Boss Xing was not surprised to see her and motioned for her to sit down and eat first.
"Boss, what happened at night? Why did you..."
"Are you asking why you're okay?" He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. "Well, this is your first time inhaling this stuff. Uh, how should I explain it to you? It's probably your first time in contact with it and your body can't handle it, so you're a little more sober than others. If you encounter it a few more times, you'll be the same as us."
Lin Wanwan nodded and quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice.
"Master Xing, I want to go find Master Shen. I'm afraid he's in danger..."
Xing Dalong thought for a moment, and then finished the rest of the meal before continuing, "It's not impossible for you to go down the mountain. Our people are going to gather information, so you can change your clothes and blend in with them."
"Thank you, Boss! I'll go back and clean up right away!"
Lin Wanwan returned to his room and started dressing up again. This time he transformed himself into an ordinary man, bandaged his chest, and changed into the clothes the little girl had found for him.
As soon as they went out, everyone was stunned.
"You, you, you... Shopkeeper Lin?"
"How did you do that? That's amazing!"
She scratched her head embarrassedly, "Hey, I just drew this randomly, what do you think? Can you recognize me?"
"How can you recognize them? You can't recognize them even if you stand in front of them!"
"That's amazing! Shopkeeper Lin, please teach me later!"
"Okay, when I get back, I'll teach you if I'm fine!"
"Hahaha, then thank you, Shopkeeper Lin!"
Lin Wanwan followed them to a house first, and then two people took her to the county government office.
"Brother Lin, don't worry, Lord Shen was fine last night, but next time, I can't say for sure..."
"What do you mean by next time? Brother, how many times have you met?"
The man sneered and said with a dark face: "The red fog appears every half a month. We have encountered it for nearly ten years. We have long lost count!"
Lin Wanwan stopped and stayed where she was. Once every half a month? Does that mean Chen Li will be in danger after half a month?
"Brother Li? Let's go, what are you thinking about! Don't be afraid, that thing is not harmful to your body. Just be careful not to run around or anything."
"Okay, I see. Thanks for clearing up my confusion, big brother."
They followed them absentmindedly to the county government office. They showed the token to the bailiff, who then took them to find Chen Li.
Chen Li was extremely anxious at this time, sorting out all the clues from the investigation in Dingfeng County.
"Sir, the people from Black Dragon Village are here! They said they want to discuss something with you!"
Shen Li nodded, "Let them in."
He didn't even raise his head, still busy with the work in his hands, until someone stood in front of him and blocked the light, then he looked up in dissatisfaction.
After seeing Lin Wanwan, he was stunned for a moment, then he looked at her carefully and asked in surprise: "Wanwan? Why are you here?"
Lin Wanwan was extremely happy and grinned: "Were we discovered by Brother Li? Hehe... It's safer to go out this way!"
Chen Li looked her up and down, "You last night..."
Lin Wanwan moved a chair over, ate a snack, and began to tell Chen Li about what happened last night.
After listening to it, Shen Li suddenly felt that the timeline was right!
"That is to say, this red fog appears once every half month. It has been nearly ten years since it appeared. After inhaling the red fog, it is like sleepwalking... I understand! We must find the source first!"
"Yes! But Mr. Xing said that Brother Li, you will be in danger in half a month!"
Chen Li touched her head and comforted her with a smile: "It's okay, Wanwan, nothing will happen to me. I'll let Ah Mo pick you up in the next two days. Dingfeng County is too dangerous. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you well."
Lin Wanwan suddenly became anxious and shook her head repeatedly: "Brother Li, I don't want to go back! I want to stay with you! You are in too much danger, I..."
"no."
Shen Li looked at her sullenly and flatly refused.
"What I want to investigate is extremely dangerous, so I can't take you with me..."
“But I’m already deeply involved!”
"I will send someone to deliver a letter to Ah Mo today. You cannot stay here."
"you!"
Lin Wanwan couldn't help but turn her head away and mutter, "The elder one is old-fashioned, the younger one is a little old-fashioned, your whole family is old-fashioned..."
Chen Li found it very funny to hear her mumbling, so he poured a cup of tea and handed it to her reluctantly.
"I'll ask someone to order some food and wine later. Can you come back after lunch?"
"snort!"
Lin Wanwan still turned her head away and didn't look at him.
"Ah! You..."
Suddenly, the door was pushed open with force and a guard ran in hurriedly.
"Sir..." When he saw Lin Wanwan there, he quickly shut his mouth.
"Nothing, he is not an outsider, please continue."
"Sir, according to the spies, last night there was a red fog around Dingfeng County, as well as Lixiang County and Xiyuan County. Thirty children were missing... Among them, a tragedy occurred in Lixiang County..."
Lin Wanwan's heart sank. She stood up suddenly, shaking because she stood up too quickly. She held on to the table and asked hurriedly, "What tragedy?"
The guard was stunned for a moment, then said, "Sixteen beggar bodies were found in a dilapidated temple outside Lixiang County. According to informants, an old beggar and six young beggars are missing."
Lin Wanwan's ears suddenly started buzzing as if they had exploded, her whole body went cold, her eyes went blank, and she fell forward...
Shen Li hurriedly grabbed her and protected her in front of him.
"Wanwan! Wanwan! What's wrong with you?"
It took her a while to feel her body gradually warming up, but she couldn't stop shaking.
He grabbed onto Chen Li's collar tightly and said through gritted teeth, "I, I want to go to the ruined temple! I don't believe it! It was fine when I left, how could it be... They must have seen it wrong! I want to go and take a look!"
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