Seeing that Luo Qing could not refuse the order, Wu Xie smiled and said after Luo Qing agreed.

"Comrade Wu, you're too kind. Please feel free to give us your guidance. If there's anything we can do for you, please don't hesitate to let us know!"

After some conversation, both sides acted very amicably, even appearing to have known each other for a long time.

"Since you two get along well, I won't keep you any longer. Captain Luo, remember, whatever Comrade Wu and the others ask for, you must do your best to meet them!"

After giving him some final instructions, he was quite satisfied with Luo Qing's pragmatism and his ability to make choices in the face of major issues.

Wu Xie exchanged a few more pleasantries with the bureau chief before leaving the office with Chen Tian.

"Captain Luo, I'll leave the rest to you!"

After leaving the director's office, Wu Xie spoke directly to Luo Qing with a serious expression.

"This is my duty, but I wonder what you two comrades are investigating?"

Luo Qing knew that Wu Xie and Chen Tian were by the river yesterday. If they really wanted to investigate the dead fish incident, they should have revealed their identities yesterday.

The reason they waited until today to come to the station must be because they discovered some secret.

Luo Qing suddenly thought of the woman in red. When they came out of the water, the woman in red was unable to move at all, obviously she was bound in mid-air.

Although it's unclear why the woman in red automatically returned to the bottom of the water after the rooster crowed, it's certain that she was bound by a powerful figure.

Thinking of this, Luo Qing couldn't help but have doubts about Wu Xie and Chen Tian.

Could the master who trapped the woman in red be one of these two from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau?
He didn't believe that the people in the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau were ordinary people.

"How is Captain Luo handling the resentment on the river?"

Wu Xie smiled slightly, looked at Luo Qing, and unexpectedly raised this question.

Luo Qing trembled and froze on the spot, unsure how to explain.

Yet, I felt a sense of relief.

Sure enough, his guess was right; the people from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau noticed something amiss.

I just wonder how much they know about the underwater conditions?
"Captain Luo? What's wrong? You're sweating profusely. Is my question making you so nervous? Or is it something you can't answer?"

Wu Xie and Chen Tian naturally noticed Luo Qing's condition. Wu Xie stepped forward and gently patted Luo Qing's right shoulder, still wearing a faint smile on his face, as if he had just asked casually.

Luo Qing shuddered, snapped back to his senses, and quickly shook his head, "The resentment on the river is too strong; I have no ability to clear it away."

Now that you two comrades have arrived, I am confident that with your abilities, you can easily resolve the grievances on the river!

Luo Qing did not deny the issue of resentment, but directly admitted his own inadequacy and passed the problem on to Wu Xie and Chen Tian.

He still didn't believe that the people from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau would know his true identity!
In Luo Qing's view, at most, the scene of him casting spells on the river yesterday was seen by two people from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau, which is why they asked this question.

"Hehe, Captain Luo is too modest. The woman in red in the river has quite a history with you. We can't resolve these grievances; only Captain Luo has the ability to eliminate them all!"

This time it was Chen Tian who spoke. He narrowed his eyes, gave Luo Qing a deep look, and said casually.

Luo Qing: "???"

He was filled with questions, wondering if he had misheard. Otherwise, how could he not understand Chen Tian's words? He could clearly hear each word, but when put together, they made no sense.

"Forgive my ignorance, but what do you mean by that, Comrade Wang? Do I have some connection with that woman in red?"

As far as I know, that woman in red has existed in this river for at least a hundred years, or even longer, while I am only twenty-six years old. To say that I have a relationship with the woman in red is a far-fetched argument, isn't it?

Just because they are from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau doesn't mean they can fabricate facts at will; all of this requires evidence.

Luo Qing's attitude hardened; he could not be easily slandered!
"Captain Luo, there's no need to be nervous. Since I dared to speak out, I naturally won't shirk responsibility. There is indeed a close relationship between you and that woman in red. Captain Luo is unaware of this, which is why you need to find the answer, isn't it?"

Otherwise, what right would the Luo family have to protect the water-suppressing divine beast?

Chen Tian was not in a hurry at all. Luo Qing was nervous because he did not believe Chen Tian's words. Chen Tian believed that time would tell.

Of course, they were pressed for time and couldn't afford to waste too much time here, so Chen Tian directly mentioned the water-suppressing divine beast.

"You, who are you?"

Upon hearing the mention of the Luo family and the water-suppressing divine beast, Luo Qing almost instinctively took two steps back, adopting a vigilant posture, his right hand already in his pocket, ready to act immediately at the slightest sign of trouble!
"We are from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau! Captain Luo, you should take us to the riverbank first. Of course, it's still daytime, so the woman in red won't appear. Perhaps we should go to the Luo family's house!"

Wu Xie and Chen Tian's expressions remained unchanged. Seeing Luo Qing's nervous look, they offered another suggestion.

Luo Qing instantly understood what Wu Xie and Chen Tian meant.

They were going to the Luo family, not to see ordinary members of the Luo family, but to see the head of the Luo family.

"Let me take these two comrades to the riverbank first!"

Luo Qing found it difficult to make such a significant decision immediately; he needed to first give his family a detailed report.

Although he is still the captain of the Investigation Bureau and has received orders from his superiors to cooperate with the comrades of the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau, after careful consideration, Luo Qing decided to go to the river first.

Wu Xie and Chen Tian saw through Luo Qing's hesitation and did not raise any objections. They had already given him all the necessary reminders, and how the Luo family would choose was no longer within their consideration.

After all, the woman in red is connected to the Luo family, so having the Luo family investigate is undoubtedly the quickest way.

Luo Qing was still extremely conflicted!

The three of them knew perfectly well why the dead fish had appeared on the river, so they decided not to bring anyone else. Luo Qing drove Chen Tian and Wu Xie straight to the riverbank.

The dead fish on the river had all been scooped up. When Luo Qing and his group arrived, the entire river was so clean that not a single dead fish could be seen.

"Captain Luo, please contact the Environmental Protection Bureau immediately. The dead fish that have been salvaged must be burned directly. They must not be allowed to be eaten by anyone!"

The efficiency of the Environmental Protection Bureau exceeded Wu Xie's expectations, and he quickly gave instructions to Luo Qing.

Dead fish are more or less entangled with resentment. If a living person eats them, the resentment will invade their body, causing discomfort or even endangering their life!

Luo Qing suddenly remembered this and quickly agreed to make the call.

Watching Luo Qing's departing figure, Wu Xie and Chen Tian exchanged a glance.

"Time is of the essence. We must get the Luo family to act immediately, capture the woman in red as bait, and lure out the mastermind. Luo Qing is a member of the Luo family; his blood will suffice!"

Luo Qing did not believe that the woman in red Chen Tian had a close relationship with him, and that it would take a lot of time for him to report the matter back to the Luo family and for them to investigate.

Chen Tian gestured for a moment and decided to do it himself.

"Yes, let's do it!"

Wu Xie nodded in agreement; he and Chen Tian had always been perfectly in sync in this regard.

Luo Qing quickly finished his call and returned.

To prevent the resentful dead fish from causing trouble, he specifically contacted the Luo family, intending to have them cleanse the fish of their resentment. "Comrades, what do we do next? The woman in red only appears at night; are we going to wait here until nightfall?"

Since the bureau chief told him to follow the arrangements of these two, he would do whatever they said and wouldn't worry about anything else.

"Normally, the woman in red can only appear at night, but as I've already said, this woman in red is extraordinary and has a close relationship with you, Captain Luo. As long as you're here, Captain Luo, there's no need to worry about the woman in red not showing up!"

Chen Tian gave Luo Qing a somewhat strange smile, and what he said left Luo Qing completely confused.

In Luo Qing's eyes, Chen Tian's smile sent a chill down his spine, and a sense of unease spread through his heart.

His body reacted before his brain, and he began to back away, only to run into an invisible barrier.

Luo Qing's face turned deathly pale instantly.

He hadn't expected that the other party had already made a move without him noticing.

"You, what do you want to do?"

Chen Tian approached step by step, and Luo Qing wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

With a "bang," Wu Xie walked over from the side and knocked Luo Qing unconscious with a chop to the neck.

Seeing Luo Qing fall, Wu Xie and Chen Tian remained remarkably calm, leisurely crouching down. Chen Tian held a small glass bottle, while Wu Xie, wielding a dagger, slashed Luo Qing's wrist.

Fresh blood gushed out, quickly filling the entire glass bottle.

Bright red blood sloshed in the glass bottle. Chen Tian stood up and turned his gaze to the river.

Wu Xie took out three talismans.

He had studied and drawn this carefully at headquarters, and this was the first time he had used it. He had no idea how powerful it would be.

He chanted an incantation and threw the talisman into the river.

"Rumble--"

A deafening explosion rang out, the ground trembled, and a huge whirlpool was blasted into the river.

The water ripple explosion talisman is indeed incredibly powerful!

Chen Tian stared wide-eyed at the river, speechless for a moment.

Didn't we agree to keep a low profile?
With Wu Xie's actions, how can he possibly keep a low profile anymore!
This is just the power of one talisman.

To ensure he could blast the woman in red out in one go, and worried that the power wouldn't be enough, Wu Xie threw all three water-ripple explosion talismans into the river.

As the continuous explosions rang out, Luo Qing, who had been knocked unconscious and bled dry, groggily opened his eyes.

He was completely stunned when he saw the splashing river water, the tremors on the ground, the obvious whirlpools in the water, and even the fact that the water level had dropped significantly.

What exactly did the people from the Nine Gates Feng Shui Bureau do? How did they manage to create such a commotion?
Just as Luo Qing was at a loss, a woman in a red wedding dress floated out from the vortex.

She stood steadily on the water, and if it weren't for the ghostly aura surrounding her, she would have truly resembled an ethereal fairy in the daytime.

"It's you? What do you want now? I've already said it, no matter what you do, I will return to the bottom of the river after the rooster crows, and that won't change!"

The commotion in the river finally drew the woman in red out. She wasn't afraid of daytime; since there was no sun today, it was no different from nighttime for her.

Seeing Chen Tian and Wu Xie, the woman in red looked somewhat helpless.

She knew she couldn't do anything to these two people, and likewise, they couldn't cause her any real harm.

Why waste time here?

"This time, you're wrong. With the blood of the Luo family still flowing in, you can't go back!"

What do you mean by that?

The woman in red instinctively sensed danger, but she still pressed on relentlessly.

Perhaps, deep down, she simply doesn't want to admit that she is a member of the Luo family.

If she were truly a member of the Luo family, how could she have ended up in such a wretched state, neither human nor ghost, having even lost the chance to be reincarnated?

"Don't you have doubts about your identity? Test it with the blood of the Luo family, and you'll know the truth!"

Wu Xie's tone was icy cold, but Chen Tian could tell that Wu Xie's heart was also stirred by the red-clothed woman's background.

Of course, this can never be used as an excuse for the woman in red to seduce living people and drag them into the water to their deaths.

"Try it then! Do you think I'm afraid of you? I will stay here in the river and protect everything here for my master!"

The woman in red was easily angered, or perhaps she knew she was no match for Wu Xie and Chen Tian, ​​and that resistance would be futile, so she simply went all out.

She still firmly believes that her master will eventually appear, and that even if she is injured, her master will save her.

Chen Tian opened the glass jar containing Luo Qing's blood.

He made hand seals and chanted an incantation, and a stream of light led to a gush of blood, like a small-scale rain of blood, completely enveloping the woman in red.

"what--"

The woman in red suddenly let out a shrill scream. The black aura around her gradually dissipated in the rain of blood. She lost her balance and fell into the void, rolling around in the blood rain as if this could alleviate her pain.

The bright red wedding dress was corroded and tattered by the blood rain, and even the lifeless body was corroded, showing large patches of lividity.

Chen Tian and Wu Xie were shocked to see this.

They believed Huang Miao's words to be true, but they never expected that the blood of the Luo family would cause such great harm to the woman in red.

Not far away, in the bamboo grove that Chen Tian had noticed earlier, a figure wrapped from head to toe stood there, watching everything that was happening on the river.

When the woman in red's body was corroded to the point of being barely visible and almost completely disappearing, the figure finally made a move.

A strange array plate suddenly lit up beneath his feet, emitting a strong, stench, and countless mutilated corpses crawled out of the array plate.

The eerie blue flames at his fingertips flickered, and finally six eerie blue sparks flew out from the flames, heading towards the location where Chen Tian and Wu Xie were.

The corpse crawled out of the array plate at a sudden speed, closely following the spark.

The commotion behind them quickly caught the attention of Wu Xie and Chen Tian.

两人同时转身。

The long sword on Chen Tian's back flew out, and he charged into the horde of corpses to fight.

Each time the longsword pierced a corpse, the body would shatter with a roar, turning into black resentment and dissipating. (End of Chapter)

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