The Goddess in the Painting, Part 156 of Xintianji

"The Goddess in the Painting" • The 156th volume of the mythological masterpiece "Xintian Ji" (a series of 168 novels), written by the outstanding contemporary Chinese novelist Zhou Jingfeng. Su Moqing, a scholar from a poor family, failed in many examinations and was impoverished, but he could only stick to his original intention with his pen and ink. Occasionally he came across a painting called "The Picture of Luo Shen emerging from the dust". The goddess in the painting seemed to have spirituality, secretly helping him to overcome difficulties. The poems gradually spread to the world, but because he was obsessed with the fairies in the paintings and refused to marry secular people, he was ridiculed as a "painting idiot". The rich and powerful asked for the painting, and the villains bullied him, but they all backed away because the painting revealed a vision. However, their obsession became deeper and deeper. Until a mysterious and talented woman appears, her style is exactly the same as the one in the painting. She discusses poetry and understands his heart, and her reading with her warms his heart, and finally leads him to face his true heart: What he wants is not a painting, but someone who understands him. When the true form of the goddess appears and blesses those who keep the truth, a tender legend of human beings and mythology begins.