I am a ghost messenger, why do I need a long life?

Xu An was stumped by his question.

The whole ghost was in a state of entanglement.

It’s not that the Yin Court has collapsed. After all, the reform of the place where he is located has been very successful.

Not only did he appease most of the living ghosts, but he also eliminated the main spies of the Dark Daozhou.

But you have to say that he didn't collapse. The most important things, accepting the dead souls and reincarnation, are now suspended.

"Whether it collapsed or not, tell me something."

Zhang Xian's lips trembled. Although he was the official of Yangzhou on earth, he was just a mortal in the final analysis.

He had no idea what had happened in the Yin Court. He could only judge what had happened based on the scattered information he had received from various sources over the past few days.

Combining what Xu An said to him during his last psychic communication, he could probably guess that something must have gone wrong in the Yin Court.

Otherwise, why would the world suddenly be haunted during this period of time?

"Whether it collapses or not depends on the angle you look at it from... For example, if you look at it from the front or from the side, it's different."

He was talking nonsense seriously. Seeing Zhang Xian staring at him with his eyes almost straight, Xu An picked up the fragrant tea he had placed, took a sip, and then said seriously:

"If Master Zhang really wants to ask, I can only say that it collapsed, but not completely..."

Zhang Xian was stunned after hearing this. He instinctively felt that there must be some complicated reasons behind this.

In addition, he was really annoyed by the ghosts in the world these days.

At this moment, with a living ghost in front of him, how could he give up?

But just as he was about to continue asking, he heard a series of footsteps outside the door, and a yamen runner ran in shouting:

"Sir, it's not good, it's not good!"

"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"

Zhang Xianhuo turned around, his frail and pale face showing obvious irritation and displeasure.

The yamen runner who came in first glanced at Xu An blankly, and after realizing that he looked familiar, he quickly said to Zhang Xian:

"Sir, there was a murder at Wulipu outside the city. Many people died. They looked miserable!"

"Are you dead again?"

Zhang Xian was stunned, and his first reaction was:

"Another evil spirit seeking death?"

The visitor shook his head and said:

"Sir, the death was very tragic. It is difficult for us to judge. We are waiting for you to go and see it."

Xu An narrowed his eyes and said:

"If it really is a wronged ghost seeking revenge, then it's noon now and he can't see the daylight. He might be nearby!"

"Doesn't that mean our people are in danger too?"

After realizing this, Zhang Xian hurriedly asked him to lead the way, while he put on his official robe and followed closely behind.

Along the way, the yamen runner who came in looked back at Xu An from time to time. He always felt that the other person was very familiar, but he was not quite sure who he was.

More importantly, as he was walking, he suddenly realized that Xu An had no shadow!

Compared to the others, whose bodies were obviously solid, this one looked like he was floating no matter how you looked at him.

Walk along the long street of the main city all the way to the suburbs along the river, and finally arrive at Wulipu.

At this moment, the simple room was surrounded by people.

Many patrolmen from Yangzhou, people in charge of investigating the scene, the local security officer of Wulipu, and dozens of villagers who came to watch the fun, all gathered here.

"grown ups!"

When they saw Zhang Xian coming, they all bowed and made way for him and Xu An who was walking beside them.

"how's it going?"

As soon as he walked into the crowd, before entering the house, Zhang Xian smelled an extremely strong smell of blood.

"Your Excellency, the person who reported the case was Liu San'er. This morning, he came to invite the men of this family to work in the fields together. He knocked on the door and found it unlocked. He pushed it open and saw a family of four lying in a pool of blood. He then reported the case."

Next to him, the policeman who had arrived early and had already roughly investigated the whole cause and effect was looking at Xu An curiously as he spoke.

After staring carefully for a moment, his lips opened slightly and couldn't help trembling. He wanted to speak but didn't say it.

Not only him, but also the other officers nearby, looking at Xu An who came with Zhang Xian, all felt a trace of suspicion in their hearts.

They felt that this person looked very familiar, but his face was very pale and bloodless?

Looking at them like this, Xu An smiled and nodded, but did not admit it directly.

He showed up here at this moment to see the crime scene. Strictly speaking, although he knew these people and had worked with them briefly, in the final analysis, he was not really familiar with them.

"Then is there any witness who saw what happened last night, or saw any suspicious people around?"

Zhang Xian didn't care about their thoughts. At this moment, his mind was full of the backlog of cases in Yangzhou during this period and the increasing number of vicious incidents.

If this continues, not only will he be unable to explain to his superiors, but the people will also be outraged and anxious, and he will be unable to handle the situation.

By then, if some miscellaneous activities such as looting and burning develop into spontaneously formed groups and go against the government, that would be a big problem.

"Sir, it is said that last night, a man who was traveling at night came to the village, asked for two sips of water, and then left."

As he spoke, the Yangzhou yamen runner pulled a short man over and said:

"Come, tell the adults what you saw last night!"

"Hey, hey, hey, yes, I am Niu Da, your Excellency."

The dwarf was timid and submissive. When he saw the Yangzhou prefect, whom he had no chance to meet on weekdays, he quickly kowtowed and said:

"Last night, after dark, I was about to turn off the lights and go to bed when I heard someone knocking on my door. They said it was a passerby asking for a bowl of water."

"These days, things are not peaceful outside, with people dying all the time, so I didn't dare open the door. I just saw through the crack in the door. This man is very tall, and his clothes are made of fine material, definitely not coarse linen like mine."

"I thought it would be okay to not let him in and just give him a bowl of water, so I left it on the windowsill overnight."

"After the man finished drinking, he left. I even heard the barking of dogs in the village. It seemed like he was getting farther and farther away."

After saying this, the dwarf continued:

"As for the rest, I have no idea. I beg you to investigate clearly."

Xu An narrowed his eyes slightly, pondering the cause and effect in his mind. Then he turned his head to look at the dwarf and said:

"where is your house?"

The dwarf pointed in the direction of Wulipu and said:

"Go ahead. There's a big poplar tree. My home is behind that tree, sir."

After figuring out where his home was, Xu An swept his eyes across the room. He stretched out his hand and sensed in front of him, and found that there were residual fluctuations of magic power.

"Mr. Xu, shall we go in and take a look?"

There were no witnesses, no whereabouts of the suspect, and no certain motive. Zhang Xian felt overwhelmed.

But unfortunately, this is a murder case, not a trivial matter like a lost chicken or a missing dog.

"it is good."

Xu An took a step and walked into the house.

This is a typical three-room house. The first thing you see when you walk in is the main room, which has tables and chairs for dining and entertaining guests. On the right is an ear room.

After Xu An and his companions lifted the curtain, they found two bodies, a man and a woman, lying on the bed.

Judging from their ages alone, the older female corpse was no more than twelve years old, and the younger male corpse was only seven or eight years old.

A strong smell of blood filled the air.

After Xu An took a closer look, he discovered that both of them were probably killed in their sleep.

In its abdominal cavity, there was a large bloody hole that went through it from front to back.

In addition, Xu An also discovered that both corpses were bleeding from all seven orifices.

At this moment, the body was already stiff. Xu An estimated the amount of bleeding and felt that something was wrong.

Even if there were two children, the amount of bleeding would not be so small with such horrific injuries.

"Mr. Xu, did you find anything?"

Zhang Xian endured the discomfort, and seeing that Xu An actually dared to touch the dead body, the discomfort in his heart suddenly became stronger.

"The vital energy was exhausted. The person who did it was very decisive. He went straight through the abdomen and even devoured the soul."

Xu An frowned slightly and expressed his own judgment.

"What? No soul left? How do you know?"

Zhang Xian's eyes widened. Isn't this the worst kind of death?

He originally thought that with Xu An as his ghost messenger, he could ask the ghosts of the dead and perhaps find some clues to solve the case.

But now...

"It was broad daylight outside, but it was dark when the incident happened. It takes time for the soul to completely separate from the body. If their souls are still there, they must be in the house, but I haven't detected any trace of them yet..."

"So, either the person who did it was extremely cruel, beating them to the point of losing their souls, or their essence, blood, and mind were all refined."

Although Xu An remained calm on the surface, he knew in his heart that this was a very vicious incident.

In the Three Realms, the practice of sucking human blood and devouring souls is unacceptable.

In the Yangzhou Yin Court, why did Yang Wei spend so much effort on reforming the system, allowing a large number of ghost soldiers to patrol continuously and even use themselves as bait to lure the monks of the Dark Daozhou to take action?

Its fundamental purpose is to prevent evil spirits from cannibalizing each other, increasing their strength, and the possibility of them going astray in multiple dimensions.

And now, problems are also constantly occurring in Yangzhou on earth. On the way here, Xu An heard of many vicious incidents in which living people saw ghosts and then died suddenly.

At this moment, he witnessed with his own eyes the two children being ripped open and their blood, essence, and souls being refined.

He has been deified and is here on a mission, so it's obviously impossible for him to just ignore it.

"Let's go and have a look next door."

After walking out of the side room, Xu An saw a few bloodstains, from deep to shallow, extending from behind the curtain.

"grown ups."

In the side room, the coroner from Yangzhou government was examining the bodies of two men and a woman.

Xu An glanced around and found signs of struggle. The bedding on the bed was scattered, and the male corpse, which was obviously the head of the family, was thrown to the ground.

"Well, how's the investigation going?"

Looking at the tragic state of the corpse, Zhang Xian turned his head slightly, trying not to look.

"The time of death should have been midnight last night. The murderer acted very decisively. He must have first broken in through the main door, was discovered by the owner, and after a struggle, he was killed by both of them in a single blow."

"Afterwards, the two children in the room were woken up and probably made a noise. The murderer then entered the next room, killed the two children, and then fled."

"The cruelty of the method and the evil nature of the heart are truly horrifying."

With many years of experience in investigative work, the coroner has roughly deduced the murderer's path of action based on the traces at the scene, and even made some inferences about the reconstruction of the scene at that time.

Xu An added:

"After committing the crime, the murderer did not leave immediately, but stayed here for a while."

Hearing the dissenting opinions, the coroner looked at his somewhat familiar face and couldn't help but say:

"Oh, sir, do you have any insights as well?"

Xu An nodded and said:

"Looking at the stiffness of his body and the bloodstains at the scene, we can infer that his essence and blood were lost. It's obvious that after committing the crime, the murderer used the evil practice of swallowing essence, transforming it into blood, and fusing it with his soul to strengthen himself."

The coroner's face changed slightly when he heard this.

For some reason, he always felt that this person looked very familiar and his voice seemed familiar to him somewhere.

Looking at his well-reasoned analysis, it was obvious that he had the experience that only an old policeman could have.

After a brief hesitation, he said uncertainly:

"You are...Xu An? Aren't you already dead..."

Beside him, Zhang Xian coughed lightly and said:

"Don't be rude. Mr. Xu is now an official of the underworld, and has been granted the title of spiritual master. He has come to our human world to serve for a period of time. It is reasonable for you to respect him as a sir."

The coroner reacted instantly after hearing this. Although he was still surprised, he was not stupid and knew what the term "yincha" meant.

Now, he has come to the human world to take up a temporary position, which means that he is stronger than ordinary policemen in both status and strength, otherwise such a thing would not have happened.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said:

"Hello, Master Xu!"

"Let's skip these rituals. The most important thing right now is to find the murderer."

Xu An signaled him not to try this and continued looking at Zhang Xian.

"If the murderer is a demon, then he should have a hiding place around Wulipu. The fear is that the murderer is roaming around and has no fixed place to stay, so it will be very difficult to catch him."

Zhang Xian nodded and said:

"I'll have someone draw a portrait based on Niu Da's description and see if we can find any clues about the person who was walking on the road last night."

Just as Xu An was about to nod, he sensed several strong auras rapidly approaching this side from far away outside Wulipu.

"somebody is coming."

With a slight frown on his face, Xu Anxian walked out of the house and looked up.

Soon, he saw several colorful clouds in the sky, emitting great light and approaching rapidly.

After discovering that a group of people and officials were gathered on the ground, the leading cloud fell down rapidly.

After landing, the leader, upon seeing Xu An, immediately raised his brows and stared at him, saying:

"Are you a ghost? But I don't sense any evil energy... Could it be that you are from the underworld?"

Xu An looked at his uncertain and nervous expression and could not help but say:

"Since you already have the answer in your heart, why ask again?"

Later, the two people seemed to be at odds with each other and the atmosphere was tense.

A graceful figure in the team took two steps forward and said:

"Everyone, we have encountered many dangers along the way, and my brother is inevitably a little nervous. If this Yincha has offended me, please forgive me."

Beside them, Zhang Xian looked at them and said, in order to ease the atmosphere:

"Fellow practitioners, I am Zhang Xian, the prefect of Yangzhou. I wonder what brings you here?"

After hearing that he was the prefect, the leading young man suddenly turned around and said in a stern voice:

"Has there been any murder in Yangzhou?"