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When Mo Xian sat down, she felt that this clear voice was a little familiar.

"Who is the one outside?" She asked yamen, who was waiting beside her.

yamen said respectfully, "It's Sir, the goddaughter of Deputy Bai."

Strangely, the missing White Lady was the young madam's mother, right? Why was she so anxious? It was as if she didn't know anything about this matter.

Mo Xian frowned. "Goddaughter?"

yamen guessed that this young madam was probably not on good terms with her family, so much so that she didn't even know when they had a goddaughter. "Yeah, White Lady met her a few days ago."

"Oh, if that's the case, then I must be going to see my sister. It must be because Mother's matter has worried her." Mo Xian smiled faintly. It was hard to tell if she was happy or angry.

Hearing that, yamen brought her out from the back hall.

Seeing a woman in a blue dress coming out from the back, the county magistrate's face was slightly pale. When he had clearly seen her face, he hurriedly ordered his men to set up a stool for her.

Although he didn't like women appearing in the court, the person in front of him was from the General's Estate. Even General Shen had tacitly allowed her entry into the court, so he, a small sesame officer, naturally didn't dare to stop her.

Mo Xian's gaze was downcast as she looked at the exquisite young girl that was kneeling with her head lowered, and her heart was filled with indifference. It could not be said that she hated him, nor could it be said that he hated her. This was because she did not plan on interacting with the people who had deceived her, so she did not want this kind of person to affect her mood.

"I have already said that I will definitely return your mother justice. You don't have to come here every day to beat up your mother for her injustice." The magistrate was stunned. With the young madam here, the one who had gone missing was her mother. Those who didn't know of it would think that he hadn't sent anyone to look for her.

"As long as mother is not found, I will come here every day!" Bai Muling said stubbornly.

Mo Xian's brows twitched. This really did resemble her character.

"This …???" Due to Mo Xian's presence, the magistrate couldn't do anything to this adopted sister of his. He could only turn to her and ask for help. "Young Madam, what do you think we should do?"

The woman who had her head lowered suddenly raised it. When she saw the delicately dressed woman in front of her, it was Mo Xian who had helped her get married. The astonishment in her eyes couldn't be hidden.

"Mo????" She stopped herself, "Young Madam!"

Mo Xian nodded slightly. With a trace of coldness in her eyes, she turned to the magistrate, "Sir, why don't you allow me to say a few words to my sworn sister?"

"Sure." The county magistrate was looking forward to it.

After leaving the hall, Mo Xian took the lead and walked out. Bai Muling followed behind, pondering how she would speak to her later.

Now that she had married into a family, everything was settled. Besides, she was also given some face to see the big shots. Other than hearing that her husband's reputation wasn't very good, everything else was perfect.

Thinking up to this point, Bai Muling felt that it wouldn't be so difficult for her to open her mouth.

"Mo Xian." She stopped and called.

Mo Xian responded, "Speak, what's the matter?"

"I know it's rather shameless of me to come and beg for you now, but I really have no other choice. My father has been looking for Mother for days, but he still hasn't found any news of her." "I came here every day to harass the county magistrate because I was panicking."

Seeing that Mo Xian did not have any reaction, Bai Muling spoke up once more, "You must have some rights to be pampered as the young mistress of the General's Estate. As long as you speak up, General Shen will definitely be willing to help."

Ah, how amazing. He opened his mouth to ask her how she was doing, whether she had been made difficult for, whether her identity had been exposed, and decided that she was living a good life in the General's Estate? Who gave her the courage? Liang Jingru's entire family?

"Did anything happen before your mother disappeared?" Although Mo Xian didn't like Bai Muling's family, she was very private in her investigations and wouldn't bring in her personal feelings.

Moreover, they were just passersby, and to Mo Xian, they were nothing.

Seeing that she had finally let go, a look of joy appeared on Bai Muling's face. She directly went to grab her hand, but Mo Xian moved away without leaving a trace, causing her to fall on empty air.

However, she didn't seem to be surprised at all. As usual, White Lady was in bed resting, but that day, when Bai Muling went up, she was nowhere to be seen.

She searched the house but couldn't find anyone, and the servants also didn't see her leave. Two days later, when no one returned home, Lieutenant Bai thought that she had run away and said that the house was ugly and she was determined to look for it herself. Only Bai Muling wanted to go to the authorities. She felt that her mother had disappeared.

"Is your grandmother alive?"

Bai Muling was stunned. She did not understand why Mo Xian would mention her grandmother, "My grandmother passed away when I was young. We don't know her that well. Why do you ask? "

Mo Xian felt that it was a little strange. The women who went missing previously all had bad relations with Granny. Grandma White Lady was no longer alive, so how could she be implicated in this matter?

Either she ran away, or some other ghost was in the act.

The first was unlikely. Why would she want to run? After staying in the Bai Clan for so many years, what benefits would she get if she fled? The biggest suspect was only the second possibility.

A name suddenly flashed through Mo Xian's mind. It seemed that she had to go and check it out tonight.

"Alright, I know the general situation. You can go back and wait. I'll send someone to tell you if there's any news." Mo Xian and Bai Muling had nothing to talk about.

She turned around and returned to the back of the yamen. Only then did the magistrate heave a sigh of relief. When he saw that this young mistress had returned, he was frightened half to death.

"Is there anything else, Young Madam?"

"Has there been any progress on the human skin case in the past few days?"

"There are no clues, but two more lives have been lost." The magistrate had a bitter expression on his face. Although he didn't know why this young lady was so concerned about this matter, it was good for him to have someone to talk to.

Mo Xian frowned. She had only left for three days, and there were two more bodies?

"Moreover, more and more women have disappeared. This official has been incompetent and has been unable to find out the truth."

It seemed that the people's resentment was about to reach its peak. It was no wonder that the county magistrate would have a miserable expression on his face every day.

"Maybe I should take a look at the two bodies?"

The county magistrate was shocked. This young madam was truly strange. When he first met those people, she was already vomiting half her life away. Yet, she took the initiative to go out and take a look? But don't be scared for a moment, blame it on him again.

"No worries, I've already seen it once."

As if she knew what he was worried about, Mo Xian went straight to the point.

However, after taking a closer look, he realized that the two human skins were exactly the same as the previous four. They should have been made from the same ghost.

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It was night.

Since Shen Junlin wasn't at the General's Estate, Mo Xian's actions were more convenient.

She changed into a black suit, stepped on her light cloth shoes, and once again slipped into the forbidden area that Shen Junlin spoke of.

She waited at the door for a moment, but an azure figure was late.

"I thought you wouldn't come."

The person with a handsome face was Qi Huaizhao.

"Deliver the Buddha to the West. I am also curious about the unspeakable secrets of this place."

Mo Xian smiled and gestured for him to follow her.

In less than half an hour, the two of them arrived at the entrance of an old courtyard.

It was the forbidden area that Shen Junlin had forbidden for Mo Xian to enter.

Qi Huaizhao felt a weird aura the moment he entered.

Sensing this, Mo Xian turned around and asked, "You also think that something is amiss here, right?"

He nodded, "Originally, yin qi were very heavy, but they were suppressed by life. The Yin and Yang are irreconcilable, so people who enter this place will feel uncomfortable."

He led the way into a main house, which had a bedroom inside, and suddenly built a few flights of stairs.

"This is a common Feng Shui Formation." Qi Huaizhao walked around the room and came to a conclusion.

This was Mo Xian's weakest point. If he hadn't come, he wouldn't have been able to see the strangeness of this place.

"Is this the location of the Formation Aperture?" Mo Xian pointed at the staircase.

Qi Huaizhao nodded, "They are used to trap some ghosts of the wrongdoers so that they can't do anything."

Hearing that, Mo Xian was stunned. Did the person in the house do something shameful or was the owner cheated?

The two of them quickly walked around the old courtyard. Qi Huaizhao's ability to know his way was very strong, and he was stunned as if he remembered something. He turned to Mo Xian and asked, "Did you bring the painting from last time?"

Mo Xian was startled and nodded her head. Luckily, she brought it along with her, so she took it out from the Demon Catcher Bag at the back of her waist and gave it to Qi Huaizhao.

Qi Huaizhao slowly explained to Mo Xian while holding onto the candle flame: "Look at this, if you fold the left and right sides, can you connect them together? And up and down. "

Mo Xian was instantly intimidated. No wonder she could not understand, it turned out to be something else.

"Why did you suddenly think of looking at a painting this way?"

"This is because putting the entire painting together is the route of this courtyard!"

That is to say, what Su Hua's maidservant had drawn was a map of the forbidden area?!

How did she know this place? Or could this be the old Suzhou courtyard? The Suzhou Courtyard that had not declined a hundred years ago!

Many things had been smoothly connected, and Mo Xian instantly understood.

The Suzhou Courtyard, the changed identity General Shen, and the missing White Lady all pointed to one person.

Shen Junlin.

Even if he didn't do it, it was definitely related to him!

Mo Xian's eyes darkened slightly. Why would he do this? What good would it do him? What was his relationship with Su Hua?

All of these questions were about to knock Mo Xian unconscious.

She stepped back and kicked the stairs, but the sound was different.

She hurriedly squatted down and took a look. Indeed, it was hollow.

Seeing that she took out the wooden steps one by one, Qi Huaizhao also squatted down to help.

The two of them quickly finished unloading the stairs. Obviously, there was a cellar below.

Qi Huaizhao was stronger so he pulled up the heavy bronze cap first.

Mo Xian quickly followed after him.

There were wall lamps on both sides of the corridor, and a fine cellar.

Mo Xian had the feeling that she was walking in a cave halfway up the mountain, but this one was so much more exquisite than that one.

The path seemed long enough to hold two people.

As Qi Huaizhao and Mo Xian walked side by side, both of them looked around vigilantly.

Suddenly, he seemed to see an even brighter light.

"Over there." Mo Xian whispered to Qi Huaizhao.

When the two saw the scene in front of them, they were shocked.