Li Lianhua led the fox spirit towards the Lotus Pavilion. Not far from home, they saw wisps of smoke rising from the pavilion and were immediately puzzled. What was going on?
Was Lianxin cooking at home? The thought immediately snapped him out of his daze. Impossible. Lianxin was much like him, only capable of cooking simple meals. Besides, she could count the number of times she'd cooked in the kitchen on one hand over the years.
"That's impossible!" Li Lianhua quickened her pace back with skepticism. As she entered Lianhua Tower and looked towards the kitchen, she immediately understood.
It turned out to be Fang Xiaobao.
"Li Lianhua, you're back!" Fang Duobing turned around and saw Li Lianhua. His eyes lit up as he looked at her.
Li Lianhua knew perfectly well that Fang Duobing must have come looking for him. It seemed she had no choice but to let this thief go. Although she thought this way, she still pretended to be nonchalant and asked him, "What are you doing here?"
Fang Duobing stepped forward and placed the freshly cooked dishes on the table. He then chuckled and said, "I came here after hearing about a case. I happened to see the Lotus Pavilion on the way, so I came over. Later, Madam Li asked me to come and cook, so here I am."
Fang Duobing didn't mention that he had come specifically to find her. He was almost in tears when they reached the Lotus Pavilion, which was noticed by Madam Li. Seeing his condition, she let him in to eat something. He had originally intended to borrow some silver from Li Lianhua in Yucheng.
Before he could even finish speaking, everyone had already left. He was too embarrassed to ask Sister Shishui for money; if word got back to his mother, Baichuan Academy would truly become a pigsty, and the people there would definitely use this incident to try and persuade him.
That's absolutely not going to work! He's aspiring to be a master detective, how could he be stumped by such a small difficulty?
"Madam Li, dinner is ready! Li Lianhua is back!" Fang Duobing called out as he walked up to the second floor. Li Lianxin, hearing the voice, gathered up her things and got up to go downstairs for dinner.
When I got downstairs and saw the food on the table, I sighed, "Indeed, bringing Fang Xiaobao back was a wise choice. Lianhua's cooking is awful, and mine is just so-so. But it's strange, isn't Fang Duobing the eldest young master of the Fang family?"
How can his cooking be so good? It couldn't be that the Fang family was starving him, nor could it be that Fang Xiaobao's parents dote on him like the apple of their eye. That's impossible.
"Lotus, it's time to eat. What are you standing for?" Li Lianxin sat down first, and the fox spirit immediately ran to sit at her feet, sticking out her tongue and looking at Li Lianxin expectantly.
"Hmm! This is definitely more than just delicious!" Li Lianhua thought to herself, 'What's so great about it? I can make it just as delicious once I'm cured of the poison!'
It seems the search for the Forget-Me-Not Flower needs to be brought forward.
The group finished their meal without exchanging many words. Afterward, Fang Duobing obediently tidied up all the things himself. When he came out, he only saw Li Lianhua and the fox spirit lying not far away.
Looking up to the second floor, one could see Li Lianxin's figure.
Li Lianhua sat leisurely in the rocking chair, facing the setting sun, looking as carefree as could be. She thought to herself that if someone hadn't taken her in, she wouldn't even be able to afford food right now.
Being a great hero is indeed not easy, but this is no challenge for my sickly side!
Thinking about the recent bizarre case at Park Chusan, and glancing at Li Lianhua sitting in the chair, a plan formed in his mind. He vividly remembered Li Lianhua's investigative genius and Madam Li's seemingly miraculous weapons back in Yucheng.
If he could bring both of them together, becoming a great hero would be just around the corner; what would be difficult about that?
Li Lianhua, who was rocking in his chair, seemed to sense someone watching him. He paused for a moment, then resumed his original posture. It was obvious without a doubt that it was Fang Xiaobao; that guy was probably thinking about solving the case.
He knew about the strange cases that had recently occurred in Pu Chushan, not to mention the master swordsman Fang who was always chasing after cases.
"Hey, Li Lianhua, I have something to show you." Fang Duobing stepped forward and patted Li Lianhua mysteriously, then carefully opened the box, covering it with both hands. Inside was an item with a skull symbol that looked very familiar, but he couldn't quite place it.
Seeing his stunned expression, Fang Duobing continued, "This is evidence that the government found on the headless corpse. Look, there's a skull and crossbones symbol on it, which is the symbol of the Fourteen Thieves of the Underworld."
"This is a tomb raider's identification card! I heard that the leader of the Fourteen Tomb Raiders of the Underworld disappeared ten years ago, and suddenly seven headless corpses appeared, carrying the treasures of King Fangji, and hanging from their hands—this is the tomb raider's identification card! Do you think they really are the Fourteen Tomb Raiders of the Underworld? And also, I heard that this matter is somewhat related to the legendary First-Class Tomb."
Fang Duobing kept babbling, and Li Lianhua listened without saying a word. He had already found out about these things. He was determined to go to the First-Class Tomb. Adding Fang Xiaobao was fine too, as long as he kept a close eye on him and didn't let him get close to Lianxin.
After speaking, Fang Duobing looked at Li Lianhua nervously, afraid that he would say something that would scare him to death. Li Lianhua said, "Hero Fang, what do you mean by that? Don't beat around the bush, just say it."
'There's hope!'
Seeing Li Lianhua's words, Fang Duobing roughly understood the situation. If she really didn't want to be with him, she could just say so. Although their time together hadn't been long, he had already realized that Li Lianhua was capable of directly refusing him.
"Investigating a case! You must have heard about it. Are you interested in going?"
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