Genichi touched Mr. Ledger's skin, as if he was touching a piece of dead wood. It was a strange touch in his hand, he had never seen anyone's skin shriveled up to such a state.

The bookkeeper lay on his back on the ground, his mouth wide open, his eyes sunken, and his cheeks collapsed. Countless cracked and thin folds and ravines are born, as if they have been dead for a long time, with traces of time.

His body can be said to be skinny, whether it is limbs or neck, as long as there is no trace of flesh in the visible parts, as if only a layer of wrinkled skin is wrapped in the bones, and the muscles and bones will be broken if they are gently broken.

Xuan Yi looked at it for a moment, and he didn't have a clue. He devoted himself to cultivating Buddhism and never cared about anything else, and he was pulled by someone this time, and he really couldn't tell the mystery.

"Master, how's that?" the little guy specially brought a candlestick and placed it next to the corpse of the bookkeeper so that Xuanyi could see it clearly.

"How can there be a monk here?"

"I see what he can say, I guess, it's a fake monk, what kind of master!"

"What kind of master is the monk who can come to the restaurant, let's play tricks!"

Voices of suspicion and so on rang around, and a bunch of people gathered around the corpse and Xuan, casting distrustful glances at the monk who was crouching on the ground.

"What did this bookkeeper look like before?" Xuanyi ignored the malicious whispers and asked the little guy, "Was he so thin and shriveled before?"

The little guy shook his head again and again, "No, Mr. Bookkeeper is just in his early thirties, and he is usually full of energy and energy." If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have recognized him. Master, in fact, we all know that he must have been sucked dry of blood by that evil ghost and died!"

Xuanyi frowned, "Evil ghost, what do you say?"

"About three months ago, a similar incident occurred in Chang'an. Mrs. Chen, who sold tofu on Zouma Street, was found dead at the city gate in the morning, and her body was also in this tragic situation. The government searched for evidence, but no one witnessed when Mrs. Chen died. And it is also ruled out that the enemy came to the door, or the neighborhood and family conflicts. In the end, the case has been shelved, and it can be regarded as a no-brainer.

But a month later, two similar cases occurred. A teacher surnamed Ma was found dead in his study, and a filial butcher who took care of his sick mother died at the mouth of the alley of Caishiqiao on the way to the pharmacy. When they were found, their blood was dry and their skin was dry. Master, tell me, this is not an evil ghost coming out to do evil, what else can it be?"

Xuan Yi was silent, he was listening carefully to the words of the little guy.

Huo Lanyuan also squatted down, pulled the neckline of Mr. Bookkeeper open, he pointed to the neck of the corpse, and said to Xuanyi: "Master Xuanyi, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect to see it three years later, but it was in such a situation, which is really embarrassing.

Master, you see, although the previous three cases are full of suspicions, they are not related at first glance except that the deaths are the same. In fact, there is another place worth exploring, that is, there is a bite mark on the neck of the deceased. From this bite mark, it looks like some kind of monster with two fangs. The dead were all sucked to death, and it is no wonder that there are rumors of evil spirits killing them. ”

After Huo Lanyuan spoke, the suspicious voice behind him began to change.

"Listen, the son of the Huo family calls him Master Xuanyi. Huo Gongzi said so, this monk should have some ability!"

"Probably so. I see that this monk has clear eyebrows, and he really doesn't look like a charlatan, so listen to what the master said. ”

"Let's hope the master can deal with that deadly demon!"

"Master bless, Amitabha!"

Xuan Yi looked at Huo Lanyuan, not knowing what he meant.

Huo Lanyuan continued, "What this little guy said just now is not comprehensive enough. Since the occurrence of two such cases, the people of Chang'an have been panicked, and it has become a drama to catch the wind and catch the shadows. The government has also sent more manpower, and every hour, there will be patrols.

Therefore, the occurrence of this third case was actually witnessed by an officer and soldier. According to him, he was patrolling to the pharmacy when he heard a whimper from a side alley. Curious, he walked in and took a look. I saw a man in rags, crouching on the ground, not knowing what he was doing.

He called twice, and the tattered beggar-like man turned his head, blood all over his mouth. Then he saw that in front of the beggar, there was a man with a wide skeleton, who seemed to have lost his popularity. When the beggar saw someone coming, he ran to the top of the wall and disappeared.

The officer later said that the beggar was so ugly that he could barely see his human form. This deepened people's belief in the death of evil spirits.

Master, what do you think? Is there really an evil ghost in this world?"

After Huo Lanyuan finished speaking, he looked at Xuan Yi, as if he was looking forward to his next words, and he also seemed to be watching a good show.

The people around them also held their breath and wanted to hear what the monk had to say.

Xuan Yi stared at Huo Lanyuan, chuckled, and said, "The poor monk has only heard tens of millions of Buddhist scriptures since he was born for sixteen years. Never set his mind on anything else, this evil spirit, maybe there is or maybe not. If Huo Gongzi wants to know the truth, he should invite the real ghost hunter to come. ”

When Huo Lanyuan heard this, he laughed, and his voice was hearty, "Master Xuanyi, this time Huo Mou has not considered it." I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"Sure enough, this monk doesn't know anything!"

"He doesn't even know if evil spirits exist, don't expect ......"

The disappointed voices of the onlookers came one after another.

Xuanyi is not afraid, and his eyes are clear. Meet Huo Lanyuan's eyes.

Suddenly, a line of sight stabbed Genichi.

The gaze was strange and did not seem hostile, but it fell on Genichi's body, as if it was burning his skin.

Xuanyi was puzzled and searched through the crowd. He glanced around at the crowd, and there was disdain on everyone's face.

Not them.

is from ...... Coming from the head.

As soon as Xuan looked up, he saw that the pillars above his head were dim, and they seemed to be the only dark place in this nightless sky. He searched carefully, looking at the grain of wood on the pillar, looking at the fine cobwebs.

Finally found it.

It was a pair of eyes.

His eyes were all black, and there were no whites of his eyes, so he couldn't really see it at first. Hidden in the darkness is its best disguise.

Gradually, the contours began to become clear.

Something, climbing on the pillar, at this time it was clinging to the pillar above Xuanyi's head, looking at the monk directly below it.

Huo Lanyuan saw Xuanyi like this, and also looked up.

That thing saw Huo Lanyuan's movements, and suddenly bounced to other pillars like a nimble squirrel. Then he swayed a little, hid himself in the darkness, and disappeared.

Huo Lanyuan only saw a strange black mist flashing.

"Master Xuanyi, what's on it?"

Xuan Yi frowned, and only said, "Huo Gongzi, maybe there are really evil ghosts." ”

Huo Lanyuan was surprised, he was silent for a while, and asked Xuanyi an irrelevant question, "Master Xuanyi, why did you come here to stay awake?"

“......”

"Even if you don't say it, I know that it must be because of my naughty Qingjun sister," Huo Lanyuan stood up and patted the gorgeous clothes on her body, "She refused to have a relationship with me, but Xuanyi, I am not annoyed at all." From the time I was little, I knew I was going to marry her. This is her fate and my fate, and it is also my wish. ”

Huo Lanyuan pointed to the second floor, "She must be there with red sleeves, Xuanyi, I'm going to look for her, do you want to go with me?" The people from this official mansion are also coming soon, and it doesn't matter if Mr. Accounts doesn't care, someone will worry about it." ”

Ruyu Gongzi thought that the monk would refuse, but he didn't expect to hear him say a "Okay." ”

The two climbed the stairs and were silent for a long time.

Huo Lanyuan suddenly chuckled and said, "Xuanyi, I will marry her." ”

Genichi lowered his eyes, "I know." ”

Turning the hallway, the smallest room around the corner is Redsleeves' quarters.

Huo Lanyuan knocked on the door, "Qingjun, it's me." ”

No one answered.

The smell of blood is strong.