"Yan Jue, wait a minute!" Ana'er fell far behind and did not catch up. Instead, he jumped off his horse and walked to the other side.
He turned around and asked, "What did you find?"
Ana'er looked into the cracks in the rocks and replied: "I don't know, I just smelled an unpleasant stench."
Yan Jue turned over and dismounted, and the two of them walked around the cracks in the rocks. Behind the rocks one after another, there were a pile of corpses exposed to the sun. Ana'er covered his mouth and nose, and his eyebrows were twisted into knots.
Although this place is next to the Thousand Bat Cave, few people visit it. It’s no wonder that Jiao Yin often throws these corpses so casually. Where there are many corpses, flies and mosquitoes are everywhere, and even on the lowest corpse, there are insects on the exposed skin.
Some places are rotten and infested with maggots.
Yan Jueti stepped over and knelt down to look at the nearest corpse, "The way these people died was very weird. It looked like they had been drained of blood."
She glanced at him with her peripheral vision, "You still have the heart to take a closer look at this kind of thing..."
Yan Jue squatted there and looked back at her, "Aren't you curious why this person died so tragically?"
Ana'er put down his arm and turned around, "There are countless people in Northern Xinjiang who use poison, and it's not just these two who died tragically."
Yan Jue said: "You are quite tolerant."
"Get out quickly. These are just used up poison materials. Finding the main body is the first thing." She started to walk out, "I'm going to the cave now. Follow me. I need your help."
The two of them got back on their horses. This time they no longer wandered around slowly, but went straight to the Thousand Bat Cave. Because it was daytime, many poisonous insects would not come out, and even some plants that emitted poisonous miasma were also dormant.
When we entered the depths of the cave, the thing originally hanging on the cliff had disappeared, leaving only a pile of white residue.
Anael pointed at the dry white object and said, "You, take some of those things back."
She was probably used to ordering people around, so in this situation, she couldn't possibly do it herself. But Yan Jue had never been ordered around like this before, so he was inexplicably amused by her command.
Anael glared at him, "Why are you laughing?"
He shook his head and said seriously: "Can you resolve these things?" It's still possible if Mo Shuruo is still alive. A saint girl like Anal can do voodoo?
"Although I haven't deliberately studied it, I was born in Northern Xinjiang and I know more than you, a native of the Eastern Continent." This time, after searching around and finding nothing, she was a little discouraged. "Go back, I will send someone to you."
Someone came to take a body back for examination. You can take care of the rest by yourself. If you need my help, go to Hou Jia and let me know."
He cupped his fists and said thank you, and Anal turned around and walked out. Yanjue looked back at the pile of things, with doubts on his brows.
Jiao Yinchang has been imprisoned, and this thing can't run away on its own, so how can it disappear? Could it be that he has helpers?
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On the quiet mountain road, Xiang Jingyi walked forward with a heavy burden on his back.
He had always felt that he was a very useless person in front of Mo Shuruo. Whether it was protecting her or helping her, there was nothing he could do better than Yan Jue, so she fell in love with Yan Jue instead of him.
...It is jealousy and unwillingness, but the fact is indisputable, he has always lost.
Looking at the village not far away, he smiled weakly.
The world is so big, and there is only one place where people can feel at ease. But how can you express these sorrows to your elderly mother?
"Jiajun! My son is back!" Before he could walk through the door, Yinshi ran out happily and hugged him, "Why did you come home today?"
Xiang Jingyi helped her up and said with a smile: "Auntie, I don't have to go to Emperor Wa's Palace from now on. I can stay with you all the time."
Yinshi looked at the backpack on his shoulder, "What are you doing? Didn't you do a good job in the Emperor Wa Palace?"
He shook his head and said, "The Saint no longer needs my protection. Auntie, can I take you out of here and take a look outside?"
Holding his big hands, Yinshi frowned and said, "You don't look happy at all. Who made you sad?"
He still shook his head, "No, you are overthinking. Let's go back and pack our things."
"Do you really want to leave?"
"yes……"
With Yan Jue here, he no longer has to worry about Anal's safety. The most important thing at the moment is to find a way to leave Northern Xinjiang and return to the Mo family to report the news.
It only took half an hour to finish packing the baggage, and the only things to take away were some gold and silver, nothing complicated. I hired a carriage before coming back, and the horseman arrived when I finished packing. After helping Yin Shi up,
, he stood beside the carriage and stared at the end of the mountain road in a daze.
He was afraid that Anal would come to stop him if he knew about it, and he was also afraid that seeing her would make him soft-hearted, so he deliberately rushed for time without leaving any time to breathe. But now that everything was ready, he suddenly expected her to appear again...
The groom urged, "Didn't you say you have to rush to the next village before dark? It's getting late, so come up quickly."
Xiang Jingyi retracted his reluctant eyes, jumped on the carriage, "Let's go."
After Ana'er returned to the Emperor Wa's Palace, he immediately ordered people to carry the body to the Thousand Bat Cave. When he saw that the guard following him was not Hou Jiajun, he asked casually.
"Where's Hou Jiajun?"
"Reporting to the saint, early this morning, Hou Jiajun resigned from the commander and went home."
She stopped and looked back at the man who was lowering his head, "What did you say!"
The carriage ran leisurely on the mountain road. Xiang Jingyi sat on the shaft of the carriage and glanced back from time to time. Even the coachman beside him couldn't help but ask: "Is the guest waiting for someone? Why do you keep looking back?"
He turned around and said, "No, I just don't want to leave home..."
A fast horse rushed out of the horizon, and a purple robe could be seen flying in the air in the distance.
"Hou Jiajun!"
A loud female voice came from behind, and Xiang Jingyi was stunned, as if his heart was hit by something, and he actually felt a little happy.
Yinshi opened the curtain and said, "Jiajun, is someone calling you?"
The groom next to him also said: "It seems like someone is chasing us?"
He clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry about it. Just hurry up and get into the woods and throw her away."
Seeing the carriage in front of him keep speeding up, Anal almost died of anger. Did he make up his mind not to see her?
"Hou Jiajun, stop the car, I told you to stop the car!" She waved the riding whip in her hand, causing the good horse under her to run faster. In less than a moment, she caught up to the position parallel to the carriage. "Hou Jiajun, you
Didn't you hear my order? Stop it quickly!"
Xiang Jingyi sat quietly, not turning to look at her. He only told the groom next to him, "Hurry up."
"You!" She almost cried out in anger.
He stepped on Madden, stood up, and jumped over. This behavior was really dangerous. He was so frightened that Xiang Jingyi quickly stretched out his arms to hug her. The momentum was too great, and they both fell on the side of the car.
The groom was also startled and quickly stopped the frightened horse, "You woman is too bold!"
Yinshi stuck out her head and asked worriedly: "Jiayun, are you okay?"
Xiang Jingyi quickly sat up and placed her on the wooden board, "Your Highness..." Seeing the fresh wound on the back of her hand, he worriedly said: "You are injured..."
"You don't have to worry about it!" She sat up, took her left hand out of his hand and turned around, saying angrily: "Don't you want to see me? Why do you need to save me?"
"Don't be petty."
She said angrily: "Who is this petty person?" She glared at him fiercely, jumped off the carriage and walked back.
Xiang Jingyi chased after her and took her arm, "Your Highness..."
With tears in her eyes, she said: "It hurts..."
"Is your arm injured too?" He let go hurriedly, and the two were silent for a while. Xiang Jingyi gently admonished, "Your Highness should not do such a dangerous thing."
She held her arms and said angrily: "If I don't jump over, will you stop?"
Xiang Jingyi was stunned, looked at her profile and asked, "Why are you chasing me?"
Ana'er looked at the distant mountains and was furious, "Don't you know why I came after you? Why did you leave without saying a word? I am your master. As long as I don't say anything, you can't go anywhere."
Go and find out!”
"What you said is too strong..."
"Forcing others to make things difficult?" She didn't know whether she was angry or sad. "Is it difficult for you to stay with me?"
"I also have things I want to do, and I can't stay with His Highness all my life. As a saint, Your Highness will never lack manpower, and there will be better people to protect you and take care of you in the future."
"Hou Jiajun, you bastard..." Uncle Mo is a crybaby. He has seen too many tears on this face. However, this is the first time he has seen her cry in this month. The tears have already fallen heavily.
He is so powerful, but he just stares and refuses to admit defeat. This is not Mo Shuruo.
For some reason, he suddenly couldn't hold it back. When he came to his senses, his hand was already on her right cheek.
"You cried..."
Ana'er's heart trembled, he turned away and wiped his tears randomly, "You are wrong, I will not cry."
Xiang Jingyi lowered his hand helplessly, "Don't you already have Yan Jue by your Highness' side? He will protect you on my behalf..."
She raised her head suddenly and said angrily: "What does this have to do with him! You can tell me such a reason, but you want to leave me so much!"
"I don't want to leave, but I want to know where I am in His Highness's heart?"
"..."
Although it was a master-servant relationship, she had never treated him as a servant. It was just that his attitude suddenly changed from the previous respect, and it was inexplicably oppressive, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"Why don't you want me to leave? Do you like me?"
She couldn't believe what she heard, "What did you say..."
He took a step forward, and she took a step back, "Still, I feel that I will never find a dog as loyal to you as me..."
She accidentally stepped on a stone, she twisted her foot and he grabbed her wrist, "Tell me, maybe I'll stay..."
"Hou Jiajun, you are too presumptuous! Do you know what you are talking about..." She looked away, her heart beating wildly. If she stayed any longer, she would shed tears for no apparent reason. She threw his hand away and yelled: "
It's up to you, if you want to leave, just leave, you bastard!"
Anael ran two steps, got on his horse and left quickly.
He stood there quietly, obviously feeling sad. The corners of his mouth moved, but he suddenly smiled, his eyes turning red from laughter.
Sure enough, whether it was Mo Shuruo or Ana'er, they were only paying unilaterally.