When Tang Nian finally found Song Shiyan's room, she indeed found an invitation on the table there.
The invitation did not bear Song Shiyan's name, but rather the names of both of them.
Could it be something left behind by Song Shiyan just now?
Tang Nian paused for a moment, then opened the letter and took out the letter paper inside.
The letter paper was scented with incense, giving it a fragrance that made Tang Nian feel dizzy.
She quickly pinched her nose, took the letter away from her face, shook her head vigorously, and only after her head calmed down did she properly read the contents of the letter.
The contents of the letter made Tang Nian frown.
"Fuyao Opera House cordially invites Tang Nian, the Heavenly Master, and Lou Mu, the Lord, to come to Jingning City to enjoy the opera. There will be things here that will interest you, so please come."
The letter was signed with the dates of the examination at Fuyao West Tower and the opera venue, and two tickets were also included.
Tang Nian hesitated.
Should they go there?
Could this be another diversionary tactic?
She wanted to find Lou Mu, but Chun Tao told her that officials had come and taken Lou Mu away.
She returned to the room and looked closely at the table, where she found a ring next to the teapot.
Tang Nian recognized the emerald green jade ring very well; it was Chu Roujia's favorite piece of jewelry!
Tang Nian picked up the jade ring and played with it in her hand, her face dark and her expression unreadable.
After a long while, she put the ring back into her sleeve and took the invitation back to the government office.
However, when Tang Nian arrived at the government office, she found that Lou Mu was not there.
Tang Nian inquired about Lou Mu's attendants, only to be told that Lou Mu had other matters to attend to.
Indeed, even if the local official of Nanyu City was useless, he was still an official. His sudden death meant that Lou Mu would have to clean up the mess.
Just as Tang Nian was about to rest for a moment, a servant found her.
"Miss Tang, Young Master Ming has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Tang Nian quickly stood up: "Ming Huan has arrived? Let him in now."
Upon hearing Tang Nian's question, the attendant frowned and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Finally, he sighed and said to Tang Nian, "Young Master Ming has not entered the city. I have invited him several times, but he has been standing outside the city and refuses to come in."
Seeing the attendant's hesitant expression, Tang Nian immediately thought of the corpses at the city gate.
She understood.
Tang Nian sighed, and roughly guessed why Ming Huan hadn't come in.
She still decided to go out and find Ming Huan herself.
As expected, when Tang Nian arrived at the city gate, she saw Ming Huan standing there blankly, staring unblinkingly at the corpses in front of him.
His eyes seemed to hold sadness, pain, and pity.
However, the combination of these elements made Ming Huan's expression quite strange.
I have no idea what he's thinking.
Tang Nian knew he was upset to see this scene. He had saved many of these people, and now, after just one trip to Lancheng, the people he had managed to save had died again.
And their deaths were so gruesome.
Tang Nian sighed and walked to Ming Huan's side, patting him on the shoulder.
Tang Nian comforted them, saying, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. What we need to do now is find the murderer who harmed them and help them avenge themselves."
Hearing Tang Nian say this, Ming Huan gave a wry smile and nodded: "Sister Tang, you're right, but..."
He never imagined that one day he would witness so many people dying tragically.
Minghuan was a Bifang that had not yet reached adulthood. He had been traveling all over the country with Tang Nian. He had never participated in the battles between the gods, and since Tang Nian never participated in wars, he rarely saw such tragic deaths of ordinary people.
Not to mention that these people were tortured beyond recognition.
Seeing the once vibrant city now desolate, Ming Huan felt a sense of melancholy and couldn't muster any interest.
Seeing Ming Huan like this, Tang Nian felt a little worried.
Ming Huan was already acting strangely, and Tang Nian was really afraid that he might do something foolish.
Before she could figure out how to comfort him, she heard Minghuan say, "Sister Tang, I want to perform a ritual to help them pass on to the afterlife."
"Do you know the Buddhist Rebirth Mantra?"
Taoism does not have the concept of "deliverance"; only Buddhism does.
Fairy Jingyun only taught her Taoist techniques.
Tang Nian was completely ignorant about the art of deliverance.
In her mind, Ming Huan shouldn't be the one either.
"I know, Sister Tang, leave this to me," Ming Huan said confidently.
Ming Huan sat on the ground with his legs crossed, muttering incantations.
Golden light surrounded Ming Huan, slowly spreading out and enveloping the disfigured corpse.
To Tang Nian's astonishment, one by one, ghosts with kind smiles floated out from the gruesome corpses.
They didn't leave; they just stayed where they were.
Tang Niannian chanted a spell, and blue light emanated from her fingertips. She then hurled the blue light at the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a man dressed in a black robe and wearing a black top hat appeared in front of Tang Nian.
"Brother Fan, thank you for your hard work."
Black Impermanence's face was deathly pale. He nodded stiffly and turned to stare at the ghosts who were being exorcised.
With Fan Wujiu there, Tang Nian felt relieved and left, as she had other things to do.
She had just arrived at the government office when she saw Lou Mu coming out from inside.
Tang Nian noticed that he seemed to be holding a file in his hand, so she quickly stepped forward.
"Has something happened?"
Lou Mu saw Tang Nian coming over, took two steps forward and replied, "No, I found another residence of Song Shiyan in the city."
"What? He has other places to stay?" Tang Nian asked Lou Mu in surprise.
Lou Mu nodded: "That's right. An old lady came over today and said that she had seen Song Shiyan living in a house in an alley, but she hasn't seen him recently."
Lou Mu frowned as he said this, feeling a little strange.
Tang Nian also found it strange.
During her stay at Song Shiyan's residence, she did not notice that he had any other residences.
In Song Shiyi's memory, his family had always lived behind the pharmacy.
As they walked, Lou Mu told Tang Nian what had happened after they separated.
He was called back by his attendants because an elderly woman asked for help, saying that something had happened to the people living near her house and they hadn't left their homes for several days. Moreover, a strong stench was emanating from the yard, which bothered her greatly.
Today, they originally intended to have the government officials go in and see what was going on.
Lou Mu's question led him to discover a great secret.
Song Shiyan even had a place to live.
So I decided to go and take a look.
Who knew I would run into Tang Nian like this?
After hearing his description, Tang Nian also wanted to go and take a look.
Before they even entered the alley, they could already smell a faint stench.
The closer you get to the mansion, the stronger the smell becomes.
As soon as the two stood at the door, they smelled a strong stench.
Tang Nian was very familiar with this taste.
It is the stench that comes from a decomposing corpse.
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