The two brothers of the Ren family died one after another, which inevitably caused an uproar in the martial arts world. After all, both of them were influential figures in the world, and their deaths could easily arouse the suspicion of too many people.
Wan Qiliang had never thought about the way to die by being nailed to a cross. When he was alive, his limbs were forcibly nailed with wooden nails, and the painful effect must be unspeakable. Sometimes I feel like I can't even control death in my own hands. Isn't this a kind of sadness
But no matter what, people can't be resurrected after death. Wan Qiliang couldn't shake him up and ask him who killed him. She could only start from the surrounding clues. When everyone was aiming at Chu Ling, what she thought of was... It could be someone else.
Sometimes one person wants another person to die without any reason at all. It may be a whim or a carelessness, but it is obvious that Ren Jie's death is definitely not the outcome that can be caused by wrong hands. It should have been a long time ago. It was premeditated, and the killing at this time was obviously to put the blame on Chu Ling, because Ren Jie was now investigating Chu Ling and wanted to take revenge on him. It was reasonable for Chu Ling to strike first, but if it was really Chu Ling, If Ling takes action, he probably won't choose such a troublesome method.
Wan Qiliang found nothing suspicious on Ren Jie's body, and could not see any traces left by someone inadvertently. However, the species of trees used for the cross were not found in Zhuzhou. They were unique to the New Tang Dynasty. This kind of tree can be seen everywhere in Xintang, but it cannot be seen at all in Zhuzhou. If the murderer went to great lengths to transport this special kind of tree from Xintang, wouldn't that arouse suspicion? Is it necessary to turn the murderer into a Yuan and Tang Dynasty person? But Chu Ling is obviously from Qiliang.
When all parties' investigations yielded nothing, someone suddenly went to the Yamen to report the case, saying that on the day Ren Jie was killed, he had seen a tall man in black clothes entering his room. He didn't know whether he came out or not. knew.
Zhuzhou's yamen is not subordinate to the imperial court like a local government, but a subordinate agency of the city lord's palace. It has its own laws and regulations. For example, people can kill people, but they can only do so without paying for their lives if there are good reasons. Killing for life is a matter of course.
In fact, in Zhuzhou, the city lord is equivalent to the emperor of the Three Kingdoms. He has great power and can completely make other people's lives a trivial matter, and no one can question his decision. But before that, the selection and assessment of the city lord are all done. It is extremely strict. No one knows what will be tested. Many people will be daunted by the possibility of a narrow escape. And in the end, if you fail the test, you will stay in that door forever, whether as a corpse or a living person.
Power is something that easily fascinates people, but the more beautiful it is, the more poisonous it is, and the greater the price you have to pay when you want to get it. Some people may not be able to understand this truth even in their lifetime. In their eyes, power It represents everything, and what kind of power you have can lead to what kind of life you have. To a certain extent, this view is not wrong. When you are a beggar, others will lower their heads and are unwilling to look at you. But when you become the highest-ranking ruler, others can only look up to you.
Reality is always cruel to tell us that we are small and humble. Sometimes we really feel that even if there is an end point on a road, we don’t know where the end point should be. We have lost too much in the process of gradually understanding the truth. Things you don’t think are important.
Such a reporter appears out of thin air, and his words sound like they are true, but in fact no one can judge the authenticity of his words. Tall men wearing black clothes are actually not uncommon. Does such ambiguous physical characteristics allow the yamen to arrest all those who meet the requirements? But if the reporter's words were true, it meant that someone had entered Ren Jie's room very blatantly, so he should be an acquaintance of his.
It feels good to have acquaintances commit crimes, but Ren Jie has dozens, if not hundreds, of acquaintances, and most of them are tall men. It would take both manpower and time to investigate them one by one, but what else can be done besides this method? How about that
Wan Qiliang didn't know if her feeling was right or not. She felt that the Yamen was not trying its best to investigate the case, but it was just because it caused some sensation that they had to take action. Otherwise, in the eyes of outsiders, it would seem that they were tolerant of such things. happened. She knew that Zhuzhou was a place that was calm on the surface, but actually had turbulent undercurrents. Many heinous people came here to seek a piece of pure land, but they could not bear the violence in their hearts. After all, character and habits were not developed in a day. If the knife is picked up or dropped, another life may be lost, but for experienced thugs, this is not a problem.
The time she has been here is not short, but Wan Qiliang has never seen the city lord show up before, and she doesn't even know who he is. The information she can get is those who participated in the election that year, but what exactly is it? Does she still have to guess which one
As the core of Zhuzhou people's hearts, the city lord is an unshakable existence from any angle. Because with him, the people of the city will feel at ease, so the person who takes the lead is very important. Anyone without ability cannot survive the test to select the city lord, everyone knows this.
Wan Qiliang was very curious about the selection of the city lord. He heard from others that the rules were set by the first person to occupy this place. Only the previous city lords knew the specific content. At the same time, only the previous city lords knew about the first city lord. For the treasures left here, it is said that each city lord can only have the key to one of the treasure chests. It was the key that found them, and it was they who found the key. No one can know in advance what they will get. This is related to the curse placed by the first city lord.
Wan Qiliang originally thought that the curse would only work on those who believed in its existence. After all, human psychology often plays a large part in it, but obviously the curse of the first city lord was much more effective. After the death of each city lord, the next city lord buried him personally. Their cemeteries were all in one place, and no outsiders could disturb them. However, their cemetery is not in a hidden place, but on the mountain behind the city lord's palace. Some hunters hunting at the bottom of the mountain will not affect anything, but from the middle of the mountain, if you still want to go up, the punishment will not be It must be to some extent.
Some people do not believe such strange things, and they try to take a step halfway up the mountain. It is a sunny day, but they are suddenly struck directly to the bottom of the mountain by lightning. They die on the spot and do not even need any medical treatment. Some people do not do it intentionally. Those who cross the line are also in danger of losing their hands and feet. After these things happened, no one dared to go to that mountain to misbehave.
The more Wan Qiliang learns about the history of Zhuzhou, the more suspicious it becomes. If there really is a curse in this world, there must be many people who want her to die. Unfortunately, she has not survived until now, but she can't tell. If she didn't believe it, it wouldn't exist. She had never believed in ghosts and gods before, but now she had to compromise and believe that it was indeed the case. But if you want to get to the bottom of Zhuzhou's history, Wan Qiliang may not live long enough to truly understand it. There are too many secrets hidden here. The City Lord's Mansion, which is never allowed in by outsiders, has never been seen by outsiders. City lord, aren’t we all a mystery? If their existence is very reasonable, what else does she need to know
Wan Qiliang sent someone to keep an eye on Ren Jie's place. Now no one dares to live here again, so his room has always been empty, and the things in it have been placed there intact. But although no one lives there, there are people visiting. Maybe they can't get what they want from the disappeared Ren Feng and the dead Ren Jie, and now they don't even let go of the dead people's relics.
However, no one dares to mess up the room. They all think that this is an extremely ominous place. After all, people have died. Of course, they will feel very unlucky. If they are contaminated by the bad luck here, they may become what they are. Some people think so. , they had to give up their greed and want their own lives, but some people were unwilling to do so. They worked hard to participate in the martial arts competition. If everything was still the same as before, if they lost, they would just follow other people's orders. But now the old and new alliance leaders are dead. One of them disappears, and the group of dragons is leaderless. Naturally, everyone wants to be the leader, but without the alliance seal, even if you can convince the crowd, you can't sit in that seat safely. There is no guarantee that one day someone will use the alliance seal to force you to abdicate, so the top priority is to Only by finding the alliance seal can you lead the heroes.
But in Ren Jie's room, they found nothing, except for a few pieces of his clothes. This was very disappointing, but some people still didn't give up and reached out to Ren's house, hoping to get help from Ren Feng. The family got the alliance seal in their hands, but Ren Feng's family knew nothing about him except that he was the leader of the martial arts alliance, because if anything happened, the two brothers, Ren Feng and Ren Jie, would discuss it behind closed doors. I don't know what happened to them. If someone hadn't told them about the death of Ren Feng and Ren Jie, they might not even know about it by now.
For a time, the whole courtyard of the Ren family burst into tears. The elders were crying, and the younger ones were also crying. There were only two sons in the Ren family. Although they were both married and had children, there was no child who was not the heart and soul of their parents. One of the two elders of the Ren family was Unable to withstand such a blow, and also not in good health at ordinary times, I suddenly rushed to the west without even the slightest preparation. Three people died in a family that was originally enjoying a happy life. As the head of the family, Ren's father controlled himself and tried his best to grasp the situation. However, as an old man, he was out of breath even after walking a few steps. What should he do if he is hit by a bolt from the blue? In the end, it was Ren Feng's wife who came forward to take care of the old lady's affairs. As for her own husband and brother-in-law, how could his unwillingness be expressed clearly in just one or two sentences? !