The coroner was dead.
He died by suicide.
There was no killer in this case, but everyone was a killer.
The profession of coroner is related to justice in the world, but it was branded with a lowly label by the times.
Even the Tang Dynasty Law stipulated: The descendants of coroners were not allowed to take the imperial examinations!
Therefore.
Dugu Yang, despite having extraordinary talent, suffered endless ridicule.
But he still loved this profession, loved this just work, loved his faith, and of course.
He also deeply loved Chun Tiao.
Secondly.
Chun Tiao, Chun Shan, Niu Da Ming, and Dong Hao Gu.
Each of them looked down upon Dugu Yang, but each of them went crazy trying to get Dugu Xin's multi-faceted seal.
Finally.
The case was solved.
Niu Da Ming was dragged to the vegetable market and beheaded, while Chun Shan and Dong Hao Gu were severely punished.
It's worth mentioning that when they learned that Niu Da Ming was the one being beheaded, many people threw rotten vegetables all the way to the execution site.
This day.
Wang Lin found five silver ingots that Dugu Yang had kept as a surprise for Chun Tiao's birthday in the antique shop, as well as Dugu Yang's letter of divorce:
【It is said that a day of marriage is worth a hundred days of love】
【Who is Dugu, to meet such a wife】
【To share a boat together requires ten years of cultivating virtue】
【To share a bed and dreams is a bond from three lifetimes】
【Dugu and his wife originally planned to hold hands under the flowers】
【Together, they would build a cozy home】
【Create a deep love】
【Become the envy of others】
【But Dugu was born into a family of coroners】
【Always looked down upon by the world】
【Without an agreeable personality】
【He couldn't make his wife happy】
【Although he has a few skills】
【He makes clay figurines to make a living】
【Protecting tombs from thieves】
【But it's not valued by the world】
【Seven years have passed, and a rift has grown】
【Resentment cannot be quelled, it's already a deep valley】
【Dugu wants to change his personality】
【But it's hard to change overnight】
【Dugu wants to abandon his profession】
【But love grows with time】
【Dugu is getting old, but his wife is young】
【If he continues to delay and traps his wife】
【Dugu wouldn't do that】
【Now I release Chun Tiao, may joy be found for both】
【I hope that my wife finds a good family】
【She smiles in the mirror, gives birth to a son and daughter】
【All her relatives rejoice, Dugu has no regrets】
【As a record for later, Yongzhou, Shiyang County, Dugu Yang wrote this】
Chun Tiao received the letter of divorce.
As she read, she smiled, then she cried, laughing and crying:
“You cunning Dugu Yang, this is not a letter of divorce at all! It's full of reluctance.”
“It seems that I, your wife, am not so bad after all.”
Afterwards.
Chun Tiao, with the witness of everyone.
Became the new coroner of Shiyang County.
She apprenticed to Cao Hui, and never regretted it.
After this life-and-death ordeal, she seemed to finally wake up.
And the case was solved.
Everyone was also planning to leave Shiyang and continue west.
The next day.
At dawn.
The people from the Shiyang County government office lined up to see them off.
After all.
After this case.
The people in the government office were amazed by the detective skills of the group, and truly admired them.
And it was noticeable.
County Magistrate Dugu Shu became much more mature in this case, having run around from beginning to end.
Before leaving.
Su Wu Ming gave a piece of advice to the reluctant Dugu Shu:
“You must remember that the essence of being an official is to do more for the people, only then can you sleep soundly, eat with gusto, and have a clear conscience.”
“I’ve learned a lot.” Dugu Shu said with tears in his eyes.
Just then.
Ma Huai, along with all the shop workers, brought a plate of fragrant mutton flatbreads for the group.
And bowed to Wang Lin with a grateful look:
“Qilin Zi, you cleared my name, you are my benefactor, please accept my bow!”
Wang Lin quickly helped Ma Huai up.
Looking at everyone still reluctant to part ways: “Alright, a thousand miles is a long journey, but we must part, everyone, farewell.”
Old Fei took the mutton flatbreads and happily carried them on his shoulder.
Before leaving.
Dugu Shu said goodbye with a verse by Wang Zi An:
“Though oceans may separate us, we are close as neighbours in the sky, don’t linger at this crossroads, children, let us not weep together!”
…………
…………
On the road.
A black steed, tall and imposing, took the lead.
Behind.
Five horses followed from a distance.
Taking stock of the harvest this time.
Gold keyword: 【Pure】 【Coroner Family】.
Purple keyword: 【Poisoning Method】*2 【Four-Sided Throwing Dagger】.
Blue keyword: 【Mutton Flatbread】 【Honest Merchant】 【Feng Shui】.
Green keyword: 【Antique Appreciation】 【Agile and Strong Fingers】.
A bunch of negative keywords:
Blue: 【Gambling Addict】 【Cowardly】 【Backstabber】 【Tragic Fate】 【Arrogant】 【Lustful】 【Impetuous】.
Green: 【Obsession Turned Evil】.
They collected so many keywords in one Shiyang County.
It could be considered a bountiful harvest.
Among them.
Wang Lin simply integrated the keyword 【Pure】 into himself.
Hoping that it would bring him good luck in the future.
【Poisoning Method】 + 【Four-Sided Throwing Dagger】 were integrated into Mei Er.
The rest.
Were all stored in the keyword space.
The westward journey was long.
Unbeknownst to them.
Over a month had passed.
This month, because there were three young ladies along.
So, they couldn't just rough it like the men, traveling in the dust and wind.
Besides,
Wang Lin's original intention of traveling west was to travel with beauties, level up, and break some strange cases along the way.
Enjoyment came first.
Therefore, Wang Lin waved his hand and took care of all their food, clothing, housing, and travel expenses.
No matter what, he and the horse-raising rich lady Mei Er together still had a couple hundred silver ingots, and the Tang Dynasty had “柜坊”, which were like early banks.
So, it was convenient to withdraw money.
Therefore,
Wherever they went, they always ate the best food, and slept in the best rooms.
So extravagant.
For a while, Su Wu Ming was thrilled—after all, his monthly salary was only one or two silver taels.
With ample funds, Old Fei never stopped eating roast chicken.
Ying Tao and Xi Jun were showered with gifts, and they were overjoyed, immediately swearing brotherhood with Wang Lin.
As the two girls' favorability kept increasing.
Wang Lin secretly copied two purple keywords.
【Telepathy: Able to sense others’ thoughts to a certain extent！】from Pei Xi Jun.
【Sword Dance: One sword dance, flowers fall and people break their hearts！】from Ying Tao.
Both keywords were pretty good, Wang Lin chose to load them onto himself.
The only one who was a bit depressed on this trip was Lu Ling Feng:
Because, he couldn’t help but want to spar with Wang Lin and improve his martial arts skills every few days.
However.
Almost every time, Wang Lin was out sightseeing with his wife.
This made Lu Ling Feng want to slam the table every time!
Just like now.
Fei Ji Shi was the scout for finding good wine, and he didn't know where he had run off to.
And Wang Lin was trailing far behind with his wife, it was unclear when he would catch up.
However.
Fei Ji Shi and Wang Lin had one thing in common.
That is, they were always able to find the main group, one ahead and one behind.
So.
Right now,
Only Su Lu, as well as Ying Tao and Pei Xi Jun were braving the snow and wind on the road.
As the weather turned to winter.
And they continued west.
Unbeknownst to them.
The surroundings were covered in white, the weather was bitter cold.
A slight lapse in attention, and they could fall into the snow with horse and all, life and death all depending on luck.
So.
To avoid danger,
They followed the road ahead, deciding to find a government-owned inn.
But unexpectedly, they found a snow-covered inn not marked on the map.
They were delighted.
Just then.
“Stop! You can’t leave! You ate two chickens, but you only paid for one!”
In the courtyard of the Mojia store.
The clerk was chasing Fei Ji Shi, refusing to let him go.
It turned out that Fei Ji Shi, as the scout for tasting wine, had found this place.
And coincidentally.
They met.
At this moment.
Everyone looked at Fei Ji Shi arguing in the courtyard.
They saw him being greedy for a small advantage, arguing with the clerk about how many chickens and legs there were.
He had clearly ordered two chickens, hid two legs, and then insisted that there was only one chicken.
The clerk was so angry that he picked up a stick and was about to beat Fei Ji Shi to death.
“What’s going on?”
Just then.
A woman’s voice came from above.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.
They saw a woman in a red dress standing coldly on the stairs on the second floor, like a blooming plum blossom in the snow and ice.
Her petite body, adorned in the somewhat fitting red dress, revealed a graceful curve.
Her delicate, made-up face was stunningly cold and glamorous, her hair casually tied behind her, revealing her snow-white neck, adding a touch of wildness and a hint of sexiness.
A beauty mark below her lips adorned her with a seductive charm.