Tang Nian frowned immediately, quickly walked in front of Lou Mu, pushed open the door and went inside.
Sure enough, the courtyard was desolate, overgrown with weeds, and only a small path could be vaguely seen.
The main house door was wide open, and a rotting corpse was exposed before the two men.
The rotting corpse was emitting a strong stench.
Tang Nian frowned, covered her mouth and nose, and walked to the corpse. Sure enough, she saw that the corpse was indeed Song Shiyan's.
She sighed and turned to Lou Mu, saying, "It's Song Shiyan, but judging from the body, he should have been dead for a while."
Lou Mu nodded in agreement.
Looking at the already decomposing corpse, he asked with some doubt, "Then who was it that we saw in the backyard of Song's Pharmacy? And why did Chun Tao stop us?"
Tang Nian listened, took out the mask she had been wearing, put it on, and began to examine Song Shiyan's body.
"If I'm not mistaken, he should have died on the fifth day of the lunar new year, but strangely, there's no indication of the cause of death on his body."
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year...
Tang Nian suddenly opened her eyes wide as if she had just thought of something.
"What's wrong? Did you find something amiss?" Lou Mu asked, puzzled.
Tang Nian nodded and said to Lou Mu, "You forgot, the fifth day of the month was the day we fought with Song Shiyi at the brothel."
The two remained silent, unsure of what to say.
They could see the shock in each other's eyes.
"So, Song Shiyi's sudden outburst of anger that day was because Song Shiyan died?"
After saying this, Tang Nian twitched the corner of her mouth; this reason was far too far-fetched.
How is that possible!
The two people are not related by blood. If it is because of love, but they both acted so resolutely, can they really still sense each other?
The two looked at each other, but still couldn't figure it out.
Therefore, the two returned to their own rooms, each with their own thoughts.
That night, Tang Nian tossed and turned in bed, unusually awake, her mind constantly replaying the events of the day.
Who exactly killed Song Shiyan?
Why did he die there?
Who else could it be but Song Shiyan, the figure they saw at Song's Pharmacy?
...
Before we knew it, the sky was already beginning to brighten.
Tang Nian stretched and stepped out of the room, where she saw Lou Mu practicing fan techniques in the courtyard.
Both of them couldn't sleep because of yesterday's mystery, so they decided to look for clues again today.
Lou Mu recalled hearing the report yesterday that Ming Huan had arrived in Nanyu City, but he hadn't seen him all night.
Lou Mu couldn't help but ask, "I heard Ming Huan has arrived, where is he?"
Tang Nian slapped her forehead.
Oh no!
She forgot about Ming Huan!
"He performed a ritual outside the city to help those people pass on to the afterlife."
Hearing Tang Nian say this, Lou Mu frowned slightly, but still decided to go out of the city to take a look.
Even if Lou Mu hadn't said anything, Tang Nian would still have gone.
As soon as he stepped out of the government office, he was stopped by a yamen runner.
"Lord Lou, Master Tang, a young man in black is looking for us outside the city."
Tang Nian knew it was Fan Wujiu.
They rushed to the outskirts of the city and were astonished to find that the mountain of corpses had been reduced to only half its original size.
Ming Huan's face was a little pale, his body swayed slightly, but he continued to chant the incantation without stopping.
Many ghost messengers appeared around, taking the ghosts back to the underworld after they had been exorcised.
When Fan Wujiu saw Tang Nian arrive, he stepped forward and said, "Miss Tang, he has been chanting like this all day, shouldn't he stop? Not to mention whether the underworld can hold him, if this continues, his body probably won't be able to take it."
Tang Nian turned to look at Ming Huan, walked over with some concern, and reached out to support the swaying Ming Huan: "Ming Huan, take a rest first, it won't make a difference if you wait a little longer."
"Sister Tang, since they don't enter the cycle of reincarnation, I can't rest peacefully."
Hearing him say that, Tang Nian sighed and looked at Lou Mu with pleading eyes.
"Minghuan, go back and rest. Leave this to me."
Lou Mu's words carried an irresistible authority. Ming Huan choked for a moment, but still stood up in silence.
Tang Nian quickly helped Ming Huan up: "You should go back and rest first."
This time, Ming Huan did not refuse Tang Nian's suggestion.
Liu Loumu performed the Buddhist rites outside the city, while Tang Nian took Ming Huan back to the government office.
But when the two arrived at the government office, Tang Nian sensed something was wrong.
Originally, because people died mysteriously, the government was short-handed, but there were still guards, including the yamen runners who were on standby before the two left.
But the government office was unusually quiet at this time, and there was no one guarding the gate.
After a moment's hesitation, Tang Nian drew her longsword, held it in her hand, and went inside.
I wanted to see what had happened, but as soon as I pushed the door open, I saw blood all over the floor.
The entire mansion was deathly silent; the empty courtyard was so quiet that not even a ghost could be seen.
Tang Nian frowned and exchanged a glance with Ming Huan. They both realized one thing: something had happened.
Moreover, this happened right under their noses.
The two quickly entered the mansion. Tang Nian was worried about Ming Huan's health, so the two did not separate.
They found a whole piece of skin next to the clump of blood.
Tang Nian squatted on the ground, not saying a word, but her face was shockingly ugly.
Ming Huan wasn't much better off; his already excessively pale face showed no expression whatsoever.
The human skin looked somewhat familiar to Tang Nian. She carefully flattened the skin and looked at the skin, which was free of any blood or flesh. Suddenly, she remembered something: "Isn't this the yamen runner who came to deliver the message?"
Looking at the leather on the ground, Tang Nian felt particularly bad.
Tang Nian clenched her fists tightly as she looked at the scene before her.
Good, good, they actually dared to kill someone in front of her.
She didn't know who was behind this, but the person behind it had crossed a line.
Ming Huan's anger was no less than Tang Nian's, but seeing his boss's eyes blazing with anger, he still tried to persuade Tang Nian to calm down.
He knew that if Tang Nian really couldn't control herself, the God would probably make her start over.
After Ming Huan's persuasion, Tang Nian's complexion finally improved slightly.
"Minghuan, go and see where the other yamen runners are?" Tang Nian already had a guess in her mind, but she still wanted to see for herself.
Just then, a figure swiftly flashed past the door.
Although it happened quickly, both Tang Nian and Ming Huan noticed it.
The two exchanged a glance, then quickly stood up and chased after the sound.
To their surprise, the dark figure ran towards the backyard, and the two quickly followed.
However, the shadowy figure was exceptionally fast. Tang Nian and Lou Mu discovered that the shadowy figure was heading to the place where Lou Mu was resting.
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