I become a god in another world

Chapter 313 Meeting again
Chapter 313

Although when everyone returned this time, they already had a premonition that they would meet Luo Liu and Sun Sanniang again.

However, when Liu Yizhen and others actually heard the familiar rattle sound and already knew what would happen next, their expressions still froze for a moment.

The atmosphere, which had been relaxed due to Meng Po's words, gradually froze again.

‘Dong dong dong——’

Under the quiet night sky, the fire in the wild temple was crackling and the sound of drums was incessant, lasting for several breaths.

After a long time, the drumbeats stopped, replaced by an extremely oppressive silence.

'Bang, bang, bang.'

After all, this was Liu Yizhen's first time to be involved in a ghost case, and his heartbeat quickened in this silence.

He looked up at Zhao Fusheng, and saw Zhao Fusheng staring at the campfire in front of him with a smile, stretching out his hands, placing them on the edge of the flames, roasting and rubbing them.

"Fusheng——"

She seemed not to hear the noise outside, nor did she notice the strange atmosphere.

Liu Yizhen couldn't bear it any longer and cried out softly.

"Hmm?" Zhao Fusheng responded to him with a light hum through his nose without even raising his head.

The firelight shone on her face. She looked relaxed and her eyes were calm, as if she was not in the ghostland, but was having fun outside.

"Luo and Sun are here." Liu Yizhen reminded.

Zhao Fusheng nodded:
"I heard."

When Liu Yizhen was about to speak, there was silence for a long time. Suddenly, someone shouted:
“It smells so good, so good.”

Then Sun Sanniang's voice also sounded:

"There is light, there is light, Luo Liu, there is light in the Godfather Temple—"

When these two people were talking, Zhao Fusheng, who had originally had a calm expression, suddenly raised his eyelids.

As she raised her eyes and looked towards the gate, her whole demeanor changed instantly.

Liu Yizhen was still a little nervous, but when he saw Zhao Fusheng's eyes, his heart immediately calmed down.

Everyone followed Zhao Fusheng and turned to look outside the temple gate, and saw two figures, one tall and one short, walking out of the green mist.

When Sun Sanniang saw that there were many people in the temple, the smile on her face froze and she hid behind Luo Liu.

The scene was the same as when they first met. Luo Liu was carrying a load of containers and standing hesitantly outside the temple gate.

The bonfire in the house burned brightly, lighting up the temple.

There was a clay pot on the fire, and the porridge in the pot had been cooked. The aroma of rice mixed with the aroma of bacon tempted people's taste buds, making Luo Liu swallow several mouthfuls of saliva in succession.

The two sides looked at each other for a long while, and Zhao Fusheng broke the silence:

"It's late at night and the fog is thick. You two must be tired after traveling all night. Why don't you come in and warm yourself by the fire?"

"..."

Luo Liu's expression was somewhat alert. He carried the load on his shoulder and protected Sun Sanniang, then retreated half a step without leaving any trace.
"Thank you for the invitation." He thanked her first, then asked:

"Where are you from? You look a little unfamiliar to me and my wife."

Zhao Fusheng smiled and said:

"We are from Wan'an County. We came to Shilipo to look for someone, but because we were unfamiliar with the area, we got lost after walking for a day. We found this wild temple and rested here temporarily."

Her words did not completely dispel Luo Liu's doubts.

There were five people in the group, young and old, male and female, but no one else said anything except Zhao Fusheng, who spoke first, as if he was the leader of the group.

This situation was quite abnormal, and Luo Liu had already begun to think about giving up.

But at this moment, Sun Sanniang, who was hiding behind him, poked half of her head out. She glanced at Zhao Fusheng, then looked at Kuai Manzhou, and whispered a few words to Luo Liu.

'Ugh. '

A faint sigh sounded, and then Luo Liu said:
"I see. To be honest with you, my husband and I are from a nearby village. We make a living by selling mountain products. We were cold and tired after walking all night, so we decided to come to the Godfather Temple to rest. Now that we see you are here, we are afraid of disturbing your peace and quiet."

Zhao Fusheng burst into laughter:

"It's more lively when there are more people. Please come in."

Luo Liu discussed with Sun Sanniang in a low voice for a moment, and the two of them carried their loads and carefully walked past the ghost horse into the temple.

As soon as she entered the temple, Sun Sanniang's eyes fell on Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng also turned his head and stared at Sun Sanniang without any hesitation.

This was not the first time the two parties had dealt with each other, but this was the first time that Zhao Fusheng stared at Sun Sanniang.

The woman was about forty years old, with fair skin, fine lines at the corners of her eyes, between her eyebrows and around her lips, slightly high cheekbones, and shrewd eyes. She looked at people with a critical and scrutinizing look.

It can be seen that Sun Sanniang is not a timid person. She is a person who has seen the world and is much more aggressive and bold than ordinary women.

She was used to examining others, but she couldn't stand being stared at by Zhao Fusheng from head to toe. She was the first to look away and her eyes fell on Kuai Manzhou.

The little girl didn't care about her gaze. Instead, she kept looking at her, unable to concentrate.

Zhao Fusheng's eyes were not scary, but they had a power that could not be ignored. After staring at her for a long time, she felt like needles were pricking her body.

After a while, Sun Sanniang finally couldn't help it and turned to look at Zhao Fusheng:
"Why is this distinguished guest always staring at me?"

"I'm used to looking at people like this." Zhao Fusheng said, and continued to stare at her.

Sun Sanniang felt uncomfortable and didn't even dare to look at Kuai Manzhou, so she quickly stood behind Luo Liu.

Luo Liu tried his best to straighten his chest and hide her.

Zhao Fusheng looked down at Luo Liu again.

Now Luo Liu could understand Sun Sanniang's previous feeling of increased pressure.

He put the burden in the corner helplessly, and used the effort of moving his hands and feet to relieve the tension in his heart. He glanced at Zhao Fusheng and others, and asked with a smile:

"You all look very impressive. I wonder where in the county you are from? I also lived in the county in my early years. I might have some connection with you."

Zhang Chuanshi, who was burning a fire nearby, sneered when he heard this:
"Don't try to make connections. Do you know what we do? Do we have a connection?"

That's a very impolite thing to say.

But Luo Liu was ugly and short, and had been accustomed to the strange looks and ridicules of others since he was a child. At this moment, he did not mind Zhang Chuanshi's cold face and said with a smile:

"What this guest said is that I was abrupt, I was abrupt."

Zhang Chuanshi found it boring and ignored him.

Zhao Fusheng said:
"We are from the county government office. We came to Shilipo to investigate a case."

Her words were completely different from her previous conversations with Luo and Sun.

As soon as the words came out, not only Luo and Sun were stunned, but even Liu Yizhen looked at her.

"What?" Luo Liu was startled, his expression somewhat horrified:

"Are you actually officials from the government?"

"Not bad." Zhao Fusheng nodded.

"..."

Luo Liu immediately bit the corner of his lip.

Almost at the same time, he turned his head to look in the direction of the shrine, but before his eyes saw the clay statue, he seemed to remember something and forced himself to turn his head away. "Are you here to investigate a case, sir?"

Sun Sanniang, who was squatting in the corner as Zhao Fusheng had watched her before, spoke at the right time. She changed her way of addressing Zhao Fusheng and her expression became warm:
"I wonder what case this is? We are villagers nearby. If there is anything that requires our help, we are willing to assist the government."

After speaking, she said again:

"I heard from you earlier that you got lost in Shili Slope?"

Zhao Fusheng nodded.

Sun Sanniang stretched out her hands to support herself, stepped forward on tiptoe, sat down beside the fire, looked at Zhao Fusheng and said:

"I have lived in Shilipu for many years. If you are going anywhere, just tell us. There is nothing in Shilipu that we are not familiar with."

Zhao Fusheng didn't say anything polite and said with a smile:
"That couldn't be better." After saying that, he paused and said:

"We are going to Lijia'ao on Huangquan Road to look for a woman named Yang who married here from another village."

"Not far from here is Huangquan Road."

During this period of time, Luo Liu had recovered from his previous shock.

This person may look funny on the outside, but he actually has a lot of thoughts in mind.

After hearing Zhao Fusheng's identity, he showed panic for a moment, but he was able to adjust his mentality after a while, which shows that he is mentally strong.

"Lijiaao is not far from here. If we walk all the way, we can get there in less than half an hour."

Sun Sanniang said:
"Lijiaao? Surname Yang?" She said, then turned to look at Luo Liu:
"Li Youlu?"

"Li Youlu?" Zhao Fusheng pretended not to know and asked.

Sun Sanniang hesitated for a while and nodded:
"Yes, his wife's surname seems to be Yang, and she is from another place. He fell in love with her at that time and insisted on marrying her."

Zhao Fusheng noticed her expression and said with a smile:
"It seems that you are very clear about the situation in Lijiaao."

Although Sun Sanniang was still smiling, her eyes were already alert. She thought for a moment before saying:
"Li Youlu's mother and I are old friends."

"A close relationship?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

Sun Sanniang replied:

“I move around more frequently.”

Zhao Fusheng asked again:
"Are they related?"

Sun Sanniang shook her head:

"No, we were not familiar with each other in the early years. We have only known each other in the past two years."

"In the past two years..."

Zhao Fusheng kept this information in mind.

Sun Sanniang answered a few words, and vaguely felt that she was being controlled by her. She felt uncomfortable and tried to fight back:

"After talking for so long, I still don't know the names of the adults—"

Before Zhao Fusheng could speak, Zhang Chuanshi sneered:
"How can you call me by my name?"

Sun Sanniang showed displeasure in her eyes. Luo Liu held her arm and nodded with a smile:
"That's, that's."

After that, he asked cautiously:

"But if the adults want to ask questions, we don't know the whole story, and we're afraid we might say something wrong—"

Zhao Fusheng asked him:
"What are your names? Which village in Shilipu are you from? Why are you in the wilderness in the dead of night?"

She asked several questions in a row, and Luo Liu answered: "My name is Luo Liu, and this is my wife, known as Sun Sanniang——"

"We are from the Wild Boar Village. We have been selling mountain products in Shilipu for the past few years, so we are familiar with the surrounding villages." He explained:
"As for the weather, you don't know. The weather in Shili Slope is weird. It's hard to tell the length of time in the mountains. When the miasma comes, it's normal for it to be daytime one moment and night the next. We didn't notice the miasma, so we were trapped in the mountains."

What these two people said was a mixture of truth and lies.

Zhao Fusheng compared the contents of his several conversations with each other and was able to distinguish the truth from falsehood in his words.

Luo Liu didn't know that his secret had been exposed. After he finished speaking, he said, "My Lord said that he was going to Lijiaao, and mentioned Li Yangshi. Could it be that this woman had committed a crime?"

"No."

Zhao Fusheng shook his head:
"We received a report this morning that her family was robbed last night and their heads were chopped off overnight. The murderer has long since disappeared." As she spoke, she stared at Luo and Sun.
"We visited Liutu Village and heard from the villagers that Yang Guiying's mother had come to Lijiaao a few days ago, so we wanted to ask Yang Guiying if she had any clues."

Zhao Fusheng said:

"Maybe my wealth was exposed, or maybe I offended someone——"

"What?!" Sun Sanniang exclaimed.

Luo Liuze was a little restless:
"Cut off the head—"

"I've asked someone to bring the headless body here too, so that Yang Guiying can identify it later."

After saying that, she pointed to the coffin next to Liu Yizhen.

Sun Sanniang showed a look of fear on her face and instinctively sat back.

"I'm not sure about this." Luo Liu looked at Sun Sanniang:

"Sanniang, what do you think?"

Sun Sanniang gritted her teeth:
"I heard a few days ago that someone from Li Sansao's daughter-in-law's family came to visit, but they haven't been here for a few days..." She didn't know what she was thinking of, and she looked up at the shrine. When she saw the headless clay statue, she was stunned, and finally a look of fear appeared on her face.

She was stunned for a long time without saying anything.

Zhao Fusheng did not interrupt her thoughts.

It was not until Luo Liu unconsciously turned the rattle and the drumbeats made a "dong dong" sound that woke Madam Sun San from her silence.

She gritted her teeth, a hint of cruelty appeared in her eyes, and continued:
"But the adults should be talking about them. I know this family well. If the adults can trust them, we will take you there."

"Sanniang——"

When Luo Liuyi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly greeted her with fear on his face.

At this moment, Sun Sanniang, contrary to her previous avoidance, patted the back of his hand soothingly and gave him a wink.

Zhao Fusheng had a full view of the interaction between the two:

"Why? Is there any difficulty in leading the way?"

Sun Sanniang turned around quickly, smiled and waved her hand:

"No no--"

Luo Liu frowned and said nothing.

Zhao Fusheng asked again:
"I just noticed that your expressions looked a little strange when you heard about the beheading case, and then you looked at this clay statue--" She paused for a moment when she said this.

Luo Liu's expression was tense and he swallowed nervously.

Zhao Fusheng then continued:

"When I entered the temple, I noticed that the clay statue had a severed head. It was similar to the murder and beheading by the bandits in Liutu Village. It was too much of a coincidence."

Sun Sanniang reluctantly said:

"You adults are really good at joking." She didn't say much, but changed the subject and looked outside:
"I see the sky is gradually getting brighter. The miasma was really thick tonight, but it is thinning now. It will probably dissipate in less than half an hour. Then we can walk along the temple and reach Lijiaao soon."

As soon as Sun Sanniang finished speaking, the fog outside began to dissipate gradually, and a streak of fish light appeared on the horizon, as if dawn was approaching.

Zhao Fusheng's eyes fell on the pot of salted pork porridge, and he said to Meng Po and others:

"Then we will listen to Sun Sanniang and leave immediately after dinner."