The ghost-catching princess, she always pretends to be weak

Chapter 88 A hundred babies cry at night
  She walked into a literary and calligraphy shop, wearing a silk hat and casually touching the inkstone on the shelf.

Seeing her extraordinary attire, the boss hurriedly greeted her and introduced the good items in the store enthusiastically.

"Doesn't it look like the boss didn't sleep well?"

Zisu saw that he had already yawned a dozen times without saying a few words.

"Young lady, I don't know. I don't know what happened last night. Someone's baby cried all night long!"

"All night? It seems that the boss will have a very noisy neighbor in the future."

"The strange thing is that no one around the little one has just given birth to a baby."

"Then this cry is really powerful, it can spread so far."

Wen Jiu narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to look at the goods on the shelf.

"Could it be a cat's meow? I heard that a cat's meow is very similar to a child's cry."

Zisu thought of the cat last time, and still felt a little scared.

"The crying sound yesterday was not a child crying. You didn't hear it. It feels like all the newborn babies in the capital are crying."

The customer on the other side of the shelf chimed in.

"The whole capital?" The boss obviously couldn't believe it.

"As the person who called me in the morning told me, there were cries everywhere he went. He was so frightened that he hid at the gate of the city after not taking a few steps. There were guards there, and everyone's expressions were obviously frightened."

Wen Jiu rubbed the ghost hunting order on his waist and picked up a few things.

"Boss, that's all. Help me pay the bill."

"Good."

It seems that the academy is still too far away, and there are no houses near the academy, so there are naturally no children. No matter how loud the crying sound is, it cannot reach the academy.

Just as Wen Jiu walked out of the shop, Lu Xuzheng came over with someone from a short distance away.

She turned her head subconsciously. The last time she cried bitterly in front of him and revealed all her worries, she still felt a little embarrassed when she thought about it.

Who knows whether he will threaten himself with these things in the future, it is not something Lu Xu can't do.

Lu Xu looked straight ahead, as if he didn't see Wen Jiu and walked straight over.

Wen Jiu then turned his head slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you avoiding me?"

Who knows why this person left and came back?
  Wen Jiu should be glad that he came out wearing a silk hat today.

"No, why are you here too?"

She tried to sound normal.

"I have to patrol the streets every day, but you, shouldn't you be in the academy?"

Lu Xu was as careful as his hair, and Wen Jiu was a strong person. He deliberately avoided seeing her because he felt that he shed tears in front of him that day, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"I went out to buy some pens and ink, but the ones I brought in a few days ago have been used up."

Wen Jiu pointed to Zi Su's basket.

"It seems that Riri Zai was fined."

There was a rare smile on his lips.

Si Huai'an often mentioned in his ears that for some reason, the Wen girl managed to hit her husband's pain points time and time again, which made those pedantic old gentlemen jump in anger and punish her.

Wen Jiu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said, "There seemed to be something unusual in the capital last night. Did your Excellency hear about it?"

"I was also on patrol last night."

"Lu Xu, are you a man of steel? You were patrolling last night, and now you are patrolling again before noon? You are the only one who works non-stop, sleeping and working. No wonder the Holy One has arranged a marriage for you so early." came out, the two of them were stunned at the same time.

Wen Jiu bit his lip, wishing he could slap himself in the mouth. Why are you talking about this?
  Isn't he the one who is engaged to him?

Lu Xu only thought that her expression was weird, which made him happy, but he didn't want to embarrass her anymore.

"How did you know that there was an abnormality in Beijing? Could it be..."

Lu Xu subconsciously looked at the jade pendant around her waist.

"Yes, abnormality must be demonized, and demons are ghosts. If what I heard in this store is true, children all over the capital were crying last night. Maybe some baby died in vain, so Bai Yingye The ability to cry.”

"The baby died in vain?"

"Yes, it must have been killed by someone, not an accidental death. For example, the second son of the Zhang family, the one who was married to someone else, fell from the rockery. Even if this was an accident, Niuniu, who was just babbling in the second grandma Liu's family, Accidentally covering your mouth and nose with the quilt, or being suffocated to death after being unable to struggle, these are not considered a wasted death."

Wen Jiu was afraid that Lu Xu wouldn't understand, so he looked into his eyes and explained seriously.

Lu Xu wondered if Wen Jiuzhi knew that when she was especially serious, she would have a little starlight in her eyes, which he couldn't see in other people's eyes.

She saw the person in front of her staring at her without saying a word. She could only wave her hand in front of him, and even Lou Wu behind him coughed twice unconsciously.

"Ahem." Lu Xu seemed to realize that he was abnormal and pretended to cough twice before replying: "I know, I will go check it out. It's getting late. There should be classes in the academy in the afternoon. You should go back quickly. Bar."

"Ah."

Wen Jiu bowed slightly, and Zi Su quickly knelt down even though she was far away.

After returning to the academy, Wen Jiu flipped through a few books with nothing to do.

"Girl, the informant has news."

The so-called informants were just little beggars squatting in various busy markets. Wen Jiu would often ask Zisu to give them some money.

But this time Liu Yue really pissed her off, so Wen Jiu asked Zisu to spend some money to completely bring these little beggars under his "subordinates".

When looking for information, they are no slower than Jin Yiwei.

"whats the matter?"

"Yesterday, a little beggar saw Liu Quan and Yihong from Yihongyuan having a big fight at the back door. The woman's face didn't look very good. I don't know if she was angry or sick."

"She doesn't look good? Could it be that all this medicine was given to her?" Wen Jiu frowned slightly, always feeling that things were not simple.

"Ask our informants if they can find the dregs of the medicine."

You won’t chew the dregs of the medicine together.

"Yes!" Zi Su's tone couldn't suppress the excitement, "They have already collected it. They said they would do these things. They are the best at it."

"Oh - you know how to guess my thoughts. Let them be more careful and take it to a farther place to show the doctor what kind of medicine these are."

She wanted to see how much money the Liu family had to buy medicine for a sweetheart now that they were in huge debt.

As night fell, Wen Jiu subconsciously opened his eyes, but he didn't hear any crying.

She sat up and glanced at Zi Su, who had already fallen asleep.

He had added some stabilizing talismans to the incense, and it was difficult for Zisu to fall asleep.

She put on her cloak, climbed out of the back window, glanced left and right, and walked directly towards the back mountain.

The academy is heavily guarded, and it would take some effort to walk out as if nothing had happened, but the back mountain is different.

Wen Jiu had only walked halfway when he faintly heard the cry of a child.

She hurriedly took a few more steps until crying filled her ears.

Hundreds of babies cry at night.

(End of this chapter)