Tang Dynasty Puppet Doctor

Chapter 108 The Next Death Preview

Li Linghuan's eyes lit up when he saw the puppet in his hand. Xiao Muchen was shocked and quickly ordered Xuan Yu, "Go and get that child back!"

"Here!"

The crowd was moving around, and the little beggar soon ran out of sight. Xuan Yu didn't know which direction to chase him.

At this time, Li Linghuan pointed to a street corner and said, "Over there!"

Xuan Yu said yes and immediately ran into the alley.

Li Linghuan then picked up the puppet in his hand and stared at it carefully. Xiao Muchen also looked at the puppet curiously. It was carved with the face of a woman, beautiful and bright, lifelike, especially the eyes that seemed to contain a hint of arrogance.

But as he watched, a hint of crimson began to appear at the corner of the puppet's mouth.

If someone else was around, they would definitely scream in fright, but Li Linghuan didn't. Xiao Muchen also frowned and wanted to rub the crimson on his fingers to see, but was stopped by Li Linghuan.

"Since there are such strange phenomena, it must be some kind of drug that has been used. I'm afraid it may be poisonous, so don't touch it."

Xiao Muchen put down his hand, and then heard Murong Huan ask: "Do you think this puppet looks like a person?"

"Who?"

"The young lady from the Zheng family, Zheng Shuxiao."

Xiao Muchen's expression changed. "Is this a warning of Zheng Shuxiao's death? Is she the next person to be killed?"

After saying this, he was about to send someone to Zheng's house to check, but then he heard Li Linghuan say, "Don't worry, it's not time yet. Look, the time is written on the back of this puppet."

Xiao Muchen came closer to take a look, and sure enough, he saw the words written on the back of the puppet: "May 1st, 1:15 PM."

That is one quarter past noon tomorrow.

What a brazen murderer! He even announced in advance who he was going to kill and when. Did he know that he would succeed even if others were on guard?

But why give this puppet to him and Murong Huan?
"Ah Huan——"

Xiao Muchen suddenly looked at "Murong Huan" with some uneasiness in his heart, and Li Linghuan, sensing his confused and worried look, sighed in his heart, walked up to him, put one arm around his neck, raised his head and kissed his lips.

As he tasted and pecked lightly, Murong Huan, who felt Xiao Muchen's breath, instantly woke up. He opened his eyes, and looked at his worried starry eyes with a slight breath.

She seemed to have had another dream just now. She dreamed that she could clearly see everything in front of her and hear his voice, but she could not wake up. She gradually felt that she was no longer herself. Her memory and consciousness gradually overlapped with everything about Li Linghuan. She seemed to be slowly becoming another person.

"Xiao Muchen!"

She called out, as if she had thousands of words to say, but in the end it turned into silent gaze and silence.

"nothing."

Xiao Muchen's heart suddenly shook, and he vaguely felt that this was his Ah Huan coming back.

This is Ah Huan!
So he asked the question in his heart.

"Did you pay a price to remove the poison from my body? Why do I feel like my body is getting better, but the cold poison in your body has worsened?"

Murong Huan hesitated for a moment, then smiled and replied, "I did transfer the cold poison from your body, but it was within my control. Don't worry. I have a special physique that can control the onset of the cold poison. As long as you take a medicinal bath every day, I should be able to completely expel the cold poison from your body within a month."

"Really?" Xiao Muchen was overjoyed after hearing this and couldn't help but hug Murong Huan. "Then let's go home now."

After saying this, he was about to run back, but the person in his arms stopped him and said:

"Xiao Muchen, it's more important to investigate the case. If we can prevent it, there will be one less murder in this world."

Xiao Muchen paused. At this time, Xuan Yu finally caught the little beggar with disheveled hair.

The little beggar was dressed in rags and was covered in dirt. It was hard to tell whether she was a boy or a girl. Perhaps because she was itchy, one of her hands was scratching her body desperately.

No wonder Cui Shi said that this little girl hung a sign on the roadside, wanting to sell herself to bury her father, but no one wanted her.

"Xuan Yu, take her back and let Aunt Ning give her a bath!"

"Ah? This beggar stinks, and you brought him back to the mansion? Aren't we here to ask about the puppet doll?"

"No rush. Let's go to the clothing store and buy her some clean clothes first. Then give her some food. After she's full, we can slowly ask her questions." Xuan Yu looked embarrassed. He looked at the little beggar's dirty face looking at him with disgust, but he couldn't resist the overflowing sympathy of his master!
What's going on? You weren't such a compassionate person before. Ever since Tieshuhuahua fell in love with the girl, he's completely changed! Are you going to pick up all the beggars in Luoyang City and take them home to support them?
Can you afford it?
"Here!"

After responding decisively, he did as Xiao Muchen said and went to buy a set of clothes first. Then he carried the little beggar and followed Xiao Muchen and Murong Huan back to the Xiao Mansion together.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Xuan Yu handed the little beggar and his newly bought clothes to Aunt Ning, asking her to help him take a bath and change into clean clothes.

About half an hour later, a delicate little girl stood in front of them.

"Are you the little beggar? How come you look so good?"

Xuan Yu couldn't believe it, it turns out that just taking a bath can make a person more beautiful.

The little girl still likes to scratch herself out of habit.

"Hey, stop scratching me. You're ruining my image as a cute little lady."

The little girl seemed to understand Xuan Yu's words and did not give in, but she was very embarrassed and nervous.

At this time, Xuan Yu took out the puppet and shook it in front of the little girl: "Let me ask you, who asked you to give this puppet to this sister?"

The little girl seemed unaccustomed to speaking. She stared at Xiao Muchen and the other two with her eyes wide open, remaining silent for a long time.

"You little girl, I'm asking you a question, why are you just staring at me with your eyes wide open?"

Murong Huan walked over, squatted down, and asked patiently, "Who gave you this doll?"

The little girl then answered crisply: "Brother——"

"You mean, it's a brother, what does he look like?"

"nice!"

The little girl answered with two crisp words and suddenly pointed her finger at Xiao Muchen.

"Hey, why are you pointing at my husband? It's not like my husband gave you this puppet doll. Don't point it randomly, you're wrongly accusing a good person!"

Xuan Yu said angrily in displeasure, scaring the little girl.

Murong Huan shook his head to signal Xuan Yu to stop talking and quiet down. He then whispered to the little girl, "You mean, that brother is just as good-looking as this brother, right?"

The little girl nodded.

"So that's what you mean. I was scared to death. I thought..." Xuan Yu patted his chest and said, then stole a glance at Xiao Muchen's contemptuous eyes and quickly turned his head away.

"Then do you know where that brother is now?"

The little girl blinked her eyes, shook her head and stopped talking.

"It's obvious he's a problem child. How did his parents raise him? He looks about seven or eight years old, right? He can't even speak a word."

"Xuan Yu—" Xiao Muchen suddenly interrupted him, "Do you really want to show that you're good at talking?"

"No, my dear, I... I'm just anxious!"

As Xuan Yu finished speaking, he suddenly heard a "wow" sound in his ears. It turned out that the little girl was wiping her eyes and bursting into tears.

This frightened Xuan Yu again. He was at a loss as to what to do and could only look at Murong Huan and Xiao Muchen for help.

"Call Aunt Ning over, prepare a room for her, and let her stay there!"

"My dear, you really let her stay here! What if the child's family comes looking for us?"

Xiao Muchen gave Xuan Yu a glare, and finally made him shut up.

After a while, Aunt Ning came over and took the little girl out of the front hall.

At this time, Xiao Muchen stood up and said seriously, "Xuan Yu, send a few internal guards to keep an eye on the Zheng family's eighth lady, Zheng Shuxiao, until one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. They can't leave for a moment!"

(End of this chapter)