Chapter 157 You think you're so great?
Yu Zhiyi stared at Ouyang Shuo's departing figure, her fingers flying across the sleeves as she calculated. But one of the two was a woman of great fortune, and the other was a cultivator who had deliberately concealed his heavenly secrets. For a moment, she had no clue what to do.
Seeing her staring at the direction where You Bingyue and the other person had left, her brows furrowed for a long time, Li Changhuai, the young master of Tianyu Manor, couldn't stand it anymore: "We admit that it was indeed a bit inappropriate for us to support Brother Youlin and Miss You in front of you, but now that they're gone, you don't need to put on this act, do you?"
He said sarcastically, "Sister-in-law, don't forget, no matter how much you are the legal wife, you are still just a woman. Brother Youlin has the right to take a concubine. If I were you, I would know when to stop. Otherwise, if things get out of hand, you might end up just stuck in this position as the young mistress, and you will never get Brother Youlin's heart and soul."
Yu Zhiyi ignored him, treating it as a venting of anger, and turned to Du Ziheng: "Judging from Ouyang Shuo's appearance, he will face a deadly predicament in a few days. A deadly predicament that could kill a cultivator like him must be related to either evil cultivators or evil spirits."
"Whichever possibility it may be, the situation is extremely dangerous."
Du Ziheng, who was previously immersed in love, has lost interest in it now.
He believed in Yu Zhiyi.
Just as he was about to speak, Li Changhuai said incredulously, "No way, how can you be so vicious? They just said a couple of things to you, and you're cursing them to die?"
He then looked at Du Ziheng: "Brother Youlin, you didn't believe her nonsense, did you? Ouyang Xiong is the chief disciple of Longhu Mountain. Not only is he highly skilled, but he also possesses countless magical treasures. Slaying demons and monsters is a piece of cake for him. How could he possibly be dead?"
Yu Zhiyi: "..."
This idiot was so noisy that when he tried to spout nonsense again, she cast a silencing spell on him.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
She truly is a woman of destiny; anyone who comes along can feel her charm.
At this point, Li Changhuai had already developed feelings for You Bingyue.
It's just unknown how Du Ziheng will feel when he finds out that he personally tied the knot between his sweetheart and his best friend.
After her ears were cleared, she looked intently at Du Ziheng.
Du Ziheng knew that this was no small matter, and he no longer dwelled on personal feelings. He said, "They are going to Caonan Village."
He explained, “Bingyue… oh no, Miss You recently accepted a bounty: whoever can solve the water ghost case from thirty years ago in Caonan Village will receive one hundred taels of gold.”
One hundred taels of gold is equivalent to five hundred taels of silver.
For ordinary people at the bottom of society, the currency in circulation was still copper coins.
One thousand taels of silver is equivalent to one million two hundred thousand copper coins.
Many ordinary people could live off their savings for several lifetimes.
Even for members of aristocratic families, a thousand taels of silver is not a small sum. As long as they don't spend their days in brothels and money-burning dens like Jinxiu Pavilion and Zhenbao Pavilion, this amount of money can allow the young masters and ladies of aristocratic families to live very comfortably for half a year.
You Bingyue said that she feels more at ease spending money earned with her own hands.
Now she seems to have become the same as when she first met Du Ziheng.
That's why Du Ziheng was in such pain.
Yu Zhiyi ignored his sentimental thoughts and her expression changed slightly: "Cao Nan Village?"
Is there a problem?
After a moment's thought, Yu Zhiyi said, "I've recently been reviewing the files of an old case from thirty years ago in Caonan Village, and I've already found some clues."
She pinched the bridge of her nose: "Cao Nan Village has now become a place of great misfortune; it's best not to go there."
Du Ziheng couldn't care less about being sentimental anymore: "You mean the water ghost case where villagers died mysteriously thirty years ago?"
Yu Zhiyi nodded.
"Are there really ghosts?"
Yu Zhiyi pursed her lips: "I haven't finished reading everyone's files yet, nor have I gone to the original location to investigate, so my judgment is not rigorous. However, if Ouyang Shuo is going to Caonan Village and there are signs of great misfortune, then it's almost certainly true."
Moreover, it's a vengeful ghost.
Du Ziheng couldn't sit still any longer: "Let's go, let's stop them."
Yu Zhiyi looked at him calmly: "Go ahead. If I were to tell them, they wouldn't believe me."
They would just think she was trying to attract attention and didn't want them to steal the credit.
You can tell just by looking at the simpleton next to them.
Du Ziheng had no words to refute it.
Although he didn't want to admit that his friends were deliberately targeting Yu Zhiyi, he couldn't lie through his teeth.
"Okay, I'll talk to them."
Soon, Du Ziheng caught up with You Bingyue and her companion who had left.
It was before curfew, and the three of them stood in a busy open space. Du Ziheng explained Yu Zhiyi's analysis while staring at Ouyang Shuo's face.
Unfortunately, even after staring at him until his eyes nearly popped out, he still couldn't see any sign of death on this man's face.
Ouyang Shuo took out a bronze mirror from his bag, glanced at his face, and then rolled his eyes: "This woman is indeed the best at attracting attention."
Du Ziheng and You Bingyue both had peculiar expressions when they saw him take out a bronze mirror.
As soon as Ouyang Shuo put the mirror down, he saw the expressions on the two people's faces. He thought of something, his lips twitched, and he quickly explained, "This is my sect's demon-revealing mirror. As long as you sweep it across the face of demons and evil spirits, their true outlines will appear in the mirror."
"However, in ordinary times, this refers to an ordinary mirror."
Although the image reflected in the bronze mirror was not as clear as that in the glass mirror, he was not looking at his own facial features, but rather at the deathly aura.
As a cultivator, he could at least tell if there was an aura of death on his face.
"Don't worry, I didn't see anything, so that woman is just lying."
You Bingyue deliberately spoke in a teasing tone, "Ziheng, you just said that Madam Du has also been investigating a case from thirty years ago?"
As if she had said something she shouldn't have, she quickly bit her lower lip: "I didn't mean anything by it. Mrs. Du is not that kind of person."
He then said to Ouyang Shuo, "Young Master Ouyang, let's go."
She then gave Du Ziheng an apologetic smile: "I'll think about it. If Mrs. Du really doesn't want us to go, we..."
Ouyang Shuo interrupted her: "Why should we give her the credit? Just because she's arrogant?"
He sneered, "The more he doesn't want me to go, the more I'll go! She's already stolen your sweetheart, how dare she try to steal your credit and money?"
He looked at You Bingyue with a mixture of heartache and disappointment: "With me here, no one can take anything away from you again."
Du Ziheng returned to Mingxi Garden in a daze, only to find that Du Ziheng was still there.
He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"Didn't work?"
Du Ziheng nodded.
His trust in Yu Zhiyi has begun to waver.
Yu Zhiyi is always sensitive to people's emotions and immediately sensed his distrust.
She gave a cold laugh: "Du Ziheng, I reported to the Ministry of Justice three days ago."
Du Ziheng felt as if struck by lightning, and his face turned pale: "Zhiyi..."
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