Lin Xiaodong said: "Lin was not here when Zeng Meiying died."
Liu Qinghan asked: "Where is it if it's not here?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "In a place far, far away."
Liu Qinghan said: "She was only nineteen years old. If you killed her, I would never let you go."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Lin came here today also to avenge Miss Zeng."
Liu Qinghan asked: "Do you know who the murderer is?"
Lin Xiaodong nodded and said, "The murderer is in the water."
Liu Qinghan blinked: "In the water?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "There are monsters in this river."
Liu Qinghan sneered when he heard this: "I am an official, I don't believe in ghosts and gods."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Monsters are good at changing things. If Lin's prediction is correct, Miss Zeng was seduced by the beautiful man transformed by the monster and fell into the water."
Liu Qinghan snorted: "What nonsense are you making up?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "The girl is beautiful, maybe she can lure the monster out."
Liu Qinghan said: "There are really monsters, but under my hands, they can't get beyond Wuhe."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Then Lin should stay away, lest the monsters don't take the bait." After that, he left.
Liu Qinghan looked into the river, monitoring Lin Xiaodong from time to time.
About an hour later, heavy fog suddenly appeared on the river, and a beautiful young man appeared out of thin air on the shore.
Liu Qinghan only took one look and felt passionate, and asked blankly: "Who are you?"
The young man didn't answer and waved to Liu Qinghan.
Liu Qinghan's eyes were dull and she walked towards the boy, but she heard Lin Xiaodong say behind her: "Be careful of the depth of the water."
Liu Qinghan came back to her senses, looked down and saw that she was knee-deep in the water. She quickly drew out her sword and shouted, "Who is it?"
The beautiful boy showed a ferocious face, clapped his hands, the river exploded, and four more people jumped up.
The beautiful young man's name was Shi Weilong, and the remaining four were named Li Jingming, Xu Shaojian, Song Qigui, and Shen Xuan. They lived in Ji Chang Cave on the Bailing River.
Xu Shaojian asked: "Who are you?"
Liu Qinghan said: "Liu Qinghan, a county official in Gaoliang County."
Xu Shaojian laughed scornfully when he heard this: "He is still an official."
Song Qigui asked Lin Xiaodong: "Who are you?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "I'm Lin Xiaodong."
Xu Shaojian asked: "Were you responsible for the affairs of the City God's Temple?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Exactly."
Shi Weilong rushed out: "Just in time to avenge my Taoist brother!"
Lin Xiaodong wanted to take action, but Liu Qinghan pushed him away: "Quickly leave!" He swung his sword and fought with Shi Weilong.
The two swords crossed each other, going back and forth, and they fought for more than ten times. Liu Qinghan was no match and fell to the ground.
Lin Xiaodong stepped forward and said, "You have to be buried with Miss Zeng." He struck her with a sword.
Shi Weilong raised his sword to meet Lin Xiaodong, but before the fight was over, he was stabbed in the front and died.
Liu Qinghan shouted: "Don't kill anyone!"
Lin Xiaodong glanced at Liu Qinghan and pointed the tip of his sword to the ground.
Liu Qinghan looked around and saw that there was no body of Shi Weilong, only a black fish as thick as an arm.
Liu Qinghan was greatly puzzled: "Huh?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "I told you, they are all monsters."
Liu Qinghan couldn't come back to her senses for a long time: "Do the things about ghosts and gods really happen?"
Shen Xuan exclaimed: "Senior brother!" He came to kill him with his sword.
Lin Xiaodong came to meet him with his sword, fought with each other, and beheaded Shen Xuan, revealing his true form, which was also transformed into a fish body.
Song Qigui was furious: "Are you going to kill my junior brother?" He raised his sword and struck.
Lin Xiaodong greeted Song Qigui with swords in his hands, and after fifteen rounds of fighting, he stabbed Song Qigui in the ribs and died.
Xu Shaojian roared and stepped forward with his sword.
Lin Xiaodong raised his sword and resumed the fight. After twenty rounds of fighting, he threw Xu Shaojian to the ground.
Li Jingming shouted angrily: "Lin Xiaodong! I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!" He waved his sword to fight.
Lin Xiaodong parried with the sword in his hand. He fought with Li Jingming for thirty years and stabbed him to death with one sword.
There was not a single body on the ground, only five fish.
Lin Xiaodong closed his eyes, and six rays of light shot out from between his brows. The souls of Li Jingming, Xu Shaojian, Song Qigui, Shen Xuan, Shi Weilong, and Zeng Meiying appeared together, stepped on lotus flowers, rose into the air, and disappeared.
Liu Qinghan looked up and asked: "What is this?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "I have sent the souls of the monsters in the river and Miss Zeng to a good place."
Liu Qinghan looked at the fish on the ground and shook her head: "Who would believe it if I didn't see it with my own eyes?"
Lin Xiaodong smiled and asked: "How will you report this when you go back?"
Liu Qinghan said: "Write whatever you see."
Lin Xiaodong nodded and turned to leave.
Liu Qinghan stopped him: "Hey, thank you."
Lin Xiaodong nodded and walked away.
Early that morning, Lin Xiaodong came to Anqing Village and asked at the door of the first house in the village: "Is there anyone there?"
A young villager, Lu Jinchun, came out and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "I'm not looking for anyone. I want to ask if there are any unoccupied houses in the village."
Lu Jinchun thought for a while and said, "Yes, you come with me."
Lin Xiaodong followed Lu Jinchun to an uninhabited yard.
The yard was waist-deep in weeds, like a graveyard, and the house was dilapidated, but it had not collapsed.
Lu Jinchun said: "There was a girl who lived in this house thirty years ago. She later died. People in the village thought it was unlucky, so no one lived there anymore. If you don't mind, you can live here."
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "How do you charge for this house?"
Lu Jinchun waved his hand: "You can live here, no one will charge you."
Lin Xiaodong thanked him and Lu Jinchun left.
Lin Xiaodong pushed aside the weeds and came to the door. He saw that the door lock was already rusty, so he pushed the door open.
The inside of the door was completely different from the outside. The pots and pans, tables, chairs and benches were all polished and there was not a trace of dust. The bedding on the bed was neatly folded, as if someone was living there.
Lin Xiaodong was not surprised, so he sat down on the bed and did not get up until midnight.
In the dead of night, the new moon rises in the east, shines through the window, and falls on the ground.
With a creak, the door opened, and with a twist, the door opened, and a young woman in a red coat came in. She was in her twenties, pretty and pretty.
Lin Xiaodong opened his eyes and asked without shock or fear, "Who are you?"
The woman asked: "Who is this young master? He stayed in my room without even saying hello?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "I'm Lin Xiaodong, staying here temporarily."
The woman said: "The little girl Guo Zefang is the owner of this place."
Lin Xiaodong said: "People in the village say that the owner of this yard has been dead for more than thirty years."
Guo Zefang said angrily: "Who said such nonsense? I have always lived here, why did I die?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "Life and death are difficult to say."
Guo Zefang looked Lin Xiaodong up and down and smiled shyly: "May I ask, Master, if you are getting married?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "This world has never existed before."
Guo Zefang was overjoyed when she heard this: "I live here and I have never been married."
Lin Xiaodong remained silent.
Guo Zefang thought to himself and said: "Master, you are destined to me by coming today, why don't we?" As he spoke, he sat down next to Lin Xiaodong.
Lin Xiaodong said: "How can we be destined to be separated by life and death?" Guo Zefang was unhappy: "Didn't you just say that life and death are hard to say?" He put his hand on Lin Xiaodong's thigh.