The years when I explored the fairyland.

Chapter 54: 53: Ghostwriter, guess
It's a very simple truth. To deal with ghosts, you must have the ability to deal with ghosts, and to deal with people, you must use the methods you use to deal with people.

The two cannot be compared and should be treated differently.

The reason why Chu Zhou needed a few days to prepare was not because he really needed to prepare anything, but because he didn't like to act rashly.

Since the one-horned ghost is disguised as a human, there are many things worth talking about.

For example, why did he choose the Zhao family? And why did he choose the second daughter of the Zhao family?

For another example, although Taoist Xuanzhen’s martial arts skills are very poor, he still has the means to ward off ghosts and kill people.

The one-horned ghost's martial arts, especially his lightness skills, were truly amazing, as he was unable to fight back at all.

For such an expert, there must be some logic in what he does, right?
Also, he is a human being, so it is impossible for him to walk around Baisha City without leaving any trace.

Likewise, those gangsters are also very strange.

Baisha City is just a small place. It is abnormal that so many people come here.
Honestly speaking, Chu Zhou was not willing to act rashly before these things were sorted out.

Perhaps influenced by some things in his previous life, Chu Zhou always believed that when it was time to kill, one should not be soft-handed; but when doing things, one should not be muddle-headed.

And it turned out that his arrangement was fruitful.

Accompanied by Xu Cheng, Yi Huai, Fan Tiehu and Wei Fangjie, running back and forth between Baisha City and Xuanzhen Temple, various information was also summarized by Chu Zhou.

The first thing he figured out was the Zhao family's history of success.

Unlike the century-old Xue family, Mr. Zhao is a typical self-made man. When he was young, his parents died early and his family property was swallowed up by several uncles. He had no choice but to live on the streets as a beggar.

But he was smart and efficient, and he caught the eye of the owner of a dyeing factory. After working as an apprentice for several years, he was eventually recruited as a son-in-law by the owner of the factory.

Yes, although Mr. Zhao looked like that, he was good at dealing with people and was able to coax people, so he won the heart of the only daughter of Shopkeeper Cui, and directly inherited the dyeing factory after marriage.

This is just the beginning of his "legendary" story.

Later, relying on his outstanding business talent and shameless nature, he expanded the Cui family's business step by step.

First, he expanded the scale of his dyeing workshop and launched new fabrics, then he got involved in pawnshops, gambling houses, brothels and other businesses, and finally he bought a lot of land.

Just like that, step by step, he swallowed up the Cui family's assets and even spent a huge amount of money to get the status of "Yuanwailang".

At this point, the son-in-law transformed himself into a well-known wealthy businessman in Baisha City, Mr. Zhao.

Not to mention the sharing of the Xue family's property this time, he was appointed as the 'county magistrate' and became a proper official.

To be honest, when Chu Zhou first saw this "resume", he felt that Mr. Zhao was the real protagonist, and his life experience was really quite exciting.

But if you think about the social system of this world, you will know that this is simply impossible.

Without military force and with such huge wealth, it would be a way to death!
Therefore, there are people behind the Zhao family, and their strength is quite impressive.

However, what Chu Zhou did not expect was that these connections actually started with the children of the Zhao family.

Yes, although Mr. Zhao was ugly, his wife, Mrs. Cui, was famous for her beauty. After marriage, they had a son and two daughters, who all looked like their mother. The son was unparalleled in handsomeness, and the daughter was extremely beautiful.

Moreover, the eldest son of the Zhao family was said to be extremely talented. He was accepted as a disciple by a master at an early age, and was taken to a foreign place to practice martial arts. He did not return home often.

But the master only sent them out at random, and there were two martial arts masters who practiced internal martial arts and were stationed in the Zhao Mansion all year round.

Although they are not under orders, the situation is different when they are around.

The two legitimate daughters of the Zhao family, when they were only thirteen or fourteen years old, had already grown into graceful young ladies. Their beauties were praised throughout the entire Baisha City, and countless people were coveting them.

But no one knows what means Mr. Zhao used to make both of his daughters marry into rich families.

The eldest daughter married into the Jiang family, one of the most powerful families in Tianning Prefecture. Although she was not the eldest wife, she was already quite good.

It is said that on the day of the wedding, there was a ten-mile long red wedding dress, which broadened the horizons of the entire Baisha City.

Although the second daughter only entered Tianquan County, she married the son of an elder of the Yunya Sword Sect. Her power might be a little weak, but her martial arts skills are off the charts!
Just looking at these, no one dares to touch the Zhao family in Baisha City!
Of course, having said that, the reason why the second daughter of the Zhao family returned to Baisha City was to visit her relatives, but she actually stayed there for a long time.

Moreover, it seemed that not long after he returned to Baisha City, he was haunted by the one-horned ghost. It was not until the Taoist Xuanzhen caught the ghost and died that he was haunted for a while.

However, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to have been quiet for too long.

The above are just the "story lines" that Chu Zhou pieced together. In fact, there are indeed a lot of rumors about the Zhao family in Baisha City.

Some people say that the children of the Zhao family are not Mr. Zhao's children. In fact, the boys are handsome and the girls are beautiful, so it is impossible for them to be related to Mr. Zhao.

Some people said that the second daughter of the Zhao family was not visiting her parents but was driven back because she had an affair with someone and was found out and received a divorce letter. Some people said that it was a divorce, not a divorce letter, because her husband had a fight with someone and was injured in the lower body and could not have sex, so they let her go home.

Some people even said that Mr. Zhao had done too many bad things in secret, which attracted the one-horned ghost to take revenge on him, and that the Zhao family would inevitably be wiped out.

In short, the information was so complicated and confusing that it was difficult to sort it out. Chu Zhou only got a general idea and gave up.

Because there is no way to judge whether it is true or false.

However, the origins of those people in the underworld are very clear.

The strongest group among them were masters from the Yunya Sword Sect, led by an elder named Qiu, who were chasing after Luo Gan, the traitor of the Yunya Sword Sect.

As for other people in the martial arts world, excluding the independent wanderers who follow the crowd and the disciples of the sects who travel everywhere, the majority are ghostwriters under the command of the government.

In this world where martial arts prevail, it is obviously unrealistic to rely solely on detectives from all over the country to catch criminals, so the position of "ghostwriter" came into being.

The so-called "ghostwriter" is a gangster who helps the government to catch criminals. Most of them are very powerful and do the job for money.

There is no way. Even if you are a martial arts master, it is difficult to make money without stealing or robbing.

As for ghostwriting, as long as you are capable enough, it is recognized as the best and fastest way to make money.

In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of ghostwriters, Dayun Dynasty even opened up a part of its own "Martial Pavilion". The silver money obtained from missions can be exchanged for various secret books, elixirs, techniques, and even magical weapons in the Martial Pavilion.

This item alone has attracted many people to join the ghostwriting industry, just to make up for the shortcomings of their own inheritance.

There is also a consensus in the martial arts world that no matter whether you come from a family or a sword sect, as long as you walk the martial arts world as a ghostwriter, you only represent yourself, regardless of life or death.

As for why so many ghostwriters gathered in Baisha City?
That must be the fault of Luo Gan who travelled alone thousands of miles!!!

He was not only a traitor to the Yunya Sword Sect, but also the most useful scapegoat in the Chishui Prefecture. There were a dozen or so bounties on him alone.

It is said that some curious people have carefully calculated that the total reward on these wanted posters is a huge four-digit sum of money.

This amount of wealth would be tempting, not to mention the ghostwriter, even the people from the Yunya Sword Sect would be tempted.

That’s not even counting the secret information that’s spreading wildly in private.

It is said that the reason why Luo Gan became a traitor was because he stole a superior martial art from the Yunya Sword School - "Wind, Frost, Cloud and Snow Sword"!
Although this "Wind, Frost, Cloud and Snow Sword" is not the supreme sword manual of the Yunya Sword Sect, it also has a complete method of cleansing the marrow and replacing the blood. It can truly transform one into a reborn being and achieve innate perfection.

Innate warriors are no longer the same creatures as ordinary people. They are important figures that all forces must treat with respect.

If Luo Gan was captured, there would be money, secret techniques and fame, which would be enough to drive the ghostwriter crazy.

Wei Jinkui saw many talented ghostwriters in the Yuelai Inn.

Although there is no ranking, in the public sector, those ghostwriters are very powerful, complete the most tasks, and make a lot of money. This cannot be concealed!
Of course, this is not the reason why Wei Jinkui looked unhappy!
What really made Wei Jinkui uncomfortable was that Luo Gan’s portrait was still posted on the bulletin board at the gate of Baisha City!
The Xue family’s affairs were also pinned on him!
Therefore, he and the county magistrate in the government office were all thinking about one thing: why did Luo Gan, who had traveled thousands of miles alone, come to Baisha City?
Is it revenge???
After this idea came up, many people couldn't sit still. Even Wei Jinkui went to Xuanzhen Temple and had a chat with Chu Zhou!
There is no way. Even if a great martial artist at the Tongmai realm is being chased by a bunch of people who want to kill him, he will be a sword hanging over everyone's head until they find his trace!

As long as he has any intention, no one can escape his assassination!

Not to mention the county lord, even the various families and martial arts schools that participated in dividing up the Xue family were trembling with fear.

Only Chu Zhou really didn't care!

Although he has only achieved success in training his internal organs, if he has the chance, he really wants to compete with the great martial artist Tongmai to see what magical uses his internal strength has.

Moreover, perhaps he was really not afraid. After thinking calmly, he felt that the possibility of Luo Gan coming here because of the wanted order was really not high.

It’s not that I think he is so magnanimous, but the truth is that there are too many blames put on him, and if he were to investigate them one by one, he would never be able to catch them all.

However, perhaps because his mind was extremely active, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Look, the one-horned ghost is here, and then Luo Gan is here too...

The one-horned ghost walks like a floating ghost, but Luo Gan's Qinggong is also very powerful. Walking alone for thousands of miles is not an exaggeration...

Also, the husband of the second daughter of the Zhao family is the son of the elder of the Yunya Sword Sect, and Luo Gan is an abandoned disciple of the Yunya Sword Sect. Do you think it is possible that they know each other?

If they knew each other, when the second daughter of the Zhao family returned, someone pretended to be a one-horned ghost and harassed her. Doesn't that explain it?
If we look at it from this perspective, there is a reasonable reason why the one-horned ghost disappeared after the death of Taoist Xuanzhen.

His identity is sensitive, so after killing someone, he naturally has to stay out of the spotlight!
So, the one-horned ghost is equal to Luo Gan?
After this idea popped up in his mind, Chu Zhou was stunned. He thought he was fanciful at first, but after thinking about it again and again, he felt that it was very reasonable to think this way.

If this is true, then there is a lot of room for maneuver...

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