Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1332 Implicate

"Have you ever heard of this saying?" Fang Zilan stood up suddenly and said arrogantly, "The more skilled you are, the more courageous you are."

Before she finished her words, she leaped up and pointed the plum sword in her hand directly at the black veil. Her speed was not slow at all, which made everyone terrified.

"Be careful!" The man couldn't help but warn her. Fang Zilan nonchalantly used the plum sword to pierce the black gauze, causing it to fall straight down.

Only then did everyone muster up the courage to step forward and take a look, only to discover that it was actually a giant flying kite made of black gauze. As they were stunned, they saw Fang Zilan use a sword to lift the black gauze, unfolding it in front of everyone, revealing a picture of plum branches sprinkled with gold.

"Playing tricks." Fang Zilan looked disdainful, her eyes falling on the silk thread at the bottom of the black veil. If she was not mistaken, this silk thread...

"This plum branch pattern..." someone shouted, attracting everyone's attention, "It's exactly the same as your sword handle..."

Fang Zilan raised the plum sword in her hand, glanced at the people who had suddenly fallen silent, and asked, "Apart from this black-veiled flying kite, what else are you talking about as ghosts?"

"There are many more." The man took a step forward, as if he had seen a savior, "What about the sobbing in the night, the inexplicable flags..."

"Stop." Fang Zilan interrupted the man impatiently and said coldly, "What I mean is, is there any ghost doing something? For example, killing someone or something."

"Yes!" The young man next to him seemed to be shocked and screamed and burst into tears.

"How did it hurt?" Fang Zilan asked indifferently. The woman holding the young man turned her head away. "Why are you asking these questions?"

Fang Zilan looked at the plum branch pattern on the black gauze, and an idea came to her mind. She coughed lightly and said solemnly, "I am a disciple of Kunlun Mountain. I came down the mountain on the order of my master to eliminate demons and evil spirits."

She made a sword flower while speaking, "I think you all have seen that the pattern on the black gauze is exactly the same as the hilt of my sword. That's because the evil spirit stole my Kunlun Mountain treasure. If not, how could I be so sure that the evil spirit killed people?"

Everyone was skeptical and exchanged glances with each other, but because they were impressed by Fang Zilan's skills, they naturally believed what she said a little more. So they decided to give it a try and told her everything.

Yuzhou is a remote place, so there are some strange stories and legends. However, the law in the capital does not allow to mislead the public with rumors, so few people have believed them. But since the continuous heavy rains, people have been missing and a lot of debris have been found, causing panic among the people.

At this critical juncture, a landslide blocked the road and old man Su Heng was trapped in Shi County. For a moment, the local people lost their backbone. It was said that the prefect also sent a letter to the capital, but there was no reply.

This group of people were all villagers from the nearby Taoyuan Village, which was closest to Shi County. They decided to clear the road and asked Lord Su Heng to take charge of the situation.

So about a month ago, when the rainstorm had just stopped, they and the people in Shi County finally worked together to clear the damaged mountain road, but for some reason, it was blocked by falling rocks again the next day. At the same time, a flame shot up from Shi County, and strange things began to happen in the village. First, a child disappeared, then a headless corpse was found, and there were erratic black gauze flying kites...

Pei Poming was drinking in a brothel when he got the news. He was so frightened that he ran back to Pei's house without getting drunk. He wanted to take a break and took sick leave for a day, but he didn't expect that Wu Sheng would be killed by someone.

Pei Ranqing looked at the trembling Pei Poming in front of him, feeling quite disappointed with him. He said helplessly: "Why are you panicking? Even if someone knows that you lied about being sick and actually went to the brothel, what can they do? At most, they will report you to His Majesty. It's just a small matter..."

"No, big brother..." Pei Poming interrupted him weakly. Such an unprecedented act made Pei Ranqing serious, and he asked coldly: "Could Wu Sheng's death have anything to do with you?"

"It has nothing to do with it, it has nothing to do with it!" Pei Poming waved his hands quickly, but stopped talking.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Pei Ranqing scolded him lightly, frightening Pei Poming so much that he almost lost his balance. "I... I threatened to kill Wu Sheng two days ago..."

"What did you say?" Pei Ranqing suddenly raised his voice. Pei Poming fell to his knees with a plop. "I was just saying it in anger, but too many people heard it. I was afraid..."

The more he spoke, the lower his voice became. Pei Ranqing clenched his fists, already having made up his mind.

This matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small one either. If someone with ulterior motives takes this opportunity to divert the blame and pin the death of Wu Sheng on Pei Poming, he will inevitably get into trouble.

However, everyone in the capital city had seen what Pei Poming did on a daily basis. He was a dandy young man who couldn't even bear to see blood. Even if a knife was put in his hand, he wouldn't dare point it at anyone because no one would believe that he had killed anyone.

After all, there is no way to get to a dead end, so I might as well take this opportunity to give Pei Poming a lesson so that he can be more restrained in the future.

Pei Ranqing made up his mind and said to Pei Poming, "You stay in the mansion these days and are not allowed to go anywhere. You should just pretend you don't know about Wu Sheng's death."

"We have a legend about flying kites in Yuzhou." The old man said quietly, "It is said that there were many flying kites in Yuzhou in the past, but they were hunted and killed by people. Flying kites are closer to the sky than humans, so they prayed to the gods for rebirth and turned into revengeful black birds, pecking at people's heads and drinking their blood..."

The low and hoarse voice was indescribably eerie, and Fang Zilan felt a thin layer of goose bumps all over her body. She originally wanted to say, "It's just a legend, it doesn't count," but when she thought about how she had just deceived everyone in the name of Kunlun's disciple, she swallowed the words back.

After all, which flying kite could be so unique, with a plum branch pattern sprinkled with gold? Moreover, this plum branch pattern was exactly the same as her Zixiu's logo, so it was not an exaggeration to say that it was hers.

Therefore, she knew very well that all this was caused by the Ghost Gate, who trapped Su Heng, blocked the news, pretended to be a ghost, and harmed the people.

If this method works, the land of Yuzhou will be desolate in the future. Su Heng spent years of hard work to create a prosperous scene, but it is going to be destroyed in an instant...

"Mr. Su..." Fang Zilan whispered, then asked as if she remembered something, "Since you have cleared the way, why didn't Mr. Su Heng come out of Shi County?"

"This..." Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After a while, someone said, "I heard that Elder Su wanted those injured by the falling rocks to evacuate first, but they refused, which delayed their efforts. No one thought that the next day..."

"In other words, no one has ever left Shi County?" Fang Zilan's expression was gloomy and no one spoke until she spoke again, "Besides Taoyuan Village, are there any other roads leading to Shi County?"

(End of this chapter)