The Demon Lady said oh, opened the door, and walked in. After a while, she walked out with the empty tea tray, walked to the dog with her head lowered, handed the tea tray to the dog, and said tiredly:
"Go down and greet the guests."
Gou'er took the tea tray, glanced at Demon Lady, and asked, "Mom, are you okay?"
The demon lady shook her head gently and whispered: "It's okay, I'm a little tired. I'll be fine after taking a rest." After saying that, she walked into the room and left. The dog scratched his scalp and went back downstairs.
Shen Shi had just arrived, the sky was strangely dark, the rain had lightened a little, the wind suddenly started to roar, and the roaring roar reflected the dim lights in the inn, making it almost like the underworld.
There were only Li Luo and his party, Tang Mengjue and others in the hall. The middle-aged man and Yi Xiao were still sitting at the table talking quietly. Duan Jiang felt very tired and went upstairs to rest early.
The dog sat on the ground and took a nap, but he did not dare to sleep properly. When the breeze stirred the grass, he woke up, first touched his head, and then leaned against the wooden pillar.
The middle-aged man was free and easy, with a calm expression on his face, as if he was not worried about the situation at hand. He was sipping tea leisurely. Suddenly, he paused in his hands, looked up at the stairs, and said to himself: "Something is wrong."
Yi Xiao was startled and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"
Tang Mengjue and others also stopped talking and looked back at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man's expression gradually became serious and he said word by word: "Why hasn't the demon lady come down yet?"
Yi Xiao's expression changed and she said hastily: "What do you mean?"
"The inn is full of troubles. As the owner of the inn, Demon Lady only needs a short rest. How come she hasn't come downstairs even after entering the house for nearly two hours?"
Yi Xiao's eyelids twitched and she said in a cold voice: "Has there been a change?"
Tang Mengjue stood up and said, "Go up and have a look."
The few people ignored the difference between men and women and flew upstairs. The two Song brothers also followed. Li Luo glanced at him but did not move. The scholar glanced at Li Luo and asked in surprise: "Master Shen, why don't you go and take a look?"
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Li Luo shook his head gently, and the scholar sighed secretly and said no more.
The dog trembled, got up in a hurry, walked to the stairs, stumbled under his feet, and fell to the ground. The scholar stepped forward to help him, and the dog thanked him and climbed up the stairs using his hands and feet.
The scholar paused for a moment, then climbed up the stairs. Only Li Luo and a few shivering merchants were left in the hall, all looking up at the door of the demon lady's room upstairs.
Tang Mengjue stood in front of the house and called out in a deep voice: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, Demon Lady, are you in there?"
There was dead silence in the room. When other passengers upstairs heard the noise, they all walked out of the room. The Taoist priest from Fairy Temple also opened the door and looked around.
Yi Xiao's expression became serious, and she and the middle-aged man looked at each other, both seeing the horror in the other's eyes. Tu Wu came over and asked in a deep voice: "What happened?"
Yi Xiao nodded slightly, Tu Wu glanced at the door of Yaoniang's room and whispered: "Break down the door!"
Tang Mengjue raised his voice and shouted: "Yao Niang, I'm offended." After saying that, he swiped his sleeves and the door opened. Yi Xiao and Tu Wu's eyes tightened slightly and they said nothing. The middle-aged man said calmly: "Be as careful as you are.
, Tang Shaoxia has such profound inner strength.”
Tang Mengjue smiled slightly and said, "Senior, you are so complimentary." After saying that, he stood sideways and looked at Yi Xiao and the middle-aged man.
Yi Xiao exhaled a cold breath from her nose and said in a cold voice: "No need to be polite, come in and have a look." After saying that, he entered the house first, and the middle-aged man, Tu Wu, Taishu Gu, Tang Mengjue, and the Song brothers also followed in.
After entering the house, there was a sudden silence, and there was no sound. Li Luo and Leng Bing downstairs were slightly surprised. Leng Bing stood up, put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and frowned.
Tang Tang was still downstairs. When he saw this, he walked to Li Luo and said softly: "I'm a little scared."
Li Luo smiled slightly and said, "Don't be afraid, you sit with them." After saying that, he pointed at Chu Ying'er and Li Yuanxi. Tang Tang responded, walked to sit between them, and clasped his hands.
He looked upstairs uneasily.
Several people from the Western Region upstairs raised their voices and asked: "Lao Tu, Ambassador Yi Zun, what happened?"
There was still a deathly silence in the room. The dog moved tremblingly outside the door of the demon lady's room, muttering to himself. The scholar patted the dog's shoulder and whispered a few words. The dog looked at the scholar gratefully and nodded.
He nodded and entered the house with the scholar. After entering the house, he suddenly burst into tears and cried: "Mother, mother, what's wrong with you?"
Everyone outside the door of the upstairs room could no longer hold back and ran to the door of the Demon Lady's room to investigate. After seeing the situation in the room clearly, they all took a breath of cold air and exclaimed in shock: "My head is missing."
Got it!"
Li Luo's heart moved. He looked at each other with Leng Bing and Chu Ying'er. Chu Ying'er whispered: "How could this happen?"
Leng Bing looked at Li Luo and asked in a cold voice: "What do you think?"
Li Luo shook his head slightly and said, "I don't have a clue yet."
"Sand ghost, sand ghost, the sand ghost must be here to claim his life." The dog cried and climbed out of the door. When he saw someone, he said: "The sand ghost is coming, the sand ghost is coming." His eyes were dull, as if he was crazy.
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Song Wuxin walked out, tapped his right hand, and sealed several of the dog's acupoints. The dog fell to the ground. Song Wuxin grabbed the dog and whispered to the people in the room: "I'll send him down first."
It took a long time before the few people in the room came out of the Demon Lady's room. Their faces were quite serious, and even the middle-aged man showed a rare dignified look. When the people outside the door saw Yi Xiao and Tu Wu leaving the room, they hurriedly asked
:"how?"
Tu Wu shook his head slightly, Yi Xiao's face trembled, and he whispered: "It's exactly the same as the three people just now. They are lying on the bed, neatly dressed, their heads are missing, there is no blood in the room, and there are no signs of fighting."
"How could this be?" Several people looked at each other in shock, and one of the elders asked, "Is there a secret passage?"
"No, there is a window, but it has been nailed shut long ago." Yi Xiao shook her head and replied in a low voice.
After another cup of tea, Tang Mengjue and the scholar finally walked out of the house. The middle-aged man glanced at Tang Mengjue and asked slowly: "Any clues?"
Tang Mengjue glanced at the middle-aged man, shook his head, and looked very confused. The corner of his mouth moved slightly, but he said nothing. A subtle strange color flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he nodded and said, "Let's talk after we go down."
All the merchants in the inn came downstairs to gather together. Yi Xiao glanced at it and shouted in a deep voice: "Everyone is here?"
Everyone looked around, and the Fairy Watching Taoist priest said gloomily: "The fairies protecting the Dharma under Pindao are still in the house, do you want them to come down?"
Yi Xiao glanced at the Taoist priest but said nothing. Tang Mengjue cupped his fists and saluted, "Thank you, Taoist priest."
The Taoist priest snorted coldly and roared, and the three women walked downstairs slowly, still wearing black robes. Everyone looked carefully and saw that their steps were indeed stiff. After going downstairs, they stood behind the Taoist priest, motionless. (Unfinished)