However, Chu Hang was a little out of touch. To be on the safe side, Yi Shuyuan nodded and added.

"As long as Brother Chu has not committed any crimes, Yi will not let Mr. Wu know about it."

"Mr. Yi is too worried. How could I do that?"

Chu Hang quickly denied it to avoid misunderstanding on the other side, and after thinking about it for a while, he spoke again.

"Mr. Yi, you are very human. Since you can see ghosts and gods, you must also believe that there are many fairies and monsters in this world, right?"

Yi Shuyuan raised his eyebrows slightly. Not only did he believe it, he had also experienced it personally.

"Brother Chu, please continue."

Seeing that Yi Shuyuan did not refute, Chu Hang felt reassured, nodded and continued.

"Mr. Yi, I told my parents about this when I was a child. No one believed me at first. Although I later hired some magicians to do it, they were just people seeking fame and reputation and had no real ability at all. I have grown old over the years.

I am willing to go home because of this..."

"Oh? Could it be that there are monsters in your home?"

Yi Shuyuan was interested, while Chu Hang had a complicated expression.

"If you say it's a monster, it doesn't look like it. After all, monsters all want to eat people. From childhood to adulthood, from ignorance to sensible, no one in my family has been eaten. In other words, no one has even felt it except me.

weird."

"Not all monsters eat humans. It rained heavily in the mountains that day. Did Mr. Chu forget about the tea shed?"

Yi Shuyuan said this with a smile, and Chu Hang suddenly felt enlightened and nodded, secretly thinking that he had indeed encountered a monster that day, but it was hard to say that it was not because of the presence of Mr. Yi in front of him that he was fine, and of course he would not

Refute Yi Shuyuan.

"Sir, you are right! The situation in my family is somewhat special. Since I was seven years old, I have often had nightmares at home. There is a monster whose appearance I cannot see, and it often comes to me in my dreams..."

Yi Shuyuan frowned slightly, while Chu Hang had obviously entered a state of reminiscence, and there was a hint of horror in his words.

"The shape of the monster is vague and difficult to change. Sometimes it looks like a beast and sometimes it looks like a human. From time to time it collapses into smoke and gathers again. Every time it appears, it is accompanied by a shrill howl, and then it whispers some words that I can't understand at all.

It’s extremely scary…”

"Then what?"

Yi Shuyuan asked this question and waited for Chu Hang's next words.

"There is no more. If there had been then, how could I be sitting here now? Oh, one of the mage who came to my house to perform rituals may have some skills. Although he also assured my father that nothing happened at home, but

Seeing that I was really scared, he secretly told me in private that if he was really scared, he should try to stay at home less..."

After hearing this, Yi Shuyuan understood. No wonder Chu Hang said that he was half Yuanjiang County. It turned out that since he was thirteen years old, he had spent most of his time either living with his uncle Wu Minggao's house or in Yuezhou.

"Mr. Yi, in your opinion, what kind of monster was in my dream?"

Yi Shuyuan didn't know this either, so he could only tell the truth and comfort Chu Hangdao.

"I haven't seen it before, and I can't say what it is, but from what Brother Chu described, even if it is really a monster, it doesn't look like it wants to harm you, at least it doesn't have that ability, it's more like...

"

Yi Shuyuan didn't know if it was strange to say this, but listening to Chu Hang's description gave him this feeling.

"More like asking you for something."

"Begging me?"

Chu Hang's eyes widened and he felt a little angry.

"I begged it to stop scaring me. I've been begging it for several years, and it keeps getting worse!"

"Um?"

Yi Shuyuan's heart moved and he suddenly smiled.

"Brother Chu, when was the first time you asked it not to scare you? It couldn't be when you were seven years old, right?"

Chu Hang frowned and thought hard for a while.

"This, it's been too long, and that time was small. I forgot the specific time, but it was probably that time... Huh? To put it this way, the nightmares were not too many before this...

..”

Having said this, Chu Hang paused and looked at Yi Shuyuan with a sudden realization.

"Mr. Yi, are you saying that just because I begged it, it knew that I could dream of it and hear it, so it kept coming to scare me in my dreams?"

Have you been here to beg you?

Yi Shuyuan did not say anything, but nodded.

"It is possible, but it cannot be confirmed yet. If there is a chance one day, Yi will go to your home with you to find out the truth."

Chu Hang was overjoyed when he heard this.

"That's great! Sir, when do we leave?"

"I can't go now, not to mention that the case at hand is not over yet. Even if the case is over, Yi must at least compile the county annals."

When he thought of his uncle Wu Minggao's angry appearance, Chu Hang immediately calmed down.

"Yes, yes, you can't rush it! Come on, have a drink!"

Chu Hang stood up and poured wine for Yi Shuyuan, but Yi Shuyuan looked towards the distance on the street.

Not long after, there was the sound of horse hooves and a burst of footsteps approaching from far away. A large group of people came from the south of the city. Some were riding horses, others were leading horses, and there were soldiers clearing the way.

Chu Hang also followed Yi Shuyuan's line of sight and soon saw this group of approaching people.

"People from the imperial court?"

"Brother Chu, you can continue to eat here by yourself. Yi must go back to the county office quickly."

Yi Shuyuan stood up. For this battle, the county magistrate would definitely order someone to beat drums to summon everyone. It would not be good if he was not around.

"Hey, I have to go take a look too!"

Chu Hang stood up and followed Yi Shuyuan, and the two of them hurried downstairs, paid the bill at the counter, and then walked to the county government office together.

Sure enough, not long after, the drums of the Yamen started to sound.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

Amidst the sound of drums, most people in the county government office ran towards the court, and some people even came to watch from outside the county government office.

When Yi Shuyuan and Chu Hang walked to the Yamen court together, many people from the county government were already here. Although Chu Hang was not from the county government, everyone around him knew who he was and no one would expose him.

Most of the officials were standing outside the hall. Only a few officials and speakers from each class were on the other side of the court. A military attache with a sword on his waist and a civil servant with a sword hanging on his waist stood in front of the public case.

When everyone was there, the civil servant unfolded the silk scroll in his hand.

"I, Shao Ying, Jun Ming: The Jia family case in Yuanjiang County is a serious case with far-reaching implications. Starting today, the Third Division will send inspectors to take over. The Yuanjiang County Yamen will judge the case impartially and handle it appropriately. After the case is concluded, a reward will be given. I hereby--

"

The four Yuanjiang County officials headed by Lin Xiu and other officials did not need to kneel down and accepted their orders one after another.

"I accept the order and thank you!"

With this imperial edict, Lin Xiu and others breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense nerves finally relaxed. At least this meant that the emperor was aware of it, and they would no longer be fighting alone.

Yi Shuyuan stood outside the hall and curled his lips. It was really boring. He originally wanted to stand inside and feel the atmosphere up close, but he didn't expect that he was not qualified to go in.

After the civil servant read out the imperial edict, he was very polite and said with a smile.

"Master Lin, would you like to take me to see where Jia Yuntong and Yi Qian's suspects are?"

"Yes, adults, please follow me!"

The group of people walked out of the courtroom and quickly came to the dungeon. Some of Jia Yuntong's former servants were locked up on the outside. The felon area inside was locked up with a few gangsters. In the innermost room, Jia Yuntong was like a frightened bird.

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Earlier in Wuzhou City, court officials also arrived, and many armored men entered the city.

However, these armored men did not go to the Wuzhou government office first. Instead, they divided into several groups and, led by several military attachés, rushed to several rudder ports of the Sky Whale Gang at the first time.

A group of menacing soldiers rushed towards them, some even riding on horses. Pedestrians on the street fled in panic.

"Get out of the way, let the court arrest the imperial criminal——"

"Get out of the way of all the other people—"

"Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap..."

The soldiers were approaching in groups with footsteps, and their rifles were pointed at a three-story pavilion that occupied a large area.

"What's going on? This is the chief helmsman of the Sky Whale Gang. Commanders, is there any misunderstanding?"

The leading military attache, who was on horseback behind a group of soldiers, looked coldly at the few Jianghu people who came out in front of him and looked uneasy.

"Huh, misunderstanding? Under the orders of the imperial court, the Tianjing Gang coerced and instigated officials to get involved in the salt trade, and even used witchcraft to persecute the imperial officials. This was a conspiracy against the traitors. All the soldiers obeyed the order and marched forward with their troops. Fan Tianjing Gang helped

Everyone, shoot without mercy——"

"Take orders——"
To be continued...