Hu Lan waited all night, but did not see any trace of the little black snake until dawn.

She felt vaguely uneasy, fearing that the little black snake might never come back.

But it is still unclear whether it was killed by the orcs or by the "thing" in the cave.

Either way, things are a bit troublesome.

It makes me a little sad to think about it. I have raised this cat for so long, and this one is the most intelligent and obedient one.

What should she do? If someone discovered the blackberry snake, she would be finished.

Hu Lan waited for a while, but there was no movement at the door, so she gave up completely.

She walked back and forth in the room restlessly for a few times, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally came up with a solution.

That night, Hu Changya came to the cave again. As soon as he entered, he saw the corpse of the blackberry snake on the ground.

His face immediately turned very ugly, and his pupils turned into golden lines.

Then he immediately asked Ye Xing with concern: "Are you okay? What happened?"

Ye Xing waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, "It's just a small snake, it won't become a big deal."

"The key question is, why did it appear in the cave?"

Tiger Changya couldn't figure it out either: "Blackberry snakes have poisoned people to death before, and we sent people to completely eliminate them. I don't know why they appear again now. Is it because of the recent rain?"

Ye Xing shook her head after hearing this: "You and Old Grandma have the same idea, but this matter is definitely not as simple as an accident."

"Why?" Hu Changya suddenly looked up.

"Although it has been raining recently, the rain is not abundant. You have been going back and forth in the tribe. Have you seen what the rain has washed away?"

Hu Changya shook his head subconsciously. The road was just a little difficult to walk on due to the rain, but there was indeed not even a small ditch.

"Such a simple truth is not difficult to imagine!" Ye Xing sat up leisurely and guided him step by step: "What place is this? Old Grandma's cave is full of medicinal herbs. Look around and see how many kinds of snake and insect repellent herbs are piled up inside. No matter how poisonous the blackberry snake is, it is just a wild animal. How could it crawl in here for no reason?"

“…Then…” Hu Changya felt complicated and didn’t know how to describe it.

"It came prepared!" Ye Xing stared at Hu Changya's gradually pale face and said directly: "Or the person behind it deliberately let it come!"

"Changya, are you sure about this?" Ye Xing stopped talking nonsense and made the final decision: "Someone is feeding the blackberry snake."

"Impossible! Who would raise such a poisonous creature?" Hu Changya was shocked and absolutely unwilling to admit it.

"What kind of poison is this? You have to believe that the most poisonous thing in the world is the human heart!"

"Let me be frank. Blackberry Snake was just testing you, or testing me. It was definitely not an accident."

Hu Changya's face turned pale and his chest was breathing rapidly, and he was silent for a long time.

His expression was so exaggerated that it was a little unexpected. Ye Xing frowned and thought for a while, and couldn't help but ask: "Your reaction is so strong, is there any other reason?"

"...I, I really can't believe that the blackberry snake was fed by someone." Tiger Changya let out a long breath, with a trembling tone: "If someone can feed it, then what about the person who was originally poisoned to death? Could it be related?"

"It's hard to say who were the people who were poisoned to death?" Ye Xing asked.

"...Four females and one orc!"

Ye Xing raised his eyebrows in shock. With such a high mortality rate, only orcs would think it was an accident!

"When?" she asked.

"According to the calculation method I just learned, it should have started three years ago. The first two females were poisoned and fell into coma. Later, I led people to investigate the tribe and cleared all the snake nests around. During that time, several more snakes were found. The other two were bitten at that time. Since then, there have been no blackberry snakes in the tribe."

"Didn't the tribe find the snake's nest?"

"No, we checked every corner, and there's nothing!"

"Who are the dead? Are you familiar with them?" Ye Xing asked casually.

Tiger Changya paused for a moment, looking a little unnatural, and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "It's just an ordinary female!"

Ye Xing did not miss his expression: "Ordinary? Does it have anything to do with you?"

"No! They just told others that they liked me and wanted to be with me, but I rejected them in the end."

"...Ha!" Ye Xing laughed inexplicably.

Isn’t that right?

"Tiger Changya, I have to remind you that if you want to truly replace your father, you still have a lot to learn. What you need to do now is to keep a low profile and don't have any other ideas."

"What do you mean?" Hu Changya felt a little frightened by Ye Xing's smile.

"What I mean is, with your current IQ, you still want to fight with your father? It's wishful thinking, unless... you are pretending to be stupid!" Ye Xing leaned over suddenly, his expression suddenly cold.

"What?" Hu Changya was startled and his upper body tilted backwards, almost falling over. He tried to steady himself in a hurry.

However, Ye Xing seemed to be joking: "Nothing, just teasing you, don't be scared!"

Hu Changya couldn't understand what Ye Xing was thinking, nor did he understand why she suddenly asked this. He hesitated and asked again: "What should we do now?"

After Ye Xing was frightened, his expression returned to normal. He raised his hand and told him, "Go and check. Once you find the source of the blackberry snake, you will naturally know what to do next."

Hu Changya was confused, but finally chose to believe Ye Xing and left with a lot on his mind.

Not long after he left, Hu Qing flashed in.

Ye Xing looked at him seriously without saying a word, as if he was thinking about something.

Hu Qing waited for a long time but got no reply, so he couldn't help but ask with concern: "Are you feeling better?"

"Much better. I'll be able to move freely in another half month."

After Ye Xing answered, he immediately said, "I'm going to find something for Hu Changlei to do in the next half month."

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