Chapter 315: It Wasn’t Gui’s
"Grand Master, I've been reading ancient books these past two days, and I'm afraid there's something else behind Miss Tang's death."
Mr. Pang frowned and told Master Tang all his suspicions.
"Ancient books record that there is a ghost called the Sheqing Ghost, who specializes in snatching the skin of beautiful women. I'm afraid that the third young lady has fallen victim to this Sheqing Ghost."
When Grand Tutor Tang heard this, he couldn't sit still anymore. He quickly stood up and asked Su Tan, "Master Su, is that so?"
If it wasn't something related to ghosts and gods, Su Tan wouldn't have come to visit for no reason.
Grand Tutor Tang's eyebrows trembled, and he couldn't help asking, "Can Ah Tang...still be alive?"
Atang is the nickname of the third Miss Tang.
Because when he was born, the crabapple tree that Grand Tutor Tang loved the most was in bloom.
The flowers are still blooming beautifully.
That's why I chose this small character.
Su Tan shook her head, a trace of reluctance flashed across her brows. She didn't have a granddaughter, but she had a daughter before, so she naturally understood Master Tang's feelings.
People always find it difficult to face the departure of their loved ones.
I always feel that maybe God will send down a miracle and bring the loved ones I care about back to life.
Seeing Su Tan shaking his head, the hope that had just ignited in Master Tang's heart dimmed in an instant.
He fell back into the armchair and closed his eyes tightly.
"So...so Atang was really killed by that Green Ghost?"
Su Tan frowned, "To be precise, there are indeed ghosts in this world who pretend to peel off the skin of beautiful women, but it's hard to say whether it is the Sheqing Ghost. It all depends on what happened to the ghost in his previous life."
"The Green Ghost is just one of the ghosts that might do such cruel things."
The Sheqing Ghost is filled with deep resentment, and its yin power is far greater than that of evil ghosts.
If an ordinary person encounters a fierce or evil ghost, he may still have a chance to escape.
But if you meet the Green Ghost——
A narrow escape from death.
It was because there was once a Green Ghost who did such a horrific act as peeling off people's faces. Later, as the story spread, it became known that the Green Ghost specialized in peeling off people's faces.
"If there are ghosts in this world that specialize in stealing people's faces—"
"That must be the face-wiping demon."
However, whether the third lady of the Tang family died from the Green Ghost, the Face-wiping Demon, or some other ghost remains to be discussed.
It is even possible that someone is using ghosts to cause trouble this time.
Su Tan pondered for a moment, listening to the faint crying sounds outside, and vaguely distinguished that it might be coming from other relatives of the Third Miss of the Tang family.
She sighed inwardly, and when she looked up again, all the emotions in her face had been suppressed. She simply said calmly, "Grand Master, may I ask if there is a portrait of the Third Young Lady in your house?"
"If you don't have a portrait, the Third Miss's birth chart will do."
But a family like the Tang family might not be willing to tell her their horoscope easily.
Master Tang rubbed his solar plexus, neither saying yes nor no.
He simply asked, "Do you want to tell me what happened on the night that Atang got into trouble?"
Su Tan nodded and said yes.
Grand Tutor Tang was still looking at her, his eyes, which used to be so majestic and intimidating without even being angry, were now lifeless, like a flower that was about to wither.
"Is it more accurate to look at a portrait? Or is it more accurate to look at the eight characters?"
Since that girl Atang can't come back.
As her grandfather, I will definitely make sure that the murderer who killed her is brought to justice.
No matter whether the other party is a human or a ghost, he will not let him go.
"Both are possible, but if we talk about it, more people use the eight characters to calculate fortune and misfortune."
Su Tan read every word. Nowadays, portraits will be distorted for the sake of freehand painting. A powerful mystic can accurately predict a person's fate and avoid misfortune even if the portrait is only 30% similar to the person.
Grand Tutor Tang knew what was going on, so he waved his hand and signaled everyone else to leave, leaving only one or two trusted confidants. Even Song Tingchen was asked to leave.
Only Su Tan and Pang Da are still here.
The birth dates of girls in the tribe are not easily known to outsiders, but only to the closest people.
Even though the third young lady has passed away, Grand Tutor Tang still doesn't want to let anyone else know about this.
As for Mr. Pang, if he was not the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple and was not involved in these cases, he would probably have been asked to leave.
Grand Tutor Tang told the birth date of his granddaughter.
The sight was still dead.
He never imagined that his granddaughter would be gone suddenly.
Atang was in poor health when he was a child, so he was raised by him and his wife.
Grand Tutor Tang had personally witnessed the Third Young Lady grow from a small carrot to her current graceful young lady.
A few years ago, his wife passed away, and Atang became less cheerful than before.
"Maybe God just wants me to be alone, but if God thinks I'm wrong, he can just punish me. Why bother involving Atang?"
Over the years, Grand Tutor Tang believed that he had devoted his life to the country and the people, and almost dedicated his entire life to the country of Dong Chu.
But he never expected that in the end, he couldn't even save his own granddaughter's life.
Su Tan felt a little depressed after listening to this.
She said nothing, but took out a red brush and wrote down the birth date of the third young lady of the Tang family on the yellow paper.
She chanted a string of spells, and sparks ignited, devouring the yellow paper with the words "Third Miss Tang" written on it.
When Su Tan was casting a divination and burning incense, the smoke that came out was a dark blue color, and it did not go up, but floated toward the ground.
Su Tan's heart sank, and the incense ash fell and burned her hand.
Although Mr. Pang didn't understand these intricacies, he could sense something was wrong with the situation. An ominous feeling washed over him, and he hurriedly asked, "County Lady, but...but we figured it out. The Third Young Miss died at the hands of the Green Ghost?"
Su Tan shook his head, "It's not the Green Ghost."
Mr. Pang's face changed. If it wasn't a Green Ghost, then it must be a human. "But the Grand Tutor's Mansion is heavily guarded. Who on earth could that person be to have broken into the Grand Tutor's Mansion and murdered the Third Young Miss without anyone noticing?"
If it's not a ghost, then it proves that the real murderer is scarier than a ghost.
Pang Da suddenly felt a heaviness on his back.
An invisible pressure, like an invisible mountain, suddenly pressed down on his shoulders.
He looked up at Su Tan.
"County Lady Jiayi, you have great powers. I wonder if you can figure out the real murderer's name."
Logically speaking, as long as it is confirmed that it is not a ghost that is causing trouble, the rest of the matter should be left to the Dali Temple to investigate.
But this matter is of no small importance.
This is no longer a simple case.
The third daughter of the Tang family is not the first victim in these cases.
It won't even be the last.
Who knows, while he was busy investigating this matter, someone else might have fallen victim to the evildoer's murderous hands.
At this moment, Mr. Pang only wants to bring the real murderer to justice, no matter what method is used.
Not to mention asking for help from a fortune teller like Su Tan, if praying to gods and Buddhas would be useful, he would have been kneeling at the foot of the Fahua Temple by now.
He was kowtowing step by step, hoping that the real murderer would be brought to justice as soon as possible.
Su Tan slowly exhaled, his eyes as cold as winter frost. He paused, "It wasn't the Green Ghost that did the evil, but it wasn't a human being either."
As soon as these words came out, both Mr. Pang and Grand Tutor Tang looked at her with puzzled eyes.
"What do you mean by not being a Green Ghost, but not being a human either?"
Grand Tutor Tang's brows were almost twisted into a knot. He didn't understand what Su Tan said, but he wasn't trying to figure it out in the first place. "No matter whether it's a human or a ghost, I just want to know how much silver it would cost to turn that thing into ashes."
As long as Su Tan opens his mouth, as long as he really has the ability to make the person or monster who harmed Atang die without a burial place, he will give it all, no matter how much silver it is.
"It's not about money, that thing he..."
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