From the moment he met Fang Xiucai, he used the power of his soul to secretly influence him, and the six branches of Buddhism were always prying into Fang Xiucai's mind.
That Fang Xiucai just said everything was true, not a single lie.
He briefly told Huang Cui what he had discovered.
Lin Ji added: "Either Fang Xiucai is a hidden master who even I can't figure out...or this matter really has nothing to do with him."
"You can't even see it, Brother Lin? Then..."
"Entering the Taoist realm." Lin Ji grinned, "A strong man who has entered the Taoist realm, what we call a great monk, has been teaching in this county for decades, and he still failed the imperial examination for more than sixty years?"
Lin Ji shook his head and said: "The five hundred years of life in the Taoist realm are not given to him like this. Moreover, Fang Xiucai should be a native of Sishui County. If you check his origin, you will know that he cannot lie about this matter."
"Then the clue is broken." Huang Cui said.
"Let's find an inn to stay in first. It took so many years for this matter to be discovered. Naturally, it cannot be solved in two or three days..." Lin Ji was not in a hurry.
Compared to staying in the capital, it is more free to go out on errands.
But just after taking two steps, Lin Ji suddenly noticed a scholar coming towards him from the opposite side.
The scholar had red lips and white teeth and looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old.
The clothes on his body were a little shabby, but his temperament was outstanding, making the whole person look energetic.
But these were not what Lin Ji cared about. What Lin Ji cared about was that this person turned out to be a monk.
Although it is only the third realm, it seems strange in this Sishui County.
"This friend." Lin Ji took a step across and blocked the man's path, "I haven't asked for advice yet..."
"Student Tang Li." The scholar saluted.
Just when he was about to ask Lin Ji what happened, Lin Ji asked first, "Where are you going, Brother Tang?"
"Go and study at Mr. Fang's place... What does this friend do for you? If nothing happens, I will still..."
"Oh, my sister and I came to Sishui County for the first time and wanted to find a place to stay." Lin Ji prevaricates with a smile.
Tang Li suddenly realized and said with a smile: "There is an inn three to five hundred meters eastward."
Lin Ji thanked him and moved out of the way.
After Tang Li walked away, Huang Cui asked: "Brother Lin, that person just now...?"
"He is a monk with a third-level cultivation level." Lin Jimo rubbed his chin, "It would not be unusual for a third-level monk who is eighteen or nineteen years old to be a disciple of a big family or a sect, but an ordinary scholar looks like I’m still a bit embarrassed that I can cultivate to this point.”
Lin Ji looked at Huang Cui and said, "Go to the county government office to find out about Tang Li. Many of the demon hunters and detectives are locals. You should be able to find out something."
"I'll go right away. What about you, Brother Lin?" After Huang Cui responded, she was a little curious about what Lin Ji was going to do.
"I'll go to the inn first to order a table of food and wine to taste." Lin Ji waved his hand and walked away.
But Huang Cui could still hear his muttering.
“The whole time I walked there was a bird in my mouth.”
“Every time you visit a place without trying the local delicacies, your visit is in vain.”
...
Sishui County is indeed a place close to the sea.
When Huang Cui found Lin Ji in the hotel lobby, the table in front of Lin Ji was already filled with all kinds of seafood.
Seeing Lin Ji struggling to break open a crab, sucking the crab roe into his mouth, and then carefully using chopsticks to push out the meat from the crab legs, put it in a bowl, and swallowed it all in one big mouthful. Then let out a contented sigh.
For a moment, Huang Cui was dumbfounded.
In her impression, Lin Ji has always been a quite upright person. Although there are often jokes in his words, he should be a chivalrous man who is personable and full of justice.
But at this moment, Lin Ji's exaggerated eating appearance really made Huang Cui get to know another Lin Ji.
"You're back? I left a few crabs for you, eat them quickly." Lin Ji quickly reached out to greet Huang Cui as soon as he saw them, "After all, it's still the beach, it's just fresh."
When Huang Cui sat down, Lin Ji continued to talk: "Some of the delicacies in this world depend on the heat, some on the seasoning, and some on the preparation method... But this seafood only needs to be cooked. It is edible." It’s just an umami flavor.”
Seeing that Lin Ji was eating seriously, Huang Cui didn't want to be disturbed. She asked the waiter for a pair of bowls and chopsticks and started eating.
It wasn't until he was full of wine and food that Lin Ji held his stomach and asked, "How is it? What did you ask?"
"Then Tang Li is an ordinary person. He was born and raised in the county. Except for the death of his parents two years ago, there is nothing special about him." Huang Cui said, "He is Fang Xiucai's favorite student. He is said to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable. It’s pretty good, and I hope to win.”
"Both parents died? How did they die?"
"I went fishing in the sea and the boat capsized."
Lin Ji nodded, noncommittal.
This method of death was quite ordinary and there was nothing suspicious about it.
But a student with such a background has the third level of cultivation.
This doesn't make sense.
"There is a problem with Tang Li. As for whether he is related to the deaths in the county, it's hard to say." Lin Ji pondered and said, "But it doesn't matter. If there is a connection, he will always show his flaws."
Hearing this, Huang Cui said puzzledly: "Brother Lin, now that the clues have been cut off, what should we do?"
Lin Ji asked the waiter to drink wine and brought him tea to relieve his tiredness.
"Just wait."
"wait?"
"Dozens of people die a year, and on average, several die a month." Lin Ji chuckled, "Since there are no clues, just wait a few days for the next person who dies inexplicably to show up."
While talking, tea should have been served long ago.
In a place like an inn, you may have to prepare a pot of good tea, but ordinary tea...should be always on hand.
Just when Lin Ji wanted to ask, the waiter suddenly came to the inn lobby from behind in a hurry.
He quickly came to the shopkeeper's side and muttered a few words in a low voice.
The shopkeeper's face suddenly turned pale.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Your maid said it, how can it be false?"
The shopkeeper quickly put down his paper and pen, and quickly walked into the back hall without explaining anything.
"Xiao Er, what happened?" Lin Ji called the waiter over and asked.
In fact, he had already heard it. It seemed that someone came from the back door to deliver the news that the shopkeeper's wife had just died.
The waiter came to Lin Ji with a grimace on his face.
"As far as I can tell you, the shopkeeper is in urgent need of mourning at home and has gone back to take care of things."
"My condolences." Lin Ji said politely and then asked, "How did the shopkeeper's wife die?"
The waiter didn't even realize that he didn't say she was the shopkeeper's wife, but Lin Ji knew.
He whispered: "Sir, I am telling you this, but please don't spread it outside."
Lin Ji nodded.
The waiter lowered his voice a little lower and looked around for a moment.
"He died by cutting his wrists and bleeding all over the floor! His maid told me this personally!"
