Chapter 228: Beauty and Rouge (25)
The murderer is dead, buried in the rubble of Hanayuan Temple, growing with an unknown tree and vine, and this strange scene makes anyone who sees it feel numb.
Xiao Yu looked at Gao Zhan, and Gao Zhan fell on Bai Li: "Bai girl, do you recognize this?" β
"I don't recognize it!" Bai Li shook his head: "It's the first time I've seen such a terrifying scene, it's so dignified, how could this tree come out of a person's body?" Or was the man strung into a tree? β
Gao Zhan frowned, walked over to the deceased, and examined it carefully, "Although the clothes are a little tattered, there is no trace of entanglement and struggle with people, and the sitting posture is natural, and it doesn't look like someone deliberately strung it to a tree." Could it be that this tree really grew out of this man's body? β
"That's weird, isn't it?" Xiao Yu said dumbly: "I also planted trees when I was a child, and it will take three or five years to grow such a big tree." But it hasn't been long since this Ah Chang left the Spring Banquet, and it hasn't been long since he committed the crime, how did this tree grow so big? β
"This is no ordinary tree, this is a ghost tree." Bai Ze's voice came from behind him, and Bai Li turned around to see him parallel to another catcher, and that catcher was also holding a rouge-colored fruit in his hand, exactly like the fruit that grew on the tree in front of them.
"Excuse me, sir, what is a ghost tree?"
"As the name suggests, this ghost tree is a tree that does not belong to the yang world, as for how it came about, there is a folk legend that it is transformed by the blood of powerful ghosts. This ghost tree has more than one form, but it has one thing in common, that is, it bears fragrant fruits. The color of this fruit is rouge, and it is very attractive. It is rumored that this fruit will have different tastes and different effects for different people. I happen to have such a ripe cochineal fruit in my hand, I don't know if you are interested in tasting it? β
"Not interested!" Gao Zhan refused without thinking about it.
"Don't tease Gao Zhan, he has just seen where this fruit grows from, how can he still be interested in tasting it. It's you, didn't you follow other fast brothers to the government prison to see that Cheng Zijun? The result? β
"Dead, suicide!"
"Suicide?" Bai Li stared at the other party's face, trying to see some jokes in his eyes, but he didn't: "Is it really suicide?" β
"Hmm!" Bai Ze nodded, and handed the rouge in his hand to Bai Li: "He ate this before he died, as for why he trapped himself in the wall, it is estimated that it has something to do with what he saw after eating this carmine." As for what he saw and what he experienced, I'm afraid only he can know. β
"After eating this fruit, you can still learn to pierce through the wall?"
"I don't know, or you can eat and see." Bai Ze raised his hand and sent the rouge fruit to Bai Li's mouth, which frightened Bai Li and quickly took a few steps back.
"I don't want to eat the dead man's fruit."
"It is indeed a dead man's fruit, and normal people will not want to eat it, but there are some abnormal people in this world, for some of their own selfish desires, not only eat this fruit, but also want to plunder more, and even take it for themselves. That Cheng Zijun is one of them, and he even delusionally thinks that he can make a fortune relying on these fruits, and even exchange himself for an official position. It's not that this annatto is amazing, but that people's selfish desires are terrible. β
"I think what you said makes a lot of sense, but what does this have to do with Cheng Zijun's suicide? You haven't told me if you can really learn to pierce walls after eating this fruit? If it were, I closed my eyes and swallowed it reluctantly. β
"It's not a wall-piercing technique, but it's self-inflicted, and the retribution is unpleasant." Bai Ze clenched the rouge fruit: "Originally, I thought that these things were unrelated, but it wasn't until I picked up this fruit that I knew that the death of these people was actually destined." β
Three years ago, a girl surnamed Chu sold her property and traveled thousands of miles to Huaxi Town from Xuzhou with a small personal maid. Miss Chu came here to find her fiancΓ© Wu Quan, who had a marriage contract with her.
After Miss Chu arrived in Huaxi Town, she finally found Wu Quan's home after many inquiries. But at this time, the Wu family was getting married, and the bride was not Miss Chu, but the groom was the Wu Quan she knew.
Miss Chu was born in a family of merchants, she is capable and a little pungent. She immediately broke into the wedding hall and asked Wu Quan why he broke his oath and married her. Although Wu Quan had recognized Miss Chu, when he saw that she was dressed shabby and dusty, he asked someone to drive her out of Wu's house, and argued that he had never known such a woman named Huazi who asked for food.
But this Wu Quan really doesn't know Miss Chu, does he really not remember the marriage contract between him and Miss Chu? This is not the case.
Wu Quan was originally a buddy of Liu Ji Silk Village in Huaxi Town, and was promoted by the shopkeeper because of his outstanding performance, and followed the shopkeeper Liu to Xuzhou to buy goods at the age of eighteen. By mistake, he saved Miss Chu who was molested on the street. Seeing that Miss Chu was injured, he also took out all the silver taels on his body to buy medicine for Miss Chu to bandage, and thoughtfully sent Miss Chu back to Chu's house.
Wu Quan's thoughtfulness and gentleness left a very good impression on Miss Chu, who was at a young age and had just begun to fall in love. In order to thank Wu Quan for saving her life, Miss Chu also begged her father and mother to ask around, but she couldn't find this person. The more she couldn't find him, the more Miss Chu wanted to see him again.
Coincidentally, this Chu family happens to be in the silk business, and one of the partners is the shopkeeper Liu. So, in a very special environment, Miss Chu and Guy Liu met Wu Quan unexpectedly. Although this Wu Quan is a buddy, he is a very capable guy, in the process of Liu and Chu two families talking about cooperation, this Wu Quan's outstanding performance not only earned face for Liu's shopkeeper, but also left a lot of good impressions on the people of the Chu family.
After learning that Wu Quan's ambition did not stop at being a young man of the Liu family, Miss Chu secretly assisted, relying on the connections of the Chu family in Xuzhou, not only did Wu Quan successfully get rid of his identity as a little man, but also in just half a year, he changed from a small man to a small businessman, and even followed Master Chu and Mrs. Chu in and out of various chambers of commerce in Xuzhou.
When the love was strong, Wu Quan once promised Miss Chu, saying that the love of his life was none other than Miss Chu. On Miss Chu's side, her heart had already fallen, and despite her father's dissuasion, she made a private decision with her for life.
Seeing that this raw rice had been cooked into cooked rice, the Chu family had no choice but to acquiesce in this family matter. After Wu Quan and Miss Chu got engaged, the Chu family urged Wu Quan to return to Huaxi Town to discuss with his parents about welcoming his parents. But Wu Quan, who returned to Huaxi Town, never mentioned his past with Miss Chu, and even made a marriage contract with a girl from another family.
"This is good, why did Wu Quan go back on his word? This Chu family is so powerful, and Miss Chu is devoted to him, why doesn't he marry Miss Chu, but marry another woman? Bai Li looked at Bai Ze puzzled: "The logic of your story doesn't make sense." β