Chapter 045

Miss Xie is a genius, otherwise she would not be able to master the

Cheng Hui had complicated feelings deep down about Miss Xie's experience.

Miss Xie is a genius, otherwise she would not have been able to successfully occupy the evil god's godhood with just a few books.

However, such a talented Miss Xie has to live with discrimination from others all year round because of her own defects. This must be very painful for a genius.

Of course, no matter how talented she is, she cannot hide the crimes she has committed. Or, in other words... the smarter a person is, the more cunning and cruel they will be than ordinary people when they do evil.

"Okay, I'm done." Meng Lang said casually.

He was almost drained of his energy when he was caught by Xie Wan, and finally she used forbidden magic to imprison him in this house forever. This was undoubtedly very cruel for a dream lover.

Over the years, his inability to go out in search of prey has caused his strength to continue to decline.

Otherwise, how could he be so weak?

It was obvious that the people in front of him would not let him go. He could neither run away nor fight back, so he simply didn't bother to resist.

Cheng Hui, Ye Qi and others looked at each other, and considering that Meng Lang finally confessed his true feelings, they decided to let Master Xuan Tan give him a final farewell.

Nothing unexpected happened during the process of sending Meng Lang away, which made the cautious Cheng Hui feel like he had punched nothing.

Before Meng Lang disappeared, Cheng Hui suddenly remembered that he had almost forgotten his good friend Li Ying, and hurriedly asked, "Where is Li Ying? Where did you keep him?"

Meng Lang suddenly smiled: "Guess? Cheng Lang..." He murmured his name softly, and then disappeared.

Cheng Hui: ???

No...Who is Cheng Lang?

All the questions in his mind were suppressed by Meng Lang's disappearance.

Everyone is gone, who else can he ask?

"Um...are you okay?" Shisiniang asked cautiously.

Cheng Hui wondered: "What could happen to me?"

"Uh... don't be sad. Think positively. You were just deceived in your feelings. At least he didn't want to kill you. Uh... that doesn't seem right. He might have tricked you here just to take your life." Shisiniang said incoherently.

Cheng Hui looked at Shisiniang speechlessly. How could I have been deceived? Oh, yes, that Li Ying had tricked him here, and that was also a deception of his feelings.

But his feelings seemed to be different from what Shisiniang said...

When he looked up, Ye Qi and Master Xuan Tan were looking at him with sympathy, which made his scalp almost explode.

No, what are you thinking about?

Ye Qi and Xuan Tan were both a little embarrassed by his gaze and turned their heads away silently.

Cheng Hui was speechless. How could he explain this? He couldn't.

Besides, he had no idea what Li Ying's situation was. It was not impossible that the man was just a fool and was deceived by Madam Xie and the others. Since the mission required him to find the person, he had to try his best.

He opened the panel and saw that the second half of the task was still lit, which meant that he still needed to find Li Ying to complete the task.

Things at the manor seemed to be over, and he wondered whether he should go to the inn in town to take a look.

Didn't Mrs. Xie say that Li Ying was at the inn? Although her words were not very credible, what if...

Besides, since the system task is to find someone, it proves that Li Ying should still be alive... Well, after thinking about it carefully, it seems that I can't be sure. After all, finding a corpse should also be considered "finding".

The more Cheng Hui thought about it, the more headache he felt. It was because he lacked experience, otherwise he would not have forgotten to look for clues about Li Ying.

It’s just that Meng Lang’s attitude just now was a bit strange, but the more ambiguous he was, the more Cheng Hui didn’t believe that he was Li Ying.

Think about this guy. The result of explaining the matter clearly is that Mrs. Xie's family will be confiscated and exterminated. It is not impossible that he wanted to trick Cheng Hui before he died.

Now that the matters in the manor are concluded, people from the Demon Suppression Division will handle the follow-up.

Cheng Hui and the other three separated at the gate of the manor. The other three had their own things to do. Cheng Hui originally planned to go back to the town to look for it again, but before leaving, Aqiu asked him to go back to the manor again.

"What's wrong? What did you discover?" Cheng Hui asked.

"I haven't found answers to some of my questions, so I want to try again," said Aqiu.

Cheng Hui didn't care about this. Anyway, most of the ghosts and monsters inside had been killed. Even if a few more appeared, he was confident that he could handle them.

He finally discovered that although his red lotus fire looked inconspicuous, its true power was quite astonishing, and he could control it at will. He could burn whatever he wanted without worrying about accidental injuries.

Cheng Hui returned to the courtyard and, according to Aqiu's instructions, came to the place where they had found the portrait.

At that time, they were ambushed as soon as they came out. If Aqiu had not reacted quickly, he might not have been able to save his hands. But now this place is empty, and there is no trace of ghosts left.

Cheng Hui entered the room and then walked into the secret room. At that time, in order to deal with the portraits, they set the whole room on fire, but now they saw that although the portraits had been burned, the room was still well preserved.

"Huh? Why isn't this place burned down?" Cheng Hui felt incredible.

Although the walls of the room were blackened by smoke, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the structure of the house had not been affected in any way. With a little cleaning, the room could be used again.

"Sure enough..." Aqiu murmured.

"Do you know what's going on?" Cheng Hui asked curiously.

"I'm not sure, but...if my guess is true, there might be some unexpected gains."

"Okay, you decide what to do." Cheng Hui handed over the initiative very straightforwardly.

He finally realized that the person living in his mind was obviously not an ordinary person. He was very meticulous and thoughtful. Many times he relied on this person's reminders to overcome crises.

Now that he has made some discoveries, he doesn't mind following the other party's orders.

Lin Qingqiu could sense Cheng Hui's trust in him at this moment, and he felt a little emotional. Cheng Hui had been like this in the beginning. They had only known each other for a short time, but he trusted him deeply. He had wanted to betray Cheng Hui several times, wanting to see if the man who always smiled warmly would cry because of his betrayal. But for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to do it every time, and in the end, he even fell into it because of his foolish trust.

Thinking of how stupid he was back then, Lin Qingqiu couldn't help but grit his teeth. Cheng Hui had seduced him with that kind of ignorant trust, and when he fell in love with him, he was completely unaware of it. It really made him hate him so much.

Lin Qingqiu wanted to capture him several times, lock him up, and have sex with him every day until his body could no longer do without him, but in the end he was defeated by his own unwillingness.

I couldn't bear to see him sad, couldn't bear to see him look unhappy. The thought of someone who treated the world so tenderly being unhappy, or even looking at me with hatred, was unbearable.

The past is too painful to recall. It was from that time that Lin Qingqiu realized how important the first impression is.

So this time, he wanted to stay by Cheng Hui's side and tie him up tightly. He understood Cheng Hui, and he was too soft-hearted. As long as he kept pestering him, sooner or later he would be moved by him.

"Aqiu?"

"I'm here. I was just distracted." Lin Qingqiu said nonchalantly.

"Oh, where are we going now?"

"To the well."

Cheng Hui came to the well where they had jumped before, looked down, and saw that the deep well water gave off a chill. If he had not been forced by the situation, he would definitely not have jumped in so easily.

"Do you want to go down?"

"No need, let's go see the big tree next to the well." Aqiu said.

Cheng Hui came to the big tree again. It was unknown how many years this tree had been growing. It was so lush and green that it almost covered the entire yard.

It was very cold under the tree. Occasionally, the wind blew the leaves back and forth, making the reflections on the ground look like ghosts dancing wildly.

"Hiss... It's so cold here." The closer I got to the tree, the cooler it felt.

When Cheng Hui touched the tree trunk, he felt his fingers were almost frozen.

"It's just as I expected..." Aqiu's tone was a little surprised.

"What did you find?" Cheng Hui asked curiously.

"Let's go check out the other trees." Lin Qingqiu still needed more verification.

Cheng Hui quickly walked around several courtyards and felt the big trees one by one.

Each tree is very lush and the trunks are very cold. If you stick close to them, you will feel like your soul is frozen.

"It's the Three Yin Soul Gathering Formation!"

After touching the last tree, Lin Qingqiu was finally able to confirm it.

"What is that thing?" Cheng Hui knew almost nothing about formations.

"Good stuff!" Lin Qingqiu said in a relaxed tone, "Let's go to the lobby. That should be the core of the formation."

Cheng Hui came to the lobby, which was where Miss Xie and Meng Lang had their wedding ceremony.

"There should be something on the beam in the middle of the lobby. Go up and take a look."

Cheng Hui was now as light as a swallow. He jumped onto the beam with ease. The beam was covered with dust. He fumbled around on it and found a gap in the middle. He pressed his finger and a small piece of wood popped out, revealing a hole.

"There really is something there." Cheng Hui said in surprise.

He took out a blood-stained handkerchief, and inside the handkerchief was a small wooden plaque with the name of her late husband Xie Yingzhi's spirit tablet written on it.

"Oh my god...is this the memorial tablet that Miss Xie set up for Xie Ying?" Cheng Hui was shocked. Could it be that Miss Xie actually loved Xie Ying?

Ah Qiu sneered, "What are you thinking? I was wondering why Meng Lang didn't run away after suffering such a huge loss. It turns out he's trapped here and can't leave."

"Uh... okay, I thought too much." Cheng Hui was upset. He was too careless. How could someone like Miss Xie really fall in love with a scumbag like Meng Lang who cheated on her feelings?

"Use your red lotus fire to burn both the handkerchief and the spirit tablet." Lin Qingqiu ordered.

"Oh." Cheng Hui obediently spit out a small flame, lighting up the handkerchief and the spirit tablet.

The moment he lit it, screams of a man and a woman were heard from the handkerchief and the memorial tablet respectively. The voices sounded familiar, as if it was... Miss Xie and that Meng Lang?

"Sure enough, they hid the last of their souls here," Lin Qingqiu sneered. "Could it be that they plan to make a comeback later?"

Cheng Hui was amazed when he heard this. Wow, these Miss Xie and Xie Ying were no ordinary people. They actually had such a hidden trick up their sleeve. If the people from the Demon Suppression Division hadn't discovered this, maybe after dozens or hundreds of years, these two people would really be able to recover.

"What a pity..." Looking at the handkerchief and memorial tablet that were burned to ashes, Cheng Hui couldn't help but feel sorry for them. Their great plan was ruined, and the backup plan they left behind was found. These two were really unlucky.

"Okay, these two people have been dealt with. You can ask if the person hiding behind the scenes is planning to show up?" Lin Qingqiu said.

Cheng Hui: ???

No... there are other people behind this???

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