Chapter 63 The Ghostly Man
When I looked again, I realized that the "whimpering" sound was the strange sound made by the night wind passing through the window cracks.
He felt relieved a little, put on his shoes and went to close the window tightly to avoid disturbing others.
But at this moment, a pale hand suddenly broke through the window and grabbed him.
"Ah——" Gu Huai screamed and fell to the ground in fright.
At the same time, a creepy voice came into my ears: "Daddy, why don't you come to see your daughter! Daddy, your daughter is in so much pain, please come and see your daughter. Daddy, Daddy——"
The voice was hoarse and low at first, but then it shouted "Dad" at the top of its lungs.
Gu Huai was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he used his hands and feet to crawl out of the room.
"Master, host! Is there anyone here? Someone, come here! Someone, come here!"
But for some reason, none of the monks who had been with him during the day came out.
The entire temple seemed empty, with only him left.
how so?
Why can ghosts enter temples?
Thinking of the tragic scene he saw this morning of Guo being disemboweled and having his heart dug out, he was trembling all over.
No, I cannot sit still and wait for death!
"We can't stay in the temple anymore, we have to get out, get out!"
"Looking for someone from the Xuanjing Division, looking for Deputy Envoy Lin!"
He stumbled to his feet and was about to rush out.
Just as he was about to step out of the temple gate, a sharp arrow was quietly aimed at him.
With a whoosh, the arrow whistled through the wind and shot towards the vital part of his body.
Gu Huai also had some knowledge of martial arts. When he heard the noise behind him, he turned his body to the side and dodged.
At the same time, he shouted: "Come here, capture him!"
At a command, all the guards hiding nearby rushed out and pinned the person who had just shot the arrow to the ground.
Gu Huai also put aside his frightened expression. He put his hands behind his back and raised his head. He walked up to the man and snorted coldly: "You are playing tricks. I have finally caught you. Lift your head and let me see who you really are!"
"The Marquis orders you to look up, do you hear me?" A guard grabbed the assassin's hair viciously and forced him to look up.
In the light of the torch, it was seen that the man was about 20 years old, wearing a white robe, his face painted a blue-gray color, his hair disheveled, and his eyes were full of resentment as he looked at Gu Huai.
"What a pity! I almost killed you!" After being caught, he didn't feel the slightest bit of panic, only regret. Regret for not being able to kill Gu Huai.
"Hmph, you dare show off your petty tricks in front of me? You were the one who sneaked into the Gu family and killed people yesterday, weren't you?"
Although Gu Huai was not present yesterday, how could such a shrewd man like him be frightened by those things?
After investigation, it was not difficult to find that the three people who died in the mansion: Madam Guo, Butler Gu, and Li Tiansheng, were all murdered.
However, the murderer was extremely cunning and disguised himself as a ghost to kill people.
In order to catch the murderer and paralyze the other party, Gu Huai did not expose the truth, and even went to Xuan Jing Si in person to ask Lin Qingyue to come and investigate.
He himself stayed in a temple, waiting for the murderer to come and catch him in the trap.
"You look unfamiliar, and I have no grudge against you. Why did you want to kill me? Or was it someone else who ordered you to do so? Tell me who it was!"
"What a strange face." The young man suddenly laughed, tears welling up in his eyes. "I just can't stand your hypocritical appearance. I want to kill you! Gu Huai, you deserve to die, die!"
He roared like a mad beast, looking at Gu Huai with eyes that seemed to want to eat him alive.
"You want me to die? Humph, I'm afraid you'll be the first to die!"
Gu Huai took the knife from the guard's hand and said in a cold and ruthless voice, "How dare you sneak into the Gu family and kill people? You are so brave! I will cut off both of your hands first, and then slowly torture you to death!"
After saying that, he swung the knife down, but heard a "bang!" and the knife was broken into two pieces by something.
"Who is it!" Gu Huai turned his head and saw Lin Qingyue outside the temple, at the foot of the stone steps, wearing a dress of ink-colored floating brocade, holding a blood-red netherworld umbrella in her hand, and the soul-calling bell hanging under the umbrella ribs was singing "ding ding dang dang".
Walking up the stone steps, she stepped into the temple gate and walked into this solemn temple.
The surrounding lights and torches were bright, casting a fleeting shadow on her black skirt.
The umbrella was lifted slightly, revealing a bright and beautiful face. She pursed her lips and asked coldly, "Is Lord Gu resorting to lynching?"
Gu Huai still had to give some face to the people from Xuanjingsi, so he put away the knife and said:
"I was so angry that I lost my mind! It was this man who pretended to be a ghost and tried to assassinate me just now. Fortunately, I was prepared, otherwise my life would have been ruined by this man!"
"And the several murders that occurred in my home last night must have been committed by this man! I will have him sent to the Supreme Court for punishment!"
Lin Qingyue suddenly asked, "You really don't recognize him? Gu Nian'an, the eldest son of the Wenshang Marquisate."
"What?" Gu Huai was shocked at first, then couldn't believe it. "How is it possible? My eldest son, Nian An...he died in an accident more than ten years ago!"
"Don't believe it? Then take a closer look at the birthmark behind his ear. Is it the same as Gu Nian'an's? Lord Gu, you shouldn't have forgotten your eldest son's birthmark, right?"
Gu Huai hurried to see, but the assassin struggled and resisted desperately, shouting angrily: "I am not your son! How can a heartless person like you be worthy of having a son?"
However, Gu Huai still saw the birthmark behind his ear.
"Nian'an, are you really Nian'an, are you really my son? But why don't you acknowledge him as your father, and why do you want to kill your biological father?"
Gu Nian'an's face was still full of hatred. If he hadn't been held by the guards, he would have definitely attacked again.
Gu Huai asked Lin Qingyue again: "Deputy Envoy Lin, how do you know all this?"
Lin Qingyue said, "Miss Gu just told me that."
"What did you say?" The speaker was Gu Nian'an.
Gu Nian'an, who had been ferocious just a moment ago, now suppressed all the thorns in his body and asked Lin Qingyue pleadingly, "You are from the Xuanjing Division. You can see my sister, right? Where is my sister? Can I see her again?"
"The temple is a quiet place and should not be disturbed. Let's go to the grave of 'Nameless'."
After saying this, Lin Qingyue walked out of the temple, holding her umbrella. Her black dress blended into the deep night, the soul-calling bell still tinkling.
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