Xu Yuehuai followed cautiously behind him. The dark figure stopped at a deserted, dilapidated temple.
He took a small bottle and a pill out of the box.
"Why haven't we found that thing yet?" he muttered to himself.
"If I still can't find it, I'm going to go on a killing spree."
Then he put the pill from the small bottle into his mouth and swallowed it. "Cough cough cough..." he coughed.
"Damn it!" he cursed under his breath.
Xu Yuehuai's heart skipped a beat when she saw this scene.
She hid in the shadows and observed the dark figure, discovering that he didn't seem to have noticed her.
Xu Yuehuai cautiously approached, trying to see the true face of the dark figure.
However, when she saw the person's face clearly, she was so shocked that she almost screamed.
That person was actually Pei Xuan!
Xu Yuehuai covered her mouth, trying her best to remain calm.
She observed Pei Xuan carefully and noticed that his face was pale and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
What did he just eat? Why is he coughing?
Xu Yuehuai was very puzzled.
Is Pei Xuan being controlled by someone?
Or does he have some kind of hidden difficulty?
Or is this person someone else in disguise?
Xu Yuehuai was in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do.
She knew that the most important thing now was to figure out what was going on with Pei Xuan and why he was here.
Xu Yuehuai quietly followed Pei Xuan back into the courtyard.
She hid in the shadows and observed Pei Xuan's every move, finding nothing unusual about him.
This confused her even more, leaving her unsure of what to do.
After returning to her room, Xu Yuehuai lay on her bed, repeatedly thinking about the matter.
She always felt that this matter was definitely not simple, and that Pei Xuan must have some kind of hidden trouble.
But how can she find out the truth?
Xu Yuehuai couldn't come up with a solution after thinking about it all night, so she had no choice but to rest.
The next morning, Qi Guze came to find Xu Yuehuai, "Miss Xu, where did you go last night?"
"I heard noises coming from your room, but no one answered when I knocked." He looked at Xu Yuehuai with concern.
Xu Yuehuai was taken aback, not expecting Qi Guze to ask that. "I'm fine, I just went out for a walk."
"Don't go out alone at night anymore, it's dangerous," Qi Guze advised.
Xu Yuehua nodded. "I understand."
She looked at Qi Guze, "What are your plans for today?"
"I want to go to the government office to see if those people who were arrested have confessed," Qi Guze said.
Xu Yuehua hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go with you."
"Okay." Qi Guze nodded in agreement.
The two went to the government office together and brought out the arrested people for questioning.
Unfortunately, those people still knew nothing; they were simply instructed to burn down Xu Yuehuai's courtyard.
They didn't know who the mastermind was, only that someone had given them a large sum of money to burn down the courtyard.
The government officials tried every means possible, but those people still refused to confess.
Left with no other option, the authorities had to temporarily detain those people pending further interrogation.
After leaving the government office, Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze returned to the courtyard together.
“This matter is definitely not simple,” Xu Yuehuai said, looking at Qi Guze. “The mastermind behind it must be someone else.”
Qi Guze paused for a moment, then said, "I will find a way to find out."
“Oh right, I saw Pei Xuan sneak out last night.” Xu Yuehuai suddenly remembered what happened last night. “He seemed to have gone to a dilapidated temple.”
"A dilapidated temple?" Qi Guze frowned. "Do you know where that dilapidated temple is?"
Xu Yuehua nodded. "I went with him once, so we should still be able to find it."
"Let's go take a look," Qi Guze said.
The two immediately went to the dilapidated temple, but when they arrived, they found it deserted.
"This place seems to have been abandoned for a long time," Xu Yuehuai said, looking around.
Qi Guze carefully observed his surroundings, "Is there anything unusual here?"
Xu Yuehuai carefully looked around, "There doesn't seem to be anything unusual."
"Let's look around some more," Qi Guze said.
The two began to search the dilapidated temple carefully, hoping to find some clues.
However, they found nothing of any use. The dilapidated temple seemed to have nothing special about it.
Just as the two were about to leave in disappointment, Xu Yuehuai's gaze fell on a seemingly ordinary stone slab in the corner of the dilapidated temple.
As she approached, she noticed some strange patterns and symbols faintly carved on the stone slab.
“Qi Guze, look at this stone slab. The patterns on it seem a bit unusual,” Xu Yuehuai said, pointing to the stone slab.
Qi Guze leaned closer for a closer look, his brows furrowed. "These patterns do look familiar; they resemble some kind of cipher or array markings."
"Could it be related to Pei Xuan coming here last night?" Xu Yuehuai guessed.
“Very likely,” Qi Guze agreed. “Let’s write down these symbols first, and then figure out how to decipher them. As for Pei Xuan, I think we need to find a suitable opportunity to talk to him.”
Xu Yuehuai nodded, and the two of them worked together to carefully trace and record the patterns on the stone slab before leaving the dilapidated temple.
Back in the courtyard, Xu Yuehuai found Pei Xuan and asked him about his outing the previous night, using the excuse that she had something to discuss.
Pei Xuan seemed a little nervous, but still answered truthfully, "I just went out for a walk to clear my head, and nothing special happened."
Xu Yuehuai looked at him, already suspicious, but did not expose him directly. She only told him to inform everyone when he went out in the future and to ensure his own safety.
That night, Qi Guze studied the recorded patterns alone, trying to decode their secrets.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuehuai secretly informed Xia Sen and others about the matter, hoping to get more clues from them.
After several days of effort, Qi Guze finally deciphered the cipher text on the stone slab, revealing that it was a hidden map of a secret realm and the method to enter it.
All of this points to an important secret closely related to both the Wuling Kingdom and the Great Zhou Kingdom.
Upon learning this news, Xu Yuehuai and the others became even more determined to find the mastermind behind it all.
They plan to delve into the secret realm, uncover the conspiracy behind it, and help Qi Guze recover the truth along with his lost memories.
However, just as they were about to enter the secret realm, they discovered that Pei Xuan was gone, and they had unintentionally drifted apart from the others.
Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze exchanged glances, a hint of unease flashing in their eyes.
"We must find him," Qi Guze said in a deep voice, his brows furrowed with determination.
Xu Yuehua nodded; she didn't want Pei Xuan's disappearance at this crucial moment to negatively impact their subsequent actions.
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