ATPnovel Chapter 360 Murder and Burying the Corpse?
Chapter 360 Murder and Burying the Corpse?
Pushing open the wooden gate to the courtyard, the scene inside was unexpectedly serene and peaceful.
The warm autumn sun shone in the courtyard, where Mi Yueyao lay lazily on a rocking chair covered with soft cushions, a thin blanket covering her, her eyes closed as she rested. Her exquisite face appeared serene and gentle in the sunlight.
Seeing this, Zhang Fan's tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems I was overthinking it; this woman is quite well-behaved.
Hearing the courtyard gate open, Mi Yueyao didn't even open her eyes. Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was clear and ethereal: "Young Master has many affairs to attend to today. What brings you to my quiet little courtyard? What brings you here?"
Zhang Fan pursed his lips, crossed his arms, and retorted righteously, "How dare you talk like that? This entire Gewuyuan (Academy of Physics) is my property, my own home. Can't I just wander around as I please?"
Hearing this sophistry, Mi Yueyao's lips curled into a faint smile.
She didn't expose Zhang Fan's lie, and continued to enjoy the sunshine with her eyes closed.
Just as Zhang Fan was about to pull up a stool and sit down to have a good discussion with her about the upcoming legal reforms of the Great Qin Dynasty, he suddenly frowned.
His nose twitched twice.
"Wait..." Zhang Fan's expression changed.
A gentle breeze blew by, and in addition to the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms in the courtyard, there was a faint, almost imperceptible smell of blood in the air!
Following the wind, Zhang Fan stared intently at the moon gate leading to the backyard, his doubts and sense of foreboding growing wildly.
Seemingly sensing Zhang Fan's change in mood, Mi Yueyao, who had been lying lazily, suddenly opened her eyes, quickly got up, and her slender waist blocked Zhang Fan's only way to the backyard.
"Young master must be tired from standing."
Mi Yueyao extended her jade-like hand, leading towards the main house, "Why don't you come inside with me and sit down? I'll personally brew you some tea."
Seeing her unusual and stiff behavior, Zhang Fan's ominous premonition grew stronger.
"No need for tea, I want to see what's going on in the backyard!"
Zhang Fan wasn't buying it at all. He pushed Mi Yueyao aside and strode into the backyard.
The moment Zhang Fan stepped into the backyard, the sight before him made him gasp and his scalp tingle.
shocking!
The once flat vegetable garden in the backyard now had two huge pits dug out.
Beside the large pit, Luo Ying and Luo Li, the twin assassin maids, were each holding a shovel taller than themselves.
Their faces were covered in mud. When they saw Zhang Fan suddenly barge in, the two of them froze in mid-air, their shovels in hand, looking at him with embarrassment and guilt.
The worst part was that several bulging burlap sacks were lying haphazardly around the edge of the pit.
The burlap sack was still seeping bright red blood, staining the yellow soil on the ground a dark brown!
Based on its shape and size, even if you were an idiot, you'd know that it definitely couldn't contain cabbage!
What the hell!
Zhang Fan felt his blood pressure instantly spike to 280.
In broad daylight, in the very Qin State Preceptor's Institute of Natural Sciences, these three women were digging a pit in the backyard to bury a corpse.
"You...you all..."
Zhang Fan stretched out his finger, trembling, and pointed at the burlap sack on the ground, so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.
Mi Yueyao, who arrived shortly after, stood aside, unsure how to explain, and could only lower her head slightly.
Luo Ying and Luo Li quickly dropped their shovels and slipped behind their master.
The three servants stood in a row, all with their heads bowed, looking aggrieved and pitiful.
Looking at these three dangerous individuals who were killing and burying bodies one second and then pretending to be innocent white lotuses the next, Zhang Fan was furious. He felt the veins on his forehead throbbing and his head throbbing.
"Alright!"
Zhang Fan angrily flung his sleeves, gritting his teeth and roaring, "You three, stop playing the victim! Come inside and explain yourselves! What exactly happened?"
Before long, the group entered the main house one after the other.
As soon as the door closed, Zhang Fan pulled up a chair and sat down, his gaze sweeping sternly over Luo Ying and Luo Li standing to the side. Pointing at their noses, he scolded them impatiently:
"What did I tell you before? Didn't I tell you two to keep an eye on her?"
What exactly happened? And what about those corpses in the pit outside?
Faced with Zhang Fan's repeated questioning, Luo Ying and Luo Li exchanged glances, their faces filled with embarrassment.
Although they were in charge of surveillance, they shrank back guiltily, their eyes simultaneously glancing at Mi Yueyao beside them.
Looking at the two good-for-nothing twin maids, Zhang Fan was even more furious and turned to look at the culprit.
At this moment, Mi Yueyao showed absolutely no remorse.
She walked calmly to the table and sat down, her figure graceful, even crossing her legs with obvious ease, revealing half of her fair and shapely calves beneath her skirt.
As she deftly arranged the tea set on the table, she gently comforted him, "Why are you so flustered, young master? In this world, how many people will die from a natural disaster or a man-made calamity?"
"It's just a few ounces of rotten flesh in the backyard, is it really worth getting so angry, young master?"
As she spoke, she picked up a cup of freshly poured hot tea and handed it to Zhang Fan with a smile.
"you……"
Zhang Fan was utterly helpless looking at her indifferent attitude, as if human life were nothing.
He opened his mouth, but all the principles of modern rule of law that he had in his mind were swallowed back down.
Tell Mi Yueyao that murder is against the law?
That's like casting pearls before swine!
The person is already dead, and the grave has been half dug; there's no point in pursuing these matters any further.
Zhang Fan took the teacup with a disgruntled expression, trying to suppress his anger. He frowned and said, "Stop giving me this high-sounding talk about natural disasters and man-made calamities! Just tell me what actually happened."
What exactly happened to the body in that sack?
Seeing that Zhang Fan had finally calmed down, Mi Yueyao suppressed her smile and slowly began to speak:
"These men are wandering swordsmen who have been roaming among the remnants of the six kingdoms. Last night, taking advantage of a moment of laxity, they sneaked into this Gewu Academy, intending to find some valuable items, and incidentally... steal some martial arts manuals."
"Pfft...cough cough cough!"
Zhang Fan almost spat out his second sip of tea, choking and coughing repeatedly.
"What the heck?"
Zhang Fan's eyes widened. "A martial arts manual?"
Upon hearing these four words, Zhang Fan couldn't help but think of the martial arts novels and TV series he had read, and a flood of memories rushed into his mind.
What are these "Nine Yin Manual", "Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms", "Evil-Repelling Sword Manual"...
Images of people leaping across rooftops and smashing artificial mountains with a single palm strike raced through his mind.
"Are there really martial arts manuals?"
In a moment of impulsiveness, Zhang Fan jumped up from his chair, his eyes gleaming as he gestured with his hands: "That kind of martial art that lets you step on your right foot to fly into the sky, and scale walls? A peerless skill that can split mountains and shatter the earth with a single palm strike, and strike an ox from afar?"