Chapter 313: Chapter 315: The Decline of Morality
Zhu Minng couldn’t help but shiver himself.
“Girl, I asked you to say something frightening, not to chill people to the marrow!”
In broad daylight, three Yin spirits were sitting on the threshold of the State Mansion’s gate, and they were the cooks who had died within this month…
Alright, this could indeed intimidate the folks of the State Mansion.
Zhu Minng cleared his throat and straightened out his robe, which just happened to be styled in an otherworldly fashion today. Combined with his ethereal temperament, cultivated from consuming only Immortal Fruits and Divine Pills instead ofmon grains, most likely these mortals would believe him.
“What poor schr and little maid are these, loitering in front of the State Mansion? Get lost quickly!” At this moment, the fully armed Gatekeeper bellowed loudly.
Zhu Minng had just started his celestial stride when he nearly stumbled.
Truly, mortals, with such poor vision, you are indeed only fit to be Gatekeepers!
Zhu Minng cleared his throat again, with a look of utter indifference, and said, “I am a Demon Exorcist, wandering here and noticing the dense Yin Qi within your mansion. The gate stands open yet seems as red and tightly sealed as the Ghost Door. You two Guards there, have you not felt a cold draft by the threshold, or even during the night, always felt like someone was entering and leaving the mansion gate, yet you’ve seen nothing at all?”
The two Guards exchanged a deep look after hearing these words.
What the young man had said truly sent a chill down their spines!
In fact, these past days, they would subconsciously nce towards the mansion gate’s threshold. Initially, they thought it was a trick of the eye, but after numerous instances, they started to feel something was off.
Honestly, for a few moments, they even thought the other had a longing for the same sex.
Now that the poor schr had spoken like this, they felt even more horrified!
“Some people must have died in your mansion this month, especially in the kitchen,” Zhu Minng said, deliberately extending three fingers as he spoke.
When speaking as an expert, one must be ambiguous, not overly explicit, letting them imagine for themselves.
Sure enough, as soon as the two Gatekeepers heard this phrase and saw the unmistakably deliberate gesture of Zhu Minng, they were so shocked their expressions changed.
“You go and inform the steward?” said the Gatekeeper on the left.
The one on the right nodded, ncing especially at the threshold before hurrying into the mansion.
Not long after, a young steward strode out. He sized up Zhu Minng and Zhi Rou, his eyes darting about several times, but still came forth to greet them with respectful manners.
“Could the two of you please borate a bit more? After all, some of the bolder servants might still spread unwee news,” the young steward said cautiously.
Zhu Minng nced at the Yin Spirit Necromancer girl.
The Yin Spirit Necromancer girl stepped forward, looked around near the entrance hall, and then pointed to an old locust tree, “Underneath this tree, a batch of kittens that died too young are buried.”
The young steward and the Gatekeeper, upon hearing this, had their expressionspletely shift.
Such matters were only known to the steward and the Gatekeeper. How would the other servants care about such things!
“Esteemed ones, pleasee inside. I will immediately go to call for the youngdy,” the young steward said, hurrying along.
Having passed through several corridors and entering the back of the mansion, clearly neither the steward nor the youngdy wished to discuss matters in the main hall, as the State Mansion still entertained a number of guests.
At the back of the mansion, Zhu Minng and Zhi Rou quietly awaited the arrival of the State Duke’s Daughter.
After the maid who served tea left, the Yin Spirit Necromancer girl leaned close to Zhu Minng and whispered in a very low voice, “Big brother, there’s also a person buried under that locust tree.”
Zhu Minng looked at her in surprise.
No wonder Li Xinghua insisted he bring this Yin Spirit Necromancer girl along; her ability to see Yin spirits with her eyes could easily intimidate everyone and reveal the darkest secrets of a prominent family, uncovering many unspeakable mysteries!
“Do you know the identity of that person?” Zhu Minng asked.
“It was the butler from earlier.” the Yin Spirit Necromancer girl said.
Zhu Minng’s eyes widened, and though he had wanted to take a sip of tea, he didn’t dare to for quite some time.
Could it possibly be this spooky!
Zhu Minng felt that it wasn’t the people inside the Prime Minister’s Mansion who were frightened, it was he himself who was greatly rmed!
“Could there be another Yin Spirit Necromancer here, controlling the butler’s corpse?” Zhu Minng asked.
She shook her head.
“So someone killed the butler and then impersonated him?” Zhu Minng said.
The Yin Spirit Necromancer girl nodded.
Zhu Minng rubbed his temples.
He wasn’t here to act as a Demon Exorcist, he was here to be a God Catcher investigating a case, right?
But what did all this have to do with the Fiend Star Dragon?
“Can the butler’s Yin spirit tell you what happened?” Zhu Minng continued to ask.
“It seems like he hasn’t realized that he’s already dead, and is still repeating the tasks of a butler,” Zhi Rou said.
Not all Yin spirits can bemunicated with directly.
Of course, not all departed souls turn into Yin spirits either, some simply dissipate.
They didn’t have to wait too long when Zhu Minng saw a woman in a bright red brocade robe approaching.
She was followed by two maids, but as she entered this hall they left her side, and the young butler who was impersonating someone did not follow her in. Now, only thisdy from the State Mansion and the three people, Zhu Minng and Zhi Rou, were present.
It seemed that this State Duke’s Daughter had some private matters that she did not want others to know about.
“The matter I am going to discuss with you two, please keep it confidential. If it gets out, I will stop at nothing to capture you both, cut off your tongues, and then chop off your heads,” thedy in the red robe said.
“We will forget what we’ve heard once we’re back in the mundane world. We’re only lending a hand because we don’t wish to see others suffer. Miss, please speak freely. Actually, we already have a general idea. We just need to understand more details in order to eliminate the root of the disaster,” Zhu Minng said, touching his chin and realizing that the gesture was somewhat superfluous with his overly smooth, beardless face.
“I had a secret affair with the butler’s brother. The butler used this to ckmail me, and he also attempted to take liberties with me. So I thought of a n to have someone prepare a poison that would kill the gluttonous butler…” the State Duke’s Daughter narrated calmly.
Zhu Minng used drinking tea as a cover, appearing calm and routine on the surface, yet his heart was filled with waves of agitation.
What a shockingly scandalous beginning!
It couldn’t help but make one sit up straight and listen attentively.
Of course, to show his premonition of being a wise man, Zhu Minng couldn’t let her finish telling everything. So he spoke up, “So the poison was ced in the back kitchen, where a bunch of kittens mistakenly ate it, and it scattered to other ces, identally killing three cooks in session?”
“Yes,” the Lady Xiangguo nodded, a flicker of surprise shing in her eyes.
“Then how did the butler die? Was it the butler’s brother who did it?” Zhu Minng asked.
The Lady Xiangguo hesitated, furrowing her brows in confusion, “Didn’t you just see the butler? He’s still alive. My n failed, it was disrupted by the kittens.”
“Miss, there’s no need to y riddles with us; we know that the real butler is already dead. Now, the butler is likely your lover, the butler’s brother. They’re simr in height, appearance, and voice,” Zhu Minng said with a profound smile.
Upon hearing this, thedy’s face was filled with shock and confusion, and she remained silent for a long while.
Seeing her expression, Zhu Minng also became confused.
Could it be?
Does thedy not know???