Hehe…
Hehehe…
The strange laughter of a child rang in his ears, causing Jiang Dao to feel a sharp pain in his head. His vision was dim and blurry, and the light was distorted. It was as if there was a strange, pitch-black child standing not far from his bed. His eyes were empty, and his mouth was wide open, extending to the back of his ear. He was staring at him and laughing.
Jiang Dao let out a muffled groan and opened his eyes with great effort. He suddenly woke up and panted heavily.
The laughter in his ears quickly disappeared.
The light in front of him was also slowly recovering.
The room was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, calming the nerves.
"Another dream…"
He propped himself up on the edge of the bed and sat up with difficulty. His entire body was drenched in sweat.
It had been three days since he came to this world.
He had thought that it was a world similar to the feudal society in ancient times, but he did not expect that in just three days, the information he received was bizarre and unbelievable.
In short, there were things in this world that humans could not understand!
Three days ago, the original owner accidentally barged into a house and fainted. It was also at that time that he suddenly transmigrated. However, after transmigrating, he had been having the same dream for the past three days.
In the dream, a pitch-black child with empty eyes and a frighteningly wide mouth was laughing in front of him.
At first, the child was just outside his window, smiling at him through the window.
Then, she went straight into his room.
Then, she got closer and closer to his bed.
It seemed that every night, the child would get closer to him.
The child was now only six to seven meters away from his bed.
If that was all, then it was fine.
Over the past three days, murder cases had also occurred in other parts of Hengzhou City. It was strange and bizarre, causing people to think deeply.
There were even rumors that they had seen the dead come back to life…
All kinds of heretics were unbelievable.
Jiang Dao got up from the bed and coughed a few times. He put on his boots and a thick mink coat before opening the door.
Outside, the sun was shining brightly. It was almost noon.
"Young Master, you're awake?"
Bi Yu, the servant girl who was carrying lotus seed soup outside the door, hurriedly welcomed him.
"What happened outside?"
Jiang Dao asked.
He could hear the shouts from the front yard even from his room.
"Something…something happened again. Some of the servants in Jinyang street area are all dead. Now…now the other servants are making a fuss about leaving.”
Bi Yu's voice was somewhat perturbed.
On the one hand, he was deeply shocked by the terrifying death of those servants.
On the other hand, the recent series of murders in Hengzhou City was terrifying.
It had been half a month, and there had been murder cases every day. Everyone was in a panic, and they really did not know when it would end.
Now, Hengzhou City was completely sealed off.
If this continued, who knew how many people would die.
Jiang Dao pondered for a moment and asked," How many servants died? Was it that kind of thing again?”
"Yes, a total of six people died. Taoist Changbai has already gone over to check.”
Bi Yu nodded nervously.
Taoist Changbai…
A figure entered Jiang Dao's mind.
He remembered that half a month ago, the Jiang family had spent a lot of money to invite a Taoist who had the ability to suppress evil spirits and pray for blessings.
In the past half a month, Taoist Changbai had indeed solved a few strange incidents, which was very respectable.
However!
This Daoist's character was a little lacking.
When he stayed in the Jiang family, he gradually deceived the master.
The Jiang family was the largest merchant family in the entire Hengzhou City. They had a lot of wealth and business, reaching the four continents and thirteen counties. Although they had hired many martial masters and guards, no matter how strong a martial master was, they were only made of flesh and blood. None of them could deal with that evil spirit.
That was why Taoist Changbai used his mysterious secret technique to stay in the Jiang family and show off his power.
The money was settled by the day, and 300 taels of silver had to be received every day.
In addition, there were five meals a day, with wine and meat for every meal. There were servants to wait on them when they went in and out, and maidservants to accompany them when they slept. Every three to five days, they had to go to the pharmacy to obtain some expensive medicinal herbs.
In fact, this Daoist had become even bolder in the past few days and was unwilling to let go of the members of the Jiang family.
In his memory, one of Jiang Dao's younger sisters had been teased by that Daoist.
The Taoist joked that he wanted his third sister to go over and serve him for a few days, scaring her so much that she didn't dare to go out for a few days.
Jiang Dao's father, Jiang Dalong, only smiled obsequiously. He didn't dare to offend the Daoist. He only said that he would invite more young maidservants to accompany him so as not to anger the Daoist.
"The guest bullies the master. In the long run, the Jiang family will be finished…"
Jiang Dao thought to himself.
It was a pity that the old Daoist was stingy with his secret technique and didn't intend to teach it to others.
Jiang Dao and Jiang Dalong had begged the old Taoist priest more than once, hoping that he could take Jiang Dao as his disciple, but he had always refused for various reasons.
The old thing seemed to want to rely on this secret technique to eat the Jiang family to death for the rest of his life.
Jiang Dao suddenly walked toward the front yard.
"Young Master, lotus seed soup…"
Bi Yu hurriedly shouted.
"Leave it there. I'm not in the mood to drink it now.”
Jiang Dao said.
In the front courtyard, some low sobs sounded.
There was also some deafening noise.
Jiang Dao passed through a corridor and entered the front yard.
On the spacious mossy ground, there were a few corpses covered in white cloth lying quietly on the ground. The palms that were exposed outside the white cloth were purple and purple, as if they were dyed with paint. They were indescribably ferocious and terrifying.
These were the servants who had died in vain previously.
Their families cried in front of the corpses.
Pang Lin, the leader of the guards, had his eyes wide open and his expression stern. He held a thick steel rod in his hand and stared at the few people who were clamoring to leave.
"Now, without Old Master's permission, no one is allowed to leave. What kind of place does the Jiang family think they are? How could it be that simple? Whoever dared to take a step forward would be killed!”
Pang Lin shouted.
The servants who had already packed their bags were shocked by Pang Lin's imposing manner. Their faces turned pale and their hearts panicked.
"You... Aren't you just relying on your martial arts skills? If you have the ability to fight against the evil spirits, what ability is bullying us?”
"That's right. We don't want to die with the Jiang family. Don't drag us down with you!”
"We're unarmed. You're not a good man to bully us!”
A few servants braced themselves and shouted.
"If he isn't a hero, are you?”
Suddenly, a cold voice sounded.
A plump middle-aged man wearing a short silk robe walked in with a gloomy expression. Beside him was a white-haired, goateed old man in a green robe. He had a smile on his face.
Behind him were more than a dozen guards armed with steel sabers.
"Master is here!"
Pang Lin quickly went over.
The other guards also came forward to greet him.
The servants who wanted to run away immediately became nervous when they saw the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Dalong, return.
As the richest merchant in Hengzhou City, the Jiang family was extremely powerful. The yamen wouldn't care if they killed a few servants.
"Master…"
The servants all lowered their heads, not daring to look.
"When the Jiang family is fine, they take care of you with three taels of silver a month. Now that something has happened to the Jiang family, all of you run away faster than rabbits. Do you really think my Jiang family is some kind of charity?
Why don't you ask around one by one? Who in Hengzhou City can give you three taels of silver a month to eat, use, and sleep with my Jiang family? Now, you run away when something happens. Don't forget the contract you signed. A ten-year contract. You want to leave so early? Do you really think the Jiang family can be bullied?”
Jiang Dalong's tone was cold.
The few servants did not dare to raise their heads and did not even say a word.
Jiang Dalong snorted coldly and said," Pang Lin, get someone to watch them. Whoever dares to run away, kill them on the spot!”
"Yes, Master!"
Pang Lin's heart skipped a beat as he cupped his fists solemnly.
"And you guys!"
Jiang Dalong's gaze was cold as he stared at the group of servants." Don't think that you'll be fine just because you snuck away at night. From now on, whoever reports someone who escapes without permission will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver. Those who know about it and don't report it will also be executed!”
The group of servants were shocked.
50 taels?
How many years would this last them?
The group of people lowered their heads in silence, no longer daring to have any thoughts of escaping. After smiling embarrassedly, they left one after another.
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