A woman in a red dress with disheveled hair suddenly appeared behind Chen Ke. She floated in the air, and the arm that came out of her bright red wide sleeves was green like a corpse that hadn't decayed for years. The hand with long, sharp nails pinched Chen Ke hard. Between the loose black hair, a scarlet eye was staring at the two of them, laughing like a night owl.
"Help, help me …" Chen Ke struggled desperately.
Gu Caiwei was so scared that she quickly hid behind Yan Li and didn't dare to look.
Although Yan Li was shocked, he firmly believed that there could be no ghosts in this world. The ghosts in the folklore were just the obsession of some cultivators before they died. After the rumors spread, they put on a strange veil. In order to support their families, the writers continued to add horror behind the strange veil, so all kinds of ghost stories were born. However, whether it was a cultivator or a mortal, the soul would return to the sea of stars at the moment of death. This was the rule of the Jambu Realm and the fundamental core of the endless life of all things.
"Playing tricks!" He coldly turned sideways and slashed out with his fingers. A dark sword light cut through the void and pierced the head of the female ghost in a red dress. The sword light didn't stop and shot out from the front hall to the backyard. However, the female ghost in a red dress didn't fall. Instead, because of a gust of wind caused by the sword light, her hair was blown away, revealing her true face.
Hearing Yan Li's attack, Gu Caiwei suppressed her fear and poked her little head out to see the result. As a result, she saw a rotten, swollen face covered with maggots. She screamed and fainted.
"Weiwei!" Yan Li was shocked and hurried to hold her. When he looked back, the female ghost was gone. Chen Ke was lying on the ground with his face facing the sky. He had died in fear, and his eyes were wide open. He was shocked and angry. He used his Divine Sense to check, but there was nothing unusual.
Gu Caiwei slowly woke up. The female ghost in a red dress was gone. Seeing Chen Ke's miserable death, she couldn't help but ask, "What, what should we do now?"
Yan Li said, "Chief Chen died because of us. We can't just leave his body. But I really don't know how to explain his death to them. Could it be that he was killed by a ghost?"
"But we, we did see …" Gu Caiwei was still scared and just wanted to leave this damn place as soon as possible.
"Someone must be playing tricks. I will find out who it is and give Chief Chen an explanation!" Yan Li walked over and closed Chen Ke's eyes. Then he carried the body and said, "Let's get out of here first."
The two left Yushu Residence, carried the corpse to Sunset Residence, and changed clothes. Soon, the Feng siblings came to the yard with some people. Seeing Chen Ke's corpse, Feng Chengwu frowned and asked, "How did Uncle Chen die?" Seeing Chen Ke's body, Feng Chengwu frowned and asked, "How did Uncle Chen die?" He asked the servants around him.
Yan Li didn't hide anything and only mentioned the topographic map provided by Wu Sanyuan.
Feng Chengwu's expression changed. "You're all muddle-headed! Back then, that woman had an affair and got sick. Before she died, her whole body was swollen, so she turned into an evil ghost and took up residence in the Jade House. Otherwise, how could I let it be abandoned? Junior Martial Brother Yan, I have repeatedly asked you to stop investigating the poisoning case. Why didn't you listen? Now that Uncle Chen died, you're happy? "
Yan Li said, "If it's my fault, I will definitely admit it. But if someone interfered and caused Chief Chen's death, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Feng Chengyu chuckled. "What, Junior Martial Brother Yan, are you suspecting us?"
Yan Li shook his head. "I'm not suspecting anyone, I'm just saying. Please help me bury Chief Steward Chen. I'll bear all the expenses and pay for his pension. "
Feng Chengwu said, "The Sword God Villa can still afford it. Junior Martial Brother, you should rest early. I will investigate this matter. When I have the result, I will send someone to inform you. Remember, don't act rashly again, lest something bad happens again! "After saying that, he waved his hand, and a servant carried Chen Ke's body and left with him.
Before Feng Chengyu left, he looked meaningfully at Gu Caiwei. "Little Sister Caiwei, we agreed to go to the night market together, but you disappeared halfway, making me look for you for a long time.
Looking at you like this, you must have snuck back because you're afraid of meeting ghosts and gods at night. I think that Little Miss Tao's ghost must have scared you quite a bit. You definitely want to spend the night in the Setting Sun Residence. How about I get someone to clean up the things in the Keeping Immortal Residence and summon the servants here. You and your sweetheart can stay in the Setting Sun Residence. "
"I just got separated from Big Sister and came back because I had nowhere to go. There's nothing to be afraid of ghosts and gods." Gu Caiwei naturally refused to admit defeat and said stubbornly, "There's nothing bad about me staying in the Keeping Immortal Residence. Could it be that the Sword God Villa's courtyards for guests are in high demand?"
"Of course not," Feng Chengyu said with a smile. "Little Sister can stay if you like. I just happened to pass by the Keeping Immortal Residence. Why don't we travel together for a while, and we can have some intimate conversations."
Gu Caiwei was secretly annoyed and followed. Yan Li knew that he couldn't persuade her to come back at this time, and thinking that there wouldn't be any danger in the Keeping Immortal Residence, he let her go.
The night was as cold as water. It was already the latter half of the night. The moonlight had passed its brightest moment and started to dim, as if it was about to disappear. Yan Li couldn't enter a meditative state, so he sat in the courtyard and pondered. Even if the red-clothed female ghost was really the evil ghost that occupied Shuyu Residence after Tao Xiaoniang's death as the two siblings had said, she would undoubtedly die after being struck by that sword. Back then, the soul of Liu Tang that Su Jin had forcefully gathered with his cultivation was easily killed by him. What more when Tao Xiaoniang was a muggle that hadn't even awakened her true name when she was alive? So he had always believed that the red-clothed female ghost was someone in disguise. But for what purpose, what kind of smokescreen was used, he still hadn't figured it out.
At this time, thick clouds floated across the sky. Due to the villa's location being higher, a thin mist had already descended at this time of the day, causing the little courtyard to be shrouded in a haze. He looked around, and his expression suddenly changed. He stood up and walked to the side room, pushing the door open and entering. The room was still the same as before, and the bucket of water that Feng Chengyu used to bathe in was still there. He walked over to take a look, and instinctively felt disgusted, so he turned to search elsewhere. But after searching for half a day, he didn't find anything out of the ordinary. He stopped and frowned, thinking that perhaps he was thinking too much. He prepared to leave, but when he passed by the bathtub, he took another look at the water in the bucket. Only after careful observation did he realize that the water was actually somewhat muddy.
"Could it be?"
His expression darkened, and he kicked out, breaking a wooden board of the bathtub. The water flowed out through the gap, and the scene at the bottom of the bathtub was revealed. His fingers made a circle, and the bottom of the bathtub was cut open. With a "dong", the wooden board fell down, and revealed a pitch-black underground passage.
"Not good!" His expression instantly turned ashen, and he turned and ran madly towards Keeping Immortal Residence. When he arrived at Keeping Immortal Residence, he went straight to the master bedroom, but the room was empty. He ran out and sternly shouted at the servant girl who came to greet him, "Where are the guests staying here?"
The servant girl's face paled, and she said, "Just now, there was a person dressed in red, and he appeared with a person who looked like you, and Fairy Gu chased after them …"
"Damn it!" Yan Li stomped his feet, and after asking for directions, he chased after them. As he chased after them, he realized that they were strangely familiar. Only when he saw the deserted little courtyard did he realize that Gu Caiwei had been lured to Shuyu Residence.
"Weiwei, are you there? If you are, answer me!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, and then he heard a "wu wu" sound. He suddenly rushed into the front hall, and saw the red-clothed female ghost clutching Gu Caiwei in midair. Gu Caiwei kept kicking in the air, but his footsteps did not stop. He rushed straight to the front of the female ghost, clenched his fist, and threw a punch with hatred.
"Let go!" He purposely missed the vital point of the female ghost's head, and only hit her chest. As expected, there was a "peng" sound, and the female ghost was sent flying. She crashed heavily into the wall, and her head strangely fell off, rolling on the ground.
Yan Li caught Gu Caiwei, and seeing her coughing in pain, his heart ached. He thought that if he was a step slower, she would have died, and he wanted nothing more than to grind the female ghost's bones into ashes. But because there were still some questions that he had not answered, he held back his killing intent, and said, "This is your way of the sword? During the day, you purposely didn't let me guess, and even explained your name. I only thought that you had received Feng Chengyu's instructions, but it turns out that from that moment on, you had already set up an ambush to kill me! But why, why did you want to hurt Weiwei? You just had to kill Head Steward Chen to complete the mission, didn't you? "
The red-clothed female ghost lifted her red clothes, and revealed a petite girl. It was the youngest of the five servant girls by Feng Chengyu's side, Leng Yue. So …
That swollen head was only a very realistic hood. The sword light pierced through the hood, so of course it couldn't cause any damage to the body. But at this moment, she had received a punch filled with hatred from Yan Li, and was seriously injured. Her face was as if transparent. Hearing Yan Li's question, she was slightly surprised, and then smiled weakly, "Young Master Yan is really smart, thinking of everything … Actually, from the first time I saw Young Master Yan, I liked you, so I was especially jealous of Gu Caiwei, and wanted to replace her. Young Master Yan, since I failed, it proves that I don't have the right to stay by your side. You were right to reject me … just kill me! "
Facing Leng Yue, who only wanted to die, Yan Li was in no hurry to kill her.
"Little Sister Caiwei, Junior Brother, are you alright?" At this time, there was a flurry of footsteps outside. Feng Chengyu rushed in with a large group of guards. Seeing that Gu Caiwei wasn't dead, a strange look flashed through his eyes, and then he pretended to be surprised. "What happened, didn't my brother tell you two to stop investigating? If not for the Immortal Retaining Residence's servants coming to inform me … luckily you two are fine. Hey, Leng Yue, why are you here? "
Yan Li was already extremely angry. "Feng Chengyu, don't act in front of me. Before I even moved into Sunset Residence, I was already under your surveillance. Just now, I couldn't understand. With your cultivation, how could you sneak into the room next to me to wash your body? As expected, you found a tunnel under the bathtub. Chief Steward Chen was so careful, but the people you arranged still heard it. You purposely put on a show to prove that Little Miss Tao really had an affair with someone and died of illness! But you killed Head Steward Chen and silenced him, so why did you still harm Weiwei? "
"Because the one who is truly jealous of me is actually her." Gu Caiwei recovered, and discovered that the red-clothed female ghost was fake. He also became very calm. "She didn't directly kill me, and instead lured me here. It's very simple, she just doesn't want to bear the consequences of killing me. As long as I die in Cleansing Jade Residence, after all, there are precedents, and she can push all the blame onto the evil spirit. When the Lotus Seat comes looking for her, she will have an excuse to evade. Some people's true faces are even uglier than evil spirits! "
Feng Chengyu's expression changed, but he quickly smiled again. "That's right, I want to push your death onto Little Miss Tao's evil spirit. At that time, even if the Lotus Seat comes looking for me, unless she, Xiao Yuyan, wants to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Court Of Sword and attack, what else can she do to me? I didn't think that even after Little Miss Tao died, she could still be used by me. The people in this Cleansing Jade Residence are really lucky stars. "
Just as she finished speaking, a sinister wind began to howl in the hall. This was not an adjective, this wind was truly bone-chilling. Accompanying the sinister wind, a red-clothed female ghost actually appeared. It passed through the wall behind Leng Yue and slowly floated towards Feng Chengyu.
Everyone stared at her, and were somewhat startled and amused. Because this red-clothed female ghost was actually a little girl who looked to be only eight or nine years old. If it wasn't for her eerie face, she would definitely be a little beauty carved out of jade.
"Yue Er?" Yan Li could not help but be startled.
Following that, the little female ghost floated to Feng Chengyu's side, and easily lifted her up. With a fling, she smashed her against the wall with a "pa" sound. She was as weak as an extra-large mosquito that had just sucked blood, and shattered into pieces.
PS: The reason why it wasn't mentioned in the Author Has Something to Say was because I wanted more people to see it. Yesterday, when I found out about Yuewen's new contract in the group, I was a slow person. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it, but after thinking about it, it didn't feel right. I belong to the group of web novelists, so I searched for it with the intention of understanding the situation. The results made me very shocked and angry! The new contract stated that authors were employees of the website, and it was the website that hired the authors to work for them. It was an employment relationship, but it was not within the scope of a labor contract. There was no protection at all, and even the rights of authorship were taken away. For example, I raised a child, but it had nothing to do with me in the eyes of the law! I was so scared that I reread my contract overnight, and only then did I discover many subtle details. However, compared to Yuewen's contract, it paled in comparison, so I won't talk about it here. What I want to say is that web novels have already become a kind of modern popular culture. It is the spiritual comfort of the laboring masses after a meal. I looked at Zhihu and Weibo from two in the morning until six in the morning, and saw many related topics. I feel that as a web novelist — even if I'm not a transparent person in Yuewen — I still have to say something here: web novels belong to literary creation, and the work should belong to the author. If not, then please let the so-called "author" write it himself!
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