Everyone's hearts skipped a beat inexplicably. The servants around couldn't help but take a step back in unison, their eyes full of fear.
Seeing this, Xue Changsheng immediately said coldly, "Whoever finds that thing will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."
True to the saying that there is always a brave man for a hefty reward, in an instant, the servants around mustered up their courage and went into the secret passage to search.
The eerie sound of the flute from the ghost never ceased, disturbing people's minds and filling them with fear.
After the wind stopped, the sound of the flute also stopped briefly. No one knew when it would sound again, making it even more spine-chilling in the cold night.
The night was slightly cool. Everyone stood still and waited, always on high alert. The boundless silence spread continuously.
Just then, a shrill scream suddenly pierced the night sky, "Ah..."
The silence was instantly broken. Everyone was in an uproar. "What's going on?"
"I've said it's the work of ghosts and gods!"
"Exactly! Such a sound appeared out of nowhere."
"What a sin! What a sin!"
"Oh my god! Could it be that they've encountered something?"
"It came from over there!"
"..."
Everyone whispered to each other, their voices trembling with fear. Just then, as if to set off the atmosphere, the eerie sound of the flute from the ghost sounded again.
For a moment, everyone's faces stiffened a bit more. Could it really be that they've encountered something?
Fortunately, Xue Changsheng spoke up in time, "Stop spreading alarmist talk. Hurry up and go see what's going on!"
However, everyone remained silent and hesitant, looking at each other, not daring to step forward. "This..."
Seeing this, Xue Zhan couldn't help but shake his head. He waved the folding fan in his hand and said, "With so many people here, are you still afraid of a single ghost? Besides, isn't the Prince of Guo'an here? Even a ghost wouldn't dare to act recklessly!"
Hearing the name of the Prince of Guo'an, everyone couldn't help but glance at each other, and the fear in their hearts faded a bit.
Yes, there are so many people. What's there to be afraid of?
Moreover, with the Prince of Guo'an here, who would dare to cause trouble?
Thus, a few brave servants slowly entered the secret passage from where the scream had come.
Liu Rumei looked quite surprised and kept stealing glances at Mo Liandi beside her.
Could he really be used to ward off ghosts?
Seeing Liu Rumei like this, Xue Zhan couldn't help but move closer. He raised his folding fan to block Mo Liandi's sight and said, "Among the common people, Mo Liandi is not only a war god. It's rumored that he can also be used to stop a crying child! It always works!"
Hearing this, Liu Rumei finally couldn't help but burst out laughing. Her eyes looking at Mo Liandi were full of strangeness.
Mo Liandi wasn't usually that scary. He just always had a cold face. Who would have thought that people would be so afraid of him?
Mo Liandi's face had darkened. Then he glanced at Xue Zhan, curled his lips into a smile, and said in a slightly cold voice, "Indeed. He can not only stop a child from crying but also stop Lord Xue from crying!"
Liu Rumei instantly widened her eyes and looked at him in disbelief. "Lord Xue?"
At the same time, Sixi also looked over, her face full of curiosity.
Xue Zhan's face instantly flushed with anger. He pointed at Mo Liandi with one finger, trembling and unable to speak. "Mo Liandi, you..."
But Mo Liandi said calmly, "I don't remember who it was who couldn't sleep at night back then and crawled into my bed crying, shivering in my arms. If Lord Xue hadn't reminded me, I would have really forgotten."
"Is it really true?" Liu Rumei couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker. She also guessed when that might have been. It was probably not long after Xue Zhan was brought back by Mo Liandi.
Sixi couldn't help but burst out laughing. "So the crying child who was stopped from crying was Lord Xue! No wonder Lord Xue remembers it so clearly!"
Xue Zhan's handsome face turned bright red. It was just an accident back then. Try staying in a mass grave for so many days!
Xue Zhan glared angrily at Mo Liandi. If it weren't for still wanting to solve this matter, he would have probably flung his sleeves and left long ago.
Just as the three of them were chatting and laughing, the few brave servants had already carried out the person who had fainted from fear.
Another servant was trembling with both hands, holding something in his outer robe. He walked over shakily with trembling legs.
After climbing onto the shore, he almost instantly threw the thing in his hand to the side and said, "My lord, just now, we found this thing in the secret passage."
Xue Changsheng looked at the wrapped thing in confusion. Mo Liandi and the others also walked forward.
The servant felt a bit more at ease when he saw Mo Liandi. Then he trembled and lifted the outer robe.
The next moment, a skull appeared in front of everyone. Looking at the skull, everyone gasped in shock. "How could there be..."
How could there be such a thing?
The moment Xue Zhan saw the thing, he turned his face away. He just felt nauseous.
Mo Liandi patted him on the shoulder and said indifferently, "You go and accompany Aunt Qiao. Leave this to me."
Xue Zhan gave a grateful smile and turned away without hesitation.
Seeing this, Xue Changsheng couldn't help but pause for a moment. Finally, he let out a long sigh, his eyes full of helplessness.
Then he withdrew his gaze. "My lord, this..."
How come he didn't know that there were such things in his mansion!
Liu Rumei squatted down, picked up the skull, and looked at the many broken parts on it. She frowned and said, "The person should have been killed by a heavy object."
Seeing Liu Rumei holding the skull in her hand without any scruples, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Their eyes looking at Liu Rumei were full of admiration.
Mo Liandi nodded and said coldly again, "Continue searching. Expand the scope and search the entire Sima Mansion carefully."
Since there was already one skull, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be others in the Sima Mansion.
Xue Changsheng quickly came to his senses and immediately gave the order.
Sixi had been scared several times by the whole skeleton in the coroner's workshop, so her courage had grown a bit, and she wasn't afraid anymore.
About an hour later, the servants brought some things over one after another.
Not only in this courtyard but also everywhere in the mansion, there were scattered things.
Liu Rumei stayed in the courtyard and arranged the bones that were brought over together. Soon, a complete skeleton was pieced together.
Looking at the skeleton on the ground, everyone was extremely surprised and secretly shocked.
The strange sound of the flute also stopped and never appeared again.
Xue Changsheng looked at the skeleton on the ground with coldness in his eyes. He didn't know who was so bold as to kill someone in his mansion.
"There are many wounds on the bones. They should have been caused by beatings before death."
Looking at the completely broken bones, he then said, "The person was dismembered and then thrown in various places in the mansion."