People are in Yaowu, starting from the mountain god panel

Chapter 24 Weird
On this day, Ye Changan stayed at home as usual.

It was so enjoyable to chop wood, light fires, and cook every day. He really enjoyed this leisurely time.

Suddenly, there was a burst of noise outside the door.

"What happened?"

Ye Changan put down the books in his hands and took his sister out to investigate the situation.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw several people who looked like government officials asking about something with the farmers in the town.

What surprised Ye Changan was that there was an acquaintance among them - Li Ta.

"Brother Tartar, why are you here?" Ye Changan shouted.

Li Tan turned his head and looked around, and when he saw it was Ye Changan, he also showed a surprised look. He said a few words to the other two officials and then walked towards Ye's house.

"Chang'an, it turns out you live here. I was about to find you after finishing my work," Li Ta said with a smile.

He has not been to Chang'an Town for seven years, and the location of the Ye family has almost been forgotten.

Ye Changan asked curiously: "Brother Tartar, what is this?"

Li Ta: "More than ten people have disappeared in Chang'an Town in the past three days. There are too many family members who reported to the official. The magistrate ordered me to find out the situation."

Ye Changan frowned when he heard that so many people were missing for no reason.

He has been at home these past few days and has not gone out. He only found out about this today.

"Brother Tartar, is it up to you to do this?"

Ye Changan asked doubtfully. He remembered that Li Ta should be a yamen servant and there was no need to go out to handle the case.

Li Ta explained: "My father retired to rest, so the county magistrate asked me to take over my father's position as a detective."

"I see."

Ye Changan suddenly realized that when he visited the Li family, he felt that Li Dashan was very relaxed and did not look like a policeman at all. It turned out that he had already planned to retire.

"Then first congratulate Brother Tartar. Let's have a celebratory drink as brothers tonight."

"It's a word."

The two chatted briefly, and several other officials had already finished their inquiries and were calling Li Ta.

Seeing his colleagues calling him, Li Ta had no choice but to leave first.

Ye Changan and Li Ta agreed to have dinner at Ye's house tonight as a celebration.

It was almost dusk, and today's sunset dyed the sky a brilliant red.

Ye Changan worked hard all afternoon and finally made four dishes, most of which were game from the mountains and simply seasoned with some salt.

Not long after, there was a knock on Ye's door.

"Chang'an, I am Li Ta."

Li Ta's voice sounded outside the door, and Ye Changan stood up and opened the door.

Li Tan was holding a wine flask in his hand and said with a smile: "I came out in a hurry, so I drank two kilograms of wine at the entrance of the town. We won't come back until we get drunk tonight."

Ye Changan: "Okay, I won't come back until I'm drunk!"

The roast chicken and roast rabbit on the table were perfect for drinking, and the two of them were tipsy in no time.

After eating, Ye Rouer obediently went to the backyard to play by herself, leaving Ye Changan and the two of them drinking together.

This wine was brewed by the farmers themselves, so the alcohol content was naturally not very high, especially for someone like Ye Changan who had drank high-strength liquor.

However, due to the extensive craftsmanship and many impurities, it is easy to get drunk if you drink too much. However, after Ye Changan discovered that he had become a mountain spirit, he gained a hidden passive, which is that he will not get drunk after a thousand cups.

Seeing that Li Ta was drinking happily, he took the opportunity to ask: "Brother Ta, what is the situation of this disappearance case?"

Li Ta did not hide anything. He said bluntly: "It's strange to say that these people disappeared in the mountains. We found several corpses that seemed to have been bitten to death by some kind of wild beast, but the corpses were well preserved. It's not like wild beasts." Ye Changan frowned and thought. As a hunter, he naturally understood the habits of wild beasts in the mountains.

Humans are afraid of wild beasts. In fact, wild beasts are also afraid of humans. Most of the time, wild beasts will not attack unless they are extremely hungry or provoked.

So many people were killed in a short period of time, and the causes of death were surprisingly consistent. He originally guessed that it was the group of bandits from before, but now it seems that there is another hidden reason.

Ye Changan: "That's really unusual."

"Chang'an, it's best not to go into the mountains recently."

He nodded in agreement, and not only that, he also informed the old wolf and the mountain boy about the matter through the spiritual link, so that they could also be more careful.

Li Tan approached Ye Changan's ear mysteriously: "We have a big brother here. He has rich experience in handling cases. According to him, it may be the work of a mountain ghost."

Ye Changan was surprised and said: "Mountain ghost?!"

"Shh, don't say those two words out loud."

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The two of them drank the last of the wine with their own thoughts, and Li Ta stood up to say goodbye.

During this time, they were working on a case in Chang'an Town, so they all lived at the inn at the entrance of the town.

Ye Changan looked at Li Tan's retreating back, thoughtfully.

He has the memory of a mountain boy and is well aware of the unusualness of this world. He even killed a snake spirit just a few days ago.

But the mountain ghost mentioned by Li Ta is a completely different existence.

He turned to look at his sister who was having fun, and decided not to tell her about it yet.

"I hope it's just a misunderstanding."

At the other end, Nanchuan City, the Xu family mansion.

Zhang Long followed a majestic old man obediently, not daring to say a word.

Soon, he was taken into an extremely gorgeous room. The brocade-woven curtains, the pure gold lamp stand, and every brick and wood were all carefully carved, and the plants and trees on it seemed to come alive.

Zhang Long swallowed hard. He had never seen such a luxurious place before.

In the center of the room was a dignified and elegant mahogany table, with a handsome young man sitting beside it. This person was Xu Nan, the third son of the Xu family.

The majestic old man bowed respectfully to the young man, and then glanced at Zhang Long, who was fighting with each other: "Repeat what you said before."

Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Long's forehead at this time. He stammered: "Young Master Xu Xu, there is a young hunter in Changhe Town who became a martial artist. I originally wanted to recruit the Xu family for you, but I didn't expect that person who was ungrateful and turned into a martial artist. Insulting you, young master, not only that, but also having nothing to do with the Liu family."

The four major families in Nanchuan are the Xu, Zhao, Liu, and Bai families. Among them, the Xu family is the most powerful, and the head of the family, Xu Jiang, is in his prime and is about to break through to the seventh rank.

Zhang Long's words meant to divert trouble to the east. He was rejected by Ye Changan and was already in a difficult situation.

Only by throwing all the problems to Ye Changan can there be a chance of survival.

After Xu Nan listened, he put down the tea cup gracefully, and then said lightly: "I know."

Hearing these words, Zhang Long lowered his head, but his face was full of ecstasy. It seemed that his fate was saved today.

Just when he was about to stand up and thank him, Xu Nan smiled jokingly: "You really think that everyone is as stupid as you, Mr. Han, just throw it away to feed the fishes."

Zhang Long opened his eyes wide and shouted unwillingly: "No, Master Xu, I..."

Before he finished speaking, the housekeeper Han Lao raised his knife and dropped it, and Zhang Long refused to rest in peace.

Xu Nan didn't even twitch his eyelids. He put down the tea cup in his hand: "Mr. Han, send someone to take a look."

"Yes."

"If something goes wrong, then kill them and feed them to the fish."

(End of this chapter)