Jiang Xianya did not stop it after seeing this.
The next moment, the female ghost "blew" past Ye Qingze like the wind, leaving nothing behind.
The female ghost paused for a moment, then turned around and pounced again, but still failed to harm Ye Qingze in the slightest.
Jiang Xianya was speechless when she saw that she was still persistent and kept trying.
It seems this girl was quite stubborn in her lifetime, never giving up until she achieved her goal.
“It’s broad daylight. Even if you’re carrying something and are temporarily immune to sunlight, allowing you to appear in public, it doesn’t mean you can hurt anyone. Don’t waste your energy waving around in front of me. If you don’t get dizzy, I will. If you keep doing this… I might beat you up.” Jiang Xianya stood up and said.
The people of the Taiyi Sect never rush to capture or beat a ghost to a pulp just because they see one.
After death, people enter the cycle of reincarnation. Only a few souls remain in the human world, and this is by no means accidental. Most of them have grievances or unfulfilled wishes, or are too attached to the past.
Not everyone wants to be a ghost; we need to ask clearly first.
Take this female ghost for example, she's filled with resentment, which shows she was murdered.
The female ghost was stunned after hearing Jiang Xianya's words.
She had noticed before that Jiang Xianya was different from others.
Jiang Xianya had a faint golden light about her, which gave her a very scary feeling, so she didn't dare to get close to Jiang Xianya.
Hearing that she was going to beat her up, the female ghost didn't dare to move.
Jiang Xianya smiled upon hearing this, quite obedient indeed.
“Xianya… what are you talking about?” Zhou asked, looking up.
“It’s nothing, Aunt. Do you know this girl?” Jiang Xianya asked.
“Her head and face were smashed and she had been soaked in water, so she was unrecognizable. However…” Zhou paused slightly, “the dress she was wearing looked familiar to me, as if I had seen it somewhere before.”
“It does look familiar. I think… I think I saw Xu the tailor’s daughter from town wearing it,” said Aunt Tian, her face pale.
She was so frightened by the sight of the female corpse that she stepped aside, too afraid to look at the smashed face, though she could still make out the clothes on the corpse.
“Yes, yes, Xu the tailor’s daughter, I think her name is Qian Niang.” Zhou nodded quickly.
The men present didn't seem to remember it, because they neither bought cloth nor made clothes; these were all done by the women in each household.
Of course, in Jiang Xianya's view, Ye Qingze's behavior was very abnormal.
Ye Qingze's hands trembled, especially when Zhou mentioned Qianniang's name.
Could it be... that this woman was killed by her older cousin, Ye Qingze?
Otherwise, why would he look so guilty and afraid?
About half an hour later, the constables arrived, as did the tailor and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Xu.
Upon seeing the woman's corpse on the ground, the couple rushed over and burst into tears.
"Qianniang, Qianniang... my poor Qianniang..."
The female ghost hiding not far away saw this and wanted to come over, but she was afraid of Jiang Xianya, so she could only hide behind the tree and worry anxiously.
Humans and ghosts are different. She is already dead, and her parents can neither see nor hear what she says or does.
She was clearly heartbroken, but not a single tear fell.
Now a ghost, she is no longer the same person she was when she was alive.
"Xu the tailor, Li the old lady, don't rush to cry. You can't conclude that the female corpse is your daughter Qian Niang just because of this dress. What if we're wrong?" Officer He quickly reminded the couple when he saw them crying so sadly.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Li immediately pulled open the sleeve of the woman's left arm and saw a birthmark on the inside of her forearm.
"This is my daughter Qianniang, it's her..." Aunt Li wailed loudly, almost fainting.
After the couple cried for a while, releasing some of their grief, Constable He proceeded with his routine questioning.
When did Xu Qianniang disappear?
“My daughter left home yesterday afternoon with a basket on her back and a sickle. She said she was going to pick some fresh vegetables from the vegetable garden by the river to make dinner for my husband and me, but she never came back. My wife and I went to the vegetable garden to look for her when she didn't return. We found her basket and sickle were still there, but she was nowhere to be seen. We searched until dark and even reported her missing to the county government. The officials said they would put up notices for us to find her this morning, but we never expected this…”
Unexpectedly, the person is gone.
After hearing this, Officer He frowned slightly, as this matter was not handled by him.
“Head He, I vaguely remember this. When the tailor and his wife went to the yamen to report the case, it was Head Zhang who was there,” another yamen runner said quickly.
"Take the body back to the yamen first and let the coroner examine it." After saying this, Constable He ordered the yamen runners who had come with him to put the body on a board and carry it away.
Just as they were lifting the woman's body, her hand drooped down, and the thing she was holding fell to the ground.
It was a copper coin braided with red thread.
Upon seeing it, Constable He immediately picked it up and examined it closely in his hand.
Although this thing looks like a copper coin, it is not a real copper coin. The front is engraved with a rather complicated pattern, and there is a "leaf" character at the top.
Behind it is a human figure, not a god or Buddha as commonly seen, and its identity is unknown.
A small "泽" character is engraved at the bottom of the back.
“Master Ye, look at this, is this something from your Ye family?” Officer He walked up to Ye Xianwen, Jiang Xianya’s maternal uncle, holding the coin-like object, and asked loudly.
Ye Xianwen's face was somewhat pale.
This definitely belongs to the Ye family.
Every member of the Ye family carries such a talisman, which is an heirloom passed down through generations.
The Ye family had a peach wood chest containing many amulets made of bronze, which looked like copper coins but weren't.
Whenever a child is born, regardless of gender, the elders of the Ye family will take out a talisman from a peach wood box and ask a blacksmith to engrave the child's name on the back of the bronze talisman.
This is no secret in the entire town of Liuhe.
This amulet engraved with the character "Ze" belongs to Ye Qingze, Jiang Xianya's eldest cousin.
This amulet was originally taken by Ye Xianwen to the blacksmith shop in town, where the old blacksmith had it engraved on his son's head.
“This is the Ye family’s talisman. My daughter is holding this thing. She must have been killed by the owner of this talisman. Officer He, let me see whose name is on this talisman,” Xu the tailor said loudly.
Everyone has lived in this town for many years, generation after generation, and they know each other quite well.
When Xu the tailor saw the character "Ze" on the back of the amulet, anger and hatred surged to his head. He pulled out He the constable's knife and slashed at Ye Qingze while shouting loudly.
"You bastard, you actually killed my daughter! I'm going to kill you and make you pay for her life!"
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