Black Witch Petting Husband Strategy

Chapter 440: Corpses Gathered for a Meeting

Ling County, the next morning, the sky in the east was just turning pale, and the whole county was still immersed in tranquility. Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves broke the silence.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" A bailiff in official uniform, riding a tall horse, was seen galloping towards the county government office at lightning speed. He shouted at the pedestrians on the road while waving the whip in his hand, raising clouds of dust wherever he passed.

The stall owners who got up early to set up their stalls to do business seemed to have gotten used to it, and looked helplessly at the yamen runners who quickly walked away, leaving behind only a dusty figure.

Everyone could guess the reason to some extent - it must be related to the ghost bride incident that caused a lot of controversy last night.

However, even though they knew the truth, the stall owners all chose to remain silent and no one wanted to talk about it easily. After all, everyone was more or less afraid of the mysterious ghost bride. But life must go on, and life must go on.

In fact, the stall owners knew clearly that the county magistrate had no ability to subdue the scary female ghost. If it weren't for the fact that they had settled down here with their wives, children and the whole family, many of them would have already fled like other cowards.

Ni Nainai and Qin Hanmo, who were having breakfast in the private room upstairs, saw what happened just now. They knew something must have happened. Qin Hanmo also told Ni Nainai what he saw last night.

"You two lazy bastards are still eating breakfast. Come with me and watch the fun." The scumbag cat meowed in cat language that only Qin Hanmo and Ni Nainai could understand, then jumped onto the table and ate his breakfast in big mouthfuls.

"What happened?" Qin Hanmo asked hurriedly.

"It's just about the corpses gathering for a meeting." The scum cat meowed and swallowed the fish prepared for it in another big mouthful.

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When Ni Nainai and Qin Hanmo arrived at the lake, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. The lake was crowded with people, and there were noises and exclamations. People were whispering to each other, with expressions of fear and confusion on their faces.

Ni Nainai and Qin Hanmo came to the lake and took a closer look. They saw a creepy naked female corpse floating on the vast lake! These corpses looked particularly pale against the clear lake water. Their empty eyes stared at the sky, as if they were telling the great pain and injustice they had suffered in their lives. The entire lake was shrouded in this horrific scene, and the atmosphere was so depressing that it was almost suffocating.

At this time, the officials came to the lake, and they brought a few Taoist priests with them. The Taoist priests' legs trembled when they saw this situation, but they pretended to be calm and said;

"Sir, from what I have seen, this ghost must have suffered a great injustice! Otherwise, how could he be so cruel to kill innocent people?" said the master lawyer at the side in a trembling voice.

"What should we do?" County Magistrate Gu frowned and asked worriedly. He had been an official for many years and had never encountered such a difficult case.

The Taoists all shook their heads, looking troubled. The old Taoist leader sighed, "Alas... this evil ghost is too resentful. We really don't have any good solution."

Lord Gu was extremely anxious, and pointed at the lake and shouted, "No matter what, get all the bodies out of the lake first!"

"As you command!" The guards responded, and he took a deep breath and jumped into the lake. The freezing cold water made him shiver, and the stench of the corpse made them nauseous.

Not long after, the guard fished out corpses one after another from the bottom of the lake. Since all the blood in their bodies had been drained, and they were all naked without any items on their bodies that could prove their identities, it was almost impossible to confirm who they were.

Just when everyone was frowning, a young woman suddenly appeared by the lake. She was dressed in white, with a cold face and a firm look in her eyes.

"Sir, I may be able to help find out the truth." She said softly.

Lord Gu looked at her suspiciously, "Who are you? Why do you dare to say that?"

"My name is Su Yao, and I know a few strange and unusual skills." Su Yao said as she walked towards the corpses, took out a few silver needles from her bosom, and inserted them into the acupuncture points of the corpses. After a while, the silver needles turned black.

"It is indeed caused by evil magic. These women must have had their essence and blood sucked away by a blood sacrifice formation." Su Yao looked solemn.

"Where is the caster?" Lord Gu asked anxiously.

Su Yao closed her eyes, muttered something, and suddenly pointed to the center of the lake, "There must be something strange there, maybe there is some kind of formation hub hidden underneath."

Lord Gu immediately ordered the guards to dive into the center of the lake to search. Not long after, the guards brought back a stone engraved with strange runes.

Su Yao took the stone and said that the moment she touched it, a strong resentment surged into her mind. She saw a woman being brutally persecuted to death, and the murderer was a local hypocritical man, who was now dressed as Qin Hanmo...