Chapter 18 Wooden Sign

It seems that Wang Mang deliberately hid these notes in the house in order to save his life.

Unfortunately……

Liu Zifeng's eyes involuntarily scanned the mummies on the ground. Now that he had fallen into the trap of King Jin, let alone a small butcher, even he, the county magistrate of a city, could not escape from it.

He withdrew his gaze and quickly read through the stack of papers in his hands.

Just a few words can almost clarify the relationship between Wang Mang and the King of Jin, and also roughly explain Wang Mang's mission in Fengcheng.

In addition to monitoring the Xiao family at all times, the King of Jin also asked Wang Mang to secretly spread vicious words that slandered the Xiao family in order to ruin the reputation of the Xiao family in Fengcheng and even the entire border.

It seems that my initial guess about the case was basically correct.

Until he opened the last piece of paper, Liu Zifeng's originally stern expression turned slightly ugly. He glanced at Xiao Yichen, hesitated for a moment, and then handed the note to him.

"I'm a suspect."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yichen refused. He did not intend to accept the secret letter, "These are evidence in the case. It is very inappropriate to show them to me."

"My uncle won't read it if he doesn't want to. Qingtian will tell you."

Before Xiao Yichen could be surprised, Su Qingtian said slowly, "Actually, this case is very simple. The King of Jin first sent someone to give Wang Mang a wooden sign and asked him to find out Cousin Nan's name and birthday and carve it on the wooden sign himself.

, and then feed this wooden sign with blood for seven, seven and forty-nine days."

"Finally, take advantage of the darkness and throw the wooden sign from the backyard into the Xiao Mansion."

Su Qingtian's concise words were basically consistent with those in the secret letter. Liu Zifeng looked at the little girl in front of him in astonishment. He thought that everything before was a coincidence, but now...?

How did this little girl know the contents of the secret message?

He remembered that when he first took it out, the secret letter was wrapped in a handkerchief, and the little girl had no time to open it and check the contents.

What's more, how many words can a five-year-old kid know?

In Xiao Yichen's ears, these words sounded like a different state of mind.

Everything last night was still vivid in his mind. He clenched the armrests of his wheelchair with some trembling, looked sharply at Su Qingtian, and said in a slightly trembling voice, "Wooden sign? But that wooden sign from last night?!"

Su Qingtian nodded affirmatively.

Liu Zifeng immediately grasped the key point of Xiao Yichen's words.

Last night?Wooden sign?!

It seems that when Wang Mang died inexplicably and tragically at home last night, something unknown happened in the Xiao Mansion?!

Knowing that the two things were related, Xiao Yichen did not hesitate at all. He took out the wooden sign hidden last night from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Zifeng.

He originally felt that what happened last night was not over yet, so he kept it with him to prepare for investigation.

Liu Zifeng looked at the charred wooden block in his hand, which had a vague humanoid appearance. The name and birth date of the Xiao family's young grandson were indeed engraved on the wooden plaque.

He picked up the wooden sign and went to the window to look at it carefully, and keenly discovered that Xiao Nan's Xiao character was the same as the Xiao character on the wall, with a medium-sized hook in the last stroke.

It can now be confirmed that the characters "Xiao" written all over the room were written by Wang Mang, and what happened in the Xiao Mansion last night is inextricably related to Wang Mang.

"What is this wooden sign used for?"

When Liu Zifeng was young, he only knew how to study and study hard. After he got the honors, he only cared about being a good official for the common people, and he was completely ignorant of this kind of evil magic.

He asked directly, "What happened in the Xiao Mansion last night?"

Xiao Yichen spoke quickly and told Liu Zifeng exactly what happened last night. When he mentioned how his little niece got rid of her first evil habit, her eyes and mouth were filled with pride from the bottom of her heart.

Liu Zifeng was completely stunned now. He didn't expect that a murder case would involve ghosts and gods, and his thoughts were confused for a moment.

When I looked at the room full of blood letters, it was even more horrifying than before.

“Big meat buns!”

A fragrance wafted from outside the house, and Su Qingtian immediately smelled the smell of meat buns. Her eyes lit up and she quickly rushed out of the room, almost bumping into the government servant carrying food.

When Mr. Liu ordered to buy food, the yamen servant knew that it was for this little girl. He lowered his head and handed the food to Su Qingtian with a smile.

Su Qingtian held a large bag of brown paper bags filled with various flavors of food and turned around and entered the room.

Opening the paper bag, plum blossom cakes, pine nut candies, and ten-colored candied fruits were all stacked together, seducing her saliva.

After confirming that the government servant behind him left, when his uncle and Liu Zifeng could not see him in the back room, he stuffed everything except the big meat bun directly into his sleeves, which were like bottomless pits.

"Ah~woo!"

When you take a bite, the meaty aroma instantly explodes in your mouth.

The hunger radiating from her body was immediately replaced by satisfaction. While eating, Su Qingtian mentally commented on the deliciousness of today's meat buns.

After finishing one quickly, she took out the second one from her sleeve. While she was eating, the two people around her kept asking questions, reminding her that the matter was not over yet.

Mr. Liu was obviously ignited by the sudden talk of ghosts and gods. He kept asking Xiao Yichen various questions, including questions about what happened in the Xiao Mansion last night and about the circumstances of Wang Mang's death.

It's a pity that Xiao Yichen didn't know anything about it. He was just an experiencer and could not provide Liu Zifeng with more useful information.

But Liu Zifeng's curiosity was too strong and he continued to ask without any discouragement.

Seeing that her little uncles were as big as one and two in size, Su Qingtian was half full before she spoke to the rescue.

"This wooden sign is made from the branches of the locust tree from the year before last. It is engraved with the name and birth date of the cursed person. It is fed with a drop of blood every day until the curse is automatically generated after 7749 days."

Liu Zifeng looked at the little girl whose mouth was full of oil, and was stunned for a moment before continuing to ask, "What next?"

"Hmm." After swallowing the third meat bun, Su Qingtian continued to explain, "Wang Mang threw the wooden sign into the Xiao Mansion as required, and it will automatically look for the cursed person, and then it can suck this person's longevity day and night.

and fortune.”

"Most of the longevity and fortune that were sucked were used to nourish Wang Mang, making him increasingly healthy and with excellent financial luck, while a small part was sucked by the wooden tablets and turned into visible evil spirits."

If a locust tree is a hundred years old, it will be able to cultivate spiritual wisdom on its own, and if it is a thousand years old, it will become a spirit.

Liu Zifeng was confused when he heard this, and Xiao Yichen on the side didn't quite understand why a tree could have such a powerful ability.

Only Su Qingtian understands that if the problem is not what Huaishu wants, it can be resolved smoothly in the future.

If Sophora japonica has the intention to deceive others, it would be really difficult for her.

Once one loses his Taoist heart, his thousand years of Taoism will be lost.

This locust tree has become a monster that cannot be tolerated in the world. What a pity! What a pity!

Thinking of this, Su Qingtian couldn't help but pursed her lips. The master was so cruel that he caused so much trouble for himself as soon as he entered the world.

The promised lying down, the promised salted fish are all no longer possible!
Chapter completed!