The person they didn't have to worry about the most had actually met with an accident.
Xu Donglin couldn't find Gu after searching for an entire day, and Gu didn't come to look for Han Yunxi and the others either.
"Was he at the inn last night?" Long Fei Ye asked.
Xu Donglin was in a difficult position. "Your Highness, this subordinate … isn't sure."
Xu Donglin was only responsible for the safety of His Highness and the princess's room, while the Shadow Guard lurking in the shadows protected Baili Mingxiang. Gu really didn't have anyone to care about.
However, Gu didn't need anyone to care about him either! Xu Donglin remembered that a long time ago, His Highness had ordered people to watch Gu. That was just watching and guarding against Gu Qishao, not protecting him.
Xu Donglin knew Gu Qishao's secret as well. If Bai Yanqing was still in danger after encountering the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, then Gu was simply invincible. In this world, as long as he didn't want to, who could do anything to him?
Long Fei Ye and Xu Donglin both knew the truth about Gu, but Han Yunxi didn't know anything!
In Han Yunxi's eyes, Gu's poison skills were exquisite and his martial arts were first-rate, but he wasn't a very powerful expert. At least, before Long Fei Ye's martial arts had improved greatly, Gu couldn't beat Long Fei Ye. Previously, he had sparred with Jun Yi Xie, who also knew poison, but he couldn't beat him.
Han Yunxi was still anxious. "Something must have happened when he went out last night! Hurry up and search the entire city! "
If something had happened at the memorial hall, it would have caused quite a commotion. Gu wasn't stupid. Even if he couldn't beat them, he would at least make a big commotion and attract them.
"Either something happened last night, or something happened to him today." Long Fei Ye tactfully suggested another possibility. He ordered, "Xu Donglin, search carefully."
There were no clues at all. They could only wait for Xu Donglin to find it. Han Yunxi's heart was uneasy; she felt that they were at a disadvantage this time.
She looked at the raging fire and silently prayed that this fire would leave her some remains, even if it was just a little bit.
It was late at night, but the fire was still burning. Han Yunxi and the others could only return to the inn. After the dual cultivation, neither of them felt sleepy. They stood on the balcony and observed the situation of the fire while waiting for Gu's news.
There was still no news of Gu. In the middle of the night, the fire had really subsided. There were only a few places where the broken wood of the house was still burning.
A place like a morgue only had one function, and that was to store corpses.
Generally speaking, there were three situations. The first was that the grave had not been properly prepared and the coffin could not be buried. This was considered a temporary resting place. The second was that the family was poor and had no money to bury the corpse. They could only temporarily place the corpse in the morgue and think of ways to raise money. The third was that before the murder case was solved, the corpse could not be buried and could only be placed in the morgue for protection.
Therefore, even in the middle of the night, many family members gathered around the fire and refused to leave. Some came to cry, some came to pay their respects, and some came to wait for the magistrate to give an explanation.
Long Fei Ye had already sent someone to the magistrate to find out the magistrate's attitude.
The entire morgue was burned until nothing was left, and there was nothing that could be salvaged. The magistrate had actually given up on putting out the fire since this afternoon. Now, they had arranged for a few soldiers to be stationed here purely to prevent the people from fighting and causing a riot.
At dawn tomorrow, the magistrate would send people to clean up the scene and find the remains from the ruins for a unified burial. This was the only consolation for the victims' families.
Not long after, Xu Donglin came to report, "Your Highness, everything is ready. After the bones are cleaned up tomorrow, we will have a quarter of an hour."
Cleaning up the bones was a very low-level job, and the soldiers naturally would not do it themselves. The magistrate paid for the job and gave it to Sixth Master Chai, an old man in the city who specialized in helping people collect corpses. Sixth Master Chai was considered a contractor, and he could always hire some young people to help with this kind of work at a low price. This time was no exception.
After Xu Donglin found out, he bribed the magistrate and arranged two people for Sixth Master Chai in the name of investigating the case. He asked Sixth Master Chai to keep it a secret.
Tomorrow, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi would only need to disguise themselves and join Sixth Master Chai's team. They could openly look for the bones in the ruins.
With Han Yunxi's ability, as long as she could get close to the ruins, she could activate the detoxification system to search. In addition, Xu Donglin specially arranged a quarter of an hour in the name of investigating the case so that His Highness and the Princess could clean up all the bones alone.
Han Yunxi listened to Xu Donglin's arrangement and admired him. Xu Donglin had only been in the magistrate's office for a day and a night, but he had already understood the workings of the magistrate's office so well.
"It's really a waste if you don't work in the magistrate's office in the future," Han Yunxi said.
"Hehe, Princess, you don't know. Actually, I …" Xu Donglin suddenly stopped talking.
"What about you?" Han Yunxi asked.
"Actually, I'm very stupid. I've been with Your Highness for a long time, and I've learned a little." Xu Donglin flattered.
Besides Han Yunxi, no one else could make Long Fei Ye smile with flattery. Long Fei Ye stared silently at the sea of flames.
Han Yunxi wasn't in the mood to chat with Xu Donglin either. She asked, "Still no news of Gu? Not yet. Princess, don't worry too much. Heaven helps the worthy. Unless he ran into a poisons expert, there's no way anyone could do anything to him. Yesterday morning, this subordinate had people set up ambushes at the eight city gates. As long as Sir Gu hasn't left the city, we'll definitely find him! "Xu Donglin comforted her.
Send more people to keep searching. " Han Yunxi could only place her hopes in this direction. She instructed, "Don't be too ostentatious, lest we expose our tracks."
Xu Donglin exhaled after he left. He'd almost spilled the beans just then. He wanted to say that Chu Xifeng had taught him how to deal with the authorities.
Ever since he learned from Ning Cheng that the enmity between Eastern and Western Qin had been instigated, Xu Donglin had written a letter to Chu Xifeng. Unfortunately, the man hadn't replied. Xu Donglin mused that Boss Chu still needs time to adjust.
After confirming the location of the fire, Long Fei Ye said, "Go rest. We have to wake up early tomorrow."
Han Yunxi wasn't sleepy at all. She said, "That bastard Gu … could he have snuck off to the justice department last night and run into the culprit?"
She'd been mulling over all sorts of possibilities today. After much thought, she concluded that this was the most likely scenario.
Long Fei Ye silently mused that it'd be great if he really did run into the culprit. He nodded perfunctorily at Han Yunxi.
If Gu was here, Han Yunxi would never show concern for him.
But since Gu wasn't here, Han Yunxi had no choice but to stop before going too far. Long Fei Ye was displeased on certain matters, and he'd get upset as soon as he said so.
Han Yunxi would never forget how she, Long Fei Ye, and Gu had gone to the poison grounds to search for the Earth of Ten-Thousand Poisons. The three of them had been trapped by the fire on a cliff. Long Fei Ye had supported her weight while she supported Gu's.
When their lives had been hanging by a thread, Gu had scolded her seriously for the first time and demanded that she let go.
She'd told him, "Since we've chosen to travel together, we'll never leave each other!"
After experiencing so much together, Gu was more than just their friend. He was like family and a comrade that they couldn't abandon.
Some feelings had nothing to do with ambiguity, but they were still hard to explain.
Han Yunxi changed the topic. "Why did the culprit kill six girls in a row? What's his target? "
This case should be considered a serial murder case. She had seen a lot of cases before. The culprit either had a perverted mentality or some kind of fetish to use the same method to kill the same young girls. Or he had some kind of motive to kill as many people as he could to get something.
A complicated look flashed past Long Fei Ye's eyes. He'd never thought that he would lie to Han Yunxi about other people's matters. However, even though he had the chance to tell her Gu's secret, he didn't do so in the end.
Long Fei Ye had also been thinking about this case. "It's been five days since the culprit last killed. If he wants to kill again, he'll definitely do it in the next two days. "
His words reminded Han Yunxi. She said, "Long Fei Ye, get someone to go to the lake and lure the snake out of its hole!"
The previous victims were all killed by the Yin Yang Lake. This showed that the culprit had a preference for the location of the murders. If the culprit wanted to kill again, he would definitely do it in the same place.
Long Fei Ye nodded. Han Yunxi immediately called for the Shadow Guard to arrange for the female mercenaries who were waiting outside the city to come over.
Long Fei Ye was used to bringing the Shadow Guard with him when he went out, while Han Yunxi was used to bringing the poison guards and female mercenaries. In fact, Han Yunxi's power was gradually increasing. Under her arrangements, the female mercenaries in the City of Daughters had already started to learn the art of poison.
She was thinking that when the female mercenaries were able to take charge, she would hand over all the poison guards under her to Long Fei Ye. Long Fei Ye's Shadow Guard was not proficient in the art of poison, so the poison guards could fill in the gap.
Who knew if this plan of luring the snake out of its hole would lead to the culprit? Who knew if Han Yunxi would discover the whereabouts of the Metal of Ten-Thousand Poisons from the skeletons at the scene of the fire?
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi chatted until they fell asleep.
They woke up early the next morning and dressed themselves in ragged clothes. Their hands were dirty and dirty, but it couldn't hide the noble air they were born with. After all, they were the descendants of Cloud Realm Continent's noblest bloodlines, the East and West Qin imperial clans.
Xu Donglin and Baili Mingxiang both felt that something was off. In the end, Xu Donglin helped Long Fei Ye put on a fake beard, while Baili Mingxiang helped Han Yunxi disguise herself as a man and add a ring of stubble. Only then did the two of them manage to look a little destitute.
By the time they reached the scene of the fire, Sixth Master Chai's group had just arrived. Sixth Master Chai glanced at Xu Donglin without a word before tossing a pair of gloves and a basket to Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye.
Long Fei Ye didn't know any poisons, so he stayed by Han Yunxi's side.
Han Yunxi began to search the area as soon as she entered the ruins. Although it looked like she was looking for skeletons, she was actually using her detox system to scan the area.
Poisons that entered the bones were all extremely potent. Even if the six corpses didn't contain the Metal of Ten-Thousand Poisons, the detox system would be able to tell as long as there were remains.
If the dagger used to kill the victims was the Metal of Ten-Thousand Poisons, then the poison would be even more potent. As long as there were remains, the detox system would be able to tell. Although the detox system couldn't detect the specific toxins in the Water and Earth of Ten-Thousand Poisons, it could still recognize the presence of the toxins. The same principle applied to the Metal of Ten-Thousand Poisons.
Han Yunxi searched the area carefully. She found two pieces of poisonous skeletons, but she gave up on them both times. This was because the detox system determined that there was poison in the bones as soon as it detected it. It was a very common poison that wouldn't cause blood to flow out of the seven orifices.
There were so many corpses in the memorial hall, so it wouldn't be strange if one or two of them were poisoned.
What was strange was that Han Yunxi didn't find the poison she wanted even after all the skeletons were collected!
What was going on?
Just as Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye were analyzing the situation, the Shadow Guard hurriedly reported, "Your Highness, Princess, something big has happened by the lake!"
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