After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 177 Doubts
"Young Master Mei, is it true that there are ghosts and murders in the Tianjin Guard branch office?"

At this moment, Hu Ruian came up to Mei Yanyu and, without any preamble, directly asked the question that had been bothering him.

Upon hearing this, Mei Yanyu stood still, staring at Hu Ruian in front of him, speechless for a long time.

After a long while, he took a deep breath, looked Hu Ruian up and down, and said in a deep voice:
"The ghost story and the murder are certainly true."

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian frowned and asked:

"If it's true, why didn't anything happen to us today? Does that ghost choose its time to kill? Or was something else delayed us today?"

Logically speaking, Hu Ruian would not normally ask such a naive question, but he was now filled with doubts and couldn't quite understand it.

In his opinion, since that ghost made its move today, and with Li Musheng by their side to protect them, the three of them, whether or not they could escape this calamity, would definitely have a result today.

However, the current situation is that, despite the fact that Ghost had killed so many people before, and even Mei Yan was not spared and was seriously injured, the enemy suddenly stopped attacking the three of them.

This has led to a situation where he is now like a sharp knife hanging over his neck, about to fall but not quite, making him extremely uncomfortable and causing him to live in constant fear.

After hearing Hu Ruian's question, Mei Yanyu's face showed an expression that said, "It seems like I should be asking you this."

However, after observing Hu Ruian for a while and seeing that he seemed genuinely unaware of the reason, he shook his head and then roughly explained what he knew about the patterns of ghosts killing people.

"I am also very puzzled by this matter. Perhaps Lord Hu could ask the expert behind you. Maybe the other party knows the reason."

Mei Yanyu pondered for a moment before speaking, revealing his guess.

After all, the hidden master behind Hu Ruian and his group was capable of killing Baili Changfeng with a single finger. With such martial arts skills, he might have already fought against that ghost in secret and stopped it.

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian's eyes flickered, as if he had suddenly thought of something, and he subconsciously turned his head to look in Li Musheng's direction.

Then, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but he quickly withdrew his gaze and looked at Mei Yanyu in front of him, saying in a deep voice:

"Let's leave the matter of ghosts and spirits aside for now. Young Master Mei promised me a reply last night, so can we talk about it now?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Yanyu was clearly taken aback, and his expression changed rapidly.

He originally thought that Hu Ruian and the other two were almost certainly going to die, so he never even considered replying to them.

When asked this question, he didn't know how to answer it. So, a thought popped into his head, and he was about to give a few perfunctory words.

However, at this moment, Hu Ruian's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said:

"I have only one purpose for this trip: to order the Tianjin Guard of Shengzhou to go to Lanzhou immediately. If your Mei family cannot or does not want to do so, then I will personally take over the Tianjin Guard of Shengzhou tomorrow."

After saying that, Hu Ruian didn't say anything more and prepared to turn and leave.

However, halfway through, he suddenly turned around and said sternly:
"Also, please have Young Master Mei go back and pass on this message: anyone in the Tianjin Guard who dares to disobey orders tomorrow will be executed without mercy!"

Then, Hu Ruian left without stopping and followed in the direction of Li Musheng and the others.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Mei Yanyu's expression turned rather unpleasant.

“Young master, it seems we need to go back and discuss this with the master.”

At this moment, the servant, who was also watching Hu Ruian's retreating figure, spoke up, and Mei Yanyu nodded:
“I am aware of this matter. My only concern now is the hidden martial arts master behind them.” He had seen Hu Ruian’s reaction just now, and when he mentioned the master behind them, the other party clearly looked at Li Musheng.

In Mei Yanyu's view, this proved that his previous guess was correct, and the expert who killed Baili Changfeng must be related to the Eighth Prince.

What still seemed somewhat unbelievable to him was that the expert appeared to be able to stop the ghosts and demons in the Tianjin Guard branch.

Besides that, he couldn't think of any other reason why Ghost hadn't killed Hu Ruian and the other two today.

At this moment, the servant standing behind him slowly shook his head and said:
"I have fought with that ghost. It is elusive and moves so fast that it leaves no trace. I had no way to deal with it, and my master was almost strangled to death by it."

"If the person behind them can really stop the ghost from making a move, then their martial arts cultivation must be above mine, and they should not be underestimated."

Upon hearing this, Mei Yanyu's expression shifted uncertainly, and he said:

"According to my mother, the ghost seemed to have spared my father out of respect for my grandfather, and did not take his life."

"But judging from today's events, that ghost didn't harm Hu Ruian and the other two in the slightest. I can't understand it. Could it be that the expert behind this Eighth Prince has more influence than my maternal grandfather, the Martial Saint?"

"Moreover, as far as I know, this eighth prince has lived in a remote town for twenty years, with neither martial arts talent nor any background. How could he have obtained the protection of such a martial arts master?"

Upon hearing Mei Yanyu's words, the servant standing behind him merely frowned, unable to answer the other's questions.

……

At the same time, with the sound of whips cracking, the carriage rolled forward, and Li Musheng and his party prepared to return to the Murong residence.

Inside the carriage, Hu Ruian was now plump and his face no longer showed any of the worry he had felt about the ghosts.

"Your Highness, when did you take action to eliminate that ghost? We were completely unaware of it today."

Hu Ruian looked on with curiosity. Although Li Musheng hadn't brought it up, he knew that Li Musheng must have made the move after Mei Yanyu had just pointed it out.

At this moment, Shen Anran and Murong Xiaoya both looked at her with suspicion. They knew nothing about ghosts and therefore seemed puzzled by Hu Ruian's words.

Meanwhile, Wu Shang and Cheng Zhong, who were sitting in the coachman's seat, immediately perked up their ears.

Although the ghost hadn't made a move, and they seemed to have escaped a calamity, the two still felt a little worried. Only after hearing Li Musheng confirm it himself could they truly feel at ease.

However, to their bewilderment, they then heard Li Musheng say from inside the carriage:

"When will you deal with the ghosts? How come I didn't know about this?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Ruian, sitting opposite Li Musheng, was taken aback. Seeing the suspicious look on Li Musheng's face, his heart sank, and he immediately asked again to confirm:

"The ghosts didn't make a move today, is it really unrelated to Your Highness?"

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng shrugged and said:

"I was going to ask you that too. You said there were ghosts around, and I was really looking forward to seeing what they were. But I didn't see a single ghost all day, and I almost forgot about it."

(End of this chapter)