Wang Er suddenly tilted his head back and laughed loudly. His husky voice reverberated throughout the jail cell and sounded strange and arrogant.
Xiaowu wanted to go forward and hit him, but Chu Yunshen pulled him back.
“We will come back tomorrow,” said Chu Yunshen before standing up to straighten his robes and leave.
“Master…”
Xiaowu told the guards to send Wang Er back to his jail cell and quickly chased behind Chu Yunshen.
“Master, why did you stop the interrogation?”
Chu Yunshen didn't answer Xiaowu. Instead, he asked Xiaowu, “Where is Li Genfa?”
Oh no!
He forgot to tell Chu Yunshen about the matter.
After Xiaowu failed to find Uncle Gen at the unmarked burial gravesite, he headed to Uncle Gen’s home.
Sure enough, there was no one there.
Uncle Gen’s compound was completely empty. Xiaowu had gone to his place several times, but it was the
Wang Er and Li Erfa mentioned they only started working for Uncle Gen in the beginning of this year. However, most of the cases Di Yangze and Xiaowu had consolidated consisted of cases that took place over a year ago.Xiaowu felt bad about getting too emotional when Wang Er went into the details of how he murdered the man and failed to connect the dots. He ended up overlooking such a fundamental problem.Xiaowu awkwardly placed the testament on the table and tried to change the subject and asked Li Erfa, “Oh yes. Why are you so afraid of Uncle Gen?”Li Erfa suddenly acted mysteriously as he looked around before whispering to Xiaowu, “We think Uncle Gen is the mountain god. He knows everything that happens on the mountain.”A mountain god?This was such a joke!“How could you come to this conclusion just because of that?” Xiaowu didn't know whether to cry or to laugh. He thought Uncle Gen might have some sp
Butler Liu led the guard in. The guard’s face was pale as he kowtowed. “Greetings Your Highness and Sir Xiaowu, I am Wu Yong and I have something to report.”Chu Yunshen noticed how anxious Wu Yong seemed and his forehead throbbed. However, he continued placing his jade pendant on his belt. “Cut with the formalities and tell me what happened.”Xiaowu felt anxious inside. After all, Xiaowu was in charge of the case, so he was worried something might have gone wrong.Also, Uncle Gen was missing, and only Wang Er and the others knew what happened. Xiaowu was naturally very cautious about them“Sir, this morning, the dark man suddenly started convulsing. Now he is unconscious.”The dark man?Which dark man?Was he talking about Ming Zi?That didn't sound right. Ming Zi was a brawny man. To be precise, he was even more well-built than the average burial work
Xiaowu held Ming Zi down in the spot Ming Zi was lying earlier. This time, he made no effort to resist. He simply reached his hands out as he struggled to pull the jail cell door. Ming Zi kept muttering inaudibly as his hands trembled.Why did Ming Zi become crazy overnight?This turn of events was so unanticipated that Xiaowu was unable to wrap his mind around it. He moved his head closer to Ming Zi and tried to make out what he was saying. “I… I… I want to go…”Go? Did he want to go out?How could he think of leaving at a time like this?“Stay put and stop trying to run!” interrupted Xiaowu without hesitation. “Your friends have already confessed. Since you are an accomplice, there is no escape for you.”Xiaowu’s words seemed to completely crush any hope Ming Zi had. Sadly, Ming Zi refused to give up.Just as everyone felt Ming Zi was finally going
What was Zhong Ming talking about? What was wrong with building a village in a place surrounded by mountains in all directions?Cheng Xiaoxiao had a million questions and really wanted to ask Zhong Ming more. “Have you ever been in the village before?” Xiaowu wanted to find out more. If Zhong Ming had previously entered the village, it would make the investigation a lot easier.“N-no… I don't dare to go inside the village,” said Zhong Ming sheepishly.However, he briefly told them about what you read in the handwritten letter from his ancestor.“According to the handwritten letter, places surrounded by mountain in all directions is prime Yin location and a lot of Yin energy gathers there. Even though it was much easier to absorb Yin energy around here, I sensed an oppressive energy before I even came close to the village entrance, so I quickly backed off.”From the sound of it, this was a strange village.
Zhong Ming’s expression instantly changed. His dark face turned ghastly pale in shock.“I definitely buried it here, but it’s gone.”Zhong Ming refused to give up as he kept digging. He looked at the deep hole in front of him and decided to try another spot to be safe, so he started digging somewhere else. “Are you sure you buried it here? I sure hope you didn't make a mistake or something.”Nongying felt Zhong Ming must be lying to them when they failed to find the handwritten letter after digging for so long, so he could not resist scolding Zhong Ming.“Nongying!”Secret guard should remain invisible, so it was unprofessional of Nongying to behave that way.Xiaowu furtively glanced at Chu Yunshen and felt relieved when he saw the composure on Chu Yunshen’s face. However, Xiaowu continued ordering Nongying to help dig.“Come over and help him!” “Yes, Sir.”
Cheng Xiaoxiao quietly uttered what Zhong Ming had just said and felt it had a nice beat to it. After Zhong Ming chanted to himself, Xiaowu attempted to open the door.Since the deserted village looked like no one had lived here in ages, everyone thought it wouldn't be easy to open the door.Cheng Xiaoxiao was expecting to see Xiaowu kicking the door, but Xiaowu effortlessly pushed open the door with a loud creak. It felt as though someone was waiting for them to open the door and come into the house.Xiaowu glanced at Chu Yunshen for his order. After Chu Yunshen nodded and agreed, he finally went into the house with Zhong Ming first. They went in using the same formation as before while Songtao and Yinyue stood guard outside the door. After the last person entered through the door, it's suddenly closed behind him with a loud bam as dust floated in the air. Everyone was sta
A row of brawny men with ashen faces gradually walked out of the main hall with their eyes looking lifeless.It seemed as though their eyes were nothing but creepy installations as they stayed completely motionless in their sockets.They were unable to blink and simply looked dead straight.Cheng Xiaoxiao quickly noticed that their chests were not rising and falling. None of them were breathing at all!Also, Uncle Gen’s voice was coming from behind these abominations of nature.How could this be?Xiaowu and the others had already searched the place thoroughly and it was clearly unoccupied!Was there a hidden room somewhere?Had Uncle Gen been secretly observing them all this time?Cheng Xiaoxiao felt uncomfortable just thinking about someone secretly observing them.After the creatures walked up to Xiaowu and the others, they stood on both s
Xiaowu and the others spat blood onto their swords one after another. After they sprayed their swords evenly with blood, it made them look even more threatening.Although they were giddy from the fog, they used their instincts and waved their swords, and refused to give up.Xiaowu and the others quickly learned what the blood was capable of doing.Uncle Gen’s creatures kept attacking without dodging. It seemed as though they were not afraid of getting attacked. The moment Xiaowu’s blood-stained sword touched the creatures, they fell onto the ground and died regardless of whether they were hurt.Before long, there was a heap of bodies lying on the ground. Xiaowu and the others fought even more bravely. Chu Yunshen seemed the least affected of the lot, but only Cheng Xiaoxiao knew how tightly he was holding her and how tense his body was.“Your Highness, please use my blood!”Chu