People are among the Eight Immortals, starting from Painted Skin Ghost

Chapter 6 Longshan County Magistrate; Mr. Changli

When the basin of cold water from Wangzhi County was poured over, Chen Xian's smile froze immediately.

As a last resort, I could only tentatively say:

"Wangzhi County, even though that's the case, the man's skin case is too weird. Liu Butou and others have been investigating for several months, and even the murderer has never seen it. It is rumored that it is a demon."

"If that's the case, how can we, ordinary people, be the opponent of that evil spirit?"

"The grown-ups in the mansion don't make things difficult for others, do they?"

Wang Zhixian's eyes suddenly darkened, he took a deep look at Chen Xian, and said:
"If I remember correctly, Master Chen has been working with me for almost two years?"

"Returning to the adults, it is true."

Chen Xian straightened his body and replied.

He didn't understand what Wang Zhixian meant by this?
"Then do you know that when you ask about things, what you want is always the result, not your explanation."

"There are more than a dozen human lives lying there, those adults will only think that you are not capable enough, and the evil spirits are just an excuse..."

Wang Zhixian dismissed the sentence, his tone was more solemn than before, and a little more thought-provoking.

The magistrate of Wang has been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for more than ten years, but he can live a transparent and smooth life.

The words fall.

Chen Xian didn't respond for a long time.

If he thought about it for a while, there was only a wry smile on his face.

When he was hesitating on how to close the case, a clerk came hurriedly outside the door:
"My lord, there is a Taoist priest outside the door, looking for Master Chen!"

"Taoist priest?"

Hearing this, Wang Zhixian froze for a moment.

Subconsciously looked at Chen Xian.

"My lord, the lower officials have never been around with alchemists."

Chen Xian immediately explained.

"What did the Taoist seek Master Chen for?"

Wang Zhixian pondered for a while and asked.

"It is said that it depends on the household register of the person who made the report."

Ya Cha replied.

"A Taoist priest, instead of meditating in the mountains, came to the county government to ask for these things, which is interesting."

Wang Zhixian was quite curious and asked casually:

"Which case does he want to see?"

"The case of human skin." Yacha blurted out.

The voice fell.

Wang Zhixian and Chen Xian immediately froze.

……

Han Xiangzi stood alone at the gate of the yamen.

After waiting for more than a cup of tea, I saw the yamen who went in earlier come out.

"Daoist, Wang Zhi County welcomes you!"

Yachai smiled at Han Xiangzi and said respectfully.

Han Xiangzi didn't doubt that he was there, nodded slightly, and followed him into the county government office.

"My lord, the Taoist priest will bring it."

Yacha led people to the side hall and reported to Wang Zhixian.

Seeing this, Wang Zhixian waved his hand, and the yamen servant understood and withdrew.

"Chen Xian, the Chief Registrar of Longshan County, this is Mr. Wang Mingyuan, the county magistrate of Longshan County. I don't know what to call the chief?"

As soon as Han Xiangzi entered the hall, Wang Zhixian and Chen Zhushu were looking at him.

Finding that this person looks elegant and handsome, and his body is full of dust and cleanliness, the more he looks at it, the more extraordinary he feels, and he immediately becomes polite.

"The poor surname is Han."

Han Xiangzi spoke casually.

"It turned out to be Daoist Han. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Hearing this, Chen Xian cupped his hands.

He frowned and asked straight to the point:
"I wonder why Daoist Han wants to see the household register of the person who reported the case of human skin?"

"It's not worth mentioning, it's just that the poor want to do some good deeds, so they come here to bother Mr. Chen."

Han Xiangzi spoke mysteriously, Chen Xian and Wang Zhixian looked at each other suspiciously.

"Han Daochang, if you have something to say, you might as well speak up."

Wang Zhixian looked directly at him and spoke seriously.

"It's not a big deal, it's okay to tell you guys."

"Pindao found the human skins of the victims in the human skin case. Thinking that the dead are the most important, he deliberately sewed those human skins back to the dead. It would be more honorable to let innocent people go."

Han Xiangzi replied in a calm tone.

"what?!"

"Daoist Han found those human skins?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Zhixian and Chen Xian's eyes widened, their breathing became short of breath, and they said in surprise.

Right now, Wang Zhixian and Chen Xian are worrying about how to solve the human skin case.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, there was news of human skin.

This is physical evidence!
If you find these, you can also confess to those suffering masters.

"Found it." Han Xiangzi replied.

"So good!"

"Han Daochang, you have helped me a lot, where are those human skins?"

Wang Zhixian clapped his hands and cheered, and the depression in his heart was relieved by most of the days.

"Right here."

Han Xiangzi smiled slightly.

After saying that, he shook his sleeves, and Wang Zhixian and Chen Xian saw a white light flash in front of their eyes, and there were more than twenty human skins on the ground.

Some of these human skins are delicate and smooth, while others are wrinkled and shriveled...

When Wang Zhixian and Chen Xian saw these twenty or so human skins, their stomachs turned pale, and their faces turned pale.

"No... I don't know where Daoist Han found these human skins. Have you ever seen the murderer?"

Now that the physical evidence has arrived, Wangzhi County naturally wants to catch the murderer and solve the case as soon as possible.

"In a locust tree in Zhang's old house at the west end of the city." Han Xiangzi said.

"A locust tree?"

Wang Zhixian and Chen Xian looked at each other.

"Could the murderer be..."

The next moment, the two seemed to have guessed something, but they always felt that it was too absurd and unbelievable.

In the end, he changed his mouth and corrected:
"It's better for Daoist Han not to joke around."

Han Xiangzi knew that those who read books never believed in gods, ghosts, immortals and Buddhas.

He looked at the two magistrates in Wang County, thought for a while, and then tried to speak.

"Regarding the case of human skin, I think the two adults have heard about it before. It is rumored that it was done by evil spirits?"

Hearing the words, Wang Zhixian immediately waved his hands and said:

"The child is silent and strange."

"I've never been trusted by ghosts when they say it!"

"Don't say it's my official, even the famous Mr. Chang Li in Chang'an doesn't believe it!"

"Mr. Changli?"

Hearing this, Han Xiangzi's heart skipped a beat.

Mr. Changli, isn't this his great-uncle Han Yu?
This is a master in the literary world sought after by officials of the Tang Dynasty, a great Confucian of a generation.

As for Han Yu, although Han Xiangzi has never been in contact with him, the host has a good impression of him in his mind.

Han Yu is a model of scholars all over the world, with a righteous heart, he naturally doesn't believe in ghosts, ghosts, immortals and Buddhas.

In the future, when Buddhist sects were going to come to the East to teach the Dharma, and when the holy majesty was going to welcome the Buddha bones, he also wrote an article "On the Buddha Bone Table" to criticize this matter.

As a result, being implicated by this, he was once demoted to Chaozhou...

Looking at it now, everything seems to be traceable, and there is a certain cause and effect in the dark.

But Han Yu has the kindness of nurturing Han Xiangzi, and he will definitely not stand by by then.

As for the future results, we can only take one step at a time.

Back to the topic, Han Xiangzi shook his head helplessly:
"Wangzhi County, Mr. Chen, to tell the truth, the case of human skin is indeed caused by ghosts."

"The twenty or so human skins in front of me were obtained after killing the Painted Skin Ghost in Pindao Town."

Say it.

Wang Zhixian was stunned for a moment.

"Han Daoist, this..."

With a look of astonishment on his face, he looked at Han Xiangzi.

Wang Zhixian read the books of sages and sages since he was a child, and strictly abided by Confucian etiquette. Although it is inevitable that he will be infected with the bad habits of the officialdom after becoming an official, he has almost no respect for the Buddha and the Tao.

"Han Daochang, are there really ghosts in this world?"

When Wangzhi County fell into a state of surprise, Chen Xian doubted it.

"Naturally there are, not only ghosts, but also immortals and Buddhas, whether you believe in them or not, they all exist."

Han Xiangzi nodded slightly, with a determined expression on his face.

Ever since he came to Fang Xianxia's world and learned spells, he believed in this.

"Mr. Ke Changli..."

Wang Zhixian wanted to continue.

But I don't know how to justify it.

After all, more than twenty human skins were still on the ground.

Under normal circumstances, Wangzhi County does not believe that these intact human skins can be cut off with human power without any loss.

What's more, Liu Tutou in Longshan County is also a well-known Jianghu expert. Even he investigated this matter, but he still failed to get anything for several months, which is simply unimaginable!
If all this was not done by ghosts, Wang Zhixian really can't think of anyone with such ability?
Furthermore, Daoist Han's Taoist robe, which is only a few feet long, can hold more than [-] pieces of human skin, and it is a miracle to spread the word.

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(End of this chapter)