Liu Yunxiang was confused and asked Lao Zhang where the 'Witch God Messenger' came from.

It turns out that there is a witch clan in Xizhou, and they worship the witch god, and the messenger of the witch god is the witch who draws the talisman. The children who have drawn talismans on their bodies are the children chosen by the witch god, and they can go to heaven to serve the witch god after they die.

"Although my son is dead, he is also extremely lucky to be chosen by the witch god to become the Holy Son." Lao Zhang said, and his eyes slowly brightened.

"You are confused, where is there a witch god, where is there a holy son!" Zijin frowned.

"No, there is, there must be. Panlong City was punished by God because it offended the witch god, and it only thundered and did not rain. The witch god was punishing them and starving them all to death. Lao Zhang said a little crazy.

"So those witches are from Panlong City?" Liu Yunxiang grasped the key point and asked.

"I don't know, she took my son away, saying that she will miss her son in the future, but she can go to the witch temple to worship."

Coming out of Lao Zhang's house, Liu Yunxiang asked Zijin to go to the yamen to call people, and then instructed these officials to find the children who were sick because they ate Miaoyun'an persimmons.

She waited at the yamen, and the officials came back one after another, and finally found thirty-three, thirty of whom had died of illness, and the bodies of the so-called witches had been taken away.

"Their parents are willing to give their child's body to the witch?" Liu Yunxiang was a little incomprehensible.

An official said: "First, the witches preached that they would take the bodies of these children, bury them alive, and send their souls to the witch god as holy sons. The second is to agree to let the witch take away the child's body, and the witch will give the parents ten taels of silver. ”

"The children can go all the way to Miaoyun Nunnery to ask for such a persimmon, which means that the family is very poor, and the parents think that since the child is dead, it is better to exchange it for some silver."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "These people just have the psychology of their parents, but what do they want these children's corpses to do?" ”

At this time, Liu Yunheng and Han Sifu came back, and the two got the antidote, and Han Sifu hurriedly went to the backyard to save Miaomiao.

"There are three more children, you should send someone to send them to their parents." Liu Yunxiang instructed Liu Yunheng.

After Liu Yunheng explained, he hurriedly went to the backyard to see his daughter, but Han Sifu kicked him out and didn't let him in.

"You deserve it!" Liu Yunxiang said in a deep voice.

Liu Yunheng lowered his head, "I can't help Miaomiao, and I can't help Sifu." ”

"You, I didn't expect you to be so confused about the affairs of the back house. Since you have married a concubine, the wife is a wife, and a concubine is a concubine, and the status of the wife must be maintained, and she cannot be overwhelmed by the concubine because she loves the concubine. In this way, so as not to give birth to so many messes. ”

"After Tang Yu'er's incident, she had a big quarrel with me, not because I didn't defend her position, but because she didn't want that son, and she no longer cared about the affairs of the back house, in this case, I can only leave it to Tang Yu'er." Liu Yunheng said helplessly.

"If at the beginning, you showed your attitude, admitted your mistakes, and didn't listen to your father's words to let Tang Yu'er enter the door, I don't think Sifu would be disheartened."

"It's always my fault."

"You." Liu Yunxiang let out a long sigh, "If you want to make up for their mother and daughter, then in Tang Yu'er's matter, you must not be confused again." ”

"Yes, I listen to my sister."

When Liu Yunheng took people to Miaoyun Nunnery, the witches hiding in the nunnery had already fled, and the root of this matter was in Panlong City, Liu Yunxiang always felt that there must be a big article in it, so he decided to take Zijin to Panlong City to join Yan Duan.

After Miaomiao took the antidote, her condition quickly improved, so Liu Yunxiang was relieved when she left.

She also told her younger brother that while she was busy with official business, she also had to go back to the backyard to accompany the children. As for what Tang Yuer should do, it's better to leave it to Han Sifu to decide.

Panlong City is in the westernmost part of Darong, and out of Panlong City is Xiguan, which is the gateway to the west of Darong.

After Liu Yunxiang dressed up in disguise, she and Zijin took a carriage to Panlong City. The further west you go, the higher the terrain, and in winter, the flowers and plants wither, the leaves are falling, and the scenery is desolate all the way. When you pass through some towns, you can also see the real life of the people in Xizhou, with low adobe houses, rough roads, tattered clothes, and street markets that do not show any prosperity.

They walked slowly, and walked for three days before they reached the outside of Panlong City.

There was a curfew in Panlong City, and when they arrived, the city gate was already closed, so they had to stay at an inn outside the city.

From the outside, this inn is very dilapidated, and inside, it is just as shabby, but it is still clean. There were only two tables in the lobby, and when they entered, the innkeeper's family was eating, and it was strange to see them.

"Staying in a hotel?" The innkeeper asked.

Zijin laughed, "We came to your inn, naturally we are staying in the hotel." ”

The innkeeper was a middle-aged man, and when he heard this, he laughed, "Don't hide it from you, I haven't had guests at this inn for half a month." ”

With that, he got up and asked the two of them to go up to the room.

"Don't look at the dilapidated inn, but the inside is clean, especially the bedding, we will dismantle and wash it after the guests leave."

I followed the innkeeper into the house, which was simply furnished, but really clean and tidy.

"It stands to reason that your inn is outside Panlong City, and Panlong City has a curfew, so your inn's business should be very good."

The innkeeper smiled bitterly, "The inn's business depends on the merchants who come and go from the east to the west, but although our Panlong City is the best way to go to Xiguan, because of the tariffs, the merchants choose to take a detour." You should have seen it on the road when you came, and there were no merchants, right? ”

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, there really isn't.

"So, how can business be good?" The innkeeper said a few words, and asked them if they wanted food, because there were not many ingredients, so they could only make some for them simply.

"You watch and prepare." Liu Yunxiang asked Zijin to hand the innkeeper a piece of broken silver, "Let's prepare some hot water for us first." ”

"Well, you two wait."

This road is full of loess, and the two urgently need to take a bath. After the hot water was brought and the master and servant had washed it, the innkeeper's daughter-in-law brought the food.

"It's all home-cooked food, don't dislike it." The proprietress is black and thin, and she looks neat and tidy.

Liu Yunxiang looked at the food and said with a smile: "It's good." ”

She was about to sit down when she heard a loud noise outside and startled her.

"Thunder, it's going to rain."

Zijin opened the window and looked at the sky outside, there was no moon or stars in the sky, as if it was about to rain.

"This thunder rings every now and then, but it doesn't rain." The proprietress sighed, "The seeds that were sown earlier have not yet germinated because they are too dry." ”

Sure enough, after two thunders, it stopped, and not a drop of rain fell.

"That's weird." Liu Yunxiang said.

The proprietress said: "It is said that the witch god is sending a natural disaster to punish Panlong City, and he wants to starve the people of Panlong City to death." ”