of silence, he whispered: "Okay..."

Walking alone on a familiar road, Xiaoru's eyes were full of confusion. She didn't know how to live in the future.

High in the air.

Lin Shan was thinking about what measures he should take after returning. The "human flower" incident has no source, or in other words, everyone is the source.

That kind of power can be called faith, incense, or willpower. Unlike the earth, the 'gods' who serve as the sustenance of faith in this world will not only not protect believers, but will also corrode believers...

Although there are still many things that I don’t understand, it is enough to deal with the current situation.

Fly all the way to the clan hall and find Zhang Zhonghua.

Lin Shan got straight to the point and told him the conclusion he had reached without much chit-chat.

After listening to Lin Shan's words.

Zhang Zhonghua looked ugly: "When we came to this world, many originally unbelieving people began to believe in various gods. If your conclusion is correct, then I am afraid that more than half of the more than 200,000 people in the whole clan have been contaminated. , maybe it’s because the pollution is relatively light, or maybe it’s because the ‘gods’ have different abilities, so there’s no change at the moment.”

"And this kind of thing cannot be stopped. Faith, like a kite that has been cut off, has a new concern, and duckweeds have a place to live. It is impossible for us to cut off their faith. This kind of thing is impossible even on earth. !”

"Zhang Li, go and ask other ministers to come over and say there is an emergency." Zhang Zhonghua said to the tall woman standing aside.

"Okay, Minister Zhang." The woman responded and walked out of the office immediately.

Lin Shan gently sipped tea on the side.

Zhang Zhonghua kept running in circles in a hurry.

He can't help but be impatient. If it is true, faith is now like a chronic poison, hidden in the bodies of more than 100,000 people, waiting for the day it breaks out. By then...

Moreover, each 'god' has different abilities. Turning into a 'human flower' is just self-destruction, which is not a big harm. If it has some ability to affect the mind, it will be really scary.