A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 244 Headless Female Corpse (32)

At the entrance of the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Lu Xun stopped, glanced sideways at Song Shuyu who was following closely behind, and smiled helplessly: "I am truly flattered that Brother Song personally escorted me away."

Song Shuyu remained calm and composed, saying, "If I weren't worried that Lu Shaoqing might break his promise and return, why would I bother with all this trouble?"

"It seems..." Lu Xun deliberately dragged out his words, his tone quite mocking, "Brother Song isn't as confident and certain as he claims."

Song Shuyu chuckled twice for no apparent reason, then lowered his voice and said, "The third-ranked scholar is so good at understanding people's hearts! Tsk tsk, what a pity."

"What a pity..."

Lu Xun had just opened his mouth when his ears suddenly twitched. He immediately turned his head and looked up at the vast night sky!

A moment later, a white carrier pigeon appeared and flew swiftly toward the Jingzhao Prefecture!
Lu Xun whistled and stretched out his arm!

The carrier pigeon landed steadily on Lu Xun's arm. Lu Xun picked up the pigeon, untied the small paper tube tied to its leg, and then released the pigeon.

Lu Xun unfolded the note, and the contents of the letter immediately changed his expression!
"Brother Song, quickly find Master Mu!"

Song Shuyu snatched the note and saw several words written in blood: Bai was assassinated and thrown into the ditch!
Lu Xun explained quickly, "Didn't you entrust Miss Bai to me? So I sent my trusted subordinate, Mo Yu, to keep an eye on her. As long as she's outside the capital, Mo Yu will follow and protect her. In case of emergency, Mo Yu will send me a message by carrier pigeon!"

Without saying much, Song Shuyu nodded and was about to call for help when Mu Qingcheng came out with Lin Shuban, Jiang Zhan and three constables!

The two men met face to face, and Mu Qingcheng sighed inwardly, "I may have dodged the first day of the month, but I couldn't dodge the fifteenth." Just as she was about to bite the bullet and perform the customary greeting, the two men said in unison, "Miss Bai, something has happened!"

"What?" Mu Qingcheng exclaimed in surprise.

Song Shuyu handed the note to Mu Qingcheng and instructed Jiang Zhan, "Quickly, prepare men, horses, and medicine for the wounds! Call Song Li over too!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Zhan rushed away.

Mu Qingcheng remained relatively calm. She said, "My lord, you stay at the government office. This humble servant will go and rescue Zhizhi!"

“Let’s go together!” Song Shuyu said, leaving no room for argument.

Lu Xun also said, "I'll go too!"

Mu Qingcheng's tone tightened, "What if it's a diversionary tactic?"

Song Shuyu's gaze turned icy for a moment, "Leave Song Li behind to look after him, along with Liu Heng and the others, that's enough."

In no time, the men and horses were ready.

Song Li approached with his sword drawn. His seemingly gentle and lazy expression revealed a murderous aura that was difficult to detect. He said, "Master, please wait patiently. I will be back soon."

However, Song Shuyu took Song Li's sword and ordered, "I'll go myself. You stay here and guard the house. Send more people to the gates of the government office and have Liu Heng keep a close eye on the prison!"

"Master!" Song Li exclaimed in shock, "Why are you rushing ahead with your subordinates here? Even if you want to go, you should at least take your subordinates with you!"

Song Shuyu frowned. "Enough talk, follow my orders!"

After speaking, he was the first to mount his horse, fearing that if he hesitated even a few moments longer, even Mu Qingcheng would stop him. Lu Xun followed suit.

Without further delay, Mu Qingcheng leaped onto the horse's back.

More than ten riders, taking advantage of the night, galloped towards the city gate!

At this time, there was less than half an hour left before curfew.

Such a large-scale departure from the city would have required inspection, but Song Shuyu's face was a living advertisement; the soldiers guarding the city immediately retreated to the sides upon seeing him from afar.

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at the same time.

Down to the river ditch.

Inside a brick and tile house, Bai Zhizhi supported herself with her left hand on the plump body of matchmaker Wang Ruhua, while her right hand gripped an official knife, assuming a defensive posture!

The two leaned against the wall behind the door, large patches of blood staining Bai Zhizhi's vest and chest, as well as the wall!
Due to excessive blood loss, Bai Zhizhi was pale and somewhat weak, but she gritted her teeth and held onto Wang Ruhua tightly, keeping an eye on the fighting outside while trying to wake Wang Ruhua. "Wake up! Wang Ruhua, wake up! We can't stay here any longer, I have to get you out of here!"

However, Wang Ruhua, with a knife stuck in her chest, had already fainted and did not respond no matter how Bai Zhizhi called her!
Outside in the courtyard, swords clashed fiercely!
The tall, muscular man was dressed in night clothes and wore a black hood, leaving only his eyes exposed. He held a short sword in each hand, and his martial arts moves were exceptionally domineering and ruthless!
Officer Luo and Mo Yu joined forces to fight the enemy, but even with two against one, the man's martial arts were far superior to theirs, and they were still at a disadvantage!
The fight had lasted for less than half an hour, and both Constable Luo and Mo Yu were covered in injuries. However, it was clear that their opponent did not intend to kill them, but simply wanted to get rid of them quickly. His target was Wang Ruhua!

But Constable Luo was on duty and couldn't allow the other party to succeed. So, after Bai Zhizhi was injured and replaced by Mo Yu, the two of them desperately entangled the other party in order to buy time and wait for reinforcements!

Wang Ruhua was impossible to wake up. Bai Zhizhi checked her breathing and became anxious. She only had one breath left. She turned her head and looked out the window. Constable Luo's chest and back were covered in wounds. Although Mo Yu was in a better condition than Constable Luo, he was also covered in wounds and was only holding on by his last breath!

"No, if this continues, we'll all die here today!"

Bai Zhizhi forced herself to calm down. She turned her gaze back to Wang Ruhua, paused for a moment, then resolutely dropped the official knife in her hand and began to tear off Wang Ruhua's clothes!

Unfortunately, Bai Zhizhi was slender, a far cry from Wang Ruhua's obesity. Her gaze swept over the pillow on the bed, and a flash of inspiration struck her. She immediately grabbed it and stuffed it into her clothes!

Bai Zhizhi also styled her shoulder-length hair into a bun, mimicking Wang Ruhua's womanly hairstyle.

The three people fighting outside suddenly heard the creaking sound of the door opening. They each took a moment to look and saw Wang Ruhua running out, one hand on her chest and the other covering her face, desperately trying to escape towards the village entrance!

The man in black's eyes narrowed, and he immediately chased after Wang Ruhua!

Constable Luo persisted relentlessly, brandishing his official sword and giving chase!

Mo Yu's mission was to protect Bai Zhizhi, so he didn't chase after her. Instead, he rushed into the room to check on Bai Zhizhi's injuries. But when he entered the room, he found Wang Ruhua lying on the ground, unconscious!

Mo Yu had a bad feeling. He lifted his foot to leave, but a hand grabbed his trouser leg. He looked down and saw that Wang Ruhua had suddenly woken up!

Wang Ruhua's lips opened and closed, blood gushing out, clearly indicating she was dying. Mo Yu immediately squatted down and asked, "Is there anything you want to say?"

“God…God…Mokumura…Floating…Flying egret…Black Maru…Enter…Enter Wolf…Wolf Mountain…”

Her words were mumbled and slurred until the last syllable faded away. Wang Ruhua held Mo Yu's hand, which slowly fell to her sides, and closed her eyes forever.

Thank you all for your support! The character-related images you created are all fantastic. However, due to the limited number of times and time for sharing, I can only share them every few days. I've also seen readers creating voice-based derivative works. If you're interested, feel free to try all sorts of derivative works!

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