After enjoying a sumptuous breakfast, Ye Fan and Akatsuki found a secluded place and once again rose into the air. They stepped on the clouds and flew in the direction of the Li Family Fort.
A distance of more than two hundred miles was nothing to the Cloud Riding Technique.
In less than ten minutes, Ye Fan stopped the Auspicious Clouds under his feet in the air.
At this time, on the vast land below them, there was a bow-like river.
The water of the river was clear and quietly flowing.
Not far from the opposite side of the river, there were two extremely thick poplar trees. The ancient trees towered into the sky like a canopy.
Behind the poplar trees, there were villages and streets.
"It seems that the village under our feet is the Li Family Fort that Xiao 'er mentioned," Akatsuki looked at the river and the poplar trees below and turned to Ye Fan and said.
At this time, her spiritual power was not what it used to be, so her eyesight was naturally much better than before.
"Yes," Ye Fan nodded and said.
"Then let's quickly go down and take a look," Akatsuki said.
"No hurry," Ye Fan looked at the village below and said, "Let's first circle around the Li Family Fort. Maybe we will find something."
Ye Fan said and once again urged the Auspicious Clouds to slowly move forward and circle around the village below.
After a circle, Ye Fan stopped the Auspicious Clouds again.
"Tell me, what did you find?" Ye Fan turned his head and asked Akatsuki.
Not only did he want to increase Akatsuki's cultivation, but he also wanted to train her insight and reaction.
This way, even if the two of them were separated in the future, he would not have to worry about Akatsuki's safety.
"What, are you testing me?" Akatsuki looked at Ye Fan with her beautiful eyes and asked with a smile.
Ye Fan smiled but did not say anything.
"This village is indeed strange," Akatsuki looked at the village below and said.
"Oh? Tell me about it, "Ye Fan asked.
"Just as the waiter said, most of the people have moved away, leaving only the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled here," Akatsuki said.
"How do you know?" Ye Fan asked.
"It's time for breakfast. Normally, there should be smoke coming out of the chimneys of every household. But look," Akatsuki said as she pointed at the large number of houses below. "Only a few houses in the village have smoke coming out of their chimneys. The rest of the houses are silent. This shows that the village is almost empty."
"Good analysis." Ye Fan nodded and smiled. "What about the old, weak, sick, and disabled?"
"That's even easier," Hongji Yue replied with a smile. "In the houses where there is smoke coming out of the kitchen, most of the clothes are hung up in the yard. From the color and style of the clothes, it can be seen that most of them are old people's clothes. Also, using common sense, people who can move away will move away. Only the old, weak, sick, and disabled do not have the ability to do so. "
"Mm, that makes sense." Ye Fan smiled and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"That's all I can see for now," Akatsuki replied.
"There are still clues that you haven't seen yet." Ye Fan smiled and looked at Akatsuki.
"Clues?" Akatsuki asked in confusion. "What clues?"
"The monsters here did not disturb the people. At least, they did not take the initiative to hurt people. In other words, even if people died at the hands of these monsters, they deserved it." Ye Fan looked at the deserted Li Castle and said.
"Why do you say that?" Akatsuki was confused and asked, "How do you know that the monsters did not take the initiative to hurt people and that they deserved it?"
"Look at the hill south of the village." Ye Fan pointed at a hill below.
"Hill?" Akatsuki asked as she looked in the direction Ye Fan was pointing.
To the south of the Li Family's Fort, there was indeed a mountain.
On top of the hill, there were raised tombs.
"Isn't this a mass grave? Does it have anything to do with what you just said? "Akatsuki turned around and asked Ye Fan.
"There are only a few new tombs in the mass grave. The rest are all old tombs. Isn't that enough to explain the problem?" Ye Fan asked Akatsuki.
"You mean …" Akatsuki seemed to understand.
"Think about it. If the monster repeatedly killed people, there would be new tombs all over the hill. There wouldn't be only a few new tombs." Ye Fan explained.
"How do you know that the people buried in these new tombs are not those killed by the monster?" Akatsuki asked, "Besides, what if they built the tombs somewhere else?"
"Judging from the size of the houses in Li Castle, the population is at least seven to eight hundred. It's normal for there to be a few new tombs. Moreover, most of the tombstones in these new tombs are the names of the elders. The monsters take human lives for the flesh and soul. They specifically target young people and children. I've never heard of them taking the lives of the elderly."
After hearing that, Akatsuki looked at the new tombs again and carefully looked at the words on the tombstones.
Everything was as Ye Fan said. Most of the words on the tombstones were "Kind Father XX" and "Kind Mother XX". The names of the descendants were all inscribed on the tombstones.
"As for building the tomb somewhere else, it is indeed possible. But don't forget, even if the tomb is built thousands of miles away, there will still be white banners hanging in the house to mourn the deceased. Look at the houses in this village, how many of them have white banners hanging in front of them?"
"This …" Akatsuki frowned and pondered.
"Taking a step back, if the monster here is really tormenting the living, why would the old, weak, sick, and disabled people stay here to wait for death? Even ants drag out a life, let alone humans. " Ye Fan continued to explain, "If the monster doesn't take human lives to increase its cultivation, it's a Righteous Monster. If the people killed by the Righteous Monster didn't deserve it, then what else could it be?"
Akatsuki was completely convinced.
At first glance, Ye Fan's analysis could be said to be wildly imaginative and completely irrelevant. However, after careful consideration, it was closely linked and reasonable.
"Your analysis does make sense. But if it's a Righteous Monster, then why would the people move away? "Akatsuki asked again.
"What do the people know?" Ye Fan explained, "As soon as they hear that it's a monster, of course they're scared. Plus, the Sorcerers that we hired to subdue the monster are nowhere to be found. Anyone would be scared."
Akatsuki nodded. She was sincerely impressed by Ye Fan's deductive ability.
She could only see the surface of the matter from the same observation, but Ye Fan was able to deduce so many clues.
"Come, let's go down and take a look," Ye Fan said. He activated the Auspicious Clouds under his feet and slowly descended.
He directly landed the Auspicious Clouds in front of the two big poplar trees in the Li Family Fort.
It was early in the morning. Plus, there were few people in the Li Family Fort, so their arrival was not noticed by anyone.
After dispersing the Auspicious Clouds, Ye Fan and Akatsuki walked into the Li Family Fort.
Walking on the small path paved with fine stones, the two of them began to observe their surroundings.
On both sides of the path, there were rows of houses and shops of different heights, but they were clean and tidy.
There were many trees planted around the houses. It was lush green and the environment was quiet.
The sunlight from the sunrise passed through the branches and leaves and scattered on the two of them, making them look mottled.
Being in the quiet environment, Akatsuki felt very comfortable.
If it weren't for the houses and shops that were closed and locked, she wouldn't have thought that this was a place where monsters were.
Baihu, who was curled up in Akatsuki's arms, stared with her clear eyes and looked around curiously.
As they walked, Ye Fan suddenly stopped.
He slowly turned around and looked at the entrance of the Li Family Fort. His eyes were as sharp as knives.
Seeing Ye Fan turn around, Akatsuki instinctively turned around.
There was nothing behind her. Everything was the same as before.
"What's wrong?" Akatsuki asked Ye Fan.
She knew that Ye Fan's five senses were very strong. He must have noticed something, so he stopped and turned around.
"Nothing, just overreacted," Ye Fan said calmly and gave Akatsuki a look.
Akatsuki's beautiful eyes widened under the mask. She understood!
Obviously, Ye Fan had noticed something, but he couldn't say it out loud!
If she didn't guess wrong, Ye Fan had already seen that monster!
And that monster was not far behind her!
Although she had spiritual energy in her body, she was still a mortal with the naked eye. She couldn't see ghosts or monsters. But Ye Fan was different. Not only did he have the overbearing spiritual energy of the Heavenly Tribulation, he also had the power of a Devil Monarch. Nothing in the Yin Yang World could escape his eyes!
Thinking that there was a pair of invisible eyes watching her from behind, Akatsuki felt her hair stand on end.
She wanted to hold Ye Fan's arm, but she couldn't do so.
Ye Fan didn't expose her because he wanted to pretend that he didn't notice that monster. And once she showed any signs of fear, that monster would know that it had been discovered!
So what she could do now was to pretend that she didn't know anything!
Thinking of this, Akatsuki immediately pretended that nothing had happened and said, "Oh."
"Let's find a house with people first and ask about the situation," Ye Fan said calmly as he turned around and looked forward.
"Okay," Akatsuki replied.
The two of them didn't talk anymore. They walked straight to a house with smoke coming out of its chimney.
Behind them, an inconspicuous little whirlwind appeared out of thin air and followed them at a distance.
Ye Fan was well aware of what had happened behind his back.
He had already passed the Heavenly Tribulation. The spiritual energy in his body contained the wrath of Heavenly Thunder and the power of thunder. Wherever he went, those big and small monsters would definitely be disturbed.
The cultivation of the thing following behind him wasn't high. It was obvious that it wasn't the master of this place.
If it was in the past, he definitely wouldn't tell Akatsuki this kind of thing in case she was afraid. But this time, he wanted to train Akatsuki's courage.
It was still the same sentence. In the future, the two of them would definitely part ways. Only by training Akatsuki into a top expert would he be at ease.
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