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Chapter 110 I am the Skylark King, Don't Offend Me

Although the sound was shrill, it was not like the ghost's howling just now.

Seems to be a child.

Lu Zhan's true energy surged, and the outer robe draped over the rocking chair flew over and was draped over his body. The yellow leaves scattered under the tree condensed into ropes and slithered into the window frame like a snake passing through the grass.

I saw fog spreading from the window lattice and going towards an ancient painting in the room. However, the straw rope condensed from fallen leaves was extremely fast and bound the fog before it entered the ancient painting. The fog kept struggling and turned into a skylark.

The skylark had bright yellow wings and a long tail that was white and blue, with gorgeous colors. Its gem-like eyes were filled with panic, and its orange-yellow beak was as sharp as a hook. At this moment, both of its claws were extended, and the beak pecked wildly. The hair on its forehead stood up, and it actually looked quite majestic.

"It turns out to be a skylark that has transformed into a spirit." Lu Zhan was a little disappointed. No wonder the singing just now was so harsh and unpleasant. Although he guessed that it was not the beautiful woman with painted skin, he never expected that it was a bird.

After struggling for a while in vain, Skylark raised his head and looked at Lu Zhan, saying in a shrill and childish voice: "I am the Skylark King, don't offend me, and let me go."

Although this monster is intelligent, it has little contact with humans and is not fluent in speaking. However, it has an attractive and pure aura around it.

Lu Zhan put on his clothes and looked at the ancient painting hanging in the room. He smiled and said, "So you hid here. No wonder Yuan Kong didn't find you. But it's not appropriate for you to transform yourself into a young woman in front of the Buddhist sect."

Ancient paintings and mirrors can both create a world of their own. This was what happened to Miss Xu last time. The other party hid in the mirror, which separated yin and yang and isolated the evil aura, leaving the warriors of the Qinhuai Town Demon Division helpless.

The same is true for ancient paintings. There has been a saying since ancient times that ghosts live in paintings. There are countless such stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, but most of the ghosts living in paintings in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio are beautiful female ghosts.

However, if you encounter a Taoist cultivator, this hiding trick will not be enough.

"I am the King of Skylarks. I can see what is in the hearts of all living beings. Monks are most afraid of beautiful women." Seeing that struggling was futile, Skylark simply stopped struggling and lay in the rope made of leaves, belly up, chatting with Lu Zhan.

Lu Zhan glanced at it and said, "Then take a look at what I am most afraid of."

Yun Que rolled his eyes, his eyes actually showing some human-like distress: "I can't see it, but the way you look at me is very strange. It doesn't seem like you are afraid, but rather a little eager."

Lu Zhan smiled: "Sorry, my ancestral home is in Nanyue, and some instincts are hard to change."

I have seen many skylarks in my previous life, but one as gorgeous as this one is rare. Some of the DNA engraved in my blood suddenly began to stir.

Yun Que was alert: "You are in my house, you must not be rude to this king."

Lu Zhan frowned, looked down at the plump bird, and asked, "Are you raised by the owner of this house?"

"I flew here by myself. At that time, there was only this ginkgo tree here. I saw that the ginkgo tree was quite beautiful, so I built a nest here. But later, a house was built here, and my home was occupied."

Lu Zhan thought for a moment. Jinling has a long history and existed before the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, Hongyuan Street and Qingyuan Street were developed and constructed in recent years. Perhaps they couldn't bear to destroy the beautiful ginkgo tree, so they simply enclosed it in the house to create a landscape of its own.

I never thought there was a bird spirit here, which is the origin of the haunting.

Lu Zhan said: "After this place is developed, the house will belong to the owner of the land, including this tree."

"Then does my noble self also belong to the owner of this house?" Skylark raised his foot and scratched his feathers, shaking them and said, "I don't understand your business, but I know that the owner of this house was originally a young man, and the painting inside was made by him. After he died, two old men came and lived here for a while, but they also moved away."

Lu Zhan found it interesting and asked, "So you claim this place as your own, and if you see someone renting it, you scare them away?"

Skylark tucked his feet together, looking resigned to his fate: "This is King Skylark's home. Those people are rude and should leave. Now I am in your hands, you can do whatever you want with me."

Lu Zhan did not continue to argue with it, but just said: "I will live here for a while. It would be best if we can live in peace. If you continue to act like a ghost and disturb my peace, I can help you find a new home."

"New home?" Skylark blinked.

Lu Zhan pointed to the kitchen and said, "Do you see that big black pot?"

Skylark immediately stood up and said, "I will not disturb you. If you are willing to be my second neighbor, you can. I had a neighbor before, who was the first owner of this house. But at that time, Skylark could not speak, so I could only watch him paint in front of the window. His paintings were ugly, which showed that he was very stupid."

"He also raised a wild cat. The wild cat wanted to eat the Skylark King, but the King did not like that cat. Then suddenly some bad guys came in, and his cat died trying to save him. He also died, and his body was thrown into the well in the backyard."

I never thought I could hear such a story when I rented a house. Lu Zhan said, "Actually, you can replace 'this king' with me."

Things with low IQ always like to call themselves "this king". Just like a three or four-year-old child who likes to call himself "this king" after reading Journey to the West, this is a common problem among all young children, even Skylark is no exception.

"I understand." Skylark said, "Can you let me go?"

Lu Zhan collected his true energy, and the skylark regained its freedom. It fluttered and flew to the tall ginkgo tree, looking down at Lu Zhan: "You are the second neighbor I recognize."

Lu Zhan ignored it, thinking that this house was quiet and peaceful, and having a companion would help him to relieve his loneliness. But since Yun Que mentioned the body in the well in the backyard, he couldn't help but go and take a look.

……

There is a large bamboo forest in the backyard. The night wind is lonely and desolate, making the bamboo forest rustle. It rained heavily last night, and the bamboo forest is very fresh at this time. A pleasant scent of bamboo leaves blows in your face.

Lu Zhan tied up his robe and walked among the bamboo forest. He soon found an old well that was pressed by a huge rock.

Yun Que looked at Lu Zhan's movements with some curiosity in his eyes. He tilted his head and imitated Lu Zhan's movements.

Lu Zhan gathered his true energy and moved the boulder away. He felt a chill coming from the well. With the help of the full moon in the sky, he could see the clear water in the well and his reflection.

Skylark blinked and asked, "Are you looking for my first neighbor? He is dead. Why don't you let him rest in peace?"

"He died at the hands of thieves, how can he rest in peace?" Lu Zhan's spiritual sense spread to the bottom of the well, and sure enough, he sensed a group of condensed and lingering Yin energy deep in the well.

There is indeed someone in the well, and this is indeed a haunted house.

Lu Zhan was not surprised. When the house was rented, it was 40% lower than the market price because it was haunted. What surprised him was that the real wronged person did not turn into a ghost to haunt it, but instead a foolish bird that did not know the immensity of heaven and earth pretended to be a ghost.

If the first owner was killed by a thief who broke into the house, the body should not be here.

This place is in a busy city, and if the owner of the house disappears, the neighbors will soon find out. According to the investigation skills of the government office, even if they can't find the murderer, there is no reason why they can't find the body. The detectives are still capable of this.

Perhaps because he had experienced too many monsters and demons recently, Lu Zhan had a hunch that there was something fishy going on.

However, if you find out what the specific problem is, you can go to the government office tomorrow and ask. Whether you are renting or buying, the government office will have a record of your household registration, so it will be easy to check.

The water in the house was not drinkable, as all the wells were connected. Lu Zhan felt a little disgusted.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhan covered the well again and turned back to his room.

“Why don’t you care again?” Skylark flapped its wings, not understanding Lu Zhan’s behavior.

First he moved the stone away, and now he covered it up again. It seems like he has done nothing... Human living habits are really puzzling.

Lu Zhan yawned and said, "I'm going to go back and rest now. If you keep making noise, I'll heat up the oil."

Skylark decisively shut his mouth.

It didn't have much contact with people, but as a bird, it had a naturally keen sense. It could sense that although the boy in front of it looked handsome and kind, he was actually not easy to mess with. Moreover, the look in his eyes when he looked at it was actually full of greed as if he was looking at delicious food.

The skylark shuddered, but it didn't want to leave its home, so it had to live in peace with Lu Zhan.

It is not a big deal for the wise King Skylark to be tolerant of young humans... After all, I am already a big lark over a hundred years old, but this neighbor is only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child, so it is normal for me to be more tolerant.

The skylark patted its belly and flew to its nest on a ginkgo branch to rest.

……

In the dark room, the light of the oil lamp was not bright enough.

Lu Zhan did not rest, but took out some ordinary spiritual fruits from his spiritual ring to refine them. After Chu Wantang's reminder, those precious immortal fruits could only play their maximum effect after reaching the Mysterious Realm, so it would be a good idea to use them now.

A plate of spiritual fruits was refined in an instant, and abundant spiritual energy flowed through Lu Zhan's meridians.

Lu Zhan sensed the soul.

After devouring these monsters from Zijin Mountain, the trend of his soul becoming more and more solid, and his cultivation speed also increased day by day. Now with external objects such as spiritual fruits, Lu Zhan suddenly felt that his previously calm true energy was suddenly boiling.

It's like a calm lake suddenly has a huge rock thrown into it, causing a storm.

Lu Zhan circulated the Small Circulation of Heavenly Qi and soon relieved the boiling feeling. He suddenly felt extremely refreshed in his heart.

He accidentally broke through to the late stage of the Demortal Realm without realizing it.

"It seems that these spiritual fruits are indeed very effective. Of course, the biggest contributor is still the Yuanshen..."

The Yuanshen cultivates day after day almost without interruption. With such a worker around, it is hard not to get rich.

Lu Zhan sighed slightly and took out the black water bead again.

Without the warmth of blood, the beads turned black and transparent, like the glass marbles we played with as children. The surface was surrounded by black poisonous gas, which condensed into mist, which was quite magical.

Lu Zhan studied it for a while but failed to figure out the effect of the bead.

According to the tiger monster's memory, he tried to use the bead to enhance his strength, but was unsuccessful... It seems that a large amount of blood is needed to activate this bead. No wonder there is so much blood stored in the tiger monster's cave.

Lu Zhan had no choice but to give up. As long as he had this thing in his hands, it would only be a matter of time before he could figure it out. Even if he couldn't figure it out, it wouldn't be a good thing for the Black Water Sect.

There were still quite a few spiritual fruits in the spiritual ring, but Lu Zhan did not continue to refine them. It would take time for the spiritual energy to be completely dissolved after being refined, and consuming too much at this time would not have much good effect.

Just go to bed and rest.

The wind rustled the bamboo forest that night, and Lu Zhan slept very well.

……

The next morning.

Lu Zhan got up early and meditated as usual. The first ray of spiritual energy appeared in the new day, which was of great benefit to practitioners.

After practicing his skills and absorbing and exhaling a circle of spiritual energy, Lu Zhan dressed neatly and went out, and saw many insects placed in front of the door.

"Flutter--" the sound of a bird flapping its wings was heard, and the skylark circled in the sky and landed, saying proudly: "I am the best insect catching bird within a ten-mile radius. To show my sincerity, I will take care of your breakfast from now on."

Lu Zhan looked at its smug look and shook his head helplessly: "I don't eat this for breakfast."

lark:"……"

Xiao Que'er suddenly felt that Lu Zhan was difficult to serve, so it squatted obediently in front of the door and ate insects. Lu Zhan walked out of the courtyard, reported for duty at the Demon Suppression Bureau, and then brought Xie Chunyan to the yamen.

Because of the jadeite incident, Captain Xie from the yamen got to know Lu Zhan. This morning, the prefect went down for an inspection, and the miscellaneous affairs in the yamen were temporarily managed by Captain Xie. When he saw Lu Zhan coming with Xie Chunyan, Captain Xie immediately welcomed them warmly and poured tea for them personally.

"The first owner of No. 36 Hongyuan Street?" Captain Xie heard Lu Zhan's intention and said hurriedly, "These are all recorded in the household registration files, but to investigate the files, you need the prefect's token. The prefect is out on an inspection today, so I will send someone to ask for instructions. After I get the approval order, I will go to investigate in person."

In fact, the Demon Suppression Master and Captain Xie are of the same level, but Captain Xie will still bow his head in front of the Demon Suppression Master because they are engaged in different jobs. The Demon Suppression Master is in charge of demons, and if they encounter demons in the future, they will always have to rely on the Demon Suppression Bureau, so it is always right to be polite.

Lu Zhan smiled: "Thank you very much."

"No need to thank me, we are all friends." Captain Xie smiled brightly. Although the incident with Mr. Zhao last time cut off the prefect's source of income, he was still being targeted by the Demon Suppression Bureau. It was the right thing to do to abandon him in time. The prefect was very satisfied with his decisiveness and rewarded him a lot.

Looking at Lu Zhan now, Captain Xie was naturally happy, and he only hoped that if he encountered another important case, he would be able to make meritorious contributions again.

Before the identity of the owner of the house was confirmed, Lu Zhan did not say much. He decided to wait until the truth was revealed before letting the captain of police retrieve the body.

After they walked out of the government office, Xie Chunyan said, "Guanqi, is your family...

Lu Zhan was thinking about the withered bones at home. He was startled when he heard this: "Huh?"

Xie Chunyan whispered, "Did something happen to your family? Otherwise, why are you asking about the first owner? Is there a female ghost in your home? If you can't do anything about it, I can help you subdue it."

You are quite helpful... Lu Zhan said unhappily, "Thank you, just take care of your kidney first."

Xie Chunyan shouted, "When watching chess, I scold people but don't expose their shortcomings. How dare you bring this up again!"

The two of them returned to the Demon Suppression Bureau after a quarrel. The Demon Suppression Bureau had been relatively peaceful in the past two days. Yuan Shen had just eaten and there was no need to feed him anymore, so Lu Zhan was slacking off in the bureau.

In the afternoon, Captain Xie came over in a hurry and said, "We have found out what Lord Lu asked us to find out. The first owner of the house was named Qin Xiuru, 21 years old this year. He was well educated and passed the imperial examination when he was 15. He later moved to Qinhuai and is now the son-in-law of Qinhuai County Magistrate Xu. They just got married half a month ago."

After listening to this, Lu Zhan slowly had a question mark on his forehead: "?"

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