Hearing Di Dongqing’s words, the Yacha was stunned for a moment, and his cheeks quickly flushed red: “I, did I cause trouble for you?”

Di Dongqing had already regarded him as his patient, stroked his shoulders to signal him to relax, then put on the pose of a doctor, and said with a smile, “May I ask what your name is for the little brother?”

Yacha’s tone was still cramped: “My surname is Mu, and my name is Chuan.”

Di Dongqing nodded in agreement, and also reported the names of herself and her master.After hearing this, Mu Chuan yelled, “Master Zhengqiu, Big Brother Dongqing”, with a respectful look on his face, without the slightest hint of domineering.

His style of work is really not like that of an official, at least it is very different from many of his colleagues.

But the brocade robe on his body doesn’t look fake, and the saber is also genuine.

In this way, he is probably an outlier among the officials.No wonder even Qian, Sun and Li wanted to vent their anger on him.

It’s not easy being an outlier, especially in today’s dying world.

Seeing his blue face, Di Dongqing couldn’t bear it, so she stretched out her hand to him and said, “If you believe me, let me help you with a diagnosis. If there is any hidden disease, you can take care of it in time.”

Mu Chuan blinked, and carefully handed over his wrist.

Di Dongqing led him to the porch of the main hall and sat down, putting his fingers on his wrist.

Mu Chuan lowered his head and said, “I made big brother laugh.”

“how?”

“I, I have been in poor health since I was a child, and I am timid, and I still stutter.”

Seeing his nose twisted into a ball, Di Dongqing comforted him and said, “Don’t worry, when I was a doctor, I didn’t see any patients before, and being afraid of ghosts is nothing new.”

Mu Chuan raised his head slightly: “Then… what else are you afraid of?”

Di Dongqing was startled, and said while reminiscing: “For example, those who are afraid of bugs, those who are afraid of the dark, and…the ones who are afraid of their wives.”

Hearing this, Mu Chuan laughed out loud.

Di Dongqing let go of his hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said: “There is no serious problem for the time being, but your heart is indeed weaker than ordinary people, and your blood is easy to lose, it is better to be less frightened.”

Mu Chuan gave him a grateful look.

Di Dongqing let go of his wrist, and asked again: “Although you are not in good health, your internal energy is very strong, have you ever practiced martial arts?”

Mu Chuan lowered his head and glanced at the saber at his waist, and said, “It’s true that I have learned a little bit.”

Di Dongqing said: “I am unwell but still practice martial arts, I must have suffered a lot.”

Mu Chuan just shook his head: “It’s because of my poor health that I need to rely on martial arts to make up for it. My master, he taught me this way before.”

“Your master?” Di Dongqing asked in surprise, “Isn’t he with you?”

“No,” Mu Chuan buried his head lower, “Actually, we were separated a long time ago, and I haven’t seen him for nine years.”

Di Dongqing was startled: “I’m sorry, I brought up your sadness.”

Mu Chuan sighed softly: “It’s okay, I was born in an official family, but he is from the rivers and lakes, there is nothing to do about it.”

Di Dongqing also sighed in his heart. Although he didn’t know the details, he already vaguely understood Mu Chuan’s difficulties.After the ban on martial arts, the martial arts declined, many people lost their foothold and wandered around, the rivers and lakes became a dry swamp, and many fishes disappeared without a trace.

These swimming fish are all floating life, they didn’t even struggle to get out of the water, and they died silently, leaving only a pool of cold stagnant water.

Thinking of this, he felt unwilling.

Originally, they stayed in Xiling Village just to buy a carriage.They went to the common people’s goods store to meddle in their own business, and they wanted to find out about Wuxi out of selfish motives.Now it seems that the three people in the goods store did not know about the Wuxi case, and the carriage was not found. Right now, they should get out early.

However, he couldn’t leave this young man who met by chance alone.

He glanced at the sky and said, “Why don’t you go to the inn to rest first, I’ll just stay tonight.”

Mu Chuan shook his head and said, “Then how can I do it? I proposed exorcising ghosts, so how can I bother you.”

Di Dongqing comforted him and said, “Everyone has fears, and it’s not shameful to be afraid of ghosts. You don’t have to force yourself.”

Mu Chuan still shook his head: “Ghosts are certainly scary, but if those who come tonight are not necessarily ghosts, they may be humans.”

Di Dongqing asked blankly, “A human being?”

Mu Chuan bit his lips, and continued: “If the person who came was a human, I, I have something to ask him.”

“Well said.” As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zhengqiu’s voice sounded from behind.

The two turned their heads together and saw Lu Zhengqiu clapping his hands while approaching, saying: “There are no ghosts in this world. There are only people who hide secrets.”

“Master,” Di Dongqing stood up to meet him, and asked, “What do you mean?”

Lu Zhengqiu was not in a hurry, he stared at him and asked: “I want to hear what you mean first.”

Di Dongqing thought for a moment, and said: “I think the so-called haunted talk is just the illusion that the three brothers were overwhelmed with grief and thought about it.”

Lu Zhengqiu said: “But have you ever thought about it, if it’s not alarmist talk, but there are really traces to follow.”

Di Dongqing also said: “But there are no ghosts in this world…!”

At this point, his voice stopped abruptly, because he himself was also stunned.

The reason is simple – if there are no ghosts, and it is not alarmist, then it is the third possibility.

He asked, “If it’s not a ghost, is it really a human?”

Lu Zhengqiu replied: “I don’t know if it’s a person, but I just went around the yard and found some unusual signs.”

Di Dongqing pricked up her ears: “What sign?”

“You two come with me.”

Lu Zhengqiu led the two of them to the carriage carrying the goods.

The carriage also carried colorful satins from Wuxi village. After the massacre, they became the only fruit left by Wuxi people. If they were sold, they would surely fetch a good price.

The three brothers Qian, Sun and Li obviously knew its value, so they used chains to wrap around the car body and wheels several times, and tied them to an old tree trunk by the wall.

Di Dongqing was puzzled and said, “This batch of goods was interrogated by the officers and soldiers, and nothing unusual was found.”

Lu Zhengqiu patiently said: “The abnormality I am referring to is not the colorful satin itself, but the way it is placed. You see, the fabric here is tied into three bundles.”

Di Dongqing took a closer look, and found that the cloth on the cart was divided according to color and size, and tied into bundles with strips of cloth. There were indeed no more, no less, exactly three bundles.

Lu Zhengqiu continued: “There are also three boxes stored together with the cloth, each with a palindrome lock, which should be used to hold the 60 taels of pension silver.”

Di Dongqing frowned and said, “There are exactly three boxes, and they are divided according to the number of people.”

Lu Zhengqiu nodded: “That’s right, that’s right.”

Di Dongqing said: “Since Zhao Ji died, the three of them decided to stop the business of the goods store and go their separate ways, so there is nothing wrong with dividing the property into three parts.”

Lu Zhengqiu said: “That’s right, but the cloth has not been touched for a long time, the dust and snow on the knots have mixed together to leave these dirt and dirt.”

Di Dongqing looked closely, and indeed saw many black spots on the surface of the knot.He pondered: “In this way, these cloths will be separated on the road.”

Lu Zhengqiu nodded and said: “However, Zhao Ji’s funeral affairs were handled in such a grand manner, and Qian, Sun and Li were also immersed in the grief of losing their brothers, but they separated the goods and money on the way back. It is a bit strange. .”

Di Dongqing nodded and said, “It’s indeed a little strange, but it’s also reasonable.”

“The second strange thing is this.” Lu Zhengqiu said, taking out a few books.

Di Dongqing took the book, flipped through it roughly, raised her eyebrows and said, “Is this the account book of the common people’s goods store?”

Lu Zhengqiu said: “Yes, and it looks like the inscription was recorded by Zhao Ji himself. I just went to the study to check, and all the valuable furnishings there have been sold out, leaving only an old bookcase, and these account books are randomly spread in the cabinet , placed together with the paper money, it seemed that they were going to burn it, but before I could do it, I dug it out and took a look.”

As he spoke, he leaned over to his apprentice, took Dongqing’s hand, unfolded the scroll, turned it to the middle, and pointed to the last line: “Look, the most recent record was written by Zhao Ji before going to Wuxi. The detailed amount of the four people’s respective contributions is listed.”

Di Dongqing frowned and said, “But the notes are broken here.”

The four of them traveled across mountains and rivers to Wuxi. It was impossible that there would be no income and expenses along the way, but they were not recorded in this account book.Why did Qian Sunli change the account, and why did he deal with the old account hastily? It’s really strange to think about it.

Lu Zhengqiu put the account book aside, and said: “However, what I said is not enough to prove it, it’s just a clue.”

Di Dongqing was silent for a moment, then turned to Mu Chuan, and asked, “Little brother, did you also insist on keeping the ghost hunter after you discovered these clues?”

Mu Chuan immediately waved his hand and said, “No, no, I don’t have the wisdom of Master Zhengqiu. It’s just…”

Di Dongqing saw the fear on his face, so she comforted him and said, “You just say it’s okay.”

Mu Chuan bit his lips, and said, “It’s just that if that Master Shen Qianhu is my master, he will never harm others for no reason.”

Di Dongqing was shocked: “What? Your lost master is that Lord Shen Qianhu?”