Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 210 Xiuying's Corpse; Ghost Mite Mother

"Venerable Suyin, this is it... can it be completed?"

The man who was speaking had a square face, a goatee, and was dressed in a white Taoist robe with wide sleeves. He had an aura of majesty without even getting angry, and it was obvious at first glance that he was someone who had held a high position for a long time.

He withdrew his gaze from the sarcophagus in front of him and turned to ask the old man beside him with a little respect.

The old man was skinny, as if he was old and with only wrinkled skin. He was wearing a blue and white Taoist robe with seven falling stars printed on it, which gave him a sense of immortality.

In the coffin in front of him lay a female corpse that was even more shriveled than his. If You Su were here, he would even be able to see blood-colored worms in her hollow eyes.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be foolproof. Even if you ask those people from Xuanxiao Sect to come and see, they won't be able to find any clues." Venerable Suyin also retracted his gaze and glanced at the middle-aged man with a square face. "Lord Xiang, I am doing this for you because I have a history with your father. Don't forget what you promised me."

Lord Xiang's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled apologetically and said:

"Of course, this boy might already be in Moye City. I will never ask what Master Suyin wants to do."

Even though City Lord Xiang is a City Lord of Huayu Realm who is above ten thousand people, he must always remain humble when facing a Dongxu Venerable from Nanyang Continent.

"Okay!" Venerable Suyin smiled brightly, "Don't worry, I'm here to make sure your son is safe."

"Thank you, Venerable Suyin..."

Lord Xiang thanked him respectfully. He suddenly stood up, frowned, and said solemnly, "It seems that there are still flies eyeing this rotten corpse... Venerable Su Yin is busy first, I will go and send them away."

"Go ahead."

Venerable Suyin put his hands behind his back, his mind already wandering away from the world.

……

"Ye Liangchen has met City Lord Xiang."

You Su led the three women and bowed to the majestic city lord.

"Ye Liangchen? Who are you to Ye Qingchen?"

Lord Xiang sat on the high platform and was not too polite to the rich boy who came from afar. It was because he was the rebellious son who was put into the Lord's Mansion, and it was obvious that he did not come here just to greet him.

"It doesn't matter."

You Su was not intimidated by the other party's momentum and remained calm. He knew very well that being cowardly at this time would make it easier for others to see that he was bluffing.

As expected, City Lord Xiang fixed his gaze and continued to look at You Su and the other two.

What You Su didn't know was that although he didn't know Lord Xiang, Lord Xiang had already investigated him.

You Su's act of concealing his identity played into City Lord Xiang's hands. Venerable Su Yin asked him to help lead the young man to Moye City, and it was obvious that he wanted to do something to You Su.

If something really happened to You Su, he could stay out of it by claiming his identity was unknown.

"Mr. Ye, why are you here in my little Moye City instead of enjoying yourself in Henggao City?"

"I was traveling with my maid and passed by this place. I heard about the injustice and wanted to be a chivalrous hero to help others."

"So, Master Ye came to my City Lord's Mansion to redress this injustice?"

Lord Xiang leaned back, his eyes fixed on Qiao Xiuyun who was surrounded by three people, causing the little girl to pull at the corner of Ji Lingruo's clothes in fear.

"Exactly."

You Su was neither humble nor arrogant. He put his hand on the girl's shoulder, giving her more courage to stand up.

"This is Qiao Xiuyun, the younger sister of Qiao Xiuying, the former courtesan of Xiaoxiang Pavilion in Moye City. Qiao Xiuying has been missing for no reason for some time. She came here from Black Rock City thousands of miles away just to find her sister. But she didn't expect that her sister had already turned into a corpse. What's more pitiful is that even the corpse was stolen. I came here to find her sister's body for her."

Upon hearing this, Lord Xiang laughed instead of getting angry. "But I heard that Qiao Xiuying was redeemed and went back to live a peaceful life. How can this be called disappearance without reason?"

"You don't know, City Lord, those are all false rumors spread by Xiaoxiang Pavilion in order to maintain normal business operations. In fact, she is dead and has been missing for nine days."

"I see. I will increase the number of troops and have them conduct a thorough investigation of the entire Moye City. Once I have any news, I will send someone to inform Master Ye, and then you can come and claim her body."

Lord Xiang was surprised by the depth of You Su's investigation. He waved his hand, indicating his intention to send him away.

"I dare to ask City Lord Xiang, your thorough investigation of Moye City includes the City Lord's Mansion?"

You Su appeared calm on the surface, but in fact he was already holding the jade bead given to him by the chief elder in his palm.

If you encounter a situation that you can't solve, just crush one to avoid danger.

Even though the cultivator in front of him was at the Feather Transformation Realm, he had complete faith in the Chief Elder's power.

As expected, Lord Xiang was somewhat offended by You Su's offensive words, and asked in a deep voice:
"Master Ye, do you mean to say that the body of this brothel girl is hidden in my City Lord's Mansion?"

"Your son and Qiao Xiuying were secretly in love, but they were never able to achieve their goal due to your obstruction. Besides that, Qiao Xiuying didn't have any special relationship with anyone in Moye City, so no one would covet her body. Apart from hiding it in the City Lord's Mansion, I really can't think of where else her body could be."

You Su's words almost exposed City Lord Xiang's scars to his face.

Unexpectedly, Lord Xiang did not lose his temper, but acquiesced to the matter:
"It seems that Master Ye has really put a lot of thought into this injustice." "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it. No matter how well you hide the evidence, someone will eventually find out."

As soon as he finished speaking, City Lord Xiang burst into laughter, as if he had heard something extremely interesting.

"You're so stupid... Once upon a time, I was as stupid as you, thinking that what I believed was justice."

Lord Xiang smiled and shook his head, "Young Master Ye, there's no need to pretend. You must be someone sent by the Exorcist Department to secretly investigate evil spirits."

You Su frowned but did not deny it.

"I can confess to you that Qiao Xiuying's body is indeed in my hands. But I am not trying to cover up your so-called scandal. Who my son likes will not affect the reputation of my Xiang family in the slightest. I hid her body to protect her, so do you still want to make her body public? Or do you turn a blind eye and keep the disappearance of her body a secret?"

Lord Xiang restrained his smile and looked at You Su with a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

Protect her?
You Su nervously thought about the meaning of Lord Xiang's words. Why did he need to protect a dead person?
Lord Xiang's frankness made him hesitate, and he was even afraid to respond.

It was only when Qiao Xiuyun gently pulled the end of his sleeve that he made up his mind.

Without the body, there is no truth.

The one who was bluffing was not him, but this City Lord Xiang.

"Lord Xiang is wrong. No matter what, leaving no bones behind cannot be a protection for her."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiuyun nodded firmly. As a relative of the deceased, her only wish was to see her sister's body and take her home.

Lord Xiang looked at You Su deeply and sighed:

"I hope you can still be as dignified as you are now."

After saying this, he stood up, his sleeves fluttering:
"Come with me and see the truth you want to see."

Ji Lingruo and Zi Yiyi looked at each other, then pulled Qiao Xiuyun to follow You Su's pace.

……

In a dimly lit secret room, several people gathered around a sarcophagus.

"Once you open this coffin, you can't close it again."

Lord Xiang stood behind everyone and gave the final reminder.

You Su placed his hand on the coffin lid and without hesitation, used all his strength to lift up the ridiculously heavy coffin lid.

The first thing that hits your nose is a strong smell of corruption.

As the candlelight grew brighter, everyone could see the person in the coffin clearly.

Ji Lingruo and Zi Yiyi's eyes flashed with surprise, and Qiao Xiuyun even screamed out loud.

The little girl, who had longed to see her sister, had not even cried out loud at the reunion with her sister before she was frightened by the worms that oozed out of the female corpse's eye sockets and her face turned pale.

You Su looked at these bloody worms with a solemn expression, because without exception, they were all ghost mites.

"Did you see the truth?"

Lord Xiang seemed to be lamenting, "You thought you were helping this little girl, but in fact you were harming her. Before, I was the only one who knew this secret, but now there are five. You in the Exorcism Department have always hated evil, so take it. This is the source of the rebellion of the ghost mites."

"Sister...Sister is not a bad person!"

Qiao Xiuyun resisted the urge to feel sick and protested fiercely.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. You think I was hiding the so-called scandal, but I was actually protecting the reputation of my son's sweetheart. Facts speak louder than words. Not only is her brain stem full of ghost mites, but her body is also full of ghost mites. There is no such thing as the mother of ghost mites. She herself is the source of all ghost mites. Otherwise, how do you think she could have set foot on the immortal path? And even reached the water condensation stage in just a few months?"

Lord Xiang shook his head helplessly, answering his own question, "That's because she voluntarily offered her body to the evil spirit, thinking that this would make her a good match for my son, but she was too stupid... so stupid that I felt sorry for her, so I concealed the truth for her..."

Everyone was shocked as they heard this unprecedented fact and were all stunned.

Qiao Xiuyun almost collapsed, she couldn't believe that all this was her sister's fault. When she was very young, her sister was the one who always told her not to go near the coast. Because outside the Shenhui Stone on the coast, there were countless filth.

"She is indeed not a bad person, she just loves my son too much... This is also my responsibility, I shouldn't have stopped them like that... Whether she is a prostitute or not, how important is it?"

Lord Xiang repented in a mournful voice, and anyone could hear the deep regret in his tone:
"Take it. The body you are looking for, the truth that the Exorcist Department wants, and the mother of the ghost mite are all here. It was my fault for hiding her body. I am willing to be punished. I only ask that you let her family go. She is not a bad person."

Qiao Xiuyun's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at the sad middle-aged man with complicated eyes. She didn't know whether she should thank him or resent him.

There was a more important reason why her sister warned her not to come into contact with evil spirits, and that was because if anyone colluded with evil spirits and was discovered by the Exorcism Department, their entire family would be implicated.

This is an irreversible crime, and now it is You Su's turn to face a difficult decision.

If he chooses to take the body away, then Qiao Xiuyun and the entire family will die.

And if he chooses to cover up the truth, he will not pass the test.

(End of this chapter)