Chapter 22: Drive away bad luck

After high school, Liu Zifeng was transferred out of the capital and came to a remote place like Fengcheng. Although he knew a lot about officialdom, he always dismissed the theory of ghosts and gods.

There has been a rumor in the official circles of the imperial master's extraordinary abilities, saying that he used the power of the gods to avoid disasters again and again in Mo country, while protecting the health of His Majesty's dragon body.

Because of this, most officials in the capital and throughout the country, headed by the current Holy Emperor, regard the Imperial Master as a god.

The Xiao family, who had great military exploits, had always believed in fighting and seeing is believing. Therefore, because of the words of the Imperial Master, they were expelled from Beijing in a semi-exile by His Majesty and went to this border city to take care of military affairs.

Even in this remote place, the legend of the national master is spread. Because of his powerful ability to change fate against the will of heaven, many people in Mo country respect this kind of miraculous person.

Like the Xiao family, Liu Zifeng did not believe in any evil spirits and ghosts at all. In his opinion, it was just a trick to bluff people.

But after seeing the little girl's ability today, his belief for so many years was suddenly overturned.

"Just say whatever you want to ask."

Su Qingtian licked the peach crumbs from her palms, and finally burped after she was full.

A pair of big dark eyes flickered at Liu Zifeng.

Seeing that the little girl seemed to be in a good mood, Liu Zifeng seized the opportunity to ask questions.

"Wang Liu really used that black talisman to turn Wang Mang into a mummy?"

This question also aroused Xiao Yichen's interest. He lowered his head and looked at the little man in his arms.

I saw Su Qingtian shaking her head, and her two tugs made Xiao Yichen's chin feel itchy.

She took out the black talisman that she had been holding in her hand and handed it to Liu Zifeng, and slowly explained.

"The black talisman was just the medium that took away Wang Mang's life. What turned him into a mummy was actually the wooden sign engraved with Cousin Nan's name."

"The wooden sign was supported by Wang Mang with blood for seventy-seven and forty-nine days, which also means that his destiny is connected with the wooden sign."

"When he threw the wooden tablet into the Xiao Mansion and found Cousin Nan, all the longevity and luck absorbed by the wooden tablet would be automatically transferred to Wang Mang himself through Wang Mang's blood in the wooden tablet."

Liu Zifeng nodded. The little girl explained very clearly. Although he still could not 100% believe in the theory of ghosts and gods, there were indeed traces of cause and effect.

"Master Liu, you should remember that the police officer said that Wang Mang had a drink with his neighbor, Old Man Tang, last night."

"That's because he won a lot of money in the gambling house yesterday, and all this luck was the result of stealing from cousin Nan."

Liu Zifeng suddenly had an idea, "You mean, every gain must come with a loss?"

Su Qingtian looked at the smart Liu Zifeng and smiled with satisfaction, and directly gave the result.

"The destruction of the wooden sign with the birth date of Cousin Nan last night would cause the spell to backfire. Wang Mang immediately realized that he was not going to die soon, so he went crazy and wrote the word Xiao all over the house with his own blood.

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"However, he can be regarded as a loyal chess piece. He will try his best to complete the tasks assigned to him by the people behind the scenes until his death."

When the King of Jin was mentioned, Xiao Yichen's face darkened.

This murder case has ended for Liu Zifeng, but it is the beginning of real trouble for the Xiao family.

With the methods of the King of Jin, Wang Mang would never let Wang Mang alone take the opportunity to murder the Xiao family in Fengcheng. He just didn't know how many seemingly ordinary people in this city were waiting to kill everyone in the Xiao family.

"Due to the backlash, Wang Mang's longevity was sucked out by the wooden sign, and he finally became a mummy."

Liu Zifeng followed Su Qingtian's words and answered, but there was one thing he had not yet figured out.

"What about Wang Liu's black talisman?"

"The black talisman can also be said to be a life-stimulating talisman." Su Qingtian pointed to the black talisman in Liu Zifeng's hand, "It takes three days for the wooden sign to backfire, which means that Wang Mang should have died after three days."

"But Wang Liu's black talisman accelerated Wang Mang's death, causing him to kill his family this morning."

After this explanation, not only Liu Zifeng, but also Xiao Yichen was shocked in his heart.

Fortunately, the little girl found the black talisman and used the black talisman to get Wang Liu to plead guilty. Otherwise, I don’t know how long it will take to investigate this bizarre case, and I don’t know how to write the final file before the case can be submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review.

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Thinking that the little girl had helped him so much, Liu Zifeng quickly took off the money bag from his waist and stuffed it into Su Qingtian's hand.

Su Qingtian held the money bag in both hands, weighing the weight secretly, her eyes widened with confusion.

Before she changed her position, she would not bother to accept such mundane things as gifts, but now she is too tall, and she has to eat a lot of food to make up for her physical strength even if she uses her spiritual power a little bit.

In order not to starve to death on the street, and to prevent Master from seeing her laugh, of course she happily accepted it.

Xiao Yichen originally thought that the little girl would refuse and was too embarrassed to accept it. Just when she was about to persuade her subordinate Mr. Liu's kindness, he saw Su Qingtian stuffing the money bag directly into her sleeve.

A smile bloomed on her pink and tender face, and the two little pear dimples were even more sweet and delicious.

Following Su Qingtian's movements, Xiao Yichen's eyes fell on her light cuffs.

I saw her eating only one meat bun before, and I thought that the yamen servant didn't take Liu Zifeng's words to heart, so he only bought two meat buns to pass on, thinking that he would take the little girl to the market after leaving the Wang family yard.

But this girl, one moment she took out a candied fruit, the next she grabbed a peach cake, all her emotions were hidden in this little sleeve.

It's just fluttering sleeves, how can it be so fake?

After a while, the carriage returned to Xiao Mansion. After listening to Su Qingtian's explanation, Liu Zifeng was thinking about how to write the case file, so there was no problem for the moment.

Xiao Yichen saw that Mr. Liu started to have a headache again, so he ordered the groom to take Liu Zifeng back to the Yamen, while he took Su Qingtian into the mansion.

As soon as he stepped into the dark red door, the old housekeeper with sweat on his forehead came out.

"Young Master, I heard that there was a murder case in Dongfang City. Mr. Liu personally came to take you to the crime scene?"

The old housekeeper is the old man left behind by Mr. Xiao's father. He has never married. All his efforts are devoted to the children and grandchildren of the Xiao family. He has watched Xiao Yichen's brothers grow up and regards them as his grandchildren. Now he is somewhat concerned about them.

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"What happened? How come the murder case is related to my Xiao family?"

Looking at the old butler, who was in his late seventies, Xiao Yichen spoke slowly and softly.

"There are several characters "xiao" on the scene of the crime. Mr. Liu just went through the process and asked me to go over and take a look, without adding any details."

"The case was solved by Mr. Liu. The murderer was executed on the spot. He is fine. Our Xiao family is fine too."

Hearing Xiao Yichen's semi-comforting words, the old housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief.

When he lowered his head, the petite girl was looking at him obediently, and the old housekeeper's expression changed.

"Young Master! How can you take this young lady with you to such a filthy place!"

"No, no, you just wait here, I have to ask my servants to get ready to drive away any bad luck for you!"

As the old housekeeper muttered, he ordered his servants to prepare the brazier and grapefruit leaves.
Chapter completed!