Yang Yulang returned to Xijiang Town, he had no intention of going to Tai'an, he wanted to know if Liu Youde was really dead, and whether Li Xiumei was really unwilling to fly away with him

After two or three days in a row, on this day, I saw a few officials hurrying to the West Village.

These officials are none other than Master Tian, Chen Chunsheng and Liu Guangyi. Since Lord Xu Wenbin left Taiping County, Chen Chunsheng and Liu Guangyi have been secretly visiting the vicinity of Xijiang Town, and the news of the haunting of the new tomb has spread in Xijiang Town. Chen Chunsheng once went to the Liu family's compound in person, and when he learned that the young master of the Liu family encountered a ghost while walking at night, the whole person was frightened crazy, and he felt that there must be an article in it.

Chen Chunsheng also heard about the exorcism of ghosts in the Liu family's compound, but he went back to the yamen to report it at that time, and he didn't know the reason.

The death of the old mage was purely accidental, Liu Laocai had already spent a sum of money for personal gain, and the bitter master did not complain, and the government did not investigate deeply.

Liu Youde is a madman, and for his abnormal behavior, causing accidental injury, the laws of the imperial court do not have such a clause to punish crimes.

Chen Chunsheng thought that the matter was over, but what he didn't expect happened, someone salvaged a male corpse at the dock near Xijiang Town, about 30 years old, and his identity was unknown.

Chen Chunsheng felt that the situation was not good, and immediately sent Liu Guangyi back to the yamen to report.

Master Tian rushed to Xijiang Town with his work to conduct an autopsy, the corpse swelled all over and began to decompose, and an unpleasant fishy smell was blown by the wind and drifted around.

The people who came to see the excitement pinched their noses and stood aside, and Yang Yulang was also mixed in the crowd, he wanted to see if the body was Liu Youde's.

He came to the corpse with sheepskin gloves, examined it over and over again, and reported: "A male corpse, about 30 years old, whose name and place of origin are unknown. There was one abrasion on the forehead, one on the foot, two broken ribs on the left side, two blood clots on the wrist, and sand and mud on the nostrils, mouth, and ears. ”

Master Tian recorded the autopsy report, and he felt that the male corpse seemed to fall into the water and died, which was a bit like he killed. In any case, the identity of the deceased will be ascertained first.

"Fellow villagers, do you recognize this person? Say it and reward five taels of silver. Master Tian said.

Those who watched the excitement stepped forward to take a look, and suddenly someone exclaimed, "I know this person." He is Liu Youde, the eldest young master of Liu Laocai, the compound of the Liu family in Xicun. ”

"Liu Youde? Isn't it the guy who scared him crazy when he walked at night the other day? How could he...... Could it be...... Falling overboard? Chen Chunsheng suddenly remembered that Liu Youde hit and killed the old mage a few days ago.

"My lord, Liu Youde saw a ghost in Ranshigang a few days ago, he was frightened, he invited an old mage to exorcise ghosts at home, and Liu Youde knocked the old mage to death. You see—isn't it—that he killed himself? Chen Chunsheng asked.

"It's a possibility, but—don't you think it's strange? That night, we opened the coffin for an autopsy, the new grave was haunted, and Liu Youde walked home at night, which was also haunted by the new grave. This haunting is no coincidence, there must be a reason for it. This matter may have been done by Yang Yulang again, Chen Chunsheng, you go and investigate what is the relationship between Yang Yulang and Liu Youde, and what are the entanglements between them? Master Tian commanded.

Chen Chunsheng agreed.

Master Tian took him back to Yamen, and Chen Chunsheng and Liu Guangyi stayed in Xijiang Town to investigate the cause of death.

Yang Yulang waited until Master Tian left with the servants before leaving the scene in the crowd. He is clear about the actions of the government, and he does not need to worry about his life.

"Liu Youde died unexpectedly, because he was insane, and it had nothing to do with others. Li Xiumei married Liu Youde, which was also married by Ming Media after the two parties learned of Yang Yulang's death, and there was no grudge between the two parties. As for the haunting of new graves, that is a common thing, and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that Xiumei has been staying in the West Village, and sooner or later it will be a scourge. Yang Yulang pondered in his heart.

Chen Chunsheng was suspicious of Liu Youde's death, and he believed that Liu Youde's death was related to the haunting of the new tomb, and the haunting of the new tomb must be Yang Yulang's prank, because Liu Youde's wife was Li Xiumei, who was Yang Yulang's childhood sweetheart. There was once a gentleman's agreement between Yang Yulang and Liu Youde, the term of this agreement was one year, and before one year arrived, Liu Youde married Li Xiumei, then he broke the gentleman's agreement, and he deserved to die. As for how he died? It is difficult to speculate whether Liu Youde fell into the water or was thrown into the water by Yang Yulang. The body was fished up at the dock in Xijiang Town, where was the crime scene? There are no clues at this time. It seems that this case must be investigated by Lord Xu himself.

In the evening, Chen Chunsheng sent a letter to Lord Xu, asking him to come to Xijiang Town for an autopsy. Xu Wenbin was in Qinghe Town, a hundred miles away from Xijiang Town, and when he learned the news, he rushed to Xijiang Town with Huang Ying and Xu Fu overnight.

At dawn, the three of them came to the vicinity of Xijiang Town, and Xu Wenbin instructed Xu Fu to lead the horse to the post house and go to fight Chen Chunsheng.

He disguised himself as a Taoist priest, and Huang Ying disguised himself as a Taoist boy, and the two did not enter the town, but went directly to the Liu family compound.

Xu Wenbin learned about the relationship between Yang Yulang, Li Xiumei and Liu Youde in Chen Chunsheng's letter. He thought about the haunted new grave, Liu Youde was frightened and crazy, and he fell into the water. He understood that Yang Yulang was in the dark, they were in the light, and all the actions of the government were under Yang Yulang's control.

"The post-mortem report is already very detailed, and it will definitely be futile to go to the autopsy again, if I show up at the post-mortem site, Yang Yulang will definitely be more vigilant. It is better to treat others in the way of others. Along the way, Xu Wenbin thought of an idea.

The gate of the Liu family's compound was deserted.

Liu Laocai heard that his son had an accident, so he took a few family members to Xijiang Town and did not return overnight.

Only the old housekeeper and a few maids and mothers-in-law were left in the house to serve Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu has not had a peaceful day since Li Xiumei married into the door.

"There are many strange things in the family, bloody handprints, the watchdog was killed, the son was possessed by a ghost, the old mage died, the son was drowned, all of this seems to be related to Li Xiumei. No wonder Yi Banxian said that she was a broom star, it turned out that she was born in the Year of the Tiger, the moon and the tiger, and it was strange that the tiger didn't eat people. Old Madam Liu pondered in her heart.

"Old lady, there is a Taoist priest outside, and there is a Taoist boy with him, listening to their tone, it seems that he is very capable, do you want to invite them in?" The old butler asked.

Old Madam Liu was at a loss, and when she heard that a Taoist priest was coming, she suddenly had an idea.

"Butler, the master is not at home, you can take the two of them to the hall, and I will be there later." Mrs. Liu said.

The housekeeper agreed and immediately came to the door and led Xu Wenbin and Huang Ying to the hall.

"Please wait, the old lady will be here later." The housekeeper arranged for the two of them to sit down, and Mrs. Liu went to the hall with the support of the maid.

"Where did the two Dao Masters come from? What is the reason for this? Old Madam Liu sat down and asked.

"Poor Dao traveled here from Zhongnan Mountain, saw that the door of your mansion was deserted, looked carefully, and found that an evil spirit had invaded. Presumably, there have been many strange things in your mansion recently, and there are even murders. Xu Wenbin said straight to the point.

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she was taken aback, she didn't expect this Taoist to be so profound, and she could see that something was going on in the house at a glance.

"The Taoist is really like a god, there have been a lot of strange things in the house recently, I don't know if the master has a way to save him?" Old Madam Liu asked.

"If you want to save it, you can, but you have to tell the poor road about the strange things that happened recently, and the poor road can also prescribe the right medicine." Xu Wenbin said with a long whisker attached to his chin.

Mrs. Liu then told the bloody handprints on the gate, the death of the guard dog, the eldest son's walking at night and hitting an evil spirit, the death of the old mage, and the drowning of her son.

Xu Wenbin listened and asked, "Who else knows these things?" ”

"The day before yesterday, a fortune teller came, and it was he who calculated the bad luck in the house. He said, 'If you have a broom star in your house, you are destined to be unlucky; It doesn't count one or two deaths, but only three or four are allowed to get the account. If you want to have good luck, get rid of the broom star. He also said that the broom star is 'born in the year of the tiger, the moon and the tiger, and is male or female, and it is a person who has just entered the house. My lord checked it, and only the eldest daughter-in-law, Li Xiumei, was born in the Year of the Tiger, and she had just entered the house. The lord decided that Li Xiumei was a broom star and drove her back to her parents' house, but unexpectedly, my son still had an accident. Alas - the Liu family has really poured mold for eight lifetimes, and there is a broom star daughter-in-law on the stall. Old Madam Liu sighed as she spoke.

"Don't worry, old lady, what the fortune teller says may not be true. What kind of 'broom star', bad luck, this is all that Yi Banxian alarmist. Is your eldest son's name Liu Youde? Is his wife's name Li Xiumei? Did this Li Xiumei get along with a person named Yang Yulang before she got married? Is there an agreement between them? Was your eldest son frightened in front of Yang Yulang's new grave? Xu Wenbin asked straight to the point.

"Yes! How does the master know all this? Old Madam Liu was surprised.

"To tell you the truth, I'm not a Taoist priest, I'm Xu Wenbin, the new acting county magistrate of Taiping County, responsible for investigating a bloody case. This Yang Yulang is suspected of several bloody cases, he has killed several people, and the government is arresting him. Xu Wenbin said.

Old Madam Liu was even more inexplicable when she heard this, and asked half-loudly, "Isn't Yang Yulang dead?" Doesn't the government even know about this? ”

"The person who died was just a stand-in for Yang Yulang, in fact, that person was also killed by Yang Yulang. Old lady, have you heard about the burning of Yizhuang not long ago? That's what Yang Yulang did, he wanted to stop us from opening the coffin for an autopsy. Xu Wenbin said.

"So, my son was killed by Yang Yulang? That fortune teller was also bought by Yang Yulang? He asked us to divorce our daughter-in-law, in fact, he just wanted to go away with her? The old lady suddenly realized when she heard this. Not bad! This Yang Yulang is scheming, he must have known that Liu Youde was dead, so he came to your house and said the words of an unpredictable prophet like 'one or two deaths don't count'. In fact, the fortune teller was pretended to be Yang Yulang. Xu Wenbin said.

No wonder he kept touching the beard on his chin, it turned out that he was afraid of showing it. Lord Xu, this Yang Yulang killed my family and was virtuous, you must avenge him. The old lady spoke with great emotion.

"Don't worry, old lady, we are arresting him. However, Yang Yulang's ultimate goal is to leave with Li Xiumei, Li Xiumei is the key person, you had better take her back to the Liu family compound. I will send someone to protect the Liu family compound. However, this matter should be done quietly, and the whereabouts of the two of us should not be revealed. Xu Wenbin explained.

"Don't worry, as long as I can avenge my son, I will do as you tell me." Mrs. Liu said goodbye and instructed the housekeeper to wrap a bag of silver for Xu Wenbin.

Xu Wenbin didn't take it anymore and walked out of the Liu family's compound with Huang Ying.