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Chapter 25 Hiding corpses in caves
Zhu Yu was somewhat surprised. He had never expected that in such an ordinary Qingshui County, a small county magistrate could become the disciple of the Second Prince.

The second prince, Lu Zhang, was unrivaled in the entire Jin Kingdom, both in terms of his own influence and the influence of his in-laws in the court. Even the eldest prince born to the late queen could not match him.

"It seems that Li Wencai is quite capable. A mere county magistrate can become a disciple of the prince." Zhu Yu sighed.

Lu Qing smiled calmly, "Lu Zhang has many disciples, and he may not know all of them.

However, those people probably don't care much about whether they can catch Lu Zhang's eye or not. As long as they can establish this relationship, they are basically under the wing of Duke Yan. "

His words were to the point, yet clear and understandable, and Zhu Yu understood what was going on.

If the Lu family is working hard to make money in Qingshui County, it is estimated that Lord Li is also busy in this regard.

No matter how much the cost of donating for fame and honor is, it is not as big as the big hat of being the prince's disciple.

Whether it was Prince Yi or Duke Yan, they were both great immortals that a county magistrate could never reach.

There is no such thing as a free hug in this world, especially one that needs to be hugged layer by layer.

Li Wencai was born into a commoner family, and in terms of family background, he might not even be as wealthy as a merchant.

The expenses involved naturally need a source.

However, knowing that County Magistrate Li was trying hard to curry favor with Duke Yan, Zhu Yu felt that he might have little to do with the disappearance of the head of the Lu family.

After working so hard to get close, the time is not right yet. If you cause trouble at this critical juncture and are immediately distanced from others and kicked out, all your efforts will be wasted.

After figuring this out, Zhu Yu suddenly realized something and looked up at Lu Qing.

Although he had never been to Qingshui County, he knew the details of the county magistrate very well.

Lu Qing responded to her gaze with a happy expression. Those who knew would think that they were rushing over to check the body, while those who didn't would think that they were going on an outing.

After a while, the carriage stopped at the foot of a hill.

"Master, Second Master." Fu Wen jumped down from the car and walked around to the back to help the two of them open the curtain. "The car can only go so far. We have to go up the mountain."

Lu Qing stood up and got out of the car, holding the curtain with his backhand. Zhu Yu jumped out of the car lightly and turned his head to see that the hillside next to him looked very steep.

Perhaps noticing Zhu Yu's surprise, Fu Wen added, "I've confirmed that this is the best way to go."

Zhu Yu looked at the grass and trees on the hillside and couldn't help but wonder where the "road" he mentioned was.

"Can you get up there?" Lu Qing saw her staring at the hillside in front of her, seeming to be in a dilemma.

Following the principle of "once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back", Zhu Yu nodded: "It's not a big deal."

"Then, I'll lead the way." Fu Wen was the only one among the group who knew where the bodies were hidden, so he naturally had to lead the way. He reminded his younger brother, "Fu Lu, you stay behind and pay attention to the surroundings."

Ever since he was ambushed in the ruined temple, Fu Wen has not dared to relax for a moment.

"Don't worry!" Fu Lu nodded at him, "If that guy really dares to show up, I'll break his bones!"

The four of them began to climb up the steep, weed-covered mountain path. Zhu Yu said it wasn't a problem, but in reality, she still experienced some hardship during the climb. The slope was steep and covered with weeds. She didn't know how the Fu Wen and Fu Lu brothers managed to keep each step as steady as nails to the ground, as if walking on flat ground, without even breathing. Her feet kept slipping on the weeds, and if Lu Qing hadn't helped her from time to time, she wouldn't have known if she could make it up the slope.

Although he was a little embarrassed, panting and sweating, Zhu Yu finally climbed up the hill.

Before he could catch his breath, he heard Fu Wen pointing forward and saying to Lu Qing, "Master, let's go down that way. There is a cave halfway up the mountain..."

As we all know, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down.

Zhu Yu originally thought that although climbing up was hard, going down the mountain would just be a matter of going back the same way in a while, so he could just grit his teeth and get through it.

As a result, after a long time, she went up and down the mountain twice... Her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground, and her vision went dark.

Lu Qing stretched out an arm: "It's hard to go downhill. If you run out of strength, just hold me."

Zhu Yu was not polite to him. On the one hand, she did not want to embarrass herself for the sake of showing off. On the other hand, this hard job was caused by him. She leaned most of her weight on Lu Qing's arm to vent her resentment.

Lu Qing obviously noticed Zhu Yu's slightly childish behavior. A smile appeared in his eyes, but he held his arms firmly. He walked around the top of the mountain and down to the halfway point on the back, still calm and composed.

Finally, the four of them arrived at a cave halfway up the mountain. Zhu Yu let go of Lu Qing and wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve.

"Second Master, are you okay?" Fu Wen asked hurriedly when he saw Zhu Yu sweating from exhaustion.

"It's okay, I just feel hot." Zhu Yu answered half-truthfully.

The weather was indeed much hotter than in the morning and evening, but it was still relatively cool in the woods. She was sweating mostly from climbing the hill.

But at this moment, Zhu Yu's attention was no longer on the difficulty of climbing the mountain. She turned her gaze to the cave beside her.

Although the light outside the cave was bright, it was dark inside. Standing outside and looking inside, you couldn't see anything clearly.

But standing at the entrance of the cave, the damp and cool air emanating from inside, mixed with bursts of strange smell, was very familiar to Zhu Yu. In an instant, he seemed like a different person. The fatigue from climbing the mountain just now was swept away, and his expression became a little serious.

"Talisman." Lu Qing said.

Fu Lu immediately understood what he meant and took out the torch he had prepared to light it, but was stopped by Zhu Yu.

"Don't light the torch yet. I'll go in and take a look at what's going on inside." Zhu Yu shook his head at the talisman, "It might be dangerous if we rush in with a torch.

"Don't you smell the stench coming out of the cave? If the stench in the cave is too strong, we might all be killed if we go in with a torch."

When Fu Lu heard this, he was shocked and quickly put away the fire starter and put the unlit torch aside.

Zhu Yu walked a few steps into the cave, stopped at the entrance, turned around and asked Fu Wen: "When you found this place, did you go in and take a good look at what was inside?"

"Look carefully, there is more than one corpse in there. Some have turned into a pile of bones. There is the person we found in the Ghost Fairy Temple that night, and... there is one that is the weirdest. It is much bigger than an ordinary person and looks round." Fu Wen said as he gestured to show the thickness of the weirdest corpse.

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(End of this chapter)