Chapter 1365 Lake Water

As soon as the words "Fu'an Inn" came out, even the surrounding temperature seemed to drop a lot. Taking advantage of the moment when everyone was stunned, the woman dragged the child and ran away quickly.

Tang Qisheng reacted and subconsciously wanted to chase him, but Zhang Qizheng reached out to stop him and whispered: "Don't chase him, don't attract attention."

Hearing the hint in Zhang Qizheng's tone, Tang Qisheng turned to look around, and suddenly found that pedestrians who were rushing along stopped and stared at him nervously.

After realizing that they had been noticed, the pedestrians immediately quickened their pace and ran away almost as if they were running away.

"Why are they so afraid of us?" The fat man blinked, becoming more and more confused. They had just come to this world, how could they act like evil ghosts.

Jiang Cheng looked around. Although many of the surrounding merchants had their doors open, there was no one at all inside. There was no shopkeeper, and no customers. Jiang Cheng observed as he walked, and finally locked his eyes on a street stall. .

This kind of small stalls are temporary, and almost all the belongings are on a small flatbed truck that can be pushed around. Those who are in a hurry will rarely stop when they see it, and buy a few as quickly as possible. A sesame seed cake, then stuffed it into the package randomly, and continued on the way.

There are not many similar stalls on this street, but the business is pretty good. A group of people from Jiangcheng came to the stall. The four people waiting near the stall seemed to have seen a ghost. They dispersed with a huff, and three people He left directly and continued on his way. The last remaining man may have already paid and was reluctant to leave before he got the sesame cakes. He just stood at a distance and looked at this place, as if he wanted to wait for Jiang Cheng and his party. After leaving, come back.

There was a couple busy at the stall. When the couple saw Jiang Cheng and others, their faces changed with fright. The woman shivered, while the dark-skinned man hurriedly packed up his things and handed over all the remaining sesame cakes. He came out and said, "Everyone... all the officials, please don't be angry. My wife and I are duty-bound people. We don't know anything. I'm leaving right now! I'm leaving right now! These... these sesame cakes are all honor to all the officials!"

The frightened looks of the couple and the word "official" indicated that the other party had mistaken them for someone else. Li Bai comforted them and said, "Don't be afraid. We are not official. We are just passing by. We are new here." , I want to ask you something.”

The simple man opened his eyes wide, "What, you are not from the government?"

"Of course not, brother and sister-in-law, we are just passing by." The fat man was very friendly, and after a few words, the couple's faces improved a lot.

Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Jiang Cheng took the lead in asking the first question, "Why do you think we are from the government?"

Not only this couple, but also the mother and daughter just now, as well as the passers-by around them, seemed to be wary of them, presumably thinking that they were government officials, but they were not wearing official clothes.

"If you are not from the government, how dare you use this kind of thing?" The man stretched out his hand with a puzzled expression and pointed at Gao Yanqing, or to be precise, he pointed at the package behind Gao Yanqing.

The package was brought by the soldiers and contained water bladders and bread for their breakfast.

"Is there anything wrong with this package?" Zhu Jie asked confused. They had checked the package early in the morning and found that there was no problem. They still had this vigilance.

Hearing this, the man swallowed and said, "Of course, this furoshiki comes from the Zhennan Marquis Mansion. It has the special pattern of the Marquis Mansion on it. As long as we are in Luo'an City, everyone will recognize it."

After learning that Jiang Cheng and the others were ordinary people, the man let out a long sigh of relief, and then asked them to sit down in front of the simple stall. After calming down, he kindly reminded: "If you have nothing to do with the Zhennan Marquis Mansion, I advise you Hurry up and put this baggage away before you get burned."

"Also, if there is nothing urgent, please leave here quickly. Recently in Luo'an City..." The man suddenly stopped here, then turned his head and looked in another direction, with a look of fear on his face.

Suddenly, the woman behind the man wiped away her tears and cried, "It's too late. My boss, I heard that the city has been closed for a long time. You can only enter and not leave, unless there is an ultimatum from the Marquis Mansion."

"Hey -" the man sighed, looking like he had resigned himself to his fate.

Jiang Cheng reached out and took the teacup handed over by the man, took a sip, and continued talking to the man, "Brother, we are new here and don't know what is going on in the city, but why do we feel that the people around here... are all like Are you fleeing?"

The man pursed his lips, and it was obvious that he was also struggling with whether he should tell these things, until he finally sighed, raised his head and said, "If you are willing to call me big brother, I don't want to hide it from you. What happened in Luo'an City recently?" It was not peaceful, and there was no peace every night. At first, there were soldiers patrolling at night, but later it was said that several evil things happened, and even the soldiers did not dare to walk at night. The monks and Taoists invited were old and young. In the end…I didn’t believe it at all!”

"That's because you didn't invite me. Master Dao, I can kill demons and destroy them without any disadvantages. Amitabha, that's good. That's good." Shao Tong placed his left hand on his chest and made the sign of the cross with his right hand skillfully.

The man's eyes widened: "You...are you a Taoist priest?"

Lu Qin blocked Shao Tong and explained to the man: "You don't need to pay attention to him. He is my cousin. One year, he was hit by a falling rock while walking on the mountain road. Since then, he has often said nonsense." Lu Qin pointed. .

Jiang Cheng was a little surprised when he heard Lu Qin say this. At the same time, he was keenly aware that Shao Tong, who seemed to be mentally disturbed, did not refute, as if he didn't hear him.

"So that's it." Hanzi expressed his understanding. At the same time, he told Jiang Cheng and others about the situation he knew. It was also from Hanzi that Jiang Cheng and others got the initial information about this place.

This city is called Luo'an City. It is located on the border of the dynasty. Its geographical location is very important. It was originally built according to the idea of ​​​​a military camp. There are heavy troops in the city, and the so-called Zhennan Hou Mansion is located in Luo'an City. Because the emperor is far away from the sky. , and also holds military power, the Marquis of Zhennan has absolute power of life and death in Luo'an City.

Jiang Cheng probably figured it out. The people who came to see them this morning were the soldiers of the Zhennan Hou Mansion. According to Jiang Cheng's experience, most of the strange things in the city were inseparable from the people of the Hou Mansion.

The man lowered his voice and approached mysteriously, "I just heard from a passerby that something strange happened again last night. This time it was the shopkeeper Wu and his family of Fu'an Inn."

"Do you know the specific situation?" Yao Shunyu asked.

The man shook his head repeatedly, "I don't know, but I heard that the entire inn was sealed and surrounded. Just like the previous times, the place was full of water. I don't know where so much water came from."

The clues the couple had were limited. After bidding farewell to the two of them, the group rushed straight to Fu'an Inn. After all, all the clues so far pointed to that.

Just like what the man said, before he reached Fu'an Inn, still dozens of meters away, he was stopped by someone. A large piece of white cloth was hung on the street to cover the back. Judging from their clothes, these people were Soldiers guarding the city.

The leading soldier looked Jiang Cheng and others up and down and asked, "Are you the master who unveiled the list?"

Hearing the word "master" made Fatty Yahuazi feel pain. Every time he was called "master" something bad happened. This had almost become a fixed pattern.

Before he finished speaking, a man with a sword walked out of the room. This man was tall and had an evil spirit in his eyebrows. He was obviously a general who had been on the battlefield and licked blood from his sword.

The general bowed his hands to Jiang Cheng and others, his attitude was quite polite, "Exalted gentlemen, please follow me."

After saying this, the white cloth was lifted, and a group of people walked in. The street was still behind them, and not far away was the Fu'an Inn. However, the Fu'an Inn at this time was completely different from the impression last night. The door that looked very solid was knocked open. , fell crookedly to the ground, and a large area around the inn was wet.

Jiang Cheng walked past a sunken location filled with water.

The general subconsciously held his hand on the handle of the knife, with uneasiness in his eyes, "As you masters can see, it was much worse than it is now when we first arrived. There was water everywhere, as if it had been washed by a flood."

Walking into the inn, the scene in front of me was even more shocking. Everything in the inn was soaked by water and was all wet. Gao Yanqing was very tall, and he did not shy away from it. He picked up a fallen Taishi chair and stepped on it. Above, straighten your arms, get close to the wall, try your best to touch up, and then jump down with a cautious look, "Everything is wet, the water is much bigger than expected, it is at least 3 meters high, and the top of the wall is also wet. , not splashing water, but being soaked, it’s really unimaginable..."

Hearing this, the general also nodded, looked around vigilantly, and said in a strange tone: "Yes, we can't figure this out either. It was fine yesterday, but suddenly it became like this overnight. The weirdest thing is this big disaster. Water, how did this water get here, and only the area near this inn was soaked by the water, and the places farther away were not affected. "

Thinking about the general's words, Jiang Cheng found something strange in them. The general asked how the water got here, not where the water came from. Does this mean that the general knew where the water came from?

Sure enough, after hearing Jiang Cheng's question, the general answered decisively, "I know where this water comes from. This is lake water. The Spring God Lake, which is dozens of miles away, is right there!"

"How do you know?" Zhang Qizheng asked. He noticed a strange aura from it, especially when the words Spring God Lake were mentioned, a flash of fear flashed in the general's eyes.

In response to this, the general did not answer directly. Instead, he squatted down and found an inconspicuous green plant among the mess in the house. Jiang Cheng looked at it for a few times and asked, "Is this a water plant?"

"Yes, but this water plant is very special. It is called Beauty Fragrance. It can only be found in Spring God Lake, which is dozens of miles away from here. It is the only one in the world." The general said firmly, "The whole inn is full of flowers." There are such aquatic plants everywhere, it’s absolutely true that this weird flood comes from Spring God Lake.”

"What happened at Spring God Lake recently?" Jiang Cheng asked.

The next second, the general looked a little strange, and he changed the topic, "Masters, let me take you to see the corpse first. Maybe you can find some clues that we ordinary people can't patrol."

"Thank you, General." Jiang Cheng politely handed over.

Corpses have always been the most intuitive clue, and judging from the flood, the shopkeeper Wu and his family in this inn, as well as the guests living here, are probably all dead.

When they came to the backyard, the water had receded, and there were several corpses lined up side by side on the wet ground. The corpses were still covered with cloth. Zhang Qizheng did not shy away from it. He was the first to walk up. Even though he was mentally prepared, the moment he lifted the white cloth , was still frightened by the appearance of the corpse.

The bodies were incomplete, as if they had been bitten one by one. There were bite marks on the face, neck, and body. The most terrifying thing was that judging from the degree of biting and the tooth marks, it looked more like someone had bitten them.

"Why are there only 6 bodies?" Zhu Jie asked puzzledly. In her opinion, there shouldn't be only 6 people living in this 3-story inn.

Seeing Zhu Jie's confusion, the general explained: "The situation is special now. There are almost no people staying in the inns. There is only the Wu family in Fu'an Inn."

"Wu, his wife, and their two daughters. Oh, and there is also a waiter who lives in the inn."

After hearing the general's words, Lu Qin frowned, "General, you said there are only 5 people in total, but the bodies..."

Everyone has discovered the abnormality that Lu Qin found. There are 6 bodies, one more.

"Whose is the sixth body?" asked the fat man.

Unexpectedly, the general only ordered people to uncover the white cloth of all the bodies, and then motioned everyone to look at the last body, shaking his head, "I don't know, we haven't found out the identity of this person."

From the bodies, the six bodies died in the same way. Although they were all bitten and riddled with holes, their body shapes and appearances could still be distinguished. The last body, which could not be identified, was a woman with an ordinary appearance. The only remaining eye was wide open, staring at the sky without spirit, as if lamenting the injustice of the world. The lips and half of the cheek were torn apart, and the exposed gums were hideous and terrifying, which made people resist from the bottom of their hearts.

"We asked nearby merchants to identify her, and people from the city's household department to come. Everyone said that they had never seen her. This person seemed to appear here out of thin air." The general said with lingering fear.

For some reason, the two words "out of thin air" seemed to seduce a certain place deep in Jiang Cheng's mind, making his nerves tense up, "This is not the first time this has happened, has there been an unknown body before?"

"No, this is the only time." The general replied.

Suddenly, Lu Qin, who had been silent all this time, squatted down, and under everyone's gaze, she put her finger into the unknown woman's eyes, and then gently wiped it inside. The next second, a transparent thin film appeared on her fingertips.

Everyone was stunned, because everyone recognized that it was a contact lens.