Chapter 95

"When I first saw Dongyue, I also suspected her, after all, there were too many suspicious points. Before the truth is clear, anyone could be the murderer."

Li Hanlin narrowed his eyes and looked at the book boy: "Including you!"

"Me, Master!" The book boy was startled and was about to explain.

"Me too!" Li Hanlin said with a smile.

"Master... don't scare me like that!" The book boy rolled his eyes and complained, while shrugging and lifting the bookshelf that was about to slide down.

"Clang clang"

From the old, yellow bamboo bookshelf came a clattering sound of bottles and jars colliding.

Li Hanlin glared and said angrily, "Be more careful. The things in the bookshelf are very precious, and I have collected them with great effort. Even if you were dismantled, you wouldn't be worth a fraction of what's inside!"

"Oh, oh!" The book boy immediately became nervous.

At this moment, Li Hanlin suddenly said, "Little book boy, how long have you been with me? It must be at least two hundred years, if not three hundred."

"Master, to be precise, it's two hundred and eighty-nine years, seven months, and three days," the book boy said, rolling his eyes.

"You remember very clearly." A hint of reminiscence appeared on Li Hanlin's handsome face. "Since that's the case, you should understand my strength, right?"

"Master has always been low-key, hiding your true strength. In fact, you are no less impressive than those brilliant geniuses at the Bai Family Banquet," the book boy said seriously, his voice firm.

"Indeed, I am on par with them. I will compete with them at the night gathering!" Li Hanlin's deep, intelligent eyes flashed with battle spirit, which was quite shocking even to the ghosts.

Then Li Hanlin reined in his gaze and looked down at the book boy, saying, "For a little ghost servant like Dongmei, I can make her disappear without a trace with no effort. Heaven knows, earth knows, but no ghost knows. Even if they do, so what? Who would punish me for a little ghost servant?"

"Nobody?" the book boy hesitated.

"Of course not!" Li Hanlin suddenly raised his head, looking at the perpetually gloomy sky, and said solemnly, "This is the reality of the Netherworld. A little ghost servant, apart from those who care about her, her death means nothing to others and won't have much impact on the surroundings."

"Who would care about Dongmei's life and death if it weren't for Li Wenji? Just Dongyue?" Li Hanlin shook his head.

"In fact, Dongyue is not the murderer. She genuinely mourns Dongmei's death, but while mourning, she also has a goal, which is to become Li Wenji's personal maid!"

Li Hanlin revealed Dongyue's goal, which was truly astonishing. It seemed he had a pair of eyes that could see through everything.

"Then what's the difference between Dongyue and the other ghost servants competing for Dongmei's position? I want to report her!" The book boy was immediately indignant and rushed to expose Dongyue's true face to Li Wenji.

"Book boy, let her be," Li Hanlin said, his eyes shining with wisdom. "It's better to have a grateful heart like Dongyue take care of Wenji than those ambitious ghost servants."

"But how does Master know Dongyue is grateful? You can know a person's face but not their heart," the book boy said with an old-fashioned air.

Li Hanlin glanced at the book boy, smiled, pointed to his eyes, then to his ears, and finally patted his chest, saying, "Observe with your eyes, listen with your ears, and feel with your heart. That way, you can understand a person. Have you forgotten? Two hundred and eighty-nine years, seven months, and three days ago, how did I choose you from among hundreds of ghost servants in the Hanlin Academy?"

"The book boy understands!" The book boy recalled that day, suddenly woke up, and immediately nodded.

"Good. Two hundred and eighty-nine years, seven months, and three days have passed, and you are still lingering at the ninth level of the Ghost Soldier realm. Is there something you can't let go of? Su Xing only practiced for a few years and has already reached the ninth level of the Ghost Soldier realm. In human time, that's just a few days! If you want to follow me, you need to break through quickly," Li Hanlin said.

"Master, I understand," the book boy nodded, knowing that Li Hanlin had a point and was suddenly enlightened.

"That's good. Let's go. The murderer of Dongmei is the head of the academy. We'll see how Su Xing solves the case and helps us catch him!" Li Hanlin smiled and walked away with the book boy.

Speaking of which, Li Wenji, who was furious, had already issued a warrant and mobilized all the ghost servants in the Western Garden to capture Su Xing.

At this moment, Su Xing, unaware that he had been wanted by the Western Garden, was meeting with Cui Qi.

"Do you know where Shen Shi is?" Su Xing asked urgently as Cui Qi rushed over.

"I have a rough idea where Shen Shi is hiding. He should be in the Bai Xue Courtyard," Cui Qi said, panting.

"Bai Xue Courtyard?" Su Xing was taken aback and showed a puzzled expression.

"A smaller courtyard, not as grand as the four main courtyards or the cooking courtyard. The master is not a descendant of the City God but seems to be the child of a minister of Fengdu City," Cui Qi explained.

"Alright, I understand. Go back and remember what I told you," Su Xing nodded.

"Su Brother, rest assured, we will not let you down!" Cui Qi said with great determination. "I'll go back now."

"Wait!" Su Xing suddenly called out to Cui Qi and asked, "Do you know the name of the master of the Bai Xue Courtyard?"

"The name of the master of the Bai Xue Courtyard? I'm just a ghost servant, I really don't know," Cui Qi shook his head.

"Alright, that's fine. Go back!" Su Xing waved his hand and then ignored Cui Qi, sitting on a rock to think.

"Bai Xue Courtyard, 'From afar, it seems not snow, from afar, it seems not snow, it is not snow... Could it not be the Bai Xue Courtyard? It shouldn't be... Unfortunately, I'm not familiar enough with the City God's residence. I know the poem left by Dongmei must have a meaning, but I can't figure it out!"

"Never mind, I'll go to the Bai Xue Courtyard in person and find out the mastermind. I believe the black-robed ghost must have communicated with the murderer through some method, which has already achieved some initial effect."

With that, Su Xing got up and headed for the Bai Xue Courtyard.

The Bai Xue Courtyard was a secluded world, cold and snowy, with fragrant plum blossoms blooming.

At that moment, a young master in a white fur coat stood under the most vibrant plum tree, admiring it closely.

He had long, fine eyebrows, a delicate appearance, and a pointed chin, exuding a soft and gentle aura.

"Crunch, crunch"...

Clear footprints were left in the thick snow as a ghost servant in a fur coat rushed over and prostrated himself before the young master in the white fur coat.

The ghost servant was extremely respectful, his face buried in the cold snow.

The young master in the white fur coat glanced at the ghost servant in the snow and said lightly, "Speak. What could be so important to disturb my appreciation of the plum blossoms?"

"Please forgive me, Master." The ghost servant's face, buried in the snow, changed dramatically, his body trembling, and snowflakes falling as he said fearfully, "Jia Yi has sent a message from outside, saying that a meddlesome ghost servant is investigating Dongmei's death, and Jia Yi's warning failed."

"Useless." The young master's long, fine eyebrows twitched, his voice sharp.

"It's my fault, Master!" The ghost servant completely prostrated himself in the snow, blending with the cold snowflakes.

"Just a ghost servant, he can't cause much trouble. Send a few assassins to deal with him. I don't want to hear about him again!" The young master broke a branch of plum blossom and threw it at the ghost servant, saying.

"Yes!" The ghost servant picked up the branch and hurriedly retreated.

The young master glanced at the departing ghost servant and then admired the plum blossoms standing proudly in the snow, sighing, "Dongmei, if you weren't Li Wenji's personal maid, I wouldn't have gone to such lengths. After all, you're just a ghost servant. Your death means nothing. How many ghost servants die in the City God's residence each year?"

"Unfortunately, you were a woman with the character of a plum blossom. If you had submitted to me back then, you wouldn't have ended up soulless and scattered."

Just as the young master was lamenting, Su Xing was not having an easy time. He hadn't even reached the Bai Xue Courtyard when he was surrounded by a group of ghost servants.

"What's going on? I can't keep up with this rhythm!"

Su Xing ran while complaining, with a group of ghost servants chasing and shouting behind him.

At first, Su Xing thought they were assassins sent by the mastermind. He planned to push them aside, knock them down, and interrogate them. But then he realized they were ghost servants from the Western Garden, ordered by their master Li Wenji to capture him, leaving him confused.

"Attack! Master has ordered that whoever captures Su Xing will become her personal ghost servant and enjoy a life of luxury!" The ghost servants behind him shouted.

"Oh!" The ghost servants immediately became excited and shouted.

"Swish"

An axe flew from behind, thrown by a ghost servant, aiming at Su Xing's head.

"That scoundrel!" Su Xing was almost furious, turned back, and slapped the axe away, continuing to run.

"Am I destined to run for the rest of my life? It was the same at the Bai Family Banquet, and it's the same now. That short-haired little girl, breaking her word, I shouldn't have patted her head! I thought she had potential, but I was wrong!"

Su Xing cursed unwillingly as things kept flying at him from behind, all of which he dodged.

"Su! Don't run! Let me hit you!" A ghost servant shouted from behind.

Su Xing suddenly stopped, turned around without a word, and charged back.

"What! What's going on? Why did he turn back?" A ghost servant exclaimed, and some of them hesitated and stopped.

"Don't be afraid, just knock Su Xing down first, and we'll sort out who he belongs to later!"

"Right, he's just a paper tiger, don't be scared by him."

More ghost servants shouted, new members who didn't know Su Xing's strength and wanted a share.

Su Xing smiled evilly, jumped suddenly, and landed in the middle of the ghost servants. With a wave of his arms, the surrounding ghost servants screamed and flew backward.

"Everyone, attack together, don't be afraid!"

"Ah!"

"Too brutal!"

"He's a human beast! How can ghosts fight him!"

Su Xing was too brutal. He charged into the group of ghost servants like a hungry wolf into a flock of sheep. Just by swinging his arms, without using any killing moves, the ghost servants fell like cut grass, unable to resist.

In no time, the ghost servants were all defeated, and Su Xing stood on one of them, clapping his hands.

"Just you? You think you can take down your Master Su? Let me tell you, Master Su is now a '***' and can reverse everything." Su Xing looked down at the ghost servants lying on the ground in pain, saying proudly.

In the Western Garden, Li Wenji, upon receiving the news, was so angry that she ground her teeth, tightly gripping a jade pendant and saying coldly, "Mobilize ten teams of the courtyard guards!"

"Master, this..."

"Do you have any objections?" Li Wenji gave a cold glance.

"Yes, immediately mobilize ten teams of the courtyard guards to capture the murderer Su Xing!"

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