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Chapter 5: The County Magistrate's Daughter Encounters an Evil Spirit

There was a line of words written on the scroll: The daughter of the magistrate of Qinhuai County encountered evil, and was at the level of Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Lu Zhan was a little surprised: "Why didn't the Qinhuai County Magistrate contact the Qinhuai Demon Suppression Bureau instead of our Jiangning one?"

"Isn't there no night doctor in the Qinhuai Demon Suppression Bureau? The county magistrate's daughter was hesitant and refused to say much, so the group of big men from the Demon Suppression Bureau went over and frightened the lady so much that she refused to open the door, let alone cooperate... The Qinhuai County Magistrate had no choice but to find Jiang Ning, but after all, this is not our Jiangning's case, so you just go over and take a look." Old Zhou said.

There are many such things in the officialdom. No matter how anxious you are, it is not a matter of one jurisdiction. If you don't express your sincerity enough, the people under you will slack off.

If the Qinhuai County Magistrate had followed all the procedures, this case would have been sent to him on an expedited basis long ago... Lu Zhan frowned slightly, not because he felt there was something wrong with the case, but because he felt there was something wrong with the protagonist of the case.

The daughter of the county magistrate was the one who got sick from eating at the pig demon's meat stall. It was because of her that the Qinhuai Town Demon Officer realized that the pig demon was disguised as a butcher and was actually killing people, so they arrested him.

It's only been a few days and the county magistrate's daughter has been possessed by evil spirits again.

A walking evildoer detector?

However, since it was a marrow cleansing mission, Lu Zhan had nothing to worry about and immediately prepared to go.

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After registering at the case room, Lu Zhan rode his donkey towards Qin Huai.

Qinhuai is not far from Jiangning County. It is spring and summer now. There are falling flowers and green trees all along the way. The fresh air is refreshing.

"Beautiful mountains and rivers... but unfortunately there are monsters everywhere."

Lu Zhan was carrying his medicine basket and was deeply moved by the beautiful scenery. In this age of materialism and war, the fragrant wild flowers might turn into flower spirits and absorb Yang energy, so one had to be extra careful when appreciating them.

The little donkey is not a horse, but it is not slow.

Lu Zhan arrived at the county magistrate's residence before dark, and County Magistrate Xu was already waiting at the door to greet him.

The Demon Suppression Bureau is an independent department. In terms of power and status, it has far more say than the county magistrate, not to mention that the county magistrate has something to ask for.

"Doctor Lu, you must have had a hard time traveling all the way!" County Magistrate Xu bowed and smiled apologetically.

"It's not hard. It's our duty as the Demon Suppression Bureau to serve the people." Lu Zhan handed the donkey's lasso to the servant of the county magistrate's mansion, and then turned around and said, "Take down the apple tied to it for me."

It was just an apple that was mentioned specifically, it must be a treasure... The servant immediately took the apple carefully and handed it to Lu Zhan respectfully.

"Crack..." Lu Zhan took a bite and said, "Let's go, let's talk about the situation first."

Behind me came the dissatisfied braying of a donkey.

The corners of County Magistrate Xu's mouth twitched, but he didn't say much. He hurriedly invited Lu Zhan to sit in front of the hall, poured tea himself, and then said, "Five days ago, my daughter came back from worshipping Buddha, and she was suddenly haunted by nightmares, and she screamed miserably every time. The personal maid in my daughter's room has been scared to death, and my daughter's mental state is getting worse and worse, and it seems that she will not be able to die."

Having served as an official for so many years, County Magistrate Xu was initially relatively calm. He first called in a doctor and then a demon-suppressing master.

Unfortunately, Miss Xu refused to cooperate. Whenever asked about the situation, she would just burst into tears or lock the door and refuse to see anyone.

The monster was smart and cunning, and did not leave any trace. The demon-suppressing master guarded here for two days. The monster was frightened by the cultivators and did not dare to show up. In addition, Miss Xu refused to cooperate, so the situation came to a stalemate.

County Magistrate Xu then turned to the neighboring Jiangning County for help and sought the help of a night doctor.

"Let's go see Miss Xu first."

Lu Zhan seemed to be thinking about something. Although the incident happened after he came back from worshipping Buddha, the problem was definitely not with the Buddhist temple.

The Qinhuai Buddhist Temple is a popular place of worship and is the Buddhist stronghold in Jinling. Even if a monster is very stubborn, it would not dare to harm people in the temple.

Lu Zhan guessed that he must have encountered a monster on the way back.

And it should not be an ordinary monster. If it were an ordinary monster, even if it was hidden very well, it would not be able to escape the eyes of the Demon Suppression Bureau based on the evil aura left on Miss Xu's body.

Unless it involves sneaking, sneaking is good at hiding and bewitching people, which is what Taoists excel at. Although martial artists can kill, their professional skills in catching ghosts are indeed not as good as Taoists.

However, I cannot be sure until I meet Miss Xu.

After passing through the elegantly decorated front yard, we soon arrived at the backyard where Miss Xu lived.

Because of the presence of monsters, there were almost no maids coming and going in the backyard. Occasionally, if one was seen, she would look hurried and frightened.

Magistrate Xu knocked on the door, and soon the door opened from the inside, revealing the face of a middle-aged woman.

"This must be Doctor Lu, right? Come and see my daughter..." The moment Mrs. Xu saw Lu Zhan, she excitedly grabbed Lu Zhan's hand. Her plump body trembled slightly due to her emotional fluctuations.

Magistrate Xu, who was following beside him, calmly pushed Madam Xu's hand away and said, "Doctor Lu, please come in."

Because the reputation of the girl was involved, after Lu Zhan went in, County Magistrate Xu personally stood guard outside to prevent any servants from coming in and hearing anything they shouldn't hear.

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Inside the dim room, there sat a girl in red.

The girl had a pale face and dark eye sockets, and looked tired. She had fair skin and a pretty face. She was not very pretty, but she was a spoiled beauty, and had much more charm than ordinary girls.

"I don't know, I don't know anything."

Seeing Lu Zhan coming in, Miss Xu spoke coldly, her haggard eyes looking to the side, obviously unwilling to cooperate.

This woman is really not afraid of death... As a night doctor, Lu Zhan can tell just by looking at her appearance that she is indeed possessed by a monster and will die soon. What can be concluded is that the monster is not here at the moment.

"Doctor Lu..." Mrs. Xu came closer again and began to wipe her tears.

Lu Zhan pushed Madam Xu's hand away and looked at Miss Xu: "Can I take your pulse?"

Miss Xu glanced at him coldly and stretched out her wrist expressionlessly.

Lu Zhan placed his hand on Miss Xu's arm, and a memory that did not belong to him slowly emerged.

Night doctors rely on their medical skills to exorcise demons, and taking the pulse is the "taking" in the four methods of looking, smelling, asking and feeling. The only difference from ordinary doctors is that night doctors can see the patient's symptom memory through taking the pulse, and thus see the cause of the disease, but it is only a symptom memory.

Lu Zhan closed his eyes and looked through the memories that emerged in his mind.

It was the night five days ago. In the warm and elegant boudoir, Miss Xu, who had just returned from worshipping Buddha, finished her bath and lay down on the bed to rest.

At midnight, a black liquid suddenly flowed out of Miss Xu's comb. The liquid was extremely smelly, like mud mixed with water. The mud flowed more and more, and gradually condensed into a black figure.

The black figure had bloodshot eyes and his body was covered with pits and holes like a toad. He looked at Miss Xu on the bed with greedy eyes, then crawled silently to the bedside like a snake and got under the quilt.

Immediately afterwards, the quilt bulged, as if someone was lying on Miss Xu.

Miss Xu was frowning in her sleep, her face covered with cold sweat, and she kept screaming.

The maid who was guarding outside heard the shouting and ran in. The evil spirit in the quilt suddenly jumped out, with bloody eyes and a weird body, which scared the maid to death.

Lu Zhan frowned slightly and continued watching. The next part was the paid content.

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