Chapter 177: Doubt

"Young Master Han Meiyan, is it true that there are ghosts killing people in the Tianjin Guard's branch office?"

At this moment, Hu Rui approached Han Meiyan without a word of waste and directly voiced the doubts in his heart.

Hearing this, Han Meiyan stood in place, gazing at Hu Rui before him for a long time without speaking.

After a while, he took a deep breath, looked Hu Rui up and down, and said in a heavy voice:

"The matter of ghosts killing people is naturally true."

Upon hearing these words, Hu Rui frowned and asked:

"If it is true, then why did nothing happen to us today? Does that ghost killer pick and choose its time? Or was it delayed by something today?"

Normally, Hu Rui would not ask such a childish question, but now his heart was truly filled with doubts, and he could not quite figure it out.

According to his thinking, if that ghost acted today, the three of them had Li Musheng present to hold the fort; whether they could escape this calamity or not, at least today's matter would definitely have a result.

However, the current situation was that although the ghost had killed so many people before, even Han Meiyan had barely escaped and was suffering deeply from severe injuries, yet when it came to the three of them, the other party suddenly stopped acting.

This caused him to feel as if a sharp blade were hanging around his neck, poised to fall but not falling, making him extremely uncomfortable and causing him to live in fear and anxiety because of it.

And after listening to Hu Rui's question, Han Meiyan's face showed an expression as if to say, "This seems like a question I should be asking you."

However, after observing Hu Rui for a while and seeing that he truly did not understand the reason behind it, he shook his head and then roughly explained the patterns and circumstances of the ghost's attacks and killings that he knew.

"I am also very puzzled about this matter, my lord Hu; perhaps you could ask the expert behind you, as they might know the reason."

Han Meiyan spoke while pondering, voicing his speculation.

After all, the hidden expert behind Hu Rui and his group was capable of killing Bai Li Changfeng with a single finger; with such martial arts cultivation, they might have already secretly engaged the ghost in battle and stopped them.

Hearing these words, Hu Rui's eyes immediately moved, as if he suddenly thought of something, and he instinctively turned his head to glance in Li Musheng's direction.

Then, a flash of joy crossed his eyes; he immediately withdrew his gaze and looked at Han Meiyan before him, speaking in a heavy voice:

"Let us put the matter of the ghost aside for now; the reply Young Master Han promised to give me yesterday, can you speak it now?"

Hearing this, Han Meiyan was clearly stunned, and the expression on his face changed rapidly for a moment.

Originally, according to his thinking, the three of Hu Rui were almost certainly doomed to die, so he had not even thought about giving them a reply.

Now, being asked this by the other party, he found it hard to answer at the moment, so his mind shifted, and he was just preparing to brush it off with a few evasive words.

However, at this moment, Hu Rui suddenly grew cold in expression and spoke:

"I have only one purpose in this journey, which is to order the Tianjin Guard of Shengzhou to immediately proceed to Lanzhou; if your Han family cannot do it or does not want to, then tomorrow I will personally take over the Tianjin Guard of Shengzhou."

Having said this, Hu Rui said nothing more and prepared to turn and leave.

However, halfway there, he suddenly turned his head back and said in a harsh voice:

"Additionally, trouble Young Master Han to go back and pass a message: tomorrow, anyone in the Tianjin Guard who dares to disobey orders will be executed without mercy!"

Then, Hu Rui left without stopping at all, catching up in the direction of Li Musheng and the others.

Watching the other party's departing back, Han Meiyan's face at this moment appeared somewhat unpleasant.

"Young Master, it seems this matter must be discussed with the Old Master upon our return."

At this moment, the servant, who was also gazing at Hu Rui's back, spoke out, and Han Meiyan nodded:

"I naturally know this; the only thing I am currently worried about is the hidden martial arts expert behind them."

He saw Hu Rui's reaction just now with his own eyes; when he mentioned the expert behind them, the other party clearly looked at Li Musheng.

In Han Meiyan's view, this indicated that his previous speculation was correct; the expert who killed Bai Li Changfeng must undoubtedly be connected to the Eighth Imperial Prince.

It was just that what still made it hard for him to believe was that the expert seemed to be able to stop the ghost in the Tianjin Guard branch office.

Besides this, he truly could not think of any reason why the ghost did not act to kill Hu Rui and the three of them today.

At this moment, the servant standing behind him slowly shook his head and said:

"This old man has fought the ghost; the other party appears and disappears mysteriously, with a movement technique so fast they are invisible and without a trace. This old man had absolutely no way to deal with them, to the point where the Old Master was almost strangled to death by them."

"If the person behind them can truly stop the ghost from acting, their martial arts cultivation must be above this old man's and absolutely cannot be underestimated."

Hearing these words, Han Meiyan's expression fluctuated uncertainly as he said:

"According to what Mother said, that ghost seemed to spare Father only because of Grandfather's face and did not demand Father's life."

"But judging from today, that ghost did not harm Hu Rui and the three of them in the slightest; I cannot figure it out. Could it be that the expert behind this Eighth Imperial Prince holds more weight than my Grandfather's status as a Martial Saint?"

"Moreover, as far as I know, this Eighth Imperial Prince has lived in a remote small town for twenty years, possessing neither any martial arts talent nor the slightest background; how could he obtain the protection of such a high-level martial arts expert?"

Hearing Han Meiyan's words, the servant standing behind him only frowned but had no way to answer these questions for the other party.

At the same time, with the sound of a horse whip waving, the carriage rolled forward, and Li Musheng and his group prepared to return to Lady Murong Fu.

Inside the carriage, Hu Rui, now broad and fat, had long lost any look of worry on his face regarding the ghost matter.

"Your Highness, when did you act to resolve that ghost? We did not notice anything today at all."

Hu Rui's face was full of curiosity; although Li Musheng had not brought it up actively, just now, when Han Meiyan pointed it out, he knew this must have been Li Musheng's doing.

At this moment, Shen Anran and Lady Murong Xiaoya both looked over with confusion; they did not know about the ghost matter, so they seemed somewhat puzzled by Hu Rui's words.

At the same time, Wu Shang and Cheng Zhong, sitting in the driver's position, immediately perked up their ears.

Although the ghost did not act and they seemed to have avoided a disaster, the two of them still had a hidden worry in their hearts; only hearing Li Musheng confirm it with his own mouth could they truly feel at ease and settled.

However, what made them look at each other in bewilderment was that next, they heard Li Musheng inside the carriage say:

"When did I resolve the ghost? How do I not know about this matter?"

Hearing these words, Hu Rui, sitting opposite Li Musheng, was stunned for a moment; seeing Li Musheng's face full of suspicion, his heart sank, and he immediately asked again to confirm:

"The ghost did not act today; is it truly unrelated to Your Highness?"

Hearing this, Li Musheng shrugged and said:

"I would like to ask you that question; it was agreed that ghosts would appear, and I was just wanting to see what kind of thing it was; as a result, I didn't even see a single ghost shadow all day, and I almost forgot about this matter entirely."

(End of Chapter)