Practitioner with the World Gate

Chapter 22

In the backyard of the county government office, Guo Zheng led a group of people to rush over, and the child was also carried by the maid.

"What do you have to explain? Tell me quickly!"

Guo Zheng was also annoyed, this kind of foolish woman didn't know the advantages and disadvantages, and dared to hide something.

After hesitating for a while, the woman whispered, "Master Qingtian, I am indeed the child's aunt, but I took the child away secretly, and my eldest brother and sister-in-law didn't know about it."

"steal?"

Guo Zheng stared: "Tell me in detail!"

Strictly speaking, an aunt's marriage is an outsider, and this kind of behavior is not much different from child abduction.

The woman looked distressed, and finally gritted her teeth and said: "My natal family is Fengwei Village, Taoyuan Township, and there is a sorceress who manifests in that village."

"I, I don't know why that sorceress is so interested in my nephew. She insists on adopting her as a godson. My elder brother is also bewitched by money and doesn't care about the child's life."

As she spoke, she pointed to the child: "My nephew is more than four years old. Last year, he was still babbling and calling his mother and father. This year, he can no longer speak, and he has become stupid."

"Master Qingtian also saw it. The child has been lost for a long time and he has not seen his brother and sister-in-law to report to the official. They have ghosts in their hearts and dare not!"

Lu Fan frowned, walked up to the child, fished in his cuff pocket, and took out a peeled white rabbit toffee.

The child wasn't doing well, but the maid who was holding him swallowed her saliva first.

Obviously, she must have eaten this candy, and it must have been rewarded by a certain lady.

"Come on, if you say a word, I'll give you candy."

The child didn't speak, and didn't reach out to ask for candy, so he hugged the maid's neck in a daze.

Lu Fan observed carefully, and found that the child looked pretty good, and he should be a smart person.

But judging from the eyes, it may be a little dull.

He directly stuffed the toffee into the child's mouth, the other party tasted it, and started chewing after a while.

Lu Fan conjured up another piece of candy, "I'll give you candy if you call me uncle."

At this moment, the child's eyes were a little bright, and he knew he was going to ask for it, but he still didn't speak.

In the end, after making the child cry, Lu Fan didn't hear him speak, so he had no choice but to stuff the candy over.

"Can you cry but not talk?" Guo Zheng was a little confused.

Speaking is a human instinct. According to common sense, even a dumb person can say "Abe Abe" twice.

But there was nothing quite right about this kid.

He knew he was reaching out for candy, but he didn't know that Abe and Abe called twice.

Lu Fan turned to look at the woman: "Speak carefully and clearly."

The woman nodded: "I went home to visit relatives this year, and I happened to see some blackness on my nephew's arms, and thought it was mud."

"After scrubbing, the black line is gone, but the water is not dirty."

"Thinking about it now, it's not mud, it's clearly a black line going up here! It must be the sorceress who did the evil trick!"

She stretched out her hand and gestured, it was the veins of her wrist going up.

"Because of this? You don't know magic, how do you know it's evil!" Guo Zheng said with a sullen face.

The woman bowed her head and hesitated: "Here, I have seen people in the village, they speak strangely, and I can hear good words."

"When it comes to children and witches, they are all gloating, but they are still jealous. After I inquired, I found out that witches give children a lot of money every year as lucky money."

"For no reason, how could the sorceress be so generous, she was planning something."

"Hmph, pull it down and lock it up! Lock it up next to that kidnapper!" Guo Zheng seemed to have guessed something, and waved his hand to ask the police to pull the woman away.

After walking away, Peng Fei whispered to Lu Fan: "This woman should have no children, male."

Lu Fan suddenly realized.

The woman is not purely for the safety of her nephew, the child is not her own after all, so what if she is worried?
Report to the officer, arrest brother and sister-in-law?
At most, it was because of jealousy, thinking that they would not dare to report to the officials, and by the way, took this opportunity to simply take the child away and take it as their own.

The root of it is that the child is a male.

This matter can't be troubled by the villagers. If the brother and sister-in-law dare to go to her village, they will probably be beaten to death by the in-laws.

It's true that Dacun couldn't control the trouble, and in the end it still came to the yamen.

Guo Zheng sat on the stone bench with his buttocks, and put his hand on his forehead to make a distressed gesture: "The wave is not calm, and the wave is rising again. I have heard of the sorceress in Fengwei Village. It is said that she has the ability to call a hundred birds."

"I haven't seen her doing anything in the past. She doesn't collect money to make troubles, and she doesn't play tricks."

"On the contrary, summoning birds to eat insects in the year of insect plague is also considered a kind deed. Now it seems."

Lu Fan thought for a while and asked, "Which direction is Fengwei Village located? Can I get there through the Peach Blossom Forest?"

"No." Peng Fei stood up and said, "The peach blossom forest is transparent in front and back. On the left and right sides, one is the stone wall, and the other is the river."

"If you walk straight through the peach blossom forest, you will be out of the county."

Guo Zheng pointed out the key point that Lu Fan wanted to ask: "The probability of being a gang is very small."

Think about it, if you are in the same group, then why bother with this trip, just find the child's parents and mothers.

Even if there is trouble in the court, Guo Zheng will let him go after a little inquiring about the child.

Lu Fan lowered his head and muttered twice, thinking for a while: "Then let's send people around to block both ends of the Peach Blossom Forest. If possible, find some people to guard the stone walls and the river."

"At least the Taoist priests can't just slip away like this. Don't forget, the villagers who were turned into sheep are the key."

The folks really matter.

In case the Taoist jumps over the wall in a hurry and kills the villagers, then this trip will be in vain, and the superiors may have to punish him.

Guo is just a county magistrate, and his parents came here, not a member of a special organization like Jinyiwei, who only cares about the goal and doesn't care about the consequences.

"But it's in the middle of the night." Guo Zheng frowned: "Is it okay to break in, don't follow the tricks of thieves."

"No, let's go to Fengwei Township!" Lu Fan said with affirmation.

Just now, when Guo Zheng said 'call the power of a hundred birds', the blank paper carrying the Qi Forbidden Technique was slightly heated.

The paper is dark gold in color, and the material is hard to tell, but it is extremely tough, and it can't be damaged by knife stabbing or burning.

In the end, Lu Fan put it in front of his chest and heart, and used it as a heart guard.

"Phoenix Township"

Guo Zheng squinted his eyes, and patted the table one last time: "I will go in person, I can't let Brother Lu go into danger alone!"

"Peng Fei also followed. After dealing with the sorceress, I will start searching the peach forest tomorrow morning. I don't believe so many people can't cure him!"

At this time, there is nothing to be polite about.

Anyway, Guo Zheng is also a talent in high school, how can he not see some of Lu Fan's ideas.

The two have compatible personalities and are able to help each other. This is simply a natural same camp.

The most important thing is that both of them are not crooked, so they are worthy of friendship.

Another point, if Lu Fan didn't want to get involved in these matters, why did he come here to give advice?It's over if you stay at home and practice alchemy and immortality.

Everyone is tacit, don't make it so clear between adults.

Lu Fan didn't do what he thought, and said that he would go home and get some equipment, and then set off together.

(End of this chapter)