The cold wind howled, and she came back to her senses. She tapped the bamboo tube on her waist with her fingers habitually. "Sir, was this wetland like this before?"

An elder replied: "It wasn't like this before, but recently it has accumulated water for some reason."

"recent?"

"Yes. The last inspection before the accident was half a year ago." He handed her a drawing. "The picture shows the current waterlogged area."

Xiang Jingyi came over to take a look and analyzed: "Only a small number of areas have water accumulation, and they are still marginal areas that are easy to change. This is not natural, it is selective, and it looks more like man-made."

Mo Shuruo did not deny it and continued to ask: "Is the drainage system of the underground palace still there?"

"The drainage system is still good, but there are patches of water, and over time, it will always leak."

Mo Shuruo bit his index finger. She liked to bite her fingers when she thought about things.

Is there really something wrong with the water?

Suspicious, he asked everyone to be careful when approaching the wetland.

The forest in the distance was covered with white mist, and occasionally wild birds flew over from high in the sky, croaking. She bent down and took a closer look at the puddle in front of her. The water was black, and occasionally there were a few bubbles popping out from under the water.

A withered weed was pulled out of the water, and its roots were dark and completely rotted.

Xiang Jingyi asked uncertainly: "Is there something wrong with the water?"

Mo Shuruo nodded, threw away the weeds, and filled some wet mud with a small porcelain bottle on his body. "The water leaking from the tomb must be like this." She stood up and said to the leader of the guards beside her: "This is

I'm afraid the water is poisonous, so just in case, send more people to surround this place, and it's best to ask the Marquis to issue a prohibition order to prevent anyone from setting foot here."

"yes."

As she walked back, she continued to give instructions: "Also, send some people to the cemeteries within a hundred miles to see if there is such black water. Once discovered, it is best to send troops to guard it."

"I will do as I am told, Miss Mo, please rest assured."

Back in Baiyue Mansion, Mo Shuruo compared the two soil qualities and immediately confirmed what he was thinking.

The soil contained a kind of tiny poisonous insect that could not be seen with the naked eye, and the number was astonishingly large. She remembered that she had seen records of this kind of poisonous insect in the Gu Book of Tianmu Peak, and its scientific name was called Corpse-eating Gu. As the name suggests, that is,

After encountering a corpse, they will eat the remaining tissue in the brain. The special thing is that these tiny Gu insects, united together, can make the nervous tissue of the dead body develop again, and can control the dead body to move like a normal person; the scary thing is that

, because Gu insects need blood to maintain life, and dead corpses will bite living things to absorb nutrients.

The corpse itself does not move, but there are some horrible people in the world who have created ways to make corpses move.

"Shu Ruo." There were two light knocks on the wooden door, and Xiang Jingyi's voice came.

She came back from her thoughts, put away the wet soil on the table, stood up and opened the door, "Is something wrong, senior brother?"

Xiang Jingyi grabbed her and walked out, saying mysteriously: "I'll take you to meet someone."

Her face turned red and she immediately thought of Yan Jue. Then she secretly cursed herself for being crazy and asked weakly, "Who is it?"

"I'll know it when I see you."

With a lot of questions in mind, Xiang Jingyi pulled him to the lobby. There were several people standing in the lobby, and two old people in the upper room were doing their homework and chatting happily.

Mo Shuruo opened his eyes wide and stopped at the door for an instant. The next moment he suddenly screamed: "Grandpa!"

Duke Mo looked back and said with a smile, "Suruo is here."

She strode in, looked at Mo Shouzheng beside Mr. Mo and shouted honestly, "Uncle." The middle-aged man nodded, and after polite greetings, she said to Mr. Mo: "Why are you here, grandpa?"

?”

Mr. Mo said: "I feel uncomfortable sitting at home with my old bones. While I can still move, I just want to talk to your Uncle Baiyue more."

Mo Shuruo looked suspicious: "Really?"

She was about to chatter a few words, but Duke Mo seemed to know and looked at Baiyue Marquis aside, "Old Gu, you look like you are in good health!"

Baiyue Hou said: "Of course, I am not as capable as you, I have to deal with everything every day!"

Mo Shuruo puffed up his cheeks. She couldn't get a word in when her elders were talking. However, her uncle was around and she couldn't act as she pleased. She was so angry that her eyes were bright.

As night fell, when Mr. Mo was about to go to sleep, Mo Shuruo suddenly jumped into the room and stared at him silently with his big eyes like two plates. Mr. Mo coughed twice and ordered the waiter who was collecting the foot-washing water: "You

Go down."

"yes."

When the waiter lowered his eyebrows and closed the door and went out, Mo Shuruo twitched the corner of his mouth and immediately moved from the table to the bed, laughing and saying: "Grandpa, did you sell me out!!"

Mr. Mo raised his eyebrows, looked to one side, and said humbly: "What is for sale or not? Grandpa has a bad memory, so he forgot to tell you."

Mo Shuruo gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa, how could you do this! Marriage is a major matter that is left to a living person, but you agreed to a ghost marriage. You want to piss me off to death!"

Mr. Mo said: "No one is forcing you, and besides, you won't get married right away."

Mo Shuruo was speechless and calmed down. Thinking that he had come all the way here, he felt heartbroken. "The case here is not that big of a deal. Why do you have to go there in person? Your body can't bear the bumps of the carriage for such a long distance."

Stay!"

Mr. Mo patted her hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, grandpa's old bones are not that weak yet." He then asked: "It's you, how is the wound? Does it still hurt?"

She hugged half of his arm, leaned on his shoulder, shook her head and smiled: "It doesn't hurt, everything is fine." Hehehe smiled: "Grandpa, I miss you so much."

He smiled and patted the back of her hand: "Silly girl."

She looked at the candles on the table and said blankly: "Grandpa, I will never marry in this life, just stay with you, okay?"

"Huh?" Mr. Mo stretched out his hand to support her up, "What are you talking about?"

Mo Shuruo said: "I'm serious."

Mr. Mo looked at her expression, as if he could see something, "Is it true that my uncle has fallen in love with someone?"

Stung by his words, Mo Shuruo blinked his big eyes and retorted hesitantly: "Grandpa, what are you talking nonsense about? I, I just want to be with you!"

Mr. Mo stroked his beard and looked enigmatic, "Let grandpa guess who that person is. The person I have been in contact with recently... um, Jing Yi? I have watched him grow up since he was a child. He has a talented appearance and a good heart."

good……"

Mo Shuruo's face turned red with embarrassment, "Grandpa! Don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing her fierce reaction, Mo Gong said: "Isn't it? Then let me guess..."

Mo Shuruo covered his ears and stomped his feet, "Ahhhhh!! I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it!!!"

"Hahahahaha..." Mr. Mo kept laughing and finally stopped teasing her.

The two talked for a while, and when Mr. Mo fell asleep, she quietly closed the door and left. When she returned to her room, she couldn't help but burst into tears, because she felt very satisfied that she had a grandfather who loved her so much, even if

Her parents died young, but she was still very happy. She took a deep breath, cheered up, and walked to the table to light the lamp. Just when she got the candlestick in her hands, the back of her head suddenly felt numb, and she closed her eyes involuntarily and fell back.

.

The candlestick fell to the ground with a clang, and a black figure quickly jumped out of the window carrying her.

The wind kept blowing in the dark night, making the evergreen trees in the courtyard rustle.
Chapter completed!