Chapter 468: Outrageous, but close to the truth
Sui Sui jumped onto the pile of firewood with a whoosh.
When the torch met the pine oil, it quickly caught fire.
The fire on the pile of firewood was raging, and the fire soon engulfed Sui Sui's figure.
It sounds slow, but in fact it was only one or two seconds, so fast that Xie Yingmian couldn't react.
"Sui Sui!" Xie Yingmian was startled.
"Danger, come out quickly."
The fire burned away the surrounding air, and a vacuum state was briefly formed around the firewood pile.
In this state, Xie Yingmian could not hear Sui Sui's voice, and Sui Sui could not hear Xie Yingmian's voice.
The fire grew bigger and bigger, and with the help of pine oil, the flames spread over a wider range.
Xie Yingmian and others could not get within five meters of the firewood pile.
Suisui was late in coming out, and Xie Yingmian was visibly getting anxious.
Yu Lingye pulled Xie Yingmian's hand tightly: "Yingmian, calm down."
"Sui Sui is a bionic man and is not afraid of fire."
"You know this better than I do. Don't be impulsive, don't worry, trust Sui Sui."
Xie Yingmian knew all this, but was still extremely worried.
About two minutes passed.
Suisui grabbed the weasel's body with one hand and its head with the other, and jumped out of the circle of fire in a few seconds.
It skipped and jumped to Xie Yingmian.
"Sister."
"It was it. I sensed a faint scent from it. Perhaps because it was an animal, the scent was very weak. Its body was also separated. It took me a while to find it."
Sui Sui placed the weasel on the ground.
Xie Yingmian carefully examined Sui Sui.
Sui Sui was covered in dirt, but his body was unharmed.
Only then did Xie Yingmian feel relieved.
She looked at the weasel on the ground.
Unlike the weasels seen that night, this weasel looked very old.
His teeth had fallen out, his hair was no longer shiny, and he looked extremely old overall, about ten years old.
A ten-year-old weasel is equivalent to about ninety years old in human terms.
Sui Sui said, "Meibao, do you think it's possible that Mom has possessed this weasel for some special reason, and that this weasel is leading a group of weasels and a gravekeeper to guard that grave?"
"If the weasel's soul is the mother's, then what the Golden Mask experienced is normal."
Xie Yingmian frowned.
Although Sui Sui's words were a bit outrageous, they were close to the truth.
Yu Lingye said to Fu Mo, "Go investigate the gravekeeper."
Fu Mo was very quick and got the news in less than an hour.
Fu Mo said, "Reply to the prince and princess."
"The identity of the gravekeeper has been discovered. It's quite easy to find out."
"He was originally a hunter from a nearby village."
"The hunter goes into the mountains to hunt all year round. He has good hunting skills and his family is hardworking. They are relatively well-off and are considered one of the better-off families in the village. However, he is a bit of a drinker."
"One time he hunted a pregnant tigress that was out foraging. He killed both the tiger and her cub. He became a tiger-killing hero and was praised by the town. He was extremely famous and people invited him to drink everywhere. He loved wine, so he didn't refuse and went whenever someone invited him."
"One night, while a hunter was drinking with others, a male tiger came down from the mountain to seek revenge and ate the hunter's parents, wife, and children."
"When the hunter returned and saw the broken arms and limbs scattered throughout the yard, he went mad. He grabbed his hunting tools and went into the mountains to hunt tigers. He disappeared for three months."
"When everyone thought the hunter was dead, he came back alive with one leg missing."
"The hunter stopped hunting and drinking. He hid during the day and came out at night, his movements strange and mysterious."
"One villager, returning home late at night, ran into a group of yellow-skinned people breaking into a hunter's home, and the hunter was talking to the yellow-skinned people."
"Soon, the villagers spread the news that he had actually died long ago and his body was possessed by a spirit."
"The villagers were afraid of him and thought he was unlucky."
"Everyone in the village was in a state of panic. Anything bad that happened was blamed on him. The villagers became increasingly frightened. The village chief had no choice but to hire a Taoist priest for a high price to exorcise the evil spirit. The hunter then came forward and said that he had been seriously injured in a fight with a male tiger and was rescued by Wong Tai Sin. He had converted to Taoism and was not an evil spirit."
Fu Mo pinched his chin and said, "When the villagers talked about this, their faces were full of awe."
"They said they saw the weasel speak with their own eyes."
"Not only were the villagers frightened, but the Taoist priest was also shocked. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the hunter moved to the mountains and no one saw him again."
After listening to this, Yu Lingye said to Xie Yingmian, "It seems that Sui Sui's speculation is correct."
"The gravekeeper was saved by the weasel and works for the weasel."
Xie Yingmian: "That's a bit outrageous."
Sui Sui: “That’s outrageous.”
Who would have thought that the gravekeeper was not the person they were looking for, but the old, toothless weasel.
Unfortunately, the weasel is dead and the clue ends here.
Sui Sui and Xie Yingmian sighed together.
Yu Lingye said, "Whether they are gravekeepers or weasels, their common goal is to guard that grave. More specifically, the Netherworld Data Lotus within the grave."
"As long as the Netherworld Data Lotus is still there, the clue is not lost."
Sui Sui and Xie Yingmian looked at each other.
Yu Lingye was right, as long as the Netherworld Data Lotus was there, the clues were there.
The fire is getting smaller and smaller.
After the fire was extinguished, Xie Yingmian had the remains of the gravekeeper and the weasel buried next to the grave of the gravekeeper's family, and lit three incense sticks for them respectively.
Prince Ling's Mansion.
As soon as Xie Yingmian came back, Fu Feng came to greet her.
"Princess, thank you for coming. He has been waiting for a long time. I have tried to persuade him many times, but he refused to go back and insisted on seeing you."
Xie Yingmian frowned slightly: "Xie Tao?"
Fu Feng: "Yes."
"What is he here for?" Xie Yingmian didn't want to see the Xie family.
After she took back the dowry that belonged to the original owner, she almost broke off all ties with the Xie family.
If Xie Tao was a smart man, he should keep his distance from her.
Fu Feng said, "Lord Xie didn't say anything, he just wanted to see you. Do you want to see him?"
Xie Yingmian decided to meet.
It was a good opportunity to completely sever her relationship with the Xie family.
Sui Sui has no interest in the Xie family, so it goes to study the Netherworld Data Lotus.
Yu Lingye didn't want to see Xie Tao, so he went back to his study to review the memorial regarding the fiefdom.
Xie Yingmian went to meet Xie Tao alone.
Although the weather was hot, Xie Tao wrapped himself up tightly, especially around his neck, where he even wore a thick layer of gauze.
After seeing Xie Yingmian, Xie Tao had a complicated expression and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xie Yingmian had no patience for small talk: "What business does Lord Xie have with you?"
Xie Tao said: "I... just wanted to come and see you."
Xie Yingmian chuckled: "Does Lord Xie believe this?"
"Since Lord Xie doesn't want to talk, then go back first. I'm very busy and don't have time to play dumb with Lord Xie. Fu Feng, show him out."
Xie Tao said: "Don't..."
"I came to see you, yes... yes..."
Xie Tao was unable to speak.
He looked around: "Yingmian, can you please let the others leave first?"
"I don't mean any harm, I just... I just have something I want to tell you alone."
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