ninety thousand miles

Chapter 78 Initiative

Li Chuan listened to their conversation, and his heart was in shock, he just wanted to end this matter quickly.Afterwards, without saying a word, he followed Wen Guying's arrangement and went to meet the old woman and her little granddaughter.

They still live in the inn with the caravan.

When Li Chuan and Wen Guying arrived, they saw a middle-aged man wearing a blue cotton coat and a coarse cloth belt, directing several servants to move the box into the carriage.

That man is a steward of the caravan, surnamed Zhang.

After noticing Li Chuan and Wen Guying's gaze, Guanshi Zhang turned around. Li Chuan stepped forward and asked, "Are you leaving?"

"Yeah, I've been here for a long time, are you?" Zhang Guanshi.

Li Chuan talked about his identity and purpose of coming.

After Zhang Guanshi saluted, he said, "My lords, please follow me."

Li Chuan and Wen Guying followed behind him and walked into the inn.

"Are Su Niang and her granddaughter staying here?" Li Chuan asked.

"Su Niang? Are you talking about Mother Pan? She left with us." Steward Zhang peeked at Li Chuan's face and added, "Xialin Village is gone. She is an old woman with a young child alone. If you have some money, you can’t keep it. If you follow the caravan, there will always be something for their grandchildren to eat.”

"What kind of people are her son and daughter-in-law?"

"Her son, Xiao Chen, is clever. He has been in a private school for several years, and his speech is polite, so the boss likes to take him with him when dealing with literati; his wife is a bit aggressive, but her heart is also good. Unexpectedly I got sick last year and died all at once.”

"What's the disease?"

"At first I thought it was a cold, so I took medicine and rested for a few days, but it got worse and worse, and I died within a few days."

"Have you seen it, sir?"

"I originally thought of inviting you from the town..."

While talking, Manager Zhang took them to the stable. A gray-haired woman with a child on her back was brushing the horse.

Li Chuan knew that this was Mama Pan.

Seeing them coming in, Mama Pan stopped what she was doing and turned around.

Her back is a bit bent, and she looks heavier and more curved with the child on her back.The child on her back had her head tilted on her neck, her face was a little sweaty, her hair was sticky, and she was sleeping soundly.

Zhang Guanshi introduced the identities and intentions of Li Chuan and Wen Guying, and said: "You two adults ask questions, please answer carefully."

Mother Pan agreed.

Could this be the White Walkers?
It’s ridiculous.

Li Chuan suddenly didn't know why he was here, just to stab this miserable old man again?The huge sense of absurdity calmed him down instead.

He went through the whole thing again and again in his mind, and he had a plan in his mind.

He said: "This is not a place to talk, let's find a quieter place."

Wen should nod his head in agreement.

The little official who had been following them and waiting for orders immediately went to the inn to find a private room, let him clean it up, and ordered some refreshments and tea.

Li Chuan glanced at it for a while, pulled Wen Guying aside, and said, "After thinking about it, I think it's better to be cautious about this matter."

Wen Guying asked: "Brother Li, what do you think should be done?"

Li Chuan said: "The strange ghost took over the bodies of a whole village. It must have been a huge plan. Moreover, there is no accurate statistics on when it started and how many people it took up. Although your senior brother killed a whole village There may not be any people who have slipped through the net. And although I occupy the title of successor of the "Jing Jing", it has not been a year since I came into contact with the "Jing Jing", and my conclusion may not be accurate."

"Brother Li makes a lot of sense."

"Taoist Wen is the elder brother of the Sishen Palace, so I naturally believe what you say," and then Li Chuan revealed his plan: "I am now an official of Qintianjian. In my opinion, since this case It has something to do with the mystical ghost technique, and the suspect is a monk, so how about letting Qin Tianjian take charge of this case?"

"Brother Li, are you planning to take charge of this case?" Wen Guying saw what Li Chuan was thinking.

"I don't have much experience, so I probably won't be able to take responsibility, but Qin Tianjian has a lot of talents, and there should be someone who can resist this matter." Li Chuan's train of thought became clearer and clearer. How long does it take, how big is the picture, is there someone from Xuanmen in Xuanshui Mountain? Why don’t Master Wen invite some monks who are good at soul art to help?”

"Before I couldn't find the abnormality of the other ghosts, it was because your junior brother concealed too much information, which caused them to investigate in the wrong direction. Now that we have a full understanding, if we go to investigate again, we may be able to discover the truth."

"Besides, it was all your junior brother's personal behavior before. The matter of the strange ghost has a lot to do with it, and it may affect Xuanmen or even the fairy world. We can invite more authoritative monks to investigate."

Wen Guying couldn't help laughing when Li Chuan said that the matter of the strange ghost was very important, "Brother Li is meticulous in his actions, and I admire him, so let's do as you say. Qin Tianjian, can you contact me? Find someone?"

Wen Guying agreed without hesitation, which made Li Chuan heave a sigh of relief and was a little surprised.

Then he asked: "Taoist Wen, do you know where the door of Qin Tianjian opens?"

"Due east."

"Then Daoist Wen, please make an extra trip and go to Qin Tianjian to ask Miss Zhu if she is free."

Wen Guying laughed again and then agreed.

Li Chuan's idea is very simple, he must not go to see if there is any problem with Pan's mother today.

His current understanding of "The Classic of Patterns" is vague and purely luck. It's okay if he doesn't see the abnormality at that time. If he does see the abnormality, is the abnormality really abnormal, or is Wen Guying using some magic to make it out? Abnormalities, he certainly can't tell.

Then you can only expand this matter, and you must hold the initiative in your own hands, and you can't be dragged away by Wen Guying, so you will talk about the identity you just got, and involve more high-level and high-level things. people.

Zhu Qingyun's serious temperament will definitely not lie.

At that time, if Pan's mother is fine, then Guan Zhongqiu will be charged with death and will be executed in spring, and no one can save him.If there is a problem, there are many people with great strength, and we can solve this problem together, and the merits are immeasurable.

Wen Gu should ask the small officials to inform the caravan that they still need to stay here for a while, and let them not worry about expenses, and arrange a residence for Pan Ma, grandparents and grandchildren.

Then they entered the private room together.

When the child woke up, Pan's mother broke the snacks on the table and fed her. When she saw them coming in, she stood up nervously and almost knocked over the cup.

Li Chuan quickly asked her to sit down, and said, "Mother Pan, we're just here to ask a few words. Do you know the murderer?"

Pan's mother opened her mouth, with an expression of wanting to cry but unable to cry, "I recognize it, is it because of me that this disaster has been brought about?"

(End of this chapter)