Volume 3: Evil Ghosts Eat People Chapter 206: New Imperial Decree
"Yes, that's the situation. You don't have to worry about the follow-up investigation!" Xu Zun said to several elders of Zishan Sect and Li Ronger in the lobby of the county government office, "From now on, you must take good care of yourselves and not disregard the law. Otherwise, your family will be wiped out and overthrown in an instant!"
"Yes!" Zhuang Jingcheng hurriedly bowed to Xu Zun and said, "Please rest assured, Master Xu, from now on, our Zishan Sect will abide by the laws of Daxuan and firmly support the government."
"No!" Unexpectedly, Li Rong'er was very dissatisfied with Xu Zun's explanation. She immediately raised her eyebrows and said excitedly, "Tao Lang is the county governor. He instigated discord and maliciously killed people. He committed such a serious crime. We can't let you take him away so easily."
"Then what do you want?" Xu Zun asked.
"Punish him according to our Great Xuan laws, publicize his crimes, and execute him in the streets of Yonghui City. Give me justice!" Li Ronger said angrily, "My sister cannot die tragically in vain because of his conspiracy!"
"Elder Zhuang," Xu Zun ignored Li Ronger and turned to Zhuang Jingcheng and the others and said, "I'm sorry, I won't see you off!"
Zhuang Jingcheng naturally understood what Xu Zun meant. He immediately bowed and said goodbye, and left the county government with the elders.
Naturally, these people did not dare to raise objections like Li Ronger. After all, their leader Wanqi Feng was also one of the participants. Letting it go was already the best outcome for them.
After Zhuang Jingcheng and the others left, Xu Zun advised Li Ronger earnestly:
"Boss Li, I understand how you feel, but you are a smart man. If you continue to act on impulse, it will only be detrimental to you and your Sanhe Gang!"
"Tao Lang is the county magistrate, which means the government is killing people!" Li Ronger said, "If we did something , you can just punish us directly. Why do you have to use such cruel means?"
"well……"
Xu Zun sighed. He naturally couldn't tell the truth, but seeing that Li Rong'er was not easy to fool, he simply changed his way of comforting her:
"Boss Li, do you admit that if it weren't for me, Xu Zun, your gang would have been destroyed long ago!?"
"This..." Li Rong'er didn't understand what he meant, and said, "Master Xu, I know you have done me a favor, I admit that, but... you have to tell us the truth!"
"The truth..." Xu Zun walked up to Li Rong'er, stretched out his hands to hold her shoulders, and said affectionately, "The truth will bring disaster to you. I don't let you know the truth because I want to protect you! Rong'er ..."
As the word "Rong'er" came out, Li Rong'er finally understood something. After thinking it over and over again, she turned around and left with a blushing face.
Before leaving, Li Ronger also looked at Xu Zun affectionately, with an infinitely complicated look in her eyes...
As soon as Li Ronger left, Zhao Yu rushed in impatiently.
"Sir, Tao Lang has been locked up. I asked Ashuzi and the others to watch him! Sir..." Zhao Yu said worriedly, "Are you sure we're going to close the case like this?"
"Yes!" Xu Zun said firmly, "The Suanni ghost has been burned, and the Yonghui evil ghost case has been closed."
"I know... I know..." Zhao Yu rubbed his hands nervously and said, "You did this because you don't want to see the people of Yonghui City suffer! You are a good person, you want to save tens of thousands of people in Yonghui City, but... what should we do? Who will save us?"
After hearing what Zhao Yu said, Xu Zun sat on the armchair in the middle of the county government hall. He thought about it for a while, and then said to Zhao Yu:
"You don't have to worry too much. Since the Queen Mother sent us to Yonghui and specifically asked us to investigate the evil ghost case, it means that there is still hope for this matter!"
"Oh?" Zhao Yu's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "You mean, the Queen Mother doesn't want to destroy Yonghui City?"
"If she really wanted to destroy it, she wouldn't have waited two years." Xu Zun said, "I think the Queen Mother is also considering whether there is a better way to solve her problem?"
"We are checking the iron coffin..." Zhao Yu instantly thought of the key point, "You mean, the Queen Mother wants to test us? If we have the ability to thwart Tao Lang's plan, then... then..."
"Well..." Xu Zun nodded and said, "I think we have to be prepared for both situations!"
"Oh?" Zhao Yu asked hurriedly, "Which two moves?"
"One is that the Queen Mother gave each of us a cup of poisoned wine!" Xu Zun said with a wry smile, "The other is that she gave us a new imperial decree!"
"A new imperial decree?" Zhao Yu's eyes widened. "What's the content?"
"The content is..." Xu Zun looked at Zhao Yu and remained silent for a long time, meaning that I don't believe you can't guess it.
Finally, Zhao Yu couldn't hold on any longer and took the initiative to guess: "Could it be... that they want us to atone for our crimes by going to Xiazhou to investigate the Iron Coffin Case?"
Really smart.
Xu Zun nodded with satisfaction, but his face was full of bitterness.
"Oh no..." Zhao Yu also had a bitter face, "Just thinking about it makes me cold all over! Xiazhou is a wild place, and it is said that there are many savages who eat human flesh!
"Moreover, if we want to investigate the Iron Coffin Case, we have to go to the Xiazhou Ruan family. We are not high enough!"
"By the way," Xu Zun suddenly remembered something and asked as if preparing for a rainy day, "What do you know about Ruan Changkong?"
"The top ten masters, that's right. They are as famous as Yuanzhou's Overlord Hammer Huagu Tuotian. They are the only two foreign masters among the top ten masters!"
"Another top ten masters..." Xu Zun frowned, "Where do so many masters come from?"
"That's right," Zhao Yu said angrily, "I heard from the Zhao family that since Ruan Changkong is not in the Central Plains, the so-called top ten masters is just a false name.
“After all, no one in the Central Plains has ever fought him, they just feel that this person is very mysterious.
"The shaman leader is also the uncle of King Xia. It is said that he is of the same nature as Qiu Dingtian and knows many magic arts, mystical arts, and the like.
"But..." Zhao Yu swallowed his saliva, "No matter what kind of skills he practices, we don't want to meet such a person anyway!"
nonsense!
Xu Zun cursed in his heart, do you think I want to touch you?
When talking about masters, they both thought of Ku Niang.
Zhao Yu spoke first: "My lord, you said... you have such a close relationship with Ku Niang, why don't you ask her about the iron coffin?
"What if she tells you everything when she's happy? Then we don't have to go to Xiazhou, right?"
"What you said makes sense, but..." Xu Zun said helplessly, "The premise is that the Queen Mother really gives us a second choice?"
"Absolutely!" Zhao Yu suddenly became confident. "I think if the Queen Mother wants to get to the bottom of the Iron Coffin Case, there's no one else but us. Wouldn't it be a pity to kill you with a cup of poisoned wine? No, not a talent, but a genius!"
"It's already this time, stop flattering me!" Xu Zun pouted and said, "Old Zhao, I think it's better for us to keep the right to choose in our own hands.
"How about this, you help me go to Yunlong Mountain right now and meet with General Jinghui..."
As he spoke, Xu Zun bowed his head and whispered in Zhao Yu's ear...
"Ah?" After hearing this, Zhao Yu widened his eyes again, "Sir, is this really true?"
Before Xu Zun could explain, that Ah Xiuzi suddenly hurried into the lobby and came in front of Xu Zun.
"Hey?" Zhao Yu asked hurriedly, "Didn't I ask you to look after Tao Lang?"
"Master Xu, I have something important to tell you!" Ah Xiu said in the not-so-fluent Central Plains dialect, "The prisoners are under the care of Li Xing and Jiang Hua."
"Oh?" Xu Zun was puzzled. He felt that Ah Xiu's expression was not right, so he asked hurriedly, "What's the matter?"
"Sir," Ah Xiuzi asked seriously, "Excuse me, sir, is the Yonghui evil ghost murder case considered closed?"
"Hmm?" Xu Zun became even more curious and nodded, "Of course, if the real murderer is arrested, the case can be closed."
"Okay," Ah Xiu suddenly straightened his clothes and said loudly in front of Xu Zun, "Please accept the order, Lord Xu! Before leaving, the Holy Queen Mother gave Lord Xu an oral order, asking me to read it to you after you solve the Yonghui evil ghost case, and let you act according to the order."
I... wipe...
Xu Zun and Zhao Yu were both dumbfounded. They were just talking about two kinds of psychological preparation, but they didn't expect it to come true so quickly!
However, Xu Zun understood that since the Queen Mother had already arranged for Ah Xiu to convey her the message, it would definitely not be a cup of poisoned wine.
It seems... I have to prepare to go to Xiazhou soon!
“Ahem…”
Seeing Ah Xiu coughing, Xu Zun and Zhao Yu quickly knelt down to receive the order.
"Sir," Ah Xiuzi held onto Xu Zun and said, "The Queen Mother's order is very simple. If you solve the Yonghui evil ghost case, you will set off back to the Holy Capital and report to her in person!"
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