Chapter 545 The Devil Is One Foot Higher

In the past few days, Cheng Yu had been staying in a small and cramped room, whether in dreamland or in reality.

He felt that he was going moldy and didn't want to stay in the cubicle for a moment, so he got up from the bed and walked outside the room.

Birds chirped and chirped outside the house, and dust danced in the sunlight shining through the door, indicating that it was a sunny day today.

The moment Cheng Yu stepped out of the door, the light shining through the door was blocked by himself.

It was dark outside.

this……?

Oops! He wanted to turn around and retreat into the house, but there was nothing behind him. Where was the cubicle?

Only Bai Ziqi was still sitting in her original position, smiling at him——

When he smiled, his mouth stretched to the base of his ears, revealing a row of fangs, staggered in length, like crocodile teeth.

Only then did Cheng Yu realize that Bai Ziqi had been sitting in the corner and had never been near the beam of light at the door!

That light should be the last ray of clarity in his heart.

"You walked out of your heart and left Bai Ziqi's candlelight protection." Under his horrified gaze, Bai Ziqi's face slowly turned into a nightmare with a hundred faces, and both heads screamed with laughter, "Come on, we should Let’s settle old scores!”

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Bai Ziqi first went back to the county office to visit Cheng Yu.

If anyone else comes in, what they will see is that the spell master is still unconscious, Fan Sheng is guarding the side like a wooden sculpture, motionless, and a pale platinum candle is lit in each of the four corners of the room.

There are other restrictions hidden here. No matter who wants to rob openly or covertly, they will have to walk around without eating.

"It's all right?" It should be all right. He Xiao and Fu Shanyue, who are the most suspicious, haven't had the chance to make a move in the past half hour.

Fan Sheng nodded: "Everything is fine, Baidu just rest assured. How is Wu Kai?"

"died."

Fan Sheng was surprised: "Then only Cen Boqing is left?"

"Yes." Bai Ziqi rubbed his forehead, "Only the fruits remain."

"Zhongsun Mou is dead, and Wu Kai is also dead. Cen Boqing must not have anything happen to him. I will send more people to keep an eye on him."

"Zhong Sunmou was killed by Mai Xuewen; Wu Kai was probably killed by the refiner of the elixir. These two groups of people worked against each other, but they killed all our clues and witnesses." Bai Ziqi faintly said Sighing, "Both sides are pushing Cen Boqing to me, haha."

Fan Sheng said dryly: "It's hard work for Baidu."

"It's not hard. Compared with the previous cases, this one is much simpler. On the first day I arrived in Baishachen, I caught up with Cen Boqing to plead guilty. All I have to do is bring him back. What can be smoother than this?"

Bai Ziqi didn't say much, and went back to the inn to wash up and change clothes, and then went to have breakfast.

Bai Shali, who woke up in the morning light, was busy and full of energy as usual.

Just like He Lingchuan, Bai Ziqi tasted the most famous local sesame seed and beef sesame cakes, made two noodle nests with sweet eggnog, then went to the Chaohu Tower to climb up, and then went to check what happened when Fan Sheng lost to He Lingchuan. land--

Lotus Palace.

Of course, after Shui Ling's accident, only residual loads were left here.

But the route he walked was actually centered on the county government office. As long as something happened there, he could rush back without much effort.

When walking back, he passed by the inn where he was staying and saw people looking around and poking their heads inside and outside the inn.

They should all be rich and wealthy families living in Baishazhen, and they want to visit the envoy Duyun.

Bai Ziqi didn't want to pay attention at all, and turned around and went to the county government office.

Magistrate Tian immediately came over to report that the officials had moved all Wu Kai's relics from Cen's mansion and were inspecting them all.

Wu Kai was cautious during his lifetime and might not leave any useful clues; but Bai Ziqi was more cautious than him and did not want to let go of every detail.

By the time he finished dealing with this, it would be afternoon. Originally, he and Fu Shanyue were going to interrogate Wu Kai during this period. But now that the criminal is dead, the process is cancelled.

Fan Sheng was still in Cheng Yu's compartment, and the lights were still burning in the four corners of the room.

But Cheng Yu was still unconscious.

Bai Ziqi walked in with his hands behind his back: "Is there anything abnormal?"

"It doesn't look like it." Fan Sheng pointed to the four candles. "The restriction has not been touched at all, and the lamp flame has been very calm. But the person named Cheng never woke up."

The door was open, but the flames of the four candles were quiet and never flickered.

Natural wind cannot move them; but on the other hand, they are very sensitive.

His tone was heavy, obviously realizing that this was the biggest abnormality.

I saw with my own eyes that Bai Duzhi gave Cheng Yu a bunch of good medicine. The amount and the effect of the medicine could make five or six dying old men get up and start playing music and dancing.

Why doesn't it work when you get to Cheng Yu?

Bai Ziqi observed carefully for a few times, then stretched out his hand to feel Cheng Yu's pulse: "The injury has improved greatly." Even his face was a little rosy.

The elixir that Du Yunshi took out was no joke. "The heart and lungs are also smooth."

It makes no sense not to wake up.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Bai Ziqi's face darkened. After thinking for a moment, he took out the platinum candle from his arms.

After last night's hunting battle, there was only one candle left, but Bai Ziqi lit it anyway.

This lantern has a special function, but the candle is about to burn out and can only be used one last time.

When the flame ignited, Bai Ziqi did not pinch it out like he did last night, but whispered a few prayers to the candlelight.

Soon, the candlelight turned light green.

That kind of faint light, like phosphorus fire, suddenly made this compartment, which was sunny and warm at noon, feel a bit gloomy. The two guards on guard outside the house couldn't help but shudder, feeling that a sudden feeling came from the bottom of their hearts. A chill.

Of course, the two people in the compartment were not afraid.

"This kind of light can illuminate the soul." Bai Ziqi brought the green candle flame close to Cheng Yu, right in front of his mouth and nose.

The candle flame was of course motionless. Fan Sheng felt that the scenery in front of him seemed to have double images, and he quickly rubbed his eyes, but Bai Ziqi's face changed.

Fan Sheng's heart tightened: "What's wrong?"

Bai Ziqi did not answer, but called in a guard and also brought the candle flame close to his mouth and nose: "Look."

Under the illumination of this fire, the guard's face was a little blurry. Fan Sheng tried to look closely, but he found that his facial features were blurred, and only a ray of white light behind the forehead, that is, the position of the brain, was like a flame, and it was also jumping.

"This is the appearance of a human soul illuminated by the soul-illuminating candle." Bai Ziqi's voice was angry, "Look at Cheng Yu again!"

No matter how he shone, Cheng Yu's mind was empty, like a house without an owner.

"He lost his soul a long time ago and can't wake up!"

"How could it be..." Fan Sheng said in a lost voice, "I have been guarding here all the time, no evil spirits can get close!"

The ban was not broken, and there was no warning.

Bai Ziqi knew this, of course, and his eyes turned slightly: "When did Cheng Yu lose his soul?"

Fan Sheng couldn't answer this question, and Bai Ziqi didn't expect him to.

Last night, when Bai Ziqi interrogated Cheng Yu alone, this guy was still awake for more than ten breaths and answered two of his questions. At that time, Cheng Yu's soul was still there.

After Cheng Yu fell into a coma, he had to switch to the guards, and then Fu Shanyue came with He Xiao.

After the two left, he returned to Cheng Yu's compartment, set up the ban, and asked Fan Sheng to take charge.

In other words, Cheng Yu lost his soul while the three of them were interrogating the guards and Cen Boqing.

Fu Shanyue and He Xiao himself should be able to rule out suspicion, because Bai Ziqi himself was also there, and was an eyewitness.

According to Cen Boqing's own account, Cheng Yu was invited by him temporarily to deal with He Xiao, and he had nothing to do with his immortality medicine business. Therefore, Cheng Yu's loss of soul should not be the work of the mastermind who killed Wu Kai.

Who wants to kill him?

Is it really like He Xiao said, that the evil thing whose golden body was burned at the beginning came to seek revenge on Cheng Yu?

Cheng Yu's previous soul lock in the dream bottle, as well as the confession of the guards, all proved that he had something he was afraid of. He tried again and again, and finally succeeded.

Bai Shachu's progress seemed to be smooth, and people had prepared the "real murderer" for him, but Bai Ziqi wanted to investigate further but felt that there were many obstacles.

He let out a long breath.

How many people were involved in this strange case?

...

He Lingchuan sat on the roof and played the flute, accompanied by the breeze and bamboo waves.

Skills cannot stand the training, his technique has improved greatly, and he can already play several songs fluently.

The Soul-Catching Mirror felt that he was finally about to make it: "You have a lot of room for improvement!"

He Lingchuan tapped the mirror with one finger: "Remove the word 'room'! Or remove 'room for improvement' altogether!"

As a beginner, he still lacked fingering and timing, but not strength.

Whether playing the flute or the xiao, there are lung capacity requirements. Complex songs are mostly based on long notes, with various techniques. Others would practice until they were dizzy and short of breath, but He Lingchuan had cultivation and had developed the habit of breathing in and out. His qi was long and strong, so he had a natural advantage here.

But he knew that his musical talent was limited, and he could only pretend to be a literary youth at best. No matter how much he practiced, he would never reach the level of perfection.

However, the concentration and calmness when playing were very beneficial to his mindset of warming up and entering a state of tranquility.

This is also the reason why many practitioners like to take a minor instrument.

The case of killing the demon and taking the pearl that was investigated in Shuangyi Town came to an end because of Cen Boqing's confession. He Lingchuan can finally relax for a few days.

During the investigation, even if he huddled in the house to avoid the rain, he had to be on his guard to guard against the opponent's sneak attack.

The soul-catching mirror also sighed: "This case is too complicated."

"There's nothing wrong with complexity." It made him understand Beijia step by step.

How could the original cursory tour touch so many inside stories?

The mirror was still worried: "Are you really not afraid that Cheng Yu will give you up?"

Just throw Cheng Yu in Bai Ziqi's hands and let him go, is this okay?

Cen Boqing has confessed, and Fu Shanyue will no longer interfere with how Bai Ziqi deals with Cheng Yu. As he said, he is just an idler.

He Lingchuan smiled: "No."

"Why?"

He Lingchuan smiled but said nothing.

As a spirit, the mirror speaks to its owner, and others cannot hear it, but Bai Ziqi may see his every word and action. Who knows if Du Yunshi has some magical means to monitor him?