Oh my god, so that's how it is. I was wondering why the flower demon killed Zhuangzhuang but didn't come in to kill us. It turns out that Chen Weiliang has been saving this family of three from the beginning. He even killed his son to save his wife and mother. This...

"Although it's quite manly to do this to protect his mother and wife, it's a bit cruel. If he had come in to inform us at that time, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out like this." Su Xiaoniu showed a rare trace of sympathy.

Damn, getting Su Xiaoniu to sympathize with someone is as difficult as the sun rising from the west! Because the Su Xiaoniu I know is very cold and heartless, especially when facing enemies and people who have nothing to do with her, that kind of indifference and ruthlessness is fully revealed.

I took a deep breath and then asked, "How did you kill Zhuangzhuang? When we examined Zhuangzhuang's body, we didn't see any common murder marks like sharp weapons or fingerprints."

Chen Weiliang stared blankly at his hands and said, "Didn't you see it when you came in just now? I don't need a sharp weapon to kill people, or I might leave fingerprints, but after the flower demon dug out my face, they were gone."

Well, these two together become "killing without being seen", their cooperation is simply perfect.

I gasped in surprise, remembering the incident with Chen Weiliang and the Ancient Town Shadow Play. Subconsciously, I asked, "What's that Ancient Town Shadow Play thing, and that plan you mentioned...?"

Chen Weiliang said listlessly, "The ancient town shadow puppetry that people are talking about is actually a disguised version of the facial mask murder incident, and it's also part of this plan..."

In this way, Chen Weiliang told me about the ancient town's shadow puppetry and his plan.

As he said, the ancient town shadow puppetry is a disguised face mask murder. The reason the mask contains no toxic substances and is instead rich in whitening and beauty-enhancing ingredients is because it uses a special kind of corpse oil. This special corpse oil is derived from the fat that overflows from the crematorium after the dead are cremated. This oil is then refined with the ghost aloe vera gel that grows on tree spirits and incorporated into the mask. The ghost aloe vera gel from the tree spirits does have whitening and beauty-enhancing properties and can also suppress the corpse oil, making its presence invisible to the naked eye. However, if this corpse oil is applied to the face for a long time, it will cause the skin to peel off and become a bloody mess.

This was the origin of the "murder mask" that had caused such panic throughout the ancient town. Now, with the tree spirit incinerated by me, and the aloe vera gel that suppressed the corpse oil gone, the production of the murder mask was in jeopardy. Therefore, part of Chen Weiliang's plan was to kill Ning Xue and me, the ones who had killed the tree spirit.

Let's start with the Guzhen shadow puppetry performance, featuring Chen Weiliang and the Flower Fairy. The story begins on the day Chen Weiliang went out to borrow money. Unable to find the money, he took a boat to the Seventh Lords Temple to pray for his son Zhuangzhuang's safety and recovery. However, his heart was filled with resentment, filled with the bitterness of the world, and the fact that no one was willing to help him in his time of need. This intense resentment was immediately sensed by the Flower Fairy, who was posing as the temple keeper.

According to Chen Weiliang, the flower demon had a master behind the scenes, enabling her to quickly transform into a human form and cast a spell to steal the essence of the sun and moon in the withered forest. Even the Ten Thousand Demons Banquet was a gift from that master. The master instructed the flower demon to create a murder mask, then use it to harm and even rip people's skin. However, handling the murder mask alone proved daunting, and she sought help, ideally someone with a deep sense of resentment.

That day, the flower demon happened to encounter Chen Weiliang, who was seeking a wish at the Seven Lords Temple. Upon learning of his wish, the flower demon led him to the withered forest, promising him a way to make money. Upon entering, he discovered he was being offered a life-threatening facial mask... Chen Weiliang initially refused, but the flower demon crippled his legs. The mastermind behind the scheme then used a sorcery to fuse a resentful ghost between his legs, transforming him into a ghost. This intense external resentment transformed Chen Weiliang, already filled with resentment. To earn money and provide a better life for his family, he began collaborating with the flower demon.

Thus, the murderous mask incident of the ancient town shadow puppetry began.