Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 426 - 5 Murder Case [Ask for Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 426: Chapter 5 Murder Case [Ask for Monthly Tickets!]_1

"Our homes are on the outskirts of Wu’an City..."

On the banks of the Green River, several women gathered, kneeling before Chu Liang, begging him to uphold justice. Chu Liang quickly helped them up and asked about what had happened. The woman in red then began to explain.

It turned out that they were all locals of Wu’an City in their previous lives, mostly commoners’ daughters, with two from the brothel. They had their own separate lives, no intersections. The reason they came here was because they all fell victim to the same demon.

"That man is Su Wei, the son of Su Shengyan, the lord of Wu’an City..."

The lord of a city possesses all important authority except for military power, and is the highest-ranking person in the city, often directly referred to as the "City Lord." And the son of the city lord is the top second-generation of this place.

Whenever Su Wei took a fancy to a woman, he would abduct her into his mansion to later brutally murder her. Over the years, more than a dozen women have been victimized in this way.

Some of the victims’ resentful souls would normally dissipate quickly loitering around the Castellan’s Residence. Fortunately, they discovered a secret realm hidden within this scroll painting, which could nourish their souls, with spiritual energy that increased their cultivation.

However, time in this secret realm flows much slower than in the external world. Some of them had only been in for a few days, but years had passed outside. Because they could not leave the scroll painting for too far, they previously dared not venture out for fear of being discovered by the cultivators in the Castellan’s Residence.

This opportunity only came when Tang Song attended a banquet at the Castellan’s Residence and discovered this scroll painting, which he loved. Seeing that he was a painting enthusiast, Su Shengyan sold him the "Eastern Suburbs Ladies Drawing" at a low price as a favor.

Finally, they had a chance to appear and bring Tang Yu’an into the scroll painting to seek justice on their behalf. However, a slight delay in expressing thanks had led to a day passing outside.

And thus, it led to Tang Song asking for the help of a Shu Mountain cultivator.

Their tragic stories told, the women began to cry.

"I see..." Chu Liang murmured.

No wonder when the young master of the Tang family disappeared for a day nothing happened, they came forward to find someone to help.

Looking at the blissfully ignorant and confused Tang Yu’an, he thought he didn’t need to be so thorough in his gratitude.

Immediately afterward, Tang Yu’an begged earnestly, "Warrior Chu, since you are a Shu Mountain disciple and your cultivation is outstanding, you must help them! We cannot let evil go unpunished! We must uphold justice in the mortal realm!"

His tone and expression made him seem even more anxious than the victims.

Chu Liang nodded.

He thought to himself that although this gratitude was unnecessary, it was effective.

"If this is indeed the case, then I will definitely uphold justice for everyone and not allow this evil act to go unchecked," Chu Liang said solemnly. "Young Master Tang, you should come with me first so that your parents don’t worry."

"Alright." Tang Yu’an turned around and took the hand of the green-clothed girl, "Xiaocui, wait for me a moment, I will come back for you soon."

Was it necessary to be so reluctant to part after only a short meet?

Chu Liang grumbled inwardly, then ceremonially bowed to the women, "Ladies, please wait a moment."

The woman in red waved her hand, opening the portal to the secret realm. Chu Liang, along with Tang Yu’an, turned around and left.

Initially, they were able to sense and enter this secret realm because as ghosts they have no physical form, making it easier to travel between realms. After some time, they learned the way in and out.

Humans with bodies, on the other hand, would have a weaker perception in this regard.

In the understanding of the Daoist Xushi, humans in the Yangjian will never match the intuitiveness of ghosts. Therefore, it is said that to understand some of the Dao, some would use the method of Primordial Soul Extraction to consider, finding the sense of existing in a virtual world.

Whoosh——

With a flash of light, Chu Liang and Tang Yu’an were back in the room where the painting was stored.

And immediately.

They saw the beautiful, solemn face of Jiang Yuebai.

...

"Let me explain..."

Chu Liang immediately guessed that his appearance in the painting just now probably didn’t look very elegant.

"No need to say more, as long as the person is safe." Jiang Yuebai asked with a stiff face, "Did you deal with the ghosts inside?"

"It’s not like that. We need to discuss this matter in detail." Chu Liang hurriedly said, "What you saw in the painting scroll was merely the initial state when we just entered. It was an accident! The situation afterwards was not as you imagined. If you don’t believe it, you can ask Young Master Tang."

"Yeah." Tang Yu’an had a nostalgic smile on his face, "The joy that followed was beyond your imagination."

"..." Chu Liang was speechless.

If you keep acting like this, no one will come to rescue you next time, you know?

Just when he was about to say something, the Tang Family members who heard the commotion all rushed in. Upon seeing his son, Tang Song immediately ran over nervously and looked him up and down with concern.

The place suddenly became noisy.

"Father, we still have important matters to attend to!" Tang Yu’an broke free, and said, "We need to seek justice for these ladies."

"Leave this matter to us." Chu Liang finally found a chance to speak, and began recounting his observations.

"A hidden realm within a painting..." Jiang Yuebai paused when she heard this part, "The court painter from the previous dynasty must have been a great cultivator from the Seventh Realm and would have been well-versed in controlling both time and space in order to create such a space within a painting."

"Yes..." Chu Liang agreed.

Among the known Dao related to time, there are the years and Wu Ya. In terms of space, there are Qiankun and Wu Ju... Each has different focuses. To create such a delicate Secret Realm, one must at least master both the Dao of years and Qiankun simultaneously and integrate them, which is extremely difficult.

Upon learning about the crimes committed by the Castellan Residence, Jiang Yuebai also frowned tightly. She seemed a bit angry.

"These poor girls..." she said gravely, "We must help them."

"Hiss..." Tang Song showed a troubled expression on his face upon hearing this, "The son of Castellan Su? This can be troublesome."

"No matter who he is, since we know about this, we cannot let it go. It doesn’t matter if he’s the son of a City Lord, I’ve dealt with even Young Marquises before." said Chu Liang.

"I have seen the stories of Warrior Chu’s acts of justice in Southern Border City on the newspaper. However..." Tang Song said, "The Castellan of Wu’an City, Su Shengyan, is not comparable to some idle Marquis. His patron... is the current Prime Minister!"

"Oh?"

Tang Song then further explained about Su Shengyan.

This man had relied on siding with the powers throughout his life. Originally, he was a poor Scholar who had failed multiple examinations in his home that goes by the surname Lu. Later he married into a local wealthy family and changed his surname to Yang. His father-in-law helped him pull some strings to secure a minor government position. In less than ten years, he somehow managed to climb to a city official position in charge of legal cases.

Which made him the third in command of the city.

During a trip to Yu Capital City, he managed to connect with the new Prime Minister, Su Qian. Despite being a few years older than Su Qian, he made him his godfather! Only then did he change his surname to Su and become who he is now.

With such a powerful backer, his return to Wu’an City was triumphant. He soon overthrew the current city’s chief official and took the position for himself. After divorcing his wife, he then married another woman, and ruthlessly destroyed his ex-wife’s family, who had been quite kind to him.

Currently, he is the chief of Wu’an City and no one dares to defy him.

"Well, that’s something." Chu Liang shook his head after hearing the story, "What a roller-coaster of a lifetime..."

"So, if you want to overthrow him in Wu’an City, it would be as difficult as ascending the heavens." Tang Song sighed, "Of course, I’m not trying to dissuade you two. I’m just saying be careful. You must obtain solid evidence and cannot act impulsively. Though Shu Mountain is part of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, it would still be difficult to handle if he catches you violating imperial laws."

"Thank you, Landlord Tang, for your reminder. We know our limits." Jiang Yuebai nodded.

Actually, even without his reminder, Jiang Yuebai would not directly consider Su Wei as a criminal.

No matter how credible the statements of the aggrieved souls were, they were still just one-sided. To convict someone of a crime without concrete evidence would be somewhat rash.

She and Chu Liang exchanged a glance, and they both clearly understood each other’s thoughts.

However, Jiang Yuebai seemed to have thought of something shortly after, a flash of anger crossed her eyes, she quickly turned her gaze elsewhere.

Chu Liang’s eyes drooped at the corner.

Oh...