Worried about harming his soul, Zu'an hurriedly told Daji to cancel the spell, and then, while Pei You was still dazed, he carried him out.

"Is there any result?" Sang Hong was pacing back and forth in the hall. When he saw the two of them come out, his eyes were filled with hope, but at the same time, he was afraid of hearing bad news.

“Neither side is lying,” Zuan said first.

“How is that possible!” Sang Hong’s expression changed.

Pei You was moved to tears. Zu An was truly a good brother. No one else believed in me, but he did.

How many times has he saved me?

When I go home someday, I must erect a memorial archway for him in my house and worship him every day.

Zu An put the somewhat weak Pei You aside before explaining, "It must have been a master who temporarily invaded his body and controlled him to kill Zuo Su."

"Huh?" Pei You exclaimed in surprise, thinking that he would be the murderer.

However, he immediately realized an even more serious problem: the mysterious person had invaded his brain, so wouldn't he have become the other person's shape?

If it's a beautiful woman, that's fine, but if it's a grown man...

Upon thinking of this, his face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but gag.

Zuan and Sang Hong looked at him with suspicion, not understanding what was wrong with this guy.

Sang Hong ignored him and said in a deep voice, "Only some evil cultivators or demons have the ability to invade other people's minds and control their actions. Moreover, Pei You is no ordinary person. To be able to control him without letting anyone notice and kill Zuo Su silently, his cultivation level is probably far above mine."

As he spoke, his eyebrows furrowed into a deep frown. It was simply too difficult. Jian Taiding alone was already beyond their capabilities, and now such a mysterious expert had appeared. Even with his iron will, he was starting to have second thoughts.

Hearing his words, Zu An thought that Daji's skills seemed to be like this as well. Could it be that he would also be considered an evil cultivator? "Ahem, since Zuo Su is suspected of colluding with the demon race, then it is most likely that the demon race came to silence him."

“There must be someone else behind this, otherwise the demons wouldn’t have come so easily to silence us,” Sang Hong immediately speculated. “Could it really be Jian Taiding?”

In the entire Yunzhong County, Jian Taiding is undoubtedly the one with the strength and resources to do so.

Unfortunately, Jian Tai held a high position of power and commanded military forces, so they couldn't investigate him even if they wanted to.

"The most urgent task is to find that mysterious demon expert. Once we find him, many things will be solved," Zu'an said.

“That’s right,” Sang Hong stood up. “In addition, the matter of Zuo Su’s murder must be kept secret. No one who knows about it is allowed to leave the manor. Everyone should continue to deliver food, patrol, and take turns as usual to create the illusion that Zuo Su is still alive.”

The riot of the county soldiers had been quelled with great difficulty. If they were to find out that Zuo Su had died in the guesthouse, the imperial envoy would be truly implicated.

If, at that time, someone with ulterior motives stirs things up again, and the city's troops rush to the gates once more, the entire imperial envoy delegation will likely be wiped out.

After arranging everything, Sang Hongcai pulled Zu An into his room for a detailed talk, his face showing exhaustion: "You and I both know that it's not so easy to obtain a demon expert."

The most likely place for the other party to hide right now is Jian Taiding's governor's mansion, but it is heavily guarded, and Jian Taiding himself is a grandmaster, so they can't even sneak in to investigate.

“I have an idea,” Zuan said in a deep voice.

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I'll be posting two chapters today.

I had a sore throat, runny nose, and stuffy nose before. After two days, the symptoms were milder, and I was secretly pleased that my constitution had improved and that my cold was healing itself so quickly. However, last night my nose was completely blocked, which prevented me from falling asleep until after 4 a.m. Today, I felt slightly better during the day, but it got worse again at night. So I immediately went home and took some Lianhua Qingwen capsules, hoping they would help.

I feel like I catch a cold every winter now. I vaguely remember having similar symptoms around this time last year.