Chapter 211 3/3

Would Li Qingzhi step in to confront him? He couldn’t possibly beat Li Qingzhi!

But leaving now wasn’t an option either. The people who wanted his help were even harder to deal with than Li Qingzhi; they would have put a sack over his head.

Lu Mingshan felt extremely tense but managed to keep his composure.

“Master Lu!” Du Yongning exclaimed in surprise, “I didn’t expect to see you here.”

After greeting him, Du Yongning introduced him to those around: “Master Lu is a true adept! He’s skilled in fortune-telling!”

Du Yongning had some fame among the scholars—his family had officials, and he was quite knowledgeable himself.

If he said this Taoist was a master, then the Taoist must have some skills.

Given this, what was this about resentment and a ghost?

“He’s no master, just a fraud!” Fan Weiyan said, though he couldn’t help but shiver.

When the Taoist mentioned a ghost, he immediately thought of his daughter.

Years ago, his family didn’t want to be implicated by the Li family and decided to eliminate them to avoid future trouble. So they decided to send Li Zhu and her daughter away with the Li family members.

At that time, Li Zhu was ill, and his daughter was with him. He carried his daughter over…

Before she died, his daughter kept calling “Dad,” asking him to save her.

Whenever he thought of it over the years, he felt a twinge of fear.

Jiao Yunwei, who enjoyed seeing others’ misfortune, spoke up again, asking Lu Mingshan, “Master Lu, what’s the story with this ghost? Could it be the cause of this person’s recent streak of bad luck?”

“Bad luck? That must be due to the ghost,” Lu Mingshan replied, “This ghost is full of resentment and will certainly bring disaster.”

“You fraud!” Fan Weiyan shouted angrily.

Lu Mingshan sighed, looking at Fan Weiyan, “Sir, I am not deceiving you. The ghost is a girl of about three years old, with pigtails tied with a red ribbon, wearing a light green jacket…”

Lu Mingshan described what he had been instructed to say by those who had paid him.

An experienced swindler, Lu Mingshan was very sensitive to people’s emotions. He noticed that Fan Weiyan, who had just been bitten by a dog, seemed to be at the peak of his fear.

Realizing this, Lu Mingshan thought, “Could this man have blood on his hands?”

Li Qingzhi had similar thoughts, considering more details.

When the flood hit Meng County, the original owner’s niece happened to be three years old.

Did the child die? Was Fan Weiyan involved?

The Fan family had claimed that Li Zhu and her daughter died of illness. At that time, Qian Fugui had suspected the Fan family of harming Li Zhu and had even exhumed her grave.

The grave was empty.

Qian Fugui then heard rumors that Li Zhu had left the Fan family, but no one knew where she went.

Believing the Fan family had driven her away, Qian Fugui had questioned them, and they admitted it.

Thus, while displeased with the Fan family, he hadn’t taken action against them.

But judging by Fan Weiyan’s reaction now… did Li Zhu’s daughter die?

As for Li Zhu… Li Qingzhi had initially thought Fan Weiyan’s constant bad luck was orchestrated by Prince Jin. But thinking it over, Prince Jin wouldn’t have wasted so much effort on a minor figure like Fan Weiyan, nor would he have hired Lu Mingshan to say such things.

Lu Mingshan could even describe the girl’s attire in detail… Could it be that Li Zhu was behind this?

Li Qingzhi couldn’t be sure, but with this suspicion, his gaze towards Fan Weiyan grew colder.

The scholars around also distanced themselves from Fan Weiyan.

Jiao Yunwei suddenly asked, “Master Lu, why is the ghost on Mr. Fan’s shoulder? Can you exorcise it?”

Lu Mingshan felt a surge of gratitude toward Jiao Yunwei—what a great question!

Even though someone arranged by He Yi would have asked, it was much better for a scholar to ask than a stranger.

Lu Mingshan said, “Blessed by the Immortal Lord, this ghost must have a deep grudge against Mr. Fan to cling to him. As for exorcising it… the ghost is enveloped in the golden light of virtue and hasn’t committed murder, so I cannot exorcise it.”

“Golden light of virtue? How could a ghost have the golden light of virtue?” Jiao Yunwei asked, not missing any chance to stir up trouble.

Lu Mingshan replied, “I do not know, but it must be inherited from an elder in the family… wait!”

Lu Mingshan staggered, staring straight at Fan Weiyan’s head, his face turning pale as if seeing something astonishing, “This ghost is related to this scholar by blood.”

The scholars present were in an uproar.

A girl related to Fan Weiyan was killed by him?

Could that girl be Li Zhu’s daughter?

If so, then Fan Weiyan…

Everyone wanted to stay far away from Fan Weiyan.

Lu Mingshan, looking drained, continued, “The golden light of virtue comes from the elder in the family, but it’s unrelated to this scholar related by blood. It should be from the maternal side…”

“Master Lu, are you alright?” Li Qingzhi supported Lu Mingshan, holding his wrist.

He now felt almost certain that Lu Mingshan had been sent by Li Zhu.

Given this, he had to help Lu Mingshan.

Coincidentally, he had recently practiced “disguise” techniques to help Qian Fugui turn his hair white.

With his body recovering and energy levels rising, Li Qingzhi, who had spent twenty years in the post-apocalyptic world, had become adept at using energy.

Thus, the scholars saw that when Li Qingzhi supported Lu Mingshan, the already weakened Lu Mingshan trembled, and suddenly, one of his eyebrows turned completely white.