On the outskirts of New Zheng City, there was a place called Soul Break Valley.
This was one of the ancient battlefields where Korea had destroyed Zheng. Many soldiers of Zheng had died here. Because the Korean army had acted carelessly at that time, they did not bury the corpses. Occasionally, some dense white bones would be dug up here, which was terrifying.
Apart from these reasons, there was also a gust of cold wind that came from an unknown place. When the cold wind blew, it was like the wailing of a ghost. It frightened people's souls, which was why it had the name of Soul Break Valley.
The weather today was terrible. It was gloomy and dark clouds hung low. There was also a drizzle that soaked her body. It was extremely soft and uncomfortable.
He didn't know who had deliberately chosen this day to escort the army's pay.
The two leading escorts were the two kings of Korea, Lord Longquan and Lord Anping. They had noble statuses and were also people the King of Han trusted greatly. Only such people would make the King of Han feel at ease handing over the hundred thousand taels of gold to them.
The two kings were dressed in armor and looked decent. However, from their bloated bellies, they looked a little out of place. They were fat and rode on the backs of tall horses. It was unknown if these so-called tall horses could bear their weight.
Many soldiers escorted the military pay and followed behind them. When they passed through the Soul Break Valley, many soldiers were afraid because of some rumors and horror stories among the people.
"Don't tell me you've encountered a ghost!"
Someone muttered softly. His companion beside him immediately scolded him," What nonsense are you talking about? Where did the ghost come from?!"”
It was as if he couldn't forget it and there would definitely be a response.
Just as someone was thinking this, a cold wind blew over in the next moment. A figure in tattered armor quietly appeared in the dense fog.
"G-Ghost…"
Someone could not help but exclaim when he saw this.
On horseback, the two kings saw this but did not show any fear. It was as if they had expected this situation.
The appearance of ghosts and gods caused many soldiers to feel fear.
Then, the military pay they were escorting slowly disappeared under the rain, as if it had been taken away by a ghost.
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In the royal court, the King of Han was furious when he learned that the Ghost Soldiers had stolen 100,000 taels of military pay.
Earlier, in order to deal with the drought, he had issued a reward of ten thousand taels of gold, which had already made him feel extremely pained.
However, this ten thousand gold taels was worth it.
In the past, Guo Kui used a story about spending thousands of gold to buy a horse skeleton to persuade King Zhao of Yan to seek talents. Later, King Zhao of Yan adopted Guo Kui's suggestion and built a golden platform to seek talents. As a result, the weak Yan Country leaped into a famous strong country and almost destroyed the huge Qi Country.
King Zhao of Yan was willing to spend money to recruit talents.
Could it be that he, Han Wangan, could not bear to part with it?
It was just 10,000 taels of gold and was nothing more than an inanimate object. As long as he could exchange it for Su Xuan, the benefits he would obtain far exceeded 10,000 taels of gold.
Then, Su Xuan refined the pill for him.
After he consumed it, he felt as if he had returned to the peak of his prime. This made King Han feel that the money spent was worth it.
Therefore, he did not really care about the ten thousand gold taels.
But now, the 100,000 taels of gold had been robbed by the ghost soldiers, which made him furious from the bottom of his heart.
This was a hundred thousand gold taels!
In the past, he could have issued ten sky-high bounties to recruit ten experts like Su Xuan.
If he didn't know that with Korea's situation, they had to maintain the expenses of the border army, he really didn't want to fork out this money.
It would have been fine if the military pay had been used in a legitimate way, but it had been robbed by the illusory ghost soldiers. What was this?
Was it the vengeful souls of the State of Zheng, which was destroyed by Korea, who were unwilling to accept the fall of their country and came to take revenge on him?
Or was there something else behind the ghost soldiers robbing the army?
Regardless of the reason, King Han wanted the truth.
Therefore, he immediately ordered people to investigate this matter.
Anyone involved in the escort of military pay could be interrogated.
However, unexpectedly…
Several judges died one after another before they could interrogate the cause of the matter and find out the truth. Their deaths were tragic, and they were suspected to have been taken away by ghosts.
When the news spread to the people, it was a storm in the city.
No one even cared about the return of a young master who was studying abroad.
All the limelight was overshadowed by the ghost soldiers.
In the royal court, King Han was getting angrier and angrier.
He had never expected such an outcome. Not only did he fail to find out the truth, but he also lost several judges.
At this moment, General Ji Wuye stood up and recommended the prime minister to be the chief judge. He said that if the prime minister took action, he would definitely be able to find out the truth and recover the lost military pay.
When Zhang Kai Di heard this, he could not help but fly into a rage.
He never expected Ji Wuye to take the opportunity to make trouble.
The few judges who had died earlier were all his men. Their mysterious deaths had already angered him, but Ji Wuye was still adding insult to injury.
He wanted to refuse to accept the investigation on the grounds that it was the work of ghosts and gods and that it was difficult for humans to find the lost military pay. However, the key was that the king was so angry that it was obvious that he would not listen to him.
To the furious King, finding the lost pay was the most important thing.
But the key was that he couldn't find the lost pay.
If he accepted this matter, he would undoubtedly be dragged into a quagmire.
For a moment, Zhang Kai was burning with anxiety.
When King Han heard Ji Wuye's words, he subconsciously looked at the Prime Minister. His thoughts were very simple.
In order to find the lost military pay, he had not rested well for several days. His subordinate, his prime minister, should share his worries.
He would do as Ji Wuye wished and appoint Zhang Kedi as the chief judge to find out the truth.
However, as the words reached his mouth, he thought of another person. He did not make a decision for the time being. Instead, he asked the ministers to disperse and temporarily withdraw from the court. This matter would be discussed another day.
Seeing that King Han did not make the decision he had expected, Ji Wuye could not help but feel a little surprised.
King Han did not know what Ji Wuye was thinking.
After the court session ended, he went to another part of the palace and found Su Xuan. He asked," Sir, are there really ghosts and deities in this world?”
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