"Yes, I should say that people shouldn't talk about the dead, but since you asked, I'll tell you what I know."
"It is said that their ancestors became rich because they followed the right master. When the master prospered, the people below also benefited and became rich."
"What exactly do you do?"
The proprietress wiped the wine glass in her hand. "I've never really heard anyone mention him. I only knew he traveled all over the country and had been to many places. Now that I think about it, it's all a mystery."
"And then what?"
"Later, he came back and built that area of houses. It was a lively place for a time, but then war broke out, and only Poliasher and his father survived. Then his father died, leaving only him. Now he's dead too, leaving only that empty area of houses. That's why they say even the most prosperous and bustling places have their limits!"
"War? Were all members of their family involved in the war?"
"No, I heard they were all arrested and forced to do hard labor until they died from exhaustion."
"How did Poliasher and his father survive?"
"They donated the house to the enemy, and later, after the war ended, the government gave the house back to them."
"That means their houses were once used by people from the Wa people."
"Yes, it will be a long time. What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Nothing much? Just curious, want to ask? You drank yourself to death over the years, how much alcohol did you drink?"
Upon hearing this, the proprietress leaned closer to An Moxue and whispered, "Let me tell you, although Poliaser drank for many years, he never drank too much. I suspect there's more to his death than meets the eye."
"How so?"
The proprietress glanced around and whispered, "It's just a gut feeling. I can't quite put my finger on it, you know what I mean."
Alright! She was hoping the landlady would say something different!
"Why? People don't kill without a reason."
"Yes! That's what I don't understand either. You said he was so poor that all he had left was that house, and he had nothing else!"
Yes! It seems he might have come for the things in the basement, but why kill him?
He must have discovered something. We have no choice but to kill him.
However, since the house was returned to them by the government, the government should have known about the basement. If they knew but didn't do anything about it, they should have determined that what was down there was not harmful.
That doesn't necessarily mean it's because of the basement. So what could it be?
"This border region! Human life is as cheap as grass. Survival is not easy!"
An Moxue took the last sip of her drink and left the tavern.
A man was staggering down the street, looking every bit the drunkard.
If you see a cat on the street, you have to go up to it and kick it, which makes the cat bar its teeth and claws and howl incessantly.
She walked along the main street until she reached the front door of Polyaur's house.
In a daze, I saw a light flash in a room.
She immediately hopped into the courtyard and headed straight for the room. When she entered, all she saw was a window swaying in the wind.
She immediately chased after him and saw a figure running away at an extremely fast speed in the distance.
An Moxue judged that her opponent was also a martial arts master with internal strength, no less than her own.
They kept running ahead and chasing behind, until they left the town and entered a dark pine forest, where the figure suddenly disappeared.
An Moxue returned to Poliaser's house and examined the room, but found nothing amiss.
What is that person looking for?
Something must have been overlooked.
What is it?
Actually, An Moxue had nothing left to do in the town, but she just had a feeling that she couldn't leave.
It was this intuition that made her feel that Polyather's death must be taken seriously.
The people last night were clearly looking for something?
What are they looking for? They're afraid Poliasser will find out!
So she decided to go all the way and stayed hidden at the Poliaser's house almost day and night.
Finally, three more days passed, and at night, someone came to Poliaser's house.
He went to that room again and started searching through it, even knocking and tapping on the walls.
This time, An Moxue waited until he had searched enough before blocking the window, and pointed the gun in her hand at the man's head.
What are you looking for?
The man seemed unsurprised by An Moxue's appearance, remaining calm as he simply stopped searching.
The man glanced at her. "You can come along if you're interested!"
An Moxue didn't understand, but followed his words and asked, "You found it?"
The man scoffed, "So stupid, yet you still chased after me? You're really asking for trouble! But your courage is commendable!"
An Moxue scoffed, "So, you didn't find it either! What's there to be so proud of!"
"I will find it sooner or later and bring it back to the Empire to serve our leader."
An Moxue gestured for him to continue searching: "Then you continue."
The man suddenly launched an attack on her, each move deadly.
An Moxue became more and more excited as the game progressed; she hadn't felt this kind of worthy opponent in a long time.
"You're a woman?" The man was unusually angry, as if fighting with a woman was a great humiliation to him, especially since the fight was evenly matched.
"Yes, aren't you a man? No wonder! Are you neither male nor female?"
"What did you say? Say it again!" The man was enraged once more.
An Moxue said, enunciating each word clearly and with dramatic intonation, "I said you are a monster who is neither male nor female."
"I'm not, you are. I'm a man."
"Even if you find the things from back then, it won't cure your androgynous condition, so just give up!"
"Impossible. His Majesty said that as long as I retrieve the experimental report that was lost back then, he will ask the empire's best physician to treat me."
"But His Majesty also told me to find the report, and then..."
Before An Moxue could finish speaking, the man interrupted her, "Impossible, only I know this secret, how did you know?"
The man immediately struck at An Moxue's face, clearly showing that he did not believe her words at all.
"His Majesty told me. What, do you have a problem with His Majesty? Otherwise, why would I come? Quickly share your news with me. When we return to the Empire, I will definitely have His Majesty find the best doctor to treat you."
"Impossible. This achievement was researched by our Yisheng family, and it can only be contributed to the Empire by our Yisheng family. No one else can even dream of getting their hands on it."
An Moxue thought, "This is an abnormally strong madman with extremely high combat power. He's really difficult to deal with."
"In that case, we're both serving the Emperor and both trying to find something. Why don't we search together? If we find it, it's yours. What do you say?"
"No, this originally belonged to our Yisheng family."
Taking advantage of his distraction, An Moxue delivered a hook punch, striking his left cheek directly, causing his face to swell up immediately.
As if he felt no pain, he continued his relentless assault on An Moxue, pressing her step by step.
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