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Saying goodbye to former friends, Ji Mo embarked on the road to Lingnan with a few servants.

Five years later.

"Who is in the hall?"

Under the plaque hanging high in the mirror, Ji Mo, who is sitting upright, is dressed in official uniform, which seems to be a bit majestic. As long as you ignore the newness of the official uniform, you can still find some dazzling things in the dilapidated lobby. thing.

The person kneeling on the ground with a hood had her head down all the time, and the hood was pressed down very low, so that her face was completely covered in a shadow, and she couldn't see the details.

"This witch's bad thing is her bad thing!"

The sufferer on the side yelled loudly, wishing the whole world could hear his grievances.

The case was very simple. The sufferer dreamed that his ancestor was uneasy, so he asked the witch to see what happened to the ancestor underground. The witch said that there was an accident in the cemetery, and the grave needed to be moved, and pointed out the location.

This kind of thing is very common, at least the sufferer thinks it is okay, so he went to war according to what the sorceress said, but the grave was moved, but nothing good happened. Not long after the move, the pregnant sufferer's wife had a miscarriage , the almost formed male fetus fell down.

Then ask other witches to look at it, and say that the previous one broke something, which caused the ancestors to be angry and the descendants were not safe.

In ancient times, sons were favored over daughters, and the weight of a male fetus was much heavier than those female babies who were drowned at birth. The sufferer was willing to give up after hearing this, so he dragged people directly to the lobby to complain.

As for such trivial matters, if Ji Mo was in the past, they would have been dealt with by the elders of the village. Even if the witch was dragged out of the water, it would be considered a legal punishment.

But here, the villagers are very brave and ruthless, and each of them is more like a lone wolf with a family as a unit. If it is a relative, it will not work without enough benefits.

They didn't trust the government at first, that is to say, Ji Mo's official reputation is not bad. After he came, he led local wealthy households to organize some projects such as mountain forest development, and shared benefits. He seemed to be a good official. Only then did everyone gradually change their habits. When something happened, they would not execute people directly in private, but would walk around in the lobby.

This is the face they gave Ji Mo, and they regarded Ji Mo as a respectable mediator and referee.

However, this unique way of giving face has really dragged down Ji Mo's evaluation. Although every year is good, the number of cases every year is enough for many people to add a "troublesome people" to this remote place. not peaceful" label.

No one would want to come here in the first place, and with such a reputation, no one would want to come here. Therefore, Ji Mo's evaluation has been pressed on "good", and it is absolutely impossible for him to be promoted and leave this place in a short time.

Knowing that it was a witch, Ji Mo's expression didn't change much. The witches here are more ostentatious, which is also related to the atmosphere. Many witches are not shady people, but the ones who retired from the previous sacrifices. The main thing they do is It has something to do with superstition. Those who believe in gods and witches get things done anyway through those gods and ghosts.

Outsiders don't understand, and they all think that there are a lot of people here, but in fact, there are not many.

Ji Mo, who had searched for the truth a long time ago, was no longer cautious as soon as he heard that she was a witch, but he did not settle the case rashly. He specifically asked about the address of the previous tomb, the address of the current tomb, and the pulse of the wife of the suffering lord. Uh, what the midwife said to the wife of the suffering master, etc., these are all things that need to be understood clearly before going to court.

Generally speaking, based on Ji Mo's knowledge, it is not a problem to be able to determine the location of the tomb, so he specifically asked his sister in his dream.

Because of the birth date of the ancestor of the suffering master, it is convenient to find it. After asking in person, it is confirmed that the problem with the tomb is not serious. As for the lost child, it is a pity.

It's hard to say what the reason is, it may be that the little ghost has a light life, and he has not seized the chance of reincarnation after a long time.In addition to the improper raising of the fetus in reality, this reason also has a layer of reason in the underworld. For example, the little ghost who was about to be reincarnated had too much Yin energy, so it may cause this kind of problem, and it seems that he is going to go away , the result came back again, this is the reason why the soul cannot leave the underworld.

If you want to compare it, the ghost baby Qin Jiuyin raised back then was this kind of little ghost, and it was not easy to send it away if he wanted to be reincarnated.

"quiet!"

Ji Mo reiterated the rules in the hall, not letting the sufferer interrupt at will, and let the sorceress raise her head and speak.

The sorceress raised her head, and Ji Mo was a little startled by her extremely old face, and there was a little more suspicion in her eyes, like this, this... this is clearly quiet!

Quiet's face was already so old back then, but it hasn't changed much these years, it's still the same, and people can recognize it at a glance, mainly because of those eyes, which are extraordinarily calm.

She seemed to know that Ji Mo is an official, and she didn't have any surprises, and replied calmly: "I moved the grave, there is no problem, the child's matter is just an accident, and has nothing to do with me, but the witch, most likely She is playing tricks, she can't understand that I am a foreigner, and she wants to use this to drive me away."

The sorceress style is prevalent here, there are many sorceresses, and there are more business grabbers, and competitors must be beaten to death.

In his early years, Mo even handled the poisoning case of the sorceress, just to verify that he was right, and poisoned the whole family to death. Eliminating disasters and solving difficulties, who would have thought that it would become a massacre of extermination by accident.

Such a sorceress who deliberately tried to prove her supernatural powers, that one is definitely not the first, but the others are not as cruel as her, and they directly killed people.

In the hall, before Ji Mo asked any questions, she couldn't bear it and confessed herself.

Ji Mo frowned slightly at Jing Jing's statement. He hadn't thought about it that way. He had been in the execution room since the beginning of his career as a scribe. It's unbelievable, because of ignorance, it is easier to be provoked, and it is easier to commit major crimes.

But, he also checked the sorceress, her reputation was not bad in the past, and she had never seen the sorceress in contact with their family before the suffering master came to the door, so this possibility can only be said to be possible, not certain , regardless of this.

After asking on both sides, Ji Mo talked about the results of his investigation and the process of reasoning. The whole process was like a storytelling. Many people were listening lively in the classroom. Seeing how interested they were, Ji Mo Mo doubted that there were always people reporting crimes every day just to hear a story at this moment.

What Ji Mo said was well-founded, and he even told the sufferer the result of the verification obtained by himself, and only said that his son is a big one, his life is expensive, and he can't get down easily.

This is an easy-to-understand statement. The phoenix does not fall into a land without treasures. Everyone wants a precious son, but when a precious son is reincarnated, he has to choose his parents.

The sufferer nodded to admit it, and felt a bit belatedly regretful. He beat his head, only blaming himself for being too lazy in the past and not working hard enough, so he couldn't keep his son.

So, this case is so clear.

If there is no objection from both sides, the matter will be over, and there will be no prosecution for false accusations or the like, so as not to cause complications.

In the end, Ji Mo asked to speak quietly in the back hall, and there were not many surprises. They had long known that Ji Mo was curious about the sorcerer's spells. In the past, there were wealthy businessmen who specially invited the sorceress to give lectures to Ji Mo in order to curry favor with Ji Mo. It has nothing to do with walking the shadows, but it is still useful to understand the local customs and folk beliefs.

"Junior sister just came here?"

Ji Mo poured tea for An Jing, not at all proud of his status as an official, just like before.

An Jing glanced at him, lowered her head and picked up the teacup to drink tea. The water was not very hot. She took a sip before saying, "I've been here for a while. I heard that you are an official here. I think you can settle down, so I didn't think about it right away." Walk."

"Why did you come here? Uh, I mean, the climate and customs here are very different. I'm afraid it will take a long time to get used to."

Ji Mo was curious whether it was a coincidence or something that An Jing came here.

An Jing took another sip of tea, and said, "It's nothing, I just walked around and came here."

She wasn't telling the truth.

After seeing it, Ji Mo sighed lightly, and didn't mean to reminisce about the old days. He explained that if he had something to do, he could come to him, and if he hadn't violated the law, he would help. The two sides fell silent for a while.

After a pause, a cup of tea was cold, and Ji Mo asked Jing Jing what he had learned in the study of Yin walking. He also selflessly talked about the difficulties he had learned in these years, and talked about Qin Jiuyin without paying attention. On the body, I sighed, "If the master is still there, I am afraid that I have already gained something. Now I don't know who to ask for these doubts, so I can only explore slowly."

"What brother said, I also got something, I can tell brother about it."

Jing Jing said this without ambiguity, and directly started to answer Ji Mo's questions.

The professional knowledge has increased little by little, although it is slow, but it has indeed improved. The clear understanding of some issues also made Ji Mo feel a little stunned. Before he knew it, time passed quickly. Seeing that it was dinner time, the servant Came over to ask questions, and Ji Mo took advantage of the opportunity to invite Jing Jing to have a meal together.

"I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect to meet again here, and I didn't expect you to teach me that you haven't given up the art of walking the underworld..."

There was some admiration in Ji Mo's words. Qin Jiuyin back then was indeed right. An Jing seemed to be more talented in this technique than himself.

There is a little doubt in my heart, if An Jing is really the one who is suitable for inheritance, why the system will let me come to "jump the queue"?

According to what Ji Mo has concluded before, the reason why he came here is mostly because this technology is difficult to pass on to the world. After No.1, there will be no successors, so he was allowed to pass the relay, and it also meant to continue his life with this technology. Now It seems that An Jing is stronger than himself. How can they be regarded as having no successors when they are of the same generation?