C87 Investigation (III)

Xuanyuan Zhan and Feng Yu were helpless to save the people in this village. Clearly, someone was causing trouble behind their backs, and said that they had offended some kind of demon or god, which was extremely laughable. Feng Yu glanced at Xuanyuan Zhan for a moment, and then, Xuanyuan Zhan received the gaze of Feng Yu. Xuanyuan Zhan turned around and looked at this group of ignorant villagers, not knowing how to explain things to them. They deeply believed in the legends of the ghosts and gods, even if he told them it would be a waste of his breath.

Seeing the woman kneeling on the ground and praying for the heavens' blessing in fear, Xuanyuan Zhan continuously kowtowed as he muttered some words of prayer.

There's no need for us to investigate any further. Madam and I have just arrived, so we don't know what are the fun things in your village. Xuanyuan Zhan found an excuse to speak the village head's words sincerely, Feng Yu looked at the village head with longing eyes.

The village chief looked at Feng Yu's pleading eyes and looked at the two of them. Although the man looked dignified, she shouldn't have done something that would anger the gods. They had promised not to pursue this matter anymore. The village chief then nodded his head in agreement. Then he lowered his head, placed his hands behind his back, and walked away, deep in thought.

When they heard that Xuanyuan Zhan and Feng Yu had agreed not to investigate anymore, they were at ease. Most of the people who were kneeling on the ground also stood up and went back home, while a few were cowardly enough to kneel on the ground.

Xuanyuan Zhan and Feng Yu returned to the tavern to discuss how to deal with the villagers. They were too stupid, obstructing the progress of the investigation, and the Emperor was deliberately making things difficult for Xuanyuan Zhan.

"What should we do next? They are deliberately making things difficult for us." Lei Yushandian and the other two were anxious to the brim, the days given by the Emperor were limited. Seeing that Han Yan and Xuanyuan Zhan were alright, Lei Yushandian became even more anxious. With things having reached this point, the Prince still had the mood to drink his tea. He was still able to sit and stabilize the Prince's state of mind. He was truly magnanimous.

"No rush, sit down and rest for a moment." Feng Yu said calmly while looking at the restless Lei Yushandian sipping her tea.

"How can we not be anxious? The village chief is no longer prepared for us to investigate. The prince has already promised the village chief that he will meet the deadline given by the emperor. How can we not be anxious?" Lei Yu looked at Xuanyuan Zhan and Feng Yu, who weren't in a hurry at all, and said.

"I've already thought of a way. Don't panic. "The village chief actually doesn't allow us to investigate. We can't openly, but we can secretly …" Xuanyuan Zhan knew that Lei Yushandian also anxiously placed down the cup in his hand, and said with a straight face.

If he had known earlier, Xuanyuan Zhan would have thought of a method, so there was no need to worry like this. He recalled that Feng Yu seemed to have warned him before, but unfortunately, she was not able to understand what Feng Yu meant.

"Then we'll go now, Your Highness." Lei Yu said anxiously.

"There's no need for that. If we go now, we'll attract more attention and alert the enemy. Furthermore, it's not appropriate to just agree to the Village Head's request. You guys will need some equipment as well." Feng Yu looked at Lei Yushandian's clothes with a sharp gaze. With one look, one could tell that it wasn't an ordinary commoner who was carrying a sword with him, but a person who saw this kind of person would be afraid.

With a thought, Feng Yu told Lei Yushandian to prepare some of the farmer's clothing. Lei Yushandian did not understand what Feng Yu wanted to do, and obediently went forward to prepare everything Feng Yu wanted. Looking at the thing in front of them, they had no choice but to admire Lei Yushandian's ability to handle things. In just half an incense's time, they had already prepared all the things in front of them.

Feng Yu nodded her head to show that she was satisfied with the result. She gave Lei Yushandian a look to indicate that they should wear their clothes. When Lei Yushandian saw Feng Yu's resolute expression, he had no choice but to do as he said. After dressing everything up, he stood in front of Xuanyuan Zhan and Feng Yu.

Feng Yu probed a bit before saying, "That's more like it. I miss the people here." Feng Yu used her fingers to stroke her chin and sized Lei Yushandian up.

Lei Yushandian looked at Xuanyuan Zhan with a begging gaze. Xuanyuan Zhan found it funny seeing Lei Yushandian like this, and rejected Lei Yushandian with a look of helplessness.

"We must be cautious and not rashly alert the enemy." Xuanyuan Zhan said with certainty. Lei Yushandian then hurriedly left.

The matter of the investigation was entirely up to Lei Yushandian, and Feng Yu had nothing better to do, so she prepared to pass the time by doing something. Right at the moment Feng Yu picked up his bag, an item fell out. Feng Yu bent down to pick it up and took a look. It was the book that the old grandpa had given him. Feng Yu had already planned to spend some time to open the book. It seemed that with just a glance, Feng Yu had come to a realization.

The origin of the golden leaf was clearly stated in the book. The three golden leaves were originally from an old senior from the Murong Family, and when this old senior saw that someone was abducting women and children, he was not used to seeing people abducting and selling women and children, so he decided to save them. This led to a disaster, and his actions angered some officials, causing them to send troops to kill him.

Under the woman's care, Senior Murong quickly recovered from his injuries. Before leaving, he gave the woman three golden leaves in order to express his gratitude, saying that if she were to encounter any trouble in the future, she could use these three golden leaves to go to the Murong Mansion and ask for help. He even told the woman that a golden leaf represented a wish.

It was no wonder why Feng Yu seemed to have seen this golden leaf somewhere before. So these three golden leaves had some sort of history, Feng Yu could not understand how these three golden leaves could be in the hands of a vicious woman like Ling Wei. She must have used some vicious method to snatch them from the hands of a bystander. Now that she had these three golden leaves in his hands, she would treat it as if she was keeping them for herself.

At first, Feng Yu thought that she was mistaken when she saw the empty space outside. Feng Yu saw a few footprints on the ground, and she squatted down to touch the mud on the ground with her hands. There was even water on the soil, so how could there be dirt in front of her room in this inn? It was obvious that someone was walking past here and it wasn't her imagination that made him see things.

Feng Yu looked at the three golden leaves in her hand and wondered if they had anything to do with the golden leaves. Whether they had anything to do with each other or not, Feng Yu decided to keep the leaves safe. Feng Yu returned to her room and wrapped the leaves in a silk cloth and placed them in her bag.

The next day, Lei Yushandian returned. The two of them went out for an entire night without any rest, and Feng Yu could not bear to see Lei Yushandian work so hard.

"Lei Yushandian, you two go up and rest after eating breakfast. Leave the rest to the Duke and me." Feng Yu said as she ate.

Lei Yushandian was indeed a little uncomfortable, but how could he let the Duke and Wang Yan be in danger?

"From now on, the two of you will be in charge of the night. Your highness and I will go during the day. This way, we can take care of each other and also change shifts, so everyone is not so tired." Feng Yu knew that Lei Yushandian wouldn't agree, and she explained everything to them.

After Xuanyuan Zhan and Feng Yu finished their breakfast, they dressed up and went out the door. Xuanyuan Zhan and Feng Yu had originally planned to go to some poor families to find out if there were any results, but last night, Lei Yushandian also did not manage to find anything either.

Xuanyuan Zhan carried Feng Yu and walked on the main street. On the main street, there were not many people in many villages.

Xuanyuan Zhan had not even taken a few steps when he sensed that someone was following behind him. Originally, he had not planned to tell Feng Yu about it, as he was worried that Feng Yu would be afraid. However, Feng Yu, who was slow to notice, also realized that someone was following Xuanyuan Zhan and himself. Feng Yu had planned to speak to Xuanyuan Zhan first.

Before Feng Yu could open her mouth, Xuanyuan Zhan hugged Feng Yu and said, "Be good, don't look back." Feng Yu thought to herself as she looked at Xuanyuan Zhan: This guy actually knows that there's someone following him and didn't tell me.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Feng Yu, who was tightly hugged by Xuanyuan Zhan, could not move at all. He rolled his eyes as he spoke while holding Xuanyuan Zhan's waist with one hand.

Xuanyuan Zhan felt pain, but he could only pretend that there was nothing to be said. "Woman, you aren't obedient, when will you be able to listen to me?" Xuanyuan Zhan was helpless to say that he liked him.

"Be good and listen to you, is that possible?" Feng Yu said while glaring at Xuanyuan Zhan. Feng Yu also knew that now was not the time to be in a bad mood with Xuanyuan Zhan. After all, there were still people of unknown origins following behind them.

Feng Yu thought back to the black shadow that had flashed past her room last night. Feng Yu then linked the two of them together.