Gu Lingze took out a paper bird from his sleeve and threw it into the air. The bird stopped in the air and looked at the two of them.

"Go." As soon as the words fell, the paper bird flew quickly to the south.

The two of them followed to a mansion. A paper bird fell from the sky and Gu Lingze picked it up and put it in his sleeve.

The two men leaped into the air and flipped in.

"Go find Zou Guangmao, knock him out and bring him here. I'll wait for you in the mourning hall." Zhao Chengmo nodded, and the two of them went their separate ways.

Zou Yingguang had no wife, and Zou Guangmao had wanted to wait until his son passed the imperial examination before marrying into a family of high status. However, he did not expect that his son died before he could pass the imperial examination.

A young woman in mourning was standing in the mourning hall, burning paper. Suddenly, a strong wind blew and all the candles in the hall were blown out.

The young woman was trembling with fear. Just as she was about to call for help, she felt a pain in her neck and lost consciousness.

Gu Lingze pushed open the lid of the coffin in the middle, took a candlestick, lit it, and moved closer to the corpse to observe it carefully.

The exposed part of Zou Yingguang was covered with marks. Gu Lingze lifted up his collar and trouser legs and found the same thing.

He cut the other person's fingertip and took some blood and put it in a bottle.

Just as he wiped off the traces, Zhao Chengmo came over carrying someone.

Gu Lingze took the teacup from the table, poured it on Zou Guangmao's face, and then blew out the candle.

Zou Guangmao felt a chill on his face. When he opened his eyes, everything was dark, but he could vaguely see two figures beside him.

Just as he was about to shout, he was grabbed by the neck. The other person's grip was very strong. When he felt he was about to suffocate, the other person let go of him.

"Don't scream, or I'll kill you right now." Gu Lingze spoke in a rough voice.

"Two heroes." Zou Guangmao bowed hurriedly, not daring to speak loudly, so he had to speak in a low voice.

"If you want to get some money for the journey, I have it in my room. You can come with me to get it." Zou Guangmao said tactfully.

Gu Lingze sneered and did not answer. He stuck a piece of talisman on his head and then asked Zhao Chengmo to throw the man directly into the coffin.

Close the door and then close the coffin lid. No matter how Zou Guangmao screams and howls, only the two of them can hear it.

Gu Lingze and Zhao Chengmo returned to the prison before dawn. The two jailers were so drunk and slept soundly that they had no idea when the key was hung back.

After daybreak, the jailers took over and distributed breakfast, which was actually just a bowl of wild vegetable soup and a coarse pancake made of some unknown grain per person.

Gu Lingze and the other two definitely wouldn't eat it, but adhering to the principle of less trouble is better, Zhao Chengmo still picked up the bowl on the ground and handed it out to take it.

Unexpectedly, it was the same jailer from yesterday. When he was scooping soup, he deliberately poured it into Zhao Chengmo's hand. As soon as Zhao Chengmo loosened his hand, the bowl fell to the ground and broke.

But the jailer continued pouring the soup regardless, and all the soup spilled onto the ground.

After pouring, he put the wooden spoon into the bucket with a crazy expression on his face.

"Lick all the soup off the floor, or I'll tie you to the rack and feed you myself."

"Look, what are you looking at?" the jailer said and took a step back.

"To see if you're hungrier than us, of course."

As soon as Gu Lingze finished speaking, the jailer's eyes became dull and he nodded slowly.

"I...I'm so hungry."

"Eat if you're hungry." Gu Lingze moved his fingers behind his back.

The jailer immediately lay on the ground and stuffed the rough bread into his mouth. That was not enough, he then lay on the ground and sucked up the soup that spilled on the ground, as if he was eating some real delicacy and was extremely excited.

When the other jailers came back from lunch and saw him like this, they were all confused.

"Zheng Saner, why are you lying on the ground?" But Zheng Saner was eating happily and ignored him.

The jailer heard him making slurping sounds, took a closer look, and asked in disbelief, "Why are you still eating?"

Just as he was about to pull him up, Captain Ge walked in from outside and saw this scene.

"What are you doing?"

The jailer quickly stood up, scratched his cheek and said, "Captain Ge, I don't know what's going on with Zheng Saner. He has been lying on the ground eating the prisoners' food. Look at this..."

Captain Ge squatted down and grabbed Zheng Saner by the collar. The other party had a mouthful of mud, but he was still struggling to get to the ground.

Captain Ge slapped Zheng Saner twice heavily. Zheng Saner trembled all over and a paper man fell from his ankle. It landed in the water on the ground and gradually disappeared.

Zheng Saner covered his face and climbed up, "Captain Ge, Captain Ge."

"Hurry up and open the door! The prefect wants to see them both." Captain Ge scolded.

"Yes, yes, yes." Zheng Saner responded hurriedly and quickly opened the lock.

After the door opened, Captain Ge led Gu Lingze and the other two out.

"Zheng San'er, what the hell were you doing just now? Why did you end up lying on the ground eating? Look at the mud in your mouth."

Zheng Saner covered his face with a confused look and said nothing.

Gu Lingze and Zhao Chengmo were brought to the court again, and Prefect Yao was standing with his back to them.

"Sir, the two of them have been brought here." Captain Ge said respectfully.

"Well, you go down first."

"yes."

Prefect Yao turned around and looked at them, saying, "Zou Guangmao came to the government office early this morning and said that his son hanged himself and had nothing to do with others, so he asked me to let you go."

"Why did he change so quickly yesterday when he was so aggressive?"

Gu Lingze curled his lips and smiled meaningfully, "Then please come with us to Sanyuan Tower to have a look."

Prefect Yao changed into his regular clothes, and as he and his party walked out of the government office gate, they ran into Xu Mingyan and an old man.

Before Gu Lingze and the others could speak, Prefect Yao bowed and said respectfully, "Meetings, Master Zhang."

The old man waved his hand, lifted up the other's arm, and said, "You are too polite, Governor Yao. I have retired and will no longer serve as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy. You should just call me by my name."

Prefect Yao didn't dare to call the other person by his name, but respectfully called him Master Zhang. Zhang Xuenian smiled and nodded.

He pointed to the side and said, "This is my last disciple, Xu Mingyan."

Xu Mingyan bowed and said, "Your Highness the Prefect."

"Quickly, excuse me."

Gu Lingze and Zhao Chengmo also bowed to the old man, who looked at them kindly and nodded.

Prefect Yao asked the constable following him to return to the government office first, and he followed them towards the inn.

When Aunt Tao saw them coming back, she hurriedly pulled their arms and looked at them carefully.

"Lingze, Zhao boy, did you suffer any injustice in the government office? Tell me quickly."

The prefect Yao beside him coughed twice in embarrassment. Gu Lingze smiled and said, "Don't worry, auntie. Neither of us has suffered much."