Creation Color Master

Chu Mo arrived too late after all, and saw Han Xianchu's body lying quietly in front of the grave from a distance.

Chu Mo jumped off the Green-Eyed Jade Dragon in disbelief, and wanted to quickly approach Han Xianchu's body, but was stopped by Yao Guangxiao who was standing by.

Yao Guangxiao said solemnly, "My lord, be careful. Han Xianchu's body has been tampered with. His body is filled with endless hatred. If you approach him rashly, you will be infected by hatred and lose your mind."

Chu Mo was stunned when he heard this, and seemed to be looking at Han Xianchu's body carefully.

Han Xianchu's face was black, his lips were blue, and there were black blood vessels under his pale skin. His face was ferocious as if he was venting the endless hatred in his heart. Chu Mo looked around but didn't see any wounds.

Yao Guangxiao said calmly, "My Lord, when I first saw the wronged ghost Yu Meng harming people, I thought it was a coincidence, but when I saw Han Xianchu's body, I was sure that someone was refining ghosts."

Chu Mo frowned when he heard this and said, "Daoyan, do you have any basis for saying this?"

Yao Guangxiao said calmly, "My Lord, today we went to Lingyun Village and heard from the villagers that this was the first time Yu Meng came out to harm people, right? At first I thought she had been dormant to practice, but we overlooked that she was a wronged ghost. A wronged ghost will instinctively fulfill her long-cherished wish in her lifetime, and she won't lie dormant for that long."

"Also, when we first met Han Xianchu, he had a faint ghostly aura and didn't show any resentment at all. How do you explain this?"

Chu Mo himself had the Night Parade of Hundred Ghosts by his side, so he naturally knew how to identify ghost cultivators, but he still had some doubts, and asked, "Daoyan, how did you determine that the ghost energy in Han Xianchu came from Yu Meng?"

Yao Guangxiao smiled and said, "My lord, first of all, Han Xianchu has moved his family here. It is a place that is rarely visited. In addition to the impact of Yu Meng's death, no one should take the initiative to approach him, except Yu Meng. Han Xianchu did not say that he had met Yu Meng. There are only two possibilities. One is that he deliberately concealed their meeting; the other is that Yu Meng met him without his knowledge."

Chu Mo was a little confused and asked, "What does this have to do with whether there is resentment or not?"

Yao Guangxiao said: "My lord, this is a conspiracy, someone is plotting it. If I am not mistaken, Han Xianchu has seen Yu Meng, but Yu Meng did not become an innocent ghost at that time. There is a dark hand behind all this. This person behind the scenes not only instigated Meng Yu to become an innocent ghost, but also killed Han Xianchu and refined him into a hateful ghost."

Chu Mo's expression gradually became serious, this matter was beyond his expectation. It was originally a drama of star-crossed couple, but who knew it would turn into a murder and ghost-refining case.

Chu Mo believed Yao Guangxiao's words very much. This man was the one who assisted Emperor Yongle in becoming emperor. His wisdom and strategy were at the top level, if not the best in history.

Chu Mo was just about to ask Yao Guangxiao if he had found anything, but he saw a group of people rushing towards him.

At this time, the team obviously also discovered Chu Mo and others.

A burly man with a large circular knife on his back shouted, "Hey, thief, you dare to hurt people's lives in broad daylight. I saw it."

After saying that, he jumped into the air, kicked the horse's back, and slashed towards Chu Mo with the big ring knife in his hand.

Seeing this, Yang Jiye snorted coldly, stood in front of Chu Mo, and stared at the man who was approaching quickly with a long knife in his hand.

"boom"

With a dull sound, the burly man could not help but retreat several steps after the collision of the two swords. He stuck the big ring sword into the ground before stopping.

Look again at Yang Jiye, stroking his beard calmly, standing like a pine tree.

With one blow, the verdict was decided.

The burly man looked at Yang Jiye with a serious expression. During the fight just now, he felt as if he was facing a mountain that he would never be able to climb.

Chu Mo saw that the group of people had already arrived in front of the thatched hut. The leader was wearing a vermilion official uniform, with one civil and one military officer following on his left and right. In addition to the burly man who took action, there were also a dozen yamen runners. How could he not guess the identity of the person in front of him when he saw them parading in such a swagger?

Du Changwen was the magistrate of Hongdu City, not far from Lingyun Village. In the morning, he received a case of a wronged soul seeking revenge reported by villagers of Lingyun Village. He immediately rushed to the first crime scene and gained some results.

After asking some questions and understanding the general situation, Du Changwen decided to first visit Han Xianchu, the key figure in the case, to see if he could gain anything.

As soon as they arrived here, they found Chu Mo and his group and Han Xianchu's body, and the scene at the beginning happened.

After looking at everyone, Du Changwen could be very sure that Chu Mo and others were not the murderers.

He smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Hongdu City Magistrate Du Changwen greets you all. Could you explain what happened here?"

Chu Mo saw that the magistrate was quite capable. He was able to rule out suspicion of himself and others with just a glance, and was so polite. Naturally, Chu Mo felt a good impression of him and was willing to cooperate with his questioning.

Since there are government forces investigating the matter, he doesn't need to worry about it anymore and can just leave the problem to them.

So, he told them the whole series of things, even Yao Guangxiao's guess. As for whether they believed it or not, that was their business.

Du Changwen was very surprised after hearing this, and asked in confusion: "Chu Mo, right? Everything requires evidence. You said someone was refining ghosts, but you can't just say it without evidence. This is not Du's style of investigating cases."

Chu Mo shrugged helplessly and said, "Sir, these are all our speculations along the way. We haven't found any evidence yet, but it is true that Yu Meng has become an innocent ghost. She should kill people again. You should be prepared early."

Du Changwen nodded and said, "I know this, because there is ghost energy left on the four dead people. I came here to search for evidence, but I didn't expect Han Xianchu to be killed as well."

"Zhang Yong, Wei Ping, you two lead the brothers to search this place carefully and take away all suspicious items. Shi Kuan, you take the two brothers to transport Han Xianchu's body back to Lingyun Village and place it in the charity cemetery first."

Du Changwen issued a series of orders, but Chu Mo did not take any action. Instead, he said goodbye to Du Changwen.

Seeing Chu Mo wanted to leave, Du Changwen said, "I'm sorry, Chu Mo, you are the last person to come into contact with the deceased, and you know a lot of information. Please follow me back to Lingyun Village first, and you can leave only after all the truth is revealed."

Upon hearing this, Chu Mo did not object, but obediently followed Du Changwen back to Lingyun Village.

After all, what Du Changwen said made a lot of sense, and the other party was doing things completely according to the rules, so he couldn't find any reason to discooperate.

So, Chu Mo and others returned to Lingyun Village again.

Du Changwen arranged Chu Mo and others in his temporary residence and left in a hurry.

Looking at the shabby house, Chu Mo did not despise it. He swaggered and sat on a wooden chair beside it. He said, "Let's just stay here honestly. It's a good opportunity to watch a good show."

Yao Guangxiao naturally guessed what Chu Mo said, and came to Chu Mo and whispered: "My lord, don't you want to recruit Yu Meng and Han Xianchu into your army? After all, ghosts like women who hate their husbands are still very powerful."

Chu Mo smiled and said, "Tonight is destined to be a restless night. Just let everything go as it comes. Don't force it."

When Yao Guangxiao heard Chu Mo say this, he stopped talking.

Chu Mo was somewhat curious about Du Changwen. This man practiced Legalism, and although he acted in a very methodical manner, he had a strong sense of judgment and did things himself. If he did not do it deliberately, he would have been a good official.