Chapter 166 Two Tragedy

Zhao Mu released his state of nothingness and his body manifested in the underground palace. He was immediately sensed by the black dragon and the turtle spirit.

"Chu Ying, are you finally awake?"

The two opened their eyes and asked in surprise.

finally?

Zhao Mu realized something was wrong, so he asked, "How long has it been since I started communicating with the Nine-Colored Glazed Lamp?"

"Three years, exactly three years."

Turtle Spirit flapped its wings and flew over: "What on earth did you kid do to take you three years to wake up?"

"Yeah, fortunately we know that once you turn into nothingness, very few things can really hurt you, otherwise we would all think you were dead."

The black dragon also flew over and said helplessly.

Three years?

Zhao Mu was surprised.

He clearly felt that he just closed his eyes for a short while, why did three years pass by all of a sudden?

Zhao Mu looked back at the top of the round table: "Is it because I was immersed in the illusory world constructed by the nine-color glass lamp, so I ignored the passage of time?"

"Chu Ying, how are you? Have you seen the nine-color glass lamp?" Guiling asked.

"Well, I saw it. It allowed me to see the battle you mentioned that took place in the Northern Territory two thousand years ago."

"I feel like it is trying to tell me something. Maybe as long as I can figure out the secret, I can get the nine-color glass lamp."

Zhao Mu explained.

"Then do you have a clue?" Black Dragon asked.

"Not yet, I'm afraid I'll have to think about it slowly."

Zhao Mu shook his head: "Okay, let's leave the underground palace first. It's been three years and we don't know what's happening outside. We have to go out and take a look first."

"good."

The three of them tidied up and left the underground palace through the secret passage.

…

In the capital, the Mansion of the Minister of Rites.

Teams of forbidden troops sealed off the entire mansion tightly, not allowing anyone to enter.

On the outside of the Forbidden Army's blockade, a large number of people gathered to watch, standing on tiptoes to look inside.

A breeze blew, and suddenly there was a strong smell of blood, coming from the Shangshu Mansion, making people dizzy.

Some people who didn't know the situation asked, "Is there someone dead in Shangshu Mansion?"

"Yes, I don't know if robbers broke into the Shangshu's Mansion last night and actually killed all the Shangshu of the Rites family except their children and servants. They were not discovered until the morning."

"This is the capital city. How can a bandit dare to be so unscrupulous? Haven't you heard? The family of the Minister of Rites was actually killed by a resentful spirit, and the death was so miserable that not even a complete body could be found."

"The Shangshu Mansion has been blocked by the Forbidden Army. How do you know this?"

"Of course it was the servants of Shangshu's Mansion who said it. You don't know that in the morning, the servants in the mansion discovered that the master's family died tragically. They were so frightened that they all ran out of the mansion. Some of them seemed to be scared crazy."

"Are there really evil spirits in the world?"

"There should be, huh, this is also retribution. Who in the capital doesn't know that there is no good person in the family of the Minister of Rites. How many people have been killed by them in these years?"

"Yes, I think those resentful spirits are the people who were killed by them, and now they are here to take revenge."

"One thing you may not know is that there is an expert living in our Jiaofang Department. The expert said three years ago that the Minister of Rites has been haunted by a resentful spirit and will be alive in a few days."

"At that time, I heard that it was the emperor who ordered the National Preceptor and the Demon-Slaying Division to take action, and they temporarily helped the Minister of Rites to drive away the resentful spirit. Unfortunately, he did not repent and continued to do evil in the past three years. As a result, today he finally lost his whole family. "

"Hey, this is the cycle of cause and effect, retribution is not good."

The common people whispered that they had no sympathy for the tragic death of the Minister of Rites and his family, but they all felt happy.

At this time, a group of people suddenly rushed over from a distance, it was the National Master and the Demon Slayer Division.

The imperial master's face was solemn, and he led a group of people to dismount and quickly walked into the residence of the Minister of Rites.

Inside the mansion.

The bloodstains and broken limbs that could be seen everywhere made everyone look serious, and even the eyes of many Imperial Guards showed faint fear.

After all, the death of the Minister of Rites and his family was too tragic, not to mention the fact that it was the first time for everyone to see such a thing as murder by a resentful spirit, so it was inevitable that they would be frightened.

As soon as the monks from the Demon Slaying Division entered the Shangshu Mansion, they immediately spread out to check everywhere.

A middle-aged official stood in the hall accompanying the imperial master.

This middle-aged official is the chief minister of the Demon Slayer Department.

"National Master, the Minister of Rites suddenly died tragically. We are with His Majesty and I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain this matter."

The chief minister said in a low voice.

"Hey, there's nothing we can do about it. We've saved him for three years, but he doesn't repent. Now he's found again. He can't blame others even if he dies."

The Imperial Master shook his head: "Don't worry, Your Majesty will have his own instructions. You just have to do your own thing."

"yes."

"By the way, how is the situation at Zuo Xiang's Mansion?"

The Imperial Master suddenly asked.

There was a lot of commotion in the Office of the Minister of Rites, attracting a large number of people to watch.

But the people outside didn't know that two tragedies actually happened at the same time last night.

One of these places is naturally the Mansion of the Minister of Rites.

The other place was in Zuo Xiang's Mansion. It was said that those who died were Zuo Xiang's daughter and her son-in-law Zhao Zhengfeng, who had just been married for a few days.

"Xiaoguan has already been there just now at Zuo Xiang's Mansion. Zuo Xiang's daughter and son-in-law Zhao Zhengfeng both hanged themselves to death."

"Hang yourself? Who could do it?"

"not human."

"Um?"

The Imperial Master stared at the Chief Minister: "Why, is it also a grudge seeking revenge?"

"It doesn't seem to be a wraith, but it definitely wasn't done by a living person, because the dead Feng Yumian appeared in Zuo Xiang's Mansion last night."

The chief minister replied with a strange expression.

"Explain clearly, what is going on?" the Imperial Master asked in a deep voice.

"It's like this. Zhao Zhengfeng was a scholar who failed the imperial examination three years ago. He was depressed and wanted to commit suicide, but he was saved by Feng Yumian, the gold medal oiran of the Jiaofang Division."

"After that, the two fell in love with each other. After Feng Yumian redeemed himself from the Jiaofang Division, he married Zhao Zhengfeng. It is said that this couple was the talk of many romantic scholars at the beginning."

"The two of them have been living in the capital for the past three years. Feng Yumian is a gold medal oiran and is worth a lot of money, so they don't have to worry about food and clothing."

"Feng Yumian is very peaceful after getting married and has been taking care of the family with peace of mind, while Zhao Zhengfeng is studying hard and hopes to win the imperial examination next time."

"Hard work pays off. In the imperial examination results released a while ago, Zhao Zhengfeng was admitted as a Jinshi, but then he was favored by the daughter of the Prime Minister of the Left."

"Although Zhao Zhengfeng won the Jinshi, his status is still far different from that of Zuo Xiang. If he can marry Zuo Xiang's daughter, he will be very successful in the future."

"Zhao Zhengfeng appears to be a gentleman on the surface, but secretly he is also a ruthless and unjust person. He was originally poor and had to rely on Feng Yumian's family fortune to study, so he can still live a stable life."

"But now that he is about to be promoted to an official position, his true nature has been exposed immediately. He actually took a break just a few days after he was selected, and then got married to the daughter of the left prime minister."

"Can the Prime Minister agree to marry his daughter to such a person?" the Imperial Master asked doubtfully.