12: Lu Xuan's cousin? Murder case in Liugou Village!

That's right, this chubby Yamen Runner was actually a cousin of Lu Xuan.

And this chubby Yamen Runner was precisely Liang Shanhai, the only son of the County Yamen's Clerk, meaning the chubby Yamen Runner's father was Lu Xuan's paternal aunt's husband.

Seeing that the other party had sobered up, Lu Xuan released his large hand that was gripping him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Xuan released his large hand, the other party, looking as if he was about to cry without tears, pounced towards him.

"Cousin, it really is you! I can't believe I'm still alive to see you, boo hoo!"

Lu Xuan frowned, a hint of disdain on his face, and unhesitatingly stepped aside, dodging to the other side.

"Liang Cheng, what are you doing? You still haven't answered my question."

Thud!

With a soft thud as he fell to the ground, not long after, Liang Cheng patted the dust off his body and looked at Lu Xuan with a somewhat resentful expression.

He jogged over, got close to Lu Xuan, and whispered.

"Cousin, you don't know, this village is truly evil. I'm really out of luck to be assigned here."

"Don't say anything else for now, Xuan Ge, hurry and leave this place with me first.

I can't stay in this evil village for another moment."

Liang Cheng babbled incessantly into Lu Xuan's ear, in a voice only the two of them could hear.

Hearing the fear in Liang Cheng's words, Lu Xuan mused, "You're a Yamen Runner from the county yamen, why did you come all the way to this village? Did something big happen?"

"Yes, Xuan Ge, you don't know, a murder case happened in this village.

Originally, murder cases in Liugou Village were under the jurisdiction of the village headmen in the countryside, so logically, it shouldn't have been our county yamen's turn to handle it.

Who knew that the local militia dispatched by that village headman also all died in this village."

"Then that village headman directly reported it to the county seat, and the county magistrate, in a fit of rage, dispatched Yamen Runners from the county yamen to investigate the matter."

"And then, that's why you see me here, Xuan Ge; among those unlucky ones, I just happened to be one of them."

So that's how it was, Lu Xuan finally understood; no wonder Liang Cheng appeared in Liugou Village.

A murder case? The local militia sent by the village headman also died?

No wonder when he saw Liang Cheng just now, he looked utterly disoriented, and Lu Xuan even had to use his Qi and blood energy to make him sober up.

"Officer, do you know this esteemed guest who came to purchase medicinal herbs?"

At this moment, the old village chief was helped up, and Liang Cheng also stopped talking, standing quietly beside Lu Xuan.

The old village chief looked at Lu Xuan with some surprise, not expecting that this esteemed guest who had just arrived today actually had a connection with an Officer from the government.

It even seemed to be a familial relationship, so the old village chief quickly stepped forward to confirm.

"Of course, my cousin is..."

Lu Xuan placed his large hand on Liang Cheng's shoulder, stopping him from continuing his thought, then smiled at the old village chief.

"Old village chief, yes, we two are indeed related by blood; it seems to be quite a coincidence."

"So that's how it is."

Upon receiving the answer, the last trace of wariness in the old village chief's heart towards Lu Xuan dissipated.

Thereupon, the old village chief hurriedly spoke to Liang Cheng, "Then it's just right, Officer, your cousin wants to stay overnight in Liugou Village, what do you think?"

Regarding Lu Xuan's request to stay overnight in Liugou Village, the old village chief didn't know how to decide.

It just so happened that this esteemed guest knew the Officer from the county yamen, which made things much easier.

The Officer had already arrived yesterday regarding the problems that had appeared in Liugou Village.

He knew everything clearly, so it would be best for him to inform this esteemed guest.

"What, Xuan Ge, you want to stay overnight in Liugou Village?"

Seeing this, Liang Cheng quickly gestured for Lu Xuan to walk with him to a distant spot; some things couldn't be said openly.

"Xuan Ge, listen to me, this village is troublesome; you should hurry and leave with me."

"Just right, I also need to ask the Liugou Village chief about something, and I plan to take the opportunity to return to the county seat to report to the County Magistrate."

Liang Cheng's face was solemn, looking like he wanted to run away immediately.

"Hmm, that's quite interesting. What happened here that made you, a fearless fellow, so scared? Tell me about it."

Liang Cheng's fearful appearance didn't scare Lu Xuan; instead, it piqued Lu Xuan's interest.

Facing Lu Xuan's doubt, Liang Cheng didn't hide anything and spilled everything out.

"Xuan Ge, two villagers died in Liugou Village a few days ago, and after that, three local militia Officers sent by the village headman to investigate the case also died."

"They died, so they died. Since I became a Yamen Runner for the county yamen, I've seen all kinds of dead people."

At this point, Liang Cheng looked self-satisfied and proud, as if he wanted Lu Xuan's affirmation.

But after seeing that Lu Xuan had no reaction, Liang Cheng could only continue speaking.

"The way those five people died, I've never seen anything so terrifying in my life."

"Their entire bodies had no intact places, their bodies were crisscrossed with finger marks, their flesh and blood were blurred, and most importantly, these wounds were self-inflicted."

"Oh, and what else?"

What Liang Cheng said made a glimmer of light flash in Lu Xuan's eyes; it was an emotion of excitement and thrill.

These were exactly the same symptoms he had seen a few days ago, the way his younger cousin Lu Yunan died.

This meant that the extraordinary strangeness in Liugou Village was real, and it also contained the Yin Qi that Lu Xuan most desired.

Moreover, according to Liang Cheng's account, there seemed to be five more dead people in Liugou Village, just like his younger cousin, who had Yin Qi enter their bodies.

Yin Qi!

Lu Xuan suppressed the desire deep within him, his face still expressionless, only staring at Liang Cheng and slowly speaking, "Liang Cheng, where are those five people now?"

Liang Cheng looked at Lu Xuan with some confusion, not understanding why Lu Xuan was suddenly staring at him, then casually said.

"Those five people, I burned them last night."

"Burned them? Why did you burn them? Weren't you here to investigate the case?"

A casual "burned them" instantly left Lu Xuan speechless.

Good heavens, the county yamen sent you to investigate this matter.

And you, you burned the dead bodies? What's there to investigate then? Just close the case?

The problem wasn't solved, so you solved the people who brought up the problem, is that it?

Seeing Lu Xuan's speechless expression, Liang Cheng immediately guessed his cousin's thoughts and quickly explained.

"Isn't that right, Xuan Ge, you don't know, those five dead people,

Damn it, last night, they, they, they moved!"

As he spoke, Liang Cheng's body actually trembled, his words were intermittent, and his pupils flickered non-stop, as if he had thought of something terrifying.

"Xuan Ge, if it weren't for you constantly guiding my blade techniques, damn it, I would have fallen in this evil village last night."

"Died at the hands of those dead people."

Dying at the hands of dead people, Liang Cheng knew how bizarre his words sounded.