Shen Mubai was also troubled by this problem. He discussed it with Chu Weiyue, but they could not figure out a solution.

Wen Jingchi said nothing, but his eyes were somewhat unfathomable.

"Since it's not for money, then there must be other interests, otherwise they wouldn't do this. Controlling the livelihood of the people is equivalent to controlling the power of this party. The people above him must be doing it for power!"

Wen Jingchi pointed out the interests involved in a straightforward manner, and Chu Weiyue and the others nodded in agreement.

"That means the person above the Ouyang family is probably in a high position of power, otherwise he wouldn't have done that. Besides money, power is the biggest lure for a man."

Chu Weiyue analyzed the principle in a simple and thorough manner, which made Wen Jingchi's eyes flicker slightly.

It was even a little surprising that this woman seemed to be analyzing things more and more thoroughly, which was very different from the past.

It was also at this moment that he realized how little he knew about Chu Weiyue.

At this moment, a subordinate rushed into the room, without even knocking on the door, and knelt down in front of Wen Jingchi.

"My Lord, something bad has happened to the reservoir, and the water level has dropped another foot!"

Hearing this, Wen Jingchi's face became extremely ugly, and he hurriedly asked: "Is there water in the canal?"

"Your Highness, there is still no water in the canal. It is even drier. However, the water level has suddenly dropped for some reason. I don't know where the water has flowed to. It seems as if it has disappeared out of thin air..."

He gave a brief account of what had happened, which confused the group even more.

Because it was getting late, they could only go and check early tomorrow morning.

The next morning, Wen Jingchi took Chu Weiyue and Shen Mubai to the reservoir and found that the water level had dropped a little compared to last night.

Shen Mubai didn't understand these things at all and became anxious.

"This is really strange. How could so much evaporate overnight? Is there something underneath that absorbs water?"

Chu Weiyue carefully explored the water here, and suddenly picked up a stick and stirred it nearby. The stick was covered with mud.

She took the mud and started to fiddle with it on the ground. She scooped some water and poured it on it, but found nothing strange and the mud showed no signs of absorbing water.

Wen Jingchi was attracted by her and asked curiously: "What are you doing? Why are you pouring water on the mud?"

"Your Highness, you don't know that I suspect there is something here that absorbs water, so I thought it was this mud. My experiment just now proved that this mud is not a material that absorbs water.

There is only one reason for bubbles in the water, and that is if there are impurities in the water, or if the water seeps back into the ground, bubbles will form in this case.

Chu Weiyue explained it and planned to do an experiment on them personally, but who would have thought that others did not believe it.

Shen Mubai couldn't help but poke Chu Weiyue's head: "My little disciple, your idea is really too advanced. How is this possible? Your imagination is too big."

This made Chu Weiyue a little angry: "What I said is true. If you don't believe me, I will prove it to you. If you dig a hole in the ground and pour water into it, if the hole leaks downwards, there will definitely be bubbles on the top."

Chu Weiyue tried to prove it to them personally, but the others didn't believe it at all. Even Wen Jingchi frowned in frustration.

"Alright, stop talking. Your statement is totally untrue. If you need to prove anything, we can talk about it when we get back."

Originally, he wanted to scold Chu Weiyue harshly, but in order to save her face, he still gave her a few gentle reminders.

But his words were like a bucket of cold water poured heavily on Chu Weiyue's head. Her little face became gloomy and she felt extremely disappointed.

With a dissatisfied snort, he dropped the stick in his hand, left angrily and continued to search for clues in the direction of the reservoir.

Wen Jingchi and others continued to wander around the reservoir, trying to find the cause, but after searching for a long time they still found nothing.

He thought Chu Weiyue would come back by herself after a while, but after waiting for half an hour he didn't see any trace of her, which made him a little depressed.

"This Chu Weiyue is so willful and capricious. I just said a few words to her and she left angrily." Wen Jingchi couldn't help but complain in frustration.

But thinking that it was not safe for a woman to be alone outside, he immediately ordered his men to go look for her.

Shen Mubai, who was standing next to him, had been staring at Wen Jingchi. After noticing his gaze, he glared at him in confusion: "Why are you looking at me?"

Shen Mubai clicked his tongue a few times: "You seemed very worried about Chu Weiyue just now. Have you fallen in love with her? I noticed that you two have been flirting with each other these days."

This made Wen Jingchi a little angry: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I have feelings for her? I'm just worried that if something happens to her, I won't be able to explain it."

"Are you so kind? In the past, she kept pestering you, and you hated her so much that you wanted to beat her to death, but now you let someone take the initiative to find her, and you said you were not worried about her. Don't lie to me, we have been friends for so many years, I can see it even if you don't admit it."

What Wen Jingchi hated most was having his thoughts figured out by others, so he immediately glared at Shen Mubai fiercely.

"Why do I find that you talk more and more!"

Shen Mubai immediately made a gesture to shut up, but the smile in his eyes was full of sarcasm.

Wen Jingchi didn't want to say more to him and continued walking along the edge of the reservoir.

Chu Weiyue walked forward along the reservoir and suddenly ran into a large piece of farmland.

The farmland here doesn't grow any crops at all and looks barren.

This scene made Chu Weiyue feel sad. The common people had nothing to harvest, but the crops in Ouyang family's fields were growing vigorously. Such a contrast made her feel even more pitiful for these people.

Looking at these dry farmlands, Chu Weiyue couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, a scolding suddenly came from the side.

Chu Weiyue trembled all over and turned back subconsciously, and found a thin uncle who looked to be around 40 years old.

There was a bit of greed in his eyes as he carefully inquired about Chu Weiyue, and he was obviously full of suspicion.

"Who are you, woman? Why did you come to my farm? I've been watching you for a long time, walking around the farm. Why are you walking around here? What do you want to do?"

Looking at his vigilant eyes, Chu Weiyue knew that he must have regarded her as a bad guy, and couldn't help but explain.

"Uncle, don't worry, I'm not a bad person. I followed the prince here to build a water conservancy project. We recently found that the water level of the reservoir has dropped, so we came here to check the reason. There is nothing else."

Hearing this, the farmer couldn't help but burst into laughter and spat on the ground.

"What nonsense! You are coming here to build a water conservancy project. I think you are out to kill people for money."