Xue Miyin hesitated, thinking about how to explain it more appropriately. It took her a long time to organize her words:
"When I just learned the truth from my friend who came back unexpectedly, I couldn't believe it. She has changed a lot, but it can be said that she has not changed. I still recognize her. She used to be a simple and good child, but now... Maybe it's not that simple, at least it's still good for me. One of her words woke me up. She said: Good and bad are not contradictory in a person. There is never an absolute good person or an absolute evil person in the world. .So when Mr. Zhongli talks about the good and evil of dragons, I deeply agree."
"That's it..."
Ye Linghuan wanted to ask something else, but was embarrassed to continue for fear of arousing bad memories of the other party. So she also turned from lying down to lying on her stomach. She told Miyin that she wanted to touch Amiao, and Miyin asked her to stretch out her hand and give her directions. Her movements were a little stiff and even penetrated Amiao's body, but it didn't mind. In fact, Ling Hu really seemed to feel some special resistance.
But just when Amiao rubbed her hand twice, it suddenly stood up, jumped over their heads, and rushed to the door.
"What's going on outside the door?" Miyin jumped out of bed alertly.
Ye Lingyu slowly sat up. She pricked up her ears and didn't get out of bed, but she was still listening.
"It seems that the door to A Zhe's room opened... someone left."
"...Can you also hear this?" Miyin felt incredible.
Amiao paced back and forth anxiously at the door. Although she didn't yell, she seemed a little concerned. Ling Huan jumped out of bed and leaned against the door. After listening for a while, his expression became solemn.
"Both of them left...why? Did something happen?"
"Could he be looking for a midnight snack?" At this point, Miyin rubbed his belly, "Okay, it's unlikely. Could it be that he was chasing the shadow he saw on the way back?"
Ling Huan thought for a while and said: "This is indeed very possible. They are all kind-hearted, maybe they are worried that one of their families has been robbed?"
"Well……"
I don’t know whether Ling Huan’s hearing is related to Gui Hai’s enlightenment, or whether she can hear it herself, but the conclusion is indeed correct. Xie Zhe and Han Zhang left their rooms and went to the street. Miyin's guess was correct. The two of them were indeed very concerned about the shadow they saw earlier. The reason was naturally that when they stayed in the room and talked about it, they became more and more concerned about it, and then decided to set off to look for some clues.
"Even a snitch rarely has such strong murderous intent."
Xie Zhe said this when he left the hotel and came to the street. It was true that they had discussed it for a while before deciding to venture out at night and search without hope. Anyway, there is no curfew in Wanlong City, right? This is not the first time that he has gone to the dark at night to gather information, so he just treats it as a meal. Where Xie Zhe saw the black shadow, he was afraid that the owner of the shadow would not show up again. The two of them should look in the direction of the black shadow. Even so, in the huge Wanlong City, this can be regarded as aimless.
After walking some distance, Xie Zhe asked, "Can you smell anything?"
There is a reason for asking this. After all, Han Chang kept his face high and sniffed the air all the way. That look is indeed very reminiscent of an old fox smelling the aroma of chicken. Han Chang frowned and said hesitantly:
"There's something wrong... I think this smell is familiar. I seem to have smelled it somewhere. But there are too many people in Wanlong City, and the smell is very mixed. I'm not sure if this is what I've smelled before. .”
"Really? Don't scare people on purpose." Even though he said this, Xie Zhe was not afraid, "It would be great if we could determine the location as soon as possible. We may not know which vault will be in trouble tonight."
"Maybe he's a flower picker."
"Come on, I still don't know if it's a boy or a girl, old or young."
"What if it's not a human being?" Han Shang said again, "For example, it's a cat flying over walls, or a weasel."
"It's not that small either."
They walked down the street talking to each other. I walked around several streets and found nothing. The two discussed whether it was necessary to stay here for a few more days. But to be honest, the expenses here are not small, not to mention that they have no more obligations to fulfill for the safety of this city. Even if they act chivalrously, they cannot delay the original purpose of them and the two girls. Although according to the temperament of the girls, even if they say something directly, the two of them will not refuse to agree. They are both good people.
Although Wanlong City is large, the city's security is not particularly concerned because of the complex entrance ceremony, rigorous inspections, and the fact that it is far away from many incidents. Even small towns have night watchmen, but there are none here. Only the sound of a watchman can be heard from a very distant place. But when he reached a certain street corner, Han Chang suddenly became alert. His movement speed became faster, his movements were very agile, and he sniffed frequently to identify the components of his breath. Xie Zhe didn't find anything, so he was worried about Han Shang's reaction. He asked directly, Han Shangyang noticed something wrong.
"It smells like blood," he said. "It's human blood."
"Are you saying someone is hurt or dead around here?"
"I think so."
Both of them searched the area nervously. There was no one on the street. The two of them jumped up and down, searching for every possible place where someone might be hiding. They almost even lifted up the flagstones on the roadside to take a look. But in the end nothing was found.
"Is your nose reliable?" Xie Zhe began to feel tired and let out a long yawn.
"I can't find the source of the breath!" Han Chang was a little anxious, "This smell just passed by in a flash."
"Maybe there were too many people, and you made a mistake. Maybe someone got up in the dark, bumped somewhere, and stopped the bleeding in time. Sometimes, being too sensitive is not a good thing."
Having said all that, Han Chang couldn't say anything more. After all, they really didn't find anything, right? Apart from this small episode, the two of them gained nothing. In time, they returned to the hotel. On the way back, they no longer found any suspicious traces, and it was even eerily quiet the whole night, as if they had deliberately hidden all traces that aroused their suspicion.
The very next day, news spread throughout the streets.
"The one who beats the clock is dead, do you know that?"
This news was heard by Ling Huan from a stall selling breakfast when he went out. People in Wanlong City are talkative, and news spreads quickly. But it was not the watchman in this area of the hotel who died, but one further away. Han Chang, who was originally sleepy, immediately woke up and quickly asked which neighborhood it was. When I asked, it was the furthest distance they had traveled last night. Han Chang's face looked a little ugly, and Xie Zhe didn't look much better either. All morning they were distracted from anything. Occasionally, the two of them winked at each other, wondering whether they should tell Ling Huan and Mi Yin about this. But after all, they didn't want to complicate the problem, so they decided to ask for more information.
"Then, specifically...what happened?"
Ling Huan said that she didn't ask in detail. After all, who would be so interested in someone's death? This is normal. If you want to know, you have to ask for yourself. So the two of them went out to "hang out" for another day without a good rest, and they were more active than the girl visiting the flower market. However, the information they received was limited. They only knew that the death scene of the watchman was extremely horrific - his whole body was pale and there was no blood at all. Although the autopsy information has not been released, most of the incisions will not show a drop of blood.
"also?"
While pretending to pick fruits in front of a stall, Xie Zhe emphatically repeated the most critical words in the stall owner's words.
"Ah, this is not the first time. The government still wants to hide it, can it be hidden?" The stall owner squatted there and rubbed his arms, "It's really scary. At first, everyone didn't take it seriously. Just call it a rumor. But the three of them became tigers, and the rumors spread more and more. Moreover, some people did say that their relatives and friends died suddenly."
Han Chang asked: "Do you know when this happened? How many people died before this, what were their identities, and how often did one die?"
"I can't tell you if you ask in such detail... I know only three or four, right? But it's only been in the past half a month. There are many people here, and someone who just drank himself to death in the restaurant will come every two days. . But this way of death is indeed too strange, right? The government can’t say clearly, and I don’t know if it is related to the living corpse. It’s too late for my current business and I don’t dare to do it. Hey, do you want to buy the apple? Don’t you want to buy it? It’s almost going to make you soft.”
"Sorry, buy it, buy it all..."
Xie Zhe picked a few apples at random, and the two of them headed back home. Before dinner, they shared the apples with the two girls, but the reviews they received were not very good. Even Han Shang complained:
"Lao Xie, I have to tell you, you are really bad at picking fruits. Look here, there is a large piece of it that is yellow and not yet ripe. Now, there is also this one on my hand. It is quite sweet, but why are there two extra bug eyes? Where's your son? Forget it, don't eat this, give me the bad ones, I'm not afraid of getting upset. Ouch, this is almost going to make you knead it into juice..."
"I didn't choose carefully. Why didn't you say anything if you had any objections?"
Han Chang ignored him and ate the apple by himself. Miyin and Linghua looked at each other holding the fruit and asked tentatively:
"What's wrong with you today? Don't you two usually...don't like to go shopping?"
"I fell in love all of a sudden. Why don't you take a good look at such a big city?"
"You two just said you would stay for two more days this morning, but you didn't even hang out with us."
"Hey, what's there to do with the girls..."
Today just passed by in a daze. After closing the guest room door, the two men started discussing again. According to the fruit stall owner, the most important feature is that the body has no blood color. There must be living corpses, and these corpses have not been resurrected, so it may not be a concept. That bloodless body must have another origin? It seems that Wanlong City is not peaceful either. Could it be that the city lord invited Gui Hai to come and this is one of the things to be investigated? Gui Hai didn't mention it to them... and he had no obligation to mention it.
"If you live long enough, do you know of any way to drain a person's blood?"
"I do know a little bit. Gu is a kind of insect, right? If the blood-sucking voodoo is planted into a person's body, it will slowly suck the person's blood to feed itself. There is also a certain plant from the Biluo Islands... The imperial court asked it a long time ago People have specially cleaned up. Because the rewards are high, many people do it, but many people are parasitized. In the end, people will turn into a bunch of plants. If it is not a living thing, might it be poison made from ores or herbs? Or, is there What spell is unknown to us? Or simply... a curse?"
"Curse?" Xie Zhe thought about it, "It's not impossible. But what characteristics do the dead have in common?"
"According to what we asked, no."
