In a clearing in the forest, there were a few wooden stakes stuck in the ground. A young boy was swaying as he jumped up and down on the wooden stakes.
At this time, a girl dressed in men's clothing was sitting by the side, sighing.
"It's been so many days, and Master still hasn't come back."
She looked at the ants on the ground unhappily.
"Could it be that Master is in trouble?"
Carter jumped to her side and said: "No, your Master is so strong, I'm sure he'll be fine."
Ling Nai nodded, but she still had an unhappy look on her face. She was worried that her master would abandon her and leave her. If that was the case, then what should she do?
"Didn't you want to learn your ultimate skill? If you learn it well, then when your Master comes back, he might praise you."
Carter's words restored Reina's spirit. She stood up and picked up the wooden sword.
"I need to train harder."
… …
The carriage driver maintained a look of fear, quietly lying on the ground.
The Demon King slowly covered the body with the white cloth, and gently closed his eyes: "They were poisoned to death."
"How do you know, and what proof do you have?"
Nona asked from behind him.
The Demon King opened his eyes: "Before that, can you not put a knife to my neck, Miss Nona?"
Nona frowned: "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
"No, because you can't do it." The Demon King said with a smile.
Nona gritted her teeth: "Are you looking down on me?"
"No, you're looking down on me." The Demon King replied.
After a few seconds, Nona angrily put away her knife.
"That, Mr. Richard, may I ask how you determined that they were poisoned to death? Could it be that they weren't poisoned by magic?" Lucia questioned. At the same time, the surrounding adventurers also cast questioning gazes at Richard.
The Demon King sighed. It seemed that no matter what he said, they wouldn't believe him so easily.
"Look at their backs, and you'll know. Don't you two know magic?"
After saying that, the two of them paused for a moment. Then Ling Yi gave a few of his companions a look, and the two adventurers quickly stepped forward and turned the body over.
Nona took out her wand and pointed it at the corpse's back.
"Blood and bones appear!"
She shouted, and the staff emitted a blue light, shining on the back of the corpse. She could vaguely see the blood vessels, bones, and internal organs.
"Ah! This is!! "
Everyone present was shocked. All the internal organs on his back were pitch-black.
"But that's impossible! All the food we eat is … "
Ai Lan, who was at the side, went silent as she spoke. Everyone's eyes were on her.
She was the person in charge of inspecting the food! Right now, she was the biggest suspect!
"Alan? No, that's impossible. I swear on my life that Ailan didn't do it! Please believe in her! "Ling Yi said emotionally. Seeing that he was so protective of her, Ailan couldn't help but reveal a gratified expression.
"But how do you explain that? These two coachmen have been following the rules the whole way. They won't eat food that isn't from the caravan." Nona coldly said to Alan.
"Me! Me! I really didn't poison it! " Ai Lan was so excited that she was incoherent. Her companions couldn't help but take a few steps away from her, which made Ai Lan even more disappointed.
At this moment, the captain stood in front of her.
"Captain?"
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let my companions be wronged." He said righteously.
Ai Lan was very touched, and unconsciously leaned towards him.
"Then, please show us the evidence." Nona said.
"This …" Ai Lan frowned. How was she supposed to show them the evidence?
At this moment, the Demon King coughed.
"Heh, I never said that she was the one who did it. The poison might not have been used while cooking. It could have been used while eating. Of course, it could also be that the two of them secretly broke the rules right under your nose." The Demon King's words made Nona silent. Lucia knew that Nona wasn't the kind of person who would shut up after being scolded. If it wasn't for the threat of violence, Nona would've kept arguing with him.
"Then who do you think did it?"
Asked Nona.
The Demon King did not answer her question. Instead, he turned around and looked at everyone. "I'm not sure yet, but what I'm sure of now is that there's a shapeshifting monster among us!"
They didn't dare to look the Demon King in the eye, but that didn't mean they were guilty.
"First, tell me what happened last night. What were you all doing?"
And so, the Demon King brought them into a room and began to interrogate them one by one.
"Last night, I was patrolling. After changing shifts, I went back to my room to rest. I remember hearing the noise around midnight. It should've been the second day of the moon …"
"At that time, I was indeed patrolling, but I didn't dare to go outside, so I just sat here. When I heard the noise, I immediately woke up my companions. When I went out, I found the coachman's corpse, and the two officials were also outside …"
"I was sleeping …"
The orange-yellow adventurer said the same thing. When he went out, he found the coachman's body.
"When it happened, you were also sleeping. You didn't do anything?"
The Demon King put on his glasses and asked Ai Lan. Ai Lan lowered her head and kept stroking Charmy.
Unease.
That was her first emotion.
The Demon King glanced at her.
"Yes, I was sleeping." She said weakly, her eyes staring at the table.
"Really? Among the adventurers, you are the only one who has a private room. In other words, you are the only one who doesn't have a witness. "
The Demon King's words made Ai Lan lower her head even more.
"Yes."
She answered weakly, her expression a bit wronged.
"Then I'll ask you one last time. Did you really do nothing but sleep last night?"
The Demon King pressed.
Ai Lan didn't say anything. She just nodded.
She thought that he would continue to press her, but he said, "Alright, that's all I want to ask. You can leave now."
"Eh? This … "She was a bit surprised, but left silently in the end.
The Demon King looked at her back as she left and fell into deep thought.
She was lying!!
But that didn't mean that she was a criminal.
Next was Bricker. The Demon King didn't talk much with these adventurers, but Bricker did talk to him a few times, so he had a rough idea of what kind of person he was.
"Ask away."
Bricker sat down on the stool and immediately said.
"Tell me what you did after dinner last night."
"You don't need to do it before dinner?" Bricker squeezed out a smile and asked.
The Demon King looked at him expressionlessly and said, "You can tell me if you want to."
"Then I won't tell you. Uh, I didn't have a night watch duty last night, uh, so I went to bed early."
"Is there anything else you want to tell me?" The Demon King still asked expressionlessly.
Bricker hesitated and shook his head.
"Alright, you can leave now."
"That simple?"
He was a bit surprised.
Looking at his back as he left, the Demon King's face sank.
This guy was also lying!
"Hey." Ling Yi sat on the stool with a smile.
"Tell me what happened last night." The Demon King asked casually and even yawned.
Ling Yi smiled and said, "I'm the captain. After arranging the night watch duty, I chatted with the team members as usual to understand their situation and appease their emotions. Then I went to sleep. After all, rest is very important for adventurers."
"Get to the point." The Demon King said indifferently.
"Alright, when the incident happened, I should have been the third to arrive at the scene."
"Wait, you were the third? Isn't the night watch person the same? "
"No, he came in to wake us up, but before that, I was awakened by the sounds of the two officers fighting." Ling Yi said.
"I see."
He didn't say anything.
But it felt a bit strange.
The Demon King frowned and said, "Alright, you don't need to say anymore. Next …"
"Me? I have nothing to say to you. I think you're the most suspicious! It must be you who secretly leaned against the window and wanted to do something to us. "
"What do you want to do?"
"Hmph! It can't be anything good. "Nona turned her head and said.
The Demon King supported his face with one hand and knocked on the wooden table with the other. He continued to ask, "Tell me in detail how you were affected by the magic."
"I'm not going to say it. The culprit might be sitting in front of me."
Hearing this, a vein popped out on the Demon King's forehead.
"Hey, I'm a judge now. Watch what you say." The Demon King knocked on the table and shouted.
"Hmph! A judge is also a person. "
Her rude and unreasonable appearance made the Demon King want to let her experience the feeling of falling from a height of three thousand meters.
"Alright then. Tell me, why do you suspect that I can kill you anytime, anywhere, anytime? Also, why do I have to do such a thankless task when I'm so powerful? For example, I stuck to your window like a pervert and launched a sneak attack, and even failed disgracefully."
The Demon King drank a mouthful of water and then continued.
"Not only did I fail, but I also purposely had to be repelled by your crappy magic. Also, I didn't forget to leave my weapon behind, just in case you didn't know it was me."
Nona frowned. After hearing what he said, and thinking about it carefully, it really did seem like there were many holes in her story.
But how could she swallow her anger?
"Yes, maybe it's because of your interest, or maybe you didn't want to expose yourself. You just let the cat out of the bag in a moment of panic."
"What interest? Tell me." The Demon King said with a bit of anger.
"Like, stealing, peeping, or, or …" Nona's face turned red. She couldn't say anything else.
However, the Demon King was shocked.
This person, she's thinking a bit too much.
In terms of appearance, the Demon King had seen tens of millions of women who were prettier than her. Among them, there were quite a few men. In terms of figure, he didn't want to talk about it. With such a poor figure, he was afraid it would hurt her weak heart.
But! The Demon King would never allow this kind of misunderstanding.
He suddenly stood up, giving Nona a fright.
"You! What are you doing! "She discovered that the other party was looking at her with a terrifying gaze. She couldn't help but feel afraid.
The Demon King didn't say anything. He just walked closer to her step by step. The table was also pushed away by him.
Nona stood up and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"You! What are you doing! I'm warning you! If you come any closer, I won't be polite anymore! "
As she said this, she used her trembling hand to pick up the magic staff. She pointed it at the Demon King and shook it.
However, the Demon King's eyes were sharp, and he kept staring at her.
This was a kind of instinctive fear. Suddenly, Nona bumped into something behind her, and she was forced into a corner!
It's over, it's over!
She panicked and picked up the magic staff. Suddenly, the Demon King's hand slapped her, and directly pressed it against the wall beside her head.
"Yi!!!"
She let out a pitiful cry. She tightly closed her eyes, and tears came out of the corners of her eyes.
"Look at yourself. Do you think I would still like you?"
She heard a gentle female voice, and Nona slowly opened her eyes. She saw a woman with black hair and black eyes appear in front of her. Her eyes were as beautiful as the night sky, and her skin was white and clean. Compared to her black hair, she gave people the feeling of a white lotus. Her facial features were like those of a fairy from a painting. Nona couldn't imagine that there would be such a beautiful woman at this time. This kind of woman, even Nona couldn't help but blush.
However, she was wearing a black and white foreign style clothing. It looked a bit like men's clothing.
Wait! Wait!
Nona was shocked.
Could it be that he's a mutant? A shapeshifter??
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