The nth time I met my puppet

Ordinary days pass by one by one.

The curious person always thought about what Wan Nan said that day, but he could never fully understand what he meant. He only felt that an unknown feeling was gradually taking root in his heart.

But some strange things have gradually happened in recent days. Some of the workers who are in poor health have started to have fever, but no one takes it seriously. After all, they are in poor health to begin with.

But Wan Nan always felt something was strange, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger. Even if they were not in good health, why did it happen to be such a coincidence?

"They...will be okay?"

The curious person asked with some concern. Although Wan Nan felt uneasy, she certainly couldn't say that to the curious person, so she shook her head.

"No, it's just a fever, they will be fine..."

Wan Nan also hoped that she was just overthinking it, and hoped that they would get better soon.

But things did not develop as they expected. It was like a plague that spread throughout Ta'esha. Everyone thought it was just an ordinary high fever and that it would be cured by taking some medicine.

But the high fever did not subside, and instead he started to cough violently, and even coughed up blood. People began to panic and began to pay attention to it and look for the root cause of the matter. Wan Nan found Niwa while the strange people were helping to take care of those who were sick.

She knew that the story behind this incident was far from simple; it was definitely not a natural disaster, but a man-made one. However, she didn't want to expose the world's dark side so quickly.

"Niwa... do you have any idea about what's been going on lately?"

But Wan Nan's question went unanswered. Niwa just shook his head helplessly. Although he already had a suspect, there was no evidence pointing to him now.

What's more, the fact that Chongshen's aura had been leaked must not be made known to other people, otherwise it would cause great panic. Therefore, apart from the top management of Ta'ersha, no one else knew about this matter yet.

Wan Nan frowned. She clearly felt that Niwa was hiding something, but she couldn't guess what it was. At the moment, she only had one suspect. Everything happened after the man named Escher came to Tadaosha.

"No... I guess you already have a suspect? Escher, right?"

Wan Nan only had suspicions about this, and her suspicions were just based on intuition and she had no evidence.

Niwa shook his head. He didn't know how Wannan suspected Escher, but he had no evidence. He had already sent people to verify his suspicions, so there was no need to involve innocent people.

"Don't worry, I will take care of this matter. We have already sent people to Naruto-Taisha Shrine for help. I believe there will be results soon."

Wan Nan also understood that Niwa was indeed hiding something, perhaps because he didn't want this matter to cause panic or for other reasons, but it was obvious that she might need to investigate this matter herself.

Wan Nan did not ask any more questions, but went to the homes of those patients with persistent high fever. Their conditions were basically the same, but the cause could not be found, and it did not seem to be contagious.

But they all have one thing in common... they have all been to the Myokage Hearth.

"The Imperial Shadow Furnace Heart? Could this be the reason? But what does it have to do with this place?"

Wan Nan had never learned forging, and his understanding of the Yuying furnace core was only vague. He only knew that it was used for forging, and he didn't know much about its other functions, nor could he figure out how it was related to this.

Wan Nan decided to find the reason in the heart of the Yuying furnace. However, he saw from a distance that the heart of the Yuying furnace had been blocked. It was obvious that the top management of Ta'ersha already knew the problem, so they blocked it.

Wan Nan frowned, but ultimately decided not to ask. Since Niwa hadn't said anything, asking anyone else would naturally yield no results. The tight security was definitely because they didn't want anyone else to know. It seemed like they had no choice but to find another way...

Wan Nan went home while thinking, but she didn't notice... a figure was already staring at her.

"Did she find out something? Hehe..."

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"Where did you go today? I didn't see you..."

As soon as he got home, the curious person rushed over with some concern, touched Wan Nan's forehead, and was relieved when he found that his body temperature was normal.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

"They're getting sicker and sicker... their fevers won't go away, and they're coughing up blood. They're even losing consciousness, mumbling words I can't understand. I'm worried, but it seems like there's nothing I can do..."

The curious one pursed his lips, he didn't know what to do. He liked everyone in Talingsha, and the departure of any one of them was a result he didn't want to see.

He visited them many times, comforting those who were already terminally ill that they would be fine, but he didn't even know whether he was comforting himself or others...

He seemed unable to do anything. Human life was too fragile.

Wan Nan didn't know what to say. It seemed that no matter what she said, it would be useless and could not change the current situation. She could only gently hug the curious person and pat his back.

"Don't worry... there will be a way, things will get better."

Wan Nan and Qingqizhe agreed to visit together tomorrow. Although they were still feeling uneasy, they could only choose to have a good night's rest.

The next day…

Wan Nan and Qingqizhe went to visit Qianye Jiuxun. Wan Nan had an impression of him. When she first joined the patrol, she was worried about the newcomer, so she sent him with her.

At that time, he enthusiastically said that he would cover for Wan Nan and let her rest assured. Later, after Wan Nan passed the trial, I heard that he was transferred to patrol the Yuying Furnace Heart. And now...

He was lying on the hospital bed, looking pale and sick because of coughing up blood. He had no strength at all and had already begun to lose consciousness, but he just had no strength.

It’s the Yuying furnace heart again... Is this the source of all disasters?

Wan Nan couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. He was just a stranger to her, but she still felt a little regretful and sad facing this stranger who had shown kindness to her.

"Uncle Jiuxun...are you okay? Can you hear me?"

The curious person called out to him, but he did not respond. His wife covered her face and cried beside him, while the child was peeking outside the door. For fear of infecting the child, the mother strictly forbade the child to get close to him.

Wan Nan shook his head helplessly, and at this time Qianye Jiuxun suddenly began to cough violently, with blood in every cough. His wife wiped the blood for him with trembling hands until he stopped coughing.

But it can also stop...

And his breathing.

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(After rushing so hard, I finally caught up with the update before 12 o'clock. I feel helpless when it is delayed until this time every day. But I still ask for rewards.)