Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 203 The Fatal Truth (Part 1)
"Who are you?"
Facing Tao Lang who was tied up, Xu Zun began to ask questions.
At this moment, everyone else had left the bedroom, and apart from the corpse, there were only the two of them left in the bedroom.
Just in case, Xu Zun deliberately stayed a little further away from Tao Lang and closer to the door.
After all, too many accidents had happened in the past, and Xu Zun became less and less confident in his judgment of the strength of those who practiced martial arts.
Although Tao Lang was tied up with chains and ropes, he was still worried.
"Who am I? Haha..." Tao Lang smiled bitterly, "I was a tribute student in the first year of Taikang, and later I was recommended to be an official in Tangzhou. I served as the magistrate of Wuling and Jinxuan counties, and later, I was recommended by the governor Li Yan to serve as the prefect of Yonghui in the third year of Taikang."
"Oh..." Xu Zun pondered for a moment and asked, "Then who is your superior?"
"I have already said that I am the prefect of Yonghui County, and my superior is naturally Li Yan, the governor of Tangzhou ." Tao Lang answered with his chest puffed out.
"I didn't ask about that," Xu Zun said, "I was asking about your other superior, the one who asked you to commit the evil ghost murder case in Yonghui, asked you to sow discord and cause gang fighting, and caused the chaos in Yonghui!"
"Is that so?" Tao Lang paused and said faintly, "Master Xu, can't I be the only one who did this?
“After I came to Yonghui, I saw that the county government was bullied by those martial arts sects. I was unhappy and secretly vowed to eradicate them all and restore my Daxuan law.
"Master Xu, am I wrong to do this?"
"You are not deaf, don't say you didn't hear what I said just now," Xu Zun said, "First of all, no matter how powerful you are, you can't convince Wanqi Feng; secondly, there is no need to play tricks to sow discord!"
"Oh?" Tao Lang pretended to be surprised and asked, "Then according to Xu Tixing's opinion, why did I commit the evil ghost murder case?"
"Killing people and destroying their hearts," Xu Zun said, "Using evil spirits to kill people is naturally for the purpose of disturbing people's hearts. The Yonghui Rebellion is not a big deal, but if people's hearts are disturbed, that would be a real disaster!"
"Hmm... that makes some sense," Tao Lang nodded slightly and said, "Xu Tixing is thoughtful and smart, but sometimes, being too smart may not be a good thing!
"You really shouldn't have solved Yonghui's evil ghost case!"
"You haven't told me yet, who is your real superior?" Xu Zun said, "He should be someone very powerful, right? Even Wanqi Feng has to obey his orders?"
"What?" Tao Lang's eyes widened. "We've been talking for so long, and you still haven't guessed the truth?"
"..."Xu Zun frowned tightly, savoring the meaning in Tao Lang's eyes.
"I'll give you a hint," Tao Lang said, "Do you really think that we were manipulated and instigated by some evil force to plan today's action for many years?"
"You..." After hearing these words, Xu Zun vaguely confirmed an idea in his mind.
He had guessed a certain truth before, but this truth... was really hard to accept!
"What is the purpose of the Yonghui Rebellion," Xu Zun asked? Is it related to the Xiazhou Ruan family?"
"Master Xu..." Tao Lang shook his head in disappointment, pointed to the secret passage in the wall with his eyes and said, "Go in and take a look! The answer is inside!"
oh?
Xu Zun looked at the dark secret passage and felt that the situation was getting worse.
"Zhao Yu!"
Xu Zun shouted outside, and Zhao Yu came in with a knife.
"Come!" Xu Zun ordered, "Bring Magistrate Tao with you, let's go in and take a look!"
"yes."
Zhao Yu didn't say much. He immediately picked up Tao Lang and pushed him towards the secret passage.
"There's no need to be so nervous," Tao Lang said, "After we go in, you will release me on your own initiative!"
At Xu Zun's signal, the three men walked into the secret passage and went deeper into it.
The secret passage was rather crude, with mud on both sides, and it was clearly a tunnel dug out from the ground.
However, after reaching the end of the secret passage, the view suddenly opened up and a hall appeared.
The air stank of animal manure and the smell of sulfur and saltpeter gunpowder.
Among them, there are two grooves with iron chains tied to them, which are clearly the dens of the two leopards.
It seems that they trained the leopards from this place and disguised them as evil spirits.
Going further ahead, there is another wider hall.
Because of the torches lit on the walls, they could clearly see that there was a huge object piled in the middle of the hall!
But this huge creature has a dragon-like head, scales all over its body, and huge claws. It looks more like a dragon than a monster.
This thing is also woven from a special kind of metal sheet, and there are various mechanisms inside the monster's belly...
Seeing this scene, Xu Zun instantly smacked his lips, stared in disbelief and guessed:
"If I'm not mistaken, this thing should be the Suanni ghost in Yonghui's local legend, right?"
"Haha," Tao Lang laughed, "Lord Xu has a good eye. Since you have recognized it, now you know how big a disaster you have caused, right?"
"What!?" Before Xu Zun could say anything, Zhao Yu couldn't stand it anymore. He raised his sword and shouted, "How dare you, a prisoner, say such nonsense? Do you believe I will kill you right now?"
Xu Zun raised his hand to stop Zhao Yu, and his facial expression changed greatly.
"I understand," Xu Zun looked at Tao Lang and said seriously, "Master Tao, what I should do now is to untie you, right?"
"What!?" Zhao Yu was dumbfounded, thinking he had heard it wrong.
"Haha, you're smart!" Tao Lang said with a smug smile, "You don't have to untie me. It's not too late for me to tell you the truth. But... are you sure you really want to know the truth?"
Xu Zun slowly walked up to Tao Lang and said something shocking:
"You...are the Queen Mother's man!?"
"Ah?" Zhao Yu was speechless and stunned.
“Hahaha…” Tao Lang laughed, “Master Xu, we have a tacit understanding. Let’s stop here! If you’re lucky, you’ll be the only one to die. Don’t implicate your men!”
“What…what…” Zhao Yu finally felt something was wrong, and fear appeared in his eyes.
"It doesn't matter," Xu Zun patted Zhao Yu on the shoulder, "He is also an internal guard. He will live and die with me. He is trustworthy. So, let's die knowingly!"
"Don't... don't..." Zhao Yu was even more confused. "I... I don't know anything? Otherwise, you two can have a good chat while I go out for some fresh air. It's a bit stuffy here, hehe..."
"General Jinghui of Hanzhou has 20,000 cavalrymen waiting for orders at Yunlong Mountain!" Tao Lang said excitedly, "As soon as the Suanni ghost appears, the 20,000 cavalrymen will enter Yonghui City!
"You guys..." Tao Lang stared at Xu Zun and the other man and said, "Now you know whose way you are blocking, right?"
When Lang Lang...
Zhao Yu was so frightened that he couldn't even hold the knife firmly and it fell to the ground.
"No way!" Zhao Yu's eyes almost fell to the ground, and he asked excitedly, "Are you kidding? Why did the Iron Cavalry enter Yonghui City? What does this Suan Ni ghost have to do with it? Besides...isn't this Suan Ni ghost also fake?"
"Master Xu," Tao Lang stared at Xu Zun and said angrily, "Now you know who my superior is, right?
