There is a god in the sky

Chapter 14 Zhongyuan Chapter Sacrifice 4

Xiao Ji and his companions hurried along, finally reaching the county town as darkness fell.

Once you enter the city, there's a main street, very long, bustling with people.

"Wow, Aoki Prefecture is so lively! There's even a night market on the night of the Ghost Festival."

Sui Feng excitedly weaved through the vendors' stalls, and soon returned carrying a bag of snacks.

"Sir, please have something to eat!"

Xiao Ji took a piece of green pastry and said while eating, "I have read in official documents that Magistrate Fang of Qingmu County governs well, and the people here can leave their doors unlocked at night."

"Let's go, let's go straight to the county government office."

The county government office is easy to find; just walk to the end of the main street.

The county government office was also bustling with activity as Fang returned to her parents' home with her dowry and servants.

Master Ding initially refused to divorce, but Aunt Liu was poisoned to death by Madam Fang in prison. Aunt Liu's child, who was already sickly, also died after a few days of neglect.

Husband and wife turned into enemies.

Both of them knew that the thorn was stuck too deep and could not be healed at all.

Sui Feng stopped a yamen runner and asked, "Young man, is there some happy occasion at the county yamen? Why are there so many people?"

The constable looked them up and down. Seeing that Xiao Ji had an extraordinary demeanor and carried the yamen's sword, he knew that Xiao Ji was also a member of the government.

He replied politely, "It is Magistrate Fang's sister who has returned with her servants. She has just lost her only son and divorced her husband. Today, she invites everyone to help carry her dowry home."

"I see. My master is Xiao Tisi of Jianzhou Prefecture. Please inform him."

The yamen runner was secretly shocked. He had thought Xiao Ji was a minor official because of his youth, but he never expected him to be the prefectural governor.

He quickly bowed and replied, "Please come in, sir. I will go and report to Magistrate Fang immediately."

Watching the bailiffs run away, Xiao Ji led his men into the county government office.

At this hour, the yamen runners would usually be home, but Magistrate Fang had asked them to help carry his sister's dowry, so everyone was there.

Xiao Ji sat to the side waiting, and heard several old yamen runners chatting about Fang's husband's family.

"It's amazing! Everyone initially thought that Young Master Ding had accidentally drowned, but someone immediately realized that he died from poisoning and told Grandma, which led to the capture of the murderer who poisoned Young Master Ding."

Do you know who that person is?

"I don't know, but our Lord Fang certainly does."

"I heard it was a woman."

Where did you hear that?

The old yamen runner said smugly, "Anyway, I know that among the young women in our Qingmu County, there is one who is most likely to be the one."

Everyone craned their necks and asked, "Who is it?"

Xiao Ji and the others also pricked up their ears to listen attentively.

They also wanted to know what kind of woman could tell the cause of death at a glance.

Xiao Ji was skilled at solving cases and had some experience in autopsies, but he dared not say that he could tell the cause of death just by looking at a corpse.

Sui Feng muttered under his breath, "It's definitely an exaggeration."

The old yamen runner kept everyone in suspense, accepting melon seeds and peanuts from his colleagues before smiling and saying, "Wei Lanxiang is the adopted daughter of Old Daoist Wei."

"That Lanxiang girl who can do burial makeup for the dead?"

"It's her!"

The others suddenly realized, "If it's her, it's quite possible. I heard that Young Master Ding's body was swollen from being soaked in water. Ordinary servants couldn't handle it, so we had to ask Miss Lanxiang to clean it up."

"Yes, yes, I've seen her sew up the bodies of decapitated prisoners. She sewed them so well that you couldn't even see the wound unless you looked closely."