81: Portrait Gallery

"Hello, I am the Painter, this is my business card."

Beside him.

The Man took off his hat, bowed slightly to Jiang Ye, displaying gentlemanly etiquette.

Looking at the business card the other party handed over, and then at the Man with extremely high cheekbones, Jiang Ye hesitated slightly.

"System, activate decryption mode."

When in doubt, I still have to rely on the System.

"Ding~ 1000 points deducted, one hour of decryption time activated."

1000 points were instantly deducted, Jiang Ye wanted to stop it but it was too late.

He forgot!

The previous one-hour decryption used the newcomer's 10% discount, he thought these 1000 points could be used for ten hours, the System deducted points without hesitation!

Decryption mode has been activated.

A light screen appeared in front of Jiang Ye, his gaze falling on the business card the Man handed over.

'An ordinary business card.'

Seeing this line of text, Jiang Ye took the business card amidst the barrage of comments from the audience shouting 'No'.

Name: Painter

Industry: Picture Gallery

Location: Fengshi District, outside the South Train Station.

"Friend, would you like to visit my Picture Gallery? The ticket is very cheap, it's just outside the station."

The Painter grinned.

This smile, could only be described as terrifying.

As the curator, he even came to solicit customers himself?

"No need."

Jiang Ye showed the refusal a normal Human should have.

"Don't rush to refuse."

The Painter said, opening the Human skin bag on the seat next to him.

A portrait was taken out by him: "Look, how beautiful my work is."

Jiang Ye frowned slightly, originally wanting to distance himself and ignore this Ghost who subtly revealed greed.

His gaze, however, fixed on the portrait in the other party's hand.

This style of painting, this smell...

Jiang Ye thought of the three portraits hanging on the wall in the Hotel room.

"Did you sell this painting... to a certain Hotel?"

"Oh?"

The Painter's grinning mouth became even more terrifying: "You've seen my other works?"

"I have."

"Then you should come to my Picture Gallery even more, my best works are all there."

Hearing the Painter's words, Jiang Ye looked at the painting in the other party's hand, his eyes under his glasses slowly narrowed: "You're that eager for me to go?"

"No way, Jiang Ye, don't be impulsive."

"They say Ghosts are full of lies, can you believe what a Ghost says?"

"Don't go! Absolutely do not go! I just came back from a certain United States player's live stream, he believed a female Ghost who said she could clap with him, and after going home with that Ghost, he was directly eaten by her!"

"Ghosts cannot attack Humans under some circumstances, but in a Ghost's home, they can eat people!"

...

"To go to your Picture Gallery, how much is the ticket?"

Jiang Ye's words made many viewers in front of their screens feel a blackout.

"My Heaven, Big Brother, you have eight Human spots on you, be steady!"

Hearing Jiang Ye's words, the cheekbones on the Painter's face pulled his mouth open: "5 yuan."

He took out the banknote from his pocket.

This five yuan was for the bus fare, and also for the travel expense to Ms. Zheng's house.

"Then I'll go take a look, after all... it's hard to refuse such hospitality."

Handing the money to the other party, Jiang Ye pushed up his glasses, his expression meaningful.

"Are you crazy? Jiang Ye, this money is for taking the bus, aren't you going to complete the task without this money?"

"Or are you planning to walk there? You'll encounter Ghosts halfway!"

"More importantly, Jiang Ye, how could you agree to go to this Ghost's place?!"

The audience was completely bewildered by Jiang Ye's series of actions.

"Tsk tsk tsk, is this one of Dragon Country's seed representatives?"

Viewers from other countries, who were hidden, arrived at the live stream.

"I'm dying of laughter, could this person named Jiang Ye be some great artist? Can he be tricked just by a painting?"

"People from the United States, please stop talking, okay? Your people are full of thoughts about that matter, they deserve to die."

"Hmph, at least that's a normal manifestation, this player from your Dragon Country, for the sake of a painting, disregards the lives of the eight spots on him, it simply breaks my understanding."

Jiang Ye's live stream was in chaos.

However, even so, it was one of the few rooms with the largest number of people among the thousands of live streams.

Walking out of the waiting hall.

The Painter led the way in front.

Jiang Ye also clearly saw the appearance of this City.

On the cold streets, there were no Humans at all.

The streetlights on both sides illuminated very little area.

Dead silence and Darkness were the main features of the entire block.

Following behind the Painter, Jiang Ye arrived at the entrance of his Picture Gallery.

"Come in."

The Painter's tone held a hint of eeriness.

Jiang Ye looked up at the facade.

The System in decryption mode provided an introduction.

'Picture Gallery, the Ghost domain of the Painter, a wise Human would not enter.'

Taking two steps forward, Jiang Ye came to the glass door of the Picture Gallery.

A portrait near the door appeared in his sight.

'Portrait Ghost, they will wake up from slumber for one hour every midnight at 0:00.'

Jiang Ye checked the time, it was three o'clock in the morning.

"Can I look around alone? You stay outside."

Jiang Ye turned his head and said to the Painter.

"What are you saying, my friend?"

It seems not...

His gaze fell on the Painter in front of him.

'Painter, Black-Clothed Level Ghost, likes to paint smiling living people into the frame.'

"Can you help me buy a bottle of water?"

Jiang Ye made another request.

But the Painter didn't speak, only his grinning mouth and silent gaze in the Darkness held a different meaning.

"If I have water, I'll smile very happily."

The words Jiang Ye spoke had no logic at all.

But the Painter, hearing this sentence, made a sound: "Really? Friend, will you smile very happily?"

"Really."

Hearing Jiang Ye's affirmation, the Painter grinned, turned around, and walked towards the supermarket in the distance.

A wave of relief swept through the live stream.

"Phew~ You scared us to death, Jiang Ye is still smart, seize this opportunity, quickly run back to the station to get rid of that guy!"

"He's been sent away, Jiang Ye is awesome, take advantage of now, run!"

Just when everyone thought Jiang Ye would run, Jiang Ye, standing at the Picture Gallery, walked straight in!

"What is he doing? Why go into someone else's house!"

Tens of millions of Dragon Country people, who were still feeling relieved, were completely dumbfounded.

In their eyes, this was like a lobster walking into the pot itself!

Entering the Picture Gallery.

Jiang Ye understood the urgency of time.

His palm instantly covered a painting in the corner.

"Ding~ Exchange successful, obtained one gray lottery draw."

"Nice!"

Hearing the reliable voice of the System, Jiang Ye's gaze fell on the other portraits inside the Picture Gallery!

These paintings, one after another, were a great Treasure Trove for him!

He placed his hand on the second painting, the third painting...

Seven paintings in a row!

After all the Ghosts in these portraits on the first floor were exchanged, Jiang Ye looked towards the second floor.

The supermarket was not close, it would take some time for the Painter to buy water and come back!

He strode to the second floor.

His sight fixed on a painting hanging on the wall.

'Oil Painting Ghost, they will wake up from slumber for two hours every midnight at 0:00.'

These painting Ghosts on the second floor were clearly more powerful!

Without daring to hesitate, Jiang Ye's hands grabbed the sleeping Ghost in this painting.

The first one...

This time took a long while, even exceeding the time it took to exchange all the Portrait Ghosts downstairs!

Sleeping Ghosts are not the same as dead Ghosts.

The more powerful the other party, the longer it takes.

This also shattered some of Jiang Ye's ideas.

Originally, after understanding this function of the System, he even thought about secretly exchanging the Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost while it was sleeping.

But now it seems.

Not to mention that level, even Yellow-Clothed Level Ghosts cannot exploit this loophole.

Under difficult waiting.

Jiang Ye could even smell the Painter's scent, he was not far from here.

Sweat slightly beaded on his forehead.

Finally.

Just before the Painter was about to return, Jiang Ye heard the final scream of the Ghost in the painting he held!

"Ding~ Exchange successful, congratulations to the Host for obtaining one white demon lottery draw."

Hearing the System's prompt, Jiang Ye didn't even have time to put the oil painting back in its original place, he directly ran downstairs!