Chapter 227 – The Dream Witch Appears

The words of the Third are strange, obviously far away from the capital, but as if the situation is so urgent that it is happening right next to me …. Li Miaozhen’s slender and delicate eyebrows gently furrowed.

She actually had something on her mind tonight, after the storm of the daytime military advice, out of the keen intuition of a Heavenly Sect practitioner, she vaguely sensed the killing intent hidden beneath the exterior of Governor Zhang’s smile.

Therefore, it was intended to make a trip to the stage before dusk, to circle the wagons and see if there could be any room for maneuver in the matter.

But Number Three was a netizen she valued highly, upright and brave, intelligent and wise, an admirable reader. If there was something wrong with Number Three, it was impossible for her to ignore it.

Just as he thought of this, he saw a line of text slowly emerge from the surface of the small jade mirror:

[Yunzhou case, the real mastermind behind the scene is Song Buzhengzhi, Zhang governor solved the mystery, originally intended to arrest Song Changsu with a thunderous force.

But Song Changsu sensed the danger in advance, designed to confuse Governor Zhang and the night watchman, and secretly blocked the city gates. Now there’s killing everywhere in Baidi City, and the governor’s team is in danger of being caught in an accident. No. 2, you send troops to help at once.]

The mastermind behind this is Song Buzhengzhi?

Li Miaozhen was confused for a moment as if she had been hit by a heavy hammer on her head, Song Changsu was the one behind the scenes, meaning that the Qi party that colluded with the Witch God Cult was Song Changsu.

Song Changsu is from the Qi Party?

There was no time to think about that much, if it was as Three had said, then unrest was imminent in the White Emperor City, no, there had even been a fierce battle.

If something happens to Governor Zhang, the entire Yunzhou will slide into an uncontrollable abyss, and Jiang Luchong is a fourth grade martial artist, so the people of the city will inevitably be affected once the war starts.

And this is just the beginning of the turmoil, next year in the spring, the court will definitely send a large army to attack Yunzhou, under the fire of war, how many people will be killed.

Li Miaochen rose up with an open hand, her hand already grabbing the silver spear leaning against the table, but just then, she suddenly froze.

A series of big question marks flashed through his mind before converging into one sentence: how did Three know about all this?

The Third was far away from the capital, and how did he know what happened in Yunzhou?

She had a vague guess in her heart, and this guess set off a huge wave in her heart, the shock was not in any way smaller than the mutiny of Song Buzhengzhi.

Thus, Li Miaozhen paused and stood still, her fingers slightly trembling as she passed on the letter: [How do you know about this.]

When the summons went out, no one responded for half a day.

Li Miaozhen raised her eyebrows and turned her head towards the female ghost Su Su, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, reading a book with her head down, and said, “Pass on my order to gather the Fei Yan Army.”

Su Su’s style of reading a book with her head down was like a gentle and sensible, well-read lady. That kind of gentleness is engraved in the bones.

It would have been perfect if the book I read wasn’t The XX Sex History.

“Oh!”

Su Su reluctantly put down the small Liu Bei in her hand, twisted her surplus small waist, and walked towards the outside of the tent.

She was a little depressed that the heroes in the book were all handsome and scholarly, gentle and learned.

And if she remade her physical body in the future, she would have to be a concubine for Xu Qi’an, a womanizer.

The difference is also too great.

Sighting the female ghost maid going out to deploy troops without delay, Li Miaozhen, with a sullen face, transmitted a threat: [If you don’t say anything, I’ll never send a single soldier].

This was of course just a threat, Li Miaozhen was now itching to put on her wings and fly to White Emperor City.

[3: Actually, I received a mission from the academy and secretly rushed to Yunzhou.]

[2: Do you take me for a fool?]

Number three is a scholar of Cloud Deer Academy, and it is known that after the beginning of spring is the spring exam, which is the time for the world’s scholars to leap over the dragon gate. Number four had previously mentioned that number three was going to participate in the spring exam, and number three did not deny it.

Cloud Deer Academy and Yunzhou can t hit one place in eight, what would make number three give up the precious time to prepare for the exam and go south? The academy is full of talents, and why does it have to be number three.

It was unreasonable for a scholar from the Yunlu Academy to travel south on his teacher’s orders and yet know the Yunzhou case thoroughly and clearly. Unless someone leaked it to him…Xu Qi’an would indeed leak it to his cousin, assuming that number three was that cousin.

Then there is another way to verify whether or not Number Three is lying, and that is to ask Number One and have him/her go to the Cloud Deer Academy to poke around.

But that was too time consuming, and as things stood now, time was life. So Two asked directly, and she hoped Three would tell the truth.

[III: Okay, showdown, I’m Xu Qi’an, and I’m number three.]

Number 3 is Xu Qi’an!

Li Miaozhen was petrified on the spot, her pretty melon face frozen like a stone carving.

It was as if she heard something inside her collapsing, rumbling apart.

The upright, kind and righteous reader (x)

Scumbag, hypocritical, horny night watchman (√)

The image of Number Three underwent a series of processes of collapse and reorganization in her mind.

At first hearing the bad news, Li Miaozhen inner is out of anger, she felt that she was deceived, was playing with feelings, was treated as a monkey.

Truth be told, she had a soft spot for Three, who wasn’t as deep-minded as Number One, always peeking at the screen. Nor was she as seemingly gentle as Number Four, who was in fact incredibly proud.

As for number five, six and nine, each has its own characteristics, but none of them are as good as number three in terms of viewing.

But everything is a lie.

At this moment, Li Miaozhen recalled in her mind what Number Three had said about Xu Qi’an.

“Shameless, simply shameless ah ….” She tightly gripped her silver spear, her chest rising and falling violently.

If this were in modern times, Li Miaozhen would be the heroine in Today’s Law, titled: “Eighteen-year-old girl cheated on her feelings by netizens”.

And so on!

In her anger, Li Miaozhen suddenly remembered something unhappy:

If number three was Xu Qi’an, she had asked for help in the Earth Book group that day with a sincere face, asking for their help in analyzing the case.

The next day, a little bit of pride in front of the governor Zhang and Xu Qi’an, bragging that he solved the case …. Thinking of this, Li Miaozhen chest undulation more and more violent, face suffocated red, produce the impulse to pull out the sword to kill himself.

At that time, Xu Qi’an was afraid that he was laughing at himself in his heart.

She cupped her hands around her face, her voice shaking, “Bitch…”

……

In the distant capital, Daoist Golden Lotus stared at the fragment of the earth book and waited for a long time, but Three and Two did not continue to communicate.

“The secret talks are over without a word.” Daoist Golden Lotus complained.

Xu Qi’an this kid, usually bragging without a draft, now well, identity exposure, no place to hide it.

But this was nothing, Daoist Master Golden Lotus had been cultivating for dozens of years, what great storms hadn’t been seen, and wouldn’t lose his temper because of such a small matter.

“Kuku Kuku ….”

A few minutes later, an orange cat jumped the fence in the yard and peered in warily, seemingly intent on sneaking into the kitchen to steal food.

But then, the orange cat suddenly froze, froze on the wall and didn’t move, and after a few seconds, its amber pupils regained their animation, tipped its tail, and walked away happily.

Inside the house, Taoist Master Jinlian was lying on the bed with a peaceful frown.

….

Xu Qi’an took one last look at the jade mini-mirror, and the Second did not taunt, accuse, or abuse, and surreptitiously remained silent.

Somewhat surprising, but expected.

“She should have also remembered that day, a momentary drift of the mind to say something, this is the benefit of everyone dying together.” Xu Qi’an lamented.

Then, he settled his spirit, held his essence, and called out to Monk Shenshu in the sea of consciousness, “Master, Master ….”

“Master, I have encountered a crisis, and I hope to have your help.”

CALLED Monk Shenshu for half a day, but surprisingly there was no reply.

Xu Qi’an was a bit flustered, the reason why he dared to rush to the scene in the first place, he had a bottom line, and Monk Shenshu was his bottom line.

At first, the two had made a pact; Xu Qi’an had contributed his body to warm up his broken arm. Monk Shenshu, on the other hand, was to come to his aid in times of crisis.

But now, it looks like the outfitter has run away?

“To the death.”

Inside his head, came the ethereal voice of Master Shenshu.

To the death? What do you mean, you’re saving me with this reply, or not?

Xu Qi’an was busy communicating with Shenshu in his mind, but the doggone monk slumbered again and CALLED not to wake up.

….

Buzhengweiwei, backyard.

The sound of “banging” came from the Huben Guards searching for evidence. Governor Zhang and Jiang Ruizhong stood in the courtyard, Yunzhou governor respectfully at the side.

Inspector Zhang smelled a faint fragrance of warmth, different from plum blossoms, a flower fragrance that he had never smelled before.

Looking around, he easily found the flower, a white one that looked no different from the wildflowers on the side of the road, but it gave off a rich and long fragrance.

“In the cold winter months, there are even flowers?” Inspector Zhang was surprised.

Lord Zhi Fu sniffed, twisted his head to look at it, then retracted his gaze and shook his head without much concern: “Maybe it’s some special variety, my humble servant doesn’t recognize it, but Song Buzheng Envoy…Song Thief is a person who loves flowers.”

Inspector Zhang nodded slightly.

The Huben Guard did not search for useful evidence.

“Strange…” frowned Inspector Zhang.

The Song Mansion and the Buzhengzhi Yamen were too clean, clean as if they had been deliberately cleaned up, leaving no incriminating evidence behind.

However, Song Changsu is secretive and may have another base, so it’s not surprising that he can’t collect evidence.

It did not take long for the officials who had been sent to summon them to gather at the office of the Minister of Prefecture.

…..

In the lobby, Governor Zhang stood under the eaves of the doorway, standing with his arms folded, and in the courtyard, a dozen or so high-ranking officials flanked him, casting silent glances.

“Gentlemen!”

Governor Zhang’s eyes were sharp as he scanned the two columns of high officials on the left and right, and said in a deep voice, “Song Changsu colluded with the Witch God Cult, coveted military supplies, and nurtured the invaders. People’s livelihoods are withering around Yunzhou, and there are frequent outbreaks of unrest.

“This official has been ordered by His Majesty to conduct a strict investigation. After the incident, Song Changsu killed himself in fear of the crime.

“From today onwards, this official will be responsible for handling all important military and political matters in Yunzhou. Anyone who is in favor of this thief will immediately come to this official to explain the situation, and will be punished according to the severity of the situation.”

“As you command!”

The officials bent their heads.

At this time, in the sight of Governor Zhang, he saw a group of night watchmen rushing in from the doorway of the lobby in an aggressive manner. One of them, a silver gong, was carrying a man in his hand.

The officials in the hall looked at the sound.

“Why are they here?” Inspector Zhang looked at Jiang Ruizhong at his side.

Jiang Ruizhong shook his head.

“Mr. Governor, it’s a big deal.”

The one carrying the man’s silver gong in his hand was already chanting under his breath before the man arrived.

Jiang Ruizhong squinted his eyes, saw the person in the silver gong’s hand, and was taken aback that it was the government’s coroner.

“What’s going on?”

Inspector Zhang’s gaze fell on the coroner, and his face became incredibly serious.

The silver gong handed the pallbearer in his hand, to the bronze gong at his side, stepped forward quickly, and whispered with his ear.

After listening to Xu Ningyan’s analysis, a group of night watchmen rushed to the Song Buzheng Minister’s Residence, but the result was empty, the governor had already left.

After inquiring about the house, he learned that the governor had gone to the Bujinkan.

The experienced silver gongs were not ready to leave, keeping in mind Xu Ningyan’s analysis, and so they re-examined the body of the Song Buzheng minister.

It was only then that he realized that the blood-stained face was actually a human skin mask.

The one who died really wasn’t Song Changsu.

The night watchmen immediately apprehended the pallbearers and rushed to the Buzhengji in a hurry.

“So it is!”

Inspector Zhang’s face changed several times, from shock to gravity, and now expressionless after settling his emotions.

He slowly swept past the officials, looked at the coroner, and said, “Who instructed you?”

The coroner was horrified, and his eyes frequently looked to the side and back, where the governor of Yunzhou stood.

“Reporting back to the governor, it’s my humble servant.” The governor made a bow and arched his hand, actually admitting it frankly.

Inspector Zhang snorted coldly, and without any nonsense, waved his hand and said, “Take down ….”

His hand didn’t swing out, a simple waving motion, but it was hard as if he was lifting a thousand pounds.

Immediately after that, he fell limply to the ground, Jiang Ruizhong beside him subconsciously tried to help, not expecting to stagger, the hallowed Fourth Grade Martial Artist was actually brought down together by Inspector Zhang.

“Poisoned… “Jiang Lunzhong’s heart fluttered.

“Jiang Jinluo, Lord Inspector.” The night watchmen were alarmed and leaned over.

In the courtyard, a group of officials were terrified, at this moment, the governor of Yunzhou was so strange in their eyes.

“Asshole!”

A gong drew his saber and was about to behead the governor.

The governor’s face was expressionless as he raised his hand and made a seal.

“Heh heh…” the pallbearer who was discarded on the ground suddenly mutated, his body muscles swelled, his eyes turned into red pupils, a beastly low roar erupted from his throat, and he slammed headlong into the gong that drew his sword.

Psst!

The blade chopped into his shoulder, severing the Bearer’s entire arm, and, dazedly, he crashed solidly into Cauldron’s arms.

The crowd heard the sound of bones breaking.

The gong flew out backwards, and the sword in his hand landed on the ground with a “clang”.

The watchmen were quick to catch him. But this could not change the end, the pupil light in that gong’s eyes quickly dimmed, and the flame of life went out.

“Dream Witch!” Jiang Luzhong said in a deep voice, “So you’re that Fourth Grade Dream Witch from the Witch God Sect, did you kill Zhou Min?”

The governor laughed, “Exactly!”

“Wow…” the officials quickly backed away, looking at the governor warily.

That mysterious and unpredictable Dream Witch turned out to be hiding around all along? What means did he use to restrain the white-clothed lookout technique of the Heavenly Superintendent?

With nothing but hideousness in his red pupils, the pallbearer, who had lost his humanity, silently picked up the broken arm and pressed it against the break.

Scarlet and rich veins flickered as blood-colored threads wrapped around the broken arm and reattached it.

Blood Spirit Golem!

This was a secret technique controlled by sorcerers of the ninth grade, capable of refining a living person into a puppet, and at the cost of burning essence blood, catalyzing the puppet into a humongous and unparalleled dead warrior.

For this reason, the ninth grade sorcerers are also called “blood spirits”.

Of course, a sorcerer of the ninth rank had a limited increase in the puppet’s battle power, much less the ability to do what it took to connect a broken arm.

“What kind of poison did I get?” Jiang Lunzhong seemed resigned.

“This kind of poison is called pine flower white worm, the white worm body burns, it will produce colorless and tasteless poison, this kind of poison will not cause any effect on the body, but it will lurk in the body for up to ten days.

“During these ten days, once the poisoned person smells the scent of a flower called the pine flower, his body will go limp and become a lamb to be slaughtered. This is a poison recipe from the poison department of the Southern Border Compass Clan.”

“Jiang Luzhong, in order to deal with you, this seat has really taken great pains. You are a high-grade martial artist, ordinary poisons are ineffective against you and are easy to recognize, the only way to get you trapped is with this combination of compulsion poisons with gentle and long-lasting medicinal properties.” The governor looked smug.

Inspector Zhang gasped weakly, “Is it the flower in the backyard?”

“Exactly.”

“That’s why you purposely led us to the backyard.”

“The governor’s cleverness came a little late.” The governor sneered.

“Well, what about the white worm’s poison?”

“The candles you burn every day, that’s it. You’ve taken every precaution, but you didn’t think the poison would be in the candles, did you? When the governor goes out to inspect, the candles in the post are stolen and replaced without God’s knowledge.”

The stagecoach could not be manned at all times, especially during an out-of-town inspection, and stealing and changing candles could not be prevented.

Inspector Zhang braced himself and asked, “Where is Song Changsu?”

“When you all die, he will naturally take over the Yunzhou officialdom.” The governor laughed coldly, “After taking over Baidi City, the bandits hoarded in various places will attack the counties and provinces, and at the end of the Jingcha year, Yunzhou will be cut off from Da Bong.”

At that moment, the crowd heard the sound of disorganized and loud footsteps, and a large group was approaching.

“The poison will ease after two incense sticks, but unfortunately you won’t live to see that.” The governor laughed out loud.

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PS: Sorry for the slow writing, the jams aren’t getting any better. Also, this chapter is 4,600 words, the 3,000 word one was updated a long time ago. The next chapter is after midnight, but don’t wait, it’ll definitely be two or three o’clock, or even later.

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