Nightmare Apostle

Everyone was shocked, "What happened?"

"The boat the troupe was crossing capsized when they were crossing the river. Everyone was on the boat at Laoniuwan Ferry, which is more than 10 miles away from here."

"When did it happen?"

"Shortly after the woman drowned."

The famous actor in the front-foot troupe, the daughter of the leader Bai, drowned and died, and the entire troupe in the back-foot also died of drowning. Anyone who is not a fool can see that something is wrong.

But it is obvious that no one dares to say it directly in this situation. To be able to buy such a large family property in this troubled world, I am afraid that Master Feng and his family are not kind people.

Master Feng didn't seem to be in good health. After chatting for a few more words, he started to look tired. Seeing this, Butler Liu called the maid and helped Master Feng to the inner hall to rest.

"Everyone, the master is too worried about the second young master. If you have anything to do, you should ask me." Butler Liu sighed softly, "To be honest, my master's health is getting worse day by day. I couldn’t sleep well at night because of that incident.”

Yang Xiao: "Heh."

"Everyone, please come with me. You will know after you take a look." When mentioning his master, Butler Liu, who had a gloomy face, rarely showed some true feelings. He led a group of people to the other side of the hall. , which looks like a bedroom from the outside.

There is a Bagua mirror embedded at the top of the door. The bronze mirror surface is slightly dusty, but the shape is simple and the whole body is regular. You can tell at a glance that it is a rare ancient object.

Opening the door, it was indeed a bedroom inside. A carved wooden bed was facing the door. The curtain on the wooden bed was lowered, and a person could be vaguely seen lying inside.

After getting Butler Liu's acquiescence, a few people dared to step forward and slowly opened the curtain. The scene inside shocked everyone. Lying on the bed was actually a paper man!

The paper man is covered with a thick embroidered quilt and has a wooden pillow on his head. All the bedding items are the same as those of a living person. What's more important is that the paper man's appearance is clearly based on Master Feng's drawing. It's a big deal to make a living paper man. The biggest taboo among taboos!

"Fake death?" Yang Xiao looked at the paper man's features and saw some clues.

Hearing this, Butler Liu turned around and nodded to Yang Xiao, "You are right, that woman is too fierce. I have found many magicians and Taoists in the house, but they had no choice but to take this step."

Shi Dali stared at Butler Liu and said angrily: "But don't you know that using this method will damage the luck of a living person?"

"I don't care about so much anymore. The master's life is important." Butler Liu bowed his hands to several people with a solemn expression, "Everyone, since you have accepted the money from my Feng family, please do your best to get rid of that woman as soon as possible. After I succeed, I will be greatly grateful to my family, and it will be a meritorious deed for you all."

After hearing this so many times, everyone feels nothing. No one cares about merit or demerit. Everyone just wants to live.

"Steward Liu, how long can I keep this paper man hidden?" Kuang Hongyi asked the key question.

Butler Liu held out three fingers and said, "Up to three days."

The decoration in the bedroom is quite strange. On the left side of the wooden bed hangs a sachet embroidered with evil spirits, and on the right side hangs an old scissor with a broken blade. There is a pair of red satin embroidered shoes beside the bed, but the shoes The tip was cut off with a sharp weapon and disappeared.

Taking a step back, on the square table in the center, copper coins and incense candles were used to form a strange shape. It seemed to be some kind of magic circle to ward off evil spirits.

A silver wire hangs from the beam, and a bell hangs below. The bell is covered with a layer of patina and has a rare square shape. Since they came in, the bell has swayed slightly from time to time, but it has not made any sound.

Staring at the bell, Yang Xiao concentrated slightly. He had seen something similar in an old book he found at a second-hand book stall.

This kind of bell is called a coffin ringer. It is very rare. It is usually hung on the corner of the coffin with silver thread. It is said that when tomb robbers see this kind of coffin after opening the tomb, they usually won't bother them. After all, there is no use for a dead person who looks good. Those who do this are usually those who are extremely resentful, or those who died violently with incomplete bodies.

It is said that this thing is very evil. The soul of a pre-term fetus is sealed with a secret method, and then sealed with corpse wax.

This bell usually does not ring. It will only ring when the evil spirit of the evil spirit is felt, and the shrill cry of a baby will be heard from inside.

After staying for a while, everyone left and stood outside the compound, feeling the sunshine shining on their bodies and feeling like they were alive again. The decorated fake bedroom was full of eerie feeling, and there were completely two worlds inside and outside the room. .

After giving a few instructions again, Butler Liu allowed several people to walk around the house as they pleased. It was okay to leave the house if they wanted to, but they had to come back before sunset.

Also, you must be accompanied by servants from the mansion when you leave the mansion. The reason given by Butler Liu is that there is a war outside and there are too many refugees, and he is worried that their safety is not guaranteed.

After saying this, Butler Liu left. Everyone looked at each other, then left the courtyard and came to a secluded place.

Without outsiders, it was easier to say some things. "What do you think?" Kuang Hongyi was the first to speak after confirming that there was no eavesdropping.

Ke Long sneered, "Isn't this matter clear? I came here to sing in an opera, but the most beautiful actor drowned and died. Not to mention, the whole troupe was dead. Well, I'll give you one directly. There is no evidence, and there is no way for you to investigate."

"Do you think this makes sense? Master Feng fell in love with Ximo, a famous actress in the Bai family's opera troupe, and used the name of singing to trick her into coming. As a result, Ximo had a strong personality and refused to obey, so Master Feng killed her in anger. It is also possible that Ximo jumped into the lake to avoid being humiliated, but the rest of the Bai family's opera troupe were also in the mansion at the time. Master Feng was worried that this matter would be bad for his reputation after it was spread, so he simply went all out and directly..." Raising his hand, Xu Su directly made a gesture of wiping his neck, "Then announced to the public that it was a boat capsize."

This is a relatively conventional speculation, but Shi Dali shook his head, "I don't think so. Don't forget, this is the seventh day after the death of Old Master Feng. The ancients valued rules the most. The Feng family is also a wealthy family in the local area, and they will not mess around on such an important occasion."

"Haha, that's hard to say. There are many beasts in human clothing. Do you know what it means to have sex after drinking? These capitalists play tricks." Ke Long curled his lips.

Yang Xiao noticed that he seemed to be very hostile to capitalists, perhaps because of his personal experience. According to Ke Long, his father seemed to run a factory.

After a moment of silence, Kuang Hongyi spoke again, "I agree with Brother Shi's point of view. After all, this is the seventh day after the death of Old Master Feng. Also, if Master Feng really just wants to monopolize this happy occasion, then there is no need to invite the entire troupe. It would be troublesome."