Jiang Yueyang subconsciously stuck her head in to look, but it was pitch black inside and she couldn't see anything.
King Yan pulled her out and said, "Jiang Yueyang, you really have no sense of crisis at all. You just put your head in there like this, what if there is something inside?"
"Uh... I'll be more careful next time." Jiang Yueyang smiled at him apologetically.
Behind him, Ke Ming narrowed his eyes and questioned Shopkeeper Shen and his daughter, "What's going on with that banyan tree?"
"This... I don't know either." Shopkeeper Shen was trembling with fear, and Shen Zhiyi also looked frightened.
On the other side, King Yan ordered the officers to bring a fire starter to check the situation inside the tree hole.
But just as the fire started to burn, Chen Zhiyi suddenly attacked Ke Ming.
Ke Ming reacted quickly to dodge the stabbing hand, but failed to stop Shen Zhiyi from pulling the sword out of his hand.
Chen Zhiyi held a sharp sword in his hand, his weak and harmless look suddenly turned fierce, and he stabbed at Ke Ming again.
Ke Ming dodged sideways and the sharp sword pierced past his eyes.
The officers rushed forward with their swords drawn to rescue Ke Ming and started fighting with Shen Zhiyi.
Chen Zhiyi had a sinister look in his eyes. While swinging his sword to deal with the officers, he pulled Shopkeeper Chen towards the back door.
When Shopkeeper Shen saw that his daughter had to deal with the officials and protect him at the same time, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly shook off Shen Zhiyi's hand.
He yelled, "Zhiyi, leave me alone, just go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an officer had his knife at his neck.
Seeing this, Chen Zhi wanted to go over to save her father, but the officer's knife kept slashing at her, leaving her no chance to save him.
She was anxious, but she couldn't defeat all the officials in a short time.
"Zhiyi, leave quickly, or Dad will die in front of you right now!" Shopkeeper Shen was forced to his knees by the officers and threatened with his life.
Chen Zhiyi knew that if she didn't leave, her father would really die in front of her. So, she gritted her teeth and launched a fierce attack on the officials, trying to break through the encirclement.
Her martial arts skills were not weak, and she was able to fight against more than a dozen officers alone without being at a disadvantage.
She was agile and her sword skills were like rain. She kicked the officer in the chest, used the force to retreat, and broke out of the encirclement.
She stepped on the stone table in the yard and jumped onto the roof, trying to break out from above.
"Guyu." Jiang Yueyang called softly.
Guyu immediately drew his sword, stepped on the official's shoulder and flew onto the roof. When Shen Zhi was about to jump, he stabbed him with his sword.
Chen Zhiyi bent down to avoid the attack and at the same time swung his sword to block Guyu's subsequent stab.
The two men fought on the roof and tiles were broken all over the floor.
Chen Zhiyi was no match for Guyu and was kicked off the roof by Guyu in less than ten moves.
She fell heavily to the ground, spitting blood. Before she could get up, the officers' knives were on her neck.
Seeing that Chen Zhiyi was subdued, Jiang Yueyang and King Yan walked over.
Jiang Yueyang asked with concern: "Master Ke, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Ke Ming waved his hand. "I was careless. I didn't expect she knew martial arts."
After he finished speaking, he squatted down and pulled off the veil on Shen Zhiyi's face, revealing a face half covered with a black birthmark.
At first glance, it's quite scary.
Ke Ming frowned slightly and asked sternly, "Tell me, were you responsible for the murder three years ago and the recent one?"
Chen Zhiyi pursed her lips and said nothing, without a trace of fear on her face.
"I did it, it was all my fault!" Shopkeeper Shen crawled over and kowtowed to Ke Ming, "Sir, I killed those girls, it had nothing to do with my daughter."
Ke Ming sneered, "You killed him?"
“Yes, I killed them all! I killed them all!” Shopkeeper Shen nodded desperately, leaving no room for himself.
"Do you think I'm stupid?" The smile on Ke Ming's face suddenly disappeared. "If she didn't kill the man, why did she run away just now?"
Shopkeeper Shen kowtowed, his forehead bleeding, "Sir, it was really me, my daughter was trying to save me!"
"Huh!" Ke Ming laughed, stood up and glanced at Shopkeeper Shen on the ground, "Shopkeeper Shen, don't you think your words are inconsistent?
Since she didn't kill the person, why did you ask her to escape? She wanted to save you, so why did she abandon you and run away in the end? "
"I...I'm...I'm afraid of implicating her. Yes, I'm afraid of implicating her!"
"That's enough!" Ke Ming didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore. "Someone, tie them all up!"
At Ke Ming's command, the officers quickly brought ropes, tied up the two men and kept them under strict guard.
Then they prepared to enter the cellar through the tree hole.
The official brought a few oil lamps to illuminate the tree hole. There was a hole as big as a well under the tree hole, and there was a dim light under the hole, as if there was a lamp on, but not much.
There was a rope ladder hanging at the entrance of the cave, with blood stains on the rope.
Ke Ming sent an officer to scout the way ahead, and only after making sure there was no danger did they go down one by one.
There were a few candles lit on the walls of the cellar, making the light dim. Facing the entrance to the cellar were a few thick quilts stained with blood.
Jiang Yueyang stared at the bloodstains on the quilt and asked: [Xiaogua, did Chen Zhi intend to kill someone on this? ]
【I guess so.】
What does it mean to count?
System: [Chen Zhiyi laid a thick blanket here not to kill people, but to prevent the victim from getting hurt on the face when she threw him down from above.
But some of the dead would wake up when they were thrown down, and they would scream and shout. Chen Zhiyi was annoyed and stabbed them. The place where she really killed people was inside. 】
At this time, the officer shouted from inside, "Sir, come in quickly, we have found something."
Jiang Yueyang and a few others walked in quickly upon hearing the sound. After a while, they saw a shelf in a corner with a dozen glass jars on it.
And the glass jar contained...human faces!
When Jiang Yueyang saw this horrifying scene, her stomach churned and she almost vomited.
Prince Yan frowned and his face turned pale.
Ke Ming walked forward quickly and examined the glass jars carefully. He found that there was a name on each jar, which seemed to be the name of the deceased.
"Sir." Another officer called him.
Lord Ke looked in the direction of the sound and saw a bed and a dressing table in the corner next to him.
On the dressing table there were bronze mirrors, combs, hairpins, powder, rouge and other women's items.
It seems that Chen Zhiyi usually lives here.
Jiang Yueyang recovered and asked: [Xiaogua, didn't you say she only killed four people? Why so many people? ]
[Host, I never said that she only killed four people! ] The system immediately denied, [Ke Ming said that. ]
Ke Ming: “…”
I don't think he said that?
Jiang Yueyang glanced at the face of the person on the shelf and quickly looked away, [How many people did she kill? ]
【Twenty-one.】
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