Li Ling's hand holding the tofu brain trembled a little, and fear spread in his heart. If the innkeeper who died in his sleep the night before yesterday was the result of the nightmare in Su Mingxue's mouth, then "Li Ling", who also died in his sleep last night, should also be victimized by the nightmare.

Do you kill someone as soon as it gets dark......

But Li Ling can't tell the two senior sisters about this clue, and even if he says it, it is not convincing, after all, he is eating fritters and living a good life now.

But as the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves worrying. If the Nightmare knew that he was not dead, would he do it again and let him die again? After all, the Nightmare was hiding in the shadows, and it could attack at any time, could it be that Li Ling would not sleep in the future?

"Let's go find the official first," Liu Qingyun said to Su Mingxue while settling the bill, "The victim's body is still with them, and the master should also be there, by the way, let her show Ling'er, her face is a little bad." ”

Su Mingxue glanced at Li Ling and said coldly, "It should be that." ”

When Li Ling heard this, he put on a wrinkled face speechlessly, he just looked a little neutral, and he was still a boy in essence!

Leaving the early shop, the three of them walked through the streets and alleys, and many townspeople greeted them along the way, and it seemed that the Chunyangmen people were still quite popular in the town.

The town where Chunyangmen is located is called Daoxiang Town, because it is located at the intersection of trade roads, and there is an endless stream of travelers and traders, so the development of the town over the years is quite good.

However, there are pros and cons to everything, and there are many people in the town, so it is inevitable that there will be a mixture of fish and dragons, and occasionally there will be some traitors. It's okay to say that petty theft or something, the officials in the town can handle it. If there is a thorny problem that cannot be solved, the Pure Yang Gate will come forward.

In the words of the chief, it is "from the masses to the masses" and "to serve the people".

In Li Ling's words, it is "full of food and support" and "nosy".

After all, Daoxiang Town is only a town, so there is no yamen, only two daily patrols, a public order to maintain law and order, and a simple tiled house as an office. Liu Qingyun said hello to the officials, and then took Su Mingxue and Li Ling into the tile house.

"You're here. As soon as I entered the door, I heard a soft and delicate woman's voice coming from the back room.

When Li Ling heard the sound, he saw a woman in a pink dress, petite, less than one meter six. The fair and flawless skin is faintly pink, and a pair of crystal eyes are clear and clear, looking at Li Ling vividly, with a cute and smart face.

Hua Zhiyu, twenty-eight years old, is the deputy head of Chunyangmen, and is also the master of Liu Qingyun and Su Mingxue.

The memory of the deputy head in his mind began to gradually recover, although he looked petite and cute, but he did things vigorously and resolutely, and almost single-handedly supported the down-and-out pure yang gate, and the large and small affairs in the door were basically handled by the deputy head.

"Master, how is the situation?" asked Liu Qingyun as he glanced at the body of the inn boy on the bed.

"It's not a demon, it's not a witchcraft," the deputy head sighed, his face full of exhaustion, "I've stayed up all night for an autopsy, but I can't see the killing methods of this nightmare." The deceased had no trauma or pain, and died as if a septuagenarian had died. ”

Su Mingxue said: "Could it be that he was poisoned?"

"I've checked it, and there are no signs of poisoning," Hua Zhiyu made a bitter face, "Not only that, I can't even guess the murderer's motive for killing." After speaking, Hua Zhiyu picked up a few pieces of straw paper from the table and handed them to the three of them, "This is the transcript of Shopkeeper He and Chef Wang of Yuelai Inn, you can take a look." ”

Li Ling glanced at the record, the deceased's name was Zhou Xiaoping, a native of Daoxiang Town, his parents died in an accident when he was a teenager, and he has been following his sister Zhou Xiaoguo for his life. Cheerful and clever, not only kind by nature but also warm-hearted, Shopkeeper He and Chef Wang both like this little guy. On weekdays, he never acts evil with others, and there can be no enemies at all.

Li Ling understands Hua Zhiyu now, it stands to reason that the murderer has no motive to kill at all, who would kill an ordinary inn guy?

Seeing that there was no substantial progress in the case, Liu Qingyun glanced at Li Ling and said to Hua Zhiyu: "Master, Ling'er's face doesn't seem to be very good, you can show him." ”

"Hmm. "Hua Zhiyu really wants to put aside the nightmare mystery in front of him for a while, and if she thinks about it again, I'm afraid my brain will burn.

Hua Zhiyu stretched out his hand to pinch the trick, and the white light flashed in his eyes, like a searchlight. Li Ling looked a little curious, and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Shi, what is this trick called?"

Seeing Li Ling's curiosity, Hua Zhiyu smiled mischievously, winked at him and said, "This trick is called Tianmingguan, you can see through it~ I can teach you if you want to learn." ”

"Can you see through?!" Li Ling smiled, somehow looking a little obscene.

Hua Zhiyu ignored Li Ling's careful thoughts, and used the Tianming View to carefully probe Li Ling's physical condition. After a few glances, the playful expression on her face gradually disappeared, and she lightly tapped her forehead with her fingers, looking incomprehensible: "How can this be?"

Li Ling was a little uncomfortable stared at by her, so he took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong with me?"

The light in Hua Zhiyu's eyes faded, and he said in confusion: "Your Purple Mansion is empty." ”

"How come?!" Liu Qingyun was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed.

"The Purple Mansion is empty, which means that his cultivation is gone?" Su Mingxue said with the hilt of his sword against his chin, frowning.

"All the Zixia Qi in his body has disappeared, just like an ordinary person who has not practiced the Zixia Heart Method," Hua Zhiyu also frowned, there have been too many strange things in the past two days, first the nightmare mystery case, and then Li Ling's inexplicable cultivation was abolished, "Hey, headache." ”

"He was fine yesterday, but he lost his cultivation overnight. Su Mingxue suddenly raised her head and said, "You say, will there be any connection between these two things?"

"Ling'er, did you feel anything unusual last night?" asked Liu Qingyun.

Li Ling nodded and said, "Last night, I felt a little unwell and couldn't wake up. He intercepted his own rebirth through time, and only said the last memory of this world before the death of "Li Ling".

"It's all harming others in their sleep, it should be the same person," Hua Zhiyu rubbed his eyebrows and analyzed, "But why didn't you take Ling'er's life, only Xiuwei?"

"However, being able to take away Ling'er's cultivation shows that the murderer should not be an ordinary person. Liu Qingyun said.

"It's an evil cultivator," Hua Zhiyu suddenly raised his head, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes, "Qingyun, Mingxue, you guys are going to investigate all over the town, and once you find a suspicious person, come and notify me immediately." ”

"Yes. Liu Qingyun and Su Mingxue nodded together.

Li Ling pointed to himself and asked, "Uncle Shi, what about me?"

Hua Zhiyu stood on tiptoe, stretched out his hand and knocked on Li Ling's head and said, "If Xiuwei is taken away, stay honest, and I will take you back to Chunyang Gate." ”

Li Ling scratched his head: "No need, I know the way back." ”

Hua Zhiyu glared and said, "You should be cultivating the cabbage you planted, and it doesn't matter to you if someone takes it away?"

Li Ling laughed dryly twice: "No...... Or else?"

"Although I don't know the means by which the Nightmare seized the cultivation, the spiritual power flows out against the current, causing a lot of damage to your spiritual veins, understand? If you leave it alone, you may really die. Hua Zhiyuhao's wrist trembled slightly, and a jade short sword appeared in her hand, "I will pass the book to your master, and you will return to Chunyang Gate with me." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Li Ling to reply, he pulled him out of the tiled house, looked at the two officials guarding the door, pondered for a moment and said: "The corpse has been experienced, you can help him to put him in the ground, and if the burial expenses are paid, the shopkeeper He will bear the funeral expenses." As for the murderer, within three days, my Pure Yang Sect will definitely give you an explanation. ”

The two officials looked at each other, and the slightly older one arched his hand and said: "Where is the flower fairy, thanks to the blessing of the Pure Yang Gate in the past few years, Daoxiang Town has been able to be safe, and these little things are wrapped up in us." ”

Hua Zhiyu nodded, pinched a trick, and the jade short sword in his hand flew out of his hand and headed towards the sky: "Please pay more attention to the two of you these days, if you find any suspicious characters, just inform us as soon as possible." ”

"Definitely, definitely. The official hurriedly said.

Hua Zhiyu tilted his head and thought for a while, and said to Li Ling: "It will take a while for your master to come back, let's go to Zhou Xiaoping's house to have a look first, and ask his sister if she has any other distant relatives, if there is nowhere to settle, you can accept her into the Pure Yang Gate." ”

"It's really time to expand the scale of the sect......" Li Ling complained in a low voice, the Pure Yang Sect is really too down, and there are only five people counting the head and deputy heads.

Zhou Xiaoping's home was on the outskirts of town, and it didn't take much effort for the two to find it. Hua Zhiyu stepped forward and knocked on the door, and saw the appearance of the person behind the door, but she was stunned, the person who opened the door was actually He Donglai and He Shopkeeper of Yuelai Inn.

Shopkeeper He was dressed in a brown robe, with a pair of round-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and he was also a little surprised to see Hua Zhiyu and Li Ling: "The two immortal chiefs are here to investigate the case?"

Hua Zhiyu shook her head and said, "I'm here for Zhou Xiaoguo, and I want to ask her if she has any distant relatives she knows." ”

Shopkeeper He sighed and said, "I'm also here for this, Xiaoping is a good boy, but he was harmed by an unwarranted disaster, and only Xiaoguo was left alone." As for distant relatives, even if there were, she couldn't remember. ”

Hua Zhiyu bowed slightly and said, "Since this is the case, let Xiaoguo worship in the Pure Yang Gate." ”

Shopkeeper He was stunned for a moment, and then said with great joy: "The flower fairy has a good heart! After Xiaoping's death, I have been worrying about how to place Xiaoguo, she is still young, and she has no relatives, if the fairy chief is willing to accept her, it is really good." Wait a minute, I'll call her. ”

After speaking, Shopkeeper He walked into the inner room and took out a six or seven-year-old little girl, dressed in a goose-yellow short jacket, with a dirty face, holding a cloth tiger in her hand, and looking at Hua Zhiyu and Li Ling with bright big eyes.