Back to Duanmu Huai and Sun Wukong were about to say goodbye and leave when they suddenly heard the steward coming wailing. When they listened carefully, they saw the steward throwing himself to the ground and crying loudly.

“Madam, the groom is dead, and the eldest lady is also missing!”

Hearing this, Mrs. Gao's complexion also changed drastically, and she suddenly collapsed and passed out. The frightened people rushed forward, pinching and pinching people, and this made Mrs. Gao come back to his senses. But seeing the lady composed herself, she asked.

 “What’s going on? Tell me in detail!”

 “Yes, ma’am.”

The steward also stood up at this moment, his face was pale, and he spoke tremblingly.

"Just now, I wanted to wake my uncle up. After all, it was already afternoon, and there were still many things to do. But no one answered the door no matter how hard I knocked, so I asked my maid to open the door to check. I saw that The maid screamed after entering the room. She felt something was wrong, so she hurriedly went in to check, and then she saw my uncle...my uncle..."

 “What’s wrong with him? Tell me quickly.”

Looking at the hesitant look on the steward's face, Mr. Gao also hurriedly urged. After hearing what Mr. Gao said, the steward also gritted his teeth and spoke.

“My uncle, his entire chest and abdomen were cut open, and even his brain was smashed. He is no longer human.”

"ah---!"

Hearing this, Mr. Gao screamed and... fainted.

 Fortunately, the people around her had experience at this moment, and they hurriedly supported Gao Shi again, skillfully waking her up again. With tears in his eyes, Mr. Gao looked at Duanmu Huai and Sun Wukong and bowed again.

"It is unfortunate that the Gao family suffered such a disaster. It must be the work of monsters. I heard that the two elders are very good at subduing monsters. Please save me."

"this………"

Looking at Mr. Gao's pleading, Duanmuhuai and Sun Wukong looked at each other helplessly. After all, they had a banquet and took some money...

What else can be done? Just go and have a look?

“Okay, let’s wait for the two of us to take a look and then find out.”

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai asked the steward to lead the way, and he and Sun Wukong followed behind and arrived at the new house. The new house looks festive, with bright red words of joy on the windows. At this moment, the door of the room was wide open, and the strong smell of blood came from it. When the steward arrived at the door, he dared not go in without saying anything. Duanmuhuai didn't bother to pay attention to him and walked directly into the room.

Then I saw the groom lying on the bed in a large shape. His entire chest and abdomen were broken open, his internal organs were spilled on the floor, and his head was smashed, and the brain inside was beaten to a pulp. .

 “Good guy…this is really…”

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai was also a little speechless. Originally, he was thinking that he was on a business trip to the set of Bao Qingtian or Conan. But now that he saw it - well, he was quarreling with Hannibal. ?

 Say, is there such a heart-and-lung-eating monster in Journey to the West?

Duanmuhuai remembers that monsters often eat people in novels. I remember that when Sun Wukong was angry, there was a monster that ate dead people and drank wine at the same time. But after reading too much, the words densely packed in the lines only said "cannibalism". As for how to eat - it didn't say anything.

 “Monkey, what do you think?”

 After all, this Monkey King has traveled all over the world and is familiar with all kinds of gods and monsters, so he might have some ideas. But I saw the monkey scratching his head and ears, thinking for a moment, and then shook his head.

"Master? In my opinion, this may not be the work of monsters."

 “Oh? Why?”

"Every monster must have evil aura, even if it takes the form of a human. As long as I look up at the sky, I can see that it is the flow of black clouds and evil aura. But last night, it was pure, there were no monsters at all, and there are no monsters here. Angry, so in my opinion, this doesn’t look like a monster’s method.”

 “You wouldn’t say this was done by humans, right?”

Duanmu Huai pointed at the disemboweled corpse with his mind blown. Although it was not impossible, the set he was on was Journey to the West. Don't get me a Bao Qingtian. We can't play with this thing. change.

"Master, don't be impatient. I will tell you when I go and ask."

 Fortunately, Sun Wukong has great magical powers, and he turned around and disappeared. Duanmuhuai also knew that he had many ideas, so he stopped talking nonsense and just stood at the window and waited. At this time, there were more and more servants outside, and they all dared to lie in the crack of the door, not daring to make a sound.

After a while, the monkey flashed out again and returned to Duanmu Huai's side.

 “Master, I have it!”

 “What’s up? Do you have a child?”

"No, I, Old Sun, just searched for nearby land and inquired about the city gods here, and then I found out something. They all said that the Gao family has a destiny."

 “Immortal fate?”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered what he said at yesterday's banquet. At that time, the merchant said that when Gao Jianan died early, the Gao family's industry was in turmoil. At that time, everyone thought it was going to be bad, but in the end, the Gao family took action and it fell steadily. After that, the family business grew bigger and bigger.

At that time, everyone thought this was a good trick of the Gao family. Now that I think about it...could it be that she was involved with the gods?

Thinking about it carefully, it's not impossible. In the New Legend of White Snake, Bai Suzhen and a snake demon can make Xu Xian's medical clinic prosperous. If he were a real immortal, wouldn't it be easy to bring such a cloth shop back to life? It's just that... this **** can also engage in strange killings?

 Duanmu Huai scratched his head. To be honest, he was not very familiar with the system of Xianxia and so on. He had only watched some weird TV series such as Journey to the West, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio or The Legend of Jigong and Bao Qingtian. Of course, there are quite a few fairy tales in online novels, such as ancient times and this and that... But thinking about it, I can't find a Shushan sect in Journey to the West and build a sword array to kill immortals.

  It is not a setting.

Although there are no human-eating gods in Journey to the West, they are all gods transformed from monsters. The real gods are more or less reasonable... Well, it doesn't seem right.

 Thinking about the two Arhats in the West who were guarding the gate and asking for bribes, Duanmuhuai snorted softly.

Maybe it’s funny that I went to the West this time and made a lot of dark history.

“In short, just ask Mr. Gao and you will know.”

Duanmu Huai also acted resolutely and made a decision, then walked out of the new house and came to the side room. At this moment, he saw Mr. Gao lying on the couch, looking like his time was running out. Seeing Duanmu Huai and Sun Wukong, they also hurriedly gathered their energy and sat up. “May I ask the two elders if they have discovered anything?”

 “Discovery is out of the question.”

Duanmu Huai took a step forward and stared at Mr. Gao.

"I heard...Mrs. Gao seems to have some kind of magical connection...I wonder if I can ask for advice?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Mrs. Gao's expression changed slightly, and then she immediately dispersed. After the others left the room, she slumped down on the couch.

“Hey, this is what I’m afraid of...”

Gao was also in tears and whispered.

“To be honest, it’s not that I am destined to be immortal, but that my Gao family is destined to be immortal.”

 “Oh? How do you say this?”

 “You two, please take a look.”

At this moment, Mrs. Gao also stood up, walked to the Buddhist niche and opened it, only to see that what was enshrined here was neither Sanqing nor Tathagata, Guanyin nor City God, but a portrait of a scholar in white. The scholar in the portrait Wearing a white robe, holding a book in his hand, looking up at the sky, he looks like a good picture.

"This is………?"

"My Gao family has been selling cloth for generations, and thanks to everyone's support, I am somewhat famous. At that time, my great-grandfather was out delivering goods one day. Unexpectedly, there was a huge flood in the mountains. The entire caravan was trapped and was about to die. That night, my great-grandfather met a white-robed scholar in his dream. He said that he was a messenger from the clouds and stars in the sky. He was destined to be my great-grandfather, so he came down to earth to save him.

He made a three-part agreement with his great-grandfather, saying that he could fulfill the three wishes of the Gao family, but he would have to pay for it. At that time, my great-grandfather begged him for help..."

 Speaking of this, Gao sighed.

"According to what Grandpa said, when he woke up again, he had this scroll in his arms. The floods and heavy rain outside stopped at some point, so Grandpa happily led the caravan to deliver the goods. , due to the weather at that time, cloth was not available in various places, and my great-grandfather also made a lot of money. However, when my great-grandfather came home, he was told that on the day he left the mountains, my great-grandmother suddenly fell ill and passed away. At that time, my great-grandfather was also quite sad and burst into tears. In the hazy place, I saw the white-robed scholar reappearing, saying that he had received his reward and asked my great-grandfather to take care of himself."

 “Ohhh……”

Hearing this, Duanmuhuai snorted, this routine was very familiar.

"My great-grandfather also suspected that this was an evil god, but he couldn't defeat him. He wanted to burn or throw away the portrait, but no matter what he did, the portrait would appear again. So my great-grandfather could only lock up the portrait. Put it in the warehouse and pass it on to future generations before you die. He said that the man in white robe will indeed fulfill your wish, but he will use the people closest to you as reward..."

 “Huh? So your husband...”

Duanmuhuai seemed to understand something, and Mrs. Gao also nodded.

"Yes, as the holy monk thought, in my generation, the Gao family's industry has begun to decline. Although my husband is a married woman, he is still working hard, but unfortunately there is no good result. At that time, my family received a large order, but But he was framed by a traitor and could not complete it. My husband-in-law was also so angry that he fainted. I thought that the century-old foundation of the Gao family must not be destroyed in my hands, so..."

 “So you invited that portrait?”

"yes………"

 Mr. Gao lowered his head and nodded.

"I took the portrait out of the warehouse, lit incense, worshiped and prayed, and then fell into a deep sleep. In my dream, I also saw the scholar in white, saying that it would come true as I wished. But when I woke up, it turned out that The empty warehouse is already filled with fine cloth. It is also thanks to the scholar in white that our Gao family can complete the transaction in time..."

 “I said, this is too strange for you.”

At this moment, Sun Wukong was also scratching his head and asked curiously.

"Anyone can do this kind of thing, why do you have to go there in person? Find an unmarried man and see how he treats you?"

"I have also tried to find people from the Gao family, as well as stewards and servants to kneel down, but there was no result. Only the head of the Gao family has this ability..."

"I see."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai nodded, good guy, this is really a plot unfolding in a museum.

Um? But isn’t it right?

"According to your theory, the groom was killed last night, so what?"

"this………"

Facing Duanmu Huai's question, Mr. Gao said nothing, with a hint of panic in his expression.

Um?

 Seeing this, Duanmu Huai was stunned.

 Then he looked meaningfully at the widow in front of him. Although she was a little old, she still had no loss of grace. And it's not as the saying goes, thirty is like a tiger, forty is like a wolf or something like that...

"I would like to ask, who is the groom?"

"This...he was originally the servant who took care of the flowers and plants in my family..."

　　　…………”

 Keywords: gardener, widow, wealthy family.

 Hey guys, this license plate number popped up right away.

Duanmu Huai almost guessed what was going on.

 (End of this chapter)