Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

Chapter 458: Face

Jiang Yueyang subconsciously stuck her head in to look, but it was pitch black inside and she couldn't see anything.

Prince Yan pulled her out and said, "Jiang Yueyang, you really don't have any sense of crisis. You just put your head in there like that. What if there's something inside?"

"Uh... I'll be more careful next time." Jiang Yueyang smiled at him apologetically.

Behind him, Ke Ming narrowed his eyes and questioned Shopkeeper Shen and his daughter, "What's going on with that banyan tree?"

"This... I don't know either." Shopkeeper Shen was trembling with fear, and Shen Zhiyi also looked frightened.

On the other side, King Yan ordered the officials to bring a tinderbox to check what was inside the tree hole.

But just when the fire started to burn, Shen Zhiyi suddenly attacked Ke Ming.

Ke Ming reacted quickly to dodge the stabbing hand, but failed to stop Shen Zhiyi from pulling the sword out of his hand.

Shen Zhiyi held a sharp sword in his hand, and his weak and harmless eyes suddenly became fierce, and he stabbed at Ke Ming again.

Ke Ming dodged sideways and the sharp sword pierced past his eyes.

The officers rushed forward with their swords drawn to rescue Ke Ming and started fighting with Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi's eyes were sinister. While waving his sword to deal with the officers, he pulled Manager Shen towards the back door.

When Manager Shen saw that his daughter had to deal with the officials and protect him at the same time, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes and he suddenly shook off Shen Zhiyi's hand.

He yelled, "Zhiyi, leave me alone, and go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an officer had his knife on his neck.

Seeing this, Shen Zhi wanted to go over and save her father, but the officer's knife kept slashing at her, leaving her no chance to save him.

She was anxious, but she couldn't defeat all the officials in a short time.

"Zhiyi, leave quickly, or your father will die right here in front of you!" Shopkeeper Shen was forced to his knees by the officers and threatened with his life.

Shen Zhiyi knew that if she didn't leave, her father would really die in front of her. So, she gritted her teeth and launched a fierce attack on the officials, trying to break through the encirclement.

Her martial arts skills were not weak, and she was able to fight against more than a dozen officers alone without being at a disadvantage.

She was agile and her sword skills were like rain. She kicked the officer in the chest and used the force to retreat, thus escaping the encirclement.

She stepped on the stone table in the yard and jumped onto the roof, trying to break out from there.

"Guyu." Jiang Yueyang called softly.

Guyu immediately drew his sword, stepped on the official's shoulder and flew onto the roof. When Shen Zhi was about to jump, he stabbed him with his sword.

Shen Zhiyi bent down to avoid the attack and at the same time swung his sword to block Guyu's subsequent stab.

The two men fought on the roof, and tiles were broken all over the floor.

Shen Zhiyi was no match for Guyu and was kicked off the roof by Guyu in less than ten moves.

She fell heavily to the ground, spitting blood. Before she could get up, the officers' knives were both at her neck.

Seeing Shen Zhiyi being subdued, Jiang Yueyang and King Yan walked over.

Jiang Yueyang asked with concern: "Master Ke, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Ke Ming waved his hand. "I was careless. I didn't expect she knew martial arts."

After he finished speaking, he squatted down and pulled off the veil on Shen Zhiyi's face, revealing a face half covered with a black birthmark.

At first glance, it's quite scary.

Ke Ming frowned slightly and asked sternly, "Tell me, were you responsible for the murder three years ago and the most recent one?"

Shen Zhiyi pursed her lips and said nothing, without a trace of fear on her face.

"I did it, it was all my fault!" Shopkeeper Shen crawled over and kowtowed to Ke Ming. "Sir, I killed those girls. It had nothing to do with my daughter."

Ke Ming sneered, "You killed him?"

"Yes, I killed them all!" Shopkeeper Shen nodded desperately, leaving no room for himself.

"Do you think I'm stupid?" The smile on Ke Ming's face suddenly disappeared. "If she didn't kill him, why did she run away just now?"

Shopkeeper Shen kowtowed, his forehead bleeding. "Sir, it really was me! My daughter was trying to save me!"

"Huh!" Ke Ming laughed, stood up and glanced at Shopkeeper Shen on the ground, "Shopkeeper Shen, don't you think your words are inconsistent?

Since she didn't kill the man, why did you ask her to escape? She wanted to save you, so why did she abandon you and run away in the end?

"I...I'm...I'm afraid of implicating her. Yes, I'm afraid of implicating her!"

"Enough!" Ke Ming didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore. "Come here, tie them all up!"

At Ke Ming's command, the officers quickly brought ropes, tied up the two men and kept them under strict guard.

Then they prepared to enter the cellar through the tree hole.

The officer brought a few oil lamps to illuminate the tree hole. There was a hole as big as a well under the tree hole. There was a dim light under the hole, as if there was a lamp, but it was not bright.

A rope ladder was hanging at the entrance of the cave, and the rope was stained with blood.

Ke Ming sent an officer to scout the way ahead. After making sure there was no danger, they went down one by one.

The cellar walls were dimly lit by a few candles, and facing the cellar entrance were several thick quilts stained with blood.

Jiang Yueyang stared at the bloodstains on the quilt and asked, "Xiaogua, did Shen Zhiyi kill someone on this?"

[That’s right. 】

What does it mean to be considered?

System: [Shen Zhiyi laid a thick blanket here not to kill people, but because she was afraid that the deceased would get hurt on the face when she threw him down.

But some of the dead would wake up when they were thrown down, and once they woke up they would scream and shout. Shen Zhiyi was annoyed and stabbed them. Her real killing method was inside.

At this time, the officer's voice came from inside, "Sir, come in quickly, we have found something."

Jiang Yueyang and a few others walked in quickly upon hearing the sound. After a while, they saw a shelf in a corner with more than a dozen glass jars on it.

And in that glass jar were filled with...human faces!

When Jiang Yueyang saw this horrifying scene, her stomach churned and she almost vomited.

Prince Yan frowned and his face turned pale.

Ke Mingze walked forward quickly and carefully examined the glass jars. He found that there was a name on each jar, which seemed to be the name of the deceased.

"Sir." Another officer called him.

Lord Ke looked in the direction of the sound and saw a bed and a dressing table in the corner next to him.

On the dressing table were women's items such as a bronze mirror, a comb, hairpins, powder, rouge, etc.

It seems that Shen Zhiyi usually lives here.

Jiang Yueyang recovered and asked, "Xiaogua, didn't you say she only killed four people? Why so many people?"

[Host, I never said she only killed four people!] The system immediately denied it, [Ke Ming said that.]

Ke Ming: “…”

I don’t think he said that?

Jiang Yueyang glanced at the face of the person on the shelf and quickly looked away. [How many people did she kill?]

Twenty-one.