Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Although I was surprised, I accepted it easily.

After all, it's impossible for two people in the world to be exactly alike.

Su Rushi: "Is she a demon or a deity?"

Liu Shan: "Immortals and mortals cannot fall in love. A fairy would not easily marry a mortal. I think that woman is very likely a demon."

Su Ru Shi exclaimed, "What should we do? Will she harm the Su family?"

Liu Tong: "Probably not. After all, she still carries the title of Miss Su. And she transformed into your appearance just to marry Zhang Han. She seems like a love-struck fool. She probably wouldn't harm anyone easily."

Su Rushi: "...That's true."

Liu Shan and Liu Dong did not stay at the Taoist temple, since it was a place where only women lived.

The two rented a house from a nearby family and settled down temporarily.

Every day, Liu Shan would explain the knowledge of magic to Su Ru Shi.

Seven days later, someone from the Su family came to inform Su Rushi that she should return to attend Su Laosan's funeral.

Su Rushi asked Liu Shan for leave and returned to the Su family home.

Upon entering the Su family home, she sensed a faint demonic aura.

Following the demonic aura, she saw a woman who looked exactly like herself: Su Liyu.

Is it really a monster?

Su Ru offered incense to Su Laosan at the mourning hall, then knelt down next to Su Rufei and burned paper money with him.

Even if you have something on your mind, you can't say it in the funeral hall.

An hour later, someone came to relieve them, and the siblings walked out of the mourning hall. Only then did Su Ru Shi ask the question that had been bothering her.

"How did Third Brother die?"

It certainly wasn't from illness; I'm afraid his death was rather strange.

Otherwise, the Su family wouldn't have invited so many Taoist priests and monks to perform rituals and chant scriptures.

Su Rufei leaned close to Su Rushi's ear and whispered, "Third Brother was found in the river outside the city..."

Su Laosan's body was found in the river.

After the officers pulled him out of the water, they discovered that his chest had been cut open and his heart was gone.

The officials determined that Su Laosan had been disemboweled and thrown into the river.

The body was tied with stones, which sank to the bottom, so it's likely that it won't be discovered even after it turns into bones.

But perhaps fish or crabs in the river broke the rope, and Su Laosan's body floated to the surface and was discovered.

Su's father pressured the government officials, demanding that they find the murderer.

The Su family felt that Su Laosan's death was too "severe," so they found monks and Taoist priests to perform a ritual to help his soul pass on.

Su Rushi: "Have the officials found the murderer?"

Su Rufei shook her head.

In this situation, it would be very difficult to find the murderer.

“However…” Su Rufei said, “The officers found three bodies in that river, all of them like Third Brother, without hearts.”

Su Ru frowned, sensing that this matter was not simple.

In the evening, after having dinner, Su Rushi went to the mourning hall.

Today is the night of the return of the soul, a very important night, and the chanting of sutras by monks and Taoist priests continues without stopping.

Once tonight is over, the monks and Taoists will have accomplished their mission and can leave with the money.

The mourning hall is now filled with servants attending to Su Laosan, as well as people sent by the Qin family.

Although Qin was so devastated that she fell ill, she still took her son's funeral arrangements very seriously. Every day, she would send people from her side to the mourning hall to keep vigil in her place and supervise the other people keeping vigil so that they would not slack off.

The master of the mansion would not come to keep watch at night, so Su Rushi's appearance surprised everyone in the mourning hall.

After all, the relationship between Su Rushi's lineage and the Qin family lineage is not good.

There wasn't much of a sibling relationship between Su Rushi and Su Laosan. Su Rushi said, "I am a nun, and I've come to recite a sutra for my third brother's salvation."

"Oh……"

The doubts were dispelled.

It seems that the young lady's decision to become a Taoist nun was genuine.

Su Ru told the servants to go about their business, and went to a spot not far from the coffin. She pulled up a prayer mat, sat down, and began chanting scriptures and cultivating herself.

She came to the funeral hall not genuinely to chant sutras, but to see if she could truly see ghosts on the night of their return.

Su Rushi channeled her inner energy into her eyes and stared at the direction of the door.

The night grew deeper, and midnight approached.

Su Ru saw a figure suddenly appear at the gate. That familiar face, who else could it be but Su Laosan?
Su Laosan was soaking wet, with a large hole in his chest and an iron chain around his neck.

He walked blankly through the mourning hall, finally stopping in front of his own coffin.

Su Ru frowned. Could Su Laosan communicate normally like this?

Su Rushi took out the talisman that Liu Dong had given her and set up a soundproof barrier.

Su Rushi spoke up: "Third Brother, do you still recognize my mother?"

Su Laosan did not react.

Su Ru asked again.

Only then did Su Laosan make a move. He slowly turned to Su Rushi and asked, "Can you see me?"

Su Ru nodded and asked, "How did you die? Who killed you?"

This question left Su Laosan speechless for a long time, but after a while, he suddenly went berserk.

Su Laosan clutched his head and screamed, "Monster! It's a monster! Monsters eat people!"

Suddenly, the chain around his neck snapped, pulling him sharply...

Su Laosan was then pulled out of the mourning hall.

Su Rushi hurriedly got up and chased after them, but only saw two shadows, one white and one black, grab Su Laosan and drag him underground.

Su Rushi: "..."

Are those two the famous Black and White Impermanence?
I was incredibly lucky to be alive enough to see two ghosts and gods!

Since Su Laosan had already left, Su Rushi naturally wouldn't stay in the mourning hall any longer.

She returned to her mother's courtyard—her original courtyard had been occupied by Su Liyu and her husband—and Su Rushi lay on the bed, pondering Su Laosan's words.

Was Su Laosan's death caused by a monster, or rather, a man-eating monster?

To be precise, it's a monster that eats human hearts!
Although Su Liyu is a demon, she doesn't have any bloodthirsty aura, so the man-eating demon shouldn't be her.

I wonder if she knows that heart-eating monster, and whether they have any connection?
Keep an eye on her during this period.

By the time Su Laosan was buried, the authorities had not caught the murderer, but they had discovered several victims.

The victims were all young men like Su Laosan, including sons of wealthy families, waiters, and many more scholars.

This incident escalated, causing widespread panic throughout the city.

That year was the year of the provincial examination, and many students came to the city to participate in the examination.

Now that this has happened, the students are terrified and probably won't be able to concentrate on the exam.

The government was under immense pressure, and at night, officers patrolled in groups, hoping to prevent any further victims.

The problem is that even so, it cannot stop the murderer from continuing to commit crimes.

The number of victims was increasing, and the people were extremely dissatisfied with the government. In addition, several of the victims came from powerful families...

Prefect Alexander.

"Master, something terrible has happened! Madam has disappeared..."

The prefect immediately sent men to search for the bomb; this lady was his favorite! (End of Chapter)