"Master, that man left the city today, and he was accompanied by the young man, old and young, who came to see him the day before yesterday. He went to the Wangjiazhuang outside the north gate, and he brought a large jar of wine with him. We went to check afterward and found out that he went to Wangjiazhuangzi to find a family named Wang Shi, and he should be there to give a probe gift."
"Probe ceremony? Is he getting married?"
"It should be his eldest brother Zhang Shun's marriage. A matchmaker is already taking care of the matter. It's his mother Wang Lanping who's doing the arranging, and he's doing the errands."
"Have you found out the identities of the old man and the young man?"
"Yes, sir, we found out. The elder's name is Luo Changshan, and the younger's name is Zeng Hao. The two are masters and disciples. Luo Changshan is a master in the miscellany school, one of the "Nine Elders" rumored outside. Shi Xuan, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, is a close friend."
"Oh? Luo Changshan?! Then... So, can his identity as a miscellaneous scholar be confirmed?"
"Yes, sir, I think so too."
"Okay, keep an eye on him and don't let him leave your sight."
"Yes, the old slave retreated first."
"Um."
The old housekeeper lowered his head and retreated from the study, leaving Wu Yuan alone, who was a little thinner.
He lost his only son in a few days and also gave away his old man. Under the double blow, even a very deep and tough person like Wu Yuan was not as calm as he seemed on the surface. Only he himself knows the pain and violence deep in his heart.
Unlike others, Wu Yuan was inexplicably convinced that his son could not have died from Ma Feng, but that someone had used some obscure means to murder him and then disguised himself as Ma Feng in order to deceive everyone. Wu Yuan even had a direct candidate for the murderer in mind. It was Zhang Yan who was known as a scholar, but whose methods were extremely strange. That's why people keep staring at him.
But surprises always happen. Wu Yuan has heard of Luo Changshan's name. This person is very extraordinary, not to mention that he is Shi Xuan's good friend, and his ability is definitely not the smallest. It’s hard to say why this kind of person came to Zhang Yan personally, but it’s definitely not good news for him.
As a result, it became increasingly impossible to use normal means against Zhang Yan. And you have to move faster.
After thinking about this, Wu Yuan felt slightly dizzy. He held his forehead to calm it down. He didn't dare to stay in the study anymore and was about to get up and go back to rest. He has never slept well these days and always wakes up in the middle of the night, otherwise he would not have lost weight so fast.
But when Wu Yuan raised his head again and was about to turn off the lights and go back to his room to rest, he paused again. Because at some point, there were three more "figures" floating in the air in his study, looking at him.
"Sir, the two spirit generals have arrived, and I have brought them to you." The one who spoke was the girl ghost, standing in front, while introducing the two people around it, one on the left and one on the right, who were shrouded in black mist and armored. A burly ghostly figure in a black feather cloak.
In an instant, Wu Yuan understood what he was facing, but he also felt a little pity in his heart. It was not the "king" himself who came, but two spiritual generals under his command.
The Wu family has been working with the "Wang" since very early on, and they have also seen some things around the "Wang". For example, the female ghost from before and the two spiritual generals in front of me all belong to very important positions under the "King". As for the previous boy ghosts and girl ghosts, they were called "spiritual children" and were the goals of training, which often changed.
As for status, no spirit general arrived after the boy Li Gui disappeared. After the female ghost disappeared, a spirit came to investigate thoroughly. It is clear at a glance which one is more important than the other.
But the Wu family doesn't know why the soul boys keep changing. For example, this girl came to the Wu family just over three years ago, and before that there were two other soul children. Only the female ghost is always there.
"Wu Yuan has met two spiritual generals. Please forgive me for not welcoming them far away." Wu Yuan stood up with a smile and bowed his hands as a courtesy towards the two burly and huge spiritual generals floating in the room.
"Master Wu, there is no need to be so polite. We have been ordered to come to Langyuan City for a visit, and we need to rely on Master Wu's cooperation." One of the spirit generals spoke back, and the other returned the favor. It can be seen that Wu Yuan is still someone who needs to be taken seriously in front of these two spiritual generals.
Because the opponent was wearing a visor, his ferocious appearance revealed only a pair of scarlet eyes from the gap in the arrow-proof slot. I don't even know what he looks like. But a strong sense of oppression will still come from the words. Not to mention Wu Yuan, the girl Li Gui next to her had already stood in the corner with her neck curled up and seemed to be still shaking.
"What did the two spirit generals say? Such a big thing happened in Langyuan City. Wu was also worried. He didn't know if another demon thief was coming. Now that the two spirit generals can come, he can feel relieved... ....”
Wu Yuan was not polite to the other party, and he also understood that the other party had no time to chat with him. So after a few simple greetings, he consciously got to the point. He explained in detail the disappearance of Tang Niu, the male ghost, and the female ghost Chu Hongyi.
Of course, the so-called "details" are just the set of procedures that Wu Yuan thinks is appropriate. The part about Tang Niu was okay, but the part about Chu Hongyi was almost all composed by him in advance. There was no mention of Chu Hongyi's plot against Zhang Yan.
After some introduction, the spirit general who spoke before continued to ask: "Master Wu, according to you, before Tang Niu's accident, Chu Hongyi did not notice any danger, and your Yamen did not receive any Unusual news. Right?"
"Yes."
"After Tang Niu disappeared, Chu Hongyi had already reported the news to the "King", so why did she go out to investigate without authorization? Did she leave anything behind before going out?"
Wu Yuan pretended to think, thought for a while, and shook his head: "I didn't leave anything behind."
The two spirit generals looked at each other and didn't ask any more questions. For them, just like Chu Hongyi before, they have never encountered anyone else who can threaten them except those beast-controlling monsters. So I didn't think much about it at all. And Wu Yuan was one of theirs, and he had worked conscientiously over the years, and he never thought of the need for murder or deliberate concealment. So I was going to check it out myself first.
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But at the end, he asked again: "When I came here, I saw that there was a funeral being held at the house. Is there anything going on at Mr. Wu's family?"
Wu Yuan sighed and was silent for a moment before saying: "The evil son in the family caused a big disaster and was plotted to lose his life. My mother was also too worried and passed away. This made the two spirit generals laugh." As he spoke, he shed a tear. Wu Yuan, who had never shed tears, actually squeezed out a few tears at this time, his expression was desolate.
