Chapter Fifty-Nine

  If the Qing Dynasty really has a demon master appearing, it must be caught and dealt with as soon as possible.

  Otherwise, this world, apart from those few cultivators, is all ordinary people. It's like a mouse getting into a rice jar - the outcome is too frightening to contemplate.

  Lin Qingyu thought to herself: When Master returns, I must discuss this with him. Tonight, we'll go out together and search for the culprit to see if it's really a demon cultivator. Otherwise, she won't be able to rest easy!

  Lady Zhao looked at Fourth Sister's worried and anxious appearance and couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. She had never thought that Fourth Sister, who usually seemed so carefree, would be so timid! If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have told Fourth Sister about the rumor. Now it had caused Fourth Sister to worry like this, and she wondered if she would lose sleep over it tonight.

  Dear, was there a misunderstanding?

  This misunderstanding has gone too far! If Lin Qingyu knew that Zhao Jia was thinking of her like this, she would be so angry that she'd want to smash her head against a tofu and die, how humiliating!

  "Fourth sister, I heard that the charms of Tanhuang Temple are very effective! Let's go and ask for one tomorrow!" Zhao Jia felt extremely guilty in her heart when she saw Fourth Sister like this. She had heard from her mother's older sister that the charms of Tanhuang Temple were very effective, so she accompanied Fourth Sister to ask for one to calm her mind.

  Lin Qingyu saw the anxious look on Zhao Jia's face and suddenly understood: she must have seen how cute her own Baozi was, and now her thirteenth brother and sister were eager to have children! Lin Qingyu felt a little helpless, should he say that his own Baozi was too likable?

  She stretched out her hand and gently patted Zhao Jia's hand, comforting her: "Thirteen sister, don't worry! You're still so young, you'll have children sooner or later. Don't worry, tomorrow Fourth Aunt will accompany you to 'Tan Zhi Temple' to pray for one."

  Zhao Jia heard this, looked at Lin Qingyu with a bewildered expression, and muttered a "thank you". She was puzzled in her heart, wasn't she the one comforting Si Shu just now, what's going on now?

  Lin Qingyu saw Zhao Jia's 'moved' expression and was instantly satisfied! Look, this sister-in-law is really good at being considerate of others!

  Dear, are you sure the expression on their face is one of being moved? Is it? Is it? Is it? The difference is like heaven and earth, right? It's really a case of "a donkey's head doesn't match a horse's tail", and yet you still have the nerve to show off here?

  "Why be so polite to each other? Who made me your fourth sister-in-law? Don't worry, next year you'll definitely give birth to a chubby and white baby just like our family's Hongyuan!"

  Fourth Aunt was so scared, but she pretended to be calm and comforted herself. Zhao Jia's family felt both guilty and moved, Fourth Aunt is really a good person!

  No wonder, her father is so close to Fourth Brother and even told her to get along with Fourth Sister! Indeed, Father's insight into people is good! With such complex feelings, Zhao Jia left and returned to her own mansion.

  Got a good Samaritan card!

  After Zhao Jia's figure disappeared from her line of sight, Lin Qingyu hugged the family's baozi and rubbed its forehead. With a complacent expression, she said: "Baby, your mother is really too good at understanding people's intentions!"

  "What is being considerate of others?"

  A crisp voice came from behind, Lin Qingyu turned around and saw that someone who was getting better at cultivating the truth was walking towards her with a majestic stride, a warm color flashing in his eyes.

  Although she didn't know if she loved Yongzheng or not, but one thing was for sure, she did like him.

  Moreover, as time passed, he gradually became an indispensable person in her life, the Ama of her children, and one of the bonds that tied her to this Qing dynasty. She was willing to slowly cultivate feelings with him, perhaps one day they could become irreplaceable people in each other's lives, accompanying each other forever.

  "Father, you're back!" Lin Qingyu got up, put the baby on a nearby rocking chair, personally poured a cup of tea for Yongzheng, and said: "Just now I told the baby that her mother is really too considerate. Ah, she's embarrassed!"

  The word "le" dragged out a long sound, and the sweetness of the voice soared, making the listener feel sick.

  Yongzheng was drinking tea and upon hearing this, his eyebrows twitched slightly, he was truly speechless!

  Lin Qingyu's deliberately coy and shy appearance made Yongzheng's face contort in a mixture of shock and amusement. In his heart, he once again felt grateful that his wife had always been prone to outbursts, otherwise he would have really splashed her with tea water! That would have been truly unseemly! He still remembered that the term "outburst" was coined by his own wife's mouth, and it couldn't be more apt in describing her.

  Although her heart was still simmering with discontent, her expression remained calm and serene as she gently put down the teacup in her hand. Purposely ignoring Lin Qingyu, she picked up her son who had been staring at her with big eyes and asked: "Hongyao, have you been naughty today?"

  "Come on, Ama! Hongyuan is very obedient! There's no mischief, okay!" Hongyuan puffed out his chubby face, looking serious at his mother, and stretched out his short and plump little hand to make a "yea" gesture. He said in a tender voice: "Hongyuan ate two baozi today! Ama, isn't Hongyuan very capable?"

  After finishing speaking, she looked at her mother with sparkling eyes, waiting for praise with a cute expression, it's simply adorable!

  Yongzheng's heart softened at once, and his voice became gentle: "Hmmm, Hong'e is really capable! Eat more, grow taller quickly!"

  "That's it!" Hong Hao said proudly, "Hong Hao wants to grow up quickly and become a man. Mother said that when Hong Hao grows up, he will help Ama with her work and not let Ama be too tired! But, Ama, what is 'a man'?"

  Yin Zan's exhausted heart, which had been busy with official duties all day, was instantly healed. He stared at Lin Qingyu, wondering what kind of nonsense she had taught his son behind his back.

  What's with the staring? Whose eyes are bigger? Lin Qingyu stared wide-eyed, her face full of grievance. Was she going to get hit even when lying down?

  "What a man! Just like Ama!"

  "Oh!" Hong Yao's face suddenly lit up with a look of realization, and he patted his chest, saying: "Hong Yao must work hard to eat well and strive to grow up into a man like Ama as soon as possible."

  "Father, I have something to say to you." Lin Qingyu had been thinking about the mummy case in her heart all along, and after the father-son relationship was harmonious, she felt that this matter should be done sooner rather than later.

  "Go talk to grandpa in his study!"

  Yin Zhen saw that his wife, Fu Jin, had a serious expression, and signaled to the nurse beside her to take away Hong E, then he followed Lin Qingyu into the study.

  Lin Qingyu told Yongzheng what she had heard from Lady Fu, and also shared her own speculations.

  "This matter has a great impact, and the Emperor has already sent someone to investigate again!" Yunzhong heard this and raised an eyebrow. "Do you suspect that it was done by a demon cultivator? I've gone to take a look, there's no demonic energy on the corpse."

  "Right! I suspect!" Lin Qingyu nodded, "However, I must see the body myself to be sure!"

  "Hmm!" Yin Zan ordered towards the empty space: "Go bring a dry corpse over here!"

  "Yes! I obey your orders!"

  As soon as his voice fell, a black shadow flashed by! Lin Qingyu naturally saw clearly that the black shadow was An Yi, who was usually responsible for secretly protecting Master's safety.

  The dark figure moved quickly, and in no time, it brought something over. After placing it on the ground, it opened the cloth wrapped around the corpse and disappeared to the side. Lin Qingyu put on a pair of golden silkworm-refined gloves from her space ring before cautiously approaching to examine it.

  When the examination reached the neck, there were two tooth marks. The words "vampire" suddenly appeared in his mind, and his expression turned serious. "It seems I was wrong, the murderer is not a demon cultivator!"

  "Hmm!" Yongzhuan raised an eyebrow, not at all surprised. After all, he had previously checked and verified the information about Mo Xiu introduced by Lin Qingyu, "Judging from your expression, have you guessed who the murderer is?"

  "Has Grandfather ever heard of a 'vampire'?"

  Vampire? Ming Zhen confirmed that this was the first time he had heard of such a thing and shook his head in ignorance.

  Lin Qingyu picked up the teacup and moistened her throat, explaining: "Vampires, as the name suggests, are blood-sucking monsters that can survive for a long time by drinking human or other biological fluids. They have pale skin, red lips, and can transform into bats. Their bodies do not have temperature, heartbeat, or breathing. They possess extremely fast speed and incredible strength. Except for their fatal weakness, they are immune to any attack and are said to be immortal. They also possess high intelligence. Vampires suck blood by biting the victim's neck with their teeth. There are two deep tooth marks on the corpse's neck, I can be very sure that the killer is a vampire."

  "...Yin Zan said he had broadened his horizons, indeed, in this vast world, nothing is impossible!"

  "Grandpa, ordinary people against vampires are simply meat buns hitting a dog, gone without return! Lin Qingyu was extremely curious about the vampire. "Why don't we go out and search together at midnight?"

  "You can just go yourself! You'd better stay in the mansion and take care of yourself." Yongzheng raised an eyebrow, jokingly. How could he be at ease if Fuhuang, who would occasionally have seizures, went out? What if they ran into a vampire? If Fuhuang had another seizure and forgot that she was a cultivator, it would be disastrous. Who knows who would end up killing whom?

  Brother, in his own father's heart, he is an unreliable figure and should be checked.