A piece of Japanese incense

He Feng's fingers carelessly stroked the texture of the book, and he spoke slowly, "However, doesn't the baby-eating monster only target infants? And according to what Shi Zhan said, his aunt prayed to the Goddess of Childbirth for a blessing, and indeed, she gave birth to a boy. Isn't this quite inconsistent with the deaths of hundreds of people?"

Zhi Yihe stroked his lips lightly, thinking deeply: "Indeed, there are indeed many strange things..."

"It's okay! You have helped me a lot. Now I need to go to the scene to investigate in person. It's better for you to rest at home." Hefeng patted Zhi Yihe on the head.

After Hefeng left, Zhi Yihe went back to the study and said to himself, "Since we are looking for Xiqi's national treasure, we must first know what it is~"

So she plunged into the study and browsed every book on the shelf.

"Girl, have you noticed that all the guards in the yard have been replaced." Yu Yi leaned close to Zhi Yihe's ear and said in a low voice.

"This is normal. It's a shift change. People have to eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep." Zhi Yihe replied indifferently.

"No, except for the four people of Jin Tao, all the others have been replaced by new faces. It has been a whole day, and they have not moved, eaten, drunk or slept."

"Wow~ so awesome~" Zhi Yihe said with a grin.

"It's really uncomfortable to have someone watching me no matter what I do. Miss, when can we pick up the lady and go home together?" Yu Yi asked.

Zhi Yihe sighed, his brows revealing a firmness: "Wait until I have the bargaining chips to negotiate with the emperor... But for now, I'd better help He Feng solve the case as soon as possible. When he has made a contribution, I can also take the opportunity to ask for an audience with the prince and let me meet my grandmother."

"No wonder the girl is so worried. I won't sit around doing nothing. I'll go to the kitchen and cook a midnight snack for her!"

Zhi Yihe raised the corner of his mouth and cast a seductive glance at Yuyi.

Zhi Yihe sat in the study for two hours. Although she did not find any records related to the Xiqi national treasure, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a short story that might be related to the case.

She ran to the door and called a guard over: "Big brother! Please help me find out where the eunuch who served the Crown Princess in the past came from. Also, please find someone in their hometown who was literate 30 years ago."

The guard seemed hesitant: "My lady, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not yet appointed a queen."

"I'm talking about the past, Prince Yuancheng, do you understand?"

"Yes!" The guard turned around and disappeared from Zhi Yihe's sight.

Zhi Yihe couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Great!"

As there was no news from the guards, Zhi Yihe decided to go to Zhangxian Temple.

The guards did not say a word and did not ask about their destination or purpose. They obediently prepared the carriage. Zhiyihe and Yuyi were both stunned and then got on the carriage.

"Ah!" The moment Yu Yi lifted the carriage curtain, she suddenly retreated back into Zhi Yihe's arms: "Girl! They are all dead! Let's go back! It's so scary!"

"Don't be afraid!" Although Zhi Yihe had already anticipated the scene before him, when he actually witnessed it, he was still shocked by the corpses scattered all over the ground.

The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the sky a deep red. On the ground, there were piles of bones, crisscrossing each other, and skulls were scattered everywhere. The empty eye sockets seemed to be staring at the sky, telling of endless sorrow. The bones of the limbs were stretched or curled, as if at the last moment of life, they were still struggling for a glimmer of hope.

"Let me in! My daughter!"

"Sir, please have mercy! Let me go in and look for my daughter! She has been missing for fifteen years. Please, Sir!"

"Let us in! Let us in!"

Cries and pleas echoed in the wilderness. The people were tearful and their cries shook the sky. They all wanted to go forward to identify the remains. The guarding soldiers, with swords and guns drawn, formed a tight defense line around the site where more than 200 corpses were scattered.

"Back off! Back off! The government is investigating a case! You are not allowed to move forward!" the officers and soldiers said sternly.

"Back off! Back off! Don't look! If you don't want to die, back off!" Warnings came one after another.

Zhi Yihe got off the carriage and the guards cleared a passage for her. Yu Yi followed closely behind her, burying her head in her shoulder, and stumbling along with her as she walked forward.

After the soldiers informed him, Fan Zhou quickly walked out of the temple and said, "Madam, why did you come to this filthy place? My master is not here. Madam, please go back quickly!"

"I'm not here to look for him. I just want to go in and take a look. Is the sketch I drew here? I have a new idea that I want to verify."

Fanzhou was hesitant, Zhi Yihe walked around him and pushed him forward: "Brother Fan, don't hesitate! I'm here to help you, take me in!"

"Hey! Don't push me! This, this, this... Hey!" As they spoke, they had already stepped into the encirclement.

Yuyi said she was afraid, but her eyes were honestly looking around, chattering softly: "I've seen a lot of rotting corpses before, but these~ so many bones, it's really spectacular! Hey! Girl! Do you think the two bodies we buried here before are also in there?"

"Keep your voice down! Don't mention that again."

"Oh oh oh." Yu Yi pursed her lips and wrapped her arms tightly around Zhi Yihe's arms.

"Brother Fan, Brother Fan?" Zhi Yihe went to find Fanzhou with the stack of papers in his hand.

"Oh my! Madam Zhi! You keep calling me Brother Fan, Brother Fan. It really makes me uncomfortable!"

"Then isn't your last name Fan? If not Brother Fan, should I call you Brother Zhou?"

"Who said my last name is Fan? My last name is Pei!"

Zhi Yihe chuckled and said, "So your name is Pei Fanzhou, hahahaha, then from now on, I will call you Brother Pei!"

Pei Fanzhou stretched out his hand to stop him: "Hey - let's not do that. Everyone here is named Pei. Madam, just call me Fanzhou."

"Oh..." Zhi Yihe laughed and said, "Then, Brother Fanzhou, while digging up the bones, did you find any personal belongings of the deceased?"

Pei Fanzhou scratched his head, as if accepting this title: "Yes! There are so many! Look! They are all there! I can't tell whose is whose."

Yuyi found a branch and dug it out, his eyes flashing: "Girl! Sure enough, there is one!"

Yuyi used a branch to pick out a small silver-covered rattan bracelet. The thick brown rattan with light-colored lines was inlaid with patterns of plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, bats, etc.

"What an exquisite bracelet." Zhi Yihe took the rattan bracelet in his hand and admired it carefully through the handkerchief.

Yu Yi held up the candlestick and came closer: "Girl, your drawing is a bit weird, but I do remember this bracelet very clearly. When you were drawing, you complained that the paper was not big enough and you couldn't draw the pattern on the bracelet clearly!"

Zhi Yihe nodded and picked up the branches: longevity locks, bracelets, jade hairpins...

"It turns out that the last pattern on each piece of paper is exactly the style of jewelry worn by each deceased person..." Zhi Yihe muttered to himself.

"What are you doing here!" Hefeng rushed in, grabbed Zhi Yihe's arm and dragged him out.

"No! I have..."

"What's so fun about a murder scene? Go home quickly!" Hefeng looked displeased. He gestured to his subordinates and stuffed Zhi Yihe into the car without any explanation.

"I'm really convinced! Why don't you listen to others?" Zhi Yihe tried to stick his head out, but was pushed back again.

"Girl...you...are still holding it..." Yu Yi stammered, pointing at the bracelet in her hand and curled her lips.

"Oh my god! I brought the bracelet out! Hey! Hey! Hefeng!" Zhi Yihe half leaned out of the car window, and there was no way to see Hefeng's shadow.

"Then I'll keep it for now, and return it to him when I see him again." Zhi Yihe wrapped the bracelet in a handkerchief, and her mind was vaguely reminded that when she leaned out of the window just now, it seemed that there seemed to be two people waving and chasing after her car, and then they were pushed to the ground by the soldiers.

"parking!"

Seeing Zhi Yihe's serious expression, Yu Yi knocked on the carriage immediately: "Stop! Stop immediately!"

"Madam Zhi, please don't make things difficult for me, Master..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Someone might have been beaten because of me! Turn back quickly! I want to see what's going on! If you don't want to, I will jump out of the car!" Zhi Yihe said solemnly and firmly.

Sure enough, a man in tattered clothes was struggling to help a blind old woman up.

Yuyi ran to the two of them at a quick pace, supported the old woman, and brushed off the dust for her.

"How are you? Are you not hurt? They didn't use force against you, did they? Were you waving to find me just now?" Zhi Yihe held the old man's hand and asked while checking him over.