Xiao Yuhuan, who returned to Beijing on horseback, first came to Shaoyang Palace to ask the emperor for his guilt. Xiao Yuhuan immediately knelt on the ground when he entered Shaoyang Palace, and said: "Father, the son is useless, and I ask my father to punish the crime."

The emperor was taken aback by Xiao Yuhuan's sudden move, and even Shen Fan next to him felt a little unexpected. The emperor hurriedly asked, "Yu Huan! What's wrong? What's wrong? Didn't you go to Xuancheng County? Why is it so embarrassing now? ”

Xiao Yuhuan raised his head and said, "Father, my son went to Yuanning Mansion in Xuancheng County this time. First of all, there is one thing that the son feels he should tell his father. ”

Emperor: "What's the matter?" Don't spit it out! Say whatever you want! ”

Xiao Yuhuan was stunned: "Yes." Erchen ...... Erchen went to Yuanning Mansion in Xuancheng County and cracked a murder case. Decedent...... The deceased is ......"

The emperor stood up and said angrily: "Who is the deceased!" If you don't say anything more, I'll punish you now!" ”

Xiao Yuhuan: "Yes, yes...... Be...... It is the owner of Yuanning Mansion, Gongsun Yu Min. ”

Hearing this, the emperor slumped in his chair. Shen Fan hurriedly supported the emperor and comforted: "Your Majesty, the festival is changing." Gongsun is not too young, so he can be regarded as enjoying half a lifetime of blessings, and it can be regarded as a consummation. Your Majesty, you should pay more attention to your body. ”

The emperor said sadly: "I think back then, Gongsun Yu Min accompanied me to the throne. He took care of me very much when he assisted the emperor, and after I ascended the throne, he still did his duty, and won a good reputation in the court! Later, when he asked to be relieved and returned to the field, I gave him a house to live in his old age. I didn't expect that! This...... It's only been three years! He...... He ...... Hey~"

Xiao Yuhuan: "Father, the son has found the real murderer."

The emperor immediately came to his senses, leaned forward and asked, "Who is the real murderer?!" Did you catch it? ”

Xiao Yuhuan lowered his head again and replied, "It is a distant relative of Lord Gongsun, a wandering monk named Yi Yunchang."

The Emperor: "Have you caught it?!"

Xiao Yuhuan: "Father, son-in-law is guilty and failed to catch the real culprit." This Yi Yunchang has turned into a fierce beast, and Erchen is really ......"

The Emperor: "That's it, how can you beat that kind of thing." Spread my will, bury Gongsun Yu Min, and call him Zhong. Go down, all of you, and I want to be alone for a while. ”

Xiao Yuhuan and Shen Fan withdrew from Shaoyang Palace together. Xiao Yuhuan, who left Shaoyang Palace, took Shen Fan to find a hidden place to stand still. Xiao Yuhuan lowered his voice and scolded Shen Fan: "What's the matter with you? Then why did Yi Yunchang become demonized? This king almost died, do you know?! ”

Shen Fan hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, the slave doesn't know why. It stands to reason that this Yi Yunchang's demonization would not be easily demonized without the urging of the demon bell, how could it be ......?"

Xiao Yuhuan: "Don't you believe in this king?!"

Shen Fan: "Slaves don't dare."

Xiao Yuhuan: "Let's not talk about this matter yet. You didn't say that Yi Yunchang was alone, wandering around and having nowhere to live, but why did a person suddenly appear to intercept Yi Yunchang? ”

Shen Fan: "Someone came to intercept Yi Yunchang?" Who is it? ”

Xiao Yuhuan: "It's a woman named Song Chujiang. He also seems to be a wandering monk. ”

Shen Fan: "Song Chujiang? Isn't she dead? ”

Xiao Yuhuan: "Oh? Lord Shen knows about this woman? ”

Shen Fan: "This Song Chujiang is Yi Yunchang's wife. It is said that he died a long time ago while hunting demon beasts, so why did he suddenly appear now? ”

Xiao Yuhuan: "That's it, what do you care about her?" In the future, please pay more attention to this kind of thing, and don't let this king take his own life! ”

Shen Fan hurriedly said, "Yes." Xiao Yuhuan waved his sleeves and left, leaving Shen Fan standing alone.

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After dealing with everything, Xuan Zhuyi and the others hurried to Lingxian Pavilion, but they didn't want to encounter something unfriendly on the way. In order to shorten the return period, everyone chose a path that few people walked, and that path was full of ghosts. As evening approached, as they passed through a barren land, they saw lights and smoke rising not far away, and they thought of spending the night to relieve their fatigue and hurry as soon as they could. The group walked towards the place where the lights were flickering and the smoke was rising, and they found that it was a small wooden house, and in front of the small wooden house there was a piece of land with a medicinal herb growing on it. Xuan Zhuyi took a few steps forward and gently knocked on the wooden door. A hoarse, weak female voice came from the other side of the wooden door: "Who?"

When everyone heard this, the voice was clearly an old woman, and they were all a little relieved. Xuan Zhuyi hurriedly said: "Hello, we are passing monks, we want to spend the night here with you, can you make it convenient?"

I heard the other side of the wooden door say, "All right, you guys come in." As he spoke, he saw the wooden door move slightly, Xuan Zhuyi looked back at everyone, and everyone stepped forward. Xuan Zhuyi gently pushed the door, and with a "squeak", the door was pushed open a crack. Everyone looked at each other, pushed open the door and walked in. The inside of the wooden house is very neat, and the inside of the house is very warm compared to the outside, but the light is slightly dim. A wrinkled old woman walked out tremblingly with an oil lamp.

"You ...... Don't stand...... Have a seat. ”

Everyone looked around and sat down at random. The old woman carried the lamp and didn't know where it went, and everyone sat at a loss. The crowd did not know how long they had been in the darkness, and suddenly, the surroundings were lit up. Caught off guard, everyone's eyes were flashed, and they all subconsciously blocked their eyes with their hands. After a moment of habitation, everyone opened their eyes. It was no longer pitch black, on the contrary, it was full of light. The old woman came out of a room, took some food, put it in front of everyone, and said softly, "You haven't eaten yet, have you?" I made some random food, I don't know if it's to your taste. ”

Mu Zhixi: "Mother-in-law, thank you."

The old woman didn't say anything, and left with the lamp again. A few people looked at the food that the old woman had brought over. The food was very rich, and everyone just hadn't eaten, so they all devoured all the food sent by their mother-in-law. Later, several people felt a wave of sleepiness hit them, and they all fell asleep unconsciously. I don't know how long later, when everyone woke up again, they were in the ruins of skeletons.

Shang Ling: "What kind of place is this?!" Why am I here?! ”

Mu Jinggong: "This ...... This is...... This is a mass grave! ”

Ouyang Ruolin: "Let's ...... Why are we here? ”

Xuan Zhuyi: "I remember that we seemed to be in the old woman's wooden house, why did we suddenly get here?"

Yu Tzu-hyuk: "There is only one possibility. That old woman is not human. ”