Chapter 84 Disguise
“No, no!”
The Xuxu Fox brothers shook their heads in unison.
"When we were trapped in the cell, it was you, Sister Hong, who saved us. There's no way we two brothers would betray you!"
"That's good to know!"
One of the Xuxu foxes said, "Sister Hong, this guy has two companions, and they seem quite capable. What if they come looking for us later?"
"Then..." A sinister look appeared on the red-dressed woman's face, "Kill them all together!"
The two Xuxu foxes were startled.
"Ah? Murder! If we get caught, we'll really chop off your head!"
"Why don't you just drive him away and not kill him?"
"Idiots!" The woman in red glared at them. "They're all government servants. Can we just chase them away? Wouldn't that be like letting a tiger go back into the mountains?"
"Besides, we have so many people imprisoned in our village, and they will soon be slaughtered. Do you still want to keep your hands clear of human lives?"
"Humph! Humans are the species that should not exist in this world. Every one of them deserves to die!"
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When Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi rushed back to Fengnian County, the lights had already come on and the streets were becoming less and less populated.
They first arrived at the inn where they had stayed yesterday.
After learning from the waiter that Xie Shouzheng arrived at around 3:15 in the morning, he rushed back to the store.
The waiter was cleaning the guest room at the time and was shocked to see Xie Shouzheng suddenly appear.
Xie Shouzheng took back the whip and turned away without even sipping his saliva.
But what was strange was that when the waiter came out to greet customers at noon, he found that Xie Shouzheng's horse was still tied at the door of the store and had not been ridden away.
Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi also noticed the horse when they entered the door just now.
At this moment, the two of them came out of the inn and walked to the post where the horses were tied.
Dongfang Qi examined the horse and said, "The horse's reins were tied very carelessly, and judging by the direction of the knot, he must have been facing the street with his back to the inn. He had just untied the reins and was about to mount when something suddenly caught his attention. He then tethered the horse carelessly and left."
Lin Qingyue nodded in agreement: "I didn't ride a horse. I was probably afraid that the sound of horse hooves would attract the other party's attention, so I followed quietly. So..."
As the two were talking, a familiar man came from the street corner ahead. He had a white face and a long beard, and a blood-red whip was stuck in his waist.
It turned out to be Xie Shouzheng!
Seeing Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi at the inn door, Xie Shouzheng quickly ran over and asked, "Why are you here too?"
Lin Qingyue didn't say anything, but just exchanged glances with Dongfang Qi.
Dongfang Qi said with a stern face, "How dare you say that? You said you came back to get something, but we waited for you for a long time and you didn't come back, so we had to go back to look for you. Where have you been all day?"
Xie Shouzheng said, "On the way, I happened to meet a man who was possessed by a water ghost. His family hired an old woman to exorcise the evil spirit. I was a little worried, so I went over to take a look."
"It's a good thing I went. That old hag wasn't very strong and she loved to deceive people. She even said water ghosts were afraid of fire and had the family tie the person under a tree and burn him with smoke and fire. She almost burned him to death."
"How could I just sit there and watch? So I quietly took action, exposed the old woman, and then lured out the water ghost that was possessing the person and saved him. This delay made us miss the deadline."
"So that's how it is." Dongfang Qidian nodded and believed it easily.
Lin Qingyue also breathed a sigh of relief: "We thought something happened to you and were terrified. Come back quickly."
Dongfang Qi said, "We still have to rush to Nanjiang Qingzhou. We wasted a day during the day, so we can only travel at night."
"Then let's get on the road quickly!" Xie Shouzheng didn't hear the loophole in his words, turned around and was about to get on the horse.
The next moment, a soft sword with a cold light was across his throat: "Who are you? How dare you play tricks in front of us?"
Is this... a discovery?
So fast?
Xuxuhu was a little surprised.
In order to play the role of Xie Shouzheng well, they even poured several large pots of water into Xie Shouzheng's mouth, hoping to use the smell of his urine to cover up their own smell.
Xie Shouzheng was also a man. He knew their motives and refused to commit the crime even though he had gritted his teeth.
Finally, Xuxu Fox had no choice but to pluck a handful of wolf hair and hide it on his body. The smell wasn't as strong as urine, but it was still effective.
It shouldn't be seen through so quickly!
No, maybe he's just testing me.
So the fake Xie Shouzheng feigned composure and said, "I'm Xie Shouzheng from the Xuanjing Division. We're one of us, put your sword down!"
Dongfang Qi said, "I heard that the prison in Fengxian County once held two foxes. They were so lifelike and magical that it was hard to tell the real from the fake. But fake is fake, and there will always be flaws."
Compared to the floating silk, a strange creature that can parasitize and control things without anyone noticing, the Xuxu Fox is nothing compared to it.
"There's no need to waste time talking to him!" Lin Qingyue was more decisive. She stepped forward and slapped "Xie Shouzheng" on the forehead. The originally tall and burly man shrank in an instant like a deflated ball, and eventually became a mixed-haired fox the size of an ordinary yellow dog.
The fox was about to howl in pain when Lin Qingyue grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up. "Tell me, where is Xie Shouzheng? If you dare to lie, I'll skin you alive!"
What they didn't notice was that in the corner of the wall not far away, another Xuxu fox was watching everything calmly. After seeing its companion being caught, it quickly slipped away.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" The captured Xuxu Fox confessed everything.
"We didn't want to provoke the people from the Xuanjing Division, so we deliberately tricked you away last night. But who knew that Mr. Xie would come back out of nowhere? And he happened to discover Sister Hong's whereabouts."
"Sister Hong is not someone to be trifled with. She captured him on the spot. He is now imprisoned in our manor."
Dongfang Qi asked, "Did you also capture the missing persons in Fengnian County during this period? Are they dead or alive?"
"Alive. But... dying too."
Fengnian County is not big. Under the guidance of the Xuxu fox, they arrived at a farm in just a quarter of an hour.
Dongfang Qi said cautiously, "I'm afraid there's a trap. How about I go in first, and you stay outside to support me. It's better to be cautious?"
Lin Qingyue said, "No need!" Then she kicked open the gate and walked in.
"Better be careful!" Dongfang Qi didn't expect Lin Qingyue to be so aggressive, and hurried to catch up.
As soon as I entered, the gate closed automatically with a "bang".
The surrounding scenery swayed like water waves, and everything became illusory.
Dongfang Qi warned: "There is an illusion array inside!"
"A mere trifle!" Lin Qingyue sneered, and the red oil-paper umbrella opened with a "swish", and she casually threw it to Dongfang Qi.
"Your soul is weak and cannot be eroded by evil spirits. The Netherworld Umbrella can protect the dead souls and also block the erosion of the evil spirits in the world."
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