Super détecteur de fantômes

Chapitre 88

The city of Rising Sun was silent. Everyone was in a hurry and looked tense. He walked straight to the center of the city tower.

“This woman has returned from the Demonic Sect, so she must have been bewitched by them. Fortunately, she only attacked Young Master Twelve Nights. If it were any different… the consequences would be unimaginable. She must not be allowed to live.”

“But it wouldn’t be good to execute her now, after all, she is the Valley Master of Rejuvenation Valley, and what if there’s a reason behind it… Let’s wait until Young Master Twelve Nights wakes up before making a decision on this matter…”

"No, Young Master Twelve Nights has always been soft-hearted towards women. If we act out of womanly compassion and let the tiger return to the mountain, that would be..."

Hua Jiuye suddenly pushed open the door: "What are you talking about?"

Upon seeing that it was Hua Jiuye, the righteous people who were discussing in the room fell silent. The most skilled among them had already gone to the Demonic Sect in the previous batches, and Young Master Twelve Nights was unconscious. In a one-on-one fight, no one in the room could match Hua Jiuye, not to mention that Hua Jiuye knew poison...

"Which woman is it? Where is my junior sister?!"

The first female disciple mustered her courage and said, "Young Master Hua, although she is your junior sister... it is a fact that she stabbed Young Master Twelve Nights seven times with a knife. I hope you can consider the bigger picture... ah..."

With one hand, he grabbed the female disciple's hair and dragged her forcefully. Hua Jiuye spoke slowly and coldly, enunciating each word clearly: "Where is my junior sister?"

He showed absolutely no pity or tenderness, and the female disciple was in so much pain that she almost burst into tears.

"Stop! Stop!"

Qingxing stepped forward and sighed, "Young Master Hua, I'll take you there."

Shen Zhili was not imprisoned, but placed under house arrest in a separate courtyard. When Hua Jiuye entered, Shen Zhili lay flat on the couch with his eyes closed.

Hua Jiuye turned to look at Qingxing, who smiled bitterly: "We didn't do this. Actually, we don't know what happened last night. When we heard the noise, our master was lying in a pool of blood, and Valley Master Shen was pulling a dagger out of our master's abdomen. Then Valley Master Shen also fainted..."

Hua Jiuye peeked over and saw that Shen Zhili's body and hands still had traces of blood that were gradually drying.

Qingxing hurriedly explained, "We have never touched Miss Shen."

After taking Shen Zhili's pulse, Hua Jiuye frowned, picked her up, and walked outside.

Qingxing stood in the doorway, looking very troubled: "Young Master Hua... my master hasn't woken up yet."

Hua Jiuye coldly replied, "What does that have to do with me!"

Even if Shen Zhili killed everyone in the world, he wouldn't need any reason to take her away.

The carriage was already prepared outside the door. Hua Jiuye jumped into the carriage, gently placed Shen Zhili inside, pulled the reins, and sped off.

As we approached the city gate, we heard a cacophony of sounds.

"My lord, no, you can't move..."

"My lord, slow down, put it down..."

A man in white stood at the city gate, holding a sword in his hand. His slightly pursed lips were dry and bloodless, and his face was extremely pale. He stood in the wind as if he might be blown away at any moment.

Hana Kuya's carriage slowed down.

"Get out of the way."

The man in white seemed not to have heard.

Hua Jiuye drew his iron flute from his waist and sneered, "You think you can stop me in your current state?"

Su Chenche moved his lips and looked into the carriage: "Is she awake?"

Hua Jiuye warily held the flute upright in front of the carriage: "Whether you wake up or not is none of your business."

The whistling wind ruffled his white robes and tousled Su Chenche's slightly disheveled hair. He lowered his eyes, his lips moved slightly, and his voice was weak and strained to be heard:

"You may leave."

With a slight bow, Su Chenche made way for him. Because of this movement, there seemed to be signs of bleeding from his abdomen again. He only pressed lightly for a moment and then ignored it.

As the carriage moved forward and passed by Su Chenche's side, Hua Jiuye swiftly pressed down on Su Chenche's pulse on the side of his neck, then dropped a bottle of medicine.

"The antidote, swallow it all."

The words faded into the air, and Hua Jiuye had already driven away in a cloud of dust.

After traveling several miles, Hua Jiuye stopped in front of the post station.

The waiter eagerly came to pull the carriage for him, but Hua Jiuye froze the waiter's movements with his gaze. He threw down some silver, sat in the carriage and looked down at the waiter in an unfriendly tone, saying, "Prepare the food. It'll take two incense sticks' time. If you're late, I'll kill you."

I shakily jotted down the names of the dishes, and a moment later the waiter came running over to say that the dishes were ready.

Hua Jiuye lifted the carriage curtain, and Shen Zhili was still fast asleep in the same position.

After getting off the carriage, Hua Jiuye quickly ate her meal, returned to the carriage, and opened it to take a look.

Shen Zhili has disappeared!

Hua Jiuye immediately tried to turn around, but there was something cold against her neck.

He turned his gaze slightly, and the woman's voice was calm and unwavering: "Senior brother, it's best if you don't move."

...This is not Shen Zhili's voice.

"Junior sister, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing... I just want to go back to Sunrise City."

Hua Jiuye curled her lips: "Back to Rising Sun City? What for?"

Shen Zhili said, "I have something to attend to."

Hana Kuya: "What is it?"

Shen Zhili brought the dagger closer: "Stop talking nonsense."

Before Hua Jiuye could finish saying "good," he suddenly raised his foot and kicked Shen Zhili hard in the shin.

Shen Zhili's legs went weak and her body slumped forward. Hua Jiuye had already snatched the dagger from her and held it against Shen Zhili's neck: "Who are you!"

His voice was filled with extreme anger and frustration.

...He wondered why Su Chenche would release someone so easily; it turns out he was an imposter!

He actually put on such a show in front of him, and he was so stupid as to think that Su Chenche was really injured and unable to expel the poison, so he gave him the antidote!

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City of the Rising Sun.

"woke up?"

"..."

"Eat when you wake up. You haven't eaten much for the past two days."

"..."

"If you don't want to eat, how about some soup? This meat broth tastes pretty good, I just tried it, it's not too hot..."

"...Are you out of your mind?"

The woman stared expressionlessly at the pale-faced man sitting cross-legged in front of her.

She knew perfectly well why his face was so pale—it was because of the stabbing; she clearly remembered stabbing him in the abdomen, one knife at a time.

This is actually a bit strange, because her brain clearly tells her that if she's going to stab someone, it's best to stab them slightly below and to the left of their chest. That spot is simple and quick; one stab and they're dead, with no second chance.

But... for some reason, his hand stabbed towards his abdomen.

...Perhaps it's because stabbing the abdomen several times is more satisfying?

But... he didn't kill her! Not only did he not kill her, but he was sitting across from her with a smile on his face, asking her if she wanted to eat. It's unbelievable!

Did she remember wrong? Did she actually stab someone in her dream, or did she stab someone with the same face as the person in front of her?

After thinking for a moment while pressing her head, the woman decisively reached out and poked the man in the abdomen.

The man bent over abruptly and said with a wry smile, "Zhi Li... you can poke me anywhere, just don't poke me in that spot."

She frowned: "Why?"

Man: "Because I will die..."

She didn't believe it: "...How could you die so easily? I stabbed you so many times and you still didn't die!"

His amber eyes flickered, his long eyelashes drooped, and the man looked very sad and heartbroken: "...Do you still want to stab me?"

She blinked twice and scratched her head.

By the way, why did she stab him...?

No, it seems like someone subconsciously told her to kill the person in front of her... quickly kill the person in front of her...

But why kill?

She tentatively asked, "If I wanted to stab him..."

The man suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with a watery light: "...If you stab me now, I'll definitely die. If you really want to, then at least wait until I've recovered from my injuries."

She asked in surprise, "Why do I have to wait for your wound to heal before I stab you?"

The man replied matter-of-factly, "Because I'm dead, you can't keep stabbing me anymore."

She nodded, agreeing with the point, but vaguely felt that something was amiss.

"Wait..." she said, "Why are you being so nice to me, letting me stab you? Did you do something to betray me?"

The man smiled and said, "Mm."

Her smile was beautiful and warm; her eyes sparkled.

Rubbing her eyes, she pulled his arm: "Hey, stop just 'uh-huh,' tell me what you did to wrong me..." She hesitated, making a reasonable guess, "You must owe me a lot, a lot, a lot of money, right? So you're offering your body to pay off the debt, letting me stab you to settle it..."

The man was shocked: "How did you know...?"

She felt a slight sense of smugness, and the corners of her mouth turned up: "Haha, how much do you owe me? By the way, how much is a knife?"

The man sighed, "A lot, a lot. I probably won't be able to pay it back in this lifetime... One cut, ten thousand taels..."

"How can it be so expensive?! #￥#...%#@..."

She lamented, "I should have stabbed him less yesterday... Money, money! All those knife wounds cost money!!!"

Seeing her like this, the man smiled and said, "Well, it's alright, consider those few cuts a freebie."

She was immediately delighted and put her arm around his shoulder: "Good brother! I'll remember. Next time you pay off your debts, I'll definitely choose the least painful spot to poke you!"

outside the house.

The man in blue looked distressed: "Has Valley Master Shen gone mad?"