The mountains are undulating, the trees are dense and lush, covered with thick leaves, and the forest is damp and dark all year round.
The woman's scream stopped abruptly, but the atmosphere of terror spread quietly.
The yamen servant shook his head, "I just said don't let those students come over."
Yun Qi asked: "Those people from Jixia Palace?"
"Isn't that right?" The yamen servant didn't dare to say it openly to avoid offending others. After all, anyone who could enter the Jixia Palace would be nothing in the pool. He could only curse in his heart, "Are you wasting your time?"
Yun Qi touched his chin and suddenly shouted: "The Criminal Division is here, everyone, get out of the way and step back three feet."
The yamen servant was surprised, did Sicheng, the criminal minister, behave like this?
In front of a field of white flowers, men and women wearing Jixia Palace student uniforms were vomiting on the side. They raised their heads when they heard the sound. Under the shadow of the trees and the sun, Yun Qi had a face that was dazzling, like a demon or a fairy. The corners of his mouth were smiling in a bohemian way, and his peach blossom eyes were slightly. The upper hook is shimmering and dreamlike.
The students who had just paid their respects to the dead body, and even those who usually disliked Yun Qi's character, had to admit that this face was so eye-catching, and the horrific images in their minds were diluted a lot.
Nangong Zhi was at the front, nodding to the clouds and saying, "Prince Yun."
Yun Qi lifted up his moiré brocade boots and stepped on a pile of dead leaves, refusing to take a few more steps forward. "Nangong Shaofu's name was wrong. He should be called Nangong Yu. In addition to the work at the dojo, he also came to take care of it." Yaksha cannibalize people, and indeed those who can do more work."
Some of the students respected and admired Nangong Zhi and couldn't help but choke, "The Criminal Division has repeatedly solved major cases. It seems that Prince Yun has great talent and will be able to catch Yaksha soon."
Yun Qi's eyes slid to the side and he chuckled, "Does the Medical Sect now choose people based on their voice rather than their talent?"
The woman in pink blushed. It was she who couldn't help but scream when she saw the corpse.
"Prince Yun, it would be disrespectful to speak of a woman like this." Another woman stood up.
Yun Qi raised his eyebrows and ignored her. He turned to Nangong Zhi and said, "Where is the body?"
The woman looked bored and pursed her lips, her expression slightly embarrassed.
Meng Shizhao, who was standing aside, saw everything with his eyes, and his red lips curled up in a sarcastic arc.
"Qi Shen has led people to surround the area." Nangong Zhi led the way, "Prince Yun, please come this way."
Yun Qi reluctantly raised his noble feet. The road ahead was not covered with dead leaves, and was damp and muddy. Rotten leaves were mixed in the soil, and there were various corpses of small insects.
Nangong Zhi was puzzled as to why he stopped again, "Prince Yun?"
Yun Qi raised his fingers and said to Lu Anran, "Go."
The others saw Yun Qi standing there like an uncle, shaking a jade bone fan, and the breeze was bright. However, this scene was not suitable. As the criminal prosecutor, Sicheng did not care about the case, which was too shameful.
Not to mention the yamen officer who led them, his eyes almost popped out of his head. How could anyone let a little girl look at the body while a grown man stood still.
Lu Anran didn't care about the psychological activities of the people around her. She was indeed a little curious about the corpse. Without any further words, she stepped over Yunqi and walked further inside.
Nangong Zhi thought for a moment, "That's right." Then he followed.
The light gets darker as you go inside, and the wind whizzes through the shrubs, causing distant echoes in the sky. The environment and atmosphere create a gloomy feeling.
The body was under a big banyan tree, with its head tilted to the right and leaning on the root of the tree, with its right hand and right leg underneath, so the mutilated left half of the body was particularly conspicuous.
The broken area was covered in blood and flesh, with white bones exposed, and a few pieces of flesh hanging precariously on top, often swaying back and forth in the wind, making the scene extremely weird and terrifying.
Lu Anran took out a pair of deerskin gloves and put them on, squatted down and inspected the damaged areas, "The wounds were uneven, and the marks showed that they had been eaten. The cause of death was excessive blood loss."
Unlike the deceased in the third pool, the ground in front of him was filled with broken meat and blood, staining a large open space and leaves red. It was obvious that the person died here.
Nangong Zhi was stunned: "The missing legs and hands were really eaten?"
Lu Anran turned around while squatting, "I don't know if it was eaten or not, but I am sure that the wound was broken by sharp teeth."
Nangong Zhi couldn't help but feel horrified. How could a normal person have such sharp teeth and strength to tear a person's body apart?
Lu Anran also fell into deep thought, "Is there really such a thing as a yaksha in the world?"
"Are you two lonely men and women finished?" Yun Qi shouted outside: "It takes so long to see a dead person?"
Lu Anran had already inspected the body. He took off his deerskin gloves as he walked, took out a bottle of medicinal powder and sprinkled it on his palms to rub it. "Judging from the calluses on his hands and the strain on his knees, he is an ordinary local farmer. The reason for entering this forest remains to be seen." The same goes for his family members and several other deceased persons."
"I asked Magistrate Qian to seal off this forest first."
The white shadow flickered, and Yunqi appeared from behind the tree, "What's going on?"
"People are bitten to death." Nangong Zhi said with a serious face.
Yunqi looked at Lu Anran, "Yaksha?"
Lu Anran shook his head: "I don't know."
"Oh~" Yun Qi smiled with unknown meaning, "Interesting."
Nangong Zhi: "How do you say that?"
"Sanyuan Palace came here to set up a prayer dojo to ward off evil spirits and wish the country good luck. But before the place got hot, a ghost jumped out and ate people. Don't you think it's interesting?"
A flash of deep thought flashed in Nangong Zhi's eyes, "Prince Yun's reminder makes sense."
Yun Qi stood up and leaned back, "What did I remind you? Don't I just think it's funny? This ghost doesn't have eyes either. Master Dongyue of Sanyuan Palace is personally in charge, so how can it be so rampant?"
"If it's not a ghost, then..."
Yun Qi quickly answered, "Then how could I know that it's better to be a ghost? Let Master Dongyue pinch a handful of heavenly fire and burn it."
While the two were talking, a student came closer and asked, "Is it really a ghost?"
"Yes, yes, it has three heads and six arms, a green face, fangs, and wings on its back." Yun Qi smiled evilly, "Are you afraid?"
The student took a breath, "Really, really?"
After scaring the innocent students, Yun Qi found that one person was missing, "Where is Qi Shang?"
Nangong Zhi said: "Just now, Leader Qi Shen spotted a suspicious person. The person's Qing Gong was very special. He chased after him. I don't know if he caught up."
As soon as he finished speaking, the noisy sounds came from far away, and a female voice was particularly loud, "If you don't let me go, I will bite you."
The officer's whole body was shocked, "Ya, Yaksha?"
Yun Qi stretched out his hand and pressed it down, "Don't get excited, it's not Yaksha, it's just a little bastard."
"Well--"
At the same time, Lu Anran also heard that the familiar voice was none other than Lu Taotao who ran out early in the morning. He didn't know how she ended up in this forest.
The little bastard Lu Taotao asked Qi Shang to tie up a rope and appear with one end in his hand. He walked to the person and squatted on the ground and refused to move, "Oh, it hurts, it hurts. The government framed a good person and forced a good girl into prostitution. Uh-huh-huh--I don't want to If you succeed, I will resist!"
Nangong Zhi saw that this woman was quirky and eccentric, her eyes were rolling around, she was as slippery as a fox, "Do you know Prince Yun?"
"Eh?" Lu Taotao turned around and saw Nangong Zhi, stopped howling, blinked, and said with a smile: "Little brother is so good-looking, how about making friends?"
This was the first time Nangong Zhi met a woman with such an unstable personality, and he was a little stunned.
Lu Anran looked around and found out that Princess Ding'an didn't come with her. No wonder she felt that there was something missing around Nangong Zhi.
In fact, Princess Ding'an wanted to come here at first, but later she heard that the corpse was too disgusting, so she hesitated. After all, it was unbearable for her to treat a pariah last time just to show off in front of Nangong Zhi. What if the locals couldn't find a suitable one for a while? He asked her to take action, and it was difficult for her to refuse in front of Nangong Zhi, so the best way was not to go.
The woman in pink clothes couldn't bear to see Lu Taotao being so frivolous, so she sneered, "Where does this woman come from? She speaks and acts so shamelessly and recognizes her brother at will."
Lu Taotao was not a character willing to suffer. He tilted his head and smiled very innocently, "Are you worried about having another daughter?"
The woman in pink frowned, "What a mess."
"Oh, no matter what, I thought you were his mother."
The woman in pink clothes is not an easy person to get along with either. Her name is Yang Xueer. Her father is the minister of Guanglu Temple in this dynasty, so she acts in a very public manner and has never suffered a loss.
Today, she has been humiliated in front of others twice in a row. It doesn't matter Yun Qi. After all, she is the heir apparent of Prince Yun's palace and she doesn't dare to offend her. Who would have thought that this wild girl who appeared out of nowhere would dare to shout in front of her? How can she bear it? Throw the palm away.
Yang Xueer was sure that Lu Taotao was tied up and couldn't resist, so she used all her strength to slap her mouth to pieces. The palm of her hand felt cold, but before she could react, a numbing pain came from her palm. She raised her eyes in shock. He looked at Nangong Zhi, who had always been gentle but now looked a little disapproving.
Nangong Zhi took back the unsheathed sword, returned it to the government servant beside him, and said to Yang Xueer, "Miss Yang, it was just a quarrel, there is no need to be violent."
Yang Xueer had some admiration for Nangong Zhi in her heart, but now her hands hurt and she was ashamed, her face was all red, and she was speechless.
"Eh hee hee~" Lu Taotao, who was originally tied up, suddenly came over with his big eyes fluttering, looking innocent, with a hint of cunning hidden in his eyes, "I was scolded, so embarrassing~"
Yang Xueer bit her lip, stomped on the spot, turned around and ran away.
"Hey, Xue'er -" the woman who spoke for her before chased for a few steps, then saluted Nangong Zhi and Yun Qi, "My name is Du Man, Lin Shen is in danger, I'll go find her."
Lu Taotao dug his ears and said, "Just look for it, no one wants to know your name."
"You see, one or two have evil intentions." Meng Shizhao stood next to Lu Anran, his voice cold: "You can see for yourself."
Lu Anran followed Du Man's gaze and suddenly realized that the girl who had just helped Yang Xueer choke up was actually interested in him and wanted to attract his attention?
Meng Shizhao chuckled, "You are really slow."
Lu Anran thought about it, what does it mean to make her optimistic?
But before Lu Anran could ask, one of the guards sent by Qi Shang to inspect hurried over, "Commander, I saw a man who could fly passing by in front!"
