Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Chapter 2071 Not an Affair

Just as Wan Shufang was guessing about the relationship between Xu Zhu and the woman in the painting, she heard Xu Zhu talking to himself again: "But, I protected you, you must do what you promised me."

"You told me in my dream that as long as I kill ninety-nine boys and girls, help you revive, and protect you, you can guarantee my immortality and boundless magical power."

Xu Zhu suddenly laughed excitedly, his whole body trembling, and his smile was crazy: "You will definitely not break your promise, Goddess."

Hearing the way Xu Zhu addressed the woman, Wan Shufang was completely ashamed. She originally thought that there was some kind of affair going on, but she didn't expect that it was purely career-oriented. He just wanted to become a master, so he treated the woman who sent her a dream as a goddess and worshipped her.

He even killed innocent people indiscriminately because of a dream in order to revive the illusory goddess whose existence was unknown.

This was unacceptable to Chen Changli and Wan Shufang. They were extremely angry and looked at Xu Zhu with gritted teeth, wishing they could rush out and arrest him and report him to the police.

But they knew that it was useless to just capture Xu Zhu. They did not see the child's body in the cave. They should not act rashly before the matter was clarified.

"Xu Zhu is so crazy that he believes in the existence of the goddess. He has my detailed identity records and the portrait..." Wan Shufang thought silently, and her expression became serious: "I'm afraid that all this is a dream given to him by the original owner."

"But how is this possible? When I came here, the original owner was already dead, his body and soul were gone. Besides, Xu Zhu and the original owner were not related at all, so the idea of ​​a dream being sent to them is simply nonsense."

Wan Shufang's eyes flickered, and two thoughts kept tug at each other in her mind, making her dizzy. She finally waited until Xu Zhu left, and the two of them searched again to make sure nothing was left behind, and then they left the cave.

Wan Shufang did not tell Chen Changli about the original owner's dream. The two returned to the inn and did not sleep all night, discussing strategies to deal with Xu Zhu.

The next morning.

After disguising themselves, the two men went out early to gather information around Yunfeng County. The county magistrate was new, so the first place to be targeted would naturally be the old village chief's family.

Standing in front of the old village chief's house, Chen Changli raised his hand and knocked on the door without hesitation.

"Who is it?" There was a noise in the room, and soon, a white-haired old man, hunched over, came to open the door. Seeing the unfamiliar face, the old man was slightly startled: "Who are you looking for?"

"Old village chief, we are here to see you."

Wan Shufang did not cover up her original voice. Hearing the familiar voice, the old village chief was slightly stunned. He looked at the two people and quickly determined who they were from their aura.

Thinking about the rumors in the town over the past few days that Wan Shufang was a monster, the old village chief nodded in understanding.

"Sir, Madam, please come in." The old village chief walked in front first, brought chairs and asked them to sit down. The old village chief's family had received kindness from Wan Shufang, so they would not add insult to injury.

Seeing that the old village chief's attitude towards them remained unchanged, Wan Shufang breathed a sigh of relief and began to ask: "Village chief, we came here today to ask about Yunfeng County."

"Madam, please tell me. I will tell you everything I know."

"That's good, village chief. I wonder if there has ever been a woman with a similar appearance to me in Yunfeng County in the past?" As she spoke, Wan Shufang removed her disguise, revealing her true face.

So that the old village chief can recognize it better.

The old village chief stared at her for a long time, put down his cane, slapped his forehead, and suddenly remembered something. When he spoke, his old face trembled slightly: "It seems that there is such a person. This is all an old story."

"Twenty years ago, there was a woman who looked similar to the lady. She exposed corruption in the government and offended some important people. She was chased and forced to the edge of a cliff, where she eventually fell off the cliff and disappeared."

After saying this, the old village chief sighed, with a trace of sympathy in his eyes: "That girl is a good one, but it's a pity. Rumor has it that she is proficient in mechanical engineering and has a cinnabar mole on her cheek, but I have never seen her, so I don't know if it's true or not."

Hearing this, Wan Shufang recalled the portrait in the cave. This description was exactly the woman in the portrait. She breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the person who was hunted down twenty years ago could not have been the original owner.

A big stone hanging in her heart slowly fell to the ground. Wan Shufang looked at the old village chief gratefully and said softly: "Thank you for telling us this."

"Hey, madam, I, an old man, can't help you with anything, but I believe in you, you are a good person." Although the old village chief's family also believed in Taoist Master Xu Zhu, he would always be partial to his benefactor.

"Thank you, village chief."

"Sorry for bothering you. We have something else to do. We'll take our leave now and visit you again later."

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang stood up and nodded slightly to the old village chief. Seeing that the village chief wanted to see them off, Wan Shufang quickly helped him sit down and said, "Village chief, we can walk on our own. You don't need to see us off."

The old man has poor legs and feet, so there is no need for him to accompany me on this journey.

Seeing Wan Shufang's insistence, the old village chief finally did not stand up again. He just watched the two leave. After leaving the old village chief's house, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang inquired about several more households.

With everyone talking at once, the truth of what happened back then has been pieced together.

"Changli, it looks like we have to go to the cave again."

"We will go after Xu Zhu's next ritual."

After all, they had observed that Xu Zhu had been increasingly fond of going to the cave and dreaming of becoming an immortal.

Another day passed like this.

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang finally waited until Xu Zhu went out to perform a ritual, then they hurried to the cave, walked in as familiarly as they knew the way, and set a huge fire.

Wan Shufang also took out the oil from the space and poured it all in...

The sky was full of flames, and when Xu Zhu came back, he could only see the cave that had been burned to charcoal but was still emitting flames.

"No, what happened? Why did the fire suddenly start?"

"Who is it? Who on earth ruined my good thing?"

Xu Zhu was filled with anger and grief, and wanted to rush in, but the cave was so hot from the fire that he could not get close at all. He could only sit slumped on the ground with empty eyes.

"It's over, it's over."

"The goddess will definitely blame me. What should I do? What should I do..."

When Xu Zhu was at a loss, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were hiding in the dark watching him. Seeing him like this, they left with peace of mind.

Wait until the next day.

Xu Zhu appeared in front of people again to perform a ritual, and Chen Changli and Wan Shufang went to watch. Seeing that he looked pale and obviously had not slept well, Wan Shufang was very satisfied.

When the crowd was excited, he took a step forward and spoke slowly, "Master, I saw a pregnant woman from Zhang's family a few days ago. She wanted to know whether the baby in her belly was a boy or a girl, so she asked me to ask you, Master. Do you know?"

Hearing this, Xu Zhu was slightly stunned. This was an unborn baby and he couldn't find out.

He could only pretend to be mysterious and look aloof: "Whether the baby is a boy or a girl is a secret of heaven and cannot be revealed."