After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

This news was really shocking. Even though Yan Mu had expected it, he was still shocked and speechless for a long time.

The place where the broken arm was found was in a forest deep in Yunwu Mountain. The person who found the broken arm was a nearby villager who went up to the mountain to hunt.

"The broken arm was buried shallowly and was dug out by the hunting dogs brought by the villagers." Dahei wiped his sweat and pointed to the east, "That's where the body of the maid from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion was found, not far from here. Jing. The official of Zhao Mansion said that they searched the area three times but did not find the amputated arm. Later, they found the severed arm in the lotus pond of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. Because the weather was too hot, the maid's body had already been handed over to her family for burial. There was no comparison, and the severed arm was simply given to the family to be buried."

After Yan Mu heard this, he looked at the rotten severed arm on the ground and sighed, "So this severed arm belongs to that maid."

"I have compared it again, and this is the one."

Now the question arises, whose amputated arm was found in the lotus pond?

"Since the official of Jingzhao Mansion checked around here and found nothing, it means that the amputated arm may have been buried here later." Yan Mu said.

"It should be." After Dahei finished speaking, he looked confused again, "But why did the murderer do this? It doesn't make sense!"

"It may not be the murderer, but the amputated arm tells us that something happened to another woman on the night the maid was murdered."

Dahei continued: "Two people may die in the same way, and the murderer may be the same."

Yan Mu took a deep breath and said, "There is only a severed arm now, and the owner of the severed arm may not be dead."

Dahei nodded: "Then what should we do next?"

"Find someone first."

"Our people searched the area again and found no clues."

Yan Mu looked up the mountain, pondered for a moment and said: "The scene of the corpse case was in Zhuangzi of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. The murderer moved the body here and buried it, and it was later discovered by nearby villagers."

"Yes."

"Let's start with the village of Dingyuanhou Mansion and see if anyone is missing from the village."

During dinner, Yan Mu came back from outside and looked extremely unhappy.

Liu Yunxiang asked him to eat first. When he saw the food, he retched and hurriedly turned around and ran out.

"Mom, is daddy sick?" Xingyi asked with a frown.

"Let's call a doctor for dad quickly and let Aunt Qu treat him." Yan'er also said worriedly.

Liu Yunxiang smiled and said: "Dad is not sick. You can eat first. Mom will go and see him."

Liu Yunxiang asked Jin Yan to look at the two children. She came out of the hall and looked around, and saw Yan Mu sitting on the west verandah, holding on to the railing and retching repeatedly.

She frowned, then went back to pour a cup of tea and brought it over.

"Drink some tea first."

Yan Mu couldn't help but vomited again when he saw the orange tea.

Seeing this, Liu Yunxiang quickly put the tea aside and patted his back, "What's wrong with you?"

Yan Mu sat back on the verandah, calmed down for a while, and then said: "Didn't we find another severed arm in Yunxia Mountain today?"

"But the maid's?"

"Yes."

"Then what was found in the lotus pond of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion belongs to someone else."

Yan Mu nodded, "We have no clues, so we want to check the maid's body again to see if we can find any clues."

As he spoke, Yan Mu retched again.

Liu Yunxiang's expression changed, "Stop talking, I understand."

In this summer, the body buried in the soil must have rotted, and its parts were still disconnected. Thinking about the scene after the coffin was opened, she almost vomited before she saw it.

"Damn, this murderer is so perverted!"

"Indeed, he must be a person with an extremely dark heart."

"When I catch someone, I'll stomp on his arms and legs first!"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "You, the King of Zhenbei, have never seen any big scenes, and you have also been frightened like this one day."

Yan Mu leaned against the wooden pillar behind him, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and took a long breath, "Dahei took people to the village of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion to check again, but was turned away. Ask them if anyone else is missing in Zhuangzi, and they say no one is missing."

Liu Yunxiang frowned, "The Criminal Department is investigating the case. They should cooperate."

Moreover, the scene where the maid was mutilated and dismembered was in their village. Now that another body was found, it is reasonable to go to their village for further investigation.

"After all, this is where Mrs. Dingyuan Hou lives. She won't let us check it, so it's hard for us to break in."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while, "In this case, I will visit Madam Dingyuanhou tomorrow, and you will go with me."

"The housekeeper said that their wife is sick, so even if you are the Princess of Zhenbei, she may not see you."

"Let's try first."

Early the next morning, Liu Yunxiang carefully dressed up Yan Mu. He looked at the person in the mirror, who was extremely beautiful, dressed in women's clothes, looking heroic and beautiful.

But he had a dark face and was glaring at her through the mirror, looking like he might give up at any time.

Liu Yunxiang covered his mouth and smiled, and said: "For no other reason than that, as the Minister of Justice, you must be worthy of this black gauze hat on your head. If one or two lives are lost, you must find out and give their families an explanation."

Because of these words, Yan Mu let out a sigh of relief.

"I can dress up as a boy."

"Mrs. Marquis Dingyuan lives alone in the village. I'm afraid the servant can't enter the backyard. We can't work so hard in vain."

Yan Mu snorted, "You obviously did it on purpose!"

Liu Yunxiang suppressed his smile and bent over, and their faces were reflected in the mirror.

"Tsk, you are more beautiful than me!"

Along the way, Yan Mu ignored her.

When she arrived at the village of Dingyuan Marquis in Yunxia Mountain, Zijin went up to knock on the door. A boy came to open the door. After she revealed her identity, the boy looked embarrassed.

"Our wife is sick and we don't see outsiders."

"You just go and report it, our princess is waiting outside."

After all, it was Princess Zhenbei. The servant didn't dare to dismiss her casually, so he had no choice but to run in and report her.

Liu Yunxiang saw Yan Mu standing in front of the carriage and looking into the distance. She walked over and followed his gaze and saw a Taoist temple on another mountain not far from here.

Seen through the clouds and mist, and under the cover of the jungle, only the glazed tile roofs and the curling smoke of cigarettes can be seen.

"Is that the Yunxia Mountain Taoist Temple?"

"Ah."

"The Taoist temple where Taoist Hongxuan entered Taoism."

Yan Mu turned to look at Liu Yunxiang, "Do you know Taoist Hongxuan?"

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "At least no one in Shengjing knows Taoist Hongxuan. He often goes down the mountain to preach Taoism, helps poor people, and offers salvation to the poor people who died in suffering. His Taoism is extremely profound, and it is said among the people that he has the power of Tongtianxiao The power of the earth is the attainment of a saint.”

"The emperor is obsessed with Taoism. When I entered the palace a few days ago, I met Hongxuan. He asked me if I wanted to ask him to tell my fortune."

"Foretelling?"

Yan Mu narrowed his eyes, "I don't believe this, so I say it's a scam."

"He said he has the power to reach heaven."

"I said let me see what you are capable of first. He said I can steal the sky above your head."

"what?"

Yan Mu fell into confusion, "That day was just like today. The sun was high in the sky, and I could see thousands of miles away. But in an instant, my eyes became dark, and there was no light at all."