Chapter 153: The Nemesis of Married Women [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

"Why did another lady die?"

"Ugh."

Liang Yue thought carefully about the wives he had met during this period, from Fengdie at the beginning - if non-exclusive wives could be counted, to Madam Zhang, Princess Fuyang, and now the Lady of the Guard.

Every one I see dies.

Is this also a kind of "wife killer"?
After leaving the garrison, he shook his head and sighed silently.

Wu Xiaoqi met the two outside the mansion and asked, "Two immortal officials, how are you?"

"There is definitely something wrong with Huang Yuancheng." Liang Yue said firmly, "His coordination in killing was too perfect."

Just now they wanted to arrest the lady of the garrison.

Previously, because there was no evidence, they could only investigate secretly. Now that her identity as a demon has been confirmed, they have every reason to take her back.

Then Huang Yuancheng tried to stop them. It was unclear whether he was ignorant of the situation or had other reasons. Then the garrison lady cooperated very well and seemed to be willing to confess everything and leave.

Unexpectedly, after she confessed, she suddenly wanted to kill Huang Yuancheng. This was too sudden.

It's really a bit abnormal.

They had fought with the fish monster before and knew its strength. Even if Huang Yuancheng, a warrior at the sixth level, stood there motionless, the fish monster might not be able to break through its defense with one attack.

What if it’s a sneak attack?

As expected, she was killed by Huang Yuancheng.

It looked like the husband killed his wife, but in fact it was more like she was seeking death.

If Huang Yuancheng took the initiative to kill her, he would be suspected of killing Yu to silence her.

But now, the situation has become like this... The Evil-Slaying Division found out that there was a monster in the garrison. The monster attempted to murder the garrison general, but was killed by the garrison general.

Huang Yuancheng was clean in an instant.

The fish demon wanted to kill him, thus clearing his accomplices of suspicion. Now the Evil Slayer Division had no reason to investigate him directly, and could only investigate secretly.

After all, he was a general guarding a city appointed by the Ministry of War, and it was impossible to arrest him directly without any evidence.

Wen Yifan looked at Wu Xiaoqi and said, "After we go back, we'll have to trouble you to stay here for a while and continue to monitor Huang Yuancheng."

They had come here for clues about the Nine-Yarn Mystic Master. Now that the Lady of the Guard had died, Huang Yuancheng would probably lie dormant for a long time. They couldn't waste time here, it was time to go back.

"It doesn't matter." Wu Xiaoqi laughed, "This is what we brothers do."

The Evil-Slaying Division is a huge government office. Apart from the immortal officials with names and surnames, the majority of its officers are nameless clerks.

The tasks they complete are more complicated and more tiring than those of the Xuanmen disciples.

After returning to the inn to pack up their things, Wu Xiaoqi asked again, "Are you two going back now? We haven't had a good time in Liangjiang Prefecture these past few days. Why don't we go out and eat some local specialties?"

"I won't eat." Liang Yue smiled and rejected the other party's invitation to eat and drink at public expense during the business trip, and then said: "But there is a place I really want to visit, otherwise I will always have a doubt in my heart."

"Where?" The other two looked at him.

Liang Yue replied: "Shengyu Village."

……

Shengyu Village is located at the bend of Beimen River, where the scenery is beautiful and the products are abundant.

The villagers lived a good life by fishing along the river. The village chief had been a soldier, and the villagers were united. Under his leadership, the surrounding villages did not dare to compete with them.

They occupied a large area of ​​the river by themselves and were considered one of the richest villages in Liangjiang Prefecture. The people in the surrounding villages envied them.

However, facing a powerful figure like Zheng Kan, they were still powerless to resist.

The funeral tent is still there at Jiuwazi's home.

The incident happened not long ago. The village chief said he wanted to avenge Huaer before burying her body, so the coffin was kept at home.

Jiuwazi was kneeling beside him, crying very sadly.

On the one hand, it may be that the couple has a really good relationship, and on the other hand, the village chief and his men beat him really hard - after returning last night, the brothers gave this little traitor a severe lesson.

Those old men's fists and kicks were so black and hard, it would be strange if he didn't cry in pain now.

"My Lords, please forgive me...for not being able to salute." Jiuwazi sobbed and stood up with difficulty. He limped, with a bruised face and nose. He could only squeeze out a little vision from his swollen eyes to see everyone clearly.

"It's okay." Liang Yue quickly signaled him not to get up. "I came here just to check your wife's body. I actually have some doubts about her death."

When everyone heard this story, they would be a little puzzled. How could a fisherwoman who lived by the water drown so easily?
Liang Yue is no exception.

"Okay." Jiuwazi naturally didn't dare to disobey, so he found tools and opened the coffin again.

The corpse, which had been dead for a few days, smelled bad when opened, and was swollen and had corpse spots. It was a pity that she was a famous beautiful woman in the area when she was alive, but she turned into this in the blink of an eye.

Liang Yue didn't care at all. He carefully turned over the corpse's hands and feet, checking them one by one, and asked, "How was her swimming ability when she was alive?"

"Hua'er grew up in our village, so swimming is no problem for her." Jiuwazi replied, "She can swim back home from the ferry even with her eyes closed."

"Then have you ever wondered why she drowned?" Liang Yue asked again.

"Is there any need to ask? That beast from the Zheng family must not be telling the truth!" Jiuwazi said angrily: "He said Huaer jumped into the water and accidentally drowned. How is that possible? They must have beaten her, so she couldn't swim back." Liang Yue was skeptical.

Because he had asked the assassin leader, and the information they had obtained before they came was the same. With Zheng Kan's lawless attitude, he had sent people to stop and kill the fishermen. There was no need to whitewash his actions to the assassins, right?

Moreover, his followers and subordinates must have been involved in these things, and there were many witnesses, so there was no need for him to lie.

So what Zheng Kan said, that he wanted to molest the fisherman's wife, and she jumped into the water to escape, and then accidentally drowned...this part of the story should be credible.

Moreover, after this examination, it was found that there were indeed no external injuries on the body of the deceased.

It is for this reason that Liang Yue wondered whether the fisherman’s accident might be related to something else?

For example, a water monster.

When he saw the water monster in the lake of Zhenshoufu, he wondered if there would be more than one water monster coming to Liangjiangfu?
After a moment, his eyes fell on the ankle of the deceased, where there seemed to be a mark of strangulation, which was obviously different from the mark of corpse spots.

Look at the surrounding shape, it looks more like a rope or a tentacle?
Wen Yifan also didn't feel anything strange about the corpse. He just reached out and touched that part. "It's a little corroded, as if it's contaminated by evil spirits."

She has always been able to grasp Liang Yue's ideas quickly.

"Can you take us to see where the deceased fell into the water and where he was fished out?" Liang Yue stood up and asked.

"It's at the ferry outside the village. I'll take you there." Jiuwazi immediately agreed.

Of course, he also wanted to find out the truth about his wife's death.

The reason he betrayed the villagers before was not because he didn't care about his wife.

He felt that even if they went to Longyuan City, they would not be able to defeat Zheng Kan's backers, so he wanted to give in. But the village chief had a stubborn temper and would never be bullied. He was dragged into it and was afraid, so he informed Zheng Kan and wanted him to send someone to beat them back.

Who knew Zheng Kan was so vicious that he wanted to kill everyone.

To put it bluntly, it's because of fear.

This is actually the effect that Zheng Kan and others hope to achieve. They want ordinary people to be as docile as sheep, and want everyone to be afraid of them, so that they dare not seek justice even when they are oppressed. Only in this way can they act tyrannically without any worries.

……

Jiuwazi brought them to an open ferry outside the village, which was on the back of a valley where water extended out. The river was clear and the waves were bright.

There are several fishing boats of various sizes parked on the shore, and the sound of sails fluttering in the distance.

"My wife was packing things on the boat when the Zheng family's big boat passed by here, and the beast saw her." Jiuwazi said angrily, and he pointed to the river not far away, "She should have jumped here and tried to swim back around the mountain, but in the end only her body floated back."

"Let's go down and take a look." Liang Yue jumped down directly.

Wen Yifan and Wu Xiaoqi followed, but Jiuwazi had difficulty walking, so he stayed on the shore waiting for them.

"Do you suspect there is a water monster hiding here?" Wen Yifan asked.

"That's my guess." Liang Yue looked at the surging river and said, "If what the town keeper said is true, then there would only be one water monster like her that came here?"

In the territory of the Yin Dynasty, it is a big deal for monsters to harm people.

Once it happens, be sure to clear it up immediately.

Wu Xiaoqi smiled and said, "It's always better to check carefully. If there are any monsters, other people will not be harmed in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, a breeze blew by.

Wen Yifan's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he grabbed Liang Yue and said, "Be careful, there's something wrong with the surrounding atmosphere."

Liang Yue didn't notice anything, but when he heard her say that, he immediately took up his sword and became alert, looking around, "Could there really be a monster?"

"It doesn't seem to be a monster..." Wen Yifan spread out his spiritual sense, searching for any suspicious clues.

At this moment, something strange happened!
Wu Xiaoqi, who was behind the two men, suddenly showed a sinister smile, holding a short blade in his hand, and stabbed towards Liang Yue's waist viciously!

laugh.

A piece of clothing was flying.

Thanks to Senior Sister Wen's reminder, Liang Yue remained alert. When the blade was about to reach his body, he realized that something was wrong. He used the Sword Domain Dragon Movement to suddenly swing his body and turned into an afterimage to dodge.

The knife did not pierce his back, but went through the corner of his clothes.

Wen Yifan turned around and pointed, with the inner energy condensed at his fingertips, right at Wu Xiaoqi's forehead.

With a thud, his body fell heavily to the ground.

"It's a mystic." She said calmly, "When fighting against a mystic of a high level, a person with weak cultivation can easily be controlled by the other party, which will have a counterproductive effect. Let him be unconscious for a while."

After saying that, she turned her gaze to Liang Yue again.

"I'm fine!" Liang Yue understood what she meant and quickly said loudly: "I can help you, and I will definitely not be controlled!"

Good guy.

So in the eyes of Senior Sister Wen, I am also a burden?
The two of them had just exchanged a few words when a leisurely voice sounded in the air.

"This river is vast and majestic, perfect for a place where a genius can be buried. It wouldn't be a disgrace for you two to die here."

(End of this chapter)