"Not alone?"
Shen Lian's heart tightened. He felt that the situation in the city was becoming more and more treacherous.
"No matter what, we have to hurry up and leave."
Shen Lian patted Wang Fugui's shoulder and said meaningfully, "Lin Xiuping might have brought some disaster into the city. Don't worry about him. Go out and relax. Come back later."
He didn't know what the disaster was and couldn't explain it clearly. He could only take the opportunity to persuade Wang Fugui to leave as well.
"That's right. Lin Xiuping is the one who harmed the Zhu Family. He's a jinx!" Wang Fugui's expression changed. He couldn't help but be cautious. He wasn't a fool and knew what was important. "Alright, I'll go home first and discuss with my father."
"You've successfully persuaded Wang Fugui. You've received 10 confusion points!"
The strange sound echoed in Shen Lian's mind. He was stunned and showed an expression of disbelief.
"Ten points?!"
Shen Lian exclaimed and hurriedly looked at the interface.
Confusion points: 13 points
That's right!
He had persuaded Wang Fugui to leave and had received 10 confusion points!
"What's going on?"
Just when Shen Lian was about to calm down and think about it, a servant ran into the house in a panic. He was terrified and shouted, "Young Master, something has happened. Master wants you to go over immediately."
Shen Lian said, "Don't worry. What happened?"
The manservant wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and gasped for breath. "After Master gave the order to evacuate, Steward Fan told us to pack up and take inventory of the place. We sealed everything that should be sealed. Who would have thought that when we checked the second floor of the study, we suddenly found … the skeleton of a dead person!"
Shen Lian was stunned, "Who was the deceased?"
The servant said, "Judging from the ID tag left at the scene, the deceased should be Yu Sao, who was in charge of cleaning the study."
Shen Lian suddenly remembered the fat woman he met in the study last time. His eyes flashed and he said, "Yu Sao, was it a fat woman?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it was her!" The servant pecked at the rice. He was surprised that Shen Lian knew Yu Sao.
"When did Yu Sao die?"
"All that's left is a pile of white bones. I don't know how many days they've been dead, but … but …"
"Don't panic. Speak."
"Someone saw Mrs. Yu this morning."
Shen Lian's breathing paused, "Then the one who died was not Yu Sao."
"But, but after Steward Fan did a headcount, he found that everyone was present except for Sister Yu." When the manservant said this, his voice trembled and his face turned pale.
Shen Lian's face darkened when he heard this.
Without asking any more questions, he immediately rushed to the study.
Shen Wanquan, Uncle Sun, and Fan Li were standing outside the study, quietly discussing something.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and the lanterns under the eaves were already lit. The dim yellow light swayed with the wind, illuminating the shadows on the ground.
Uncle Sun was still fine, his complexion calm and steady. However, Shen Wanquan and Fan Li were unable to remain calm, their complexions somewhat ugly.
"Father, I'm here."
Shen Lian walked over with a calm expression. He was calm and composed.
"Lian …" Shen Wanquan was just about to say something when he was interrupted by Shen Lian.
"I already know what happened. Let me take a look at the bones first before we talk about anything else." Shen Lian immediately entered the study.
Sun Yuanxiang followed behind and whispered, "It's in the corner of the second floor."
The two of them went up to the second floor side by side. Behind the bookshelf in the northeast corner, there was indeed a pile of bones scattered around.
The most eye-catching thing was the skull. The hollow eyes were dark and gloomy, as if they were staring at people.
Shen Lian was not a medical student. Even though he had killed people before, looking at a pile of bones at such a close distance still made his scalp tingle.
He held his breath and squatted down, staring at the bones carefully. Suddenly, his pupils shrank!
There were actually bite marks on the bones!
Seeing this, Shen Lian's heart suddenly sank, and he could not help but scan the surroundings.
"I've checked, but I didn't find a trace of blood." Sun Yuanxiang obviously also noticed the bite marks on the bones, and tried to find the first scene of the crime. However, after checking the entire study, he still could not find a pool of blood.
Shen Lian's brows furrowed into a knot, "Let's go out first."
When they were outside, Shen Lian asked Steward Fan Li, "Are you sure that someone saw Sister Yu today?"
Fan Li nodded, "Sister Yu is an honest person. She doesn't like to talk, but she is very nice. Everyone likes her and would take the initiative to greet her when they see her. Therefore, more than one person saw her today. Some people even met her three or four times, but they didn't find anything unusual about her."
Shen Lian fell into deep thought.
A living person was killed, and the body was eaten until only the bones were left. However, not even a drop of blood was spilled.
The deceased could very well be Sister Yu, but Sister Yu was still alive this morning. Now, she was nowhere to be found.
Strange!
After a while, Shen Lian held the Wind Chasing Sword tightly and said to Shen Wanquan, "Father, the Shen family is in danger. We can't wait any longer. We must leave the city tonight."
Shen Wanquan agreed, "There's no time to lose. Fan Li, inform everyone that we must leave immediately."
They originally planned to leave the Snow Ridge City early in the morning, but they encountered such a strange thing. Naturally, they could not sit still and wait for death.
"Yes, Master!"
Fan Li hurriedly ran out.
The Shen family suddenly became lively.
In order to avoid panic, Shen Wanquan announced to everyone that he was going to worship the ancestors. However, who would worship the ancestors in the middle of the night? Everyone was confused and puzzled. They could only bite the bullet and obey the order.
After nearly two hours of hustle and bustle, the Shen clansmen, servants, and odd-job workers finally set out in a grandiose manner.
Before leaving, Shen Lian wrote a letter and asked a servant to deliver it to the old Divine Constable's house.
The letter said that Bai Lifei should leave the Snow Ridge City immediately after seeing the letter and go to the Wei Yang Inn to find him.
"Big brother has seen many storms in his life, he will be fine … sigh, I hope so!"
Sun Yuanxiang was very confident in Bai Lifei. After leaving the city, he turned around and looked, his eyes filled with deep worry.
In the carriage, Shen Lian sat cross-legged.
There was a new change in the information on the interface:
Grandmaster Gu, Bronze Rank Two, special effect, Martial Moves Mountains and Rivers, Tempering Bones and Strengthening Organs
[Consume 12 points of bewilderment to evolve grandmaster Gu by one level. Do you want to evolve?]
"Oh Wang Fu Gui, you've made me rich for once."
"Evolve grandmaster Gu!"
Immediately, the interface flashed and the 13 points of bewilderment turned to 1 point.
Almost at the next moment, the grandmaster Gu shook intensely. The sun rose from the east and let out a dazzling radiance that surged and covered the grandmaster Gu's body.
The night was deep and darkness covered the land.
The carriage moved slowly. The road was bumpy and bumpy.
There were people holding lanterns around the carriage. More than ten lanterns lit up the area like it was daytime, but also made the distance seem even darker and eerie.
Unknowingly, it was midnight.
Shen Lian suddenly opened his eyes.
The grandmaster Gu that looked like a woodman shook its body and became slightly fatter. There was another shining bronze stripe on its chest. The three bronze stripes were side by side, like a dragon's claw. It was very cool.
Grandmaster Gu, Bronze Rank Three, special effect, Martial Moves Mountains and Rivers, Tempering Bones and Strengthening Organs, Eye-Catching and Refreshing
Evolution successful!
"Great!"
Shen Lian's brows showed some joy. He called out of the carriage window: "Cui Lan."
"I'm here."
Cui Lan was beside the carriage driver, in charge of holding the lantern to illuminate the road. Hearing Shen Lian's call, she opened the curtain and stuck her head in.
"Get someone to bring ten jars of medicinal wine."
"Okay …"
Cui Lan found a few odd-job workers and placed jars of medicinal wine into the carriage.
"Gugugu …" Shen Lian drank the medicinal wine with ease, replenishing his body's vitality.
A moment later, the carriage suddenly stopped.
"What happened?" Shen Lian opened the curtain and looked outside.
"I'll go ahead and ask." Cui Lan answered and ran away. Soon, she returned and said: "The journey was bumpy, Sixth Madam's fetus is affected. Old master said we can't go any further. Prepare to set up camp and continue tomorrow."
Shen Lian looked back. They were less than ten miles away from the city.
"Fine, Sixth Madam is pregnant for seven months, she can't endure such a long journey." Shen Lian put down the curtain and continued to drink the medicinal wine.
The carriage left the main road and entered the forest at the side. They started to set up tents and set up a bonfire, arranging for people to take turns to be on night duty.
Shen Lian did not get down. His carriage was very luxurious and had everything he wanted. It could be used as a bedroom.
Like this, when the green copper primeval essence in the grandmaster Gu's aperture occupied thirty percent of the space and stopped increasing, he stopped drinking and lay down to sleep.
After sleeping for a long time, he suddenly woke up and sat up, feeling somewhat irritated.
He picked up his wind chasing sword and got down from the carriage.
Tents were scattered in the forest and several bonfires were burning brightly. The servants on night duty were warming themselves in front of the bonfire.
It was quiet all around.
Shen Lian had a strange feeling in his heart. It felt like something was wrong, but he could not tell what it was.
He thought for a while and decided to patrol around.
"Sigh, this forest is a little strange. Why can't I even hear the sound of insects?" One of the servants yawned and mumbled.
Shen Lian heard this and stopped in his tracks.
Yes, the surroundings were too quiet!
It was as if all the animals were afraid of some mysterious existence and collectively lost their voices.
"Fan Li!"
Shen Lian suddenly shouted.
"I am …" Steward Fan Li poked his head out of a tent and rubbed his sleepy eyes.
"Oh, it's Master Lian. What orders do you have?"
Shen Lian said seriously, "Do a headcount as soon as possible. Quickly!"
Fan Li did not dare to delay and hurriedly took the roster and counted the people in each tent.
Soon, Shen Wanquan and the rest were all alarmed and came out one after another.
"Lian, what's wrong?" Shen Wanquan asked nervously.
Shen Lian sighed inexplicably, "I only hope that I am overthinking."
After a while, Fan Li reported, "There is one person missing. It is an odd-job worker, Zhong Laoqi."
"When was the last time he appeared?"
"He was still there when the tent was set up. After everyone went to sleep, someone saw him walk out of the tent and seemed to be going to pee. After that, he was never seen again."
Shen Lian snorted in his heart.