In charge

As night fell, the coachman drove the carriage into Yuhua Town, which is adjacent to Hongyi Town, and stopped at the entrance of a relatively large inn after consulting Shu Yunci's opinion.Xiao Er came to greet the guests with a horse, and Si Ping gave the coachman some money and told him to rest.

Xiao Er has a good eye, when he sees Si Ping's generous spending, he knows that he is a rich customer, so he is even more attentive.Si Ping asked for a secluded upper room, and after staying there, she ordered hot water to help Shu Yunci wash her face and drink tea.

"Princess, you are going to the border, don't make trouble here." Although Shu Yunci didn't say anything, Si Ping understood that there are not many things that can interest the master, so naturally he can't let it go when he meets it.My master has been in the palace for so many years, and I have seen many good and bad people, but I have never seen a ghost.

"Aren't you curious?" Shu Yunci smiled.

Silk Bottle shook his head. "The servant is afraid that it will be too late."

"I'll go and have a look at night, and I promise to be back before dawn. Don't say anything, I have the ability to protect myself." Shu Yunci decided to leave after dinner.

Si Ping knew it was useless to stop her, so she could only hold her chest and said with tears in her eyes, "Princess, I have been with you for many years, and my servant's wealth and life are tied to you!"

Shu Yunci patted her on the head, "Don't worry, follow this princess, and I will guarantee you a long life."

After the two of them had dinner in the room, Shu Yunci jumped out of the back window and rushed towards the way he had come.She didn't ride a horse, and with her lightness skills, it only took a while to rush from Yuhua Town to Hongyi Town.

Hongyi Town at night is very quiet.It was not time to go to bed at this time, and the lights of several households were still on.Shu Yunci was walking on the streets of the town, and the weather in June was actually a bit gloomy and cold.As she was walking, a black mass suddenly popped out in front of her. When she stopped, the mass meowed and ran away.

Shu Yunci heaved a sigh of relief, it turned out to be a black cat.She saw an inn ahead with a light on, so she went to knock on the door.

It took a long time for someone to answer the door.The shop waiter opened the door tremblingly, and when he saw Shu Yunci's fair and beautiful face, he was so frightened that he yelled "Oh my god", turned around and ran back.

Shu Yunci touched her face, no one has ever been scared away by her.

After a while, an old man walked over tremblingly with a candle on, followed by the waiter who was scared away just now.

"Girl, do you want to stay in a hotel?" The old man's voice was trembling.

Shu Yunci entered the door, "This is really strange, why should I come to your inn if I don't stay here?"

The old man's gaze fell on Shu Yunci's two feet as he walked in, and he turned to the shop waiter and said, "Look, Ding Zi, those who have feet are human beings, not ghosts."

The shop clerk also saw Shu Yunci's feet, and gasped, "Oh my god, I was scared to death." He hurried over to close the door and bolt it.

"Girl, are you staying alone at night?" Ding Zi was speaking normally now.

"I was visiting relatives, and I just arrived here. It's getting late, so I thought about staying overnight." Shu Yunci found a clean stool and sat down.

This inn looks small, but it is clean and tidy.The tables and chairs are all polished and shiny, and the clerk is a hardworking person at first glance.

The old man shook his head, "Girl, it's really dangerous for you to go out alone. To tell you the truth, our place has been haunted by ghosts for the past two years, especially at night. Ghosts will come out to kill people. Many people have died in the town. Look It’s all scary. It’s lucky for you to be able to enter our inn smoothly, so you should leave as soon as the day breaks.”

Shu Yunci smiled, "Old man, what's your name?"

The old man clasped his fists, "This old man's surname is Li, and he is the shopkeeper of this inn."

"Shopkeeper Li, I have been courageous since I was a child. I like anecdotes the most. Tell me." Shu Yunci was taught martial arts by the five ghosts since he was a child, and he is very good at dealing with old men.

Shopkeeper Li was afraid to scare Shu Yunci by talking about the haunting, but he didn't expect this little girl to be very interested.When he was idle, he asked Ding Zi to make a pot of hot tea, and told Shu Yunci about the haunting in Hongyi Town.

Hongyi Town is the nearest one to the west of the capital

The town was originally very lively. There are many shops in the town, and it is very prosperous.Two years ago, Geng Yuanwai, a wealthy household in the town, caught fire. None of the seventeen members of his family escaped, and all were burned to death.The Yamen sent people to investigate for half a month, and finally closed the case with "inadvertent use of fire, purely natural disaster".

However, shopkeeper Hu of the Zuixianlou restaurant in the town is an inquisitor. His nephew is a clerk in the yamen. He heard from his nephew that the clerk in the yamen did an autopsy and found that the seventeen people had died before the fire. , No soot in the nose and throat.He also said that although the fire had almost burned these people, the remaining bones could still be seen that all of these people had their necks twisted to death.

This kind of family extermination case is a big case, and the case files are sent to Kaiyang Mansion.The magistrate sent someone down to investigate the case, and after the investigation, the local yamen closed the case with a natural disaster.As for the reason, it is beyond the knowledge of shopkeeper Hu's cousin and nephew.

A case of extermination of the family was closed in a muddle, and two months had passed, another murder case occurred in the town.This time, a watchman who worked the watch in the middle of the night was killed. There were three cuts on his neck, which seemed to be torn by some animal's claws. The bone was visible deep, and the watchman's throat was directly cut off.

The Yamen sent people to investigate for a long time but did not find the murderer, and the case finally became an unsolved case.Since then, there have been successive murder cases in Hongyi Town, some of which were family exterminations, and some of which were killed alone. In short, the yamen could not find the murderer.If it is said that the county government is incompetent, but the people sent by Kaiyang Mansion did not find the murderer.

I don't know when, rumors of ghosts began to spread. Because the government was unable to solve the case for a long time, the rumors became more and more fierce. Some capable people in Hongyi Town moved away, and the huge town became an empty town.

"Shopkeeper Li, why don't you leave?" Shu Yunci asked.

Shopkeeper Li shook his head, "Girl, you will know when you reach my age, Ye Luo returns to her roots, and her homeland is hard to leave!"

"That's true." Shu Yunci nodded.

"Okay, it's getting late, let Ding Zi take you to the room to rest, go to bed early and get up early, and leave this place as soon as possible." Shopkeeper Li waved his hand, Ding Zi lit half a candle, and took Shu Yunci upstairs to the guest room up.

All the upstairs guest rooms were vacant, so Shu Yunci chose a room facing the street to live in.Ding Zi was not as calm as shopkeeper Li. After sending Shu Yunci into the room, he immediately went downstairs.

Shu Yunci put down the small burden he was carrying, and took out the Yuhu sword.She waited until the night was completely dark, opened the window and went directly to the roof of the inn.There was no light in the whole town at this time.

Her internal strength was profound, and she stood on the roof for a while, adapting to the night, and gradually being able to see some things clearly in the dark.But the whole town seemed to be dead at this time, without a single sound.

She simply sat on the roof, looking at the town in the dark, hoping that tonight she would have better luck and meet the so-called "ghost".Suddenly, there was a breath approaching, Shu Yunci tilted his head slightly, and heard a "meow", a black cat stepped on the roof and walked towards her.

She couldn't tell if this cat was the one she had when she first entered the town. It looked like a black mass, and there was no difference.Idle is also idle, she stretched out her hand and teased the little black cat a step away.

The little black cat was very cautious, and called "meow" again, as if it wanted to get closer, but was afraid of being hurt, so it hesitated.

"Come here." Shu Yunci was used to giving orders, and it was the same with this cat. "Otherwise, go away. If you dare to scream again, I will buy a big fish and kill you." Her voice was cold, which proved that she was not telling a joke.

Of course the little black cat didn't understand, but it actually walked towards Shu Yunci and rubbed against her hand, looking very intimate.

"Be good." Shu Yunci's voice was soft, and his movements were also gentle.There are also concubines in the palace who like to keep cats. She saw those people teasing cats when she went in and out, so it should be like this.The little black cat seemed to be enjoying it, and took two steps forward, jumped, and fell into Shu Yunci's arms.

Shu Yunci raised her eyebrows, she was not used to having such a close contact with a living creature.

It is said that the black cat is psychic, but she doesn't really believe it.Aren't black and white cats catching mice?

"The embrace of this princess is not

It is easy to lie down.You have to be worth something, right?This princess doesn't raise idlers, uh...it's idle cats. She grabbed the little black cat's ear with some distaste, and then pinched the back of his neck, poking, poking, and tugging. Finally, the little black cat couldn't stand being annoyed by her, and jumped out of her embrace, one step at a time. go one step further.

Shu Yunci watched the black cat walk away, but found that it stopped after a few steps and looked back at him.

"Didn't you let me go with you?" As she said this, the person was already flying past like a leaf.

The little black cat continued to walk, stopped to look at her after a few steps, and Shu Yunci continued to follow.In this way, one person and one cat walked a long way in this weird night.

The little black cat brought Shu Yunci to a place.Shu Yunci discovered that this was an abandoned house.It's hard to see the specific situation in the dark, but judging from the width of the gate, it should be a big house.

"You brought me all the way here just to show me your house?" Shu Yunci felt stupid for the first time in his life.

When she followed the little black cat into a dilapidated room, she found the room full of cats, big and small.At this moment, the night owls were staring at her with green eyes. If it wasn't for someone like her who never knew how to be afraid, they might have been startled enough.

The little black cat jumped onto a table after entering the room, and then lay down on the table.The other cats didn't surround Shu Yunci, but huddled in the corner instead.

Shu Yunci laughed. She actually believed that a cat could lead her to some valuable clues, but she was still deceived by this cute little animal.

She turned around and left the room. Just as she was about to leave, she felt a breath approaching again, and this time, she was sure it was a person.

Just as she was clearly distinguishing the direction and turning her head, a cold light flashed in front of her eyes.She flew up into the air, avoiding the opponent's weapon attack.The other party obviously didn't expect that she could fly directly without any movement of accumulating strength and borrowing strength. This move has no strength at all.Now there was a gap in the missed hit, and when Shu Yunci fell again, the Yuhu sword was already on the opponent's neck, but her sword hadn't been unsheathed yet.