Su Xiaolu was puzzled. There was no corpse odor in other rooms, but it was here.
The wooden boards underfoot are all solid. Even if Li Yuanwai buried his wife at home, there shouldn't be a body odor buried deep in the soil.
But in this house, she could smell the smell of corpses.
Where is the root cause?
Zhou Zhi watched Su Xiaolu search, and he was also looking. He rubbed the wall and walked very slowly. He said lightly: "The side room outside Mr. Li's house is quite nice. The walls are cool to the touch. What kind of equipment is used?"
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Zhou Zhi said this. Su Xiaolu also touched the wall with her hand. She was also surprised and felt the coolness. What kind of material was it?
Is this certainly not the case with ordinary wood?
It feels a bit like jade, but jade with such a feel is not cheap, and this house is so big. If it is a special jade, the value is too high, hard to imagine.
Su Xiaolu looked at Mr. Li curiously.
Mr. Li lowered his head and replied calmly: "This is just an ordinary stone wall. My wife and I are old and can't stand the heat or cold, so we built this side house to live here in the summer."
As for questions, Mr. Li always answered them.
He was neither startled nor anxious, and was wrapped very tightly, making it difficult for others to see clearly.
There seems to be no problem with Mr. Li like this.
After searching around, Su Xiaolu didn't find the problem, and Zhou Zhi didn't find it either, so they had no choice but to leave.
Officer Li also sent them out of the house respectfully.
As soon as he left the house, he saw Huang Xingliang waiting outside. When he saw them, Huang Xingliang came forward and asked hopefully: "Your Highness, what is the result?"
Zhou Zhi shook his head.
Su Xiaolu was also thoughtful. She had decided that if nothing was found out now, then she would come to take a look secretly at night. She wouldn't believe it, and Mr. Li would not reveal anything at night.
After getting on the carriage and the carriage started, Su Xiaolu came back to her senses and met Zhou Zhi's eyes.
Zhou Zhi seemed to know what questions she had. He smiled and said, "Master Huang took another carriage."
Su Xiaolu really wanted to ask this.
"Xiaolu, what are your plans next?"
Zhou Zhi looked at Su Xiaolu and asked.
Su Xiaolu said truthfully: "I want to come and take a look quietly at night. I smelled the smell of corpses in the side room just now, but I couldn't find the source."
Zhou Zhi's eyes froze, he lowered his eyes, and then said lightly: "Isn't the smell of corpse smell bad?"
He clasped his hands and hid all his gloominess under his lowered eyes.
His legs would always be worn out, and the corpse odor that Su Xiaolu smelled might be the smell of his broken legs. They were too fragile and would always break and bleed when he walked for a long time.
The skin was broken and rotten after I went to Qinglian Temple last time. After walking for a long time today, they were bleeding again. The corpse smell that Su Xiaolu smelled might be from his body, as they would always be broken and rotten.
Su Xiaolu didn't notice Zhou Zhi's change. She pondered for a moment and said, "It doesn't smell good. I always smell it near the bed. The smell fades when I'm far away, but there are no clues around the bed."
, after I came out, other houses no longer smelled the corpse odor, so there must be something wrong with that house."
"You said that Mr. Li's wife passed away, would he not bury her?"
Su Xiaolu asked Zhou Zhi with some confusion.
Zhou Zhi was a little lost. He smiled and said, "It's possible."
After hearing what Su Xiaolu said, Zhou Zhi knew that he was thinking too much. He loosened his clenched hands and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Zhou Zhi raised his eyes, looked at Su Xiaolu and said, "If you plan to come quietly at night, I won't be able to accompany you in. It's too dangerous for you to go alone. I'll let Jin Wu follow you."
Zhou Zhi's eyes were gentle, Su Xiaolu looked at him, and he smiled lightly.
This made it difficult for Su Xiaolu to refuse for a moment, so she nodded: "Okay."
Zhou Zhi is here under orders, so he should follow her closely. Even if she doesn't visit Li's house at night, Zhou Zhi will probably arrange for someone to do so.
However, she still wanted to see it for herself.
The carriage stopped, and Su Xiaolu got down and found that it was not Ji Shi Tang.
Zhou Zhi came down immediately and explained to Su Xiaolu: "This is where I live. It's getting dark soon. After a tiring day, you should be hungry too. You should eat and rest for a while before going. I'm afraid
You won’t have time to rest when you return to Jishitang.”
Zhou Zhi cares about her, and Su Xiaolu is not an ungrateful person.
She was not pretentious, she nodded: "Okay, thank you."
Zhou Zhi smiled: "You're welcome. There's no need to say thank you for such a small thing between friends."
Su Xiaolu didn't say anything more and entered the house with Zhou Zhi.
Zhou Zhi walked very slowly. As soon as he entered the house, two guards in black came over.
Zhou Zhi just made a faint gesture to ask them to leave.
Su Xiaolu said: "Let me go to the latrine first. Where is your latrine?"
Zhou Zhi said gently: "Jin Qi, take her there."
Jin Qi made an inviting gesture to Su Xiaolu.
Su Xiaolu followed.
After watching Su Xiaolu's back disappear, Jin Wu, who was beside Zhou Zhi, immediately stepped forward to help Zhou Zhi.
He knelt down and let Zhou Zhi get on his back.
"Master, would you like Mr. Wu to come and take a look?"
Jin Wu asked as he carried Zhou Zhi back to the main courtyard.
Zhou Zhi said calmly: "I don't have the time for now, so I won't use it for now."
He also had to accompany her to eat and visit Li's house at night, so he had no time to deal with these damn legs.
Zhou Zhi refused, and Jin Wu also frowned: "Master, but you..."
"Shut up."
Before Jin Wu could finish speaking, Zhou Zhi interrupted coldly.
Of course he knew that his legs couldn't bear it, but she was more important. He had already lost these legs. Without them, he wouldn't have them.
And what he can grab now, he doesn't want to let it slip from his hands again.
"Go back to your room, I'll just change my clothes."
Zhou Zhi ordered coldly.
"yes."
Jin Wu responded.
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Su Xiaolu came out of the hut and saw the guard Jin Qi still waiting. She was feeling embarrassed when Jin Qi spoke: "Miss Su, please."
Su Xiaolu nodded and followed.
This house is not small. When they arrived at the main hall, delicious meals were already laid out, and Zhou Zhi was already waiting for her.
A guard brought some potion for Su Xiaolu to wash his hands.
After washing her hands, Su Xiaolu sat down. Zhou Zhi smiled slightly at her and said, "I don't know what you like to eat. You can try it."
Su Xiaolu also smiled slightly: "I'm not picky about food, thank you."
The guards retreated, leaving only Su Xiaolu and Zhou Zhi eating together in the main hall.
Su Xiaolu was also hungry. She picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating. She originally thought she could just eat whatever she wanted, but Zhou Zhi kept using serving chopsticks to pick up vegetables for her. He gently said Xiaolu, try this and this.
Su Xiaolu accepted all the food he brought, and she was almost full. Just when she was worried that Zhou Zhi would not be able to finish all the food he brought, Zhou Zhi stopped giving her any more food, and she ate them all.