Jarvan IV then looked at Li Lin with a pleading look, "As for this matter, we can only trouble you, Li Lin."

"Okay...if we don't go too deep into the village."

Because Jarvan IV did not have all his subordinates die like in the original world line, even Barrett died in battle to save him. In the end, he was alone and was rescued by Shyvana who passed by when he was on the verge of death.

Although he also experienced setbacks, the degree of setbacks was different, which resulted in his personality not changing as much as in the original world line.

In other words, although Jarvan IV's personality has changed, the change is not as big as before, and he still sticks to his own ideas on some things.

Li Lin had no choice but to agree to Jarvan IV's request.

Otherwise, he might have to lead a team into the village to investigate personally.

In front of everyone's amazed eyes no matter how many times they saw it, the nano-material clothes on his body quickly transformed into the appearance of armor, which allowed him to better directly control the drone.

Li Lin first recalled three drones from outside the village, leaving only two outside to continue monitoring the situation of the "scarecrow". The four drones in the village broke open the doors and windows of each house and entered the houses to find out the situation.

The sun sets early in winter.

It was not even 7 o'clock yet, and the suburbs were already almost pitch dark.

The soldiers had quickly set up temporary tents, lit bonfires and torches, and took turns standing guard.

In the very center of the camp, Li Lin, Jarvan IV, Shyvana, Barrett, Alberk and several bodyguards sat around a campfire, staring intently at the images projected by Li Lin's armor and taken by the drone.

Nano drones have the ability to transform, so they are very efficient in inspecting each household.

In almost two hours, they had thoroughly checked two-thirds of the villagers' houses and found basically no useful clues.

However, based on the oil lamps on the candlesticks and the burning of firewood in the fireplace, they could roughly judge that the villagers disappeared late at night.

Night is dangerous for the people of Demacia, a country whose overall time period is close to the Middle Ages and is full of various magics and strange creatures.

This would fit in with the timing of Fiddlesticks's fear-mongering.

In addition, there were items that could be used for self-defense, such as a firewood axe, a kitchen knife, grass sticks, and an iron rake in the house where they were hiding, but it seemed that none of them could be used.

As Li Lin was exploring the village bit by bit, a guard standing guard outside trotted over to Jarvan IV and reported some of the situation:

"Your Highness, there is a caravan led by someone claiming to be a villager from Hengfeng Village. They have just returned from the port town of Viscasia and would like to inquire about what exactly happened here."

Jarvan IV's eyes lit up, "Oh? Please invite him in!"

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties and was wearing a deerskin coat, a felt hat, a small deerskin bag around his waist, and a thick beard was led to them by the guards.

His sight first stopped at Li Lin, who was wearing a strange "armor", and then he noticed Shyvana, whose skin color and appearance were quite strange. His gaze finally stopped at the blue and white projection image in front of them, and he couldn't help feeling horrified.

This, this is magic?!

"Ahem..." Jarvan IV deliberately cleared his throat to bring the man's attention back to reality.

"May the Winged Protector God bless you, Your Highness."

The middle-aged man crossed his hands in front of his chest, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, but he bowed to Jarvan IV very respectfully and did not dare to ask too many questions.

"May the Winged Protector protect you as well," he replied calmly. "Don't get me wrong, this isn't magic. It's Piltover's latest technology."

“I dare not…”

After Jarvan IV's explanation, the astonishment on the man's face eased a lot.

He took a deep breath and quickly introduced himself: "My name is Yin Xiduo, and I was born in Hengfeng Village. In recent months, I have been traveling to towns in the west to do business. I heard that there have been wars on the border recently, so I thought I would come back to see if I can help."

Yin Xiduo carefully raised his eyes to glance at Jarvan IV, the worry in his eyes undisguised. "Your Highness, may I ask, did Hengfeng Village encounter Noxians, or perhaps a dragon..."

"To be precise, neither of them is true." Jia En IV sighed and pointed at the image projected by Li Lin. "The villagers of Hengfeng Village have all 'disappeared'."

Upon hearing this, Yin Xiduo became excited: "What on earth is going on?!"

"This matter is a bit complicated..."

In the next five minutes, Jarvan IV quickly started talking about Andel, who had lost his wife and daughter, and told Yin Xido everything about what happened in Hengfeng Village, especially their speculation about the "devil".

But to their surprise, after Yin Xiduo heard the story about Andel, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

"If the person you met is Andel, whom I know...shouldn't he have a daughter?"

"What?!"

His words caused astonishment among everyone present.

Yin Xiduo was shocked by their reaction and immediately explained: "Andel's daughter died when she was seven years old, and that was three years ago..."