Nian Xia pursed his lips and remained silent. Lu Qing kicked him.
"Hey! You unfilial son, your father is talking to you, say something!"
“You…” Nian Xia was so angry that her veins bulged, but she was helpless.
"Who is this?" Wang Yanjun asked.
Lu Qing: "Nian Xia, Nian Chun's younger brother, was hiding in the house and even pretended to be Gu Xicheng to fool me, but I saw through it."
Wang Yanjun raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, grabbed Nian Xia's hair, and said sarcastically:
"You dare to impersonate Gu Xicheng with your pathetic appearance?"
"Look at yourself, do you look anything like him?"
"Brother, this guy's stubborn, you should deal with him!" Lu Qing said.
Wang Yanjun: "Alright, leave it to me!"
Wang Yanjun grabbed Nian Xia by the neck and led her aside to tidy up.
Annual payment hurriedly followed up with a shout:
"No! Don't touch my son!"
Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng went back into the house.
Gu Xicheng moved the bedside table in the bedroom, revealing a small hole underneath, just big enough for one person to pass through.
"That female corpse ran away from here. There's wind here, so it should be heading somewhere."
"And the death aura also comes from here."
It was pitch black down there, and Lu Qing didn't know how wide the passage was. He didn't want to go down and crawl through it himself, so he asked the two little paper figures to do it for him.
"Let them go down and investigate. Let's interrogate Nian Xia first and see if we can find out anything!"
"good!"
When the two went out, Wang Yanjun had already finished.
The summer payment was much more difficult to handle than the annual payment. Wang Yanjun spent a lot of effort and was beaten so badly that he was unrecognizable before he finally got it over with.
"Answer my questions properly when I ask you something, or I won't mind going to the trouble of dealing with you and your father again!"
After making the threat, Wang Yanjun walked to the side and washed his hands.
After washing up, I lit a cigarette and started smoking.
Ding Jinghuan, who was standing nearby, witnessed the entire process and was so frightened that he was paralyzed with fear.
As expected of someone from the General Administration, their boldness and methods are truly ruthless!
Ding Jinghuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and when he looked up, he met Wang Yanjun's gaze and was so frightened that he quickly looked away.
Wang Yanjun chuckled and put his arm around his shoulder:
"Captain Ding, don't be nervous. I'm only fierce to the enemy, but I'm quite gentle with my own people."
Ding Jinghuan nodded with an awkward smile.
Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing, however, were used to such scenes and remained calm.
"Nian Xia, I'm asking you, was the female corpse that just ran away your mother?"
Nian Xia nodded and replied, "Yes."
Nianfu was immediately shocked: "What did you say? Your mother died a long time ago, how could she be at home?"
Looking at the annual payment in the summer, there was some helplessness:
"Dad, do you really not remember anything?"
Annual payment: "I... what do I remember?"
“Not just my mother, but you! Me! We’re all dead!” Nian Xia said through gritted teeth.
"Impossible!" Nianfu exclaimed in shock.
"If I were dead, how could I still move?"
"How could it be impossible! My whole family was killed by that bitch Cheng Li!" Nian Xia said angrily.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng were also shocked.
"Who are you telling me killed?"
Nian Xia gritted her teeth and said, "It's Cheng Li! The woman my brother married!"
"How did Cheng Li kill you? And how did you become like this?" Lu Qing asked, frowning.
"Last year during Chinese New Year, my brother brought that bitch home. She bought a lot of New Year's goods, and I thought she was something special. But it turns out she bought all expired cheap stuff."
There was a box of ginseng. After they left after the New Year, my mother used the ginseng to make chicken soup. After it was cooked, she tasted a sip and then died from poisoning.
At the time, we didn't know; we thought she had died from a heart attack.
A few days later, my dad and I also drank ginseng tea, and afterwards we felt uncomfortable all over.
I was in so much pain that I fainted. When I woke up, I saw my brother.
Lu Qing: "Was it your brother who turned you into this?"
Nian Xia nodded: "Yes, my brother said that when he came back he saw that we were all dead, so he went to beg the mountain god and asked the mountain god to bring us back to life."
Lu Qing couldn't help but smile sarcastically:
"What kind of mountain god is this! Turning you into the living dead, and you call that resurrection?"
Nian Xia: "No matter what happens, my dad and I are alive, and I have gained strength."
"It's a pity that my mother has been dead for some time and can't recover to be a normal person like my father and I."
"Where is the mountain god? And where is your brother?" Lu Qing asked.
Nian Xia pursed his lips. He dared not speak, but fearing another beating, he glanced sideways into the room.
"If you go into that cave, you can find the mountain god and your brother, right?"
Nian Xia's silence was taken as tacit agreement.
Just then, the little paper figure also discovered another exit of the cave.
There were graves everywhere, and old locust trees too; it must have been a burial ground.
“The hole in the house leads to the cemetery. Nian Chun should be there, and the missing colleagues from the Investigation Bureau should also be there. Let’s go there now,” Lu Qing said.
"What about these two?" Wang Yanjun asked.
“Leave Nianfu here, and take Nianxia with you; he might be of some use.”
"OK!"
Wang Yanjun used a rope that had been enchanted to tie Nianfu up, then pushed him into the house and locked it.
The group then led Nianxia to the cemetery.
After walking along the mountain path for about half an hour, I saw the old locust tree.
Although it was broad daylight, the area was filled with graves, creating an eerie atmosphere, and the sun was blocked by the leaves.
Following the guidance of the little paper figure, Lu Qing arrived at a grave.
The tombstone bears the name of Nian Xia's mother.
The hole in the Nian family's bedroom leads directly to the area beneath this grave.
The soil behind the grave showed obvious signs of being turned over. Wang Yanjun kicked it hard, and the soil sank in.
Two little paper figures jumped out from underneath.
Lu Qing reached out and caught them.
The little paper figures chattered on and on for a long time, each taking turns to say something.
Lu Qing nodded slightly:
"Okay! I understand, thank you for your hard work!"
Lu Qing patted the little paper figures on the head, then put them back in his bag.
"The little paper dolls said the female corpse ran towards the big locust tree, and they also saw Nian Chun, but in order not to alert the enemy, they didn't chase after her."
"Let's go take a look at the big locust tree!"
The group walked toward the large locust tree not far away.
I didn't notice it when I was far away, but now that I'm closer, I'm amazed by the size of the locust tree.
It's rare for an ordinary locust tree to grow so thick that it takes two people to hug it, but this locust tree is as thick as five people to hug it.
The dense, lush branches spread out, casting a large shadow.
The locust tree is also called the ghost tree, and there must be a reason why this one is so thick.
The reason for this should lie underground.
Lu Qing slowly walked forward and placed his hand on the tree trunk.
In an instant, a deathly aura emanated from her, enveloping her entirely.
"Qingqing!"
Gu Xicheng immediately ran over and grabbed Lu Qing's hand.
The next second, the two were directly engulfed into the tree trunk by the death energy.
"Old Gu, Qingqing!"
Wang Yanjun rushed forward, but before he could grab the person, the deathly aura did not attack him.
"What happened? Where are they?" Ding Jinghuan asked anxiously.
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?!"
Enraged, Wang Yanjun kicked the tree trunk hard.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Xicheng's voice came from inside the tree trunk:
"Brother, we're fine. You guys wait outside for a bit. This is another dimension. We'll find a way out right away."
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