I'm Ximen Qing, living in a ghost story!

Snapped!

The sound of the gavel silenced the surroundings once more.

Nie Yunhai ignored the person's shameless excuse and continued, "We'll discuss the woman's matter later. Whether it's the work of a ghost or not, an expert will determine that later! Let's talk about the male corpse first. Zhang Erlang and Zhu Xiaolian were arguing, and Zhu Xiaolian accidentally killed Zhang Erlang, is that correct?"

"this……"

The old coroner, his face flushed with embarrassment, bowed and apologized: "Forgive my lack of expertise, but I truly do not know how this person died! The break in the neck doesn't seem to be from any impact; it's more like it exploded from the inside out. This is truly incomprehensible, and I don't know if my conclusion is correct!"

"What? You can't be sure either?"

Nie Yunhai frowned; this old coroner was the most experienced in the county.

"That's...that's true."

The old coroner bowed with his hands clasped in greeting, somewhat ashamed.

"Yes! I didn't kill Zhang Erlang at all! Your Honor, I'm innocent!"

Upon hearing the coroner's words, Zhu Xiaolian hurriedly spoke up.

"Enough with the noise! ​​I haven't even given you a chance to defend yourself! Besides, everyone knows you have a long-standing grudge against Zhang Erlang and that you covet the Zhang family. While there's no evidence that you committed murder, there's also no evidence to prove you didn't, is there?"

After Nie Yunhai finished speaking, he looked down.

Ximen Qing and Zhu Xiaolian were notorious throughout the county.

One was a lecherous devil, and the other was even worse, not only was he foul-mouthed, but he also coveted married women.

Even though the old coroner had just used his professional reputation to guarantee Ximen Qing's innocence, Nie Yunhai still had to wait for that professional to arrive before he could make a definitive judgment.

All I can say is that prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain!

"you!"

Zhu Xiaolian was furious. He glared at Nie Yunhai above, utterly bewildered by Nie Yunhai's illogical arguments.

At that moment, Ximen Qing walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, watch me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaolian glanced sideways at Ximen Qing.

Ximen Qing didn't lower his voice when he said that, so everyone in the room heard it.

Just as Nie Yunhai was about to strike the gavel, he saw Ximen Qing cup his hands in greeting, walk to the headless corpse of Zhang Erlang, and say, "Want evidence? Simple! Just make the dead talk!"

……

The moment the words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

"Oh!"

A delicate, mocking laugh echoed from the corner, and a petite "subordinate" stood up, saying, "How dare you! Do you think you can bring the dead back to life?"

Nie Yunhai frowned and looked at Ximen Qing, saying, "Ximen Qing! Don't think that just because you've temporarily cleared your name, you can act recklessly in court and interfere with the county's handling of the case!"

"Your Honor! Since things have come to this, why not let me give it a try? There's no better way now. Or is it that Your Honor doesn't want the truth, but only wants to convict me and Brother Zhu? If so, I, Ximen Qing, have nothing to say and can only submit to Your Honor's judgment."

Ximen Qing shrugged and spoke in the softest tone possible, but his words were aggressive.

At the same time, Zhu Wenzheng and Ximen Da, who were being held back outside the county government office, spoke up simultaneously: "Your Excellency! Why not let the younger generation give it a try?"

The surrounding onlookers felt as if they had witnessed a dramatic and exciting show, and they all started to clamor.

Seeing the crowd rising in protest, Nie Yunhai could only wave his hand, dismissing the constables who were about to drag Ximen Qing away. He stood up and said, "Fine! Ximen Qing! Today I'll sit right here and see what you've got! If you're just trying to intimidate the crowd, even if you're innocent this time, I'll still sentence you for mocking the court and detain you for three days!"

"Very well! Your Excellency, please observe this calmly!"

Ximen Qing turned around, ignoring the old man with the air of an official, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Father! Get me a basin of water, a bowl of glutinous rice, and three sticks of incense!"

"Okay! Son! I'll have Laiwang go buy it! He'll be right there! Just wait!"

Upon hearing Ximen Qing's words, Ximen Da quickly responded.

Hearing this with suspicion, Nie Yunhai beckoned to Officer Xu and asked in a low voice, "What's the story behind these things? Can they really come back to life?"

"Your Excellency, these are merely the tricks of charlatans and sorcerers to fool the people. If these external things were truly useful, why would those legendary sword immortals need to cultivate the sword energy they speak of and forge their internal energy and magical power?"

Officer Xu glanced at Ximen Qing, who stood calmly in the hall, and curled his lip.

Upon hearing this, Nie Yunhai nodded, his eyes flickering.

Although Officer Xu was resolute, he still felt that this kid seemed to have a plan in mind!

Could it be that this kid lied to himself?

"Father! Do you think Ximen Qing is truly capable or just trying to attract attention?"

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Xiaoqian! Didn't you say you wouldn't come to court? This corpse and filth, you..."

"Father! Your daughter knows she was wrong."

Just as Nie Yunhai was about to lose his temper, he saw Nie Xiaoqian's innocent-looking face. Well, he'd spoil his own daughter.

"Make way! Make way! The stuff's here!"

At this moment, a commotion arose outside the county government office.

Laiwang carried the items around the constables' blockade and delivered them to Ximen Qing.

"So fast?"

"Young master, I met an old Taoist priest on the road. He had your things, and he even gave you an incense burner!"

Laiwang opened his mouth in a boastful manner.

"Well done! You'll be richly rewarded when we get back!" Ximen Qing praised, spreading out the items.

The incense sticks were lit and inserted into the glutinous rice. Then, the face was washed and the mouth was rinsed with water. After all that, a quarter of an hour had passed.

Seeing that the incense sticks stuck in the glutinous rice had turned into two long ones and one short one, Ximen Qing finally showed a slight smile.

He took a deep breath, and under the puzzled gazes of everyone around him, he began to perform the Heavenly Steps, chanting incantations.

【Asking the Rice】

start up!

This is the first time Ximen Qing has activated the active skill of his cheat system.

The energy within his dantian surged continuously, and then a strange feeling arose.

All I could see was a blur, and the smoke from the incense sticks on the glutinous rice seemed to be controlled, falling onto Zhang Erlang's corpse.

This amazing scene immediately caused the onlookers from all directions to widen their eyes and stare intently.

Officer Xu, who had just confidently asserted that Ximen Qing was merely "attracting attention," muttered to himself, "Impossible! This shouldn't be!"

Amidst the swirling incense smoke, a semi-transparent figure emerged from the headless corpse.

A hint of joy appeared on Ximen Qing's face. Had he succeeded?

But before he could speak, he heard a loud shout from behind him—

"Zhang Erlang!"

Zhu Xiaolian's eyes filled with tears.

The gaze directed at this former enemy was filled with unparalleled hope and brilliance!

"My husband!!!"

At this moment, Zhang, who hadn't said much the whole time, cried out in surprise and fainted on the ground.

Nie Yunhai waved his hand, signaling several quick-thinking constables to carry him into the back hall.

Meanwhile.

Outside the county government office, a steady old Taoist priest carrying a sword watched everything happening in the hall with curiosity and inquiry in his eyes, but he did not disturb the crowd gathered at the door.

Instead, he chose a wall where no one was, recited an incantation, and passed through the wall to arrive at the courtroom.