"Afterwards, although I apologized to Soo-hee, after going back and forth, seeing that Soo-hee couldn't look away from the matter, she simply turned her back."

"This is what happened later on with the Dream Demon."

"Actually... when Mr. Dong Ming came to investigate, we didn't tell the truth."

"We... actually have absolute evidence that Xiu Ji is the mastermind behind this."

Dong Ming couldn't help but ask: "Why are you so sure?"

Du Yu sighed:

"Because Xiuji once said in front of everyone that she would curse Du Xiao and make Du Xiao pay the price."

"He also said... that he has the strength."

"Of course, now that all nations are coming to court, many alchemists from the Western Regions have some tricks, and we also know that."

"But... I really didn't expect that Xiuji would be able to do such a trick from the Western Regions."

"We originally thought that the nightmare incident was over."

"As a result, not long ago, my brother suddenly started to grow peach blossoms."

"These peach blossoms seem to take root and sprout with the help of skin and flesh. If they are cut off forcibly, they will fester and bleed, which is extremely painful."

"We had no choice but to find various doctors and use various internal and external medicines, but it still didn't help."

"Moreover, as the peach blossoms bloomed more and more, my brother's energy and spirit began to weaken."

"First his eyes were black and blue, then his lips were chapped, then his face turned pale, and finally his stoma was exhausted."

"It was also at this time... Du Xiao... suddenly went crazy!"

"I wasn't paying attention and was bitten by him in the courtyard."

"Then...I also started to grow peach blossoms like this."

Du Yu's words made Zhu Yun change his expression.

He suddenly looked at Dong Ming, whose expression was also very ugly.

Although the wound he was bitten by just now has not changed much, according to what Du Yu said, this weird peach blossom disease should be contagious.

And as more peach blossoms bloom, the host will become more and more crazy, biting everyone like a living corpse, and then infecting others with the toxin through bites.

"No wonder, the head of the Du family is hiding it." Zhu Yun suppressed the anger in his heart.

The head of the Du family smiled bitterly and said: "Please calm down the governor, there is nothing I can do!"

"Now is the critical moment for the succession of the title. If it is reported that both of the Du family's children... then our Du family will really have no hope."

Zhu Yun snorted coldly and said immediately: "Since you think it was Xiu Ji who did it, why didn't you go find her?"

"Of course I have looked for it." Du Yu sighed: "It's just...Xiuji refused to admit it until she died. We...we can't do anything..."

"We really have no choice but to seek help from the Soul-Suppressing Division this time."

"If Xiu Ji cannot lift this weird curse, our entire Du family will be doomed!"

After hearing the whole story, Dong Ming stood aside without speaking, but looked at Zhu Yun.

Zhu Yun stood up directly and said: "The Soul-Suppressing Division will be responsible for investigating this matter. But before that... you'd better take care of your sons."

"If the son of the Du family goes crazy and runs away, causing casualties to others, then even the Soul Suppressing Department... won't be able to suppress this matter."

The head of the Du family was immediately overjoyed and quickly thanked him: "Thank you so much, the supervisor! Thank you so much, the supervisor!"

"Okay, you can take care of the aftermath, there's no need to send him away."

With that said, Zhu Yun took Dong Ming with him and left the Du family.

Because it was getting late, the streets were deserted, and there were no carriages.

Zhu Yun could only walk back to Zhenhun Division with Dong Ming.

Along the way, Zhu Yun said nothing, and Dong Ming couldn't help but ask: "Second brother, this matter about the Du family..."

"What do you think about the Du family's affairs?" Zhu Yun suddenly asked.

Dong Ming shook his head: "I think some of the Du family's words cannot be believed."

"Oh? Why?" Zhu Yun asked.

Dong Ming frowned: "Nowadays, these powerful families in our Tang Dynasty are very arrogant. Even if there is a problem and they ask others to solve it, they still look bossy."

"Last time, I helped Du Xiao drive away the dream demon, and that was it."

"This time, whether it is the head of the Du family or Du Yu, the eldest son of the Du family, their attitudes... are a bit too condescending."

Zhu Yun nodded: "Very good, your observations are meticulous."

"Although I am a first-class supervisor of the Soul-Suppressing Division, I just have a nice name."

"If we calculate it based on official position, let alone that I am not a court official and am not at the center of power."

"Besides, in terms of grade, I am only a fifth-grade person."

"The Du Family Master's own title is County Marquis, which is the third rank."

"Whether in terms of authority, official position, or family background, the Du family leader's attitude is not in line with usual."

"This is enough to prove that he and Du Yu are doing some things to paralyze us."

Dong Ming scratched his head: "Then...what does the second brother think is untrustworthy?"

Zhu Yun suddenly stopped and then slowly turned his head to look at Dong Ming, his single-sided glasses reflecting a deep light:

"I don't believe a word of what the Du family said today..."

[Author's digression]: Tips:

The so-called Fuzhou Puppet Gate in this chapter is actually a bit fictitious.

Fuzhou is the ancient name of the Fujian region. As for the Puppet Gate, Youyu evolved from the puppet show, a representative feature of the Fujian region.

Puppet show, also known as puppet show, is a local cultural feature in Fujian.

The body part of this kind of puppet is made of cloth bags, and the head is carved from wood, so it is called puppet show.

Nowadays, what we see more on the Internet are several kinds of puppet show animations with special effects that were developed from Fujian to Taiwan.
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