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Chapter 106: Borrowing corpses to bring back souls, strange people steal peaches (please subscribe)
Hearing the village elder speak, Zuo Dao walked through the crowd and walked forward, lifting the white cloth off the body.

I saw the corpses of several foot traders with pale faces and no wounds on their bodies. It looked like their yang energy had been completely swallowed up by something.

Seeing Zuo Dao suddenly walking out of the crowd, he also opened the white cloth covering the body.

The village elder immediately stepped forward to pull Zuo Dao away. While pulling him back, he said, "Which family do you belong to? Why do you dare to touch dead people and things?"

Zuo Dao stood up, dodged the village elder's hand, took out the Zhen Fu Envoy badge from his waist, and held it in front of the village elder.

He opened his mouth and said: "I am the Youzhou Demon Suppressing Division, and I am the Suppressing Envoy Zuo Dao."

He glanced at the frightened village elder and continued: "These people were not killed by bad guys, but by monsters. Even if you report it to the officials, the yamen will report the matter to the Demon Suppression Division."

Hearing this, the village elder looked at the waistband in Zuo Dao's hand and said, "I don't know how to read, I only know people. You have to wait for someone from the government to come."

With that said, he directly summoned other villagers to surround him.

When Zuo Dao saw this, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

Then he looked at the crying peasant woman hiding on one side and said, "This happened at your house. Please tell me what happened."

Hearing this, the peasant woman raised her head and looked at the village elder.

The village elder nodded and said, "As long as he doesn't run away, just tell him."

Hearing this, the peasant woman was about to speak when she heard the honest man say, "I'll do the talking!"

He glanced at the corpse on the ground and sighed heavily.

Then he said: "I have opened a small shop in my home to provide accommodation for the travelers and coachmen who pass through this place."

"The business at my house was very good yesterday, but within half a day, there were guests in all the rooms."

"But at night, a few of them came. I told them that there was no room, but they shamelessly decided to move in."

"I told them that there was really no room left in my small shop, and the only one left was the one where my daughter-in-law's body was stored."

"If they are brave enough, they can live there for a copper coin each."

"But I didn't expect that these people were so stupid and bold that they actually moved in. Now they are all dead, and my daughter-in-law's body is also missing."

"What a sin!"

Hearing this man speak, a look of contemplation appeared on Zuo Dao's face.

Could it be that the corpse has transformed?

If this is the case, then there is an explanation for the deaths of these people.

After all, after the corpse transforms, it will swallow people's yang energy and rely on this yang energy to move around, so it is reasonable for these people to die after being swallowed by yang energy.

At this moment, several men in police uniforms walked into the crowd and said, "Who reported the case?"

The man hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sir, it was the young man who reported the case." '

The village elder also stepped forward and whispered to one of the detectives: "Little Sanzi, someone here says that he is some kind of town governor. I don't know whether it is true or not."

"Comfort envoy?"

When the catcher named Xiao Sanzi heard this, he sneered and said: "In this damn place, there is not even a hundred households of Jinyiwei. Where is the governor? I want to see who is pretending to be an official."

After finishing speaking, he walked directly forward and was about to speak to Zuo Dao when he saw the Zhen Fu Envoy waist card in the latter's hand.

The mistress was obviously literate and looked at the badge in disbelief.

After confirming the authenticity of this belt card.

Immediately he bent a little, and then said with a flattering face: "I have seen the Governor of Zhenfu in my humble position."

Zuo Dao glanced at him and said, "You just said that this place doesn't even have one hundred households of Jinyiwei?"

The mistress hurriedly said: "Yes! Our place is considered to be on the edge of Youzhou, and it is close to Shiwanda Mountain. In the early years, there were hundreds of households here."

"But a few years ago, it seemed that all the Jinyiwei in Youzhou were hit by a disaster, with heavy casualties."

"The Hundred Households here, as well as the Jin Yiwei under him, all died miserably, so that we still don't have a Hundred Households here."

"The nearest hundred households here are hundreds of miles away."

"I don't know why your Excellency appears here. Could it be that he is performing some official duties? Is there anything you need me to do for you?"

Zuo Dao waved his hand and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you and others."

As he spoke, he pointed to the corpses on the ground and said, "These corpses are not human-made. You cannot handle them with your ability. I will handle this matter myself."

Hearing Zuo Dao speak, the mistress nodded repeatedly, and then asked in a low voice: "Sir, how should we deal with these corpses?"

Zuo Dao said: "Find out his identity and let his family take him back for a good burial."

The mistress nodded repeatedly.

Zuo Dao turned to look at the honest man and said, "Who else is there in your family?"

The man quickly said: "My son went to the city to buy a coffin and has not come back yet."

Zuo Dao looked at him and said, "How did your daughter-in-law die?"

When the man heard this, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and then he glanced at the village elder beside him.

The village elder frowned and said, "It depends on what I do. If the adults ask you, just tell me!"

The man gritted his teeth and said, "I don't even know."

Looking at the expression on the man's face, Zuo Dao frowned slightly, and then said, "Are you really not aware, or are you pretending not to know?"

The man shook his head and said, "Young man, you really don't know."

Zuo Dao looked at the woman again and said, "He doesn't know, what about you?"

The woman looked at the man, and after seeing him shaking his head, she hurriedly said, "I don't know either."

Zuo Dao looked at the expressions on the two men's faces, took out the long snake bone knife and put it on the man's shoulder.

The blade missed the latter's skin by just an inch.

The man only felt a sharp air streaking across his neck, making him feel a little stinging.

The woman hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Sir, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me!"

The man took a deep breath and said: "Sir, even if you chop the little one, the little one really doesn't know how my wife died."

At this moment, the man's son rushed back from the county town, with a donkey cart behind him.

What was pulled on the donkey cart was the coffin he ordered from the county town.

When he saw so many people surrounding his door, he couldn't help but change his expression, spoke to the driver, and ran over quickly.

When he saw his father holding a knife on his neck, he immediately shouted and rushed over.

But before he could rush to Zuo Dao, he was stopped by a group of policemen.

The mistress said: "You bastard, this is the governor of Jinyiwei. You have a few heads that can be chopped off."

Liu Fusheng shouted loudly: "What happened to the governor? Can the governor kill people at will?"

The village elder quickly stepped forward and told what happened at home.

Liu Fusheng was stunned, and then he saw several corpses lying in front of his door, and the white cloth on them had been lifted.

Lying there were several people he had never seen before.

But this is not unusual, after all, the small shop he opened in his home is for passers-by to rest.

So there are often strangers coming and going.

Liu Fusheng collapsed on the ground and said to Liu Ergou in the distance: "Dad, what is going on?"

The mistress also approached cautiously and said, "Sir, didn't you say before that this was not man-made? Why is it related to their family?" Zuo Dao ignored this person.

On the contrary, after seeing Liu Fusheng, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Because he could see that Liu Fusheng was surrounded by a strong death aura, but mixed with a touch of life in this death aura.

Compared with others, Liu Fusheng's vitality was acquired.

In other words, this person was resurrected from the dead.

Seeing this, a look of curiosity flashed across Zuo Dao's face. He took back the snake bone knife and glanced at Liu Ergou.

Then he turned around and came to Liu Fusheng's side.

When Liu Ergou saw this, he quickly wanted to stop him, but was stopped by the village elder.

Zuo Dao looked at Liu Fusheng in front of him and said, "Have you ever encountered disaster before?"

Liu Fusheng heard this and was about to speak.

Then I heard Liu Ergou shouting suddenly not far away: "Fu Sheng, don't talk nonsense."

Zuo Dao frowned slightly, moved his feet slightly, and kicked out a stone, hitting Liu Ergou's front.

He was immediately beaten until he fainted with grinning teeth.

Seeing this, the woman rushed over and shook Liu Ergou desperately, trying to wake him up.

Liu Fusheng was about to speak.

Then I heard Zuo Dao say: "If you don't tell the truth, then don't blame me for sending you two to prison."

Liu Fusheng was shocked when he heard this.

Then he hurriedly said: "Reporting to my lord, I did encounter disaster before and almost lost my life."

Zuo Dao's eyes lit up and he said: "When, where, what happened?"

Liu Fusheng thought carefully for a moment, and then said: "Just by the river outside the town, the villain accidentally fell into the water some time ago and was drowned to death."

"When the villain wakes up again, he will already be at home."

When Zuo Dao heard this, a look of understanding appeared on his face, and then he said, "Then when did your wife die?"

Liu Fusheng had a sad look on his face and said, "My wife died of illness at home three days ago."

Zuo Dao asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Liu Fusheng was stunned for a moment and said: "The doctor said it was an infection of the wind and cold."

Zuo Dao shook his head slightly and said: "I don't think he was infected with the cold, but someone exchanged his life for his life."

As soon as he finished speaking, he appeared in front of Liu Fusheng, raised his hand and picked him up.

Then he said: "I will use your wife's life in exchange for your life."

Liu Fusheng kicked his legs randomly in the air and said with a panicked expression: "How is that possible? I love my wife very much, and there is no way I would do such a thing."

At this moment, Liu Ergou woke up in a daze and watched his son being picked up by Zuo Dao.

He immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Zuo Dao and said, "Sir, please let my son go. My son has nothing to do with this matter!"

"The villain will bear all the blame."

Zuo Dao casually threw Liu Fusheng to the ground, and then said: "Which evil spirit did you invite to do this life-changing act?"

Liu Ergou said in a sad voice: "It's just the water ghost in the river."

"That day, my son lost his footing and fell into the water. I spent a lot of effort to fish him out."

"But I didn't expect that he would be entangled by the water ghost in the river after all."

"The water ghost said that as long as I give him my daughter-in-law in exchange for my life, my son's soul will be returned."

"I, I was confused for a moment, so I agreed to him."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao said coldly: "Then have you ever thought about it, this is the water ghost's attempt to use the corpse to bring back the soul."

Liu Ergou shook his head and said, "I never thought about it. I just wanted my son to survive."

Zuo Dao glanced at the mistress and the other arresters and said, "You have to keep an eye on them here."

When the third son heard this, he immediately responded.

Then I saw Zuo Dao walking towards the river under the leadership of a local policeman.

Within a short time, everyone arrived at the river.

The village elder pointed to a section of the river and said, "Sir, that's where the water fell into Gouwazi that day."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao looked in the direction of the village elder's finger.

I saw a woman's face appearing under the river at some point.

An acquaintance saw it and immediately exclaimed: "Isn't this Gouwazi's wife?"

When Zuo Dao saw this, the information about the water ghost appeared in front of his eyes.

He immediately drew out his snake bone sword and rushed directly towards the water ghost.

Seeing this, the water ghost opened its mouth wide under the river surface, roared silently towards Zuo Dao, and then jumped out of the water.

He stretched out his long and narrow nails and stabbed towards Zuo Dao's chest.

A murderous intent flashed in Zuo Dao's eyes.

He could see that in this woman's body, only the soul of the water ghost remained.

Seeing the water ghost charging towards him, he raised his knife and chopped it off.

The water ghost's body was seen to be separated in mid-air.

The water ghost inside was so excited that just before the snake bone sword struck, he rushed under the river surface, trying to escape the disaster.

But before he reached the surface of the water, he was hit directly in the back by a fireball.

The water ghost screamed and was about to fall into the water, but found that a layer of frost had formed on the river surface and stopped it.

He turned around and saw Zuo Dao already raising his knife to chop.

In an instant, the water ghost was chopped to pieces.

Zuo Dao stepped ashore on the river and said to the village elder on one side: "Send a few people to fish out the woman's body."

When the village elder heard this, he quickly nodded in agreement and arranged for the young men in the village to go down and retrieve the corpse.

Just as Zuo Dao was about to give a few words to the following police officers, he saw a man wearing a county magistrate's official uniform walking hurriedly not far away.

When he came closer, he saluted Zuo Dao and said, "Lin Dao, the magistrate of Qingya County, has met the Governor of Zhenfu."

Seeing this, Zuo Dao couldn't help but look at the mistress who was following Lin Dao.

Obviously, the arrival of the county magistrate was the message sent by the mistress.

Zuo Dao said: "This case is caused by evil spirits. I have solved it for you. You should deal with the aftermath."

When Lin Dao heard this, he immediately said: "I know this, and I would like to thank you for slaying the evil spirits in Qingya County."

"Now that your Excellency has come to our Qingya County, Lin should also show some kindness as a landlord. It just so happens that a strange man came to our county recently, claiming that he can go to the nine heavens to steal peaches."

"If you don't mind it, sir, why don't you come to our county office for a while and take a look at this strange man?"

(End of this chapter)