The old man, far from being angry upon hearing this, withdrew his hand, touched his nose, and said, "You're quite clever, kid, to have seen through my disguise so easily."
Lu Cijian's lips twitched.
Is this person faking it?
The old man ignored Lu Cijian's thoughts and said to himself, "I, this old man, have no ill intentions."
If it weren't for the pastries that girl gave me, I wouldn't have bothered with such things. Now that today is over, I can finally relax.
Lu Cijian frowned, looking at the person slumped on the ground, "What exactly do you want to do?"
From the moment the old man appeared, he felt like he was being led around.
This feeling is even stronger now.
Just then, I heard another scream from the side of the wall, followed by a loud thud as something heavy fell to the ground.
Lu Cijian was about to leave when he heard the old man say, "No need to go over there. He's just someone who deserves to die anyway."
That kind girl too.
Lu Cijian stopped abruptly, his hands hanging at his sides tightening unconsciously. "What do you mean by that?"
The old man simply got up from the ground, brushed the dust off his tattered clothes, smiled, and said, "The literal meaning."
That girl was someone who should have died, but for various reasons she ended up here.
Since I don't belong here, I'll have to leave sooner or later.
Lu Cijian merely frowned, pointed the sharp dagger in his hand directly at him, and said coldly, "If you dare to spout nonsense again, I will definitely kill you right here."
The old man, however, showed no fear despite the dagger at his neck; his smile deepened. "Young man, don't be so impulsive."
Whether what I said is true or false, you'll find out later. I, Ling Xu, never lie.
However, if you don't help that girl now, she might be in danger.
Lu Cijian's gaze sharpened, and he immediately realized something. He quickly withdrew his hand and ran towards the exit of the passage.
The old man watched Lu Cijian's retreating figure and sighed deeply, "In the end, he said it. I wonder what fate will bring."
Jiang Yimian had just passed through the narrow passage when she heard another scream, followed by a loud thud as a heavy object fell to the ground.
She quickly sped up and ran towards the wide passage.
Upon entering, one sees a slightly narrow cave with several half-person-high stones in the center, and beneath one of the boulders lies a mangled, half-eaten corpse.
Judging from the pattern of the clothes, it is indeed Xue Lingyu.
Jiang Yimian was somewhat surprised, standing in the passage looking at the strange things in the cave, but she didn't dare to go in rashly.
She carefully examined the situation inside the cave.
Apart from the three giant rocks that occupied most of the space, all that could be seen was a huge hole in the top center of the cave, from which the rocks must have fallen out.
Xue Lingyu probably accidentally stepped on a mechanism inside the cave, but she didn't expect that a huge rock would fall from above.
Jiang Yimian picked up a stone from the ground and threw it into the cave, but nothing changed inside.
She breathed a sigh of relief and carefully entered the cave.
The cave in front of us was no different from other caves, but there were several tire tracks on the ground.
She speculated that someone must have pushed the body into the cave, leaving behind tire tracks.
Therefore, the area outside this cave must be somewhere in Likun Prefecture.
Thinking about it, she was only happy and was about to go back and tell Lu Cijian that she had found the exit.
But then Lu Cijian rushed in from outside the passage, his eyes full of worry. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her standing there safe and sound.
Jiang Yimian simply smiled and said, "The way out of this cave should lead to somewhere in Likun's mansion."
Lu Cijian nodded, his gaze falling on the several boulders, and he paused for a moment.
It seems they were about to enter this cave.
Jiang Yimian looked at the man who had been smashed to pieces by the stone and said with relief, "If we had chosen to go this way just now, we would probably have ended up like Xue Lingyu."
In a way, that old man saved us.
Let's take him with us.
Lu Cijian suddenly realized something, and the feeling that he had been being led by someone vanished instantly.
He paused for a moment before nodding.
However, when the two returned to the cave, the people there had vanished.
If it weren't for the charred rat and the wisps of black smoke still rising from the burning fire, reminding them of what had just happened...
The two of them thought that the old man with gray hair they had just seen was just their imagination.
Lu Cijian carefully examined the situation inside the cave, and after a while said, "There should be some mechanisms in this cave. That person is very familiar with this place."
Jiang Yimian simply nodded. "It seems that's the case. Since he's gone, let's just leave it at that. It shouldn't have anything to do with Li Kunge's matter."
After all, it was impossible for someone from the Jin Dynasty to get involved in Li Kunge's abuse and murder of children.
Lu Cijian was somewhat absent-minded at this moment, staring at the still smoking fire, his mind filled with the old man's words.
"He was just a man who deserved to die, and so was that kind girl."
What does it mean to be someone who should have died?
Xue Lingyu was a man who deserved to die. Even though he escaped from the Great Jin to Tuyuhun, he was still crushed to death by that boulder today.
What about Mianmian? Will she be alright?
What exactly did the old man mean by that?
Seeing that the old man was no longer in the cave, Jiang Yimian said, "Let's go first. We'll leave everything here for Aguzan and the others to handle."
With that, she walked directly out of the cave.
Turning around, she saw Lu Cijian still standing in the same spot, staring intently at the fire, as if he were struggling with some problem, his brows furrowed tightly.
Jiang Yimian found it amusing and teased, "What, Lord Lu, are you reluctant to part with that old man? If so, then I'll just go alone."
Lu Cijian snapped out of his daze upon hearing this, forced a smile, and walked towards Jiang Yimian, saying absentmindedly, "Let's go."
Jiang Yimian sensed something was wrong and reached out to grab the young man's hand. She wanted to ask him what had happened, but the hand she was holding was chillingly cold.
She frowned at the person in front of her and asked seriously, "What happened while I was away?"
Ah Jian has always been good at hiding her emotions, and she would never panic or become absent-minded over trivial matters.
The last time the other party showed such an expression was when they first arrived in Weizhou.
So what was the reason this time?
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