Xie Zheng had the character "zheng," meaning righteous, in his name, but he had never acted righteously.
From the moment the Mu Nianmei Mission entered everyone's sight, everything this man did carried an air of wickedness.
He was bold in action, ruthless in his methods, and exceptionally intelligent, especially when it came to quick thinking under extreme circumstances.
Back in the Haunted House of the Female Skin Ghost, he had survived alone for several hours and had even nearly gotten Ji Li killed.
His personality and conduct were practically a perfect match for Ji Li and Fang Shenyan's kind.
Yet such a person had been taken in by Tong Guan and brought into his team. That was quite a strange thing.
Now, by hand-drawing a Death Portrait and transferring his own crisis onto Mei Sheng, he had devised a poisonous plan that killed two birds with one stone.
First, he had originally been the primary target of attack. This move could free him from his impending doom and make Mei Sheng his substitute for death.
Second, the person he had chosen was also the most special.
Mei Sheng was the strongest person here in terms of overall ability. Only she could delay the Painter Ghost's next attack to the greatest extent possible.
Finally, and most importantly—
He intended to use Mei Sheng to secure his own path to survival.
This mission was not actually complicated, but it had one enormous blind spot.
What exactly were the functions of the Death Portrait and the three items, Paper, Pen, and Ink?
According to the normal course of events, the Painter Ghost's complete killing process was as follows:
First, it observed the target's characteristics outside the villa and compiled them.
Second, the three items, "Paper, Pen, and Ink," appeared. This meant the death