Hearing the noise outside, Situ Yan and Gu Nian in the room looked at each other and quickly went out to see what happened.

Several people gathered in the yard and were whispering outside the door of a room. Mrs. Gu stood beside Mr. Gu with a frightened expression. When she saw Gu Nian coming out, she quickly called out: "Nian'er, you have nothing to do here.

You go in first."

But Gu Nian didn't listen to her and walked straight into the crowd. He saw two servants just coming out of the room. When they saw Gu Nian, they said with lingering fear: "Master, Xiang'er is dead."

Gu Nian hurriedly walked into the room, and Situ Yan followed him in. He saw a maid lying on the ground. Just as Situ Yan was about to step forward to check, he heard a cold voice behind him: "Let me take a look."

Situ Yan looked back in surprise, "Linghua?"

Ling Huayin ignored him, walked around him and walked forward quickly. She squatted down and felt the maid's breath, and then checked for any injuries. She found that there was an obvious black mark on the maid's neck, and there were obvious black marks on other parts of the maid's neck.

No scars.

Situ Yan saw Ling Huayin's serious expression and asked quickly: "How is it?"

Ling Huayin stood up and replied: "It was not done by humans."

"Ah? It's not a human, it's a monster?" Someone in the crowd said something, and everyone present began to panic.

At this time, Mr. Gu quickly stepped forward and asked Ling Huayin: "Girl, what do you mean it's not done by humans?"

Ling Huayin replied: "I don't know yet whether it was a monster that harmed people, but the black mark on this woman's neck was left by something that had possessed her for a long time. If you don't mind, please give this woman to her for the time being.

I will let you know after I find out."

Mr. Gu glanced at Mrs. Gu and said to Ling Huayin: "Okay, miss, please just find out."

Ling Huayin nodded, "Then please stay away for a while."

Mrs. Gu didn't feel comfortable handing it over to an outsider at first, so Gu Nian said to the side: "Mom, these two are both from the Immortal Family, so don't worry."

Mrs. Gu then asked everyone to leave.

Gu Zhai's servants closed the door, and E Luo emerged from the gourd and floated to Ling Huayin's side.

"Situ Yan." Ling Huayin glanced at Situ Yan who was standing aside and said, then put her hand on the button of the maid's clothes.

Situ Yan walked to the door with understanding and turned his back. Only then did Ling Huayin take off the maid's clothes.

When he looked at it, he discovered that the maid's body was covered with black marks, as if she had black spots. Ling Huayin raised her head and cast a confirming look at E Luo.

After looking at it, E Luo said calmly: "Yes, it's a nightmare. All her mental power has been drained. Moreover, this girl was defiled by a nightmare before she died, so those traces were left."

Ling Huayin quickly helped the girl put on her clothes and called Situ Yan. Situ Yan then turned around and asked, "Under what circumstances would a nightmare possess a person for a long time?"

"There is no other food, or maybe he likes her, has a grudge against her for revenge, has incomprehensible hobbies, pranks..." Elo listed them one by one.

Ling Huayin held her forehead and said with a headache: "Wait...can you narrow the scope a little bit?"

Situ Yan smiled and said, "I think what Miss Eluo said is quite meaningful. We can eliminate them one by one. First of all, there is no other food. This is a bit unrealistic. There are so many people in this town. Just this

The house can provide it with enough food; secondly, if this nightmare really liked this girl, it would not let her die like this; in order to take revenge, ordinary people can't hide from monsters, how could a little maid do this?

To provoke a nightmare, I have a grudge against this nightmare; as for habits and pranks, I can’t say that. Miss Oro, have you ever encountered a nightmare that changed its habits for a prank?"

Elo said: "No, the nightmares I know don't like to stay with the same person for more than three days. No matter how delicious the food is, it is enough for the nightmare once, but it will be tasteless the second time. The nightmare is a

This kind of monster is extremely difficult to change. Even if it means killing people, it will not use such troublesome methods and just do it directly."

"That's right." Situ Yan confirmed his thoughts again, "All guesses have been eliminated, but there is actually another possibility. If this nightmare really has no other food and can only choose this girl, that means

It has no ability to hunt other food, so it can only attack this girl."

Ling Huayin thought for a while, smiled slightly, and agreed: "You are indeed right."

After receiving the approval, Situ Yan continued to guess: "What kind of situation would allow the nightmare to prey on only one person's dream?"

E Luo and Ling Huayin both looked at him, and Situ Yan raised his eyebrows and said uncertainly: "Maybe someone locked it in the same place, and the only person who came in and out of this place was this girl.

Or maybe some other method unknown to us was used to allow this nightmare to feed only on the girl’s dreams.”

After hearing Situ Yan's speculation, Ling Huayin's eyes lit up, and she looked at Situ Yan with more appreciation.

After hearing what he said, Elo looked around the room, but did not find anything else in the room except the three of them.

"Did you find anything?" Ling Huayin asked.

E Luo shook her head, "I didn't see it, maybe it has escaped."

Situ Yan touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "Miss E Luo, can you detect the evil spirit in Gu Nian?"

"No, what's wrong, do you doubt him?"

"I just think he's a little strange. Maybe I'm overthinking it. The blood on that bracelet is indeed human blood. Okay, let's go out first and don't keep them waiting."

Ling Huayin said: "Then I'll go back first."

Situ Yan warned: "If it's nothing big, just leave it to us, Linghua. It's better to worry less."

"Um."

After Ling Huayin left, E Luo also disappeared. When Situ Yan opened the door, only the Gu family father and son and two servants were left outside. After Gu Nian asked the servants to bury Xiang'er well, he came over to listen to Situ Yan.

Explain what you just found out.

Mr. Gu originally asked "Ling Huayin" directly, but Situ Yan said to them: "Mr. Gu, if you have any questions, just ask me directly. Elder Linghua cannot show up often because she has something to do. This is just her distraction."

"Okay...then what did you find out? Was Xiang'er harmed by a monster?"

"It's a nightmare, a kind of monster that makes the residents of your town sleepy. Has anything strange happened to your family recently?" Situ Yan asked.

"Something strange?" Mr. Gu thought for a while and said, "Nothing happened."

Situ Yan smiled and said: "There is no best, we will find out as soon as possible. It's not peaceful outside, you'd better not go out in the near future." After the instruction, he turned to Gu Nian and said, "Mr. Gu, I still have something to ask you.

Ask around."

Gu Nian didn't have much expression. He just nodded and said, "Okay, please talk inside." Then he turned to Master Gu and said, "Dad, please go back to your room first. I'll entertain them."

"That's okay, that's okay. I'll go see your mother." Mr. Gu said and left.

Gu Nian invited Situ Yan and "Ling Huayin" into the tea room. After making tea for Situ Yan, he looked at "Ling Huayin" again. Situ Yan shook his head and smiled, "She doesn't need it." Gu Nian then put down the tea in his hand.

The teapot sat down.

Situ Yan took a sip of tea, accidentally glanced at Gu Nian's left hand from the corner of his eyes, and then asked: "Mr. Gu, is that girl just now a maid from your mansion?"

"No, she was not originally from our family. Xiang'er was a personal maid that my wife brought back from her natal family. After my wife left, I saw that she had nowhere to go, so I took her in. Unexpectedly, not long after, she also joined me.

My wife went with us."

"Has she always lived in that room?"

"Yes. She was originally placed there because it was relatively close to us, making it easier to take care of my wife, who is relatively weak."

"Then does this maid usually come into contact with anyone?"

"Because Xiang'er is not very familiar with our family, she seldom interacts with the servants. After my wife was gone, she was responsible for taking care of my daily life." Gu Nian's tone was always neither salty nor indifferent, as if she had no interest in Xiang'er.

I don't really care about his death.

Gu Nian never left his wife, but his attitude towards his wife's maid was indifferent, which surprised Situ Yan. "Mr. Gu, has he noticed anything suspicious about her recently?"

"Just like what you said about the situation outside, Xiang'er is often not in good spirits. I thought it was because my wife was missing. She was as sad as me, so she didn't pay much attention to it." Gu Nian thought about it and asked:

"Is there any connection between Xiang'er's death and my wife?"

Situ Yan shook his head and said: "I can't decide this yet. By the way, the bracelet Mr. Gu showed me just now is made of blood lotus jade?"

"Exactly. Is there anything wrong with that bracelet?"

"Oh, there is no problem. It's just that the Blood Lotus Jade is a rare and precious thing in the world. Mr. Gu gave it to Miss Fang. It can be seen that Mr. Gu and Miss Fang have a deep love for each other."

Gu Nian lowered his head and murmured: "It's a pity that the person is no longer here, and the bracelet is no longer intact. I hope you two can find the murderer of my wife for me as soon as possible, so that Yingying can rest in peace in heaven."

"Master Gu, please express your condolences. We will do our best to eradicate this harmful monster." Situ Yan replied without hesitation.

After a few more casual inquiries, Situ Yan said goodbye to Gu Nian and headed to the inn, but Gu Nian repeatedly tried to persuade Situ Yan to stay with "Ling Huayin" at Gu's house.

At night, Situ Yan did not fall asleep thinking about what happened during the day. He sat on the corridor outside the guest room, dozing off while enjoying the cool breeze. "Ling Huayin" stood beside Situ Yan silently. Gu Gu at night

The house was covered by thick clouds, and there was not even a trace of moonlight. There were only one or two dim lights flickering in the corridor. This was the time when the nightmares most liked to come out to look for food. Situ Yan secretly laid a dragnet around the house. If there were any

When the nightmare came out to act, he could immediately detect it. However, after sitting quietly for a long time, nothing happened. After half a stick of incense, Oluo finally came back.

"Did you detect anything?" Situ Yan quickly stood up and asked.

"As you said, there is indeed something wrong with Gu Nian. There is a secret passage in his room, and he is in it now."

"What's inside?" Situ Yan thought, and he seemed to have guessed half of it right.
Chapter completed!