[Can I see the stone in your palm?] Shen Huaixu asked.
If she was not mistaken, this was the raw material for the small Bodhi bag that Jiang Wei showed her.
"No." Fu Yin refused directly, "The energy inside this stone is very strong. You are just an ordinary human. If you come into contact with it too much, you will be hurt."
[Is the internal energy very strong? Radiation?]
Fu Yin shook his head. "It's not just radiation. If this kind of stone is exposed to the sun for too long, it will directly crack and the material inside will turn into a liquid, similar to sulfuric acid. The scars on the masked man's face are probably the result of contractures caused by severe burns after the explosion of this thing."
After a moment, Fu Yin: ...
He looked thoughtful. He had just said that he couldn't say it now, but now it seemed that he had exposed what he had been doing recently.
He suspected that Shen Huaixu had given him some medicine.
Chen Huaixu was about to continue what he said, but then he changed his mind and realized that something was wrong!
【Why are you investigating the masked man? 】
She swore that she had no intention of trying to trick him, and that Fu Yin had let the secret slip himself.
But there was one thing she didn't understand. The Dali Temple and Jingzhao Prefecture didn't know that Qiao Man was behind the masked man, but Fu Yin knew it, so why did they still need to investigate?
Fu Yin, who had just been rubbing his brow, said calmly, "Of course, it's to form a complete chain of evidence, to lock down Qiao Man as soon as possible, and to send troops south. The matter of Anhe Village and this stone are just unexpected gains in the process."
[So—that's how it is.] Chen Huaixu stretched out his voice, a smile in his tone, [Well, first, you figure out why Anhe Village has become what it is now, and we can deal with the rest later.]
Fu Yin thought about it and realized that apart from what he saw with his own eyes, he really didn't know much about Anhe Village.
"Well, if such a stone appears near you, throw it away immediately."
Shen Huaixu said: [I understand.]
Then she opened her eyes, looked up at the person in front of her, and asked with a smile: "Second brother, why are you here? You don't even make any sound when you walk."
Fu Yin was just about to leave the space to check on the situation of Ling Ling and his son when he heard Shen Huaixu's last words.
"Jiang Erlang?"
Just as he finished saying this, his figure reappeared in the courtyard.
He frowned slightly, looking unhappy. The whole capital had been filled with stories about Jiang Erlang's deeds these days, and his ears were almost callused from hearing them.
But now is not the time to deal with Jiang Erlang, it is important to get down to business.
Even though he thought so, he was still furious.
He had long seen that Jiang Erlang had ill intentions towards Shen Huaixu, but Shen Huaixu himself was unaware and needed him to remind him.
He is obviously a brother, but he covets the sister he grew up with. It’s really - there is no way for Fei Yuan not to be angry!
Seeing the general walk back into the yard, Ling Ling, who had originally thought he would leave, was both surprised and a little excited.
The grandfather and grandson had finished their meal, and the old man lying on the bed seemed to have regained some energy and opened his eyes. Fu Yin withdrew his mental power and asked about what had happened in Anhe Village before.
This incident was a nightmare that Ling Ling did not want to recall. She could not digest it and had to try her best to seal up the memory and tell herself that it was in the past.
But she didn't mind telling Fu Yin that he was a general and could do things for the people.
It took half an hour to tell him everything.
Fu Yin was particularly concerned about the woman in black veil. He even suspected that she was Qiao Man.
"Does that woman have any distinctive features? Do you know where they are from? Or what they said? Please repeat it."
Ling Ling's eyes widened, and then he said embarrassedly, "I, I, I didn't pay much attention to that group of people at the beginning. Besides, the woman in black veil only came for more than a month and then left the village. I'm not familiar with her... As for what they said, my grandfather said they should be from Nanxia."
Fu Yin glanced at Ling Ling with dissatisfaction and asked no more questions.
After nightfall, Chen Huaixu saw the note that Fu Yin had put into the space.
After reading it quickly, she couldn't calm down for a long time. How could someone be so cruel as to kill an entire village?
Treacherous, cruel, and ambitious—that was how she described her opponent. Furthermore, she also focused on the person beneath the black veil.
If Qiao Man was among them, it was most likely this person. Unfortunately, there were too few clues revealed, and it was impossible to identify a specific person unless we went to Nanxia in person.
Another thing she was worried about was how many of these stones they had unearthed. Was the Bodhi bag sent to Jiang's residence an accident or a deliberate act? Had this stone already spread throughout the capital?
It seems I have to attend some important occasions to find out.
In Anhe Village, Ling Ling's grandfather never closed his eyes again after waking up. He seemed to have rested enough and was able to say a few words to Ling Ling.
Ling Ling was extremely happy, her intact eye sparkled brightly, and her face had a childish look that was typical of her age.
Fu Yin sat in the yard, looking at the hazy starry sky. Perhaps it was because of the strong wind and sand, but the starry sky here always made people feel heavy and dim.
Grandpa Ling Ling’s situation reminded him of a word he had heard Shen Huaixu mention before - the last flicker of light.
Humans are so fragile, he thought.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, the sound of the old man's heavy breathing could be heard in the room. The sound coming from his throat was as hoarse and noisy as a broken bellows. The warm atmosphere between the grandfather and grandson began to become tense in such a sound, like a gradually tightened string.
"Lingling, you, go and ask the general to come in. I have something to say to him..." The old man's voice was full of anxiety, as if he had just realized that his condition was not good.
Ling Ling nodded randomly, tears already flowing uncontrollably, "Okay, Grandpa is waiting for Ling Ling, Ling Ling will be right there!"
After Fu Yin entered, the old man drove his granddaughter out of the house, leaving only the two of them in the room.
His dry hands groped around his side for a long time, panting with exhaustion, and finally he took out a wooden badge.
After struggling to stand up, he said to Fu Yin tremblingly, "This is from one of the people who was guarding us—"
He paused and continued, "I can't understand the words written on the things I searched on my body, so I'm handing them over to the general today. I hope the general can seek justice for the villagers of Anhe Village. I will repay the general in my next life..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
