64: The human face is strange!

The middle-aged man standing in the very center, about 1.7 meters tall and well-built, was the County Magistrate of Dengfeng County.

The County Magistrate of Dengfeng County looked at the three people sitting in front of him without any dissatisfaction; instead, he bowed with a fawning smile.

"Your subordinate, County Magistrate Zeng Fan, the County Magistrate of Dengfeng County, greets all Blackbird Guard sirs!"

Upon seeing them, the County Magistrate of Dengfeng County was overjoyed!

The murder case that occurred in the county town a week ago had left him terrified.

Unable to bear the pressure, he immediately reported it to the Prefect of Baidao Prefecture.

Then, these Blackbird Guard sirs arrived in Dengfeng County early this morning.

Facing the flattery of the County Magistrate of Dengfeng County, the three Blackbird Guard s completely ignored him.

The middle-aged man sitting in the center was the leader of this Blackbird Guard contingent, a Martial Artist at the Major Achievement of the Blood Refinement Realm.

The other two Blackbird Guard s were Martial Artist s at the Minor Achievement of the Blood Refinement Realm.

"Alright, Lord Zeng, there’s no need for pleasantries. The three of us were personally dispatched by Mystic Envoy, so handling the main business is more important!"

"These are our tokens, Lord Zeng, please verify them first."

Subsequently, the middle-aged man took out a turquoise token from his waist. His two companions, seeing this, also simultaneously took out two tokens.

"Zhao Sheng, Qian Hao, Li Daren."

County Magistrate Zeng Fan quickly scanned them and saw the names engraved on the tokens.

Seeing that the names matched the information sent by the Prefect, County Magistrate Zeng Fan's smile became even more enthusiastic.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Lord Zhao is right, your subordinate also thinks so. It's more important to handle the main business first, so as not to waste the valuable time of you sirs."

After County Magistrate Zeng Fan finished his greetings, a hint of worry was hidden deep in his heart.

The Blackbird Guard s, who were rarely seen, now suddenly appeared as three, and they were Huang Grade Xuan Niao Guard s!

As an imperial official, County Magistrate Zeng Fan naturally knew the situation of the Blackbird Guard s.

Every Huang Grade Xuan Niao Guard was a terrifying existence in the Blood Refinement Realm, possessing formidable Qi and Blood power, with unfathomable strength.

One must know that he, controlling the resources of a county, had Cultivated for most of his life and only barely reached the Major Achievement of the Marrow Refinement Realm.

He hadn't expected that this time, three Huang Grade Xuan Niao Guard s would personally come to Dengfeng County.

It seemed that the ghastly thing that appeared this time had a strength that should not be underestimated.

"Then please, sirs, follow your subordinate. All the deceased have been placed in a heavily guarded area by your subordinate."

County Magistrate Zeng Fan and the other county yamen officials surrounded the three Blackbird Guard s like stars around the moon, walking all the way to the westernmost part of the county yamen.

At the westernmost part of the county yamen, there was a temporary morgue built from blue stone bricks, a large building that looked like it could accommodate about a hundred people.

County Magistrate Zeng Fan raised his hand and pointed at the blue stone brick building, then spoke to Zhao Sheng, the leader of the Blackbird Guard s.

"Lord Zhao, this is where the deceased are kept."

Zhao Sheng looked in the direction pointed by County Magistrate Zeng Fan, then, without a word, he immediately quickened his pace and walked towards the building.

The two Blackbird Guard s following Zhao Sheng, seeing this, also took the lead and closely followed behind Zhao Sheng.

Guarding the outside of the blue stone brick building were six Yamen Runner s from the county yamen.

The six of them had seen Zhao Sheng and the other sirs from their county yamen from a distance.

Therefore, these six Yamen Runner s were also very sensible. Seeing Zhao Sheng approaching with rapid strides, they all stood aside, clearing a Dao.

"We greet you sirs!"

The Yamen Runner closest to the door directly opened the large door of the blue stone brick building, allowing Zhao Sheng to enter.

The moment the door opened wide, a visible pale white cold Qi rushed out, making one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, with bone-chilling coldness.

The moment Zhao Sheng entered, the internal scene of the building was unobstructed, coming into his view.

There was not much decoration inside the building; it was very simple and ordinary. An iron cage almost occupied the entire room.

Inside the iron cage, there were about twenty-odd hard wooden beds, and on each wooden bed lay a corpse, its face covered with a white cloth.

On the walls outside the iron cage, there were more than a dozen large wooden basins, filled with many large ice blocks.

Zhao Sheng's brows furrowed when he saw this scene.

He then walked to the iron cage door and forcibly broke the iron lock on it with one hand.

Then, under the astonished gazes of the county yamen officials, Zhao Sheng casually opened the iron door and quickly walked inside.

Zhao Sheng walked to the nearest wooden bed and used his hand to lift the white cloth covering the corpse's face.

An extremely terrifying face appeared before Zhao Sheng's eyes; that face no longer had the covering of skin.

The bright red and sinister flesh on the face was exposed to the air.

Two eyeballs, filled with fear, stared fixedly at the ceiling.

The teeth, no longer protected by lips, were exposed, a deep yellow, curving into an astonishing arc, seemingly smiling.

Standing behind Zhao Sheng was a middle-aged man named Qian Hao.

Upon seeing the corpse's face, Qian Hao's expression turned solemn, and he suddenly spoke.

"Old Zhao, it seems Mystic Envoy was not wrong, it really was it!"

"The Human-Faced Wraith!"

Zhao Sheng nodded in firm belief after hearing Qian Hao's words.

"Hmm, it should be correct."

"Old Qian, Old Li, be more cautious this time."

"The terror of the Human-Faced Wraith, I don't need to tell you two; you should both understand."

As soon as Zhao Sheng finished speaking, the other Blackbird Guard, Li Daren, also stopped his silence.

Li Daren looked at the corpse on the bed with deep doubt on his face.

"Old Zhao, I remember the Human-Faced Wraith was eliminated by Mystic Envoy seven years ago, wasn't it?"

"How could it revive so quickly?"

According to their Blackbird Guard's records over the years, the time it takes for an extraordinary ghoul to revive after being dispersed is usually more than ten years.

However, the Human-Faced Wraith's revival time was clearly premature, by a full three years.

If it weren't for the Prefect of Baidao Prefecture personally sending someone to notify the Blackbird Guard, they would have suspected someone was audacious enough to play tricks on their Blackbird Guard!

Zhao Sheng looked up at the other corpses, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"I don't know. I asked Mystic Envoy, and he isn't very clear either."

"However, in recent years, the occurrences of extraordinary ghouls and Yao Beast s have become increasingly apparent."

"Especially the revival time of extraordinary ghouls, which has also become abnormal."

"Mystic Envoy originally wanted to come in person to investigate the reason for the Human-Faced Wraith's premature revival."

"However, there were rumors of the demon cultists from the Netherworld White Lotus Sect appearing in Lingshi County, and it seems there was even an Elder."

"Therefore, Mystic Envoy personally led a team, taking most of the Blackbird Guard's elites to Lingshi County to eliminate the remnants of the Netherworld White Lotus Sect."

"So, Mystic Envoy had no choice but to hastily dispatch the three of us to Dengfeng County to deal with the Human-Faced Wraith here."