Paintings of Terror

"Then look at the seventh painting "Shadow". Its theme is color." Zhu Haowen looked at Weidong. "Is there any professional reference for you?"

Wei Dong recalled for a while, and said: "This painting, on the surface, seems to express the painter's devotion to color, for example, he does not allow even the slightest stain on color.

"But if you look deeper, the painter's background and the legend of the falling flower cave girl actually imply the painter's fanatical and even extreme worship of black.

"What impressed me the most in that painting is the interlacing and visual impact of the two extreme colors of black and white that are displayed in front of us every night, as if in the eyes of the painter, the world is either black or white, and He's on the side of black."

"So the implication of this painting is darkness, or the evil represented by darkness?" Fang Fei said.

Ke Xun had an expression of "Made mentally retarded": "The behind-the-scenes of the painting hints us that it is evil? It doesn't matter if there is no hint, of course it is evil. Isn't this hint a bit redundant?"

Wei Dong waved his hand, and said while thinking: "I don't think it's so straightforward, but if you want me to analyze the essence through the surface like the bosses, I don't have that ability. Angle to ponder.

"If you want to simply analyze black and white, they are two extremes in the color, which is equivalent to positive and negative poles... When it comes to positive and negative poles, naturally the + and - signs first come to mind, and then + As for the sign and - sign, I think of two definitions related to color: additive color mixing and subtractive color mixing.

"I won't talk about too complicated concepts. In simple terms, additive color mixing is the mixing of all colors of light, and the mixture is white light; subtractive color mixing is the mixing of all colors of solid pigments, and the mixture is white light. black.

"You see, it is also mixed together by various colors, and what is presented is two extreme colors. The only difference is that one is light and the other is entity, and the painter stands on the side of entity... huh? I don't You know what I'm talking about, that's all I can think of anyway, what do you guys think?"

Ke Xun: "...well, pretty good."

Weidong: "...you get up and let the boss talk."

The boss said: "Weidong's analysis is very useful. The idea of ​​light and entity has extended a new way of thinking for us. Maybe 'light' also represents the light of the sky, that is, 'sky', and the corresponding entity is 'Earth'. The painter advocates black, perhaps the painting is implying the earth or the underground—of course, this is a guesswork for the time being, but it can be listed as an option.

"In addition, I am also very concerned about the concept of positive and negative poles. White and black, positive and negative, are easily reminiscent of the yin and yang fish in the Tai Chi picture, so whether the white and black in this painting also mean yin and yang And yang? Then, if the painter advocates black, does it imply...the two worlds of yin and yang?

"Or, black and white, positive and negative, imply a game between two opposing forces, which once again confirms our previous guess about this. Behind the incident of entering the painting, there is indeed a positive and a negative There are forces at play."

When Mu Yiran mentioned "the two worlds of Yin and Yang", everyone couldn't help shivering, and Wu You hurriedly said: "I think it should imply two forces..."

"Yeah, I feel the same way." Luo Kuo hurriedly nodded in agreement.

"Up to now, it has basically become more and more obvious." Zhu Haowen raised his eyes and looked at everyone. "Every painting we have entered is indeed implicitly, or has been doing everything we can. hinted. Maybe when we accurately analyze the hints of each painting and connect them together, the final truth will be completely presented before our eyes."

Everyone nodded in unison, and couldn't wait to continue to summarize.

"The fifth painting "Broken Earth" is probably the painting that is closest to real life," Qin Ci said. "Its theme is the general public, the people's livelihood in Tongzilou, and the joys and sorrows of small people. If it implies anything , instead, I can only think of the upward force that breaks out of the ground and wants to break free from the suffering of reality. It seems to be full of positive energy. Is this also what the evil force of "painting" wants to imply to us? "

"Hey, I don't think so." Ke Xun smiled and put his arms around his shoulders, "Let me pour chicken soup—the same thing, people with a sunny and positive heart can realize positive energy from it, but they are always used to it. For those who try to figure things out from a malicious and negative angle, the first thing they see is negative energy.

"It's like the painting "Faith", if you have a Buddha in your heart, what you see is a Buddha; if you have a demon in your heart, what you see is a demon.

"So, Brother Qin, you can't think about the painting "Broken Earth" from your own perspective. In your opinion, it is a positive energy that broke through the ground, but if you look at it from the evil side of the painting, this hint is very likely. It is the negative energy that breaks through the ground.

"Combining the clues implied by the painting "Shadow" just mentioned, black and white, yin and yang, heaven and earth, and even yang and yin, then can it be understood that this breakthrough refers to black and white? , Is it Yin, is it the earth, is it... the underworld? And the force that broke out of the ground is probably the evil force that created this terrible painting event and the master behind it."

"So does this painting once again prove that the power behind the painting comes from the world below?" Zhu Haowen pointed to the floor.

"I think it's very possible." Wei Dong nodded.

"Next is the fourth painting "Faith," Ke Xun said. "Its theme is people's beliefs, but the deeper meaning should be the good and evil thoughts in people's hearts?"

As he spoke, he looked at Mu Yiran.

Mu Yi nodded: "Good and evil, like light and darkness, black and white, have a little connection with the painting "Shadow", but I am more concerned about the good and evil in the painting "Faith". One God, the 'good and evil are one' here, I don't know if there is some kind of hint."

"Whether there is or not, write it down first." Shao Ling typed quickly.

"Following that is the third painting, "Ceremony", and it is also the first painting that Ke Er and I entered," Wei Dong said, "Its theme is... the harm that feudal backwardness does to people? Or, from ignorance? Awakening? Or, could the pagoda tree also be a hint?"

"The thing that impresses me the most about this painting is the sackcloth sash with words on it. The original meaning of the characters they represent makes people feel chills all over." Ke Xun said while sneaking a glance at Mu Yi. Take a look.

In fact, what impressed me the most was the fateful encounter with this person.

As if in a heartbeat, Mu Yiran's gaze moved slightly, and was meeting his gaze. The fleeting tenderness in his eyes was not missed by Ke Xun, and he couldn't help but throw away Doctor Qin who was still in his arms. , When he crooked his body, he stuck to his true son.

Qin Ci: "..."

"Hey, hey, what are you doing, here's the business! Pay attention to the impact!" The crowd protested the sudden throwing of dog food by these two people.

"I'm talking, haven't I finished yet?" Ke Xun didn't even intend to take care of the emotions of the single dogs in the audience, and while holding his boyfriend's hand in his own, he said, "I remember that The ancestor of Lijia Village seems to have been an official called 'Zong Zhu'.

"Yiran said that Zong Zhu is an official in charge of praying to ancestors and ghosts and gods. This official position has the nature of a wizard.

"When we analyzed "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" yesterday, didn't we also say that "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a book of shamanism, and its author is a shaman. I think there is an inevitable connection between the two.

"Perhaps the painting "Bai Shi" hints at the clue of 'related to witches'."

"That makes sense!" Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

After Shao Ling recorded this, he looked at Mu Yiran and Qin Ci: "Then what about the second painting you entered?"

Qin Ci said: "The name of the second painting is "Lingshu", and its theme is medical treatment. Everyone has heard us about the specific process, so I won't repeat it. I only said that the key to the signature was found in the end. On the eight extraordinary meridians of the human body.

"The eight extraordinary meridians are different from the twelve orthodox meridians of the human body—the so-called twelve orthodox meridians are the meridians to which the twelve internal organs of the human body belong. For the various important institutions of a city, the Twelve Classics are the highways connecting these institutions.

"And the Eight Extraordinary Meridians are the links connecting the Twelve Orthodox Meridians. If the Twelve Orthodox Meridians are roads, then the Eight Extraordinary Meridians are the overpasses connecting these roads together.

"The function of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians in the human body is to accumulate and infiltrate the Qi and blood of the Twelve Orthodox Meridians, and in the final analysis, both it and the Twelve Orthodox Meridians serve the entire set of internal organs of the human body.

"If there is any hint in this painting, I think it is probably the relationship between the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the Twelve Orthodox Meridians and the Viscera, just like the relationship between every painting we have entered and the truth behind the whole incident .

"That is to say, when we just entered the second painting, one of the two forces behind the scenes has already hinted to us that 'every painting will point to a clue, and every clue will point to the truth behind the scenes'" It's a pity that we didn't realize this important clue until today."

Everyone nodded again.

"The rest is the first painting that Lao Qin and I entered," Mu Yiran said, "It is basically certain that this painting is also the first painting of our group and this round of entering the painting event.

"The name of the painting is "Free Evidence", and its theme is crime. In that painting we experienced several different types of cases, but these cases have one thing in common, that is, the boundary between right and wrong is very blurred.

"It's like the identification of legitimate defense and excessive defense, manslaughter and intentional homicide. The defender is kind and helpful, and has an excellent reputation, while the victim who died due to his defensive behavior has a very bad reputation, and more than once humiliated and injured defenders.

"Then when judging the situation that the defender caused the death of the victim due to the defensive behavior, it is necessary to carefully identify whether the kind defender had evil thoughts in his heart at the moment the defensive behavior was made, and intentionally changed the original legitimate defensive behavior. Excessive defense was done, and whether there was an intention to kill someone.

"Free testimony is the principle that judges are not bound by mechanical rules, but according to the specific case, according to empirical rules, logical rules and their own rational conscience, they can freely judge evidence and determine facts.

"Then for the above cases, it is very important for us as 'judges' to make judgments based on our own hearts.

"The deep meaning of this painting probably refers to the fact that the law is not merciful, or that the law is also sympathetic, but if you look at it from the perspective of what hints it provides, I think it is more likely to be 'freedom to decide Good and evil right and wrong'.

"To put it bluntly, the good and evil we see with our own eyes may not necessarily be real or real good and evil, but we need to use our experience and 'heart' to judge..."

At this point, Mu Yiran suddenly lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought. No one dared to disturb him, and they all just watched Shao Ling taking notes in his notebook.

After Shao Ling finished recording, he read it from beginning to end, and said, "There are a few paintings in which the clues point to are a bit confusing, or it is hard to justify themselves."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words, and hurriedly squeezed to his side, looking at the entries in the notebook together.

"It's these few clues pointing to the world," Shao Ling said, pointing to the screen, ""Restart" hints at the alternation of the old and new worlds, and "Schrödinger's Cat" hints at multiple universes, or multiple worlds.

""Reverse Journey" implies two opposite worlds, and "The Scarlet Beast" implies two parallel worlds inside the city and outside the city--it is a bit forced to say that there are two worlds, and the inside and outside of the city are actually one. world.

""Pure Land" hints at multiple worlds, "Animal World" hints at the replacement of two worlds, and "Sea Burning Rhinoceros" hints at a virtual world and a real world.

"Looking at it this way, "Restart", "Reverse Journey", "The Scarlet Beast", "Animal World" and "Sea Burning Rhinoceros" all imply two worlds, while "Schrödinger's Cat" and "Pure Land" all imply Both are many worlds.

"So, are there just two worlds or are there many worlds? According to the clue of the interplay of black and white forces implied in "Shadow"-if this clue is correct, then 'there is The 'two worlds' thread is a little more likely.

"If this is the case, the hints in "Schrödinger's Cat" and "Pure Land" may have nothing to do with the world, and there should be other hints that deserve our reconsideration.

"Among the several paintings that hint at the clue of 'two worlds', "The Scarlet Beast" actually has only one world, which is only divided into inside and outside the city, and I don't think it can be classified into two. thread in this world, so it may have other hints as well.

"In addition, the hints of 'two worlds' in "Animal World" and "The Burning Rhinoceros at Sea" are actually a bit reluctant. Strictly speaking, they both have only one world, one is the replacement of species, and the other is an illusion in the real world. I think we should also think about the possibility of these two paintings."