As perceptive as Zhang San was, he naturally noticed Gu Xuanyan's strangeness. But just when he was thinking about what excuse he could use to leave, the carriage that was originally running normally suddenly stopped.
Before Zhang San could ask what happened, Uncle Fu's powerful voice came in.
"Son-in-law, please get out of the car and take a look. Something seems wrong with this place!"
Otherwise, how can we say that old people are very smart? Looking at Uncle Fu's cultivation, even Zhang San, who is always serious, couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
Of course, if there was no son-in-law, Zhang San might be happier. Hearing others calling him that, he always felt like he was marrying into the Gu family.
After giving an apologetic look to the two people in the carriage, especially to Gu Xuanyan, Zhang San turned around and got off the carriage. However, before Zhang San could ask Uncle Fu, his originally calm expression suddenly became serious.
If he remembered correctly, the time Gu Xuanyan mentioned before should be Shenshi, but why is the sky dark here? Having lived in Dajin for so long, Zhang San can understand the feeling of leaving early and returning early because of the east latitude.
But what you said at this time is a bit too much. If you say that there are no ghosts in this place, Zhang San will definitely be the first one who doesn't believe it.
What puzzled him was that the frequency was too high!
Assuming that there really is someone behind the ghost plague in Zhenjiang Prefecture, then the question is, since they have endured it for so many days before, why did they attack Taiping County in just these two days?
Is this an attempt to confuse the public? Or is there more than one driving force behind this? Or...
Faced with the current situation, Zhang San can only give a limited number of speculations. As for more specific speculations, they need to be supported by other evidence.
After all, any reasoning without evidence is pseudoscience.
Just at this moment, Zhao Zhen, who was serving as a scout, also rode his horse and galloped over from the front. Judging from his surprised expression, he must have gained a lot.
"Well..., are you okay?"
Although she was angry, she did not fail to show due concern to Gu Xuanyan. Her mother, who had long passed away, said that only a woman like this could gain a firm position in a man's heart.
"I'm not sure yet, but I don't think it will be simple!"
As a representative of high-IQ antisocial personality, Zhang San has always been a pragmatic person. In his heart, there have never been so many sweet words and white lies.
Especially after seeing this barrier that was large enough to cover several kilometers, he had already prepared for the worst. This small Qingshi Town might be the secret base of the mastermind behind the ghost plague in Zhenjiang Prefecture.
"Take good care of Yaya, and remember not to give up your cards easily."
Zhang San still trusted Gu Xuanyan's fighting awareness, but for some reason, he wanted to remind her again.
"Understood… You don't have anything else to say to me?"
“…You should be careful too!”
Because of his mental illness, Zhang San has never been able to understand what love is!
Not to mention himself, even his small accounts projected to other worlds have this problem, whether it's Kanae Kocho from Demon Slayer World, Tang Rou from Full-time World, or Yaya today.
The reason why Zhang San stays with them is not because of any bond of love or family affection, but simply because of comfort.
If we break it down further, it's nothing more than the level of comfort.
To be specific, if the comfort level of being with Yaya is defined as 9, then Tang Rou is definitely 7, after all, there is a child involved between Zhang San and Tang Rou.
If you calculate it this way, Kocho Kanae, as her confidante, would only be 6 at most, and this is accumulated after living together for eleven years.
Therefore, don’t think that this comfort level is easy to reach. After all, Gu Xuanyan is still hovering between 0-3 at this time.
Perhaps it was because he himself had a weak attitude towards feelings that he was able to so easily master martial arts. This could be considered an unexpected surprise.
Without further ado, during the time when Zhang San was thinking, Zhao Zhen who was far away also rushed over.
Unlike Uncle Fu who is an old man of the Gu family, Zhao Zhen is at best a temporary worker of the Gu family. Therefore, he is not as relaxed as Uncle Fu when it comes to addressing Zhang San. If he is not careful, he may incur the resentment of his future employer.
After all, the word "son-in-law" is not a symbol of glory in today's era.
However, after learning that Zhang San was an imperial noble, Zhao Zhen felt much more relieved.
Coming with the gust of wind, when about to approach the carriage, Zhao Zhen lightly pulled the reins, and without causing the horse's hooves to fly, he used just the right amount of force to force the horse under him to slow down. When the horse stopped, Zhao Zhen, who was originally galloping, had already clasped his hands together and knelt on one knee in front of Zhang San.
As expected of the elite of the Five Kai Guards, this riding skill alone has already astonished everyone! "Reporting to the Lord, after my rough investigation, the range of this skill is about 15 miles, and its center is Qingshi Town, 7 miles ahead!"
Sure enough, the worst scenario happened, but in order to stabilize the morale of the troops, Zhang San did not show any panic expression.
He helped Zhao Zhen up and asked, "Is there any problem in Qingshi Town?"
It seemed that Zhao Zhen was thinking of something horrifying. Even with Zhang San's support, this elite soldier who had seen blood couldn't help but tremble in his arms.
"As you expected, there is indeed something strange inside. According to the rules of the Dajin scout team, we usually form teams of three and advance in turns. With such coordination, I should be the first person to step into Qingshi Town.
Although there were ghost incidents, unlike the noisy Yuyang Village, when I went to check, there was no sound at all in the entire Qingshi Town. There was not even anyone to ask about my purpose. The whole village felt as if it was dead.
What's even more strange is that a big rooster with a broken neck is hung at the door of every house in Qingshi Town. I originally thought that this was just an isolated case, but when I walked a hundred steps deeper, I found that every household was like this.
This kind of thing is something I have never heard of before, so I withdrew because I was undecided!"
After listening to Zhao Zhen's report, Zhang San fell into deep thought. After all, unlike the depressed Yuyang Village, Qingshi Town, backed by the Daqing Mountain, has an advantageous geographical location.
Since it is called Qingshi Town, the whole town is naturally famous for bluestone, which is an indispensable precious stone in high-end buildings. For example, the floor of the land temple in Yuyang Village is paved with this stone.
Logically speaking, the permanent population of Qingshi Town should be over a thousand people. If the entire town is silent now, could it be that everyone in the town was slaughtered by this ghost plague?
If that is the case, then this sin of killing would be too great!