Volume 1 Huangquan December, Chapter 54: Uncovering the truth
The first thing to emerge from the water was a huge ice bubble. The ice bubble was very turbid and filled with silt and sand. Mu Wan asked everyone to get out of the way. Han Shui Ji swam to the shore and gently dropped the ice bubble on the ground.
A crisp sound came, the ice broke into cracks, and the dirty mass fell to the ground.
A strong stench filled the street, and pedestrians fled away. They also covered their mouths and noses tightly, and Aluan almost vomited. She immediately turned around and ran back to the teahouse, looking from a distance.
Mu Wan held her breath and opened the umbrella. Han Shui Ji turned it into a charm again and put it back into her umbrella. But facing a pile of stuff on the ground that smelled like rotten fish and shrimps, no one could
Not daring to step forward rashly. Master Bai Skeleton covered his mouth and nose with one hand and pointed forward with the other hand, gesturing for Miss Qi to step forward.
There are benefits to not being able to breathe.
Like washing vegetables, she took out an object from the dark mud, washed it in the river water, and put it aside, neatly arranged. The smell dissipated slightly, and the pieces gradually became
To be clear - they are all different parts of the human body. In addition, there are also white bones.
In addition, there is a golden accessory wrapped around one wrist.
After washing all the broken pieces, Shi Wuqi stretched out his hand to her, and she handed over a strange handkerchief. The handkerchief was originally white, but dyed with mottled prints. He wrapped it around his mouth and nose, and very skillfully restored those
Corpse pieces.
In addition to the unidentifiable bones that may be other people and animals, lying on the ground are two corpses.
One was made of white bones, and the other was bloated and had no head.
Shi Wuqi placed the golden accessories on the bloated corpse, took a few steps back, and shook his head.
"How?" Shanhai asked tentatively.
"They were cut into pieces, put into sacks and stones, and sunk to the bottom of the river. Three years ago, they were soaked for too long and rotted. This time, their mouths were not tied tightly. They were killed by the scissors, and they were also deliberately killed.
Recognizable gold jewelry.”
As he spoke, he pointed to some pieces of rotten hemp beside him.
Mu Wan was shocked: "But the incision of the wound is too neat, a woman, etc."
"Remember her kitchen saw?"
She is very smart. She is afraid that the government will really suspect her, and she is ready with perjury to confuse the public.
The sun was shining high in the sky, but everyone felt cold to the core.
At this time, someone trotted over from a distance. It was none other than Jian Niang.
"Why haven't you guys gone to the Yamen yet? My daughter is really worried, so she came here to have a look. Hey, you guys are incredible. You have already caught them all. Thank you very much for your hard work."
"With your acting skills, it would be a pity not to go on stage to sing."
Hearing Shi Wuqi's sarcasm, Jian Niang was stunned. She opened her eyes wide and asked innocently:
"What do you mean?"
"What are you talking about? You know it in your heart." Mu Wan agreed.
Niang Niang came over, covering her nose, and carefully circled around the two corpses.
"I still don't understand what you are talking about."
"If you're still pretending, I'll tell you." Shi Wuqi pulled off his scarf and took a few steps forward, "Any stories about betraying people are all false. No, this businessman is, but it's not you he's responsible for.
, are his own wife and children. You knew he had a family, but you coveted his money. You have high vision and looked down upon him at that time.
husband, so he killed him with his own hands and used an unfounded girl to excuse himself. You were lucky back then, and most people sympathized with you. Now that you heard that he was going back and couldn't keep this cash cow, you decided to kill him again and made up the story.
Such a story, repeating the same old tricks, makes me look like a poor person again."
In an instant, the confusion and timidity in Jian Niang's eyes disappeared.
She walked up to him, looked directly into Shi Wuqi's dark golden eyes, and whispered:
"I don't know what you are capable of, knowing this. But you have no evidence -"
Shi Wuqi just sneered. Mu Wan almost wanted to take action, but in broad daylight, she had to restrain herself. Besides, if she hurt someone, she would have to be arrested quickly. Shan Hai and Dai Luan, who were listening in the distance, were also dumbfounded and said no.
Say a word.
Shi Wuqi didn't look at him either. His eyes bypassed her and looked far away.
"The bitch will be rewarded."
"Hey, what can you do to me?"
Niang Niang laughed out loud, but immediately calmed down her expression. With a pitiful look, she knelt down and gently touched the festering headless corpse. Then, she picked up the gold jewelry on his chest, stood up, and faced
Shanhai and the others bowed deeply.
"Thank you for helping me find my husband's only relic. His spirit in heaven will definitely thank you."
She straightened up, half-smiling, clutched her accessories, turned around, and walked onto the bridge, probably going home.
Several people stood there angrily, with strong shock still trembling in their bodies. A person's every smile, every word and every action can be turned around so naturally. If lying is really like drinking cold water, can you get away with it so freely?
?
People who are really angry have nothing to say.
Dai Luan ran over and asked them, "Is there nothing we can do?"
"No. Corpses can't really speak, and their grievances cannot be cleared. With our few words and no evidence, even if the prefect and others want to believe us, it will be difficult."
Mu Wan shook his head and then said, let's go.
Dai Luan stared blankly at the place where Jian Niang left and at the bridge.
Suddenly, she saw the shadow of a person. The figure was somewhat familiar to her, wearing purple clothes with gold embroidery.
"Wu Qi, where are you looking?"
Shi Wuqi turned his head and glanced at the bridge, without saying anything, and just followed Shanhai and the others. A Luan glanced a few more times, but couldn't find Qiao Ji anymore, so he had to run over quickly to catch up with them.
It's night, and the waning moon hangs high.
Last night, the night here was illuminated by more than 300 prayer lanterns. More than 300 wishes expressed similar wishes, flying into the sky and towards the moon.
The woman with tied hair took off her headband and spread her black hair. Only a few white threads were mixed in the waterfall-like long hair. The candle by the window occasionally trembled, and she stared blankly at the moon from time to time.
Sigh.
This person is none other than the senior sister of the Xueyan Sect, Yan Muxue.
In the past few months since Junior Sister Liangqiu left, great changes have taken place in the valley. Although it cannot be called earth-shaking, under the guidance of senior brother Wu Yuangui, all order is slowly being re-established. Seeing this, she feels deeply in her heart
Happy.
But something happened on the night of Chinese Valentine's Day, which made her keenly aware of something strange.
At that time, Wu Yuangui was looking at the last two lanterns slowly rising in the sky. He looked at the sky with his straight spine, and she looked at him. Wu Yuangui's face was very familiar to her and she would never tire of it. On his thin lips was a tall nose bridge.
, above is a pair of light brown eyes, shining brightly in the light.
She asked him what she wished for, but he just smiled and said nothing, and asked her what she wished for.
She said this, hoping that her parents would be healthy and the sect prosperous; she hoped that the junior sister would return to the valley as soon as possible and bring the sect leader back safely.
Wu Yuangui laughed at her and said that she had these wishes every year.
Naturally, in previous years, there was no second half of the sentence. She knew that he was referring to the first part. Senior Brother Wu worshiped early, but he was not considered senior. He was just a disciple who stayed in the valley. He was considered senior. Yan Muxue knew
, he was an orphan - they had taken the sect master's name together at that time. Junior Sister Liangqiu also knew this.
But what the junior sister didn't know was that his parents were killed by the sect master.
At that time, their master was not the sect leader yet. The sect leader of the Xue Yan Sect was the master's father. He was a kind-hearted old man. He chose this geomantic treasure land and single-handedly founded the Xue Ink Sect and became famous for thousands of miles. It was just his son, that is,
The sect leader whose whereabouts are now unknown is not at peace. He is wandering around the world and has made many friends because of his outgoing personality.
Although he was a friend, he also made a lot of enemies. He was highly skilled in martial arts and had received the true inheritance from his father, but he didn't know the importance of it. Regardless of whether he was doing justice or fighting, it was inevitable that many people would die at his hands. He didn't care at first, until his wife and only one
His daughter took revenge from his enemies, and his father passed away due to old age. Only then did he settle down and return to the valley, where his son inherited his father's legacy.
Junior Sister Liangqiu only knew that his wife and children died in Jianghu disputes. When she entered the valley, she was the same age as his daughter when she died.
He suddenly said:
"If she doesn't come back, we won't blame her. It's just because of her temper that she won't come back if she can't be found."
She just smiled and agreed with what he said. Then she said, it would be best if the sect master could come back.
"If you can't come back, it doesn't matter. Look at the Xue Yan Sect, it will continue to be the same without anyone."
Yan Muxue was speechless for a moment.
"Why do you say such a thing?"
"I'm extremely sorry. I made a mistake. I shouldn't have said that."
The night was getting darker tonight. She leaned in front of the window, holding the hairband. The clean white hairband was lightly printed with the snowflake pattern of the clan emblem, and the faint moonlight flowed through.
The rooster crows loudly, and it's dawn.
After packing their things, Shanhai still had to embark on their journey. There was no telling how much trouble was waiting for them, and it was really not worth stopping for the trivial matters in front of them.
After a simple breakfast, they packed up their things, rode horses, and walked along the street. Some of the people who had been watching recognized a few of them, and greeted them politely, waved, and even gave them some food and food.
Many people have already understood that although Niang Niang has cleaned herself up, she is really a poisonous woman. Even though they have not helped anyone, the people still like them.
When passing Jiangyuan Bridge again, a group of people gathered around the river again. Shanhai didn't know what happened, so he reined up his horse and prepared to go down to have a look. Mu Wan and Aluan also dismounted, and only Shi Wuqi and Miss Qi returned.
On the road, neither dismounted nor continued walking. Before the three people reached the front, others saw them and stepped out of the way.
There was something floating on the surface of the river. It was naked. A few magpies flew over and stopped on it. There was something shiny on one end of it, and the magpies pecked it repeatedly.
It turned out to be the scissors and her gold accessories.
Amid the exclamations and sighs, Shanhai shook his head expressionlessly, turned his back, and prepared to mount his horse.
Shi Wuqi glanced in the direction of Jiangyuan Bridge, cursed softly, and continued to drive away.
