There were no city walls or city gates in the northern part of Huo Zhou. It was a rugged mountain forest, which could be considered a natural barrier. After more than six hours of rushing, the He family arrived at a willow forest more than 50 miles away.
In the willow forest, there was a winding mountain path. This was the path that the Liu family's ancestor had opened up after buying this willow forest. Chu Yurong asked Master He to order the servants to send two people to scout the way into the mountain first.
After about fifteen minutes, under the moonlight, he vaguely saw a mansion located halfway up the mountain. Chu Yurong narrowed her eyes and stared at it with a trace of a frown. The horses also shook their heads. It was unknown if it was the slope that made it difficult for the horses, or if they also had a bad feeling, so it was even more difficult to drive them.
When they finally arrived at the gate of the villa, a large stone on the right was engraved with the words of Liuyuan Villa. The servant came forward to call the door. After a long time, the servant asked inside the door, but did not dare to open the door.
"Young Master Chu is here to visit, hurry up and open the door!”
Long Jiang was quite impatient and shouted loudly. Only then did the servants move. Three or four servants came out with lanterns to welcome him.
The villa was very spacious. There were willow trees planted everywhere, and there was a small lotus pond in the distance. Chu Yurong couldn't help but take a few more glances. After passing through Langfang, the courtyards were connected by archways. The houses were in groups and intertwined with each other. On the way, she met Minister Liu who came to welcome her.
"Aiya, Young Master Chu, I really didn't expect you to visit so late at night!”
"I hope Official Liu doesn't blame me. I've brought a distant relative and his family to seek refuge. Huozhou City is under full control, and soldiers are running amok. I'm afraid there will be chaos. Official Liu, you're still the most relaxed here! I'm afraid I'll have to nag the minister for some time.”Chu Yurong smiled.
"Young Master Chu is too polite. Young Master is the benefactor of my Liu family. The peace and quiet of this Liu Garden Manor is the only benefit.”
Official Liu instructed the servants to receive the He residence and personally led Chu Yurong to the guest room. Just as he was about to leave, Chu Yurong suddenly asked,
"Official Liu, may I ask…how long has your manor been like this?”
Official Liu was stunned.
"I wonder what Young Master is referring to…Ever since my father took over the Willow Garden Manor, I have not made any changes.”
Chu Yurong calmed down for a moment and then asked,
"Then may I ask Official Liu, when did you come back? What's the difference this time?”
"This…I used to spend most of my time in the Imperial City and only came back once every half a year. This time, I sold most of the properties in the Imperial City and returned to the manor. I didn't find anything different. This time, I brought more family members and servants, but…I'm still a little unfamiliar with my family members who have been away from home for a long time.”Official Liu felt strange, but he answered naturally.
"Official Liu, I don't think it's just a stranger. I'm afraid you're not used to it. Don't you think that there are too many sick and weak people in the villa?”Chu Yurong's tone was slightly unfriendly.
Official Liu paused in surprise,
"That's right. Many people have fallen ill recently. I heard that there were even servants fighting. The strangest thing is that when I first came back, all the servants who were originally guarding the manor left without permission.”
"That's right, why is this happening? You have to ask the person sitting next to you!”
Chu Yurong said sternly to an empty chair.
Not only was Official Liu shocked, but the person on the chair also looked at Chu Yurong in surprise. After a moment, he seemed to know that something was wrong and instantly paced out of the door.
Chu Yurong was already prepared. She swung her whip and wrapped it around the other party. She pulled him to the chair and cast a spell. The whip wrapped around the chair tightly and he could not move.
Although Chu Yurong used her divine sense to sense him, in fact, Chu Yurong and Minister Liu could not see him. Then, Chu Yurong took out a bunch of incense from the sect and lit it. The person tied to the chair, when he came into contact with the incense, his body was also burning and smoking. Then, he slowly revealed himself.
Official Liu was shocked. How could there be such a supernatural thing?
"Liu Fu?" Official Liu saw that this person was one of the servants who stayed behind to guard the manor.
Liu Fu revealed himself with a face full of fear. The incense of the sect was specially added with ingredients to exorcise evil spirits. Liu Fu struggled desperately from the burning and spat out black smoke to resist. Her face was fair and strange, and her fierce and miserable expression was extremely exaggerated. It made Official Liu take a few steps back and fall to the ground.
"Official Liu, don't panic. Do you know him?”Chu Yurong helped him up. Seeing that the hidden person had appeared, Chu Yurong waved her hand to extinguish the incense.
"Young Master Chu, he is Liu Fu, who was originally staying in the villa.”
"You have to ask him. Who are you and why are you causing trouble in this villa?”Chu Yurong turned her head and asked indifferently.
Without the burning incense, Liu Fu's face calmed down and he said slowly,"
"I'm Liu Fu. Old Master, didn't you notice that I was missing when you came back last time?”
" This…" Official Liu was speechless.
"Two years ago, Li Yong and I went down the mountain to buy food every day. Gradually, we realized that Li Yong often went to brothels. I didn't pay much attention to it until one day, I saw Li Yong bring a lady back to the villa. "I told the butler about the matter and the butler asked me to inform everyone to arrest Li Yong. What I didn't expect was that when everyone went, Li Yong was sleeping soundly. When he woke up, he said that I brought prostitutes back to the villa. They brought a woman out of my room and the butler gave me a good beating that night…From then on, Li Yong threatened me every now and then, but I pretended that I didn't see anything. It wasn't long before I discovered more secrets. Not only did Li Yong and the butler go to the prostitutes together, but they also embezzled money and food and lied about the accounts." Finally, one day, the butler seemed to be certain that I knew what they had done. He killed me and buried me under the willow tree! I didn't want to die unwillingly. I wanted to tell the old master about this. I didn't expect that the old master would finally return. He didn't even realize that I was gone and even praised everyone in the villa! After the master left, these people continued to do their dirty work. All the guards colluded with the butler to secretly exchange the precious items in the villa. They sang and danced in the villa every day. I have to kill them, let the villa be peaceful, let everyone die in pain!”
As he spoke, Liu Fu completely lost his mind. His face was fierce as he struggled with all his might. The black gas around his body surged. With a breath, Liu Fu's body exploded and turned into black gas. It swept open the door and flew out.
Chu Yurong put away the whip and did not chase after him. She asked,
"Official Liu, I'm afraid that your housekeeper and the others have not left. They should all be dead. When I entered the manor, I saw a lotus pond. It should have been clean, but it had a foul smell. The corpses must be at the bottom of the pond…Before I entered the manor, I saw a layer of Yin Qi.”
"Hmm…the eastern garden of the villa is a treasure land. The flowers bloom the most in spring there, and there is a willow tree that is 500 years old.”Minister Liu pondered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yurong saw the dark clouds in the sky begin to spread and gradually expand, like a black hand reaching out to various houses.
"Not good, someone come!"
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