Is it an illusion? Not an illusion

Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes and suppressed his thoughts.

It's okay, "he straightened up and responded calmly.

Young Master... Mr. Xu, they are such good people and officials. How could they

Xiao Xiao's teary eyes were fluttering, and she was about to start crying again.

Lu Sheng looked silently at the corpses scattered all over the Xu family's floor.

The bodies were all bluish gray with a strangulation mark on their necks.

The magistrate glanced a few times and hurriedly left. I entrusted the matter to the chief constable in charge of the case.

There are also several government officials responsible for investigating cases, who are discussing the case with the chief constable.

Young master, please go over there, "a servant ran over and whispered to Lu Sheng.

As he spoke, he also looked regretfully at the body of the Xu family on the ground.

I'll go right away, "Lu Sheng glanced at the servant. Aren't you afraid

I'm afraid. "The servant was only ten years old, but his demeanor and expression showed a maturity that didn't match his age.

But the little one escaped from the Jurong Kingdom in the east. There is currently a famine there, with corpses scattered everywhere, and even many families changing their children to eat. Such tragic situations have been seen many times... Sigh

He sighed and immediately realized that the other person was not his usual friend to chat with, so he quickly lowered his head.

Have you seen many similar incidents in the Jurong Kingdom to the east

Lu Sheng casually asked.

The servant fell silent for a moment.

Not a few

Lu Sheng's heart tightened.

Without stopping, he quickly walked up to the old father's road in this life.

Lufang, courtesy name Quan'an, and literary name Jinyuanweng.

The money for road safety is also famous throughout Jiulian City. The news of the imminent marriage between the Lu and Xu families has long spread throughout the city, and even people from nearby Zihua City have come to offer gifts.

Such a sensational event has now become like this.

At this moment, Lu Quan'an's face was very ugly, and his eyes were also filled with thick fatigue and concern.

Hello, tell Captain Zhao about yesterday's situation

He leaned over and gave a position to a bearded man approaching from the side.

Lu Sheng's heart kept echoing with the words he heard from Xu Daoran yesterday. He felt that the Water Ghost case must be related to the death of the Xu family.

He immediately recounted one by one the things he had talked to Xu Daoran about yesterday.

There's nothing to hide.

Captain Zhao furrowed his brow and couldn't see any clues.

Lu Sheng saw that there was nothing to ask, so he took his leave.

Before leaving, the officials at the yamen began to collect the bodies.

Lu Sheng stood on the side and looked for a while. When he saw Xu Daoran being lifted directly onto the shelf, he sighed and approached to find a constable, asking.

Brother, do you have any remaining members of the Xu family

He thought to himself that if there were still survivors of the Xu family alive, he would take care of them and maybe even get something useful from them.

No more... it's all over, even the entire family of relatives is implicated. Maybe there are still some distant relatives in Zihua City

The constable shook his head and whispered.

Lu Sheng quietly stuffed a piece of broken silver for him, and he followed his family with Xiao Bao to get on the carriage together.

The carriage gradually returned home.

But the tragic situation of the Xu family is still in everyone's mind.

As the head of the family, Lu Fang and Lu Quan An convened a family meeting and announced the end of their engagement with the Xu family. Let the women comfort Yiyi more, and then she went back to her room alone to rest.

Young people at home are going out one after another, either to the taverns in the city, brothels, or music halls. When they are frightened, they often numb themselves like this.

The female relatives went out one after another to the nearby Honglian Temple to offer incense and worship Buddha, praying for peace and blessings.

It would be best to request a spiritual talisman from the Red Lotus Daoist to protect our home from external evil spirits.

The whole house was in a state of panic.

Lu Sheng didn't go out to fool around.

He brought his petite friend all the way to the large study room where he collected books at home.

The study is quiet.

He pushed open the door and inside, there was a chubby woman cleaning and wiping the bookshelf.

The vermilion bookshelves, furniture, and dim light outside the window make this place somewhat gloomy.

Lu Sheng walked in, bypassing the circular flower and bird wooden screen blocking the entrance, and smelled the faint aroma of wood in the study.

You guys go out first, I'll read a book and take a break myself

He commanded.

Yes

Xiao Xiao obediently responded, and then walked out the door with the chubby woman who was cleaning.

Lu Sheng stood alone in the study, looking at the rows of bookshelves in front of him and sighing slightly.

He started searching on each bookshelf.

Soon, I found a record book such as the local county annals.

Then he moved out all these books and started flipping through them one by one.

Taking advantage of the dim light outside the window, he quickly flipped through a booklet completely.

In the 72nd year of the Great Song Dynasty, a person appeared in the outskirts of Jiulian City and, in a frenzy, killed twelve people in a row with a knife. He was surrounded and killed by a group of constables from the yamen

In the 85th year of the Great Song Dynasty, in the bustling city of Jiuliancheng, there was a person on the street whose head suddenly detached, and the cause of death is unknown

In the 91st year of the Great Song Dynasty, a group of fifteen tourists went missing from a broken temple outside the city, and the case has not been solved to this day

In the 95th year of the Great Song Dynasty, the owner of the Le Fang in Jiuliancheng disappeared. The limbs were found in four different places outside the city. After only four days of death, the body had already decayed into white bones

In the 116th year of the Great Song Dynasty, there were cries of children outside the city at night, and all those who went to investigate disappeared. The crying lasted for three days and then disappeared on its own