"Are you the first person to know how to make sulfuric acid?" Yun Qingran was surprised, but thinking about it, it wasn't surprising. Sulfuric acid was originally created by ancient Taoists in their alchemy.
"Yes, and green vitriol oil, which is the sulfuric acid you mentioned, is only available in the Demon Valley," Green Immortal said seriously.
Upon hearing this, Yun Qingran raised an eyebrow. Only Mogu had sulfuric acid, which meant that the owner of that skeleton was killed by Mogu.
Xiao Shi's disappearance is indeed related to Mogu!
"Are you sure only Mogu has sulfuric acid?" Yun Qingran asked Green Immortal for confirmation.
“I’m sure. This thing is so powerful, the Demon Valley would never share it with outsiders, and I’ve never heard of such a thing in the martial arts world. If it existed, I would definitely know about it,” said the Green Immortal.
"Xiao Shi's disappearance is indeed related to the Demon Valley." Yun Qingran's expression was solemn.
“Master, let me go to the Xiao residence with you tomorrow. Maybe I can be of help,” said Green Immortal.
“Okay.” Yun Qingran nodded; that was what she thought too.
After the two finished speaking, more than a dozen servants arrived at the post station, each carrying two boxes.
"Young Miss, we've come to bring you your meal," said the young man in front respectfully.
"Okay, put it down." Yun Qingran was hungry.
"Yes." One after another, the servants stepped forward and took the dishes out of the carrying box.
"Foie gras!"
"Bear claws!"
"Phoenix tendons!"
...
Looking at these dishes, Green Immortal drooled as he read them aloud.
"There are forty-nine dishes in total. Please enjoy your meal, Miss." The servant stood aside with a carrying box and respectfully invited Yun Qingran to eat.
Looking at the table full of dishes, Yun Qingran swallowed hard. This was too lavish!
"Young Miss, we were in a hurry today and there are a few dishes missing. We will send over seventy-two dishes tomorrow," the servant said apologetically.
"No, no, no, you don't need to send so much in the future. I can't possibly finish it all." Yun Qingran quickly waved her hand.
Even though she's a glutton, she can't possibly eat more than seventy dishes. Wasting food is shameful, so let's just forget about it.
"Yes, then we will still send you forty-nine dishes." Seeing that she was about to refuse, the servant continued, "Miss, forty-nine dishes is the minimum standard, we cannot send any less."
"Alright." Yun Qingran nodded in agreement. If they couldn't finish the food, the rest of the delegation could eat it together, saving them the trouble of cooking.
After finishing the feast, Yun Qingran was so full that she had to lean against the wall to get back to her room. Once there, she found some paper and pen and began to draw a layout of the Xiao residence.
The layout of the Xiao residence is very simple; it is a small house with three courtyards and three exits. A total of 130 guards protect this small house, including 52 secret guards who are hidden in the rooftops, rockeries, bamboo groves, and other concealed places.
Given the density of the guards, if someone were to kidnap him, it would certainly be discovered; it would be even less likely if he left on his own.
Digging a tunnel is not realistic... Hmm, a tunnel? Yun Qingran suddenly remembered that Green Immortal had told her that there was a person in Demon Valley who was particularly good at digging tunnels, nicknamed Earth Rat.
Yun Qingran felt as if she knew how Xiao Shi had suddenly disappeared.
She immediately stood up, put on her cloak, and led Green Immortal to the Xiao residence.
"Princess Rongchang, why are you here so late?" The guard saw her, bowed to her, and then greeted her.
"I forgot my things, I'm back to get them," Yun Qingran said.
After the two entered, they went straight to Xiao Shi's room. Yun Qingran and Green Immortal pried open all the wooden floors in the room and found that the soil under one section of the wooden floor was loose and fresh, indicating that it had been dug up recently.
"As expected, they took Xiao Shi away by digging a tunnel." Yun Qingran looked at the loose, fresh dirt road.
“If we dig along this fresh soil, we might find Xiao Shi,” suggested Green Immortal.
"No, there's no time." Yun Qingran shook her head. Digging a tunnel is a skilled job; most people dig very slowly, and by the time they reach their destination, many days have already passed.
"Then how do we find Xiao Shi?" Green Immortal asked dejectedly. They had just gotten a lead, but now it had gone cold again.
"Ranran, do you have any clues about Shi'er?" Xiao Jie and Madam Xiao rushed over upon hearing the news.
"I'm not sure if I can find my brother either." Yun Qingran didn't dare to make a guarantee because it was all just her speculation, without any evidence.
“It’s alright, go ahead,” Xiao Jie said.
"Godfather, godmother, come with me." Yun Qingran didn't say anything, and led them out directly.
"Ranran." Nangong Xu also arrived, followed by Nangong Ye.
"Has Princess Rongchang found Xiao Shi?" Nangong Ye asked, waving his fan and laughing in a way that seemed rather irritating.
"No," Yun Qingran denied.
"Judging by your flustered manner, anyone who didn't know better would think you'd found Xiao Shi. Women, it's better to be humble and reserved. Being too attention-seeking will only make you a laughingstock," Nangong Ye said sarcastically.
"Are you done releasing them?" Yun Qingran remained calm throughout.
"I'm done," Nangong Ye replied casually, only realizing after a moment that Yun Qingran meant he was talking nonsense.
"Ranran, you have such a good temper." Madam Xiao glanced at Nangong Ye, then looked at Yun Qingran with a doting smile.
If Nangong Ye weren't a prince, I'd really like to hit him with a brick and let him see the starry sky.
“If a dog barks at you, you can’t bark back at it, can you? It’s alright, let it bark,” Yun Qingran replied to Madam Xiao with a smile.
Nangong Ye jumped up in anger, "Yun Qingran, are you saying I'm a dog?"
"I didn't say that, you admitted it yourself." Yun Qingran blinked innocently.
“Your Highness Ye, I heard you perfectly well. Ranran from our family didn’t call you a dog.”
“I understood perfectly well, but Ranran didn’t say anything.”
Xiao Jie and his wife followed the way of husband and wife working in harmony.
"You..." Nangong Ye was furious, but he couldn't lash out. The court had just lost Xiao Shi, and if he angered Xiao Jie and his wife again, he would be scolded to death by those old ministers.
"Brother, stop talking, finding Young Master Xiao is the priority." Nangong Xu glanced at Nangong Ye, a faint killing intent swirling in his eyes.
Nangong Ye was startled by his gaze and shut his mouth in anger. This despicable person was probably trying to impress Xiao Jie and his wife in order to get their financial support.
After Nangong Ye shut up, Yun Qingran continued walking and arrived at the place where the servants of the Xiao family lived.
"Why did you bring us to such a lowly place?" Nangong Ye covered his mouth and nose with his fan.
"What does 'lowly' mean?" Yun Qingran looked at Nangong Ye with indifferent eyes.
"Isn't the place where servants live a lowly place?" Nangong Ye said disdainfully.
"I remember the Nangong family ancestors were butchers who slaughtered pigs, right?" Yun Qingran said leisurely.
It means your family is also lowly, yet you have the nerve to look down on others.
"How dare you speak ill of our Nangong family's ancestor!" Nangong Ye was both ashamed and angry.
"I was just reminiscing," Yun Qingran said, then looked away from Nangong Ye, leaving him no room for rebuttal.
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