Chapter 26: Love Change 1. The Story of the Ghost Bride
After returning to Wuzhen, Wu Yu seemed to have returned to reality. He still suspected that the mysterious woman, perhaps Yunyun, had killed Su Wei, Su Wei and the old man, and that their deaths were all related to the mysterious blue and white porcelain. That night , he went into the closet to find out what was going on. When he found that the blue and white porcelain was still there, he became even more confused. He felt that he should now ask Xinluo what secrets were hidden behind the blue and white porcelain.
At night, Yunyun quietly pushed the door open and Wu Yu didn't notice. Who is the real murderer? This question has been bothering him.
"Yu, what are you thinking about? Why are you so engrossed?" Yunyun sat opposite Wu Yu and placed something wrapped in paper in front of Wu Yu.
Wu Yu reacted and was startled for no reason. He looked at the thing in front of him and asked, "What is this?"
"Guess." Yunyun smiled mysteriously.
"Oh... I understand. This is a portrait of Xinluo and Niao Niao." Wu Yu said as he uncovered the paper. He guessed correctly. It was indeed a portrait of the two sisters. Xinluo's portrait slowly came into view.
When Wu Yu saw Xin Luo in the portrait, he was stunned. He felt that Xin Luo in the portrait had an indescribable beauty.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Yunyun said with a gloomy face.
Wu Yu felt that Yunyun had something else in mind, and since he felt guilty, he said timidly, "It's a beautiful painting."
"Really? I'm afraid you just have a special liking for him." Yunyun sneered.
Wu Yu was afraid that Yunyun would bring up the matter between him and Xinluo, so he changed the subject and said, "Officer Zhong from Zhejiang came to the ancient house a few days ago and said that Su Wei's death might be related to the mysterious woman who called him to report the incident two years ago."
Yunyun was suddenly startled and asked, "Any clues?"
"Not yet. If the murderer is really someone we know, then our current situation is very dangerous."
"So..." Yunyun looked at Wu Yu in surprise, and then said timidly: "Why don't we go back to Guangzhou? It's too late to leave, and I'm afraid we won't be able to escape by then."
Wu Yu felt that they really needed to leave, no matter what the final truth was.
After taking a shower, Yunyun went to Xinluo's room. Wu Yu thought that if he really left the ancient town, how should he explain the matter to Xinluo?
The next morning, the gloomy sky was still drizzling with rain. Yunyun planned to leave the ancient town, so she did not go to school with Xinluo and Niao Niao. Instead, she wanted to buy some things in the ancient town and go shopping in Guangzhou.
Wu Yu couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart. He picked up his phone and after some hesitation, he called Xin Luo.
"Is there something wrong?" Xinluo's tone was obviously sad, and his voice was gentler than before.
"Go back to the old house now, I have something to tell you..."
"Come here, I'm not out yet."
Wu Yu hung up the phone and walked into the backyard with confusion.
Wu Yu pushed open Xin Luo's room and saw Xin Luo looking for something with her head down. When she saw Wu Yu standing at the door, she suddenly turned around and said, "Come in and sit down."
Wu Yu heard her tone and felt that she seemed very tired. He thought it was probably because of her grandfather's sudden passing.
"What's wrong, Xinluo?"
"It's okay..." Xinluo suddenly choked up and tears started to flow.
Wu Yu hurried forward and hugged her from behind, gently wiping away the tears from her face with his hands.
Xinluo leaned softly in his arms and sobbed, "I heard from Sister Yun that you seem to be planning to leave the old house and return to Guangzhou."
Wu Yu was stunned. He didn't expect Xin Luo to be so infatuated with him. He really couldn't bear to leave her and let her sink into sad memories for the rest of her life.
"Actually, I... I don't expect you to be responsible, but... I want you to stay a few more days. If you leave, do you know how lonely I will be?" Xinluo sobbed and couldn't continue.
At this moment, Wu Yu felt that he could never leave Xin Luo, so he hugged Xin Luo even tighter. After a moment of silence, he said, "I will never leave you, but... I need to make it clear to Yun Yun."
"I'll wait for you."
Wu Yu saw many photos in front of Xinluo. He saw that they were all taken by Xinluo. He felt that these photos were very familiar. Suddenly, he remembered the photos he took of Xinluo, so he asked in surprise: "Why are these photos here with you?"
Xinluo hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm really embarrassed to say this. I lied to you. In fact, the photos you took of me were given to me by Meihua from the photo studio. She and I are good friends."
After hearing this, Wu Yu suddenly understood the matter of the photo. It turned out that all these strange things were done by Xinluo and Meihua.
Although Wu Yu had some complaints about the photo, the beautiful Xinluo in front of him made him unable to get angry.
"Will you blame us?" Xinluo looked at him sideways.
"How could that be?" Wu Yu was afraid that Xin Luo might have wild thoughts, so he quickly tried to comfort her.
"That's good. I thought you wouldn't forgive us if I told you about it."
Wu Yu suddenly remembered the blue and white porcelain. Just as he was about to ask about it, Xinluo suddenly bent down and picked up a photo and handed it to Wu Yu. Wu Yu took it with suspicion. He saw that the photo was of a beautiful girl wearing a red cheongsam from the Republic of China. Her eyebrows were somewhat similar to Xinluo's. Thinking of the girl in the blue and white porcelain, he asked in surprise, "Who is she?"
"Aren't you always looking for the truth about her?"
"She..." Wu Yu opened his eyes wide in shock.
"I am willing to follow you now, so what can I not tell you? Besides, Grandpa has passed away, so there is no need for me to hide it from you. The photo in your hand is actually the legendary 'Xinluo'. She is none other than my grandmother, a lady from a noble family during the Republic of China."
Wu Yu was so surprised that he was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time. He couldn't imagine that the legendary "Miss Xinluo" was actually standing in front of him, the beautiful grandmother of Xinluo.
"I know you are shocked, and I believe that anyone who hears it will feel the same. If grandpa were still alive, this secret would never be told." Xinluo said as tears came again.
"How come the legendary Xinluo has the same name as you?" Wu Yu stepped forward and hugged Xinluo again, saying tenderly and sadly.
"My grandfather started this because he missed my grandmother. When I was born, my grandmother had passed away, so I never saw her. I just heard from my grandfather that my grandmother was very beautiful. He said he had never seen a woman as beautiful as her."
"Then your grandmother in the legend..."
"I think the legend is true," Xinluo pondered for a while and continued, "Xiaoqing and Xiaoxue's grandmother was my grandmother's maid. As for the real cause of my grandmother's death, whether it is as the legend says, I have no way of knowing."
Wu Yu was surprised and happy after hearing this. He was surprised that the story of the old house turned out to be like this, and they had no idea how her grandmother died. He was happy that he had solved the haze that permeated the old house. He was surprised and suddenly remembered something, and said, "I saw a fox not long after I came here. What happened? And what about the fox I saw in the ghost village that night?"
"It may be that the old house has been abandoned for a long time, so foxes appear. I have seen them many times. My grandfather told me and Niao Niao that the fox might be the incarnation of my grandmother and asked us not to disturb it. As for the fox you saw in the ghost village, I can't figure it out. Maybe it's for the same reason that foxes appear there." Xinluo said and suddenly smiled.
Wu Yu could tell from Xinluo's smile that the girl in front of him was not only gentle and affectionate, but also full of longing for life, so he couldn't help but smile.
"Yes, Luo, do you know the secret about blue and white porcelain?"
Xin Luo was startled and asked, "Have you peeked?"
"Um."
"Does it feel weird?"
Wu Yu nodded in surprise.
"In fact, the legend that there is a real secret behind blue and white porcelain is false."
"Fake?" Wu Yu looked at Xin Luo in surprise.
"That blue and white porcelain was just an ordinary piece of blue and white porcelain that my grandma asked an artist to paint her image on and left for my grandpa. It couldn't have any secrets. It couldn't be like the legend says, hiding a huge fortune. It's just people's greed for wealth that led to such legends."
"It is said that there was a man who specialized in painting portraits of the dead. Why did he mysteriously disappear after painting your grandmother's portrait?"
"I don't know, and I've never heard grandpa talk about it."
Wu Yu was half-believing and half-doubting after hearing this, and thought to himself: "Could it be that what the painter said was false?"
