Tang Nian originally thought that this person would say something useful, but the person didn't say a word from beginning to end, just sat there quietly, wishing he could shrink himself into a corner.

Tang Nian stayed in the lobby for a while longer, but found that everyone was silent when talking about the four people. Feeling a bit bored, she yawned and went back to her room to rest.

The next day, Tang Nian was still woken up by Ming Huan.

After a night's rest, Ming Huan seemed to be fine.

"Sister Tang, someone from the county government has sent someone to invite you."

Tang Nian stretched and said, "Okay, I got it."

Tang Nian changed into a white Taoist robe and tied her hair in a high ponytail. As soon as she opened the door, she saw the white-clothed man from yesterday come out of the next room.

Upon seeing Tang Nian, the man seemed unsurprised. He smiled and nodded at Tang Nian before going downstairs with the girl in pink standing at the top of the stairs.

Tang Nian wanted to hear what the two were saying, but she could only see the girl's lips moving, and she couldn't hear any sound.

Tang Nian stood there, watching the man's back, lost in thought.

Ming Huan, holding Tang Nian's sword, walked up to her and said, "Sister Tang, we should go."

Tang Nian then came to her senses and looked down at Ming Huan.

With just one glance, Ming Huan lowered his head and followed Tang Nian downstairs.

He hadn't seen Tang Nian's terrifying gaze in a long time, and he had no idea what had happened when he went to get the sword.

Now all he has to do is serve this ferocious beast boss well and not vent his anger on him.

The streets of Muyun County were still sparsely populated during the day. The doors and windows of the houses along the street remained tightly closed, and only a few farmers could be seen occasionally carrying hoes and walking quickly past with their heads down. One or two of them would cautiously raise their heads slightly as they passed by Tang Nian and his companion, looking at them with surprise, as if they wanted to say something but then stopped, before lowering their heads again and walking away quickly.

Ming Huan originally wanted to ask someone for directions, but the people ignored them completely. Fortunately, Muyun County was just a small town, and the county government office was not hard to find.

After taking a slightly roundabout route, the two stood in front of the county government office. There wasn't even a gatekeeper outside the office, and it was completely silent inside, presenting a desolate scene.

Ming Huan stepped forward and knocked on the door of the county government office. After a while, Ming Huan heard footsteps coming from inside the office, and he took a few steps back.

The door was opened a crack, revealing half a face. After carefully examining Ming Huan and Tang Nian, who was standing not far away looking impatient, the door was fully opened, inviting the two inside.

The man led the two men toward the backyard of the county government office. There was no sound along the way, and they didn't see anyone, not even a maid.

Tang Nian and Ming Huan were led to a house. As soon as Ming Huan opened the door, Tang Nian saw two people she knew very well sitting on the right side of the house.

The man in white played with the jade pendant in his hand, while the girl in pink tugged at the tassels on her dress.

Upon seeing Tang Nian arrive, the girl in pink became somewhat frightened, and her two pink ears popped out from her hair again. She tried to cover them up by touching the two buns on her head.

Tang Nian didn't greet anyone and went straight to sit down on the left.

Ming Huan was unaware of what had happened last night and this morning. He only sensed that the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange, so he quickly followed Tang Nian and sat down in a seat to the side. He placed his sword on the table and looked at the fox girl who was trying hard to press her ears down.

None of the four people in the room spoke; the room was completely silent until footsteps sounded outside.

A middle-aged man dressed in the robes of a county magistrate jogged into the house, cautiously peered outside, and then closed the door.

Tang Nian could tell that this was the magistrate of Muyun County, but she did not intend to break the silence. Instead, the man in white spoke, and his tone was somewhat unfriendly.

"Magistrate Wang has quite the airs!"

Magistrate Wang wiped the sweat from his brow and suddenly knelt down, adopting a fawning posture: "Lord Lou, Master Tang, please, please save our Muyun County!"

Lord Lou?

It's Lou Mu!

Tang Nian, who had been indifferent to Magistrate Wang's actions, suddenly looked up at the man opposite her when she heard the word. Lou Mu looked at Tang Nian with a smile and nodded to her.

Tang Nian snorted coldly. Lou Mu's smile always had a healing quality, and Tang Nian couldn't get angry at that smile. She could only nod slightly in response.

Ming Huan looked at Magistrate Wang, who was practically crying and kowtowing, and then at the two people with the somewhat strange atmosphere. He said, "Magistrate Wang, please tell me what happened first, so that Sister Tang can help you."

Their attention then returned to Magistrate Wang.

Two months ago, four people died tragically in Muyun County. The first person was buried in the ground, the second was strangled to death by vines in the forest, the third was killed by an arrow through the heart near an iron mine, and the fourth was burned to death. Although the county government sent people to investigate, they only knew that the four of them used to come from the same village, but the four of them seemed to have no connection.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye, and no new deaths were reported. Although the authorities had not found out who the culprit was, everyone thought it was over. In addition, since the victims were all from the same village, people in the county returned to normal life.

Just a few days ago, a respected old man in the town almost got killed. After being rescued, he was delirious and kept muttering about treasure and ghosts.

According to the county government's investigation, the old man had never lived in that small village, and this incident caused widespread panic throughout Muyun County.

Magistrate Wang then risked summoning the Celestial Master to investigate, but he did not expect Lou Mu and Tang Nian to come, so he hurriedly asked them for help.

What's the story behind that village?

"This... originally, our Muyun County wasn't a county. Many small villages settled and lived here. Later, as the population grew, they gradually merged into our Muyun County."

Magistrate Wang paused for a moment and then said, "That village was originally called Muyun Village, but the original site of the village was not in the city. Later, the people in the village moved to the city, and the village was abandoned."

"Have you found out anything about the treasure?" Tang Nian picked up the teacup on the table, gently scraped the lid against the rim, smelled it, and then put it down.

Tang Nian was more concerned about the treasure the old man mentioned. She had a feeling that this strange event was definitely related to this so-called treasure.

“This…” Magistrate Wang looked at the four people in front of him with difficulty. He paused when he looked at Lou Mu, licked his lower lip with some fear, and lowered his head. “This humble official has not yet found out.”

"Did you not find it, or do you just not want to tell us?"

Tang Nian immediately saw through Magistrate Wang's thoughts and bluntly pointed them out, then glanced at Lou Mu across the street.

Lou Mu is really getting in the way here.

Lou Mu continued to play with his jade pendant, not even raising his head, as if these matters had nothing to do with him.

Magistrate Wang knelt on the ground, stammering but refusing to say anything more.

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