Monster Master: Evidence of the Way

Inside the church.

Unlike the luxury of the outside world, the Xuanwu family's church is so peaceful. Inside, there is a statue of a turtle and a snake, which does not seem to have become covered with dust due to the passage of time.

Xuanwu sat cross-legged in front of the turtle and snake statue without saying a word. Around her were seven burning candles.

In fact, I don’t know whether there is such a thing as a “candle” on Blue Planet, but since it appears here, it must have its use.

Both the White Tiger and the Vermillion Bird remained silent in a solemn manner, as if they were waiting for some opportunity.

Before coming to the church, Yiyin had already heard Baihu tell him the secret of gatekeeping.

It’s actually very simple. All they have to do is keep the candles from going out.

Therefore, loud talking, laughing, walking around, etc. were all forbidden. Before arriving, they had sealed all the doors to ensure that there would not be any draft passing through.

Okay, it's foolproof.

After ensuring that the seven candles were completely burned, Yiyin only needed to stare at Xuanwu like Baihu and Suzaku.

Yi Yin stood there like a wooden man, motionless, for fear of missing out on something important.

It was noon, and it was dry and windless outside.

The candles were burning wildly, and Xuanwu frowned, as if she was listening to the teachings from her ancestors.

Everything seemed so good, until...

Iin blinked.

Yes, people need to blink, otherwise their eyes will be very dry. White Tiger and Vermillion Bird are no exception.

But at this moment, all three of them were blinking.

That is, at the moment when they closed their eyes at the same time, a strange vision occurred!

The candle... went out for no reason!

And not just one candle, but all the candles were extinguished!

"thump"

After the candle went out, Xuanwu fell to the ground with his face up, as if he had lost his soul.

Zhuque, who was closest to her, hurried to support her, but found that Xuanwu's brows and eyes were closed, and his forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat.

Baihu checked Xuanwu's breath and found that she was still breathing, but her breath was weak.

"Xuanwu-senpai!"

Yi Yin hurried forward to check and found something black on Xuanwu's neck. He lifted up Xuanwu's collar a little and found that it was a pair of black gas in the shape of snake spots, which spread to Xuanwu's entire expressionless face.

Baihu and Zhuque exchanged a look, their eyes filled with complex emotions. Clearly, they knew something.

Someone interfered with the sacrifice of Xuanwu, and as a result, Xuanwu fell into a coma!

"[Ding! Side quest triggered - Remove Xuanwu's curse and sober him up. Success reward: Someone's favorability +1, 1 random skill; Failure penalty: Electric shock for seconds + forced female clothing]"

At this moment, Yiyin also received a system prompt that he had received a side quest.

"I'm not playing a gal, is favorability really that important? And...what's the penalty for failure? You might as well just wipe it out!"

Yiyin suppressed his inner restlessness. The most urgent task now was to lift Xuanwu's curse.

Wait… a curse?

Another curse? Who cursed Xuanwu?

Since the system has issued the task, it proves that Xuanwu’s coma this time is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

"It must be Ouroboros again! Who is it this time? Huang Quan or Soga?"

Although it is somewhat immoral to throw all the dirty water on Ouroboros, Ouroboros has such a bad reputation that it is hard not to doubt them.

"I'm going to find Qinglong. Suzaku, you and Yiyin take Xuanwu to the bedroom to rest."

After Baihu finished speaking, he was ready to set off in a swift and decisive manner.

"Wait a minute, Baihu-senpai!"

Just as Baihu was about to leave, Yiyin hurriedly called her, "Where are you going? Senior Qinglong said she's not at the Four Gods Base for a while."

"I know. Before I came here, Qinglong told me where her mission was and said that if anything happened, I could go find her."

Baihu looked at the still unconscious Xuanwu, gritted his teeth and rushed out of the church.

"Wait, Baihu-senpai, I want to go too..."

If Qinglong knew something, it would be right to look for her, so Yiyin also wanted to leave with Baihu.

"Wait a moment……"

Yiyin felt someone tugging at the corner of his clothes. It turned out to be Suzaku.

Zhuque cried and trembled, "Yiyin, please don't leave. Azure Dragon and White Tiger are gone, and Black Tortoise has fallen. If you leave too, I... I really don't know what to do."

"..."

Yiyin was hesitating when suddenly the church door was pushed open and Mr. Brownson appeared with a little maid.

"Please go to the living room."

Yiyin and Suzaku looked at each other and sighed helplessly.

.

Xuanwu was placed in her own bedroom by the maid, while Yiyin and Zhuque went to the reception room again.

In the reception room, Sai Xiaoxi was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, while Sai Daxi was drinking tea from pot after pot, looking a little depressed.

"I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of Senior Xuanwu..."

Yiyin felt very ashamed.

"No, young man, this is not your fault. This is the fate of this girl. Alas..."

"Don't worry, my dear brother."

Sai Daxi, who was drinking tea nearby, interrupted and said, "I've already sent for Doctor Qimo. My nephew will be fine."

"Brother, you don't know, the dog girl didn't just faint, but..."

As if noticing the presence of an outsider like Yiyin, Sai Xiaoxi swallowed the second half of his sentence.

"Excuse me, young man. I'll have lunch served right away. You and Miss Suzaku can eat first. Then you can rest for a while in my humble abode."

After saying that, Sai Xiaoxi and Sai Daxi gathered together and whispered something, and sent someone to send Yiyin and Zhuque away.

At the dinner table, Yiyin was scooping up the rice in her bowl with chopsticks.

It sounds nice to say, but what do you mean by letting yourself rest here for a while? It's obvious that you are putting yourself under house arrest here!

However, if you think about it carefully, this is normal. Xuanwu got into trouble as soon as Yiyin arrived, so it is normal for some people to suspect him.

Furthermore, the Xuanwu family mansion is heavily guarded, and it is impossible for anyone to sneak in. In other words, Xuanwu’s accident must have been caused by someone in the mansion!

Therefore, it can be said that it was a very wise move for Sai Xiaoxi to control Yi Yin and others. This not only prevents the real murderer from escaping justice, but also gives himself space to find out the real murderer.

It’s like killing two birds with one stone!

Baihu ran fast and no one knew where she was. But it was also thanks to her running fast, otherwise she would have been put under house arrest and no one would have been able to tip off Qinglong.

After a quick lunch, Yiyin and Suzaku went to Xuanwu's bedroom to check on Xuanwu's condition.

This was the first time that Yiyin had come to a girl's boudoir in these two lifetimes (he subconsciously excluded Isabella), but he was not very excited because there was a side quest hanging over his head that needed to be completed urgently.

In order to allow Xuanwu to have a good rest, Sai Xiaoxi, Sai Daxi, the doctor and others all retreated.

At this moment, only Yiyin, Zhuque and Xuanwu were left in Xuanwu's boudoir.

Xuanwu was still unconscious, and the black energy on her neck and face seemed to be getting worse.

This is incredible.

It’s unknown when Baihu will be back, so Yiyin wants to take this opportunity to learn more about Xuanwu’s situation.

Zhuque was lowering his head and twisting his hands when he suddenly heard Yiyin talking to him.

"Senior Suzaku, do you know what happened to Senior Xuanwu? I feel like Uncle Sai Xiaoxi seems to know something, but he doesn't want me to know."

Suzaku looked very conflicted.

"This is a secret, but since it's Yiyin, it's okay to let him know..."

After making up her mind, Suzaku raised her head and began to tell the story she knew.