Chapter 40: Lust Like Life
Xu Zhengmao led the way in front, but Xue Cheng found that this was becoming more and more desolate as he went, and the original red brick and green tile houses had completely disappeared here.
What catches your eye is just one old courtyard after another, although it is not the kind of air leakage on all sides, but looking at the appearance of these houses, it is estimated that they should be old houses that have been built for more than ten years!
In the end, this kind of place should be inhabited by the people of the palace, or the princess who has committed some kind of crime will be detained in this kind of place. Xu Zhengmao was there when they went to see the county lord.
Although Xue Cheng's heart was full of questions, it was really difficult to ask at the moment.
"That...... Boss, how can this place become more and more remote!
Du Yue pulled the corner of Xue Cheng's clothes and asked in a low voice.
Xue Cheng glanced at him coldly and warned, "Call me Li Cheng!"
Only then did Du Yue realize that he had just said something wrong, and scratched his head in embarrassment, "Li Cheng!"
Xue Cheng nodded, "If you come, you will be safe! Be cautious in your words, don't expose me!"
The two of them spoke in a very low voice, and if they didn't listen carefully, they couldn't hear it at all.
Not to mention that he has opened a distance of nearly 300 meters with Xu Zhengmao, who led the way in front.
Xu Zhengmao stopped in front of a very inconspicuous small courtyard, and then looked back at the two of them.
Xue Cheng also knew that the old housekeeper had something to explain, so he hurriedly walked over and arched his hand, "The seniors have something to say, and the juniors listen to it." β
Xu Zhengmao smiled slightly, from the conversation between this young man surnamed Li and the prince in the living room just now, as well as the means used, Xu Zhengmao had already seen that this young man was extraordinary.
Even the ability to observe words and colors is quite powerful.
He only hesitated for a moment, and he thought he could guess that he had something to say.
Xu Zhengmao looked at Xue Cheng and said with satisfaction, "It's really fun to talk to smart people." You young people probably don't like to be verbose either, so if you're old, it's too short to say. β
"I think you're curious why the county lord's daughter lives in such a remote and remote place. Why did you search for all the famous doctors, but they were also medicine stones!"
"In fact, at the beginning, the county lord did not suffer from any illness, but when he broke through the sixfold realm of martial artists, he practiced the exercises, which caused the qi and blood in his body to be broken, causing him to go mad and get out of control!"
After that, the county lord was in a coma for seven days and seven nights, but after waking up, his whole person was completely changed. The county lord, who used to be gentle and polite, and had never shouted and scolded even to his subordinates, suddenly went crazy, and his eyes were often red and bloody, and whenever he saw a living thing, he was like a hunting wolf, making strange noises. In those days, there were frequent remarks in the palace that the maid accidentally fell to death, in fact, those people were bitten to death by the county lord, and what is even more strange is that the blood in the body of those maids was sucked up, and we found only scattered dried corpses on the ground, there were fifteen corpses, all of which were maids who had taken care of the young lady since childhood, and the same sisters were just like that. Alas, the death was very miserable, and according to the autopsy, they were all sucked alive and died! Before he died, he must have endured great pain. β
Xue Cheng thought secretly, raised his head and asked, "Those fifteen maids, since they have been able to serve the monarch since they were young, I think they should all be martial artists! 15 people, if they want to subdue the delirious county lord, they should also be able to do it." I won't be killed like this!"
"This ......" Xu Zhengmao also had a look of regret in his eyes, "Doctor Li doesn't know! After the county lord went mad this time, the realm of martial artists has risen sharply, and they have actually broken through the fivefold realm, and those maids are only the ninefold realm of martial artists. β
"The old man was lucky at first, and he thought that the 15 women and the county lord would be together since childhood, even if the county lord was crazy, he would not be ruthless about the remaining feelings for them. β
"It's just that the old man didn't expect that the county lord would ...... Alas, after that, the prince also invited many martial arts realm masters, but the county lord himself was delirious, and his physique was strong when he was strong, and weak when he was weak, he was the same wolf, crazy and cruel. Those doctors couldn't take her at all, and even lost several of them, and died tragically on the spot!
Xue Cheng pointed to the dilapidated courtyard, "Then this must be the county lord himself?"
Xu Zhengmao nodded and said with a wry smile, "That's true, the county lord has come here alone since the mad demon, and he has never taken a step in the past few months. Otherwise, if the county lord wants to leave, no one in our palace can stop her!"
Xue Cheng asked again: "What is the significance of this courtyard to the county lord? β
Seven years ago, the county lord's fiancΓ©, the concubine Zhao Qing, died here. At that time, it was not a courtyard, but a warehouse. At the behest of His Majesty, the horses collected grain in various parts of the imperial capital. And all that grain was hoarded in this warehouse. β
But who knew that in the middle of the night, a pair of masked men in black suddenly attacked the warehouse. The horses and the guards resisted it. It's just that the enemy is so strong that the horses were killed on the spot. And the warehouse was burned to the ground! Only a strange face symbol remained. β
When the county lord saw the corpse of the horse, he had already raised the knife to wipe his neck on the spot, but fortunately, the prince snatched it, and the blade had already entered the flesh for three points. β
"Since then, the county lord has begun to desperately improve the realm of martial artists, often not eating or drinking for days and nights, alas! If it weren't for the county lord's persistence, how could he have reached the point of madness now?"
"The old man knows that the county lord is bent on avenging the horse. From the moment the horse died, the county lord actually followed! All that was left was this immortal shell. β
"Even if the county lord is now delirious and mad, he is only willing to stay here and does not want to leave. β
"The county lord...... What a pathetic woman!"
Xu Zhengmao said and couldn't help but cry, "The old man grew up watching the county lord grow up little by little, she is a kind and gentle woman, and now she looks like this...... I beg you two to save the county lord...... Old decay must be ...... I can't thank you enough......"
Xue Cheng also sighed leisurely, "I can be willing to die for love, the county lord is really a woman, the old housekeeper can rest assured, Li will definitely do his best!"
Du Yue also had a sparkle in his eyes, and said with a straight face: "Don't worry, old housekeeper, this matter is wrapped up in Liaozhai Study!"
Xu Zhengmao slammed to the ground and couldn't cry.
Xue Cheng's brows couldn't help frowning, and he asked, "Midnight, ghast, puppet, nightmare, Zhao Lang...... Did these five words be written by the county lord himself?"
Xu Zhengmao nodded, wiped away his tears, and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, since the county lord has been crazy, he always likes to write five words and draw that face symbol." And every time I write it, it's like this, so keep an eye on it, and once the doctor went in, I asked him to take out one. β
Xue Cheng nodded, "Midnight should be the time, Zhao Lang is now confirmed to be a concubine, as for the other three words, I can only ask the county lord in person." Old housekeeper, I think it's still early, so it's better to wait until midnight, let's take a look, maybe there will be unexpected gains. β