Chapter 527: The Thousand-Year-Old (48)

Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief, dealt with him as quickly as possible, and left the Ghost and God Hall. "What did you mean just now? What do you mean it's neither a ghost nor a human? What is it? There can't be any other creatures, can there? Is this world really that dangerous? Maybe we should leave if things get really bad. There's no need to take any more risks."

system:【……】

You are the one they want to investigate, and you are the one they want to abandon. The host's thoughts are truly constantly changing.

As for courage, it's probably only a tiny bit.

There was nothing behind that.

"What's the meaning?"

That was probably just a projection, and the so-called message was completely fabricated; it was all said by that person himself. However, it's possible that someone was directing it, or perhaps that person was the mastermind behind it all.

"That subordinate, the mastermind behind the scenes? That's unlikely, isn't it? After all, what mastermind would personally go out on the streets to do performance and arrest young couples? That would be a waste of talent."

System: [Host, what you said makes sense. So, what are you going to do now?]

"Gu Li told me to infiltrate their ranks, so I need a lot of money."

system:【……】

I feel like I've been tricked.

Wen Wan said to the ghost, "Besides myself, I'm worried that other people in my family also have karmic burdens, so I've sent someone to call the guards back to the capital to contact my family. For my health, my family is willing to pay 50,000 taels to remove the karmic burdens. I wonder when the ghost god will help me remove the karmic burdens?"

When Wen Wan mentioned 50,000 taels, she noticed a change in the expression of the messenger who had captured her.

But it disappeared quickly, as if it had never existed. If Wen Wan hadn't been keeping a close eye on him, since he was the possible mastermind the system had guessed.

Soon people asked her when the 50,000 taels would arrive.

Wen Wan only stayed for two days before having people drag boxes of gold and silver jewelry into the ghost city. She made no attempt to be discreet, practically shouting through a megaphone, "My master spent 50,000 taels to invite the Ghost God to remove the evil spirits from his body."

Almost the entire city knew about it.

On the one hand, they were shocked by her wealth and power; was this the strength of the imperial nobles?

On the one hand, they were jealous that this person could actually have his sins removed by the Ghost God himself. This was a blessing he had accumulated over several lifetimes. They carried box after box of gold and silver into the Ghost God's Temple.

Wen Wan began to urge, "When will I be able to see the Ghost God? Every day that passes increases the risk. I won't have peace of mind until the karmic burden on me is removed."

"We must wait; the Lord of the Demons will not break his promise."

"Did I not give you enough money? How much more do you want? My family has no shortage of money."

"..."

"The Lord of the Demons has his own plans, please wait patiently."

Wen Wan: "Okay."

Wen Wan pulled Gu Li back, saying, "Gu Li, do you think he definitely believes me 100% now?"

Gu Li: "Mm."

"Did the guard find out anything?"

Gu Li: "We'll talk about it when we get back."

"OK."

Back in his room, Gu Li began to speak, "Of the money we used to enter the Ghost God Temple last night, half of it went to the government that same night."

"Is this really collusion with officials? No wonder the last official died; he probably refused to go along with their corrupt practices. This is utterly despicable."

"Then let's investigate along the lines of that official; I refuse to believe we can't find out."

"Is there anything special about those people who died mysteriously?"

Gu Li: "The guards dug up their remains for examination and found that they had all died from poisoning."

"What kind of poison?"

Gu Li shook his head. "I don't know yet. They've never seen this kind of poison before. But I do know someone who is an expert in this area. I've already written to him and he should be here in a few days."

"Wow, you're really amazing, you can think of everything."

As for why, Wen Wan had no doubts. Perhaps this was evidence that the male lead was secretly building his business. After all, which male lead doesn't have a few capable people under him? Otherwise, how could he build a business by himself?

Two days later, the man arrived, disguised as Wen Wan's housekeeper.

He was an old man with a white beard, and to be honest, he really did look like a butler. He even exuded a sense of oppression, clearly someone from a large family, which made him even more convincing.

The white-bearded old man also got into character very well, quickly immersing himself in the role of the butler. He even knew exactly where he lived and how many people were in his family, exaggerating the details as Wen Wan had requested.

In short, it's a huge family, and even in the capital, they're among the top tier.

The old man also studied the bones of the dead and eventually found out that "these people all died from poisoning."

"What kind of poison?"

"have no idea."

"Didn't you say you died from poisoning? Aren't you a miracle doctor? How could you not know? You've never even seen this poison before?"

"I've met you."

"What kind of poison is that?"

"have no idea."

Wen Wan: "..." Wen Wan was really getting angry. Was this old man doing this on purpose? In the end, Gu Li pulled Wen Wan back, "Don't be angry. He meant that the name of this poison is: I don't know."

Wen Yan: "???"

"There's such a thing as a poisonous name? They really know how to come up with names."

"I don't know if it originated from the Gu clan, and most of them have gone into seclusion, so gradually, this poison has become very rare. It is colorless and odorless, and it can make people follow their own will. Moreover, it leaves no external or internal injuries after death. Only after the bones are ossified after burial can the problem be seen from the bones."

"That's why those people wrote suicide notes, saying they committed suicide and that they were punished by ghosts and gods. The manipulators behind this are simply too vicious. They actually killed so many people for their own benefit."

"Can it be prevented?" Wen Wan continued to ask.

"Yes, if someone doesn't know what this poison is, there's no cure. But if someone knows what it is, it's easy to cure."

"What?"

"Boy's urine".

Wen Wan: "???" Is it really that simple? Such a terrifying poison can be neutralized with just a child's urine? Is this some kind of joke?

So Wen Wan sent people to find children's urine, specifically targeting young children to trick them with candy; as for adults, that wasn't a safe bet.

But it smells awful.

Wen Wan was extremely disgusted, but she still carried a small portion with her and also gave one to Gu Li and Xiao Cui.

He even used quite a few sachets to cover up the smell of urine wafting out. Fortunately, he was originally a playboy, so wearing sachets was a perfectly normal thing for him.

The ghost god who had stood her up for many days finally had time to help her remove the so-called karmic obstacles. Wen Wan was blindfolded and walked for a long time. It seemed that she was led to a place. When she took off her blindfold, she found that it was actually a cave.