Chapter 1 Wang Xiaoyou's Reasoning

"What little friend Wang says also makes sense. The word *hun* is indeed not something ordinary people can use. For example, the famous Marquis of Donghun and Marquis of Haihun were both deposed emperors."

Yuan Shanyuan spoke eloquently about these matters, and his confident tone deepened everyone's curiosity about the identity of the blood corpse tomb's owner. Several gazes fixed on the unknown upright coffin, their eyes filled with worry.

"So... this blood corpse tomb contains a deposed emperor?" Lin Qianqian asked softly, testing the waters.

This time, it was Yuan Shanyuan's turn to hesitate. "I only said that those who can use the word *hun* are definitely not ordinary people, but we can't confirm the tomb owner's identity based on a single word. However, judging from the style of the burial objects, the tomb owner must have committed a heinous crime and likely didn't die a natural death but was forced to commit suicide. Due to the extreme resentment, it transformed into a blood corpse tomb."

After all, he hadn't seen the blood corpse tomb with his own eyes, so everything was just speculation. Now that it was already dawn, after dealing with the young master's body and ensuring nothing was left behind, everyone hurriedly left.

Back at the Wu mansion, Lai Fu, looking worried, was pacing back and forth in front of the gate. Seeing Jiang Cheng and the others, a huge weight was lifted from his heart, and he rushed over. "Masters, you've worked hard. I've been waiting here, fearing something might have happened to you."

How could Jiang Cheng not understand Lai Fu's hidden meaning? He sneered, "Don't worry, Master Wu's body has been dealt with, and your young master is dead too."

"We already knew about that. This morning, the servant in the young master's room reported that the young master was missing, so we were already mentally prepared." Lai Fu's tone became heavy when mentioning the young master's death. "By the way, masters, you've worked hard all night. Please go and rest. We've prepared food and good rooms for you. We were really too busy these past few days and neglected you. Please forgive us."

This time, the accommodations were far superior to before in terms of both location and comfort, but the drawback was that everyone was separated.

Jiang Cheng and Fatty were naturally assigned to the same room. After eating the lavish dishes on the table, the two of them went to rest. After tossing and turning all night, even Jiang Cheng couldn't hold on any longer, and tonight would likely be even more dangerous.

He slept soundly, and Jiang Cheng was awakened by a phone ringing. He was especially sensitive to the sound of phone ringing now.

The call was actually from Luo Tianhe, saying that he had discovered important information and wanted them to meet at the intersection behind the town immediately.

After hanging up, Jiang Cheng took Fatty's phone and called Yuan Shanyuan and Yao Shunyu separately. After confirming the news, he took Fatty, and the two set off immediately.

Because they were in a hurry, the two went through the main gate. Coincidentally, Fatty tripped over the high threshold again in his haste. Just as he got up and was about to complain, he saw two servants from the mansion running over.

The servants obviously recognized them and apologized repeatedly. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, masters. This door was originally due for repairs, but too many things have happened in the mansion recently, so it was delayed. We'll fix the door in the next few days."

With important matters at hand, Jiang Cheng didn't have time to waste words with them. After leaving the Wu mansion, he led Fatty westward. After about half an hour, they arrived at the agreed location and saw someone waiting in the distance.

"Are Luo Tianhe and Yuan Shanyuan made of iron? The two of them are over 100 years old combined, and they don't need to rest after tossing and turning all night. They still have the energy to come out and look for clues?" Fatty looked at the figures of Luo Tianhe and Yuan Shanyuan in the distance and couldn't help but feel admiration.

Jiang Cheng didn't care about Fatty's吐槽 *tu cao* (吐槽: to roast, to ridicule). What he cared more about was the so-called important clues.

In addition to Yuan Shanyuan, Luo Tianhe, and Bai Yu, Yao Shunyu and the other three were also there. Besides them, there was also an unfamiliar old man wearing a straw hat and coarse cloth.

The old man's skin was tanned dark, but his muscles were strong, indicating that he was a person who had worked hard for many years.

Seeing Jiang Cheng and Fatty arrive, Luo Tianhe didn't waste any words and directly asked the old man to lead the way. The group entered the mountain along a winding mountain road.

On the way, Luo Tianhe explained to everyone that he, Yuan Shanyuan, and Bai Yu had come out to gather information and had been introduced to the old man. The old man's family had also received favors from Master Wu's family. After the old man's daughter-in-law became pregnant, her health had been poor. After hearing about it, Wu's old shop sent medicine and dispatched doctors to help regulate her health. But unfortunately, the woman had bad luck and contracted a sudden illness shortly before giving birth and died that day.

"The corpse of a pregnant woman is filled with resentment. People in the countryside superstitiously believe that it's unlucky, so it must not be buried in the ancestral grave. In the end, Wu's old shop took pity on the woman and sent them a thin coffin, which is how the body was buried."

"The location of the burial was also chosen with the help of Wu's old shop. They are truly affectionate and righteous," Luo Tianhe said, leaning on a cane, his words having a deeper meaning.

Jiang Cheng and the others listened silently, knowing that there must be something fishy about this.

Unexpectedly, the old man leading the way had good ears and couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard everyone discussing Wu's old shop. "What this gentleman said is right, Wu's old shop really treated us poor people well. It's not just my family, Wei, you can go out and ask around. In this town and the surrounding ten miles, who hasn't received favors from Wu's old shop?"

"Master Wu has a good heart, he's a rare great philanthropist. It's a pity... it's a pity how he contracted a sudden illness and died. Heaven truly has no eyes." Old Man Wei kept calling him the great philanthropist Wu, which Fatty couldn't understand.

The mountain road was winding and difficult to walk, and some places weren't even roads at all. A few feet away was a cliff, but fortunately, the few of them were in good physical condition, so they made it safely.

Finally, in front of an open space in a mountain col, Old Man Wei stopped. "Gentlemen, it's... it's here."

In order not to let Old Man Wei interfere with their next actions, Li Bai took out a few silver dollars and gave them to Old Man Wei. Getting the benefits, Old Man Wei didn't waste any words and turned to leave.

Luo Tianhe looked around and couldn't help but whisper, "This place is high in the mountains and covered with dense forests. The surrounding trees are towering and thick, making it dark and humid all day long with little sunlight. There's a cliff in front, and the Qiongqi River behind the mountain, and this place just happens to be a depression. The Yin energy is intercepted here. This is clearly a trapped dragon formation intentionally set up by a senior expert."

"Are you talking about Master Wu?" Being in such a place, Lin Qianqian couldn't help but feel nervous.

Luo Tianhe shook his head. "He doesn't have the ability. Based solely on the Wu family's wealth, it would take him a thousand years to create a trapped dragon formation of this scale."

Looking at the tomb with only a broken tablet in front of it, Luo Tianhe's voice couldn't help but become cautious. "When digging the grave later, everyone should act quickly and decisively. If I'm not mistaken, that blood corpse tomb is nearby."