When the two of them reached the door of the room, the plot NPC butler appeared. Seeing them, he came forward and clasped his fists, "Have you two brothers accepted the list?"
"That's right." Gu Nianchen nodded.
"What list did you two accept?" asked the butler.
"I'm solving the case." Gu Nianchen said.
"I'm treating illnesses." Bai Luoyu also answered.
This was arranged by Gu Nianchen, because he had 218 elixirs for curing diseases. In this world, even a terminally ill person could be brought back to life, so this would ensure that Bai Luoyu completed the task first.
"Okay, then young man, please come in with me?" The butler said to Bai Luoyu, then bowed and made a gesture of invitation to Bai Luoyu.
Bai Luoyu was a little hesitant. He didn't know how to treat illnesses and didn't know how to complete this task. He looked up at Gu Nianchen.
"The two of us together." Gu Nianchen did not loosen his arm around Bai Luoyu and said in an unquestionable tone.
The butler's program seemed to pause for a moment, then he said, "Please come in."
Gu Nianchen didn’t care whether the housekeeper hired one person or two. As long as no one stopped him, there would be no problem.
Bai Luoyu also breathed a sigh of relief at this time and followed Gu Nianchen in.
When he entered the room, there was an old doctor with a white beard sitting beside the city lord's bed, taking his pulse, shaking his head as he did so.
The housekeeper made a gesture to silence the two of them and waited for the doctor's diagnosis.
Gu Nianchen and Bai Luoyu just stood aside and watched without saying a word. Gu Nianchen used his mind to check the city lord's body. It was not a symptom of a fight, but rather a backlash of internal energy, or some evil skill he had practiced.
However, Gu Nianchen, who was entering this kind of space for the first time, decided to wait and see. He wanted to experience this space as much as possible before preparing for the tree hole space later.
Bai Luoyu didn't know what to do, so he could only listen to the NPC and wait here.
Not long after, the doctor spoke up, "The city lord's lungs were injured by the thieves. Now he needs to go to the back mountain to collect blood-drinking grass, spiritual fairy root, and bitter banana leaves to boil and drink."
"Thank you for your hard work, doctor. Please come this way." The housekeeper came forward, gave the doctor the consultation fee, and then sent the doctor out.
Gu Nianchen frowned slightly. This was different from what he had thought. He had thought that no matter what means were used, as long as the city lord could be cured, it would be fine. But now it seems that he must follow this branch line to complete the plot mission.
Not long after, the housekeeper returned with the doctor's prescription in his hand. "Young man, this prescription is now in your hands. Find the herbs and boil them into a decoction. The City Lord's Mansion will reward you with silver."
"Okay, thank you." Bai Luoyu took the prescription and took a look at it. He had never heard of any of those herbs, but this was an important prop for his mission, so he kept it in his arms first.
"Young man, please follow me to the crime scene and see if we can get any useful information." The butler turned to Gu Nianchen and said.
"Okay, thank you." Gu Nianchen and Bai Luoyu followed the butler out.
The butler led them to a door and stopped. "Inside is the crime scene. Please come in, young man. I have something else to do, so I'll leave you later."
Before Gu Nianchen could say anything, the housekeeper had already turned and left. Gu Nianchen touched his nose and wondered why this NPC treated him differently.
Bai Luoyu took on the task of being a miracle doctor. The doctor would prescribe the medicine, and all he had to do was find the herbs and boil the medicine.
As a leader, I don't care about anything.
No matter how much you think about it, the task still needs to be completed.
Gu Nianchen pushed open the door, and just as he opened the gap, he could already smell the strong smell of blood inside.
Bai Luoyu also smelled the smell behind Gu Nianchen and couldn't help but frowned: "Is someone dead?"
"Well, are you scared? If you are, wait for me here."
Gu Nianchen turned to look at Bai Luoyu, whose face was already pale, but he still shook his head firmly:
"I'd better go in with you. I'm more scared outside by myself."
"Okay, don't be afraid, I'm here." Gu Nianchen pushed the door open and walked in.
Inside was a woman's room. Gu Nianchen thought of the conversation he had heard before and thought that this should be the room of the city lord's wife.
There was no mess in the room, which meant there were no signs of a struggle.
No bloodstains were found in the outer hall, so Gu Nianchen walked towards the bedroom inside, and Bai Luoyu followed behind him, looking around carefully.
The bedroom and the outer hall are separated by a screen, and the closer you get to them, the thicker the blood energy becomes.
Gu Nianchen walked around the screen and saw the scene inside. He reached out to stop Bai Luoyu: "Wait for me here, don't go in."
The city lord's wife was seen lying on her back on the bed, her clothes in disarray, her stomach almost hollowed out, with her intestines and internal organs all over the bed. The scene was so bloody that even Gu Nianchen felt his stomach churning.
Although Bai Luoyu didn't understand why, he was obedient and just stood there.
You can tell from the pungent smell of blood that it is definitely not a good scene, so it’s better not to watch it.
Gu Nianchen walked forward slowly and looked around to see if there was any useful information.
After searching around, I didn't find any clues. However, the way the city lord's wife died was inconsistent with the previous chat information, which said that she was a flower thief.
However, although the city lord's wife's clothes were in disarray, it was only because she was wearing thin clothes for sleeping. Her upper body was mostly exposed because her stomach was hollowed out, but her lower body was intact.
Moreover, if it was a flower thief, even if his behavior was somewhat perverted, it would be rare for him to rape and then kill, not to mention that it happened in the city lord's mansion.
What kind of lawless rapist must he be to dare to do such a thing.
Seeing that there were no clues, Gu Nianchen used his sword to investigate the body of the city lord's wife. This time, he indeed discovered the problem.
The cause of death of the city lord's wife was that her abdomen was cut open, and it was done before she died. Moreover, the city lord's wife is still intact today, which is really strange.
The more he investigated, the more his brows furrowed and his expression became increasingly gloomy.
Turned around and walked out.
Bai Luoyu saw Gu Nianchen coming out so quickly, so he asked:
"Have you found any clues?"
"Let's go and collect the herbs for your mission and complete it."
Gu Nianchen put his arm around Bai Luoyu's shoulders and walked out of the room.
On the way out, they didn't encounter any NPCs or find any other clues, so they went straight to the back mountain.
Bai Luoyu took out the prescription in his arms. On it were the names and patterns of the required medicinal herbs. Although neither of them had heard of or seen them, it shouldn't be difficult to compare them with the patterns.
"Did everyone enter the tree hole at the same time?" Gu Nianchen suddenly remembered a key point. He didn't know whether they came in at the same time. If there was a time difference, he had to pay more attention.
"The low-level spaces are the same, and I don't know about the high-level spaces either."
"Well, that's good. Let's go."
The two of them had already reached the foot of the back mountain and were ready to start looking for medicinal herbs.
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