This realization sent a chill down Tang Nian's spine.
Sure enough, they found the right place.
"What's wrong?"
Lou Mu walked calmly to Tang Nian's side.
Tang Nian shook her head and said softly, "Have you drawn all the acupuncture techniques?"
Lou Mu nodded.
Tang Nian was finally relieved.
With the testimony of the military doctor, the two men were cleared of suspicion, but Lin Zhenming still had questions to ask.
"May I ask you two why you have come here so late at night?"
"Speaking of which, the security in this city is really bad; there's even a petty thief in the inn. That's why we chased after him to catch him, and we never expected to encounter this situation."
Tang Nian stared wide-eyed, spouting lies with a straight face.
Lin Zhenming knew that Tang Nian was lying, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Please rest assured, I will definitely increase the number of people patrolling and catching the thief."
"It's getting late, why don't you two rest for now?"
Lin Zhenming was afraid that if the two stayed any longer, they would cause some trouble.
Lou Mu turned to the side and looked behind Lin Zhenming, where soldiers were carrying away the soldiers who had attacked Tang Nian.
He answered irrelevantly, "General Lin, where are you taking them?"
Lin Zhenming cursed inwardly, thinking that these two were really meddling in other people's business.
However, to this day, his people still haven't been able to find out the identities of these three people.
It can only be said that these three people are of extraordinary status, and he cannot afford to offend them.
Thinking it over, Lin Zhenming managed to squeeze out two tears: "These brothers of mine have fought alongside me on the battlefield, risking their lives together. Now that this has happened, I should at least give them some dignity."
"General, may we go together?"
Lin Zhenming choked, and it took him a long time to finally manage to utter two words.
"random."
The two followed Lin Zhenming to the military camp in the city, which was brightly lit.
Outside the camp, torches were raised high, illuminating the wide training ground.
The soldiers, clad in iron armor and wielding spears, conducted a tense yet orderly drill under the interplay of moonlight and firelight.
Everything was tense but orderly, yet it seemed particularly eerie to the two of them.
"General Lin, the soldiers have been moving corpses all day, why aren't they getting any rest at night?"
"You two are unaware of the fact that, in addition to the invasion of monsters, we also have to guard against the attack of a large army. There is no time to rest."
Then Lin Zhenming called to the soldiers to move the corpses to the back of the military camp.
Several large pits have been dug on the back mountain, and soldiers are guarding each one.
"It's strange," Tang Nian murmured, looking at the scene before her.
She turned to look at Lou Mu.
Lou Mu's profile was obscured by the torchlight.
Tang Nian was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong?"
How could Lou Mu not feel anything when Tang Nian was staring at him so openly? He kept his eyes straight ahead and transmitted his voice.
"Don't you find it strange?"
Lou Mu nodded almost imperceptibly: "The pits are old, but the soil piled up is new. These pits are too shallow, and there are no other graves nearby. It's as if they were made specifically for us."
Tang Nian chimed in, "Moreover, I remember that the custom in Yingzhou City is that no matter if the body is intact or not, as long as it has been handled by a mortician, it must be cremated. These people clearly have stitches on their bodies, so they shouldn't be buried."
Listening to Lin Zhenming's loud voice and mournful tone, Tang Nian actually felt a little sleepy.
After watching a good show in the military camp, the two returned to the inn.
As soon as Tang Nian entered the room, she stopped at the door.
"They really don't trust us; they've searched us again."
Although the person who came was very careful, they put everything back where it belonged.
Even the slightest difference in placement can be spotted at a glance by Tang Nian.
Lou Mu sat down at the table and poured the tea that Tang Nian had poured out earlier back into the teapot.
What a waste of this fine tea.
"Quick, show it to me."
As Tang Nian gradually regained her strength, she no longer needed to sleep every day like ordinary people.
However, if there's nothing else to do, sleeping is a great way for her to pass the time.
At this moment, Tang Nian was reaching out to Lou Mu to ask for acupuncture techniques.
Why not just bring back the needlework diagram?
It's all because that man actually carved needlework patterns onto the wood.
Lin Zhenming is very likely in cahoots with that man, so the wooden plank would be too conspicuous and would alert the enemy.
Tang Nian held up the Xuan paper with both hands, examined it for a long time by the candlelight, and then placed it on the table with a worried expression.
"It looks familiar, but I can't remember what it's called."
Lou Mu felt the same way.
Since she couldn't think of anything, Tang Nian decided to put it aside for now, thinking that it might pop into her head at any time.
"I forgot to ask you, why didn't Ji Shuhe come along?"
For some reason, Ji Shuhe kept following them and refused to leave.
Otherwise, Tang Nian wouldn't have made Ji Shuhe search for Ming Huan's whereabouts all day long.
He didn't come with me this time when I came to Yingzhou.
"Seeing how badly you've enslaved him, I let him get a good night's sleep at the inn, and he didn't refuse."
Ji Shuhe is now an adult demon, and besides, Ji Jingyu might also come to him to clarify what happened back then.
Tang Nian didn't think too much about it, but instead considered Lin Zhenming's behavior that day.
She always felt her heart was fluctuating.
What will happen to Chu Roujia tomorrow?
“They must be trying to defeat us one by one. If they can hold out until tonight, Lin Zhenming will definitely send someone to take me to Ming Huan first thing tomorrow morning. As for you and Chu Roujia, I think he will find another opportunity to separate you two.”
Tang Nian analyzed.
“I don’t really understand why you brought her with you to Yingzhou City this time. She’s just a mortal. Why didn’t you send her to a safer city? Why did you have to get involved in this mess?”
Lou Mu fell silent, looking down at the table.
Just as Tang Nian was about to continue speaking, Lou Mu sighed.
"Do you really want to know?"
Tang Nian narrowed her eyes, a bad feeling creeping over her.
"you say."
"I checked the literature, and to completely break this kind of evil magic, one must be a person of the same bloodline as the one who cast the spell."
"You didn't tell Chu Roujia about this?"
Remembering what Chu Roujia had said earlier, Tang Nian took a deep breath.
Lou Mu glanced at the sleeping Chu Roujia and slowly shook his head.
Tang Nian gave Lou Mu a deep look, her tone leaving no room for doubt.
"Tell her about it when she wakes up. If she doesn't want to, we'll find another way."
Even knowing Chu Roujia's personality, Tang Nian still didn't want Chu Roujia to take this risk without thinking.
If she was unwilling, before everything was exposed, she and Lou Mu still had ways to send her out.
As for this evil magic, we'll think of another way.
Lou Mu knew he was in the wrong and didn't try to shirk responsibility.
After Chu Roujia woke up, when the topic came up, she didn't immediately agree or refuse, but instead asked the two of them questions.
"Is it possible that without me, these innocent civilians and soldiers would never be able to be reincarnated as humans?"
Lou Mu was about to agree when Tang Nian stopped him.
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