Chapter 261 Li Yu
It took everyone a whole night and a morning to move all the remains up.
It is worth mentioning that the further down you go, the more fragmented the remains become, some of which have even turned into complete skeletons. Countless limbs and torsos are mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish one from another.
But this was not a difficult task for Yu Zhiyi.
She had several hundred areas divided around the dry well, and marked each area with a number. She also assigned ten numbers to each of the guards and soldiers present.
She identified the remains, and then had the responsible guards and soldiers move the remains to the corresponding area.
Another morning passed before the identification of the body was finally completed.
Yu Zhiyi breathed a sigh of relief, and the soldiers let out a huge sigh of relief as well.
Many of them, even if they had all lived their lives, would probably never have come into contact with so many corpses.
This is a shocking case!
They're lucky enough to have been involved in such a major case; they can brag about it for the rest of their lives.
Of course, the process of getting to know each other wasn't exactly pleasant.
The governor of Dahe County had already rushed over upon hearing the news. When he saw that such a case had occurred within his jurisdiction, his legs went weak, and he felt that his life was over.
Seeing the prefect's dazed expression, Yu Zhiyi comforted him, "Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you and will not affect your career."
Judging from this man's appearance, this Prefect Du has only been in office for a year. During this time, Yu Tiezhu tried to win him over, but he has always abhorred brothels and refused sternly.
Later, Yu Tiezhu tried to give him money again, but Yu Tiezhu's previous attempt to take him to a brothel had already made him have a very bad impression of Yu Tiezhu, and Yu Tiezhu couldn't even get into the prefect's mansion.
Moreover, Prefect Du was a pragmatist who cracked down on several waves of prostitutes after taking office. The city's security was many times better than that of the previous two prefects, which made it difficult for Yu Tiezhu to easily target the women in the city.
Prefect Du indirectly protected the safety of the vast majority of women in the city.
This may not be reflected in his political achievements, but it will definitely be reflected in his merits.
Prefect Du breathed a sigh of relief and said with a look of shame, "This humble official is ashamed."
When Yu Zhiyi sent someone to ask him for people last night, he just felt that this governor was making trouble for no reason, and even couldn't help but think that she was trying to get back at him.
Now it seems, they're here to mess with him?
They're practically here to help him!
God knows what new ways these thieves might come up with to kidnap people if we don't get rid of them.
If something happens during his tenure, even if it has nothing to do with him, he will still be held responsible and deserve to die.
"I have already had the names and hometowns of the victims written down. I will leave the rest of the follow-up matters to Lord Du."
Yu Zhiyi was on vacation after all, and the fact that she found the clues was already an accident, so she didn't want to get involved in the rest.
The shady shop had been shut down, so Yu Zhiyi could no longer stay there. Fortunately, Prefect Du had several courtyards in the prefectural government building cleaned up overnight.
Yu Zhiyi did not refuse.
Li Rou had already returned to the prefectural governor's residence to make preparations. Seeing her young mistress return, she asked, "Miss, the hot water is ready. Would you like to take a bath?"
She didn't know what Yu Zhiyi had gone through after disappearing, but guessed that her young mistress hadn't taken a bath before leaving and had been busy for two days, so she must need to wash up.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Yu Zhiyi really wanted to take a shower.
Although the weather is cold now and the newly thrown corpses in the well don't smell, the corpses at the bottom of the well have been there for some time, and some of them have already decomposed after the height of summer, so they smell terrible.
Even without close contact, just standing in that environment will cause you to pick up the smell.
After washing up and eating something, Yu Zhiyi prepared to rest for a while.
She hadn't slept well at all these past few days in the fairy cave.
Moreover, there's no way to cultivate in such a place.
When Yu Zhiyi woke up, it was already afternoon. She went to the locust tree in the yard.
Before long, shadowy figures appeared out of thin air.
The woman at the head of the group was dressed in red and had a pretty face.
"Thank you, sir, for making this decision for me."
A hollow voice echoed behind her: "Thank you, sir."
These are all pitiful women who died in the immortal cave. Yu Zhiyi said, "Your grievances have been cleared. It is not advisable for you to remain in the mortal world. Otherwise, at best you will completely lose the chance to be reincarnated, and at worst, some of you will gradually lose consciousness, first becoming wandering souls, and finally completely disappearing into the world."
Previously, these women were able to maintain their souls because they were supported by the power of hatred.
Now that Yu Tiezhu has been captured and the Immortal Cave has been completely destroyed, the hatred of many of them has dissipated. If they remain in the world, unless they encounter an extraordinary opportunity to become ghost cultivators, their only fate will be to have their souls scattered.
The female ghosts' expressions changed, and after discussing among themselves, some of them expressed their willingness to go to the underworld to wait for reincarnation.
However, for some, their wishes have not yet been fully fulfilled.
Among those whose wishes were unknown, there was none other than the red-clad female ghost.
Yu Zhiyi didn't ask her why she didn't want to be reincarnated, but instead sent down all the female ghosts who were willing to go to the underworld.
After the last female ghost disappeared into the dark, ancient gate, Yu Zhiyi looked at the red-clad female ghost and asked, "What other wishes do you have?"
The red-clad female ghost's eyes were different from the other female ghosts'; the other female ghosts' eyes did not have black pupils, but only a grayish-white color.
The red-clad female ghost's eyes, however, gleamed with a faint red light.
This means that she has actually become a vengeful ghost.
Moreover, she is a high-ranking female ghost who can not only maintain her normal form but also retain her sanity.
“My name is Li Yu. My family was originally quite well-off. Although my father was just a small merchant, I had a happy childhood because of our family’s wealth.”
"But all of this was ruined by men!"
Yu Zhiyi had actually calculated Li Yu's past, but she didn't interrupt her, letting her vent her resentment.
"Does Your Excellency know that that scoundrel is my fiancé!"
"He should have married me and cherished me for life, but for a woman who was not presentable, he sold me to Yu Tiezhu with his own hands!"
"How could I not hate them?!"
She was different from other women.
The other women were either tricked by strangers or abducted from the street by criminals.
Only Li Yu was different.
She was betrayed by the man she loved.
The reason given for betraying her was also ridiculous.
Because he didn't like her, didn't want to marry her, and didn't dare to defy his family.
To avoid hurting the woman he loved, the scoundrel actually found a kidnapper and had her abduct him.
She saw with her own eyes as he took her money from the beggars and heard him say, "Do whatever you want with her."
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