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What is a painting ghost that eats people's hearts?

Painted Skin is a short story in classical Chinese written by Pu Songling, a novelist in Qing Dynasty. This novel is about a hideous evil ghost, who puts on his skin with colored strokes, dresses up as a lovely beauty, and plays all kinds of tricks to achieve the purpose of caesarean section and gripping people. Later, the evil spirits were caught by Taoist priests, and under the attack of wood blade, they were forced to finally take off their "painted skin" to reveal their true colors, and died by the sword. This novel is meaningful and intriguing.