The one who was chased was naturally Zhao Qiping. When he saw Yan Li, he was like a drowning man grabbing onto a life-saving straw, so he hurriedly hid behind him.
Yan Li said with disappointment, "Zhao Qiping, are you a man? What are you afraid of a woman? Don't tell me she will eat you up?"
This had nothing to do with gender, it was the fear the weak had towards the strong. When Zhao Qiping thought of Cangyang's punch at the West Mountain camp, his heart could not help but tremble.
"Little brother Yan, you're back." Cangyang walked over while twisting her slender waist. With a flirtatious look, she used her slender fingers to lift up Yan Li's chin, "Then it's your turn to play with me."
Her appearance was gorgeous, and her skin was a healthy wheat color. Her entire body exuded a tight and explosive sexiness, just like a female leopard. Any normal man who saw her would naturally have the desire to conquer her.
Unfortunately, she was a bit too tall, taller than Yan Li by a head. Hence, no matter how beautiful a female leopard was, a male wolf would not fall in love with her.
Yan Li coldly slapped her hand away, "The Desolate race is facing a calamity, yet you are still thinking of playing."
"What do you mean?" Cangyang was stunned.
Yan Li walked past him and walked towards the central room.
Zhao Qiping hurriedly followed and suddenly heard a voice transmission. He nodded slightly and after entering the room, he went straight to the backyard.
Cangyang followed behind and asked, "What happened to the Desolate race?"
After entering the central room, Yan Li found a seat and sat down. He poured himself a glass of water and said, "Li Rulong, you tell her."
"Yes."
Li Rulong immediately said, "Lady Huai Bi was killed by a mysterious expert suspected to be a Desolate man in her own yard. Now, the entire Dragon Subduing Army is of one mind and wants to suppress the Desolate race to seek justice for Lady Huai Bi. Only Lord Benefactor strongly opposes it. His Majesty has ordered Lord Benefactor to find the murderer within two days, or he will send troops to attack."
Cangyang said in shock, "You said Zhang Huai Bi is dead? Impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible … "She said a series of impossibilities, clearly showing how shocked she was.
Yan Li drank a mouthful of water and said, "Why not?"
Cang Yang said, "Even Father is not his match, so who in the Desolate race can kill him? Don't tell me you don't understand such a simple logic? "
Yan Li said lightly, "It's not that I don't understand, but those who are blinded by hatred don't understand."
Cang Yang replied, "I understand."
Yan Li said, "What do you know?"
Cang Yang said, "What you need to do now is to wake up those people who are blinded by hatred."
Yan Li asked, "Why would I do that?"
Cangyang stared with widened eyes, "If you don't do that, the Desolate race will be finished."
Yan Li said, "What has the Desolate race got to do with me?"
Cang Yang's face was instantly filled with hidden bitterness: "You heartless man, I gave everything to you, yet you say such words …"
Yan Li said nothing.
Cang Yang immediately felt bored as he curled his lips and said, "Alright, you sly man, I promise you that until I find the truth, I will listen to your orders. I will not act on my own. Is that alright?"
Yan Li wanted to hear this, so he said, "From now on, without my orders, you are not to step out of this door. If someone discovers you here, not only will the Desolate race be finished, even I will be implicated by you."
"I know, I know. You are so long-winded …" Cang Yang suddenly laughed after saying that, "You and Ji Tiansheng are a match made in heaven. Both of you are so uninteresting."
Yan Li said, "Do you know how to have an interest in wild beasts?"
Cang Yang's expression changed as he said angrily, "You are beating around the bush to scold me!"
Yan Li said, "I am just stating a fact."
Cang Yang could not do anything to him for a moment, so he was immediately infuriated. With a cold grunt, he said, "There are only two days, how are you going to find out the truth? If you can't find anything, I will kill you and kill my way out of Rong City. I want to see who can stop me without Zhang Huaibi! "
Yan Li said faintly, "If I were you, I wouldn't say what's in my heart. What you're doing is only making your enemies vigilant. It's useless for the investigation. Also, there are at least two experts in the city that can stop you. If you don't believe me, you can try. "
Cang Yang's expression changed again, "You said that the High Priest asked you to uncover the truth about Aguba before he died, so I brought Third Brother to Rong City."
"Not now." Yan Li said.
"Then when is it?" Cang Yang asked.
"I don't know." Yan Li said.
"You don't know?" Cang Yang stared at him angrily.
Yan Li always had a way to anger someone half to death, but there was nothing he could do, "If I knew, I would have told you directly. Why would I bring you to Rong City?"
Cang Yang was so angry that he nearly flipped the table. Finally, he angrily stomped his feet and returned to his room.
Lennon said, "My sister has a bad temper, please forgive her."
Yan Li said, "You don't look like a Desolate with a good temper."
Lennon said, "I have the blood of the Desolate God flowing in my body, there is no doubt about that. May I ask if you have any clues about the murder case? "
Yan Li said, "I have a question, I would like to ask you."
"Go ahead." Lennon said.
Yan Li said, "Did the High Priest tell you anything about Huo Xiu?" Now he already knew that the Desolate Man who saved him was Tashi Duoji.
"Huo Xiu?" Lennon said, "Is it the General Huo who built Rong City?"
Huo Xiu was a General back then, which was the highest position. This was because the Marshal was not a military rank, but a military position.
"Yes." Yan Li said.
Lennon said, "The High Priest said that if Huo Xiu was still alive, the Desolate Race could only survive by becoming the empire's vassal."
"Anything else?" Yan Li asked.
Lennon thought carefully.
Li Rulong smiled and said, "Lord Benefactor, you can just ask me about Master."
Yan Li said, "What I want to know is his enemy's evaluation of him."
"Brother Yan, I found a jar of wine. Do you want to have a drink to celebrate …" Zhao Qiping's voice came from the backyard.
Yan Li turned his head and saw him rushing in with a jar of wine.
At this moment, he was careless and tripped over the doorsill. The wine jar in his hand flew out and shattered into pieces with a "pa ta" sound.
Coincidentally, Li Rulong was standing at the side, and most of the wine splashed onto his trousers. His eyes immediately turned cold and stared at Zhao Qiping.
Zhao Qiping suddenly felt a terror invade his heart and his face turned pale.
At this moment, Lennon said, "I really can't remember."
Yan Li waved his hand and said, "It's fine if you can't remember. I need to go out now. You stay here with Cang Yang and don't run out. If someone sees you, I won't be able to protect you."
After saying that, he got up and walked out.
"Lord Benefactor, it's dangerous outside. We don't know where the assassin is hiding. Let me go with you." Li Rulong didn't care about the wine on his pants and followed him.
Yan Li frowned but didn't say anything.
"Lord Benefactor, where are we going?" Li Rulong asked as he walked.
Yan Li said, "We're going to the Zhang residence first. I want to see the corpse."
The two of them arrived at the Zhang residence. Steward Hu already knew that Yan Li was in charge of the murder case so he didn't dare to be negligent.
"Master loved to read when he was alive. So this old servant placed his corpse in the study room for the funeral." Steward Hu carried the lantern and led the way.
Zhang Huaibi's study room was in the courtyard he lived in.
The entire courtyard was dark. Only the sound of footsteps could be heard. The white lantern in Steward Hu's hand reflected a pale light. It made the surroundings look especially gloomy. It was as if they had arrived at Yama's palace.
Yan Li suddenly smelled a special fragrance. He frowned and looked at the door on the other side of the courtyard. It was a lush green garden.
"What's that?" He pointed in that direction and asked.
Steward Hu said respectfully, "That's Camphor Forest. It's where Master lived when he was alive."
Yan Li said, "Didn't he live here?"
Steward Hu hesitated, "Both … both sides."
At this time, they arrived at the door of the study room.
"Steward Hu." Yan Li stood at the door and didn't go in immediately, "When did you call him Master?"
Steward Hu was startled. He didn't seem to be able to react for a moment. When he understood, his lips suddenly trembled and he said, "Uh … a few, a few years ago, when Master, Master passed away …"
His eyes were a little evasive. "If there's nothing else, this old servant will take his leave." With that, he left.
"Wait for me outside." Yan Li ordered Li Rulong.
"Yes." Li Rulong responded.
Yan Li took out a match and lit it. He went to the corner of the room to light the table lamp. When his vision was clear, he discovered that the book collection in this study was dazzling.
Two long benches were placed in front of the study table. A mahogany coffin was placed on top of it. He walked over and saw Zhang Huaibi's corpse. Her clothes had been changed and she was lying quietly in the coffin.
Yan Li reached out and checked Zhang Huaibi's face. After confirming that she wasn't wearing a human skin mask, he frowned again. He retracted his hand and suddenly felt that his fingertips were a little strange. He rubbed them and felt a strange sensation. He put them under his nose and sniffed them. His eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a cold light and a trace of anger.
He walked to the corner of the room and blew out the lantern, then walked out, "Let's go."
"So fast?" Li Rulong was cleaning his clothes. He quickly followed after him, "Did Lord Benefactor discover something?"
Yan Li shook his head.
Outside, Li Rulong's expression suddenly changed. He hugged his stomach and said, "Well, Lord Benefactor, my stomach …"
Yan Li said helplessly, "Go. I'll wait for you here."
Li Rulong ran like the wind to the toilet.
Yan Li walked to the pavilion and was about to sit down to think about it when he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance. He turned to look at the camphor forest and walked over.
The strange fragrance became stronger and stronger. It smelled like resin. He had long heard that camphor wood was called fragrant camphor, but he didn't expect the fragrance to be so alluring.
Yan Li entered the camphor forest. After walking for about a hundred steps, he was still surrounded by camphor wood. He didn't know how big this forest was.
As he walked, he suddenly felt dizzy. He couldn't help but rub his head. There seemed to be a strange sound around him, like the sound of a surging tide.
Where is this?
His body suddenly felt heavy, as if he couldn't move in water.
He felt cold and quickly held his breath. The strange phenomenon immediately disappeared.
The camphor forest was still a camphor forest. The surroundings were so quiet that not a single insect could be heard.
He walked back the way he came, but after walking for a while, he suddenly stopped. This was because he found that the camphor wood around him seemed to be moving.
He rubbed his eyes and opened them again, but there seemed to be nothing.
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