Zhu Minglang couldn't help but shiver.
Girl, I told you to say something to scare people, not to make people's hair stand on end!
In broad daylight, there were three yin spirits sitting on the doorstep of the Xiang Kingdom's estate, and they were the chefs who had died in the past month …
Alright, it was enough to intimidate the people of the Xiang Kingdom's estate.
Zhu Minglang cleared his throat and tidied his robes. Today, he had dressed a little more in the style of an otherworldly cultivator. Coupled with his refined temperament of not eating the five grains and only drinking immortal fruits and divine pills, most of these mortals would believe him.
"Where did this poor scholar and servant girl come from? Don't hang around in front of the Xiang Kingdom's estate. Hurry up and scram!" At this time, the fully-armed guard loudly berated.
Zhu Minglang had just taken a step forward when he almost missed a step.
As expected of a mortal. With this eyesight, he was only fit to be a guard!
Zhu Minglang cleared his throat again. With a condescending gaze, he said, "I am an exorcist of the Devil Path. When I wander around here, I see that your estate is filled with a dense demonic aura. The door is wide open, but it is tightly shut like a door to the underworld. Can the two guards here feel a chill at the doorstep? Even in the middle of the night, I always feel that someone is going in and out of the door, but I don't see anything."
After the two guards heard this, they looked at each other deeply.
This young man's words truly made their backs shiver!
In fact, these days, they would occasionally glance at the doorstep. At first, they thought it was the other person's gaze, but after a few times, they realized that something was wrong.
In truth, for a few moments, they even thought that the other person was gay.
Now that they heard this poor scholar say this, they suddenly felt even more terrified!
"In this month, many people have died in your estate, especially in the kitchen." When Zhu Minglang said this, he intentionally or unintentionally extended three fingers.
An expert's words had to be ambiguous. They couldn't be too obvious and had to let others make their own associations.
As expected, when the two guards heard this and saw Zhu Minglang's obvious gesture, their expressions changed in shock.
"Can you go and inform the butler?" The guard on the left said.
The guard on the right nodded and glanced at the threshold before hurriedly running into the mansion.
…
Not long after, a young butler strode out. He first sized up Zhu Minglang and Zhi Rou. His eyes darted around a few times, but he still came forward to greet them respectfully.
"Can the two of you talk about something else? After all, some brave servants will still spread the bad news." The young steward was very cautious.
Zhu Minglang glanced at the Yin Spiritualist girl. She took a few steps forward and looked around the entrance hall. Then, she pointed at an old locust tree and said, "There's a batch of dead kittens buried under this tree."
When the young butler and the guard on the right heard this, their expressions changed completely.
Only the steward and the guards knew about this. How could those servants and servants care about such things?
"Masters, please take a seat inside. I'll go get the young lady," the young butler said hurriedly.
…
After passing through a long corridor, they stepped into the mansion. It was obvious that the steward and the young lady didn't want the matter to happen in the main hall. After all, there were many guests in the main hall.
After arriving at the mansion, Zhu Minglang and Zhi Rou quietly waited for the young lady from the Prime Minister's mansion.
After the maid who served them tea left, the Yin Spiritualist girl moved closer to Zhu Minglang's ear and whispered, "Big brother, there's another person buried under the locust tree."
Zhu Minglang looked at her in surprise.
No wonder Li Xinghua asked him to bring this Yin Spiritualist girl along. Her eyes could see Yin Spirits. It could be said that she could see through the darkest secrets of a noble family. She could easily suppress everyone and understand many secrets!
"Do you know who that person is?" Zhu Minglang asked.
"It's the butler from before," the Yin Spiritualist girl said.
Zhu Minglang's eyes widened. He wanted to take a sip of tea, but he didn't dare to do so.
Did it have to be so strange!?
Zhu Minglang felt that the people in the Prime Minister's mansion weren't scared, but he was!
"Is there a Yin Spiritualist controlling the butler's body here?" Zhu Minglang asked.
She shook her head.
"So someone killed the butler and impersonated him?" Zhu Minglang asked.
The Yin Spiritualist girl nodded.
Zhu Minglang rubbed his temples.
He wasn't here to be an exorcist, but to be a detective!
But what did this have to do with the Fiend Star Dragon?
"Can the spirit of the butler tell you the whole story?" Zhu Minglang asked.
"He doesn't seem to realize he's dead. He's still repeating what the butler did," Zhi Rou said.
Not all Yin Spirits could be communicated with directly.
Of course, not all dead creatures would turn into Yin Spirits. Some would simply dissipate.
…
The two didn't have to wait for long. Zhu Minglang saw a woman in a bright red robe walking toward them.
She was followed by two maids, but they left on their own when they entered the hall. The young butler didn't follow them. Only the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhu Minglang, and Zhi Rou were left in the hall.
It seemed like the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion had something private that she didn't want others to know.
"Please keep what I'm about to tell you a secret. If it gets out, I'll capture you at all costs. I'll cut off your tongues and chop off your heads," the young lady in the bright red robe said.
"We'll forget about the mundane world after we hear it. We're just trying to help you because we don't want to see you suffer. Young Lady, please tell us what happened. We already know the gist of it. We just need more details to get rid of the root of the problem." Zhu Minglang rubbed his chin. He realized his action was unnecessary when he realized he didn't have a beard.
"I had an affair with the younger brother of the butler. The butler threatened me and tried to take advantage of me. So I thought of a way. I planned to order someone to make a poison and poison the gluttonous butler to death … "the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion calmly narrated.
Zhu Minglang used drinking tea as a cover. He looked calm and used to it, but his heart was in turmoil.
She started with such a shocking story of moral depravity!
He couldn't help but sit up straight and listen attentively.
Of course, in order to show his foresight, Zhu Minglang couldn't let the other party finish talking. He said, "So the poison was placed in the kitchen and was accidentally eaten by a group of kittens. At the same time, it was scattered to other places and accidentally killed three cooks?"
"Yes." The young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion nodded. A trace of surprise flashed through her eyes.
"If that's the case, how did the butler die? Did the butler's younger brother do it?" Zhu Minglang asked.
The young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion was stunned. She frowned and said with a puzzled expression, "Didn't you just see the butler? He's still alive. My plan failed and was disrupted by the kittens."
"Young Lady, you don't have to play games with us. We know that the real butler is already dead. The current butler should be your lover, the butler's younger brother. Their height, appearance, and voice are all quite similar. "Zhu Minglang smiled mysteriously.
After the young lady heard this, her face was filled with shock and confusion. She didn't speak for a long time.
When Zhu Minglang saw her expression, he also became confused.
It can't be.
Does this young lady not know???
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