Although the house was wreaked havoc by monsters, fortunately, no one was killed except for a few servants who were slightly or seriously injured. It was a blessing.
Leng Xinnan took the elixir and recuperated for a while, and then he was able to move around normally. However, severe internal injuries required a long period of recuperation.
"Master Leng, why...why did this monster come to haunt our family?"
Lin Lin had a bitter look on his face and was about to cry.
First, my daughter encountered a monster, then she fell into a red rain dream, and now even a monster came to her door.
No matter how strong Lin Yuanwai's psychological quality is, he can't hold back.
I'm afraid a female temptress might appear under the covers this night.
Leng Xinnan was not in the mood to comfort him, so she turned to Guo Gang who had changed his clothes and said: "Go and tell the county magistrate, Mr. Shen, to have the yamen patrol the streets in shifts at 12 o'clock. Specially equipped with Shenji Pavilion weapons, I will
Explain to superiors.
In addition, let Little Rabbit come back and lead people to conduct a blanket search with magic weapons to find out the whereabouts of the monster as soon as possible. However, people still need to be left on the Cuihong Mountain side to continue the investigation."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Guo Gang nodded and left in a hurry.
Tieniu heard something unusual, stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Sister Leng, isn't this the monster we want to catch?"
"It's not like that."
Leng Xinnan looked solemn. "It shouldn't be the monster that escaped from Yuncheng. There is a new monster in Dongqi County."
At this moment, a maid suddenly ran over with a worried expression.
"It's not good, sir!"
The maid staggered. Because she was running too fast, she almost tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Li Nanke helped her in time.
"Xiang'er?"
Seeing the maid like this, Lin Yuan looked puzzled: "What's wrong with you in such a panic?"
"Madam... Madam is missing!"
The maid shouted in panic.
"What!?"
The forest member was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and rushed towards the inner courtyard.
Hearing that Mei Xing'er was missing, Leng Xinnan and Li Nanke's hearts skipped a beat. They looked at each other and then followed closely to check.
…
The tables and chairs in the room were scattered and it was a mess.
A few drops of blood on the flat ground clearly indicated that something bad had happened in this room.
As soon as Li Nanke entered, he vaguely smelled a cold and mysterious air.
It was as if the entire room was a large icehouse that had recently lost power.
"lady!"
"lady!"
The forest member with an anxious look on his face shouted loudly. He was at a loss when facing the mess in the room. When he saw the blood stains, he was so frightened that he fell down and sat on the ground, dumbfounded and lost his voice.
Leng Xinnan's beautiful eyes scanned the situation inside the house, and signaled those who had nothing to do with it to go out first.
In addition to the tables and chairs, the beds were also extremely messy.
There are several books and a fruit plate spread out on the dressing table nearby.
Several pots of flowers placed on the windowsill were also broken to pieces.
After checking around, he saw Li Nanke squatting on the ground looking at the few drops of blood in a daze, so he walked over.
"Did you find anything?"
The girl bent down and asked, and a few soft strands of hair hanging down unconsciously brushed the man's cheek, giving off a cool and lingering fragrance like thin ice.
Li Nanke came back from his thoughts and shook his head: "Nothing."
Li Nanke stood up and looked at the frightened servants outside the door and asked, "Who is the maid who usually serves Madam?"
A delicate girl walked out timidly: "I am." It was the maid who just ran to report the news.
"Tell me about the situation."
Li Nanke remembered that her name was Xiang'er.
The girl's green little hands pinched the corners of her clothes nervously, with tears in her eyes. She subconsciously glanced at Lin Jiaoyue and said in a trembling voice:
"Slave... I don't know what's going on. My wife felt a little uncomfortable early this morning, so she rested in the room. I don't dare to disturb her.
But not long ago, I heard a noise coming from the house, and the noise was quite loud. As soon as I ran over, I saw a monster running out..."
The maidservant was trembling all over, her voice was mixed with fear, and thinking of the horrific scene just now, she couldn't speak smoothly.
Li Nanke stared at Lin Yuanwai again: "Is your wife feeling unwell?"
Lin Yuanwai was completely panicked at this moment. He was stunned for a long time when faced with Li Nanke's question before he responded and nodded: "Yes, Madam is indeed feeling unwell this morning. I thought it was because I was worried that Yue'er would not be able to stay overnight."
I was sleeping, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.”
"Sister Leng, could it be——"
Tieniu's expression changed, and he was about to speak but was stopped by Leng Xinnan's eyes.
No conclusion can be made without conclusive evidence.
Moreover, when I checked Lin Jiaoyue's body before, I also used the technique to detect other people. Mei Xing'er did not have any symptoms of red rain in her body.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the other party suddenly drinks a large amount of red rain.
"What did Madam have for breakfast today?"
Leng Xinnan asked.
The maid shook her little head vigorously: "Madam said she had no appetite, so she didn't eat anything."
"Did the lady behave strangely this morning?"
The maid frowned and said: "There is no strange behavior, it's just——"
"Master Leng, if my mother kisses her...she will be fine."
Lin Jiaoyue suddenly spoke out, her beautiful lips were bloodless, and her eyes were flashing with tears of hope.
Seeing the woman's silence, she rushed forward and knelt in front of Leng Xinnan. She tightly grasped the hem of the latter's skirt with her small hands and said in a tearful voice: "Please, Lord Leng, my mother must have been captured by that monster."
Please save her quickly, please..."
The helpless girl crying for help is heart-warming.
Tieniu sighed.
Lin Yuanwai also knelt on the ground and begged: "Sir Leng, please save my wife. No matter what you ask me to do, I will do it. Even if it costs me ten thousand yuan of property, I am willing to do it."
Leng Xinnan helped Lin Jiaoyue up and said softly: "Don't worry, Mrs. Lin will be fine."
Asking the maid to take Lin Jiaoyue, who was in tears, out, Leng Xinnan asked Lin outside: "With your status, there should be a lot of people who get red eyes on weekdays. Think about it, who hates you the most?
I will destroy your family and your family."
"This little fellow doesn't know either."
Lin Yuanwai said bitterly, "The common people keep a low profile, so no one should make enemies."
"What about your wife?"
Li Nanke suddenly asked.
Lin Yuanwai was stunned and shook his head vigorously: "That's even more impossible. My wife has always been in the house and rarely shows up. How could anyone hold a grudge against her?"
Li Nanke rubbed his chin and continued to look at the room.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on a clothes basket in the corner of the wooden cabinet.
Inside the clothes basket made of woven bamboo, there are two pieces of women's underwear. The fabrics are of good quality and the price is high. Judging from the style and size, they should be Mei Xing'er's.
Li Nanke picked up a piece of bellyband and put it to his nose and smelled it.
This scene fell in the eyes of everyone, and their expressions suddenly became weird.
"you--"
Tieniu opened his mouth to express his dissatisfaction, but was warned by a cold look from the female leader and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Lin Yuan did not dare to scold him because of his status.
But after all, the other party was smelling his wife's underwear, and he was inevitably angry. He could only suppress his anger and ask: "Sir, is there anything wrong with my wife's clothes?"
"nothing."
Li Nanke smiled apologetically and opened the closet to check again.
"Why is this place so empty? Madam, do you only have these few clothes on weekdays?"
Li Nanke asked the maid Xiang'er at the door.
Xiang'er looked timid: "A few days ago, there was a mouse in Madam's wardrobe. Madam thought it was unlucky, so she asked the slave to burn some of the clothes in it."
"Burned?"
Li Nanke was slightly startled when he heard this, and his gaze was sharp. "When did it burn?"
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"Seems to be……"
Xiang'er tilted her head and thought for a long time before saying, "It seems to be the fifth day of August."
"oh."
Li Nanke responded and didn't ask any more questions.
After closing the wardrobe, the man's eyes suddenly focused on the two flower leaves at his feet.
The petiole of the mosaic leaves is short, and the leaves are elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate, with upward slightly curved bristles on the edges, which is quite strange compared to other mosaics and leaves.
Li Nanke picked up the flowers and leaves and observed them for a while, then took them to the scattered flowerpots for comparison.
After comparing it, he wrapped it in rice paper and put it in his arms.
"Let's go and investigate elsewhere."
Li Nanke said.
Leng Xinnan nodded and said to the forest officer: "We will investigate as soon as possible and find your wife. During this period, you'd better not go anywhere and stay at home."
The forest officer looked bitter on the outside and said nothing.
Walking out of the room, Tieniu suddenly let out a sigh, picked up a damaged jade Buddha statue from the ground, and asked doubtfully: "Is this Madam's?"
The jade Buddha statue is about the size of a quarter of a palm, is dark green in color, and has a lot of impurities. It looks like a poor quality product at first glance.
"This seems to belong to Lao Qin."
Xiang'er said in surprise.
Li Nanke took the jade, looked at it, and asked Xiang'er, "Who is Lao Qin?"
Xiang'er said crisply: "He was the servant of the previous house."