Chapter 147: Bloodstains
Ye Fei gave a nonchalant "oh," then waved to Xie Qingui, "I'm leaving."
"Please take care, Your Excellency Dongfang."
Ye Fei turned and walked into an empty alley. Just as she was thinking of changing out of her cloak, she smelled a faint scent of blood.
She stopped changing her cloak and followed the scent of blood—there were a few drops of blood on the ground, not yet completely dry, dripping right at the exit of the alley.
Ye Fei frowned, her hand involuntarily resting on the wall, her fingertips suddenly touching some liquid.
It was too dark in the alley, and she couldn't tell what she was touching, so she could only put her fingers under her nose and sniff them.
The taste of blood!
However, the blood seemed to carry a faint, somewhat familiar scent...
Ye Fei tried hard to recall the scent, and after a long while, she finally remembered it, and her expression changed instantly.
It was that strange, cool fragrance on her clothes!
This wasn't the first time she'd smelled this fragrance; she could sense it when she got close.
Moreover, this doesn't seem to be a fragrance extracted from any spices; it has a certain uniqueness that she can remember after just one sniff.
But why does this blood have the same fragrance as the clothes?
Could this be Li's blood? Is he injured?!
Ye Fei didn't have time to change her cloak. She pulled up the hood of her head and disappeared into the alley in a flash.
...
As night deepened, the shops along the street took down their red lanterns and prepared to close.
A dark shadow streaked across the street at incredible speed.
No one could see where the dark figure went; when they looked closely, all that remained was a fleeting afterimage that quickly vanished.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Fei leaped up and landed steadily on the high rooftop.
A cool night breeze blew by, and a few strands of the girl's hair peeked out from under her hood, swaying gently in the wind.
Ye Fei looked down at the street. She searched for a while, but found no more bloodstains on the ground or walls.
The person she was so eager to find seemed to have vanished into thin air, without a trace.
Ye Fei exhaled a breath of stale air, slowly calming herself down. Her mind raced as she recalled what had happened before she discovered the blood.
First, she and Xie Qingui both saw Mu Jingshen appear in Guiyuan City.
According to Xie Qingui's description, he was surprised that Mu Jingshen would appear in Guiyuan City at this time, and considering that Mu Jingshen left in a hurry, he must have been looking for someone.
Could it be... that Mu Jingshen is looking for Li?
Do they know each other?
Even if they knew each other, why would Mu Jingshen contact him at this time?
Countless questions filled Ye Fei's mind, almost overwhelming her brain.
Ye Fei rubbed her throbbing head, and after a moment, she looked up and saw a large, lush forest directly in front of her.
The forest is far from the hustle and bustle of the world, nestled against the mountains behind it. Clouds shroud the entire forest, and the full moon can barely cast its faint light down.
Will it be there?
Ye Fei murmured to herself. She didn't have time to think for long before she immediately set off for the woods.
*
At this moment, in the deepest part of this forest.
Mu Jingshen walked slowly along the wild path covered with fallen leaves. The soles of his shoes made a crisp sound as they stepped on the dry leaves, a sound that seemed particularly abrupt in the quiet, dense forest.
The boy had a very handsome face, but his face was cold and indifferent, and a faint killing intent flickered in his dark eyes.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, a nauseating smell of blood filled the air, and something lay overturned next to a tree ahead.
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