It was already evening, the setting sun cast a red glow on the sky, and night was falling quietly.

After the meeting, the girls dispersed and went about their own business. No one was in the mood to get together and have fun tonight. Besides, the crisis was already over, so I had to hurry up and take the lead in doing something. Otherwise, the food problem would become another disaster for us. We wouldn't be able to get out of the door and there would be no food in the house. Wouldn't we starve to death?

In order to ensure that going out to find food is relatively safe and secure, we need to find the manipulator behind the gray powder and kill it completely. This will prevent attacks by bison, ghost vines and more unexpected species from happening to people to the greatest extent. Only then can we dare to go out safely and find food to replenish the current food shortage in the house.

The only way is to grasp more information about the opponent and find room for counterattack, so as not to always be in a situation where the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and always be beaten in vain. Yunwen fully understands me, so after a short meeting, she went out and brought Sanfu into the house for fear that he would catch a cold at night, and then she followed me to her room on the second floor. The two of us continued to seize the time to study and organize the clues about the gray powder.

I saw that Yunwen had recorded all the recent events and clues about Huifen in her notebook, in a clear and organized manner.

Clues: 1. It has a great origin, comes from Tianque, and is guarded by someone; 2. If the ash powder is needed to infect others, the original body must be within the effective range; 3. It is related to the stone statue incense burner.

Events: Pirate origin incident, aphrodisiac incident, bison attack incident, and deceiving Yingchun to go to the ghost vine incident.

Basically, the information recorded in charcoal on the notebook is simple and clear. After pondering it over and over again, I seem to have discovered some clues and vaguely realized something.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. It was Bai Lu's voice. She said, "Brother Zhou Bo, are you free? Yingchun asked if you needed to talk. If yes, she would come out. If not, she would prepare to go to bed."

"Bedtime? What time is it now?" I asked.

"We all had our blood sucked by the ghost vine today. It's normal to feel tired due to blood deficiency." Bai Lu said outside the door.

"That's right. Okay, I'll go find her, but there's one thing. Can we talk in her room? I'm tired too and don't want to stand outside the door and talk through it," I said.

After all, Song Yingchun had often done this before.

Although all of our wounds were healed by Sanfu's licks, we all donated a lot of blood to the ghost vine, which cannot be replenished in a short time. As for why Sanfu could heal my wounds quickly, I think it is related to the dragon scales in its body. The dragon scales themselves have the miraculous effect of healing human wounds. Now that Sanfu has been assimilated by it, naturally his saliva also has the same effect.

Then I went to Yingchun's room and knocked on the door. After a while, I heard some movement in the Ju room. After a few footsteps, Yingchun came out, sleepy-eyed, and asked me to come in.

I haven't been to this room for nearly a month. The room has changed a lot. There are shelves she made herself, on which are placed all kinds of wood carvings, stone carvings, and the like, some large and some small. In addition to Hello Kitty, the latest works are some mermaid-like works. There are also tatami mats. The floor and walls are made of wooden blocks stacked with mortise and tenon technology, which are very neat and have a strong log style. The most eye-catching thing is an unfinished wooden man that looks like a robot, leaning against the corner.

In addition, perhaps it was because Bai Lu specially blended some spices, there was a special fragrance in this room. In terms of exquisiteness, among the three rooms, this one is definitely the most exquisite and refined, with craftsmanship that is pleasing to the eye.

Yingchun saw me staring at the wooden man she made and said, "No one played with me, so one day I asked my sister to accompany me to the bottom of the tunnel abyss, and I brought up the talking wooden man and modified it a bit. It's not bad, anyway, it's much better than some people who are dumber than wood."

"You came to me just to give me a taste of my own medicine?" I asked.

"Insult you? I'm not in the mood for that. I'm not interested in you now. You have poor vision and are a playboy. I don't want to pay attention to you. I just told you not to take yourself too seriously. I know what you meant by those words at the dinner table. I'm sure Zhang Yunwen must have told you everything with her big mouth. I'll be frank with you. You asked me today who I should believe. I just want to tell you that I don't believe you no matter who you are. You are full of nonsense. Why should I believe you?" Song Yingchun said.

"So, you want to continue listening to that Mr. Longhu? What does he want you to do next?" I asked.

"Silly boy, I told you I don't believe you, so why would I tell you our conversation? Let me tell you, the attack today had nothing to do with him. I misunderstood and went under the ghost vine tree. Don't think too badly of him. I have already negotiated with him in my dream. He said he would arrange another time to meet me, and then he will teach me how to resurrect the ugly monster, so that I can find the mermaid and don't have to rely on you anymore." Yingchun said.

"Then didn't you ask him, since he is an immortal who comes and goes without a trace, why didn't we meet in the house, but had to meet in the wild? Also, have you asked him how he resurrected the ugly monster? Life and death are all natural. Even immortals cannot cross the line and tamper with life and death at will, right? You have to know what the method is before you can believe it, right?" I asked.

Unexpectedly, Yingchun sneered and said, "Don't worry about it. These are all my business. I have definitely asked the questions that should be asked, and they are absolutely trustworthy. The things I don't trust are your business. You are not sincere and insist on saying there is some gray powder or something like that. The Immortal Venerable has said that all your stories are nonsense. You did something wrong, and then you made up the situation out of thin air. The gray powder and red powder are all made-up things to cover up your crimes, and they are tricks to fool children."

I was stunned. It turned out that Song Yingchun didn't believe me no matter what because the person behind the scenes was plotting against her. I was wondering why Yingchun would hold a grudge for so long. It turned out that someone was secretly instigating her.

The fact that Mr. Longhu fabricated facts and concealed the truth of the ash powder infection must have a great relationship with the ash powder. If he is not an accomplice or colluder, he may be the mastermind behind the ash powder.

"Didn't your sister tell you that the ghost vine won't attack people on its own initiative? But why did it attack people at the place it asked you to go today? How could it be such a coincidence that the place you went to was the most dangerous and deadly place?" I asked.

Yingchun was silent for a moment, but then she said angrily: "I told you I was wrong, it was a coincidence, you are making trouble out of nothing, and you are telling lies every day!"

After that we talked a few more sentences, she still stubbornly believed that I was lying and expressed her distrust of me, and kept praising the Longhu hermit. Although I felt uncomfortable, there was nothing I could do. After all, no matter how much I said, I couldn't change a person's mind. We could only part ways unhappily. Before leaving, I took another look at the wooden man. I always felt that there was something unusual. It was obviously a dead object, but it always made me feel like it was constantly staring at me.

Although I don't have eyes on my back, it is no exaggeration to say that my ears can hear everything. What my eyes cannot see, my ears can see for me. When I went out, I paid special attention to the sounds behind me, and I actually caught a creaking sound, which was the sound of wood turning. It seems that there is indeed a ghost.

When I walked out of the house, Yunwen was waiting for me outside. When she saw me coming out, she immediately pulled me over and said, "Zhou Bo, I've thought about it. If I must be nearby to use the ash powder to infect, then there is only one place for the manipulator behind the scenes to hide, and that is Yingchun's room, so..."

Before Yunwen finished speaking, I quickly covered her mouth. She also realized that it was wrong to say this. If the mastermind was in the room, wouldn't he be able to hear it clearly?

At this moment, there was a bang, and I seemed to hear something jumping out of the window!