Although the pastor didn't know why the prefectural headmaster was asking so many questions, he still told the truth: "If we can make it in time, we can stay at the inn ahead. If not, we plan to stay overnight in Shimo Town."

When he heard the first half of the words, the yamen chief's expression did not change, but when he heard the second half of the words "Shimo Town", his expression suddenly became strange.

Seeing this, the steward couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, sir, is there anything wrong?"

"It's two hours' walk ahead, and we'll reach Graphite Town. If you don't mind the trouble, it would be best if you could change the route."

After the prefectural official finished speaking, the steward Mu's heart immediately began to beat fast: "Sir, why is this...?"

"To be honest...some strange things have been happening in Xiwei Village in Shimo Town recently. If you stay there tonight, I'm afraid you'll run into some danger. Of course, if you can make it to the post station, you'll be safe."

As soon as the head of the government office finished speaking, Manager Mu looked much more anxious. He had just spent the night in the eerie and scary charity cemetery last night. If something horrible happened again today, he probably wouldn't be able to return to the Mu family in Yuncheng alive, right?

I was so scared all the way!

This mission is really going to cost me my life!

"But...but, even if we want to spend the night at the post station, we still have to pass through Graphite Town first, right? If we walk a little further, the sun will be setting. If we change our route, we'll probably have to camp outdoors in the suburbs tonight."

The pastor said hurriedly, "All of us are women in my family, and it's really unsafe to sleep outdoors in the suburbs."

The head of the government office turned his head and looked at the three carriages of the Jiang family. "They are all women. It is indeed inconvenient, but there is nothing we can do about it!"

As he spoke, the head of the government office leaned over to look at the location of the large black carriage at the back.

"The one in the black carriage is my third son. However, he has been sickly and frail since childhood, so he can't stay overnight in the suburbs."

Mei Ling rode forward on his horse and spoke to the head of the government office.

Hearing this, the head of the government office turned around and glanced at Mei Ling, realizing that he was the guard of the black carriage behind.

The head of the government office looked back and forth between the carriages, and sighed inwardly: This carriage team is quite interesting. The people in the carriages are either women or sick people...

Thinking of what happened in Shimo Town, the head of the government office shuddered, nodded in agreement, and waved his hand: "No more, no more. You guys should leave quickly. As long as we pass Xiwei Village before sunset, everything will be fine. As for after sunset..."

The steward felt his scalp tighten and numbed, "After sunset? So what?"

The yamen chief was struggling over whether to mention the incident at Xiwei Village, mainly because he was afraid of scaring the people in front of him. His subordinates at the side urged him, "Boss, don't waste time. Tell us now. We have to hurry back to report!"

Gritting his teeth, the official said briefly, "The Lower Yuan Festival is approaching, and things have been quite unsettled these days. Several people have died in Xiwei Village in Shimo Town recently. Furthermore, they were all women..."

The pastor was surprised: "Ah!"

The moment Mei Ling heard this, he frowned and asked, "How many people died?"

"Including the one from the night before, nine have died already. That's one every three days. If someone dies tonight, that would be the tenth. The key is that each woman's death was different, and each one was incredibly tragic. And every time a woman dies, her family reports her to the police. We've been running back and forth lately just to investigate this case."

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