Solve the case
The mountains are full of greenery and the sound of birdsong is endless.
"It's summer again." Xiao Ze couldn't help but sigh. Three years have passed since he first came to this world.
Yesterday, the sect notified the disciples who needed to start taking on missions and begin their first experience down the mountain.
Looking at the bustling crowd around him, Xiao Ze felt a little nervous: I don’t know if this is the first task I received, will be difficult?
Although he is now a Jindan cultivator, he has never been anywhere except the secret realm at the beginning.
The crowd moved quickly and soon arrived at Xiao Ze.
He opened the note in his hand, and saw the words "Changqing City Family Massacre" written on it.
The case of annihilation of a clan that could leave the government helpless must be no simple matter.
Because it is the first time to go on a mission, several disciples will receive the same mission and travel together; the sect will also send an older senior brother or sister to lead the team to ensure their safety and the smooth progress of the mission.
After walking around the crowd for several times, Xiao Ze finally found his teammates.
Xiao Ze saw his old acquaintance Tu Sihua at a glance.
Since Tu Sihua is here, won’t Jiang Xi follow him?
He knew that the protagonist's life trajectory would not be easily disrupted by him.
Thinking of this, his mood improved a lot. When he completed the task, he felt relaxed and enjoyed himself in the world.
Besides Tu Sihua, there were two other female cultivators in the team. One was a disciple of the same level, Chishao, and the other was a senior, Hongchun. In total, the team consisted of four people.
The next morning, the four of them gathered at the mountain gate.
But when everyone arrived, Senior Sister Hongchun still didn't let them set off, and just said to wait a little longer.
After everyone from other teams had left, the person they were waiting for finally arrived.
Xiao Ze was stunned for a moment. Why would Su Qingjun participate in this mission?
Not to mention that this mission is only for new disciples, just look at how busy Su Qingjun is every day, how could he have time to participate in such a small operation?
The other people in the team were very excited.
With Su Qingjun here, they will definitely be able to complete the task successfully.
"Senior Brother." Hong Chun greeted Su Qingjun who was approaching.
The others saluted politely.
Su Qingjun nodded and said, "I just happened to be going to Changqing City on some business, so I thought I'd go with you guys so I can look after you."
This explains why he is here.
Xiao Ze was still skeptical.
However, he has always been reluctant to get too close to Su Qingjun in front of others, so although he was full of questions at this time, he didn't ask anything.
Several people set off for Changqing Town.
There were two people in the team who had not yet formed a pill, so when they got to the foot of the mountain, they went to a horse stall to buy a few horses and rode at full speed to Changqing Town.
When buying the horse, Tu Sihua suddenly said that he forgot to bring some things, so he went to buy them.
However, Xiao Ze felt that this was just an excuse, and he must have gone to find Jiang Xi.
Because they were cultivators, they didn't rest much during the journey. Three days later, they arrived at Changqing City.
Changqing City
The scenery is just like its name. Due to the warm climate and abundant spiritual energy, the plants here are evergreen all the year round, looking very vibrant.
Several people led their horses into the city.
The family annihilation case mentioned in the mission was reported by the Changqing City government, so Xiao Ze and his companions decided to go to the government office first.
When the government officials learned that they were from the Tianxuan Sect, they were extremely enthusiastic, their emotions were high, and their faces flushed red.
Perhaps it is because ordinary people like them will only see monks a few times in their lifetime.
The bailiff and the coroner took a few people to the morgue and found the bodies of the murdered family.
They are said to be a family, but in fact they are just mother and son.
The coroner lifted the white cloth covering the body, revealing the entire body.
Everyone was shocked. Chishao asked directly, "Are they really dead?"
It’s no wonder that Chishao asked such a question.
The two corpses placed side by side had rosy complexions and even a smile on their lips, without any sense of the paleness of death.
The coroner seemed to have anticipated everyone's reaction and slowly explained, "They're definitely dead. The two bodies have been displayed at the government office for three months."
"Since the body was discovered, the police have been searching for the murderer, but to no avail. Besides the fact that the body looks like a living person, the even stranger thing is that even after three months, the body hasn't decomposed at all."
"After reporting the matter to the city lord, the city lord decided to seek help from the Tianxuan Sect."
"Okay, we understand. You go down first." Hong Chun frowned and said to the coroner, but her eyes were fixed on the two strange corpses.
She had been on the mission for so long, and this was the first time she had encountered such a strange thing.
After careful inspection, no trace of evil cultivators or demonic beasts was found on the corpse. Could it have been done by a mortal?
But how could a mortal transform a corpse into this state?
In addition to the morgue, the group also carefully questioned the detective who had previously been in charge of the case. The results were not satisfactory.
The constable only informed the location where the deceased was found, the first person who discovered the deceased, and the identity information of the two deceased persons.
In other words, after several months of investigation, they did not find any useful information, not even a suspect.
It's really tricky.
Several people realized the difficulty of this case and immediately decided to rush to the place where the deceased was found, which was their home.
The few of them rode at full speed and soon arrived at the foot of the mountain where the deceased's home was.
According to the constable, the deceased mother and son lived on Baicao Mountain outside the city.
As the name suggests, there are many medicinal herbs on this mountain, but at the same time, there are also many animals that can harm people.
Therefore, most herbalists would never come to this mountain to collect herbs unless they really couldn't survive.
But this mother and son had settled on this mountain since arriving in Changqing City more than 20 years ago. Somehow, the wild beasts in the mountains never harmed them, so they made a living by collecting herbs.
The medicine collector comes to the foot of the mountain to collect medicine once every seven days.
However, the medicine collector had come many times before, but he never saw the mother and son. After the third time, the medicine collector thought something might have happened, so he went to the government to report the case.
When the constable arrived at their home with enough manpower, he saw that the mother and son had already died in their home.
The circumstances of death were bizarre, and the body looked unlike any other, making it difficult to determine the exact time of death. Based on the statement of the recipient, we can only speculate that the victim was killed approximately twenty days ago.
Several people hiked up the mountain. They were very careful because they heard there were many poisonous snakes and insects in the mountain.
Half an hour later, they arrived in front of a small courtyard.
The houses are all built of bamboo, and there are bamboo forests outside the yard, which looks very elegant.
As soon as he entered the yard, Su Qingjun felt something was wrong.
"It seems there was a formation here before." Su Qingjun carefully observed the courtyard: "But it has been broken, only a small amount of spiritual energy remains."
"If there is a formation, then the two dead people must be cultivators." Tu Sihua said.
"It shouldn't be either of them." Xiao Ze thought carefully and said, "We carefully examined the two corpses and found no signs of cultivation at all."
"If it's not them, then who is it?" Tu Sihua said unhappily when he heard what he said was denied.
Xiao Ze ignored his sudden attack and guessed, "It should be the male owner of this courtyard."
"Male master?" Everyone looked over, not understanding why Xiao Ze made such a guess.
"Before you went to ask the constable, I was walking in at the end and heard the coroner sigh, 'How could the whole family die in such strange circumstances? Doctor Li was such a good man, it's true that good people don't get rewarded.'"
"If anyone in this family is most likely to be a cultivator, it's Doctor Li." Xiao Ze came to the conclusion.
"That makes sense." Su Qingjun nodded.
"So now, we need to find Doctor Li's tomb." Xiao Ze said.
"Why are we looking for Doctor Li's tomb? We're here to find the murderer!" Tu Sihua retorted angrily. Xiao Ze had just directly denied his words, which made him lose face.
Xiao Ze ignored him and explained to Su Qingjun and the other two, "The coroner said that Doctor Li's family members died in very strange circumstances. Doctor Li might have the clues we need."
"You mean, we have to open the coffin?" Chi Shao covered her mouth in surprise. "Isn't that a bad idea?"
"We are here to find out the cause of death of Doctor Li's wife and child. If we can find the real culprit, Doctor Li will not blame us even if he knows about it in the afterlife," said Su Qingjun.
Since the eldest brother had spoken, the others no longer objected.
But where Doctor Li’s tomb is is another problem. Baicao Mountain is too big and they cannot find it in a short time.
When they returned to the city, it was already late and most of the people in the yamen had already gone home.
They could only stay in an inn in the city and wait until the next day to go to the government office to find out the truth.
"Gentlemen, would you like to stay in the hotel?" As the group stepped into the inn, the waiter came to greet them.
"Stay in a hotel." Hong Chun said.
"Okay, how many rooms do you want?"
"Three rooms." Hong Chun paid the money.
Although the sect gave them money when they went on missions, they also had to use it frugally. She and Chishao shared a room, Tu Sihua and Xiao Ze shared a room, and Su Qingjun shared a room.
Tu Sihua immediately refused. He and Xiao Ze had an incompatible relationship and it was impossible for them to live in the same room.
Hong Chun was a little helpless and was about to scold him harshly, but Su Qingjun came out to rescue him: "It's okay, then Xiao Ze and I can share a room."
Hong Chun then gave up.
The waiter led them to their respective rooms.
When the waiter was about to leave, Xiao Ze suddenly called him again: "Waiter."
"Hey, sir, is there anything else?"
"Do you have any delicious food recommendations here?" I finally made it down the mountain, so how could I not try the local specialties?
"Speaking of delicious food, there are so many. However, the most famous thing here is the night market!"
"Night market!" Xiao Ze was a little surprised. The shops at the foot of Tianxuan Sect Mountain always closed when it got dark, so he had to go early every time to buy things.
"Yes, we have a variety of delicious food at the night market here. You can go and see for yourself." The waiter looked at the sky outside and said, "The night market is open now. If you are interested, you can go and have a look. It's just two blocks away."
"Yeah. It's okay, you can go down."
After the waiter left, Xiao Ze looked at Su Qingjun, who had been silent beside him, and said, "Brother, how about we go and take a look secretly?"
The two slipped out of the inn.
The night market is brightly lit and very lively.
Smelling the fragrance, Xiao Ze was indeed a little hungry, so he pulled Su Qingjun to a slightly larger shop, so that they could at least sit down and enjoy the food.
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