klisemfg Chapter 765: Inquire about information
Chapter 765: Inquire about information
After leaving the house, Guard Yang did not immediately go to ask anyone, but instead strolled around Mingyue Village.
Compared to ordinary, backward villages, Mingyue Village is significantly larger, and there is even a shop selling general merchandise here.
Under the guise of buying something, he listened to the idle chatter of the people around him. Usually, the most information could be found in places like this.
"Zhao Daliang is going to be rich after tonight. He's had such good fortune that he's almost never had before."
"That guy idles around all day, I don't know where he got such good luck from!"
"Isn't this all thanks to his wife? He couldn't find a wife in the village at all. He thought that his wife looked thin and weak, and he was afraid that she couldn't even have a child."
Who would have thought we were so wrong? That woman not only gave birth, but she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl!
Seeing the envious looks on their faces, the man next to him sneered and said, "You have to be alive to enjoy good fortune. You're already sucking up to Zhao Daliang so early?"
"Zhao Chenggang, stop being a sour grapes. Who told you you're unlucky to be unable to find a wife?"
Zhao Chenggang instantly flew into a rage, "That woman was originally the one I was going to marry, but that beast Zhao Daliang stole her from me!"
All this immense wealth should have belonged to her!
The others exchanged glances. They knew about this too. Zhao Daliang was a scoundrel, and Zhao Chenggang couldn't beat him.
As they were talking, the shop owner coughed lightly, "You lot have been drinking some cat piss and are spouting nonsense. Go home now!"
Just as the group was about to explain, they noticed an unfamiliar face next to the boss, which startled them. They then smiled and waved their hands.
"We've had too much to drink, we don't even know what we're saying, so we'll head back now."
Seeing this, Guard Yang knew that Mingyue Village was still very united, and at least they would keep this secret from outsiders.
His gaze fell on Zhao Chenggang; the most suitable breakthrough point right now was this guy!
He bought two jugs of good wine and some food before following Zhao Chenggang away.
"Brother, I just heard that Zhao Daliang stole your wife. He's such a scoundrel!"
Zhao Chenggang glanced at Guard Yang and waved his hand dismissively, "What's it to you? A guy from another village has come here?"
"I'm not entirely an outsider. I'm just unlucky. Your village used to have a Zhao Dashi, you know?"
Zhao Chenggang was taken aback. "You know Zhao Dashi?"
Guard Yang nodded with a gloomy expression, "Back then, that guy always called me brother and borrowed money from me, saying that he would become rich soon and would definitely pay me back double the amount."
"It's my fault for drinking too much at the time; I actually believed him and lent him all my money. And now, I've never seen that guy again."
Zhao Chenggang glanced at Yang, the guard, who looked regretful, and then his gaze fell on the wine and meat in Yang's hands. Suddenly, he was delighted. This guy must have some money!
"Brother, it seems we're destined to meet. How about we go to my place for a drink?"
"to make!"
Yang, the bodyguard, was also delighted, and the two hit it off immediately.
After three drinks.
"Brother, you're really unlucky. Zhao Dashi was really on his way to success, but who would have thought he wouldn't live to enjoy it and would just die like that?"
Zhao Chenggang patted Yang the guard on the shoulder and leaned close to his ear like two buddies, "This is a scandal in our village. I'm only telling you this because we hit it off so well!"
Despite the other man's foul-smelling breath, Guard Yang feigned curiosity and asked, "How could he just suddenly disappear like that?"
"Not only is Zhao Dashi gone, but his whole family is gone!"
Who could have imagined that his thin, petite wife, usually so virtuous and obedient, who never dared to raise her voice, would end up killing them all?
Guard Yang was startled. "Kill them all? Won't that alert the authorities?"
"No." Zhao Chenggang waved his hand. "Everyone says this is a scandal in our village. What would happen if it got out?"
I'm just telling you this; don't even think about making a big deal out of it and reporting it to the authorities. No one in the village will admit to it. Zhao Dashi's family's house has been seized, and their name has been removed from the village register."
Seeing Zhao Chenggang's matter-of-fact attitude, Guard Yang's feelings were even more complicated. This Mingyue Village was truly remarkable.
I'm afraid this might not be the first time Zhao Dashi has done something like this, but thinking of Abbess Jingyin, it's really hard to imagine that she would do such a thing.
The Princess Consort of Chu was even more amazing; she solved everything they had been investigating for so long without success.
"I don't care about that much. What good would it do me to report this to the authorities? But why would Zhao Dashi be killed by his wife for no reason?"
Zhao Chenggang's eyes darted around, and he swallowed back the words he was about to say. He said, "What else could it be? It must be that he treats his wife badly, starving her and beating her."
My house is right next to Zhao Dashi's; we can often hear him beating his wife.
Guard Yang added, “As I traveled along the way, I found that your village is much richer than other villages. Our village is nowhere near as wealthy.”
Zhao Chenggang chuckled, "Our village is naturally incomparable to others; not everyone has this kind of good fortune."
Seeing that the man was stammering, Guard Yang simply slapped him and said, "Explain yourself! What exactly happened?"
One second Zhao Chenggang was all smiles, the next he was stunned by the beating.
"You hit me?"
Guard Yang grabbed Zhao Chenggang by the neck with one hand, his entire demeanor changing instantly. "If you want to live, tell me the truth about my questions!"
When Zhao Chenggang realized that Yang, the bodyguard, had grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up, a look of deep panic appeared on his face.
"I'll tell you everything."
……
When Guard Yang returned, he already knew the situation in Mingyue Village.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I have found out about Zhao Dashi's matter."
Song Ruozhen and Chu Junting exchanged a glance; they were not surprised at all by Yang's abilities.
"The tradition of sacrifice in Mingyue Village has a long history. However, in the past, although sacrifices were made, they did not have much effect, and sometimes the children who were sacrificed would run back."
However, the situation suddenly changed decades ago. They discovered that the children who had been sacrificed never returned, and upon going up the mountain, they found that they were all dead.
The way it died was as if its life force had been drained, turning it into a dried-up corpse—it was truly horrifying.
"Right after this change, the families of the children who were sacrificed suddenly became wealthy and made a fortune."
Therefore, the entire Bright Moon Village increasingly believed in the effects of the sacrifices, and without exception, every family chosen for the sacrifices became wealthy.