Chapter 115 Phantom Demon Girl

That night, Qin Mubai took three confidants, dressed up to ride an inconspicuous carriage, and went out of Ji County.

Liao Lirong, an important witness, was taken down by Qin Mubai on his way to deliver a letter to Chang'an. Now he is detained in an inconspicuous small village more than 30 miles away from the county. Last time, Qin Mubai did not go to the interrogation, but cheated his confession and basically confirmed the fact that he was involved in the case. Li Ke wants to find the account book to ensure that he is foolproof. It can be seen that he is also cautious in this case and doesn't want to have a difference.

It was getting late, and the carriage walked alone on the inconspicuous hill road, and the carriage's rollers pressed the road. The three soldiers took turns driving the carriage, and the others took a nap in the carriage.

Not far out, the hundred riders who drove the car stopped the carriage and said to Qin Mubai, "General, you have arrived at Zhu Chengwen's grave. Do you want to get off the bus to pay tribute now?"

"It's good." Qin Mubai had told him earlier to pay tribute when he passed by. It won't be so conspicuous at night. In addition, Qin Mubai also wants to find someone to know something. Is there anyone who has come to sweep Zhu Chengwen's grave for him after he was buried?

Leaving one person to watch the carriage, Qin Mubai took a man to Zhu Chengwen's cemetery.

Zhu Chengwen went to the north alone as an official. After Qin Mubai and others came, he, the Qipin County Magistrate, was buried with the etiquette of the court. I chose a good feng shui cemetery and asked an old hunter who lived nearby to take care of it, so as not to be washed away by the mountains and rivers or the beasts to dig the grave. I usually sprinkle two pages of paper money from time to time to remove the weeds on the grave.

Qin Mubai and three others came to the old hunter's house and knocked on the door.

The old hunter is alone. He is 60 years old, but his body is very strong. He lives alone in this mountain forest and goes up the mountain to hunt for a living.

When the door was opened, the old hunter saw the face in front of him and said confusedly, "Where did the three distinguished guests come from?"

Qin Mubai smiled slightly: "Old man, we are officials. I was ordered to send you money and food. There are other things I want to ask you.

"Oh, it turned out to be an official! Please come in!" The old hunter knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, and quickly welcomed Qin Mubai and other three people in. Qin Mubai asked his entourage to carry a bag of rice that had already been prepared and sent dozens of copper coins, which was regarded as paying his "salary" for taking care of Zhu Chengwen's grave.

"Thank you, thank you!" The old hunter took the rice and bowed gratefully, hurriedly wiped the porcelain bowl with his sleeves, and poured tea for the three people.

"The old man doesn't have to be busy. Let's ask some questions and leave right away." Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Why do you rest here for one night and then leave so late at night?" The old hunter suddenly showed a frightening look on his face. He glanced out of the window in a panic and whispered, "Recently, I've been uneasy in this forest. Are you three guests still going to squeeze in this old man's broken house for one night?" Anyway, there is also a response when there are many people. Don't be afraid of mistakes!"

"Is it lost?" Qin Mubai frowned slightly in shock, "Why did the old man say this?"

The old hunter's action was slightly stagnant. He put down the tea bowl and carefully squatted beside Qin Mubai and whispered, "Recently, this forest is... not clean!"

"Oh! No way!" Qin Mubai smiled, "Can you still be haunted?"

"Wh!--" The old hunter was so scared that he sat down backwards, "Young man, don't talk nonsense in the middle of the night!"

"Okay, okay. I won't say. Don't be nervous, old man. Come and sit down. If you have anything, take your time. Qin Mubai came forward to help him up, took a pony to sit down for him, and comforted him, "Maybe the old man doesn't know yet? We are the royal royal, immersed in the spirit of the emperor, bear the divine spring and dragon power, and are not afraid of evil. If you have any secrets, just tell me."

The two pawns behind Qin Mubai almost laughed out: Our general, you can really make it up!

"Really?" The old man seemed to suddenly take a reassurance pill and was not so panicked. He looked at Qin Mubai flatteredly and muttered, "So you are... the Baiqi general sent by the emperor? No wonder it's so majestic!"

"Old man, if you have anything, just tell my general!" A pawn said, "My general has never been afraid of heaven and earth, and people and ghosts are afraid of God and Buddha."

"Shut up!" Qin Mubai shouted angrily, turned his head and smiled at the old man, "Old man, it's okay to say something. Although you live alone in this mountain forest, you are also a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. Since you are in trouble, we have the responsibility to help you.

"Good man!" The old man nodded gratefully, swallowed a mouthful of water, and whispered in a low voice...

"In fact, the old man has been living here alone since his wife died 20 years ago and has no children. The man who half of his body has entered the loess is not afraid of anything. But a few nights ago, I went into the mountain to collect the hunting clip and came back, but I was shocked on the way and almost got sick.

"That night, I carried a hare with a bow and arrow on my back. When I passed the grave of Zhu Chengwen, the county magistrate, I took a look for fear that some beast would dig his new grave. But it doesn't matter at this. I almost scared my three souls to lose my seven souls!"

The old man's voice was low and tense, and the atmosphere at the scene became a little strange and dull. Qin Mubai and three others were very bold after special training, but at this time, they couldn't help but stand up with some hair and a burst of numbness on their backs.

"Old man, what do you see?" Qin Mubai asked softly.

"I see! ..." The old man suddenly opened his eyes and looked out of the window nervously. After confirming that there was nothing strange outside, he whispered nervously, "A female ghost knelt in front of Zhu Chengwen's grave and cried."

"Female ghost?" Qin Mubai frowned and said, "How can I see that she is a ghost?"

"Why, why is it not a ghost?" The old man was a little nervous and said in a hurry, "The old man had always been bold and didn't expect to be a female ghost at that time. He thought it was a relative of Zhu Chengwen who came to pay tribute to him in the middle of the night. So I came forward to say hello and asked him if he wanted wax paper money or something. Unexpectedly, I called 'girl' after I approached. After a while, I didn't see anyone.

"Bang?" Qin Mubai and the other three were stunned at the same time, "What's the 'Bang' method?"

"Just, that's... that female ghost can fly!" The old man's hands trembled with nervousness, "Just in front of me, I didn't see anyone and flew away! I was so scared that I... I almost peed my pants!"

The two pawns behind Qin Mubai suddenly looked at each other: "Is it really a female ghost?"

"Nonsense!" Qin Mubai shouted, "Why does the female ghost cry when she has nothing to do? It must be his relatives or friends. Haven't you heard that there are so many strange people in the world? It's not impossible for some people to have peerless light kung fu.

"That's true." A pawn said, "Many of the chivalrous people who travel around the world have light skills. The most famous is the Chang'an hero Shi Wanbao in the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that he has the light kung fu of flying eaves and walls, like an eagle, which is amazing.

"Light power?" The old man was stunned and hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, it's not light kung fu - it's simply flying!"

"Okay, you don't have to be nervous. Now let's go to Zhu Chengwen's grave and have a look. Everything will be known naturally. Qin Mubai patted him on the back, "You have a rest. You don't have to follow."

"Then you have to be careful!!!" The old man was enthusiastic and sent him out to tell him, for fear that something would happen to Qin Mubai.

In the late autumn night, there is a particularly bleak and decaying atmosphere. The autumn wind swept the dead leaves and flew in the forest, and the rustling sound was endless. Although the forest is not big, it is very dense, and there is little sunshine on weekdays. At night, the cold wind is blowing and gloomy.

If you are an ordinary person who has an instinctive fear of darkness, it is already frightened to walk in such a place in the middle of the night, so don't mention going to the grave. However, when Qin Mubai trained Baiqi, he had the courage to train special subjects. It is a metaphor for crossing the snake pit barefoot, the wooden card on the head as a target for people to shoot arrows, and so on. Therefore, hundreds of riders are much bolder than ordinary people.

Even so, including Qin Mubai, walking in such a gloomy place can't help but feel a little chill in the bottom of my heart. The only difference from ordinary people is that the more horrible and tense places are, the more they are, the more calm they are, and their vigilance is unprecedentedly increased.

The three of them didn't say anything and walked to Zhu Chengwen's grave with some incense and paper money. He looked around and listened without any abnormality.

"General, I didn't find anything abnormal. The female ghost is not here!" The pawn said.

"Are you still looking forward to seeing her?" Qin Mubai smiled jokingly, "Maybe the three big men are so energetic that she dares not come out!" Don't talk nonsense and get down to business."

"Yes!"

Two pawns took out incense candles and other things to live. Taking advantage of this moment, Qin Mubai strolled around the grave and observed carefully. He found that there were some ashes with paper money on the grave. The grave was unusually clean without a trace of weeds, and the tombstone was also polished brightly. I don't know whether the old hunter takes good care of him or someone often comes to pay tribute.

At this time, Qin Mubai found a trace of red blood on the simple wooden tombstone. Next to the blood stains, there is also a trace of black silk, which was obviously accidentally scraped up.

"Jiangnan Lake Silk?" Qin Mubai picked up the trace of silk and looked at it for a long time. He was surprised and said, "I have seen this kind of lake silk with the best texture in Li Ke's house. Generally speaking, it is more popular in the south of the Yangtze River, and Li Ke also brought it from Anzhou. Is it... the people from Jiangnan who came to pay tribute to Zhu Chengwen? Then it's probably Zhu Chengwen's family!"

"General, all right." The pawn burned the incense candles and arranged the tributes and so on. Let's call Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai thought a little in his heart, deliberately amplified his voice and said, "The dead are big. Although I don't know whether you Zhu Chengwen is treacherous or evil, I read that you died in a foreign country and became a lonely ghost. I specially came to pay tribute to you. I hope you have a spirit in heaven. Bless me to thoroughly investigate this case and find out the murderer behind the scenes. Rest in peace!"

After saying that, Qin Mubai was ready to worship.

At this moment, the three of them stood up alertly and held the handle of the knife at the same time.

"Who?!!!" The three shouted angrily in unison, facing a certain direction in the dark.

Because they all heard that there was a man coming this way like a ghost!