I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 197 Blooming Fire Plum

The majestic king of the Sheep Kingdom was sitting on his throne at the moment, with a majestic aura that seemed to be unable to suppress the fear in his eyes.

The king of the previous dynasty was killed by the current King Yangli. Many years later, he turned into an innocent ghost and came to claim his life in red clothes. The prince was one of the victims.

It sounds really...

"What a stupid story. Experience tells me that all innocent people claiming their lives are false."

What an unjust soul asking for his life! Marry in red! Cao An has become quite immune to these ghost stories.

If he really had that kind of strength, he would have strangled all his enemies to death long ago. Why would it be so complicated?

This kind of ghost story only deceives the herdsmen of Nanchu.

"It's true! I saw it with my own eyes!" A guard beside him said tremblingly.

Cao An looked at the three people standing aside. They were all the guards who accompanied the prince to the blood spring a few days ago.

The blood spring is considered highly confidential in the Sheep Kingdom and cannot be accessed by ordinary people. It was only entrusted to the people after the royal family fed the dragon blood.

Last time Cao An rescued the siblings, they were fascinated by Cao An's handsome fighting appearance.

The younger brother also wanted to become stronger, so he volunteered to lead the team to the Blood Spring.

I didn't expect that this time, I would risk my own life.

Cao An looked at the guard who had just spoken: "What do you call this person?"

"My name is Yang Sanyong, and I am the prince's bodyguard." This man has a short head, and his name sounds very brave, but unfortunately he is tall and timid.

It seemed that I was recalling the situation that day, but I was still a little scared, and my legs were shaking unconsciously.

"Have you all seen the woman in red?"

"I saw it, I saw it all." The three people said nervously, and their confessions were very consistent.

But after listening to their descriptions, Cao An didn't seem as scary as he imagined, right?

The general situation is that Prince Yang Jun took seven guards to the blood spring to get demon blood, and then he saw the woman in red standing in the blood spring.

Based on the confessions of the three people, the Yangguo painter roughly compiled the scene at that time.

In the surging blood spring, blood-colored mist floated, and the figure of a woman could be vaguely seen in the mist.

The blood fountain was soaked to the ankles, and her black hair was hanging on her red dress. The surging energy in her body caused the blood fountain to boil.

Judging from the canvas, the woman in red does have a somewhat strange aura.

But in Cao An's opinion, isn't this just an ordinary female ghost in red? He has seen many ghosts in the night. Can such a thing scare people?

Cao An couldn't understand it, but what really frightened these local residents was the blood spring.

Don't think that it is a good place. The only ones that are known to become stronger after drinking the blood spring are the super sheep they have bred.

If it were a human being, if he fell into the blood spring, he would turn into bones in an instant.

"We pushed her into the blood spring, and now she has returned from the Nine Netherworld." King Yangli leaned on his throne, exhausted both physically and mentally.

I never thought that the troubles caused by my parents would affect my descendants.

Cao An looked at the king in front of him, and couldn't help but miss Xiaojiu in his mind. If he had known that he would encounter this situation, he should have brought Xiaojiu here.

Because she can deal with injustice?

No, Cao An just missed her complaints.

If Xiao Jiu saw this scene, he would definitely say "idiot" instead of him.

That's right, Cao Xian's eyes at this moment were looking at a group of fools.

As for the things on this canvas, except for the black hair and the long skirt that can be seen, the rest is all hazy with blood.

I just insist that this is a pig standing upright and wearing a skirt. How can you tell the difference?
  ……

In Southern Chu, there once was a country called Huomei Country.

The king is a woman, and the Fire Plum Guards trained by her are very powerful. They fought against the Huanglong Army in the early years. They are very powerful, fearless in death, and very difficult to deal with.

In the early years of Daxing's invasion, it was rare to be able to block Daxing's troops head-on.

Having tasted the sweetness, King Fire Plum decided to increase the refining of Fire Plum Guard.

That's right, it's refining.

The so-called Fire Plum Guards did not use martial arts weapons to improve their combat power, but used this pool of dragon blood to force people to have demonic power, which was similar to the situation of those sheep.

It's just that this kind of demonic power is very difficult to control, and the survival rate of refining it is less than 10%.

But in order to defeat Daxing, King Huomei went crazy at that time and refined his weapons at all costs, making all his subordinates frightened.

The Sheep tribe led by Yang Li was also under the command of King Huomei at that time. After receiving the king's call, they naturally refused to let the men of the tribe die in vain, so they began to rebel.

When Ying Changfeng heard this, he slapped his thigh: "So you killed Huo Mei? Why did that woman suddenly disappear? I'm going to have a big fight with her."

This person's words sounded a little ambiguous, but from another perspective, the enemy who impressed Ying Changfeng was obviously not a good person.

But the refining of the Fire Plum Guards was too expensive. There was no guarantee that Daxing would not come to kill them, and their own people would be completely refined.

"So, the generals of our ministries agreed to attack her together. She fought to the death with us, and was finally pushed into a fountain of blood by us. She was wearing red at the time."

This one is still struggling with the red clothes. It seems that the one who brought him a lot of fear back then! More than ten years have passed, and I still feel aggrieved.

Afterwards, the Huomei Kingdom also split. Each department divided the treasures and each took charge of an area. The rise and fall have changed, and now there are only three kingdoms left in this area.

There is a sheep country, a flame bamboo country, and the Buddhist Chiguang country.

……

After hearing their story, Cao An sneered.

"This matter becomes even more wrong after hearing about it."

"What's wrong?"

"Whether Huo Mei is resurrected or not dead at all, she should have come to seek revenge on you in the past ten years or so. There is no need to be so sneaky."

Cao An's words are not unreasonable. At first, everyone in the Yang Kingdom thought so too.

“But this is not the first time this has happened, it has happened four times in total.

"Not only our people saw it, but also the neighboring countries, and even this time, they even saw the appearance."

King Yang Li said, looking at Yang Sanyong aside.

Yang Sanyong immediately replied: "Yes, I saw it. When the woman appeared, we were all frightened. In order to confirm whether it was her, I deliberately took a detour, and sure enough I could see her face clearly."

Cao An suddenly became interested: "Oh? What did you see?"

"His face is pale, with many scarlet blood streaks on his face. With his eyes closed, he is standing in the center of the blood spring. He looks very similar to that person." Yang Sanyong said, his face turning pale.

Although the Huomei Kingdom was destroyed, many portraits of the former female king still remained.

Just in case, all the guards had seen the portrait and recognized it at a glance.

"She didn't attack you on the spot?"

"No, but there must have been a curse, so His Highness would..." Yang Sanyong said, his expression bitter again.

This curse was simply impossible to guard against. The man was fine at first, but not long after this back and forth, a plum blossom actually grew from the prince's body, which was simply unheard of.

Fortunately, Cao An is also an experienced detective.

Monk Sanyang still has a tree growing on his head, so he is used to the strange things in this world.

"This is the record of all cases. Take a look." King Yangli handed over a piece of sheepskin.

Cao An unfolded it, and the recorded content seemed complete.

The first time, the Flame Bamboo Kingdom next door was attacked. After six people went to the Blood Spring, they all had plum blossom marks on their chests and died. Soon after, there were rumors that the former king had killed himself.

The second and third time, they were all tricked by Yangguo Middle School. A total of 15 people also claimed to have seen the red-clothed ghosts. Soon after they came back, they had plum blossoms printed on their chests and died unexpectedly.

And now for the fourth time, even Prince Yangjun has been hit.

Three of the seven accompanying guards have died one after another. The fourth person is at a higher level and is still struggling to hold on. The remaining three who can speak are also very frightened.

"So, you were attacked three times, but Chi Guangguo didn't see it once?"

"Oh, Master Chiguang generally doesn't use dragon blood, so he doesn't go to the blood spring often. We need the blood water to feed the sheep, so we go more frequently."

Cao An nodded, he could accept this explanation.

If you often walk by the river, you won't encounter ghosts.

Master Chiguang manages the town entirely from the Buddhist system, and is more interested in ores. The blood of dragons is just an auxiliary material at most, and the amount used is not large. It is normal not to encounter it.

It's just that this same method of death has spanned seven years from the first case to the present. There is nothing fishy in it, and Cao An will never believe it.

"The body hasn't been buried yet. Take me to take a look. Maybe I can find something."

"Okay, come with me."

……

After a winding journey, everyone soon arrived at the medical office.

Counting from the date of the incident, half a month has passed. Fortunately, the bodies are frozen in the coffins and can still be examined.

It's just that the plum blossom mark he saw this time was actually different from the prince's.

The coquettish black branches spread from the heart, and the branches burst into bright red, lifelike, indeed like plum blossoms blooming on the chest.

"But this pattern is different from the prince's. He has grown real flowers and branches." Cao An looked at the doctors in confusion.

This is just a mark, like a tattoo that cannot be removed by scrubbing. It is very different from the prince's situation.

The doctor nodded and replied: "It's indeed different, but it should be because of the medicine we use."

"Medicine?"

"Yes, there was indeed such a mark on His Highness's chest at the beginning. In order to maintain His Highness's condition, we used golden elixir. Perhaps it was because of this that the plum blossoms on His Highness's chest bloomed."

Cao An frowned slightly when he heard this.

Quietly tattooing a plum blossom on someone's chest? It’s not realistic to even think about it.

Not to mention, a complete plum blossom will grow from the tattoo in the future.

This case feels a bit like a wronged soul seeking his life.

(End of this chapter)