After leaving the city lord's mansion, Qianyu immediately regretted it.
He did not regret his choice, but regretted that he did not ask clearly about Zhao Ruxun's motive for committing the crime.
It is certain that Zhao Ruxun killed people, but why did he kill more than 70 people? According to his influence in the City of Divine Shadow, there are very few people who have enemies with him. Moreover, Zhao Ruxun is a low-key person and has a bad temper.
Not violent, not like a murderous executioner. So what is his motive for killing?
Qianyu couldn't figure it out. He even wanted to go back to the city lord's mansion and ask questions before coming out.
But not long after he came out, he saw a large number of guards coming out of the city lord's palace, and wanted notices were posted everywhere. His portrait was on the wanted notices, and he was charged with spreading rumors and slandering Zhao Ruxun as the murderer.
"We must leave this place immediately." After leaving the city lord's palace, he immediately put on a human skin mask to prevent others from recognizing him on the way back to the inn. He quickened his pace and rushed to the inn non-stop. During the process, he cleverly avoided
He opened the door to the guard who was posting a wanted notice. Although he was protected by a mask, the fear in his heart did not disappear. He hid along the way and it took a stick of incense to finally return to the inn.
After the wanted order was issued, Qianyu could no longer stay in the City of Shadows, let alone announce the truth. After all, it was impossible for him to change the entire situation by himself, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
The honest monk didn't know where to go to be happy. He was nowhere to be seen in the inn. Qianyu had to leave the inn alone. A familiar person appeared in his sight-Hu Haonian!
"Little friend Qianyu, are you in such a hurry to go out of town?" Hu Haonian smiled kindly, "For safety reasons, I plan to give you a ride."
"What Qianyu? You must have mistaken the person." Qianyu looked like a middle-aged man, and his voice was deliberately rough when he spoke.
Hu Haonian laughed and said: "This kind of cheap trick can fool those idiots in the guard, but it can't fool me."
"It seems that this old man has recognized my identity..." Qianyu thought, now that the honest monk is not here, he can't beat Hu Haonian. "How can I escape?"
"What do you want to do?" Qianyu asked.
"I originally wanted to kill you, but this time I was ordered by the young master to take you back. The young master wants to talk to you."
"I have nothing to talk about with the murderer." Qianyu refused, "You also arranged the assassination last night, right?"
"My mission is to take you to see the young master. I don't know anything else." After Hu Haonian finished speaking, he was about to take action. Judging from the fluctuations of vitality produced in his body, it was at least above the peak of the Yuanyang realm. Qianyu was greatly surprised.
Wonderful, but there is no good solution. I can only agree to go to Zhao Ruxun's mansion with Hu Haonian.
Zhao Ruxun had already set up a banquet at his house. When he saw Qianyu arriving, he warmly invited Qianyu to sit down and then arranged for the servants to serve the food.
"Little friend Qianyu, don't be restrained. Feel free to eat whatever you want." Zhao Ruxun was uncharacteristically enthusiastic, which made Qianyu a little unresponsive and acted very reserved.
"Among these wines and dishes..." Qianyu glanced at the dazzling array of delicacies and looked at Zhao Ruxun suspiciously.
"Don't worry, eat. If I wanted to harm you, why would I use this method?" Zhao Ruxun tasted all the dishes in person and drank the wine. There was nothing unusual.
"You came to me specifically just to treat me to dinner?" Qianyu really had no appetite.
"Haha, let's eat and drink before we talk about business."
"Let's talk now."
"It's such a disgrace!" Hu Haonian glanced at Qianyu dissatisfied, "I don't know how many people want to have dinner with the young master but they can't get in the queue. You..."
"It doesn't matter." Zhao Ruxun interrupted Hu Haonian's words, "Then let's get down to business."
"Liao Yunchuan should have told you the truth, right?" Zhao Ruxun said as he picked up the food and took another sip of wine, as if what he was talking about had nothing to do with him.
"I still have many doubts that I haven't investigated clearly." Qianyu continued, "Why did you kill someone? With your status and identity in the City of Shadows, I really can't figure out your motive for killing."
"I kill to save people."
Killing to save others?
This was the most ridiculous thing Qianyu had ever heard. He couldn't help but said: "You are really a madman."
"Little guy, watch your words!" Hu Haonian glanced at Qianyu with a gloomy expression, but Zhao Ruxun didn't care, "You go down first, I want to talk to Qianyu alone."
"This kid is full of tricks, I'm afraid..."
"Go down." Zhao Ruxun waved his hand, and Hu Haonian quietly retreated.
"Who are you killing to save? Why do you need to kill people to save people?" Qianyu was very confused.
"I'm trying to save my fiancée."
"Fiancée?" Qianyu recalled that Liao Yunchuan once said that Zhao Ruxun's fiancée died many years ago. What can be done to save a dead person?
"Everyone thought she was dead, but I thought she was still alive. Over the years, I have been looking for a way to resurrect my fiancée. The moment my fiancée was about to die, I used the centering orb to protect her last breath.
, and found a bed made of thousand-year-old black ice to preserve her body. Even so, as time passed, her body gradually deteriorated day after day. Four years ago, she was about to lose her last breath.
A trace of breath made me anxious, and I planned to take a desperate risk and try a forbidden technique - a technique recorded in ancient books to extend life with one's life."
"This technique is very cruel to implement. Every month, you need to capture living people, chop them into pieces, peel off the blood and flesh and organs, and feed them to the people who are about to die. The dead cannot digest food, so they still need to
The key herb——"
"You mean Dreamweed?"
"Yes, Dreamweed has a very strong psychedelic effect. I thought it was only effective on living people at first, but I didn't expect that it is also effective on people who are about to die. As long as the dose is controlled well, the dead can be made to think that they are themselves.
She is still alive, and then swallows the flesh and blood of living people, and mixes it with my specially prepared elixir to help her absorb the energy in the flesh and blood, keeping her alive until now."
"You simply rely on herbs to help her survive, and you use murder to help her maintain energy in her body. As long as she is still alive, it means you need to keep killing people!" Qianyu suddenly realized, and finally figured out why the disappearance case had never been reported.
Stopped. And those so-called murderers are just scapegoats for Zhao Ru to blame. Their appearance is purely to relax the attention of the investigators, mistakenly thinking that these cases are unrelated to each other.
"So in the past four years, you have killed more than 70 people intermittently, just to save your fiancée's life?" Qianyu looked at Zhao Ruxun in disbelief. Zhao Ruxun stopped what he was doing, his face was ordinary.
He showed a rare feeling of guilt.
"It is true that I have sinned heavily, but I am even more afraid of losing her. As long as she can live, I will do it no matter what method I use." Zhao Ruxun's love for his fiancée is true and unwavering. With his
Under the conditions, he can find as many women as he wants over the years, but he only loves his fiancée.
True love certainly requires respect, but Zhao Ruxun's love is obviously no longer healthy, but a pathological love that is unwilling to lose and unwilling to accept the facts.
"But is she really still alive now? In other words, is her state like that of a normal person?" Qianyu asked forcefully.
I think of my fiancée’s empty eyes and pale body, lying motionless on the Xuanbing bed, without any consciousness or speech. She relies on herbs and the flesh and blood of living people to maintain her life. Can such a person still be called a human being?
?
Zhao Ruxun fell into deep thought.
In fact, he had thought about this problem when he committed a murder for the first time. Hu Haonian advised him not to do it. Once he started using his life to extend his life, there was no turning back. He thought about it for a long time, and finally
, his longing and love for his wife surpassed his conscience and reason, which led to the current situation.
"In this last missing person case, why are there two people missing in January? Before, there was only one person in January."
"Because... after more than a year of maintenance, my fiancee's body has maintained its original appearance, which makes me very happy. At the same time, I found that with the long-term use of medicine, her body has undergone some wonderful changes, and she has had a negative impact on the medicinal herbs.
Her resistance has been reduced, and her absorption ability has also weakened. This means that I must increase the dosage of the herbs and increase the number of kills, so that I can continue to maintain her life."
After learning the truth, Qianyu was unexpectedly calm. During this period, he was hit one after another. What he saw and heard was enough to shatter his outlook on life. Now he is a little bit used to it.
"Why tell me the truth? Aren't you afraid that I will spread it everywhere?" Qianyu threatened in a cold voice.
Zhao Ruxun was confident, drank a glass of wine, and said: "You can reveal the truth. Not only will the citizens of the City of Divine Shadow not blame me, but they will kill you."
"I'm very angry right now." When he said this, Qianyu didn't have any angry expression on his face, he just clenched his fists. He has now learned to control his emotions.
"You want to arrest me and bring me to justice?"
"If there is such an opportunity, I will definitely kill you." Qianyu's eyes showed murderous intent, "You could have not told me this, why?"
"Perhaps, if there is one more person who knows the truth, my conscience will be less condemned. If I still have a conscience..." Zhao Ruxun is speaking from his heart. He is not a murderer in the true sense.
After every murder, he would burst into tears and condemn himself when no one was around. After all, his heart was made of flesh. How could he not be affected after killing so many lives?
"I have two more questions."
"Please say."
"Why did the people you killed were all women at first, but then gradually developed to include men, women, and children?"
"Have you ever checked the ages of these missing persons?"
"After checking, there is no direct connection."
"Then have you checked their birth dates?"
"No. Could it be..." Qianyu seemed to have thought of something, but couldn't say it for a while.
"The more than seventy people who died in my hands were all born on a yin day in a yin year, a yin month, and are called "yin births." People with "yin births" have heavier yin energy in their bodies, which will help her more. These are
They are all recorded in ancient books, and I don’t know whether they are true or false. Judging from the current situation, the flesh and blood effect of people born in the Yin is indeed good."
"Last question, will you continue to kill people?"
Zhao Ruxun smiled and said, "Since I have told you all the truth, I naturally plan to stop. A few days ago, a mysterious man came to me and said that he was willing to discuss the method of resurrection with me. After these few days,
Through experiments, I have successfully mastered another method that allows her to continue to live without hurting anyone."
"what way?"
"You know enough." Zhao Ruxun smiled faintly, "You should leave quickly before I have any murderous intentions."
Qianyu is doubtful. If he doesn't leave now, when will he wait?
"Wait a minute..." Qianyu was taking steps when a hoarse and dull voice came from the room. Then, a mysterious man covered in black robes walked out of the room, his face covered by a strange fox mask.
, this person is actually a jade-faced fox!
He looked at Qianyu sideways and said, "Now that you're here, let's stay forever..."