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Chapter 36 Man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation
From then on, the legend of the Ghost Fairy Temple spread, but in the countryside, people said that the Ghost Fairy Temple was very evil. Some people got wealth when they prayed for it, while others lost their lives. Some people were never seen alive or dead.

However, there were no rumors about the Ghost Fairy Temple in Qingshui County until the head of Lu's family and the old manager of the tavern disappeared, and then the body of the old manager was found in the hole of a dead tree outside the city. Then the rumor that seeking wealth in the Ghost Fairy Temple would cost one's life spread like wildfire.

Since the reputation of the Ghost Fairy Temple for its efficacy spread, a total of four people in the surrounding villages have disappeared. It is said that they all went to worship at the Ghost Fairy Temple. Since then, the nearby villagers have avoided the Ghost Fairy Temple as much as possible, and even cannot help but feel taboo when talking about it.

At the bottom of this secret report, the identities and names of the four missing villagers were also noted.

"It seems that this Ghost Fairy Temple doesn't have a good reputation outside. After all, only two people have prayed for wealth and got it, while many more have been unsuccessful or even disappeared." Zhu Yu returned the paper to Lu Qing, a little puzzled, "This is a bit strange.

If one wants to trick others into seeking wealth and then take the opportunity to kill them, he should find ways to add more bait to make people feel that it is worth the gamble.

This Ghost Fairy Temple has only had two instances of people praying for wealth and getting rich, and the rest were ineffective. It has also gained a bad reputation because several people have gone missing. Isn't this clearly telling outsiders that this temple is very evil and that people should stay away from it?

And the head of the Lu family, since he has spent a lot of time on donating for fame and fortune, he hopes that his younger brother will one day enter the officialdom and let their family escape from the control of Lord Li. Although the hope of success seems slim to you, at least he will not die without success.

Is it necessary for him to take the risk of going to such an evil ghost temple?

Not to mention the old shopkeeper, who had previously tipped off Lu Ji and had gained a lot of benefits. He was already quite old before the incident and didn't seem like someone who would risk his life for a windfall."

"So what do you think is the reason behind this?" Lu Qing asked Zhu Yu's opinion as if nothing had happened, while placing the piece of paper on the oil lamp beside him. The flame instantly climbed up the paper and jumped upwards.

The original black words on the white paper quickly turned into black ash.

At the last moment, Lu Qing loosened his grip on the paper, the last flicker of fire went out, and black paper ash fell to the ground.

“I think the person behind all this doesn’t want more people to go to the Ghost Fairy Temple in order to make a fortune, but only wants the chosen ones to go.

Therefore, the previous promise of wealth and fortune was just bait. The criminals were obviously familiar with the nature of their target, and they would definitely take the bait using this method.

Then, in order to prevent more people from going there and accidentally ruining the plan, the murderer deliberately allowed the rumor that someone seeking wealth at the Ghost Fairy Temple had died unexpectedly to spread throughout the countryside, scaring off some people who were not part of his plan in the first place.

"What about the old shopkeeper and the head of Lu's family?" Lu Qing asked.

"Didn't you say it before?" Zhu Yu looked at Lu Qing, "The aged wine in the restaurant is the bait, and the hook is in the Ghost Fairy Temple.

I guess the story about these two people going to the Ghost Fairy Temple to seek wealth and disappearing is just some rural rumors that outsiders heard and spread."

Hearing this, Lu Qing raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: "It's true that man proposes, God disposes. Zhu Cheng randomly chose a daughter to marry, and she and I are so compatible. It seems that you and I are a match made in heaven."

Zhu Yu saw that he didn't seem to have any real intention in what he said, so he didn't take it seriously and just casually agreed, "You're right."

"You must be bored in the government office these days, right?" Lu Qing stood up, put Shen Xiang's account book into his arms, and put on the golden mask. "Let's go somewhere else today and relax."

Zhu Yu was actually happy to leave here. Although her legs were so tired from climbing up and down the cave on the back hillside to perform the autopsy, she felt even worse after being confined in the backyard of the yamen for the past two days.

When leaving, Lu Qing asked Fu Wen to hold the books that he had selected from the many account books in Qingshui County Government.

The censor wanted to take the yamen's account books away, and the county magistrate and the chief clerk didn't dare to stop them, so they could only watch them leave. Lu Qing and his three companions, riding four horses, passed through Qingshui County's busiest street, and passers-by stopped to stare.

This time, none of the three wore veils. Lu Qing took the lead, sitting high on the horse with his body held high. His golden mask seemed even more dazzling in the daylight.

Fu Wen and Zhu Yu behind him also added a lot of mystery because of their black clothes and masks.

Some people in the crowd speculated about the identities of these three people, and soon someone recognized them.

"It's the Censor! The one in the front wearing the golden mask is the Censor!" someone in the crowd said to those around him, "A few days ago, outside the county government office, I saw with my own eyes Magistrate Li running and jumping out to greet him, bowing his body! He looks like an important figure!"

"Yes, yes, I saw it too!" As soon as this person spoke, someone immediately followed suit, "I saw that County Magistrate Li was trembling with fear that day, as if he was very afraid of this censor!"

"Great! This 'Greedy Li'! Finally, someone who can scare him has come to our Qingshui County!

I really hope this adult is here to deal with him! As long as he's around, the people of Qingshui County won't have a good day in their lives! "

As soon as these words came out, someone nearby immediately poured cold water on him: "Forget it, everyone knows that County Magistrate Li is very capable. I wonder what powerful official he has attached himself to. No one can touch him.

Let's stop dreaming like this!"

After passing through the downtown area and wandering around for a cup of tea, they finally arrived at Li Wencai's mansion.

The area surrounding Li Wencai's mansion is very quiet and looks ordinary from the outside. It is not even as luxurious as the houses of ordinary wealthy businessmen.

Fu Wen dismounted and went over to ask for the door to be opened. After entering the gate of Li's house, Zhu Yu finally understood what "another world" meant.

Although she was a concubine's daughter of a prince, she had never been treated harshly in terms of food, clothing and other expenses. However, Prince Shuo Zhucheng never valued material possessions. The most spectacular thing in the palace was his precious armory, and everything else was ordinary.

At this moment, looking at Li Wencai's house with its waterside pavilions, corridors and bridges, carved beams and painted buildings, except that it is smaller, it is even more magnificent than Prince Shuo's Palace.

As I passed the wind pavilion next to the rockery, a clear bell sound came from above my head.

Zhu Yu looked up and saw strings of golden bells under the eaves of the wind pavilion. When the wind blew, the golden bells jingled, and the combination of the clear water pool and the rugged rockery beside it seemed to have a unique leisurely atmosphere.

But at this moment, Zhu Yu only felt that the reflection on the water surface seemed to be the yellow and thin face of the child in Wang Shan's family, and what he heard in his ears was the weak sobbing of the child who was half-starved to death.

This County Magistrate Li was really lucky before. As a small official of the seventh rank, he could actually act like a local emperor in this county town which was only a hundred miles away from the capital.

only……

Zhu Yu looked through the mask at Lu Qingang's back as he walked in front of him——

It seems that this is the limit of the "blessings" that Li Wencai squeezed out of others.

(End of this chapter)