I'm not a fortune teller.

Chapter 9: I know I can't avoid it.
Mr. Zhang?
The third prince and a group of guards looked over in confusion. Zhang is a common surname, but there are not many officials with the surname Zhang in Youzhou. And the magistrate of Fuchun County just happened to have the surname Zhang. Could it be him?
The young man looked at Xia Xuezhou who called him in confusion, but did not answer. He just stood there with a vigilant look in his eyes.

"How dare you not greet His Highness when you meet him!"

"Shut up." The Third Prince interrupted the guards' shouting and then looked at Eunuch Qin who was standing in front of him as if he was facing a great enemy: "Eunuch?"

"Your Highness, please stand back." Eunuch Qin did not even turn back to look at his own prince. Given the situation and the distance, if he turned back he might end up like the headless corpses on the ground ahead!
Yes, with his excellent eyesight, he could see clearly even in the dark alley. At this moment, behind the scholar were headless corpses and the skulls of Painted Skin Ghosts with green eyes spread all over the ground. There were heads everywhere.

The Third Prince's face changed when he heard this. He didn't dare to ask any more questions, but slowly retreated under the protection of his guards.

"What a great swordsmanship. May I ask who you are, sir? Qin Fang is honored to meet you." Eunuch Qin used his magical power and saluted somewhat stiffly.

His eyes were not looking at the young man in front of him, but behind the young man. Although the young man in white had strong blood and energy, his steps were weak and he did not look like a martial artist. On the contrary, there was a petite figure behind the man. She had no blood and energy and was full of yin energy, but the sense of threat she gave him was rare in his life.

The petite figure did not reply, but slowly walked behind the man in white and looked at everyone coldly.

At this time, everyone was surprised to see clearly that the person that Eunuch Qin was afraid of was actually a little girl who looked only eight or nine years old!

Eunuch Qin was also extremely surprised. He had never heard of a half-step master at the age of eight or nine. He was able to reach this realm before the age of thirty-five. In addition to his extraordinary talent, he also had many adventures. It was a once-in-a-century opportunity in the world to replicate his experience. At the other party's age, he couldn't figure out how he did it no matter how hard he tried.

"Is that Lord Xia in front?" the man in white asked after observing for a while and saluted.

Seeing that the other party finally replied, Xia Xuezhou quickly responded: "It's me, Master Zhang, don't you recognize me?"

The man in white laughed when he heard this and said, "Don't blame me, Master Xia. It's not that I don't recognize you, it's just that this place is too weird."

"I understand." Xia Xuezhou smiled with relief.

The man was Zhang Rui. He felt a little relieved after confirming that he was the prefect of Youzhou. An official came here to clean up the mess, right?
During the previous trial, the fellow surnamed Tian mentioned that the woman with the painted skin should be sent to the governor of Youzhou for trial. The middle-aged man opposite was wearing a red official robe embroidered with white pheasants, which was obviously the uniform of a fifth-rank official of the Jin Dynasty. The fifth-rank official recognized him, so he was most likely his superior, the governor of Youzhou, Xia Xuezhou.

Of course, it is not ruled out that this group of people are the Painted Skin Ghost.

"Why is Lord Zhang here? Who is that next to you?" Xia Xuezhou asked hurriedly at the prince's signal.

"I am also confused." Zhang Rui said innocently, "I wanted to go out to discuss something with Master Qian, but I encountered this weird thing as soon as I went out. The streets outside have changed. As for this little girl, she is a distant relative of mine. Now that she has grown up, people in her hometown want to send her here to see if we can educate her for a few years and marry her off to a better family."

I don't believe you! !

A group of people rolled their eyes. Xia Xuezhou was even more speechless at the county magistrate who never spoke a word of truth. This guy's resume showed that he was the son of an ordinary farmer, and his wife was also a lowly merchant. He was as ordinary as could be. Where did he get such a powerful relative?

"The girl's swordsmanship has some shadows of the Sword Sect. What is the relationship between the girl and the Sword Sect's leader, Master Yi?"

The girl glanced coldly at the eunuch Qin who spoke quietly, and said lightly: "I don't know him."

Eunuch Qin: “.”

Sword Sect?

Zhang Rui pondered in his heart that the background of this world had changed greatly, and there might be many newly added forces. He would have to find a way to find out after he got out. Also, regarding the world view in his scrapped manuscript, since Murong Yunji existed in this world, it meant that the forces in that world should also be in this world. He just had to understand how they were pieced together.

But now was not the time to ask. Seeing that the sissy wanted to ask more, Zhang Rui quickly said, "Master Xia, who is the person next to you?"

"This is His Royal Highness the Third Prince." Xia Xuezhou said hurriedly.

"It turns out that it is His Highness himself. I am sorry for being so rude." Zhang Rui saluted quickly.

The third prince Li Yu is a ruthless character in his own book. He appears gentle and courteous on the surface, but in fact he is perverted and a womanizer. He is secretly obsessed with the queen. I wonder if his personality has changed now that his worldview has changed.

"Don't be so polite, Lord Zhang." Li Yu still had that gentle smile on his face: "My Great Jin is truly a place of hidden talents. A figure like Lord Zhang can appear in this remote little county." "Your humble servant is terrified." Zhang Rui hurriedly saluted again, but did not respond.

"Lord Zhang just said that he came to see Master Qian?" The Third Prince did not delve into the matter. This person had secrets, but now was not the time to explore other people's secrets. It seemed that even Eunuch Qin was unsure of the girl, so it was better not to provoke her for the time being.

"Yes." Zhang Rui's face became more serious when he said this: "It's a pity that I am a step late."

"What happened?" Xia Xuezhou's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and a bad premonition came to his mind.

"Please follow me, sir." Zhang Rui sighed, turned around and led the way towards Master Qian's house.

The third prince looked at Eunuch Qin hesitantly, and Eunuch Qin nodded slightly. Then everyone followed Zhang Rui.

Eunuch Qin carefully observed Zhang Rui who was walking in front of him, and was extremely curious. At this moment, Zhang Rui had his back to him and the goal was wide open, seemingly defenseless, while the little girl was guarding the opponent's key position every step of the way. He simulated the situations of attacking countless times in his mind, and the result was that he could not find any chance at all along the way.

My intuition was correct. This girl was a master of the same level as me, and she cared very much about the county magistrate named Zhang.

Who was the county magistrate? How could he have such a potential martial arts genius guarding him so closely?

And upon closer inspection, it was obvious that the skulls all over the ground were deliberately placed there by the county magistrate and the girl. The Painted Skin Ghost likes to eat human essence and blood, and these Painted Skin Ghosts all have a certain amount of essence and blood on their bodies. At this time, the county magistrate's blood and qi were condensed, but his body was extremely weak. It was obvious that he had a large amount of essence and blood but no physical foundation. This situation could only happen in the Painting Market, and it was obviously this little girl who helped him collect the essence and blood.

Not only does she protect him, but she can also be at his disposal. This is really interesting. Could it be that the county magistrate has something on this girl?

"This is..." When Xia Xuezhou arrived at Master Qian's door, he thought something was wrong when he saw the open door. He followed the guards and walked in quickly. After seeing the scene inside, he couldn't help but vomited with his face turned pale. Although the skulls on the ground outside were shocking, it was not bloody, at least not compared to the inside of the room. The tragedy in the Qian's yard was so tragic that even the guards who had experienced the battlefield looked grim. Li Yu also frowned.

"Was it like this before Lord Zhang came?" Li Yu asked, suppressing his discomfort.

"I met Master Qian on the street before. He helped me once. I remember two hours ago, he said he would guard outside his yard. He was afraid that the people in his family would not know the seriousness of the situation and be tricked by the evil spirits outside to open the door. After I dealt with some things, I planned to meet Master Qian, but I didn't expect it."

The reluctance on Zhang Rui's face at this moment was genuine. The life-saving lamp that Master Qian had just given him was very important, otherwise he would not have had such a smooth life afterwards. This rare person who had good intentions towards him might have failed to save his family just because of the help he had given him at the beginning.

After all, according to the setting, as long as the owner of the house in the painting city does not open the door, no matter how powerful the evil spirits outside are, they cannot do anything inside the house. If Master Qian had been guarding there all the time and did not waste time to help me for a while, maybe things would be different.
When Zhang Rui thought of this, he couldn't help feeling guilty.

"Sir Xia, please take a look to see if there is Master Qian among these corpses." Li Yu said.

Xia Xuezhou turned even paler when he heard this, but Zhang Rui said directly: "Your Highness, I just checked, Master Qian is not here, he must have escaped."

"That's good." Li Yu nodded: "The most urgent thing is to find Master Qian as soon as possible and take us out of this painting market." Then he looked at Xia Xuezhou: "Master Xia, where do you think Master Qian will escape to?"

"This..." Xia Xuezhou looked embarrassed. Although he and Master Qian were in a cooperative relationship, their connection was not very deep. Every time he entered the painting market, he only dared to wait for him in Master Qian's mansion. Now that the Qian mansion was completely gone, he really didn't know where the other party would go.

"Master Xia," Li Yu's face darkened as he looked at the other person's appearance. "It was because you said that Tian Ye was suspicious that I came with you to Fuchun County. Now my brother is in Beihai and I don't know what's going on. I can't delay here any longer!"

When Zhang Rui heard the news that the prince was in Beihai, his heart skipped a beat.

According to the trajectory of the novel, the prince died in the North Sea during these few days. Now that the background has changed, it seems that the trajectory of the main storyline will not change.

What should I do?
Continue to stay in the painting market and wait for bad news about the prince?
But if that guy named Tian really did something, I'm afraid I can't escape responsibility!
Sure enough, the next moment, Xia Xuezhou, who was sweating profusely due to Li Yu's questioning, suddenly pointed at himself.

"It's Lord Zhang!" Xia Xuezhou seemed anxious, and quickly said, "According to Master Tian Ye's letter, the county magistrate of Fuchun County has detained the Painted Skin Ghost who killed the Shen family. If it weren't for Lord Zhang's actions, we wouldn't be trapped in this painting market!"

Zhang Rui: “.”

He knew that he couldn't avoid this.
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