Volume 1, Huangquan December, Chapter 45: Pretending to make excuses
In the early morning of the second day, facing the morning fog, several people came to the lake.
The humidity is especially heavy near the water, and the once endless flat scenery is buried in the mist. The sun has not fully risen, and everything is quiet, even the rustling of insects and birds seems empty.
"Is Liangyue-kun really going to be around here? After so many months, I'm afraid he may have changed places long ago."
Mu Wan was a little skeptical, but Shan Hai was very confident in the results of the divination. Shi Wuqi smiled and said that Taoist Master Lin dared to vouch for it, and if he was not sure, he would hit him on the head with the judge's pen. Aluan wanted to laugh heartlessly.
, and he was afraid that Shan Haibai’s white look would be reflected on him.
Logically speaking, the fog should have dissipated long ago, but they felt that the scenery in front of them was getting blurry. A Luan wanted to grab the mountain and sea, but he walked too far ahead, so she grabbed Mu Wan and Miss Qi's clothes from the left and right respectively. Shi Wu
Qiu followed behind, blowing a melodious whistle.
After walking around the lake for who knows how long, Mu Wan got a little bored.
"Stop bragging."
"I didn't blow it? Didn't one of you pick it up?"
Shan Hai glanced back and said calmly. A Luan even waved his hands repeatedly, saying that he couldn't whistle.
Girl Qi can't even breathe, let alone whistle.
Who could it be?
Several people stopped and turned to look in the direction of the lake. There was a vague outline on the shore, like a person sitting. They walked over and saw that someone was fishing by the lake. The fishing rod was on the ground, and his
Holding a leaf in his hand, he was blowing a soft and melodious whistle. Although there was still mist, the angler's appearance was very clear. His hair was half tied, with a silver-blue hair crown engraved with crape myrtle, and his clothes were embroidered with hibiscus.
, the fabric seems to be good. He is well-dressed and well-behaved, and he does not look like he is here specifically for fishing.
The whistle stopped suddenly. He threw the leaves onto the water, raised the pole, and dropped it again. The shiny fishhook flashed past, and there was clearly nothing on it.
"What are you fishing for? Why is there nothing on the hook?" Dai Luan asked him.
"He who wishes will take the bait."
After saying that, he suddenly put away the fishing rod again, stood up, turned around, and bowed to them straightly. Shanhai quickly returned the salute.
"Well, you don't want to fish anymore?" she asked again.
He didn't speak, just smiled slightly and bowed again. His face looked clean and simple, and every move he made was elegant, like a white-faced scholar.
Shi Wuqi clearly noticed that there was a striking three-sun moon in each of his eyes.
"I'm viewing the mountains and seas in Linxiao. May I ask your surname?"
"Xishu Wenxiang·Liangyue Jun."
"Xue Yanzong, Liangqiu Muwan."
"I'll do my best without giving up."
"You can call me Ah Luan - this is Ah Qi."
Dai Luan tugged at the hem of Miss Qi's clothes. Shan Hai took a step forward, took out the Judge's Pen from his sleeve, and handed it to him.
"Is this your thing?"
"It seems that you are the people recommended by Lord Jiyue."
"Exactly."
Liang Yuejun took them and started walking by the lake. Shan Hai wanted to ask him something more, but he said nothing and walked leisurely, followed by a circle of people. I don’t know when the morning fog will clear.
, all the scenery became vivid.
When they came to a moored awning boat, Liang Yuejun asked them to get on the boat and take them for a tour of the lake. They didn't know what kind of medicine this man was selling in his gourd, so Mu Wan asked him bluntly why he didn't explain everything in detail.
What about ghost stories?
"Didn't you say it was lost? I see you are really not in a hurry." Shi Wuqi said.
Lord Liangyue bowed again and said softly:
"No problem. I will take you to see all the scenery here, and I will explain it to you in detail on the boat."
He is really a scholar, how can he speak sourly? Mu Wan thought to himself.
Who has lost something? Why should the emperor be anxious if he is not in a hurry? Shi Wuqi complained in his heart.
The two people's eyes met, and it seemed that they had a common language for the first time.
Ah Luan didn't care, as long as there was something fun to do, she never cared about what she should do or what was going to happen. She jumped on the boat without caring, and the boat shook violently. Shan Hai looked at him, wondering what his plan was.
But he understood that these unpredictable thoughts could not be understood in the same way as ordinary people. So he also got on the boat. When the other people saw this, they couldn't say much.
The small boat was fully loaded with six people and sailed towards the center of the lake against the rising sun.
"I have been here for more than four months. I came here when the ice and snow on this lake first melted."
Mr. Liangyue held the boat and spoke slowly. They didn't speak, waiting for him to continue.
"I am dealing with a case, and this matter has troubled me to this day."
"Is it related to Wangui Zhi?" Shan Hai finally asked the point.
"It doesn't matter. Wan Guizhi disappeared half a year ago. However, if this case is not solved, I will not be able to let go and will not be able to focus on looking for it."
"What's the matter?"
"Come with me."
The boat gradually approached the shore. When the five people poked their heads out of the tent, the sun pierced down mercilessly. After landing on the shore, they walked through a sparse forest and came to another village. They never thought about this lake.
It is so wide that even a little bit of the village cannot be seen from a distance.
"Four months ago, a murder case occurred here, and only a seven or eight-year-old girl survived."
"The case of extermination of the family?" Shi Wuqi asked him, "It sounds like a big deal, but what does it have to do with you, the six realms of impermanence?"
"The case in the human world does not belong to me, but people say it is related to monsters."
"What monster?"
This village is developing well and has complete facilities, but it is small in scale. When I came, many busy villagers greeted Mr. Liangyue and were polite to the visitors. It seems that he is quite popular in the local area.
Fame, indeed, stayed for a long time. However, two people carrying burdens passed by them. One pretended not to see it, and the other rolled his eyes at Liang Yuejun. When they passed by Aluan, they bumped into her.
"Oh, how annoying!"
She shouted loudly, but the two people didn't look back.
They came to an empty place. It seemed much deserted here. The houses nearby were all full of human life, but not here. There was a thick layer of dust on the fence and no one took care of it.
"This is the family that died."
Liang Yuejun pushed open the dilapidated courtyard door and led them in.
"Does that girl live here alone?" Mu Wan asked.
"No, this place is vacant. The owner signed the land deed before his death, and this place will soon be owned by a rich man. The person who offended Miss Aluan just now is the rich man's servant. I delayed it for too long, and they have already had their opinions. This
The rich man in the village in the provincial capital is the nephew of the local magistrate, and he has been doing evil for a long time."
Mu Wan frowned and cursed unabashedly: "Hey, it's those beasts again who rely on human power."
Shan Hai asked: "Where did that girl go?"
"Being kidnapped by monsters - that's what the villagers say."
"Is this happening? Do they want you to deal with the monster and get the child back?"
"According to the rules, things like this happen so often that it is not the Six Paths of Impermanence's turn to intervene. It's just that they said that the five members of the family were all wiped out by that monster."
"The monster ate up the entire family, and only the daughter was left alive, so that's not necessarily the case. I'm afraid taking her away would be a disaster."
"No," Liang Yuejun retorted to Shi Wuqi, "In the nearby mountains, there are often villagers cutting firewood who say they saw the monster with the child."
"With that kid?"
"Exactly. The girl is living well, but she is a little afraid of people. The villagers tried to snatch her back many times, but the monsters were fierce."
It sounded like there was something hidden, but I couldn't tell. A few people looked at each other, then at you, and finally turned their attention to Liang Yue-kun.
"What's even more strange is this property. The rich man had fallen in love with this piece of land before, but they didn't want to sell it. I don't know who they talked to in the end, but they agreed and signed the document donating the land deed. But there was no one there.
I know where they were going to move, but before things stabilized, they encountered monsters."
I always feel that the rich man and the monster are in league with each other.
"Have this family been eaten by monsters?"
"That's not the case. Their five corpses are still hidden in the ice cellar shared by the village. I injected spiritual power to keep them incorruptible. It's just that the villagers have some opinions in their hearts. If they are not dealt with, it will be too late."
"The monster kills people without eating them? Then how do you know that they were killed by the monster?"
"Some witnesses said they saw it. The wounds on their bodies did look like bites. Are you willing to help me?"
Shanhai looked at the other two people, one rolled his eyes, the other shrugged, and said nothing.
"Thank you for leading the way."
As soon as Shan Hai finished speaking, Dai Luan could not be seen anywhere. She ran around in the yard again.
"Look! This cabin is so cute."
Aluan pointed to the small house on the side of the house. The eaves and wood were very new, and it seemed that it was built in a specially designated area. However, the house was very small, half a person high, and had no door opening.
"Oh, this is the dog shed. A long time ago, the child's mother picked up a native dog when she came home from farm work. The dog's belly was loose, with blood and bite marks on its body, but there was no puppy around it.
After giving birth, something unexpected happened. It lay alone on the roadside, dying, so the hostess took it home, and the men built a nest again. She was afraid that the time was too short and it had not been raised properly, and it would run away after the monsters attacked.
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"Oh, don't talk anymore, I can take you to the ice cellar at any time."
"Don't worry, I'll take a look again," Shan Hai said.
While walking around the front and back yard twice, Liang Yuejun told some more details. The family's surname was Tan, and the only daughter who was kidnapped was named Tan Ge. The five people who died were her parents and her father's.
Parents, and her aunt. Her aunt is a bit stupid and has not married yet. All five of them have two deep fangs-like holes in their bodies. They all died of blood loss, and blood flowed across the family.
