Xu Wenbin took Huang Ying out of the Liu family's compound, did not return to Xijiang Town immediately, and went straight to Yang Yulang's grave, hoping to find some clues.

When the sun was in the west, the two came to Yang Yulang's grave, looked around carefully, and saw some chaotic footprints, which were deep and shallow in the loose soil.

"Liu Youde may have been to the cemetery before he died, and these footprints are not of one person, but of several people. Huang Zhutou, our soldiers divided into two ways, looking for clues along the footprints. Remember, even the slightest trace must be traced to the end. Xu Wenbin said.

The two of them set off from the cemetery and walked forward along the footprints, the route taken by Huang Ying was the route that Liu Youde escaped, and the route taken by Xu Wenbin was the route that Yang Yulang copied the path to outflank. Although there are no traces on the road, there are some obvious footprints in the crops. These footprints trampled down a lot of crops, and it was obvious that they were in a panic at night.

The footprints that Huang Ying looked for were the most obvious, not the footprints of one person, but the footprints of several people. Follow the footprints and you'll see the village in front of you. Huang Ying thought to herself that when Liu Youde was hunted down, he was most likely going to the village, hoping to get help. So he walked straight to the village, and didn't go far, but he ran into Xu Wenbin.

"Lord Xu, how did you get here?" The yellow warbler was stunned.

"I don't know, I just followed the footprints and came here unconsciously. I thought that this road might be Yang Yulang's copying of the path to outflank Liu Youde. Yang Yulang's home is in the village in front of him, and he knows the road leading to the village in Ranshigang. Liu Youde's home is still two miles away from here, and he can't be more familiar with the path than Yang Yulang. In addition, he was in a panic at night, and Liu Youde might take a detour, so it is unknown that he was stopped by Yang Yulang. Huang Zhutou, have you found anything ahead? Xu Wenbin asked.

"There were many footprints in the wheat field on the dirt slope ahead, but when I got here, there were only one man's footprints." Huang Ying said.

"That's logical. The footprints of this person must be Yang Yulang's, he went to the dirt slope from here, if the estimate is good, Liu Youde may have struggled in the wheat field, or rolled down the dirt slope from the wheat field to the side. Let's go and have a look in the wheat field. Xu Wenbin said that he would take Huang Ying back to the wheat field.

There were several people's footprints in the wheat field, and the wheat field was ruined to a disgrace. Xu Wenbin carefully searched for clues in the field, and he found that there was indeed something wrong with those footprints. The footprints of one of the men came to the end of the dirt slope and disappeared, most likely jumping from there. The rest of the footprints spread out in an arc along the dirt slope. On both sides of the slope was a meadow, where the footprints had disappeared.

"My lord, the footprints are gone, what should I do next?" Huang Ying asked.

"Let's go, go to the village to investigate the situation, maybe someone in the village can provide clues." Xu Wenbin and Huang Ying then came to the village.

The people surnamed Yang live in the east of the village, which is closest to the Ranshigang, and the people surnamed Li live in the west of the village, close to the river.

Xu Wenbin and Huang Ying were still dressed as Taoist priests, and the two of them came to a farmer closest to Ranshigang, just as the owner of the family came back from the field.

The master was a strong man in his thirties, and when he saw the two Taoist priests, one old and one young, he was puzzled and asked, "Where did you two come from?" What's the point of coming here? ”

"The poor road comes from Tai'an, passing through your land, it's getting late, so I'm here to disturb for a night." Xu Wenbin said.

"Isn't there something going on here?" The man asked.

"Yes, I heard that this place has been haunted lately, somehow? Let's ask for clarification. Although the poor road is not deep, it is still no problem to look at feng shui to drive away evil spirits. Xu Wenbin said.

The middle-aged man was very excited when he heard this, and said, "Since the Taoist can see feng shui to drive away evil spirits, can you show us here?" Since Yang Yulang's death, we have always been haunted here, is it that Yang Yulang's ghost is not gone? ”

Xu Wenbin pretended to look around, pinched his fingers and calculated, and said, "Yang Yulang is not wronged, someone died unjustly." The other night, was Ranshigang haunted? Xu Wenbin asked.

"Not only haunted? It's also a ghost fight. My family's wheat field is ruined, and the footprints came from Yang Yulang's new grave. You say it's not strange, but the footprints disappeared when they reached the wheat field. The middle-aged man said.

"It's not a ghost, it's a human, and there are no footprints in a ghost fight." Xu Wenbin said.

The middle-aged man suddenly realized when he heard this.

"May I ask when you last heard about a haunted night?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"It was five days ago, and in the middle of the night, probably, I was half-asleep and heard a sound, like a ghost scream, like someone calling for help. When I got up and looked, I didn't see anything. Isn't this strange, you say? The middle-aged man said.

"Have you ever been haunted before?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"Yes! One night when Yizhuang was burned, I heard that someone had dug up Yang Yulang's grave, and the dead could not be buried in the ground, so he used this method to retaliate. The middle-aged man said.

"Did you ever haunt Yizhuang after the burning of Yizhuang?" Xu Wenbin continued to ask.

The middle-aged man thought for a while and said: "I heard that one night, Liu Youde from the Liu family's compound came back from the town, came to Ranshigang, passed by Yang Yulang's grave, and bumped into Yang Yulang's ghost. That Liu Youde robbed Yang Yulang's woman, and Yang Yulang wanted to take revenge on him, so he appeared. The middle-aged man said.

"Liu Youde is dead, do you know about it?" Xu Wenbin asked.

"I don't know, we just know that Liu Youde was scared crazy. How do you know, two Dao Masters? The middle-aged man was a little suspicious of the identities of the two people in front of him.

"It's not a secret, we suspect that Yang Yulang is not dead, he is pretending to be a ghost to take revenge on Liu Youde." Xu Wenbin said.

"Could it be that you two were sent by the imperial court? You want to investigate the cause of Liu Youde's death, right? The middle-aged man asked.

"Yes, you heard someone calling for help that night, it was actually Liu Youde's voice. He was chased and tried to flee to the village, but was stopped halfway through. Xu Wenbin said.

"Why didn't I see anything when I came out to look?" The middle-aged man felt strange.

"That's because of that dirt slope, Liu Youde probably jumped off that dirt slope, and Yang Yulang and others went down the dirt slope along that piece of grass. So, you don't see anything. Xu Wenbin analyzed.

"I see—no wonder I picked up a jade pendant at the bottom of the dirt slope the day before yesterday, and I thought someone had accidentally dropped it." The middle-aged man suddenly realized.

A piece of jade pendant? Can you take it out and have a look? Xu Wenbin asked.

"Absolutely." The middle-aged man said, walked into the back room and took out the jade pendant.

Xu Wenbin took the jade pendant and looked at it again and again, only to see that the jade pendant was engraved with the words 'virtuous and blessed'.

"Virtue is blessed - virtue is blessing, Liu Youde - right! It should be Liu Youde. Brother, thank you for the reminder. It's time for us to go. Xu Wenbin took the jade pendant and left.

"Dao Leader Liubu, you take the jade pendant, I don't know what your name is?" The middle-aged man asked.

"He is Lord Xu Wenbin, a first-class detective." Huang Ying said with a slight smile.

As soon as the middle-aged man heard that it was the famous Lord Xu, he couldn't help but admire: "It's better to meet than to be famous, Lord Xu is really smart!" ”

"Big brother, this matter must be kept absolutely confidential, and don't tell anyone." Huang Ying admonished as she was leaving.

It was getting dark, and Xu Wenbin rushed to the Liu family's compound non-stop. At this time, Liu Laocai returned to the Liu family compound with Liu Youde's coffin, and the Liu family compound was holding a funeral with great fanfare. Li Xiumei was also picked up by the housekeeper.

Xu Wenbin walked into the Liu family's compound without waiting for the report, went straight to the coffin, and instructed Huang Ying to open the coffin.

Liu Laocai didn't know the origin of these two people, and as soon as he came in, he was disrespectful to the deceased, and was very annoyed, and ordered the family members to beat the two out of grief.

"Sir, by all means! They are not Taoist priests, but officials who want to avenge the eldest young master, and the two of them have already come this morning and met the old lady. The butler said.

When Liu Laocai heard that it was an official errand, he immediately cried with a handful of snot and tears.

"Master Liu's festival mourns! My name is Xu Wenbin, and I came to Taiping County this time mainly to investigate the case of the bloody Yihong Hospital, but I didn't expect that several lives were involved. We suspect that the spate of murders in Taiping County in recent months is related to one person. This person is Yang Yulang under the rocky hill. Xu Wenbin said.

"Isn't Yang Yulang already dead? Why did another Yang Yulang pop up? Liu Laocai was puzzled.

Xu Wenbin told the ins and outs of the matter 1510, and Liu Laocai suddenly felt like seeing the blue sky through the clouds and mist, and his heart suddenly brightened. He invited Xu Wenbin and Huang Ying into the living room to serve tea, and he was respectful.

"Lord Xu, the old man is dizzy, and he is angry, please ask Haihan if he is offended." Liu Laocai said with a smile on his face.

"Those who do not know are not to blame. Besides, the two of us came to the Liu family's compound for the case, not as guests. I just came to see if there were any marks on the neck of the deceased. Master Liu, look at this jade pendant, is it a relic of Ling Lang? Xu Wenbin asked.

Liu Laocai took the jade pendant and looked at it again and again in the candlelight, and suddenly cried.

"De'er, you died so unjustly! Master Xu, you want to avenge my son! ”

"Don't worry! Master Liu, with us adults handling the case, there is no case that cannot be solved. Huang Ying said.