Xiao Ruyu felt a little sleepy and leaned on his shoulder, falling asleep.

Realizing that Eleven had put her down, she subconsciously reached out and grabbed his sleeve.

【Eleven, where are you going? 】

Eleven's figure shook and stroked her hand down.

"Princess, please rest as soon as possible. Eleven will sleep outside."

After Eleven left, Xiao Ruyu became a little more awake, but tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

She opened her eyes and looked around the empty room.

Ever since she came back today, she noticed that something was wrong with Eleven.

Xiao Ruyu tiptoed out of bed and lit the candle on the bedside.

There stood a dark shadow at the door, standing in the pitch-black night.

She walked over quietly and opened the door a crack.

As expected, it was Eleven guarding the door.

He leaned against the door frame, closed his eyes and took a nap, with his arms across his chest, and his whole body exuded a cold aura.

【Eleven, why don’t you come in. 】

Xiao Ruyu recited softly, thinking that it was a very small sound, but it woke him up.

Eleven rubbed his eyes and carried her back into the house.

"Princess, don't run out again. Eleven will be guarding outside."

Xiao Ruyu looked at him in confusion and once again grabbed his sleeve as he was about to leave.

There was a mist in her eyes and she looked at him pitifully.

[Eleven, do you dislike me anymore? Why are you so distant to me today? ]

Seeing her like this, Eleven became visibly panicked and stretched out his sleeve to wipe away her tears.

Xiao Ruyu's tears poured down like a dam breaking, and soon wet one of his cuffs.

"No, Eleven didn't."

Eleven pursed his lips tightly, and after a moment he finally opened his mouth to explain.

"Today, Princess rushed into the fire regardless of the danger. Have you ever thought about what would happen?"

"What should the Emperor do? What should the Empress do?"

"Eleven is about to..."

He paused and pulled his sleeves back, somewhat reluctant to continue.

Xiao Ruyu finally understood that he was angry with her about what happened during the day.

"Silly Eleven."

Eleven heard this and looked down at her.

Xiao Ruyu looked into his eyes seriously, her eyes sparkling.

[Of course I considered the danger before rushing in. Also, did you forget one thing? If I can't get out, I can just go into the space to hide.]

Eleven touched his nose and it seemed to be true.

Xiao Ruyu put her little hand in his palm and burst into laughter.

[I promise I won't do this again next time, okay? ]

Amused by her funny appearance, Eleven carefully wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Okay, don't cry, Princess. It's Eleven's fault."

Eleven rubbed her furry head and held her in his arms.

Seeing that he was no longer angry, Xiao Ruyu also felt sleepy.

…

The next day, Xiao Ruyu stretched out his head and looked at Eleven who was sleeping soundly beside him.

She stretched out her little hand to touch his tall nose, and the next second, Eleven opened his eyes.

"The princess woke up a little earlier than usual."

Xiao Ruyu withdrew his hand guiltily and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

【Last night I was wondering why the fire burned so fast. There must be something strange going on.】

She got up from the bed and paced back and forth, thinking.

[I vaguely remember yesterday that there seemed to be a kind of fire-burning technique that could cause a large area of ​​flame in a short period of time.]

[But I was so exhausted last night that I fell asleep while thinking. ]

Xiao Ruyu scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

[It just so happens that you stay here and I will go to Yaowang Valley to check. ]

Eleven nods.

"Princess, just go ahead and relax."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ruyu flashed into the space.

Ever since her cultivation level increased significantly last time, she suddenly discovered that she could enter the library in Medicine King Valley.

It’s just a pity that, for some reason, only one-third of the library is open.

It wasn't a big problem, Xiao Ruyu went straight to the library.

“I remember there should be records.”

Xiao Ruyu murmured as he flipped through the books one by one.

After she finished reading through the only one-third of the library that was open to the public, she hung her head in frustration.

She overestimated this part of the opening and did not record even a single word.

Helpless, Xiao Ruyu could only get out.

When Eleven saw her coming out, he hung his head and hurried to meet her.

"Princess, have you found anything?"

Seeing her shaking her head, Eleven's eyes flashed with disappointment, but he still spoke to comfort her.

"It's okay. Imperial Doctor Yang has just sent someone to invite the princess over, saying that they have made an important discovery."

[Really? Let’s go quickly then. ]

The hope that had been extinguished was rekindled. Xiao Ruyu immediately took Eleven's hand and rushed to Doctor Yang's room.

When the two arrived, they saw that the Governor of Jiangnan had already entered the room.

Xiao Ruyu threw herself into Doctor Yang's arms and asked in her heart.

[Master, we have some important clues.]

Doctor Yang nodded and took out the stone.

The Governor of Jiangnan looked at the strange stone in confusion and expressed his curiosity.

"What is this? Could this be the clue that Lord Yang mentioned?"

Doctor Yang nodded slightly and took out a city chronicle from his bosom.

"I was looking through the city records until late yesterday, and finally found a clue a few years ago."

Xiao Ruyu pricked up her ears and listened carefully.

"According to the city records, in the 176th year of Xuan Kingdom, which is two years ago, a cult suddenly appeared in the city."

"They not only brainwashed the people and made them join their organization, but also made them work for them."

"In the past six months, this cult has become increasingly rampant, and the number of its members has reached an unprecedented level."

When the Governor of Jiangnan heard him talk about this, he seemed to remember something.

"This evil cult... I seem to have some impression of it as well."

"But they usually do not operate in the open, and have not committed murder or arson, so the officers and soldiers have no idea where to start their pursuit."

Doctor Yang closed Cheng Zhi and snorted coldly.

"Never done it? I'm afraid you've never conducted a thorough investigation."

Seeing his tone change suddenly, the Governor of Jiangnan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"This... I wonder where Lord Yang got this from?"

Doctor Yang grabbed the stone in his hand and threw it to him, then opened the city records.

Xiao Ruyu also took the opportunity to move forward, and as he looked, he discovered something was wrong.

The mark on the stone is exactly the iconic symbol of the cult!

"This is the arson case in the city yesterday. Yu'er took the risk to bring it out. Take a look for yourself."

"The tea vendor's tea is problematic, and the official's illness is most likely caused by him."

The Governor of Jiangnan took a deep breath and his hands holding the stone trembled slightly.

"Master Yang is saying that the tea vendor is probably a member of a cult?"

Seeing Doctor Yang nod slightly, a surge of anger rose in his chest.

Unexpectedly, the evil cult has already extended its hand to the government, and he is totally unaware of it!

[This cult is really good at hiding. They have been doing things for two or three years without being caught by the soldiers.]

[I don't know whether it was a perfect operation or the officers and soldiers were incompetent. ]

Xiao Ruyu was just thinking about this when he heard the angry voice of the Governor of Jiangnan.

"Come here, post notices in the city immediately and catch all the cultists!"