Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

Tao Jiuxi's face was full of admiration: "Yes, Sister Xue is amazing. If I have the chance, I will definitely introduce you to her."

"You want to see her?"

"Of course. We've been apart for so long, I naturally miss Sister Xue."

"Miss Xue is not far from Yulong City. I will write a letter when I go back today to see if I can invite her over and ask her to prepare some drugs for you." Shen Zhiyi said, but he was not completely sure that he could find Xue Yunmeng. After all, her whereabouts were always unpredictable and she appeared and disappeared mysteriously.

"If you can invite him, please remember to introduce him to me." Ji Qingyi said hurriedly.

"Why?" Shen Zhiyi asked softly with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

"I was thinking that if I could learn some skills from Miss Xue, they might be of great use when I return to the battlefield in the future." Ji Qingyi hurriedly explained, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

Not long after Tao Jiuxi returned to the Yingke Tower, someone came to his door.

In order to reassure everyone, Tao Jiuxi would reward the performers with some money as long as they were of decent level and could describe or write the process clearly, so that they could leave happily.

This is also a good way to achieve great things with little money.

Things developed very quickly. After only five days, the public opinion on the "strange things" in Yulong City changed.

Everyone is no longer panicking, but is responding positively.

Shen Zhiyi had been out and about all day, extremely busy. When he returned, he saw Tao Jiuxi slumped exhausted on the chaise longue. Seeing Tao Jiuxi's exhausted appearance, Shen Zhiyi's eyes instantly filled with heartache.

"If someone comes, just send Jiang Shun to deal with it. How did you tire yourself out like this?" Shen Zhiyi said as he walked towards the basin to wash his hands, his tone full of concern.

When Tao Jiuxi heard Shen Zhiyi's words, she slowly sat up from the chaise longue.

"I'm not tired. Help me up. I can continue!" Although her voice was a little weak, it was firm.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, her body fell limply again.

"It's more comfortable to lie down... How's the progress on your side today? Have you caught those people lurking in Yulong City?" Tao Jiuxi lay on the chaise longue, looking at Shen Zhiyi with his face sideways, his eyes full of curiosity and concern.

"Thanks to the solution you came up with, the rumors were successfully quelled. Now the situation in Yulong City has finally stabilized. My Ah Xi is really amazing." Shen Zhiyi smiled as he walked over and gently embraced Tao Jiuxi in his arms.

"So, meeting me is your blessing."

"I'm indeed trying to get ahead of myself. I will definitely treasure you like a rare treasure."

"Shen Zhiyi, you sounded so funny today, like you had a toad in your mouth."

Tao Jiuxi raised his head slightly and looked at Shen Zhiyi with curved eyebrows and a hint of playful teasing.

Shen Zhiyi quietly looked at the sixteen-year-old girl in his arms. In his heart, a doubt had been lingering for a long time.

In his opinion, Ah Xi was not a woman of great learning and scholarship, but her knowledge far exceeded that of ordinary people.

Whether facing a complex situation or dealing with a difficult problem, she can always come up with brilliant insights. He is very curious, how does Ah Xi know all this?

However, he also understood that everyone has their own secrets, and perhaps Ah Xi is no exception.

As long as she doesn't want to say it, he won't ask. He just hopes that she can always stay by his side like this, carefree.

The next day, the rain fell like a curtain from the low sky.

A figure appeared at the doorway of the inn. It was a man wrapped in a black cloak, with raindrops dripping down the brim of his hat, gathering into a small puddle at his feet.

He stopped for a moment before slowly walking into the inn.

"I heard that you are worried about the bloody rain. I can simulate the scene of the bloody rain." The man's voice was low and hoarse, like the sound of an old bellows being pulled, echoing in the quiet inn.

"Sir, please wait a moment. I will go and ask the person in charge to come down." After hearing this, the guard immediately went upstairs to invite Tao Jiuxi.

The mysteries of many "strange things" in Yulong City have gradually been solved, but the mystery of the blood rain has remained unresolved. If it can be solved, it will be of great benefit to stabilizing the people's hearts in the city.

Tao Jiuxi was overjoyed to hear someone could simulate a "blood rain." However, looking at the man before her, a sense of gloom washed over her, and she cautiously kept a distance from him. "Can you simulate a blood rain?"

"If you believe me, you can come with me to the inn and take a look. But if I succeed, I will need five hundred taels of silver as a reward."

"Easy to say."

After receiving a positive answer, the man turned and walked out the door.

Tao Jiuxi gave Jiang Shun a wink and followed him with some caution.

Outside the inn, the rain was still falling.

Standing in the rain, the man pulled a delicate little box from his bosom. He opened it, revealing some red powder. Carefully, he poured the powder onto a stone slab. From another pocket, he pulled something resembling an incense burner and lit the incense inside. The incense burned, emitting a strange fragrance, and the red powder trembled slightly in the smoke.

The man was muttering something, as if he was casting a mysterious spell.

Tao Jiuxi watched intently, his suspicion growing stronger. He whispered to Jiang Shun, "This man's behavior is strange. You have to be careful." Jiang Shun nodded slightly and gripped the hilt of the sword tightly.

Suddenly, the rain in the sky began to change color. After passing through the smoke, the raindrops gradually turned red, like real blood rain.

Several guards around exclaimed in surprise.

"How about it? Girl, do you believe me now?" The man looked at Tao Jiuxi with an ambiguous look in his eyes.

"I believe it, I believe it! In that case, please write down the details and I'll get the banknote for you right away."

The man returned to the inn with Tao Jiuxi and his group and began to write "Blood Rain".

Tao Jiuxi asked Jiang Shun to follow him. After going upstairs, he told Jiang Shun to quietly follow the man when he left, and perhaps he could find the culprit behind the strange things.

When they got downstairs, Jiang Shun looked at the recipe for "Blood Rain" written by the man and handed him the money.

The man waved his hand and said, "No, I want the lady to hand the banknote to me personally. I want to thank the lady for her generosity in person."

Tao Jiuxi took a step back after hearing this, and was startled: "Don't thank me, this is what you deserve. Now that you have received the money, I won't give it to you."

She secretly complained to herself: Do you think I'm stupid? You don't look like a good person, so I won't get close to you.

Seeing Tao Jiuxi take a few steps back and turn to go upstairs, the man stopped pretending. He swung his cloak, pulled out a soft knife from his sleeve, and stabbed Tao Jiuxi: "Today is the day you die!"

The soft knife flashed coldly in the rain of blood, and in the blink of an eye it was in front of Tao Jiuxi.

Tao Jiuxi quickly dodged backwards: "It's your death!"

Jiang Shun rushed towards the man like a gust of wind, and the sword in his hand collided with the soft knife, making a harsh metal collision sound.

"I've known there's something wrong with you. How dare you come here alone!" Jiang Shun roared, dancing the sword in his hand tightly, and each sword move was fierce and powerful.

The man did not answer, but waved the soft knife wildly, each move was fatal, and his eyes were full of determination, as if he had an irreconcilable hatred with Tao Jiuxi.

"No matter who you are, you won't succeed today!" Jiang Shun's swordsmanship was exquisite, and he gradually gained the upper hand. He saw the man's weakness and thrust out a fierce sword, deflecting the soft knife. Then he kicked the man in the chest, knocking him to the ground.

Jiang Shun pointed his sword at the man and asked sternly, "Tell me, who are you?"

The man was lying on the ground with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, but he was laughing: "I'm the one who wants to kill you! I'll be waiting for you underground..." After saying that, his eyes became fierce, he bit his teeth hard, a trace of black blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, he actually committed suicide by taking poison.

Tao Jiuxi came over and looked at the corpse on the ground with a serious expression: "They have come to our door. It seems that I have ruined their plan. Fortunately, we were cautious and foresighted! We were prepared in advance!"

Jiang Shun nodded: "Miss, you are right. We should not stay here for long. Let's go back to the inn and make plans."