Creation Color Master

At this time, a student in white blocked the way of Chu Mo and others and said, "I'm sorry, there was a murder in the city and we need your cooperation in the investigation."

Then Zhang Lin asked, "Excuse me, where were you last night? Is there anyone else who can prove it?"

When Chu Mo noticed what Zhang Lin was saying, he secretly used his Confucian and Taoist magical powers. Then he felt as if he was being questioned in his heart, and his sense of guilt rose sharply.

Confucianism and Taoism - Asking the Way from the Heart

Although Chu Mo was distracted for a short time, he returned to normal in just a moment and said without hesitation: "We stayed in an inn last night. The innkeeper can testify for us."

Zhang Lin and Yu Chumo looked at each other for more than ten seconds and explained, "Okay, thank you for your cooperation. Be very careful when you go out recently. If you find any clues, you can also tell us. There is a certain reward."

After saying this, he hurriedly walked towards the next person to be interrogated.

As Chu Mo walked along, he discovered that everyone in Haoran City was in a panic because of the skinning murder case. Most people were afraid of becoming the target of the killing, so they hid in their homes and dared not go out.

The once bustling street now became deserted, with few people to be seen on the entire street.

Walking around a corner, I saw an old man wearing coarse cloth with patches, carrying two bundles of firewood and walking towards me step by step.

When the old man saw Chu Mo, his eyes under the straw hat revealed greedy murderous intent.

The old man was carrying a bundle of dry firewood and walked towards Chu Mo step by step. When passing by Chu Mo, he pretended to trip, and a bundle of dry firewood happened to block Chu Mo's way.

The moment he met the old man, Chu Mo slightly twitched his nose, and a faint fishy smell floated in the air.

"Young man, could you please help me take the dry firewood back home?"

"I'm old and useless. My hands and feet are not handy. I can even sprain my ankle when I walk."

Chu Mo's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he said to the old man: "Old man, when you are old, you should not do such heavy work. You should always try to change your way of life and make yourself feel more relaxed."

The old man was stunned when he heard this, but he still said perfunctorily with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes, you young people are more open-minded. Young man, thank you for your help."

Chu Mo calmly winked at Tang Feichen, then said, "No trouble, no trouble, please lead the way, I will take you home."

Tang Feichen didn't understand what Chu Mo meant. He looked at Chu Mo carrying the firewood with a puzzled look on his face.

Although he was very confused, Tang Feichen did not stop him, but followed Chu Mo.

The old man who was walking in front and leading the way saw this scene and immediately revealed a greedy smile.

Chu Mo, who was walking on the road, suddenly asked: "Old man, where did you get the firewood? Why did you come back so early?"

The old man smiled and explained, "There is only one Wenshan Mountain nearby, so I cut trees there. The teachers in the academy took good care of us. They came to look after me from time to time and were very kind to the people in the city."

Chu Mo glanced at Wenshan on his right calmly without saying anything.

Chu Mo asked again, "Hey, old man, I heard that someone died in the city last night, and the villagers were so scared that they hid in their homes and dared not come out. How dare you go out to chop wood alone? Aren't you afraid of being spotted?"

The old man's expression turned cold when he heard this, but he soon smiled and said, "Hey, why aren't you afraid? But no matter how scared you are, you still have to live. If you don't chop wood today, what will you eat in the future?"

Chu Mo pretended to sigh and said, "Yes, people are always forced by life to survive."

In this way, the two of them chatted with each other.

In a courtyard in the east of the city, corpses were lying quietly on the ground. From the owner of the courtyard to the maids, the blood had directly dyed the bluestone floor red.

Then, a gorgeously dressed woman walked out of the room, not caring at all about the corpses on the floor.

"Children, come out and see what gifts the boss has prepared for you."

Immediately afterwards, a monster slowly crawled out of the well in the courtyard.

Then the second one, the third one...

They selected the corpses they liked and dragged them away directly after choosing.

Soon, one "corpse" after another miraculously came back to life. They each performed their duties, and the entire courtyard seemed to have returned to its original state.

Soon, a dilapidated courtyard appeared in front of Chu Mo and others.

The old man turned around and said, "Young man, thank you for your help along the way. Please don't despise my small courtyard. Come with me and have a drink of water."

Tang Feichen originally wanted to leave directly, but Chu Mo took the lead and said, "Okay, thank you for your hospitality, old man. I'm thirsty, so I'm sorry to bother you."

The old man couldn't help showing a triumphant smile on his face at this moment, and greeted them warmly; "No, haha, everyone, come in quickly, I will prepare the best tea for you."

When everyone entered the courtyard, the old man who had been smiling was now full of greed, with a pair of eyes flashing with brilliance, just like a hungry wolf entering a flock of sheep.

Chu Mo looked at the old man's changes and asked directly, "Why, you stopped pretending as soon as you came in? What are you doing lying on the ground?"

The old man was a little surprised and asked, "You actually knew my identity. How is that possible? How did you know it?"

Chu Mo smiled and said, "First of all, woodcutters usually go into the mountains early in the morning and come back around noon, and then sell their wood on the streets."

"You came back from chopping wood at a totally wrong time. How could anyone come back so early? It seems to me that you were fishing."

"Also, the direction you came back from is not the direction of Wenshan at all. Most people would choose a shortcut when carrying a heavy object, so they wouldn't have the time to take a detour."

"And you smell like fish. How can an ordinary woodcutter smell like this?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you are a mermaid in disguise."

The old man stretched out his sharp claws and tore off the skin from his body, and the empty human skin fell to the ground.

"You actually saw through me so easily. Fine, I won't pretend to imitate you anymore. Roar."

A dark green monster appeared in front of everyone. His head and some parts of his body were covered with scales. He stood on upright legs, had sharp claws and fangs, and was good at imitating human speech.

Tang Feichen on the side was shocked. He never expected to encounter a mermaid here.

After seeing the appearance of the sea monster clearly, Tang Feichen exclaimed: "It's actually a skinning scale monster. This guy hasn't appeared for a long time. I didn't expect that this time he would be lurking among the people in the city."

"Chu Mo, this is troublesome. I have a feeling that there should be more than one in the city. Every citizen in the city may be in danger of life."

Chu Mo said seriously, "Fei Chen, I will protect you from leaving. Go to the academy to ask for help and tell the teacher of the academy everything that happened here."

"Go quickly"

Seeing that Tang Feichen was about to leave, the skinning scaly monster roared angrily, kicked the ground with its feet and pounced towards the place where Tang Feichen left.

"Swish"

A domineering sword intent slashed out from the sky, directly forcing back the skin-flaying scaly monster that pounced on Tang Feichen.

Yang Jiye didn't stop at all. He jumped high and chopped down with his long sword.

Chu Mo watched Tang Feichen's figure disappear in the courtyard and smiled triumphantly. He was finally able to let go and no longer had to pretend.