Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife

Luo Huan and Yun Zhenyue entered the art studio, one behind the other.

The female players glanced at each other.

Suddenly, they heard the system issue a quest.

[Ding! Hidden Quest detected!]

[Quest Difficulty: Extremely Dangerous.]

[Quest Objective: Explore the orphanage’s art studio.]

[Quest Reward: Draw one Cursed Painting of random quality.]

[Hint: Based on exploration progress, the probability of drawing a high-quality Cursed Painting will increase.]

[Current Exploration Progress: 0%]

[Warning: Do not carelessly touch the paintings in the art studio.]

They nervously followed behind.

Looking around, the art studio was much smaller than the playroom, only about 20 square meters. However, it didn’t feel crowded with everyone inside; the atmosphere was just a bit strange.

Inside the dim art studio, a faint scent of dampness, beeswax, and other pigments wafted into their nostrils.

Shoushou returned to his chair, concentrating on painting the final details.

The paints on the nearby palette were extremely neat. On the easel was an unfinished portrait of a Blood Race man. His face was deathly pale and filled with despair, and his eyes, painted with an excess of vermilion, stared straight at them.

In the corner were several other oil paintings, covered with white cloths.

The corners of the cloths fluttered without any wind, emitting soft gasps, as if something was breathing within the paintings.

As Shoushou was about to apply the final stroke, the Blood Race man in the painting seemed about to come to life, to break free from the flat surface.

GASP—

The female players’ hearts pounded, and their backs were drenched in cold sweat.

This uncanny scene terrified them!

Every hair on their bodies stood on end!

Some of them had seen Shoushou bring his paintings to life on the livestream.

But witnessing it with their own eyes, they discovered it was a truly horrifying, bloodcurdling experience.

Shoushou was like a creator god, casually bringing living beings into existence.

And if he was the least bit dissatisfied, he could casually alter or erase them.

In other words, as long as he wished, he could paint countless people identical to them. Things like gene editing and cloning technology couldn’t even compare to a ten-thousandth of his ability.

It wouldn’t be surprising if one day, they were walking down the street and suddenly saw countless versions of themselves walking toward them, or were suddenly told that they themselves were just painted figures.

He was a textbook horror movie final boss!!

’If he had this power in the real world, he could probably rule the world with ease, right?’

Only in the orphanage could he still be treated like a child.

Just then, with a RIP, Shoushou, apparently displeased, tore the entire painting down.

The horrified face of the Blood Race man in the painting was torn to shreds along with his despair.

"Who wants to be my model?" Shoushou turned his head and asked the female players.

"..."

They fell silent.

’This isn’t a normal modeling job!’

’Once Shoushou finishes the painting, the model inside will come to life!’

’What if he’s not satisfied and tears it up?’

They didn’t want to see a painted version of themselves be casually killed.

’It’s too terrifying!’

Hearing this, Luo Huan proactively raised her hand. "I will, I will! Paint me. I’ve never been a model before."

Yun Zhenyue said with some concern, "Is that a good idea?"

Shoushou looked up, shook his head, and said seriously, "Miss Yun, don’t worry. I won’t use my powers. I’ll just be painting a simple picture. I’m not a brat like Pangpang."

’R-Really?’

Yun Zhenyue looked at Shoushou doubtfully.

The boy’s face immediately flushed slightly, and he turned away.

"While I paint the model, you all can go look at the paintings on the wall."

"Those were all created by Brother Gu Yuan."

"I admire them every day. Sigh~ It’s a shame I’ve never been able to reach his level."

Hearing this, Luo Huan sat down in front of Shoushou.

Meanwhile, Yun Zhenyue and the other female players walked toward the wall.

Their eyes swept over the seven paintings hanging there. Each one was extremely realistic, though their scenes differed. One depicted a verdant green meadow, another a statue, and another a small, Western-style village...

"These paintings... they look a lot like the one hanging in my living room," Yun Zhenyue murmured to herself, her eyes fixed on them.

"Yeah, they’re all so beautiful."

"It’s like you could walk right into them."

"What kind of materials were used to paint these?"

The other female players chimed in with praise.

They all remembered the system’s warning and didn’t dare to rashly touch the paintings.

But just then, the career woman, still shaken, stumbled. Her footing was unsteady, and she accidentally stepped on a plaster geometric model, causing her to fall forward!

"Ah!!!"

Her eyes filled with terror as she accidentally touched the nearest painting with her hand.

VWOOM!

In an instant, the career woman’s figure vanished.

She had entered the painting of the verdant meadow.

The remaining few stared at each other in bewilderment.

They could see her figure appear inside the painting.

Yun Zhenyue turned her head and asked Shoushou, "Is this a Cursed Painting, too?"

She was reminded of her own Cursed Painting, which she used for storage.

She had even entered it before.

And met a powerful figure with god-like abilities.

"Of course. Brother Gu Yuan’s paintings are certainly no ordinary items," Shoushou explained while painting Luo Huan’s portrait.

"Don’t worry, they are all very safe painting-worlds. Even if you die inside, you’ll just be kicked out."

"Just think of each painting as a game. The people inside are all NPCs."

"Pangpang and the others used to love playing in them, but they stopped coming after they got bored."

’You can’t die?’

Hearing this key phrase, the female players grew excited.

’No wonder the quest is for us to explore!’

’If it was just the art studio itself, one lap around would be enough.’

But their exploration progress was only at 30%.

’It seems that to get 100% exploration, we need to enter these seven paintings!’

"Do you all want to go in too?" Yun Zhenyue asked.

"Can we?" the timid-looking female player asked.

Yun Zhenyue said slowly, "You can..."

At this, she looked at Bai Mo. "What about you?"

"Mmm~ Sister, I want to try too."

Bai Mo nodded curiously.

Since that was the case, Yun Zhenyue didn’t stop them.

The female players each chose a painting, took a deep breath, and walked into them.

Luo Huan, who was posing as the model, caught this out of the corner of her eye and immediately clamored, "Hey! There’s something this fun to do?!"

"I don’t want to be a model anymore! I want to go play too!"

"Wait until I’m finished painting."

Shoushou was expressionless. He was always composed and calm when he painted.

"When will that be!" Luo Huan grumbled.

"You’re a grown woman. Why are you acting like a child?" Shoushou said with disdain.

"..."

Luo Huan’s face instantly turned red.

’To be scorned by a child...’

"Waaah, Miss Yun, your kid is bullying me~" Luo Huan cried pitifully.

"Crying? That’s on the clock too!"

"..."

Yun Zhenyue shook her head.

She focused her attention back on the paintings.

She, for one, had no intention of going inside.

She took out her phone. Yun Zhenyue planned to take a few pictures.

However, just at that moment, the career woman who had entered first came tumbling out of the painting and landed on her butt.

Her eyes were brimming with tears.

She had completely lost the mature air of a seasoned professional.

It was as if she had been bullied.

She kept muttering under her breath.

"So... so scary..."