Huoqi was suspicious. Hadn't they said they left? Or was that not the case?
The woman in the portrait looked rather improper, mostly with a wicked charm.
Wasn't this the work of that painter?
"These were painted by the same artist who did the previous merman portrait. My master once told me that this painter had left the Demon Kingdom, but this 'leaving'..."
"I understand now. He didn't leave, he died. I just figured it out from the centipede. This painter had deep affection for the Queen."
"Look at these portraits, they are filled with love. It's just... the eyes..."
Zhou Lin thought of the Queen's eyes, likely something an ordinary painter couldn't capture.
"You mean these portraits are to mourn the Queen? This isn't a dream, is it?"
Professor Fang thought he had misheard and looked at them again.
"Is there anything special about this? The Queen was beautiful, it's normal. Even Prince Gumo fell under her spell."
"This painter really loved the Queen, but I think the Queen liked him too. Otherwise, why would she have such high-status treatment, like the Jiaofang Palace?"
Zhou Lin felt that love between men and women was a common thing.
"Could this painter be from the Han Dynasty?"
The metaphysics professor thought it wasn't impossible. Otherwise, how would the Queen of the Demon Kingdom know the architectural structure of Jiaofang Palace?
"Then let's look for him. Let's see who this man the Queen admired was. This wicked painter still needs to be studied."
Zhou Lin was very curious about this.
The others thought it made sense. What if they could discover some history? It was hard to say.
Everyone looked around.
They became even more cautious when handling the tables and chairs nearby.
Zhou Lin casually moved back and forth around the portraits.
He was stunned when he saw the back of a portrait.
There were other works on the back of this portrait?
He had truly underestimated this painter; he was truly devoted to the Queen.
Huoqi searched around without finding anything. He happened to see Zhou Lin examining the portrait and walked over.
And then he saw...
His eyeballs almost fell out. There was a portrait on the back, but behind that portrait was a drawing of a devil.
And various evil spirits and poisonous creatures.
Including those snakes and desert army ants...
"What... what does the painter mean by doing this?"
Huoqi didn't understand.
"The Queen came from the Ghost Cave tribe. Perhaps her preferences were different from normal people, so she painted all her beloved things together."
Zhou Lin guessed secretly.
Everyone searched around but found no clues about the painter, not even a single coffin, which confused them.
In the live broadcast room.
"I'm also very curious. This large area became a studio? Where are the remains? Where did they go?"
"Yes, this is very strange. Where are the remains? If they died, why weren't they buried next to the Queen?"
"Do you think looking at these portraits isn't boring? They all have their eyes closed, and many are wearing different clothes, but painting them isn't boring?"
"You don't understand. Painting for the woman you love is a very happy thing."
"Okay, I don't understand these great painters."
...
Inside the tomb.
Several mercenaries even found the portraits strange, with their eyes closed.
"What do you think they'll look like if their eyes open?"
One mercenary asked in confusion.
"It's hard to say. Isn't it said that the Queen's eyes are terrifying? If someone sees them, they disappear, and perhaps go to another place. Let's not think about it."
Another dared not to think about it. Before coming to this tomb, they wouldn't have thought like this, but after coming here, they had to think this way. These were things that could really happen.
At the next moment...
The tightly closed eyes now showed faint traces, and the eyelids began to open slightly.
A faint white light flashed across the faces of the two mercenaries—
"Captain... Captain..."
The two mercenaries looked at each other in shock as the eyes in the portrait showed signs of opening, and finally looked at Captain Zhao beside them with astonishment.
Their voices seemed stuck, and they couldn't speak a complete sentence for a while.
Captain Zhao was observing the professors.
Hearing the inquiries from his brothers behind him, he felt a little displeased.
"What is it?"
Captain Zhao frowned and walked over, seeing his two brothers gesturing to him.
"Come here, look at this portrait..."
The two mercenaries pointed furtively at the portrait in front of them.
They looked very anxious.
Captain Zhao walked up to the portrait and saw that the Queen's eyes seemed to have traces of opening.
Looking at the eerie sight, Captain Zhao said.
"Quickly tell Professor Zhou Lin, Hei Hu, you..."
After speaking, Captain Zhao turned to look at his brothers beside him, only to find that the two brothers who were just there had disappeared.
Captain Zhao looked around.
"Hei Hu? Bai He?"
A bad premonition welled up in Captain Zhao's heart.
"Professor Zhou Lin, please help me. My brothers are missing. Please help me find them."
Captain Zhao stood beside Zhou Lin and said urgently.
Zhou Lin heard him and explained the situation.
Zhou Lin walked a few steps to the Queen's portrait and saw that the Queen's eyes had opened. A strange anger rose in his heart.
"Captain Zhao, your brothers have disappeared. They were taken by the Queen's eyes, but you will see your brothers because they couldn't rest easy about you and wanted to inform you."
Zhou Lin looked at the portrait, his heart sinking.
"What did you say?"
Captain Zhao's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Zhou Lin in disbelief, his mind buzzing.
He looked at Zhou Lin in disbelief. They were just beside him moments ago, how could this happen?
"Professor Zhou Lin, is there any way? Please, save my brothers, please."
"One of them is getting married soon, and the other just became a father. They can't be in trouble."
Captain Zhao's eyes were already moist.
Zhou Lin pondered for a long time, then looked at the portrait. After all, they weren't real eyes, so there should be a way, right?
In the live broadcast room.
"Damn, big shot, you have to think of a way, please. These two are good people!"
"Please, I'm still praying now. I hope nothing happens."
"There should be a way. The big shot didn't refuse directly, so maybe there is a way."