Chapter 26: Ghostly Shadow in the Mountain Valley (Seeking Recommendations and Comments)

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  "The second son didn't know what was going on, and neither did he. For the past two months, people in our town of Ma Liu have been disappearing for no reason. It's caused a lot of panic, so we reported it to the authorities. We thought that would be the end of it, but who knew that even after the officials came, they didn't do anything, and the disappearances continued." Ma Da said with a worried expression.

  Qin Hu frowned and said discontentedly: "Even so, it can't be said that ghosts did it!"

  "This customer, if it was just a loss of population, I wouldn't say that. There's more to it, listen to me slowly" Ma Daguang fell into a kind of reminiscence, his face revealing a terrified expression, "I remember it was a month ago one night, our town's Liu Sheng went missing, we took torches and followed the official to search for Liu Sheng everywhere. Although we also knew that finding him was extremely unlikely, but we had to do what we could!"

  Ma Da Kuan thought for a moment and continued, "I remember that we and the government officials searched around the town for a long time but couldn't find Liu Sheng. Later, our group of people decided to go to the Tongfeng Valley in the west to take a look. However, when we arrived at the entrance of the valley, we saw someone lying in the bushes. At that time, it was already dark and far away, so we couldn't see clearly. So we took torches and walked closer. After walking closer and seeing the situation in front of us, all of us vomited at that time."

  "Old Master Ma, what did you see at that time?" Fang Yiai asked with a frown.

  "Second Master, I, Ma Daguang, have never been one to shy away from danger, but when I saw the situation at that time, my legs were shaking. You don't know what it was like back then, and with just one glance, I could tell that the person lying on the ground was Liu Sheng. But his entire chest had been hollowed out, and he was transparent from front to back, as if someone had used a knife to cut away his chest while he was still alive." Ma Daguang still shudders at the memory, "Second Master, in my lifetime, I have never seen anything like it - a person with a huge hole in their body, that appearance is truly too miserable!"

  "Boss Ma, I'm asking you, has the place where Liu Sheng was cut been found?" Fang Yiai felt that this matter was a bit strange, even if it was murder, he had never seen anything like it, actually hollowing out a person's chest and leaving a transparent big hole.

  "Second Master, we were originally planning to look for it, but just as we finally calmed down, we heard a piercing laughter coming from the woods on the mountain slope. The sound was really eerie, and at that time, there were many of us, so we weren't too scared. But after the sound stopped, we saw a person in white clothes floating back and forth in mid-air, and what's even more terrifying is that this person had no head!" Ma Daguan said, his forehead covered in cold sweat, his hands shaking with fear.

  "Huh, that's strange. It was so dark back then, how could you see clearly whether the other person had a head or not?" Qin Hu obviously didn't quite believe Ma Daguan's words.

  "My grandpa, how dare I deceive you? At that time, we were able to see clearly that the other had no head because the ghost was still holding a green oily fire in its hand." Ma Da Guan shook his head and said, "From then on, we knew what was going on. No wonder we and the officials were busy for a while but couldn't find out who took away the people from our town. It turned out that it was done by an evil ghost. From then on, every evening, our town would close its doors and windows early, and no one dared to go to Tongfeng Gorge again, even if it meant taking a detour."

  Fang Yi was quietly pondering, this matter was too unusual, "Tiger Uncle, is there really such a thing as flying and walking on walls in this world?"

  "Young master, how is this possible? I, Qin Hu, have also seen the world and truly haven't seen anyone who can fly. I can tell you very clearly that there is no such kung fu in this world, these are just made up by storytellers." Qin Hu replied to Fang Yi Ai's question without hesitation.

  Fang Yiai was gently tapping the table with her fingers, and Ma Daguan saw this situation just as he was about to speak, but was stopped by Qin Hu. Now Fang Yiai is deep in thought, and what she dislikes most is being disturbed.

  "Uncle Tiger, tomorrow we'll go to Tongfeng Valley. I'm afraid this time we'll have to stay here for two days," Fang Yiai said seriously. Qin Hu and the others stood up, clasped their fists and respectfully said, "Everything will be done according to Young Master's orders!"

  Ma Daguang was frightened when he heard that the group of people were going to Tongfeng Valley, and hurriedly stopped them: "Second Master, you absolutely must not go! That evil spirit is really too formidable, Liu Sheng was also made into that state by him. Consider it Ma Daguang begging you, you absolutely cannot go!"

  "You coward, you're afraid of us? We've been through the battlefield together, what's there to be afraid of?" Qin Bao pulled on his horse's reins and laughed loudly.

  "You... you guys... Ah, you will regret it" Ma Daguang's words were not finished yet, Fang Yiai smiled lightly and said, "Boss Ma, please help us guide the way tomorrow!"

  "Second Master, spare me, I won't go, I'll never go to Tongfeng Valley again, it's too terrifying!" Ma Daguang waved his hands and backed away, Qin Hu walked over, grabbed Ma Daguang and pulled him back, drew the knife from his waist and coldly smiled at Ma Daguang: "Ma, you'd better behave yourself. If you dare to disobey my young master's orders, I'll cut off your head right now. I can tell you very clearly that I'm a man of my word, and don't even think about reporting me to the authorities, because even if they came, they wouldn't be able to do anything to me."

  Ma Daguang was no longer angry, he could feel that Qin Hu did not deceive him, because the killing aura emanating from Qin Hu's body would not deceive people. Ma Daguang had to nod reluctantly, and only then did Qin Hu satisfy and release Ma Daguang, saying disdainfully: "It would have been better if it were like this earlier, no need to waste Master's saliva".

  Ma Daguang sat on the ground with a thud after leaving Qin Hu's grasp, his face twisted in agony as he exclaimed: "What kind of sin have I committed to deserve such punishment from heaven?"

  Fang Yi'ai didn't bother to respond to Qin Hu's complaints, and after chatting with him for a while, he got up and returned to his own room. As soon as he lay down on the bed, he heard a knock at the door. Fang Yi'ai didn't get up, but smiled and said, "Linglong, come in, I'm not asleep yet."

  "Huh, Second Master, how did you know it was me?" Linglong asked with a bitter smile after closing the door. Fang Yiai let Linglong sit on the edge of the bed and smiled: "I just parted ways with Uncle Hu and the others, at this time who else could come to find me except for you? Speak up, what's going on so late?"

  "Second Master, can I sleep with you tonight? I'm really scared to be alone." Linglong's voice was urgent, her face still showing a hint of fear. Fang Yilove didn't know that Linglong was so afraid of ghosts, but thinking about it, since Linglong was his personal maid, sleeping together wasn't a big deal. So Fang Yilove patted the bed and laughed, "Okay, as long as you don't mind losing out, come on then!"

  "Thank you, Second Master. I'll go get the quilt now." Linglong turned to leave, but Fang Yiai suddenly grabbed her hand. Due to Linglong's hasty departure and Fang Yiai's slightly excessive force, Linglong's slender body landed in Fang Yiai's arms. Feeling Fang Yiai's strong masculine scent, Linglong's face flushed like two big apples. Fang Yiai saw Linglong's adorable expression and chuckled: "Linglong, one quilt is enough for this hot day. Why do you need so many quilts?"

  "Second Master, can you let me go first?" Linglong was now somewhat at a loss and her head was also spinning.

  Fang Yi's voice was filled with helplessness as he asked: "Ling Long, didn't you say you were going to sleep with me?"

  "Ah!" Linglong finally reacted, and this time in Fang Yu's arms was exactly what she wanted. She smiled sweetly: "Second Master, you can't sleep with your clothes on, can you?"

  "Cut it out, I'm a normal man, if we were to take off our clothes, I wouldn't be able to hold back." Fang Yi'ai knew his own limits, and if they really did take off their clothes, facing such a stunning beauty, he wouldn't be able to control himself.

  Fang Yi Ai helped Ling Long take off her shoes and covered her with the quilt, embracing her and smiling: "Sleep, I'm here, no ghost dares to come."

  Ling'er curled up her body and leaned against Fang's arm, smiling softly: "Second Young Master, you can have Ling'er!"

  "Fool, wait a few more years, and would you like such things to happen in the inn? Wait, I want to give you a name." Fang Yi'ai looked at Linglong's stunning face with a faint smile, and Linglong touched Fang Yi'ai's face happily and said: "Second young master, Linglong will be waiting for you, Linglong will always belong to you!"

  Fang Yu Ai hugged Ling Long tightly, and in her heart, there was a hint of ripples. Why did this great Tang Dynasty have so many rules?

  "Second Master, haven't you found Lier yet?" Linglong's greatest wish now was for Fang Yilove to get married as soon as possible, so that she could also have a status. Fang Yilove heard this and revealed a bitter smile: "Don't mention this matter, it's strange, I've asked all over Chang'an City, from big girls to good family women, but not one is named Lier, I'm even suspecting that Lier might not be her real name!"

  "Second Master, I can sense it, Lier didn't deceive us!"

  Fang Yi Ai shook her head and gently stroked Ling Long's delicate face with a bitter smile, saying: "Alright, let's not mention these things anymore. Hurry up and sleep!"

  This night, Linglong felt that she had slept very soundly, without any dreams. She felt that this moment was a kind of elegance, a kind of scenery!