Chapter 22: Staying Overnight at the Liu Residence, the Lady Knocks on the Door!

On the way here, Chen Mo had learned a general overview of the Liu family's situation from Head Constable Xing.

The Liu family’s ancestors were second-rank palace guards, which could be considered a prestigious and influential family, but later their fortunes declined, and they moved to this Tongling County.

The late head of the family, Liu Yuan, was a seventh-rank martial artist himself; he was magnanimous and righteous, and his reputation was well-known throughout the city.

The only thing people criticized him for was:

Being overly obsessed with women.

Not satisfied with having seven concubines, he set his sights on his own sister-in-law.

The other party had just passed the age of fifteen, and under Liu Yuan’s half-coercive, half-enticing tactics, she had no choice but to compromise and agree to become his secondary wife.

As it turned out, something happened on the night of the grand wedding...

"The servants are dull-eyed and failed to recognize a true person; I hope you will not take offense, my lord."

Lady Liu walked up close and bowed gracefully, "This concubine, Lady Liu Qin, greets you, Platoon Leader."

Chen Mo raised his eyes to look her over.

Her full figure stretched her clothes taut; her face was plain and unadorned, and her slightly furrowed brows carried a faint trace of fragility and sorrow.

A married woman's sacred body plus a widow—the buffs were truly fully stacked.

"Li Yuan, inspect the goods."

Chen Mo said indifferently.

Li Yuan was slightly stunned, then reacted immediately.

Although she was quite dissatisfied with his bossy attitude, she endured it, took a pure white jade stone from her bosom, and walked up to Lady Liu.

"Do not resist."

The jade stone touched the center of Lady Liu's brow.

There was no reaction at all.

This was Profound Mystery Jade, which could sense demonic aura.

With no reaction at such close range, it meant Lady Liu had not been possessed by a demon or ghost.

Afterward, they called over everyone else in the residence and inspected them one by one, confirming there were no issues.

Looking at the bevy of concubines before him, Chen Mo shook his head inwardly, thinking that this Master Liu was quite the romantic figure—eating big fish and meat every meal, yet still wanting to eat a rice bowl on the side...

But it was strange to think that after marrying so many wives and concubines, he didn't even have a single son or daughter.

Could it be that he had the gun but no bullets?

"Why don't I see your sister?"

Chen Mo scanned the area and asked.

Lady Liu sighed and said, "Ever since the day of the incident, Ruyan has been terrified; she has been hiding in her room and hasn't dared to come out."

"If you want to test her, I'm afraid I must trouble you to go there yourself, my lord."

On the day of great joy, she lifted her bridal veil only to find her husband’s head empty—he was already a corpse.

That would indeed leave a significant psychological shadow.

"Wan'er, you lead the way for the lord."

Lady Liu instructed.

"Yes, my lord, please follow this servant."

A maid led them toward the backyard.

The moment they left, the previously somewhat noisy courtyard instantly went quiet; one could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was expressionless, staring in unison toward the direction of the backyard.

Arriving at a side room, the maid knocked on the door, but no one answered.

"The second young mistress might be resting..."

Before she could finish, Chen Mo pushed the door open and walked straight in.

The room was dim, with no candles or lamps; a thin woman was lying on her side on the bed, her features somewhat similar to Lady Liu’s, but her face lacked color and she looked sickly.

Perhaps because there was no ventilation, a faint scent of decay could be smelled in the air.

Seeing someone enter, the woman hurriedly sat up, her expression somewhat nervous.

"Don't be afraid, we are not bad people."

Li Yuan comforted her.

She walked up to her and took out the Profound Mystery Jade; there was no reaction.

Chen Mo frowned and said, "Are you sure this thing works? It wouldn't be a fake, would it?"

Li Yuan rolled her eyes at him, too lazy to bother with him, and turned to ask softly:

"Little sister, on the night the incident happened, did you notice anything unusual?"

Qin Ruyan shook her head slowly, as if recalling that terrifying scene again, her face turning even paler.

Head Constable Xing said in a low voice, "We have already interrogated her several times; there is no problem, and when the incident happened, all the relatives and friends were present, so it shouldn't be her..."

Chen Mo looked at her pretty face and asked, "Liu Yuan forced you to marry him; do you hate him in your heart?"

Qin Ruyan was silent for a moment, then said in a weak voice, "The master treated my sister and me very well. In this chaotic world, to have a place to stay and be free from worry about food and clothing, what else could I hold a grudge about?"

Chen Mo nodded and said nothing more.

After everyone left, the room returned to silence.

"Sister, was my acting okay?"

Qin Ruyan tilted her head and said softly.

Only to see her shriveled figure quickly become plump; in the blink of an eye, she was exactly the same as Lady Liu!

Opening her mouth, a slightly mature voice came out:

"The two who came this time are a bit troublesome; let's find a way to deal with tonight first."

"Only one last blood sacrifice is needed for the great work to be completed. Then we won't have to be trapped in this dump anymore! The sky is vast for the birds to fly!"

Walking out of the backyard.

At this time, the sun was setting behind the mountains, and the sky was growing dark.

According to Head Constable Xing, if nothing went wrong, I'm afraid something was going to go wrong tonight.

Li Yuan said, "Since there is no problem with the Liu family, our next step..."

Chen Mo said indifferently, "Who said there was no problem?"

Li Yuan frowned and was about to speak when Lady Liu swayed her waist and walked over.

"Has the lord finished his investigation?"

"It is late, and the city has not been peaceful lately, so the residence has to lock its doors; I won't keep you all here."

This was already an order to leave.

Chen Mo put his hands behind his back and said solemnly, "I have a premonition that there may be demons causing trouble in the Liu residence tonight, so I have decided to stay here to protect you, Madam."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Head Constable Xing was almost choked by his own saliva.

This demon/ghost specifically picks men to kill; Lady Liu is much safer than you!

Li Yuan spat under her breath.

With such a high-sounding appearance, he was clearly lusting after beauty and had ulterior motives... She had thought he was different from other men, but now it seemed he was just as filthy!

Lady Liu was somewhat stunned and hesitated, "The residence is mostly women, and I am still in mourning; this doesn't seem very appropriate, does it?"

Chen Mo’s expression was serious, "In special times, one must adopt flexible measures; how can one care about trivial formalities?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly, "Or is it that you are questioning my character, Madam?"

"This concubine would not dare..."

Seeing this, Lady Liu had no choice and said, "In that case, I will trouble you, my lord. Someone, take the lord to the west wing to rest."

"Arrange an empty room for me as well, right next to his."

Li Yuan stared at Chen Mo without blinking.

She wanted to see what exactly this guy was up to!

The gates of the Liu residence were tightly shut.

Head Constable Xing stood outside the gate and sighed helplessly.

Chen Mo’s various behaviors earlier had naively made him think that this official had really come to solve the case.

Now it seemed he was no different from that man surnamed Yan; they were all the same kind of trash...

Watching the last rays of light fade from the horizon, fear welled up in Head Constable Xing’s eyes; he wondered who would die tonight?

In the room, the candlelight was like a bean.

Chen Mo sat cross-legged, his true qi circulating within his body.

Wisps of essence surged from his acupuncture points, constantly tempering his physique and nourishing his blood and qi.

Although the people in the Liu residence seemed normal and there was indeed no demonic aura on them, the life essence within his body was somewhat restless, as if there was something here that it particularly repelled.

It was clearly not right.

And the system had gone quiet after prompting the triggered event.

This is the consistent style of "Absolute Immortal"; there are no mission requirements, and everything relies on one's own exploration.

Knock, knock, knock.

At this moment, the room door was knocked, and the soft, sweet voice of Lady Liu came from outside:

"My lord, have you rested?"

Chen Mo opened his eyes, his gaze flickering.

"I haven't come to explore you, my lady, yet you have come to explore me?"