Don't Ask Where People Go After Time Travel

Chapter 1581 Remote

"It's my duty." Xie Yanping said seriously, "Lord Ran is an important minister of the country. Everything related to him must not be treated lightly."

Fang Zilan didn't comment, and said calmly, "Master Xie, what do you want to ask me?"

Xie Yanping asked directly, "Master Fang had previously written a letter to impeach Lord Ranguo because of Master Pei Poming beating up Master Mo of your family, right?"

"Yes." Fang Zilan nodded, and Xie Yanping stared into her eyes closely. "Your Majesty ignored it. Has Lord Fang ever privately visited the Pei family to look for Lord Ran?"

"No." Fang Zilan answered straightforwardly. Xie Yanping continued to ask, "Has Lord Fang met Lord Ran recently?"

"Recently, how many days?" Fang Zilan asked instead of answering. Xie Yanping said calmly, "One month."

"No." Fang Zilan did not hesitate. Xie Yanping pressed on, "Has Lord Fang seen Lord Pei Poming in the past month?"

"No." Fang Zilan's expression gradually turned cold. "Not only Master Pei Poming, I have never seen Master Pei Xiaoze either. The last time I saw the Pei family was when I saw Master Pei Poming in the Ministry of Justice. He beat up Mo Han."

Xie Yanping sensed Fang Zilan's vigilance, bowed and said, "I have finished my questions. Thank you, Lord Fang."

"Thank you, Lord." Fang Zilan casually called a subordinate to send Xie Yanping out. After he left, Cao Hong came over and said, "Boss, from what Lord Xie asked, it seems that Lord Ran Guogong did not die of illness."

"You heard it too?" Fang Zilan's voice became a little softer. Cao Hong nodded and listened to her instructions: "Go find Miss Xiao and ask her to find out the cause of Lord Ran's death and what happened to the Pei family."

"What the boss means is..." Cao Hong's eyes flashed with surprise, and Fang Zilan's expression was murky. "The Pei family claimed that Duke Ran died of illness, but the Jingzhao Yinfu sent people to question him. There must be another hidden story behind this."

Cao Hong's expression became more serious. "I'll go right away."

"Go, and don't make anyone know." Fang Zilan whispered, and Cao Hong took the order and left.

After that, Fang Zilan was not interested in her official duties, and she waited until the court was dismissed, but she did not wait for Cao Hong to come back. She simply went straight back to the Duke of Yue's mansion, but before she got there, she saw Cao Hong and Zheng Yan walking hurriedly on the street.

"Why are you here?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly. The two stopped and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Okay, let's go back to the mansion." Fang Zilan and the two of them had just entered the mansion when they saw Xiao Xuan'er pacing back and forth in the courtyard. Mo Han helplessly advised, "Miss Xiao, you should take a rest."

"I'll take a break..." As soon as Xiao Xuan'er opened her mouth, she saw Fang Zilan. Her eyes lit up and she walked over quickly, "Master Fang."

Fang Zilan pulled Xiao Xuan'er into the hall and asked directly, "What did you find out?"

Xiao Xuan'er leaned close to Fang Zilan's ear and whispered, "Lord Ran did not die of illness, but was murdered."

Fang Zilan pursed her lips and asked, "Have you found out who the murderer is?" "Not yet." Xiao Xuan'er slightly distanced them and said in a low voice, "But since it happened in the mansion, the murderer must be someone in the mansion. If it was just an insignificant person, they would have reported it long ago, and they wouldn't have been so secretive."

Yuzhou is a remote place, so there are some strange stories and legends. However, the law in the capital does not allow to mislead the public with rumors, so few people have believed them. But since the continuous heavy rains, people have been missing and a lot of debris have been found, causing panic among the people.

At this critical juncture, a landslide blocked the road and old man Su Heng was trapped in Shi County. For a moment, the local people lost their backbone. It was said that the prefect also sent a letter to the capital, but there was no reply.

This group of people were all villagers from the nearby Taoyuan Village, which was closest to Shi County. They decided to clear the road and asked Lord Su Heng to take charge of the situation.

So about a month ago, when the rainstorm had just stopped, they and the people in Shi County finally worked together to clear the damaged mountain road, but for some reason, it was blocked by falling rocks again the next day. At the same time, a flame shot up from Shi County, and strange things began to happen in the village. First, a child disappeared, then a headless corpse was found, and there were erratic black gauze flying kites...

"This is exactly the same as in the legend!" The man became more and more excited as he spoke, and the look in his eyes was almost crazy.

Fang Zilan frowned and asked, "What legend?"

"We have a legend about flying kites in Yuzhou." The old man next to him said faintly, "It is said that there were many flying kites in Yuzhou in the past, but they were hunted and killed by people. Flying kites are closer to the sky than humans, so they prayed to the gods for rebirth and turned into revengeful black birds, pecking at people's heads and drinking their blood..."

The low and hoarse voice was indescribably eerie, and Fang Zilan felt a thin layer of goose bumps all over her body. She originally wanted to say, "It's just a legend, it doesn't count," but when she thought about how she had just deceived everyone in the name of Kunlun's disciple, she swallowed the words back.

After all, which flying kite could be so unique, with a plum branch pattern sprinkled with gold? Moreover, this plum branch pattern was exactly the same as her Zixiu's logo, so it was not an exaggeration to say that it was hers.

Therefore, she knew very well that all this was caused by the Ghost Gate, who trapped Su Heng, blocked the news, pretended to be a ghost, and harmed the people.

If this method works, the land of Yuzhou will be desolate in the future. Su Heng spent years of hard work to create a prosperous scene, but it is going to be destroyed in an instant...

"Mr. Su..." Fang Zilan whispered, and then asked everyone as if she remembered something, "Since you have cleared the way, why didn't Mr. Su Heng come out of Shi County?"

"This..." Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After a while, someone whispered, "I heard that Elder Su wanted those injured by the falling rocks to evacuate first, but they refused, which delayed their efforts. No one thought that the next day..."

"In other words, no one has ever left Shi County?" Fang Zilan's expression was gloomy and no one spoke until she spoke again to break the silence, "Besides your Taoyuan Village, are there any other roads leading to Shi County?"

"Of course." Someone immediately responded, then lowered his voice, "But the easy roads are all blocked, otherwise how could you be here?"

Fang Zilan pursed her lips, as if she had made up her mind, "How long will it take to clear the road again?"

"This..." Everyone looked embarrassed. One of them stood up and said, "Miss, there is still a ghost here. I think it's not a good idea to clear the road, right?"

"As long as you can clear the road, I will eradicate all the evil spirits." Fang Zilan pointed to the sky and the earth, and vowed: "Kunlun disciples swear here that if we do not eradicate all the evil spirits in the world, we will be ashamed of our ancestors and immortal masters, and we will die to apologize."