Upon returning home, the city lord was preparing to confront his third wife, but he couldn't find her.
"Just now, Madam left through the back door with some servants, and her whereabouts are unknown!" the butler reported after confirming the situation.
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!" Realizing what had happened, the city lord rushed into his room and searched the room. He discovered that a large quantity of magic milk that had not yet been put into storage was missing.
"Close the city gates! We demand to see him alive or dead!"
"yes!"
Soon, thanks to Paige and Crown's confessions, the person selling the potions was identified. By the time the Duke went to arrest them, the place was already deserted.
The city lord and the duke exchanged a helpless glance. The search of key areas continued, but obtaining results was proving extremely difficult.
The popularity brought by the Demon Milk has resulted in a rather mixed population in Sacred Heart City.
Not long after, Joseph arrived, bringing even worse news.
"Shadow crocodiles have been spotted in Qingxin Lake in the west of the city; their numbers are unknown!"
"Damn it, how come all these things are happening at once! Have they found out the reason?" The city lord felt like dying.
"Under investigation!"
After the Duke's explanation, Joseph roughly understood what had happened and looked at him with sympathy.
"For now, let's send people to kill those magical beasts! Once the Shadow Crocodiles enter the city, things will be even more troublesome."
"Yes, an adventure team has already been dispatched! However, the city gates are already closed, so I came to inform them."
"Simmons, please ask that slime to assist in the investigation as well!" The city lord thought for a moment and looked at the duke.
"Huh? You want that slime? Are you serious?" Joseph was stunned.
"The whole affair involving the city lord's son was orchestrated by that slime," the Duke said, handing over the crystal.
"Okay, it definitely couldn't be Ellie's doing." After reading it, Joseph was speechless. Luckily, he hadn't provoked that little thing.
"Then let's split up and try to minimize the impact!"
Evening, at the Duke's Palace.
Luo Fan is trying to communicate with Ali using text. Although there are still some difficulties, he is already able to convey information correctly.
Especially when Luo Fan tempted the little girl by saying he could take her back to find her family, the little fox girl became even more cooperative.
"Are you really going to do this?"
"Yeah, I should go take a look. I told you before about the conditions for my transformation, I'll definitely kill a dragon for fun sometime."
"Uh, okay!"
Aren't you worried?
"What's there to worry about? You wouldn't do anything you're not sure of. I'll be with you then."
"Waaah, Ellie, you're so good to me! I want to cuddle with you!"
"Get out of the way!" Ellie laughed as she took Luo Fan's body, then touched it with her face in a somewhat disgusted manner.
Just then, Daisy ran in.
"Aili, my father is looking for you, and Luo Fan too!" she said, pulling her best friend's arm as she walked out.
"Oh, could it be something that happened during the day?" Luo Fan guessed.
"What? You want Luo Fan to cooperate with the investigation?" Daisy was stunned again after understanding the reason. Although she knew Luo Fan was smart, she couldn't possibly do something like this, especially with Shadow Crocodiles outside.
"What are the conditions?" Little Snow, the human-shaped typewriter, made a dazzling appearance and cooperatively wrote down Luo Fan's meaning quickly and accurately.
"5 intermediate-grade dark-elemental crystals! Additional conditions can be added later."
"make a deal!"
"Let me offer a suggestion: since those Shadow Crocodiles have always relied on Magic Milk for survival, why not set up traps at Clear Heart Lake? I believe that the attraction of pet eggs and Magic Milk will be enough to catch a large number of Shadow Crocodiles."
Staring at the string of characters, the Duke was a little stunned, but he quickly came to his senses and took Xiaoxue and Luo Fan out the door.
"Ellie, is Lovan really okay? It's very dangerous outside." Daisy held the blue slime, still a little worried.
"There shouldn't be any problem, your father is with you."
"That's true. Let's go play with Ahri."
"Hmm~".
Soon, arrangements were made, and the group split into two. The Duke led Luo Fan to pursue the murderer, while the city lord and Joseph went out of the city to ambush and hunt down the Shadow Crocodile.
Luo Fan vaguely remembered the scent of the Third Madam; he had smelled it once when he followed Peiqi last time, but he still pretended to go in and take a stroll.
Good heavens, to avoid being tracked by the demon hounds, they actually left behind a lot of stinky powder. No wonder the smell is so strong, no wonder the city lord is so irritable.
"So, is it possible to track it?"
"Give it a try, it stinks inside."
Following Luo Fan's instructions, the Duke and his party headed towards the west of the city and actually found a secluded room.
Upon investigation, they discovered a tunnel leading directly outside, and even the scent of demonic milk lingered within.
After emerging, the original scent split into three directions, with the scent of demonic milk being particularly strong in one of them.
"Should we continue the pursuit? The other side is definitely prepared. Also, it's best to block this hole, otherwise the Shadow Crocodile might enter the city through here. I smelled the scent of Demon Milk nearby."
"Seal the entrance completely!" the Duke commanded directly, looking thoughtfully in three directions.
"Will they go to Qingxin Lake? I have a feeling that these two things are related."
"Which road leads that way?" Luo Fan asked, certain that it was the one with the demonic milk.
As expected. The group gave chase again, and soon they heard the sounds of battle cries.
"Why did they start fighting?"
The entire lakeside was brightly lit, and many people gathered together to kill the Shadow Crocodiles that were charging at them. There was also a scent of demonic milk in the air.
"What happened?" The Duke unleashed several giant ice spikes, instantly killing several Shadow Crocodiles.
"We've fallen into a trap! Someone has set up an ambush nearby, and they've even spilled a violent drug into the lake!" the city lord shouted.
"No wonder the scent of the demonic milk kept leading to that cave; they're trying to bring disaster to the city!"
The Duke and the City Lord were both shaken when they saw the words Xiaoxue had created. How dare those people? Just who was this Third Madam?
"Should we continue the pursuit?" Luo Fan looked at the scene before him. Although it wasn't as good as he had planned, at least they were in control. Those people probably hadn't expected the investigation to proceed so quickly.
"Chase!" The Duke was utterly enraged, and the snow wolf's speed increased once more. Originally level 55, the snow wolf had consumed an unknown amount of magic milk and was now level 60, even faster than before.
After an unknown amount of time, Luo Fan noticed something amiss and quickly warned, "There are humans lying in ambush 500 meters ahead!"
Following the directions indicated by Luo Fan, the Duke did not hesitate for a moment. He took out a scroll and threw it out when he was still a hundred meters away.
boom!
A tremendous explosion rang out, and terrifying flames swept outwards, engulfing the area in front.
Rank 6 Scroll - Blazing Fire!
Before the explosion, Luo Fan vaguely heard someone shouting, but before he could even react, he was engulfed by flames.
This is fucking awesome! If we had a few more of these scrolls, it would be absolutely amazing. It's way more fun than any rocket launcher.
Luo Fan looked at it like he'd found a new toy. This kind of thing is definitely an essential choice for home and travel!
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