Ghost Breath

"Right, isn't this very normal? I don't see anything wrong with a window anyway. " Big Brother Xu said.

"It's not a problem with the windows, it's a problem with the people …" Zhang Nan answered and then explained patiently, "I just said, the reason why we thought like that was mainly because we didn't know that the window was originally locked. It was only when Qian Zixiong told us that the day before you all mobilized to look for Sun Tiangui, and because he was lost and accidentally discovered that the window was locked did I realize that the whole thing was filled with an unimaginable contradiction, which also allowed me to grasp the most important part."

"To be honest, we still don't understand. Explain yourself." Chen Jing said.

"Alright. You are all aware of one thing, the Sun Tiangui's home's door was originally closed, and it was opened by you all after entering through the window. If the window was always open, then it doesn't matter whether the door was closed or not. However, we now know that the window was actually locked the day before you all went to his place. Since the door was closed and the window was locked, it means that after he disappeared, the Sun Tiangui's home was actually sealed tight, making it impossible for outsiders to enter.

Qian Zixiong and Xu Yao were both stunned, and couldn't speak for a long time.

The other people in the town also gradually understood the contradiction between them and Zhang Nan.

"Yeah, how did that brat get in?" Qian Ming asked while rubbing the back of his head.

"Wang Hu said that he first went to Sun Tiangui's home, and then asked Qian Zixiong to help him carry the boxes. When Qian Zixiong rushed to Sun Tiangui's home, the windows had already been opened. And when Qian Zixiong got lost on the first time and moved the boxes on the second, none of you people have ever gone to the Sun Tiangui's home before, so the only one who magically broke into the Sun Tiangui's home and opened the windows could only be Wang Hu. This is a fact that we were forced to accept. Of course, all of my deductions were based on Qian Zixiong telling the truth. If he was lying to us intentionally, everything would be in chaos. But from what I know of Qian Zixiong, he is not good at lying, and he doesn't have a good heart. After considering the other relevant circumstances, I believe in his words. "

Qian Zixiong lowered his head, the others also admired Zhang Nan's way of looking at others.

Zhang Nan continued to speak, "Now we know that Wang Hu had entered Sun Tiangui's home, opened the window and moved the box. However, the two entrances into and out of the Sun Tiangui's home, the door and the window, were all closed.

"Aiyo, don't keep us in suspense. Speak!" Chen Sang urged.

"This is the strangest place in the whole thing. From the surface, when Wang Hu stole the Sun Tiangui's home box, he had already been dead for two to three days, so it was not Sun Tiangui who opened the window, so the doubt landed on Wang Hu alone. The answer is no! Usually, when we are unable to rationally explain certain phenomena, we will try to think from a different angle. Since it is impossible for Wang Hu to go through the doors and windows and enter the house, then, there can only be one conclusion: Wang Hu was originally inside the house! "

Another commotion broke out. Almost all of them had a surprised look on their faces as they whispered to each other.

"That little bastard, why is he hiding in the house? When did you hide in there? " Qian Ming asked.

"Obviously, the moment Sun Tiangui disappeared, Wang Hu was already in the Sun Tiangui's home. From the way you all said that other than Qian Zixiong, no one else could see his figure, which also confirmed this conjecture. Furthermore, Grandma Wang Hu wasn't home, so no one would pay any attention to Wang Hu's whereabouts. As for what Wang Hu is doing hiding in the Sun Tiangui's home, I will explain it later. "

"Then what is the meaning of Hu having Zi Xiong help him carry the boxes?" Wang Mei asked.

"Don't worry, I was just about to talk about the box. The entire process of inference was not strict enough. If the window was initially opened when Sun Tiangui disappeared, but was then locked by someone when he opened the window before Wang Hu arrived, then Wang Hu would instead become the one who was wronged, or if Wang Hu had stolen the key to Sun Tiangui's home and entered the house … However, if it was combined with the matter of the box, Wang Hu's conjecture would definitely be correct. Here, I have to make a conclusion: asked Qian Zixiong to help him carry the chest, and the corpse of Sun Tiangui is hidden inside. "

Everyone became terrified when they heard that, causing Qian Zixiong to feel cold. He stuttered: "Hu … Let me move it... Master Sun's corpse? "

"Where did you see it?" Xu Yao also asked.

"Very simple. I'll follow Qian Zixiong's description. He said he only saw a portion of the copper coins, which should have been in the wooden box, and that there was a black cloth under the coin, and a second inner box under the black cloth. Don't you think it would be both troublesome and strange to use this kind of construction for carrying some copper coins? Furthermore, both of us are Ancient Coin lovers, so our relationship with Sun Tiangui is not bad. Old Song actually doesn't know anything about the chests, this point is a little unreasonable. "

The crowd was silent, after which quite a few of them nodded their heads.

"Also, regarding the box, I want to analyze it from a psychological perspective …" Zhang Nan continued, "Let me ask you two, if you two were Sun Tiangui, and there was a box at home, would you two separate the coins in the box and box?"

"What's impossible about that?" Xu Yao asked doubtfully.

"That's right, I have something at home, can't I just put it away?" Gu Lang Zhong also said.

"I might as well ask another question. For example, if you put a stack of money in a drawer at home, and there is clearly enough space in the drawer, would you take out a portion of the money and put it in another place? " Zhang Nan asked again.

"Ugh …" I don't think so. " Gu Lang Zhong said.

"Why would I leave them somewhere else if I could have left them alone? They're just looking for trouble!" A middle-aged woman with an ear-piercing voice replied.

"Yes!" This big sis has described it well, and is causing trouble! " Zhang Nan revealed a slight smile, "Sun Tiangui's box is like this, if his box really has ancient coins, why would he give a portion of it to the wooden box, wouldn't that be an extra move?"

"That may not be true. Maybe the Master Sun would like to put some special items or something more valuable in another place?" a man in his thirties asked.

"Good question. But I have repeatedly confirmed to Old Song that in Sun Tiangui's wooden box, there were various types of ancient coins for Ming and Qing dynasties, and he was not interested in the other dynasties, so there were no categorization methods. "

"What if there's no room in the box?"

"There's no way it can't be placed inside the chest. Otherwise, how would Wang Hu pour the copper coins inside the wooden box into the chest? Qian Zixiong saw it all with his own eyes. "

"That's right, the box is actually quite large. After putting the copper coins in, there will still be a lot of room." Qian Zixiong said.

"Facts have proven that Sun Tiangui's method of splitting the ancient coin into two is not logical …" Zhang Nan said confidently, "Thus, without question, that box was prepared beforehand to carry Sun Tiangui's corpse. As it is inconvenient for one person to carry the box up the slope, Wang Hu found an excuse to have Qian Zixiong help. After that, Wang Hu temporarily stored the corpse at home, and then dragged the body back to the Mountain Godly Temple by himself. However, the most important thing is that his house is closer to the top of the mountain, and the road there is easier. Therefore, he didn't need to use too much effort when moving Sun Tiangui's corpse from his own house to the mountain temple, and Qian Zixiong's help was no longer needed. "

"Mr. Zhang, how do you know all this?" Chen Jing asked curiously.

"In the afternoon, I made another trip to the mountain to observe the terrain." Zhang Nan replied.

"Then tell me, why did Hu want to move the Master Sun's corpse to the Mountain Godly Temple?" Xu Yao asked.

"In order to make use of the big black fish's rumor as a cover, let Sun Tiangui feel as if he has met with the big black fish's revenge." Zhang Nan answered bluntly.

After a long while, Old Song asked: "Mr. Zhang, you are very smart and have explained it clearly, but I don't understand. Why is Hu doing all these things? What does it have to do with the girls in our town dying one by one?

"That's the whole point..." Zhang Nan's face suddenly became serious, "It's Wang Hu's motive!"

"Yes, what is his motive? What does Hu want to do?" Chen Jing asked.

"He doesn't want to do anything. In other words, he has no motive." Zhang Nan replied.

"Then what happened?"

"From Wang Hu's perspective, there is no reason for him to kill Sun Tiangui, nor do he want to kill those girls. When I connected every part of it together and carefully thought about it, I finally saw through the essence of these things, and it's also the most shocking aspect of it! "

Everyone held their breath, listening intently to what Zhang Nan was saying.

"About seven or eight years ago, I was in Fujian, where I had a few friends and they were family members. They told me that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was an evil art passed down, created by a family member. This evil technique is not as famous as Descending Head and Gu techniques, but it is also extremely dangerous and evil, and is called 'Life Exchange'! "

"Exchanging lives?" Everyone was startled.

"Yes, I don't know if you remember, but I had originally said something before: The one who killed Sun Tiangui was Wang Hu, but it wasn't Wang Hu, so you should be able to guess it now. In fact, Wang Hu was also a victim, and the most tragic one as well. Zhang Nan's expression was a little pained.

"Huh?" Everyone's faces were filled with fear and disbelief.

"If I hadn't heard of this technique by chance and combined with the series of events that occurred after Sun Tiangui's death, it would have been impossible for me to discover that Sun Tiangui had actually switched bodies with Wang Hu. He tricked Wang Hu into his house, closed the doors and windows tightly, used a life changing technique to exchange with Wang Hu, he became Wang Hu, Wang Hu became him, and in the end he even killed Wang Hu, and even inserted a magic tool into Wang Hu's throat, causing people to feel that Sun Tiangui was the one dying. Just like that, Wang Hu became a scapegoat, and got taken away by that sinister looking Divine Rod! "

The more Zhang Nan talked, the more excited he became, and the more everyone listened, the more afraid they were. Qian Zixiong's chin was trembling, he asked Zhang Nan, "Press … As you say... "I helped move them back then …"

"Yes, what you are carrying is Sun Tiangui's corpse, but the one who really died was Wang Hu. Instead, the Wang Hu that made you help to move the corpse, is actually Sun Tiangui!"

Qian Zixiong's face turned pale as he asked in disbelief, "Um … That person is Master Sun? "

"I don't know what method Sun Tiangui used to trick Wang Hu to go to his house, but with his scheming mind, dealing with a teenager is too easy. In short, when Sun Tiangui went missing, he and Wang Hu were already at home. I don't know how to cast the Life Transforming Technique, but for an evil technique of this level, it would definitely take some time to succeed. Furthermore, the process of using it would probably be more fragile and would not be disturbed. When everything was complete, he wanted Qian Zixiong to help him move Sun Tiangui's original body to the mountain temple, so that he could create the illusion that the big black fish was taking revenge on him.

With Zhang Nan's words, the crowd's understanding of him changed. After all, before this, Sun Tiangui's image had always been more positive, but now, he had become a scheming, evil warlock!

Many people found it hard to accept this fact and asked Zhang Nan: "Mr. Zhang, how did you figure out about this matter?"

"Signs and evidence. I've heard my friends from the guest family mention that it takes a long time for someone who has used a life-changing technique to get used to their new body. In addition, they also need to replenish their vitality. As for why she died at the age of twenty, it was because the girls were at the age of twenty, where their vitality was at its peak and their virgins were at their peak, so not only would they die, even the men who are close to them might not be able to live. "

Zhang Nan said, and immediately thought of Xu Wei's dead boyfriend and the two men who mysteriously died while taking Xu Juan to a room.

"A family member in our town who went away before, how did he die as well?" Chen Sang asked anxiously.

"I have thought about this matter and the answer is obvious. The children of the few families in your town should have already been cursed by Sun Tiangui when he was preparing this plan. Xu Juan and Hu Qian, I can see some blurry black spots between their brows. That is proof that they have been possessed. It is precisely because of the Evil Curse that they were unable to escape Sun Tiangui's control. " Zhang Nan replied.

"How did you get cursed? Do we have it on our bodies?" Wang Mei asked worriedly.

"None of you. As for how to be cursed, Chen Jing had told me one thing before, that your Master Sun was extremely kind, that when each child was born, you would always go to the other party's house to tell their fortune, and even give them a bowl of longevity soup to drink, right? Think back carefully, have all the dead girls, including Hu Qian and Xu Juan, eaten this Longevity Soup before? "

Everyone started to discuss immediately. Wang Mei was the first to answer: "Yes … Yes! That year, when my family's Qianqian was just three days old, Master Sun came to my house and gave him a divination, before sending me a bowl of divine soup. They even said that Qianqian's fate was good, and that she would marry a good husband in the future … "Who knows …"

"Yes, yes, yes. My Little Wei and Juan also drank the Longevity Soup …" Chen Sang said, and then she blinked quickly, her expression was filled with regret and fear.

Because, no one would have thought that Sun Tiangui's evil curse would be placed into that bowl of divine soup. It could be seen that Sun Tiangui's life exchange plan had been carried out since a long time ago.

"Are there only girls in this town who drank Sun Tiangui's divine soup when they were born? Why didn't you drink it? " Zhang Nan asked.

"I have to start from when Sun Tiangui went to Yunnan to talk about this …" Old Song replied Zhang Nan, "I remember about 20 to 30 years ago, when Sun Tiangui went to Yunnan province, his wife seemed to have already left, and his daughter was taken care of by a distant relative. He said that he knew that there was a Longevity Village in Yunnan, and that all the old people in the village lived long lives, he wanted to go there to get some knowledge, learn some secret formulas, and also give us a longevity town. After that, Sun Tiangui returned after a long time, and told us that he had learnt how to make the Longevity Soup, but as for the divine soup, only babies can use it after drinking it, and adults have no use for it, so we basically did not drink it in the end. Only a few people drank it, because we believed in his evil! "

"Right, I've already drunk it before. Will there be any problems?" a middle-aged man asked.

Qian Zixiong nervously asked, "Both Xu Yao and I drank it when we were young, were we cursed?"

Zhang Nan immediately understood that Sun Tiangui must have had some sort of choice in casting the curse, because these people who had also drank the divine soup did not have any signs of being possessed.

"No, everything is normal. Sun Tiangui should only place a curse on the baby girl."

Only after hearing Zhang Nan's explanation did Qian Zixiong and the others relax.

"No matter what, Sun Tiangui has been meticulously planning for a long time, making the girls in the town his target as well as his target, Wang Hu. I believe that in the Yunnan Longevity Village, he must have met someone or something. He even learned his life changing technique there, but we have no way to know the specifics for now. However, his intention is still quite clear. It is the same as that of many people who have pursued the path of longevity from ancient times until now. It is even a higher goal: immortality! "

Everyone stared at Zhang Nan, terrified by his words.

"Because as long as you master this evil technique, you can use your body as a shell and realize the transfer of souls. It will completely break the most fundamental law of human development. When Sun Tiangui changed his life, he was already middle-aged, but Wang Hu was a teenager. In the end, not only did he obtain Wang Hu's body, but he also stabbed a magical tool into the throat of his original body, using the cruelest way, and destroyed Wang Hu's soul, leaving not a single trace behind. This Sun Tiangui's viciousness is simply outrageous! "

"What did you say?" Even Hu's soul was destroyed by him? " Xu Yao asked in shock.

Sun Tiangui's cultivation is not shallow, and his scheming is also profound, so he did this deliberately. On one hand, he wanted to destroy Wang Hu's soul, and on the other hand, he wanted to create the false image of the big black fish taking revenge on him, it just so happens that he killed two birds with one stone. "

Xu Yao looked lifeless, and felt pain for Wang Hu.

"If you say it like that, then I really feel like that brat Hu became different after he disappeared from Master Sun." Qian Ming said with a frown.

"Right, right, I think so too! In the past, Hu liked eating salted duck eggs the most. He kept coming to our house to beg for salty duck eggs, but one time, when I went up the mountain and happened to pick up some salted duck eggs, he asked me if I wanted to eat them. In the end, he said no, and that expression of his at the time … It felt a little strange. However, not long after that, he went out to work, so we don't care about him anymore. " Chen Feng said.

"Yes, after Master Sun went missing, Hu didn't go out anymore. In the past, he always liked to bring me and Xu Yao to wander around." Qian Zixiong also said.

"Ai …" Who would have thought that Hu would actually become the Master Sun. " Xu Juan's second uncle Chen Tao said.

"The description is inaccurate. It should be Wang Hu's body that was snatched away by Sun Tiangui." Zhang Nan pointed out.

"Then I don't understand, since Hu is Sun Tiangui, why would he want to work in Dalian?" Gu Lang Zhong asked.

"The reason is very simple. To avoid detection." Zhang Nan answered bluntly, "Think about it, after he exchanged lives with Wang Hu, all of you sensed that something was wrong with him. How could he not understand? He knows that if his schemes were seen through by others, it would not be a good thing for him, so he might as well find an excuse to work and leave your line of sight. "

"Did he really go to Dalian?" Old Song asked.

"Nope." Zhang Nan replied.

"How do you know?"

"In the afternoon, I already asked an omnipotent police friend of mine to look up the information Xu Yao provided. In any of the beer factories in Da Lian, there was no one named Wang Hu. This meant that he was not working in Da Lian at all. In fact, if we think about it carefully, how could he possibly go to work? Zhang Nan said.

"Then where is he?" Chen Jing asked.

"That is exactly what I wanted to say. Although the life-changing technique was mystical, it was still very difficult to execute. Absorbing origin energy was the greatest problem. Don't you think it's strange that Sun Tiangui only wants the Zhangze Town's lady's yin essence? "

"Why?" Chen Jing asked.

"Because if you want to keep a person's vitality for your own use, you must know the person's birth date and also know the person's approximate life history. If he wanted to satisfy these two conditions, he would undoubtedly be the most suitable person to live in the same place as him. So the conclusion is that not only did Sun Tiangui not go to Dalian, he was even nearby and had been secretly observing you two, especially the movements of Xu Juan and Hu Qian. "

Zhang Nan already understood that the reason why Xu Juan felt watched and why she was so afraid was because of this. Furthermore, his Sun Tiangui's home was cleaner than she had imagined. It was very likely that Sun Tiangui still stayed in that house occasionally, so the key to the house should always be in his hands.

Hearing that Sun Tiangui was still around, Wang Mei became even more worried and asked, "Then what do we do, Mr. Zhang? Think of something! My family's Qianqian... Tomorrow is my birthday! "

Zhang Nan already had an idea, and said: "I'll go back tonight, and come back tomorrow. Don't worry, I will definitely save Hu Qian and her life. "

Hearing that Zhang Nan was about to leave, many people started to worry. After all, Zhang Nan was their only hope.

"What are you going back for?" Chen Jing asked.

"Get something." With that, Zhang Nan stood up and prepared to set off.

Everyone watched Zhang Nan reluctantly walk out of the Xu family's gate, their faces filled with worry.

"Mr. Zhang, you have to come back!" Chen Sang said loudly.

"Of course!" Zhang Nan made a gesture of farewell.

Back to the city, Zhang Nan would first use Cheng Qiuna to find Xu Juan and tell him everything. Before she left, Zhang Nan guaranteed that he would save Xu Juan's life, and let Xu Juan wait for news.

The next day, returned to the Zhangze Town as promised noon. He was still the only person who did not come, and this time, he brought something with him.

It had four rings and was divided into four layers. The bottom layer was the largest, and the top layer was the smallest. In the middle was a cylindrical object with some carvings on it. Zhang Nan introduced them to the people from the Zhangze Town that they were the magic tools he used to repel evil spirits, their names were "Gold, Silver, Copper and Iron". Just as the name implied, the four rings from top to bottom were made of gold, silver, copper and iron.

Zhang Nan explained, evil beings, they were most afraid of metal objects, Sun Tiangui was now an evil spirit, so he had to seal his life and destroy his soul. Gold, silver, copper, iron and iron were equipped with the ability to remove evil spirits, if Sun Tiangui was not an Evil Soul, but an ordinary person's soul, then Gold, silver, copper and iron would not have any effect.

However, there was a prerequisite to doing this, which was similar to how Sun Tiangui absorbed Yin Yuan. He had to know more or less about the details of the other party's life, especially someone like Sun Tiangui who was proficient in evil techniques.

Fortunately, Old Song and Sun Tiangui had a good relationship, and he knew the date of Sun Tiangui's birth. Zhang Nan asked Old Song to tell him everything about Sun Tiangui, even if it was just some trivial matters, to deepen his understanding of Sun Tiangui.

During this time, Chen Jing could not help but ask Zhang Nan: "Mr. Zhang, did you plan on doing this for Qianqian tonight?"

Zhang Nan glanced at the worried Wang Mei and replied: "No, tonight I am going to deal with Sun Tiangui. In this world, once the person who cast the evil technique dies, the evil technique will naturally be dispelled. The soul of the person who cast the evil technique will be destroyed. If I am successful, Xu Juan and Hu Qian can be saved. "

"Right, that kind of person's soul should be destroyed!" It would be better if it was wiped clean! " Chen Feng said angrily.

In a short period of time, Sun Tiangui had gone from being a respected Master Sun to a hateful criminal that everyone hated.

In the end, Zhang Nan decided to set the location at 8 PM on the riverside in front of Wang Mei's home.

Soon, night fell. The people in the town hurried to the river after dinner. To be more conservative, Zhang Nan made the crowd stand far away, keeping a distance from him. He knew clearly in his heart that Sun Tiangui was an expert in evil arts, and was not an ordinary character.

But for the time being, Sun Tiangui was in the shadows, and this was his greatest advantage.

Everyone understood what Zhang Nan meant, so they stood far away, with many people standing on the other side of the river to watch.

After each of them took their positions, Zhang Nan took out a stack of yellow paper that he had prepared beforehand. On both sides of each yellow paper, he saw a small, short stick rolled up to facilitate the positioning, this was the item that Zhang Nan had prepared overnight. At this moment, all of the yellow papers had Sun Tiangui's name written on them in red ink. Zhang Nan placed the papers according to the direction of the gossip into the mud.

When the yellow paper was finished, Zhang Nan sat in front of the magic tool, Gold, Silver, Copper and Iron. A pile of yellow paper surrounded him and the magic tool, the outside of the yellow paper was filled with candles.

Everyone stared at Zhang Nan. They knew clearly in their hearts that this would be the moment that would truly decide the fate of Xu Juan and Xu Juan.

After eight o'clock, Zhang Nan took a deep breath and closed his eyes.