When Li Huaiyun entered the house, the heat that hit his face made him feel as if he was living in summer. The furniture in the house was neatly arranged, but it was full of dust, and it didn't look like anyone had lived there.
He stood in front of the table and immediately saw a strange figure sitting on the bed in the dark inner room.
Mu Yuan also noticed the situation, turned around and shouted, "Who!"
The figure only made slight breathing sounds, without any response.
The atmosphere at the scene was extremely cold, and the eerie feeling made people feel numb.
Li Huaiyun shouted a few more times, but the people in the inner room still didn't respond.
He picked up the oil lamp on the table, opened the bead curtain, and walked towards the inner room.
Mu Yuan had no time to stop him and wondered why this guy was so bold and walked in without any precautions.
The candlelight illuminated half of Xing Shangshu's body. He was sitting on the edge of the bed, his back arched and his hair disheveled.
The eyes were lifeless, the sockets were sunken, and he looked listless.
Hearing the sound of someone coming in, he raised his head slightly. There were thick dark circles around his eyes. He was half-naked, with ribs protruding from his chest.
Xing Shangshu raised his slender arms, covered his mouth, coughed lightly, and then looked at Li Huaiyun with a dull look.
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
"My Excellency Li Huaiyun, the Demon Slayer Division of the Great Zhou Dynasty is responsible for catching demons and investigating the cases that occurred in the palace today."
He bowed his hands and said, "I hope that Mr. Xing will cooperate with his subordinates' investigation."
"Case? There have been so many cases in the palace, which one are you referring to?"
"Body parts found in sewer drains."
"That case!"
Li Huaiyun looked around the room. All the furniture and furnishings in this room were quite primitive and old. Many corners were covered with cobwebs and had a fishy smell of dead fish.
The whole room was like a steamer, quite stuffy!
The ground underfoot was also damp, with some moss on it, somewhat similar to the rock wall of the sewer.
Mu Yuan was quite surprised. What were those maids and servants shouting before? Everything looks normal here!
She also walked in, "You were cheated? It's not normal here."
Li Huaiyun whispered, "Not necessarily!"
Yan Zheng also walked up quietly at this moment, "Did they come in because they saw something outside?"
"No, the maid said she saw someone being hanged! I guess it was the monster in the lake."
Li Huaiyun waved his hand to signal them to stop talking. He looked at Xing Shangshu who was sitting on the bed, "Master Xing! How are you these days?"
"I'm getting older! My health is not in good shape to begin with!"
"Looking at Master Xing's condition, it seems that he is losing energy and blood, and something is sucking your energy!"
Xing Shangshu chuckled, and the bones in his body moved slightly. His shriveled body looked quite scary, "I didn't expect you to see a doctor?"
"My aunt is a doctor, and she only knows a little bit about it! However, in a situation like Master Xing's, it is easy to judge. I wonder if Master Xing would like to let me help you feel your pulse!"
"Although my medical skills are not perfect, I am more than capable of treating adults."
"In addition, I know a little about medicine, so I can prescribe some medicines for adults!"
"Based on my current feeling, you are not in a good condition right now. However, your illness is not an incurable disease, it is just a simple psychological problem!"
Xing Shangshu twisted his slender neck and rolled his eyes at Li Huaiyun who was standing in front of him, "I don't know what you mean! Is it a psychological problem that I am so weak?"
"Since you don't believe it, sir, let me check your pulse!" Li Huaiyun stepped forward, but was stopped by Yan Zheng and Mu Yuan at the same time. Both of them said that it was too dangerous to do so. Strange people may have their lives in danger.
But Li Huaiyun insisted, with an indifferent attitude, "Don't worry, I'm just taking Mr. Xing's pulse. I believe he will be fine."
He walked up and sat on the head of the bed. As he got closer, the smell of dead fish became even stronger.
Xing Shangshu turned his head slightly, glanced at the young man beside him, and put his arms to the other side, as if he didn't want him to check his pulse, "I'm not sick! No need to check my pulse!"
"Hey! Mr. Xing is out of touch now. I don't charge consultation fees."
"I said there's no need!" Xing Shangshu wanted to say in a tough tone, but his physical condition obviously couldn't sustain this situation.
"You're welcome!" Li Huaiyun reached out directly, grabbed Xing Shangshu's wrist, and then pulled out his arm. The moment he touched Xing Shangshu's body, he knew that the body temperature of this body was abnormal.
He closed his eyes and looked like a doctor. The skin and bones felt quite tough, but the outer skin was really inelastic.
And it seems to be wrapped in a layer of grease, which is quite smooth. There is something strange about this guy's body.
Judging from his appearance and naked body, this Xing Shangshu's lifespan must be over.
"Why are you staring at my man? Are you checking his pulse?"
"Because I found that Mr. Xing's body is almost exhausted. Have you ever thought about what to do?"
"You young man is so interesting," Xing Shangshu said in a hoarse voice, "You just said that I was fine!"
"Because that's just a conclusion based on appearance!l
"Now that this is the case, I can only wait for death. What else can I do?"
"Haha!" Li Huaiyun continued to pretend to be a doctor asking for a consultation, and performed the gesture of checking the pulse very well, "It's strange! Why do I feel that Mr. Xing's pulse is a bit strange!"
"It is normal for a dying person to have a strange pulse!"
In the eyes of others, the two of them seemed like they were playing house.
Mu Yuan and Yan Zheng were a little puzzled when they saw this scene.
Mu Yuan's face was full of confusion. What on earth is this guy doing? Are you still going to seek medical advice?
Yan Zheng pondered for a moment, wondering what Li Huaiyun's intention was with this behavior. Finally he figured something out.
He clapped his hands gently with an expression of sudden realization, "It turns out that he also guessed it!"
When Mu Yuan heard this, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "What did you guess? What is this guy doing now?"
Yan Zheng leaned over and whispered, "Princess, take a closer look at Master Xing's face on the bed! Is it blurry and unrecognizable?"
"Yeah! So what? It's too dark here!"
"More than ten days ago, this Minister of Punishment was still in good spirits and in excellent mental condition. Why did he become like this just a few days later? There must be a big problem in this."
"According to what Mr. Li just said, this Minister of the Ministry of Punishment may not be him."
"Ah! Pretending to be an official of the imperial court, and being a first-rank official, I'm afraid it's not that easy." Mu Yuan didn't quite understand the meaning.
"It's not easy, but as long as you are familiar with it, have more exposure, and imitate it more, you will definitely be able to achieve eight points of authenticity. In this way, you only need to pretend to be decadent and use the excuse of physical illness to get through."
"Then who is this guy?" Mu Yuan asked softly, "Is he someone from Xing Shangshu's side?"
"I don't know. Anyway, be careful. That guy might use surprise to deal with us."
"That's not very dangerous!"
When Mu Yuan heard this, she immediately stared at the bedside with bated breath, worried about her. She was about to issue a warning, but Li Huaiyun raised her hand to stop her, signaling that she would be fine.
"Doctor, since I have run out of gas, what can I do to extend my life?"
Li Huaiyun smiled lightly, "You don't want to die?"
"No one would want to die, but this is the normal state of life! The laws of nature cannot be changed!"
Li Huaiyun clapped his hands gently, "What a wise saying, he is worthy of being the Minister of the Ministry of Justice!"
"I've just lived longer than you. Maybe in the future, you will have the same understanding of life."
"This is impossible, no one knows life and death better than you!"
"Doctor, you have overestimated me!"
Li Huaiyun laughed. He still couldn't figure out the purpose of this guy staying here.
Is it possible that he can't leave this house?
Seeing Li Huaiyun's silence, the Minister of Punishment knew that Li Huaiyun was thinking deeply, and said in a hoarse voice, "The doctor knows the prescription, why don't you give me a prescription and see if it can extend my life for a few more years."
Li Huaiyun laughed lightly, "How many years? Master Xing has made me the King of Hell of the local government, in charge of life and death?"
He put Xing Shangshu's arm down and said, "Actually, your disease is very easy to cure. You don't need any medicine at all. You can just use your hands! Do you need me to help you?"
A charming smile appeared on Shangshu Xing's face, "You don't need medicine, just use your hands. Are your medical skills too superb?"
"That's natural!" Li Huaiyun turned his wrist with a smirk on his face, "This is called physical transcendence. It can completely reflect what you feel on your body, and then it can also extend your life!"
He will use a special way to deal with strange guys like this.
Xing Shangshu was quite curious about this. He had never heard of such a thing before, "Please try it!"
"Okay!"
"Don't be afraid of pain!" Li Huaiyun said with a smile. He picked up Xing Shangshu's arm again, and then quickly started to seal the body's breath through the acupuncture points.
This method was something he had learned in the Qing Sang Nei Jing. It was said to be massage, but in fact it was to press the acupoints to lock the other person's Yang Qi. At the last moment of death, it could prevent the dying person's Yang Qi from immediately Let it go and hold on for a while.
But it is also for people who are still alive. If they are already dead, it will have no effect at all.
Li Huaiyun simply pressed on his thin figure, and could clearly feel the hardness of the bones in that guy's body.
Xing Shangshu's current mood is stable, and he has no reaction to this.
"Is this the method you're talking about? It doesn't seem to have any effect."
"This means that Mr. Xing, you should be able to live for a long time!"
"But didn't you tell me that I've already run out of energy!"
"That's what you would call an ordinary mortal."
When Li Huaiyun used the techniques in Qingnang Neijing to make a simple judgment, he also discovered another situation about the Minister of Punishment.
Only those monsters with tyrannical power and those who have practiced for many years can have this ability. This monster sneaked into Shangshu's mansion at some point.
He was quite worried about the situation in the palace at the moment, as the entire guard force was penetrated into a sieve.
He turned his head and looked at Xing Shangshu. I have already mentioned this, but this monster is still afraid to show up. Is it because he thinks we don't know, or because he thinks the time has not come yet?
Li Huaiyun knew very well that this monster was waiting, waiting for an opportunity!
"Master Xing, I have a few questions to ask now. I hope you can tell the truth. I don't want to take you to the Demon Slayer Division either!"
Xing Shangshu said in his hoarse voice, "Ask! I will tell you the truth!"
