Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

Qin Shu walked to the gate of the villa and immediately recognized the people in front of him as guests who had stayed at his residence the night before.

Without saying a word, he immediately instructed Steward Chen to invite them back into the villa.

It is clear that although this young master Qin is not officially married yet, he holds a high position in the Shen family as the prospective son-in-law.

Even the butler listened to him completely, which shows that Old Master Shen valued him highly.

After letting everyone into the manor, Young Master Qin dismissed the servants.

Xia Ximo secretly glanced at this young master Qin, but did not find anything unusual.

"I just heard you all say that something was lost in the manor. I wonder what it was?"

Before Yu Lang could speak, Ren Fengjue spoke first: "It's nothing important..."

Yu Lang: "..."

"I just wanted to ask if anything strange has happened in the village lately?"

Upon hearing this, Young Master Qin seemed to hesitate for a moment, but quickly regained his composure.

"Strange thing?"

He feigned surprise: "Young master is joking. Lately, there have only been joyous occasions; what strange things have happened?"

Ren Fengjue smiled in response: "That's how it is..."

He directly invoked the name of Yunhe Mountain, pointing at Yan Zhengchu and saying, "This is the eldest disciple of the current head of Yunhe Mountain—Master Yan Zhengchu, who is most skilled at catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits..."

"If such an incident has occurred in the manor, you might as well speak up now, and Master Yan will surely have a solution."

Upon hearing this, Young Master Qin immediately glanced at Yan Zhengchu, as if deep in thought.

Taking the opportunity, Master Yan also wanted to win a good reputation for Yunhe Mountain, so he immediately did some calculations with his fingers.

Upon doing this, he frowned slightly and suddenly asked Young Master Qin, "Was Young Master Qin originally surnamed Qin?"

Upon hearing this, Young Master Qin's expression changed.

It felt like some secret had been revealed...

His face darkened with displeasure, and he immediately snorted coldly, "I don't understand what this Taoist priest is saying..."

Yan Zhengchu calculated it again, knowing the other party was feeling guilty, so he deliberately asked, "Is there anything you don't understand?"

"I calculated that Young Master Qin did not grow up in this family from a young age, which is why I made this deduction."

"Nonsense."

Young Master Qin was even angrier. "My father is a renowned schoolteacher in Kaiming County. I grew up in Kaiming Academy, and everyone in the county knows that."

Yan Zhengchu feigned sudden realization: "Oh, I see..."

But then he added, "However, I have never made a mistake in fortune telling. I advise Young Master Qin to go home and ask him."

Upon hearing this, Young Master Qin's face flushed red and then turned pale.

Yu Lang and A Xia, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh.

But this young master Qin was also a strange person. Just when it seemed he was about to turn hostile, his expression returned to normal the next second.

He even bowed politely to Yan Zhengchu: "Thank you for your guidance, Daoist Master. You need not trouble yourself with this matter."

Then, he said firmly to Ren Fengjue, "Young master, my wedding day is in two days."

"If you have come to congratulate us with sincere hearts, I, Qin, will certainly welcome you very much, and Yuelai Manor will treat you well."

"But if someone is using 'congratulations' as a pretext to deliberately cause trouble..."

"Then don't blame Yuelai Villa for being impolite!"

After saying this, Young Master Qin didn't wait for Ren Fengjue's reply, but instead called out to the door, "Steward Chen."

Upon hearing this, the old butler pushed open the door and entered, with a row of guards standing behind him.

Judging from this stunt, it's clear they intend to use "force" to warn everyone not to cause trouble or act recklessly.

Yu Lang squinted and glanced outside, thinking to himself, "These guards aren't enough for me to beat up."

Ren Fengjue remained unfazed: "Young Master Qin, please don't misunderstand. We're here to offer our sincere congratulations."

"Since nothing has happened in the manor, we shall take our leave for now."

As he spoke, he pulled Yu Lang, who was still rubbing his hands together in anticipation, and walked outside.

Xia Ximo paused for a moment, but quickly understood Ren Fengjue's intention. He glanced at Yan Zhengchu and then walked out.

After leaving Yuelai Villa, Yu Lang felt very aggrieved. Pointing to his feet, he said pitifully, "Sir, you wouldn't really abandon your 'shadow brother,' would you?"

Ren Fengjue glanced at the sky and said, "It's still early."

Yu Lang didn't say anything, but he was thinking to himself, "Is it too late for me to be saved?"

"Since we know that this matter is inextricably linked to Yuelai Villa, we must start our investigation from Yuelai Villa."

"Before it gets dark, let's go around the county and ask around."

"It's not too late to come after dark."

Hearing Ren Fengjue's words, Yu Lang was puzzled: "You're coming to the wedding banquet again tonight? Even if you pay me to drink, I'm not going!"

Yan Zhengchu couldn't help but chuckle: "Your shadow was most likely lost at night, so you'll definitely have to come looking for it at night."

Ren Fengjue turned to Xia Ximo and asked, "Last night, did Miss Xia discover anything unusual within the manor?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Lang immediately cast a pleading look at Xia Ximo.

The latter nodded: "I saw a shadow appear at the feet of that man surnamed Qin."

"ah?!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Lang became agitated. "Could my shadow have gone to him?!"

"This person is definitely suspicious!"

Xia Ximo glanced at him, but said, "He himself may not even know about this."

Yan Zhengchu then said, "In any case, this man surnamed Qin is definitely problematic. Let's start our investigation with him!"

Yu Lang immediately looked at Lord Ren, seemingly not wanting to waste a single moment.

Ren Fengjue then instructed, "Time is tight during the day, so we may need to split up."

He first said to Yu Lang, "Young Master Yu, you are mainly responsible for investigating the background of this Young Master Qin, including questioning the teachers at Kaiming Academy as well."

Yu Lang immediately cupped his hands in greeting: "Leave this matter to me. I will investigate thoroughly and find out the truth!"

Ren Fengjue nodded, then said to Yan Zhengchu, "I would appreciate it if Daoist Yan could try to find out if anyone who attended the wedding banquet at the manor recently had experienced any similar strange occurrences?"

Yan Zhengchu immediately agreed.

"As for Miss Xia..."

Ren Fengjue knew that she had always been unconventional and might not be willing to work with them, so he tentatively asked Xia Ximo, "If Miss Xia is willing, would you like to travel with me?"

"Let's check out Yuelai Villa together."

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to Xia Ximo.

A moment later, she gave a faint reply.

"Um."

A-Xia, who was standing to the side, felt as if he had been forgotten. Just as he was about to speak, Ren Fengjue immediately turned to look at him and said, "You don't need to follow."

"..."

"You're still injured, so rest in the carriage."

"…yes."