This scene surprised Zhang Tinglai.
"What exactly is going on?……"
He was puzzled.
So, he cautiously asked the guy dressed as a ranger in front of him.
That's right.
At this moment, the person who appeared in front of Zhang Tinglai was Niu Yuanping, who had traveled here.
Since leaving Shijing City, he traveled for several months and came here.
Not long ago, with the ability of the super brain system, I noticed that there was an abnormality here.
The Zhang Tinglai in front of him was a civilian trapped by the anomaly here.
So he took action and eliminated the evil spirit.
now.
Facing Zhang Tinglai's inquiry, Niu Yuanping stood up and looked up at the top of a tree.
He responded, "It's what's causing the trouble."
While watching, Niu Yuanping said calmly, "You have entered the illusion created by it."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tinglai followed his line of sight and looked up as well.
But it didn't matter to him.
When I saw the thing on the tree clearly, I was so frightened that I screamed.
"Oh my God!!!--"
Zhang Tinglai was instantly startled and broke into a cold sweat!
I saw something hanging on the branches of the tree, accompanied by some vines, hanging quietly!
But it was a skeleton wrapped in clothes and surrounded by green plants!
I don’t know how long he has been dead...
Zhang Tinglai couldn't help but duck back.
His face was already pale.
He asked Niu Yuanping in a trembling voice, "You mean!... I was teased by this skeleton just now?!..."
Niu Yuanping still raised his head and stared at the skeleton hanging on the tree trunk, and responded lightly: "Yes... this is a corpse demon!... This person must have harbored resentment during his life, so his resentment will not disappear after death. It is difficult to fall into the state of reincarnation, and here you become refined and enchanted.”
Then, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhang Tinglai, who was lying on the ground, and said: "The corpse demon turned the unfair experience of its own life into an illusion, so that those who fell into it can feel the same! It uses this to take revenge on the world and murder all living beings. ."
Zhang Tinglai gradually became enlightened after hearing this.
"So that's it!...The illusion I just entered is what I have experienced in my life..."
he mused.
After a long time, Zhang Tinglai stood up and looked again at the white skeleton hanging between the tree branches.
His eyes flickered.
He spoke in a low voice, "Think about it...you were deceived, lost your money, and went to jail...after being extremely desperate, you had no face to go home...so you were full of resentment and committed suicide here..."
He seemed to be talking to the skeleton, and he seemed to be talking to himself.
Niu Yuanping thought that Zhang Tinglai was still frightened, so he comforted him, "You don't have to be afraid anymore. I have eliminated this corpse charm and can no longer hurt others."
Zhang Tinglai was startled when he heard this.
"Destroyed?..." He stared at the skeleton and sighed, "What a miserable person... he was deceived during his lifetime, and after his death... he was eliminated again..."
When Niu Yuanping heard this, he laughed and said, "If this zombie monster stays here, it will definitely hurt people's lives again. If we don't kill it, it will definitely bring disaster to the world! If I hadn't saved you just now, you would have been in the illusion." The soul power was sucked away by the corpse charm and replaced by a hanging skeleton on this tree."
After Zhang Tinglai heard this, he immediately had a cold war.
It is indeed sinister...
If someone died here without knowing it...the wife and children at home would have nothing to rely on!
Just thinking this way, Zhang Tinglai burst into tears of gratitude to Niu Yuanping.
He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you so much for saving me!"
Niu Yuanping approached and helped him up, saying, "You're welcome. This is your blessing. I happened to pass by this place."
Zhang Tinglai stood up and raised his face to look at the mysterious figure wearing a bamboo hat in front of him.
Niu Yuanping's face was now covered in the shadow of the bamboo hat, making it difficult to see clearly.
Zhang Tinglai asked cautiously, "Are you a demon slayer?..."
The reputation of the demon slayer has long been spread among the common people, so Zhang Tinglai is no stranger to that kind of character.
I know that they specialize in dealing with some weird evil and supernatural events.
Niu Yuanping smiled slightly and said: "That's right... It's just that I'm just passing by here to perform a secret mission!... So, I don't want my whereabouts to be exposed! If you see other people, please don't mention that you have met me. !”
Zhang Tinglai nodded repeatedly when he heard this.
"Understood! Understood! I will never reveal the whereabouts of my benefactor!"
He knew that demon slayers were always mysterious.
It is also common to perform secret missions without wanting to expose your whereabouts.
Niu Yuanping was very satisfied with his reaction.
I originally traveled around as a ranger and bounty hunter, and I didn't want to reveal my whereabouts, especially I didn't want to attract too much attention from the demon-slayers.
There is nothing better than being able to reveal your whereabouts and identity.
"Go home quickly, it's not a good place to stay for a long time."
Niu Yuanping persuaded Zhang Tinglai.
However, after hearing this, Zhang Tinglai looked at the skeleton hanging on the tree trunk again.
There was a hint of hesitation on his face.
After a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind.
"I want to go to the Yamen... and report what happened to this person! I hope the guy who set up the scam can be brought to justice! Give him justice!"
Hearing this, Niu Yuanping's eyes flashed lightly.
He didn't expect that the civilian in front of him was quite warm-hearted.
So, he nodded and said, "Okay...I'll take you out of the mountains and help you enter the city."
After saying this, Niu Yuanping grabbed Zhang Tinglai and flew into the sky.
Zhang Tinglai was shocked.
From birth to now, he has always had his feet on the ground, but he has experienced the feeling of flying in the sky!
But for Niu Yuanping, who has advanced to the fourth level of demon slayer, it has long been a trivial skill worth noting.
At this moment, Zhang Ting had not waited for reaction.
Niu Yuanping had already brought him to the ground.
In the sunset in the distance, the outline of Taize City Gate appeared.
It's really fast!
"I have to continue on my way, so I can only send you here."
Zhang Tinglai quickly thanked, "Thank you so much! Thank you so much!..."
But when he raised his head again, Niu Yuanping's figure had gone away.
The back figure gradually faded away, leaving behind a voice.
"Remember your promise not to reveal my whereabouts so you can take care of yourself."
Although the person is far away, the words are still as if they are spoken in the ear!
Zhang Tinglai quickly knelt down in the direction where Niu Yuanping was walking and said softly, "Don't worry, my benefactor!..."
After speaking, he kowtowed.
Then he got up and walked into Taize City.
There was no delay.
Go straight to the Yamen Mansion in Taize City.
Soon, the yamen official came to the court and asked Zhang Tinglai, "What do you want to report?"
Zhang Tinglai replied respectfully, "When I was passing by Wanling, I saw a skeleton hanging on a tree trunk! In panic, I fainted from fright! In my sleep, I was told a dream by the skeleton. It seemed to have great power. Grievance.”
The official immediately became interested.
"What dream did you have? What grievances do you have?"
"The owner of the skeleton was deceived during his lifetime and was framed for eating the King's meal, so he was imprisoned... Finally, he wrote to his family and sold iron to raise twenty taels of money for food, and then he was free! Out of sorrow and anger, in the Bay Ridge Hanged himself... died of injustice!"
Zhang Tinglai bowed deeply to the Yamen official and said, "Please help me investigate and bring the liar to justice! Give justice to the poor man who has been wronged!"
When the Yamen official heard this, he nodded silently. After a long time, he praised, "You are not related to the owner of the skeleton, but you can have such thoughts. It is really rare..."
That's all, he sighed, "It's just... there isn't much evidence... it's too reluctant to start an investigation just based on a dream..."
Zhang Tinglai knelt down quickly and said, "Sir, I remember everything in the dream! I remember the appearance of that liar!"
"Oh?" The Yamen official's eyes lit up, "That will be easy..."
then.
Zhang Tinglai drew a picture of the liar he saw in the illusion.
Based on his confession, the Yamen official found the location of the hotel, summoned the hotel owner and waiter, and asked the Yamen official to go to Wanling to retrieve the bones.
Such an investigation.
Only then did I realize that it actually happened five years ago!
The hotel owner did sue the government office because of a man who ate a meal worth twenty taels of silver.
That poor man's name was Fu Chuansuo.
At that time, the defendant ate Bawang's meal and stayed in prison for several months. It was not until his family collected twenty taels of silver for the meal that he was freed...
So the Yamen hurriedly went to Fu Chuansuo's ancestral home and sent the relics on the skeleton to his family for identification.
Sure enough, it is a pay pass lock!
It turned out that Fu Chuansuo had not returned home since he was released from prison five years ago, and there was no news at all.
His wife couldn't wait for her husband to come back and was too poor to eat. She was so frustrated that she had to remarry.
Unexpectedly, when I got the news about Fu Chuansuo again, it would be today five years later.
People have turned into bones...
After the Yamen official knew the whole story, he completely believed Zhang Tinglai's dream theory.
So he set out to catch the liar again.
With portraits, it’s all at your fingertips!
Finally caught the liar who caused Fu Chuansuo's death.
Plus the identification of the hotel owner and the waiter, as well as Zhang Tinglai’s dream.
The liar confessed.
The case was solved.
In order to thank Zhang Tinglai, the Yamen rewarded him with fifty taels of silver and sent a carriage to take him back to Daxiao Town.
When his wife and children saw Zhang Tinglai returning home, they hurriedly hugged him and cried bitterly.
"How come you haven't heard from you for three months? You're worried about us!"
Zhang Tinglai was surprised after hearing his wife's words.
He clearly remembered that he only stayed out for less than ten days...
