I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 206: Story Turn (asking for monthly ticket)

Sang Que took the map given by Xiao Wu and quickly brought Xia Chan and Xuan Yu to Jiuling Village, which was also a small village located at the foot of the mountain, somewhat similar to Heishan Village.

At this time, the sky was gloomy, and there was heavy snowfall. The mountains were covered in silver, and the whole village was covered in white snow. Everywhere you looked was dazzling white.

Sangque didn't know whether Xiaochan would suffer from snow blindness, so he still told her not to stare at the snow all the time.

Meow——

Just as they were about to enter the village, Xuan Yu suddenly climbed from Xia Chan's arms to Xia Chan's shoulders and made threatening whimpering sounds towards somewhere behind the two of them.

When Sangque and Xiachan turned around, they saw a headless woman covered in blood standing under a tree in the snow-covered pine forest on the side of the road. Before Sangque could get a closer look, the strong wind blew up the snowflakes, and the headless woman disappeared again.

"It's a wandering soul." Sang Que said to Xia Chan. She was no longer surprised by this. As long as it was cloudy, or in places like the woods where the sun couldn't reach, there would always be some wandering souls. They might not have died nearby.

"Let's go into the village first. We'll pretend to be sisters who got lost in the snowstorm. Don't reveal your identity."

Sangque said to Xiachan, and Xiachan nodded vigorously.

Ordinary people are afraid of the Suppression of Evils Bureau. If you are sure that there is something wrong in Jiuling Village, you can reveal your identity and investigate directly. It is not certain now, so it is best to pretend to be an ordinary person so that the villagers can relax their vigilance and reveal their true identity, if there is any.

It was snowing heavily and everyone in Jiuling Village was hibernating. As soon as Sangque and Xiachan entered the village, they started shouting in the village.

"Is there anyone-"

Several families living at the entrance of the village heard the noise, opened their doors and looked outside. All they saw were women or elderly men. No young men were seen for the time being. It was estimated that most of them had been drafted into military service.

The villagers just took a look and closed the door vigilantly.

Woof! Woof woof!

Sang Que heard a dog barking, and soon saw an old man leading a black dog out of the village, looking at them from a distance.

"who are you?"

Xia Chan held Xuan Yu in his arms, and Sang Que took a few steps forward with difficulty. "It's snowing so hard that my two sisters got separated from the caravan and lost their way. I want to ask where the nearest post station is?"

The old man should be the village chief. He was still on guard and pointed a direction to Sang Que. "The post station is in that direction. Our village does not allow outsiders. You can go by yourselves."

After saying that, the village chief pulled the black dog away, not intending to pay any attention to the mulberry sparrow and the summer cicada.

"Xuan Yu, do you feel there is something wrong?" Sang Que asked Xuan Yu.

Normally, Xuanyu would have rushed out to inspect the new place as soon as he arrived. But at this moment, the snow was too heavy and Xuanyu was afraid of the cold, so he huddled in Xia Chan's arms and refused to go anywhere, scanning the surroundings with his emerald cat eyes.

meow~
"Xiaochan feels like there's nothing dirty here."

Sang Que nodded and took Xia Chan away first. Then she sneaked in alone and eavesdropped for a while outside the yards of several families. They were talking about the men in their families being captured to fight in the war, and about going into the mountains for winter hunting after the snow stopped.

Afterwards, Sang Que tore some rags from a family's home, grabbed a handful of rice from the kitchen outside the yard, and used the witchcraft divination method that Yu Da taught her to ask Yin Zai.

Yinzai also concluded that there were no evil spirits or ghosts in the village, which was normal.

In that case, Sang Que had no choice but to leave and searched the place where the headless female ghost had appeared before, but found nothing.

In desperation, Sang Que could only take Xia Chan and Xuan Yu to Bai Ta Village to meet up with He Bu Ning. There was a white pagoda in Bai Ta Village, where the longevity Buddha was enshrined, hence the name. Sang Que arrived early and did not see He Bu Ning, so she strolled around the village.

Baita Village is larger than Jiuling Village, but there are still no young and middle-aged men in the village. An old man from a family just passed away due to illness. Their funeral was held yesterday, and musicians from Tianliang City were invited to see him off.

Sang Que asked and found out that it was indeed the brothers Chengge and Xingzhu.

Just as night fell, He Buning finally arrived, but he also found nothing.

In the next three days, Sang Que and He Buning acted separately and explored all the twelve villages around Guyang County. Sang Que was more efficient and explored more. Wherever he went, he used witchcraft to ask Yinzi questions.

Not to mention the dragon and snake boy, there isn’t even a single snake to be found in these villages.

He Buning said that the image of the Dragon Snake Boy is that of a boy with the upper body and a snake with the lower body.

Finally, the few of them returned to the post station. Xiaowu and Xiaoliu were still waiting there. The snow had been lighter these days, but there was still no sign of stopping, so no one came from Tianliang City, and all the people trapped in the post station stayed there.

At night, everyone gathered in He Bu Ning's room to discuss.

"Boss, could it be that our estimation was wrong, and the Dragon Snake Boy Statue is not near Guyang County? Or has the thing been destroyed long ago?" Xiao Liu sat at the table, playing paper toads with Xia Chan and Xuan Yu.

Xiaowu nodded slightly in silence, agreeing more with Xiaoliu's idea.

Sangque said nothing and looked at He Bu Ning.

He Bu Ning thought carefully and looked out the window again. "This snowfall is abnormal, and it started when we started to search for lost items in Gongcaoyuan. It's like someone is deliberately using heavy snow to hinder us from searching everywhere. And the Dragon Snake Boy originally has the ability to bring diseases and natural disasters. We can't find it, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It may just be that we can't see it."

Sang Que looked down at his boots, pretending that something was stuck on the soles. He thought, is this the ability of smart people to make up their minds? Can they rationalize no matter what the situation is?

Xiao Wu reacted, "Boss, do you want to... use the ghost eye?"

Sang Que's heart skipped a beat. This is how things turned out!

Sang Que thought about it carefully and decided that this was a good idea. He could get Yin Tong's lost right arm from Yan Daozi, and not many people would know about it.

But in Yufu Village, she was present when Yin Tong took the eyeball from He Buning.

If Yin Tong lost his other eye as soon as she arrived in Tianliang City, He Bu Ning would definitely suspect her with her imagination.

Now a lot of things have been lost in the evil department of the entire Tianliang town. In order to track down these things, it would be best for He Buning to take out the ghost eye himself.

It’s just that He Buning had just lost one ghost eye. If he lost another one, he would probably be dismissed from his position as captain.

Moreover, Xiaowu mentioned using the ghost eye to search for the trace of the Dragon Snake Boy. Does this mean that the function of this ghost eye is the same as the other one?
He Buning said in distress, "Gongcaoyuan is very strict about the safekeeping of this kind of special Yin objects. Even now, I am afraid that I don't have the authority to borrow the ghost eye."

At this time, Xiaoliu said, "Why do you need us to borrow it, Boss? Don't take everything on yourself. It was Gongcaoyuan that lost the things this time. We have gone to great lengths to investigate and track down the clues of the lost items. This is already enough to give them face."

"I think we should go back and tell the people in Tianliang City Gongcaoyuan directly, and let them find a way to find the trace of the dragon snake boy statue by themselves. If they can't find it, if there is a heavy snowstorm in the Qingcang Mountains, let them go to Wangshan City by themselves and explain to General Cao."

Xiaowu nodded, and Sangque also felt that Xiaoliu was right. Whoever made the mistake should take the responsibility. They could help but would not take the blame.

If the people in Gongcaoyuan were afraid that General Cao would investigate the matter, they would definitely activate the Ghost Eye to check for the whereabouts of the Dragon Snake Boy. In this way, the Ghost Eye would not have to go through He Buning's hands, and even if any accidents occurred, He Buning would not be implicated.

He Bu Ning thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's take advantage of the fact that there is not much snow now and leave immediately to return to Tianliang City."