Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 389: The Cold Wind Picks up a Thousand Layers of Fog (2)
——Strange things keep happening——
Lu Ning pondered for a moment and then asked: "The absence of Mr. Wu in the government office has something to do with this matter?"
In panic, Yi Cheng nodded his head: "Mr. Wu's family members are dying, getting sick, and going crazy. He doesn't dare to stay here anymore. But he doesn't want to let go of the black hair on his head and doesn't want to resign."
He had no choice but to hide away to avoid the limelight. I heard that he even privately asked a mage to perform rituals and chant sutras for the two siblings to achieve salvation, but it had no effect."
"Privately?" Hu Qi and Lu Ning exchanged glances and asked suspiciously, "Why doesn't he dare to do it in front of the people? Isn't this what the people have always asked for?"
Yi Cheng looked around and deliberately lowered his voice: "We don't know the reasons! Including the life experiences of the siblings, why Lord Wu suddenly besieged them, and why he wanted to force them to death, these are all secrets!"
Lu Ning rolled his eyes and asked: "Are those uninhabitable rooms in the hotel also related to this matter?"
Yi Cheng slapped his thigh and sighed helplessly: "Some of those rooms have had people die, and some are often haunted. They are very evil! So Mr. Wu ordered the children to seal those rooms! For fear of being haunted.
Rumors spread to Daming Mansion!"
Lu Ning and Hu Qi looked at each other, both of them had solemn expressions: This matter sounds very strange, I'm afraid there is some unknown secret hidden behind it.
Suddenly, there was a dark wind, and the moonlight appeared and disappeared through the slow-moving black clouds. A strange figure vaguely appeared at the corner of the alley not far away...
The sun rises in the east and the days begin to become longer. The new bamboo shoots have matured, but the kapok has just begun to bloom.
Daming Mansion was once again a peaceful scene. People went out of their homes one after another to farm or work, sweeping away the desolation of the evening.
Hu Qi and Lu Ning truthfully reported to Xia Yunqing what they had reported last night.
After hearing the story, Xia Yunqing was silent for a long time, and then said with a serious face: "The Feng siblings? Could it be them? Vice Commander Gu, please take people around to find out. See if anyone knows the true identities of these siblings!"
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Gu Jiyun cupped his hands and said, "Yes! I'll go to my humble position now!"
Xia Yunqing thought carefully and stood up slowly: "It seems that I need to visit the government office to find out why these two siblings are wanted!"
Lu Ning thought for a moment, walked over and cupped his hands and said: "Master Xia, I want to go with Hu Qi and Toto to the place where the two siblings lived before they died. Because the first person who encountered a ghost saw it there and went crazy.
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Xia Yunqing raised his eyebrows, twirled his beard and asked: "Isn't that place razed to the ground? What's the value of investigation?"
Hu Qi took over the conversation and put forward his own opinion: "I can't say whether it is valuable or not. However, if we investigate carefully, we might be able to find some valuable clues."
Xia Yunqing nodded and said: "That's fine! It is indeed a top priority to find out whether the haunting is true or not first! You are from the world, so it is easier for you to infiltrate among the people to investigate, which is also convenient!"
"Okay! Let's set off now!"
After that, Lu Ning, Hu Qi, Tuotuo and Mu Qianqian left together, riding towards the terrifying ruins.
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The place where the siblings lived was said to be remote, entirely due to the terrain.
The yard where they lived was backed by a barren mountain. Most of the entire mountain was bare and earthy yellow, with occasional bits of green, but it was just weeds and dead trees.
There are many venomous snakes on the mountain, but few animals. It seems like a cursed place that cannot tolerate any living thing.
Because of the existence of this barren mountain, no one wanted to live nearby, so only the brother and sister built their house here.
But now, the house no longer exists. There is only a piece of scorched earth and some burnt wooden piles scattered on the ground. There is a strong smell of burning in the air.
Toto walked around the scorched earth Friday and muttered: "There is nothing here, what are we looking for?"
Lu Ning dismounted, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, and carefully poked it around in the ruins.
Mu Qianqian and Toto looked at each other and shrugged without knowing why.
Hu Qi rolled up his sleeves and cleared the things on the ruins aside, only to find that there was not even any waste in the desolate land. Everyone could only stare at the scorched earth in a daze.
Hu Qi had no choice but to ask Lu Ning: "What can you tell from this?"
Lu Ning held his chin in one hand and slowly shook his head: "I don't know yet. I just think how could two people be burned to ashes in such a short period of time! Logically speaking, they should just be charred corpses!"
Hu Qi also frowned when he heard this: "So you suspect... that they are not dead at all?"
"How is that possible! They are surrounded by people from the government. How can they get out without my level of Qinggong?" Mu Qianqian was the first to put forward the reason for her objection.
Hu Qi crossed his arms and looked at the devastation, and mused: "Your suspicion is not unreasonable. But if those two people don't know martial arts and don't know the art of flying to the sky and escaping from the earth, they will definitely have a hard time breaking through the official siege."
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"Flying to the sky and escaping to the earth?" Lu Ning's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had a new idea.
She immediately raised her head and looked at the barren mountain in the distance, and said urgently: "Let's go to that barren mountain and take a look!"
After finishing speaking, he didn't have time to explain to a few people, so he ran up the mountain alone.
Although a few people were a little confused, they had no choice but to follow.
The mountain is not high, and there are few trees on the mountain, so the sight is very good. Several people searched the mountain randomly, but found nothing.
Lu Ning had to stop, panting heavily in annoyance, looking a little unwilling.
Hu Qi took a wine bottle from the horse and handed it to her, Wen Yan advised: "Little deer, don't worry. Let's take a rest and then go check the area nearby."
Mu Qianqian sat down on the ground, pouting and complaining: "We are just passing by, the truth of this matter has nothing to do with us! Why are you so serious?!"
Lu Ning took a sip of wine and said: "There must be some reason why these two good siblings live in such a secluded way! I vaguely feel that it is precisely because of this barren mountain that they chose this place!"
Mu Qianqian curled her lips and muttered: "I think you are too suspicious!"
Lu Ning glanced at her and insisted: "If you are tired, just rest here and I will investigate on my own!"
With that said, she started a new round of searching the mountain. She didn't tell everyone that when she heard the whole thing, her consciousness told her that this matter might be related to her, and she must investigate it clearly!
Seeing how stubborn she was, Hu Qi followed her because she was worried even though she was tired.
In the blink of an eye, the three of them disappeared. Mu Qianqian's mouth pursed even higher: "How stubborn! There are so many fun things, why are you only interested in investigating the case! I'm not a government official, and I don't give any advice.
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She stood up, dusted off the dirt on her body, grabbed a handful of stones from the ground, and threw them away into the distance out of boredom.
Suddenly, a stone hit a cluttered bush, penetrated the bush and fell to the other side, making an echo.
Mu Qianqian was startled, then picked up another stone and threw it, but it was still the same.
She walked over suspiciously, pushed some of the bushes aside, and looked closer. She found that it was pitch black behind the bushes, with no end in sight, as if there was a cave hidden there.
"Hey, come on! I found a cave!" Mu Qianqian shouted excitedly toward the mountain.
The other three people heard the sound and quickly gathered together. With the strength of many people, the four of them started to split the branches in two or two, and surprisingly found that there was a cave hidden inside.
This cave on the mountain cover seems to be caused by the collapse of the mountain soil. The cave looks very deserted, but there is a special cave inside:
There are traces of someone's life here: two pairs of chopsticks, two bowls, two plates, and two quilts.
Daily necessities are all available, and it looks like two people are living here together. Several people are still here, and they found the woman's combs, hairpins and other accessories.
Lu Ning looked at the cave, his face
Finally he smiled: "It seems that our guess is good, this should be the place where the brother and sister depend on each other!"
Mu Qianqian fiddled with the things in the cave, her mind filled with questions: "How did they escape? Weren't they surrounded by officers and soldiers at that time? Could it be that... they can really fly and escape?"
Lu Ning looked at her and smiled slightly: "Maybe they are really good at it! Let's go back to the ruins and have a look, maybe we can find something else!"
After hearing this, several people were refreshed and immediately returned to the ruins.
After confirming that they were not messing around aimlessly and with the experience of searching mountains, this time several people quickly discovered the secret passage hidden under a piece of bricks and rubble.
This secret passage is very secret. The inside is made like a cellar. The exit is blocked by a thick wooden board. It is also covered with a thick layer of soil. There are many gravels and rubble piled on the soil. If you don't look for it deliberately, you won't be able to find it.
Someone will find this place.
The moment several people saw the secret passage, their faces brightened.
"It seems that we have cracked the two siblings' flying and escaping skills!" Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
Hu Qi recalled what Yicheng said and couldn't help frowning: "So, there are no ghosts here at all, but someone is causing trouble?"
Lu Ning nodded in agreement: "This is the only explanation!"
Mu Qianqian still has a lot of puzzles: "But why did they do this? Why did they hide and pretend to be ghosts? Instead of leaving here and looking for another place? And...why did Mr. Wu put them to death?"
Lu Ning sighed deeply: "I'm afraid only Master Xia can find out the truth about these things."
When the three people rode back to the inn from the ruins, it was already dusk. When they came out, they saw a bustling city, but when they went back, they saw an empty city...