After being expelled from the sect, I became the villain mentor

All the disciples of the Yun family, as well as the island master Yun Zhan, the island master's wife Lin Xiner, and even the three-year-old Yun Yan, were poisoned.

Currently, the only three people known to have not been poisoned are him, Yu Nian and Lan Qingqing.

"The most vulnerable place to poisoning is the water source. I sent people to investigate, and all the major water sources and wells on Huashen Island are fine... If there really was a problem with the water source, Miss Yu and the others would have been poisoned as well."

Glancing at the heavy-hearted crowd, Yu Nian added, "If it's because of geographical issues, and the people of Flower God Island have been eating a local food containing trace amounts of toxins for years, causing the toxins to accumulate and erupt now, then Xiao Muyu, a foreigner who has only been on Flower God Island for a short time, shouldn't have been poisoned... Now there is only one possibility: Xiao Muyu and Brother Yun have recently done something we haven't done."

Lan Qingqing suddenly understood and stood up from the stool, saying with full conviction, "Mingqian Flower Wine!"

She said that she always felt that the Mingqian flower wine had an unusual fishy smell, and she thought she was smelling it wrong.

Everyone was stunned when they heard the clue of Mingqian Flower Wine. It was as if the thick fog that had covered everyone's eyes dissipated instantly, making things clear.

According to the custom of worshiping gods, everyone, regardless of age or age, must drink Mingqian flower wine.

As for Yu Nian and Ling Cang, they did not drink the Mingqian flower wine for a somewhat ridiculous reason, while Lan Qingqing, out of caution, escaped the danger by accident.

"Brother Yun, where is the wine cellar where the Mingqian flower wine is stored on Huashen Island?" Yu Nian looked at Yun Zhan.

Yun Zhan replied, "The Mingqian flower wine used in the sacrificial procession is all in the Mingqian wine cellar at the foot of Caiyun Mountain. Not only does it have the mountain spring water from Caiyun Mountain for brewing wine, but it's also close to the flower field where the raw materials for brewing wine are sourced."

Yu Nian and a few others took a group of disciples to the Mingqian wine cellar, while Yun Zhan was in charge of the overall situation in the Yun Mansion. He also waited for the latest news from the doctors in the city and studied the toxicity of the poison with the doctors.

Caiyun Mountain is located in the northern part of Huashen Island and is connected to the nearby land. Although the mountain is not high, only more than 1,000 meters, the ridge stretches into the hazy distance, with lush trees and crisp bird calls.

After passing through a huge flower field with hundreds of flowers in full bloom and several wine-making workshops, everyone finally arrived at the Mingqian Wine Cellar.

The wine cellar is relatively humid before the Ming Dynasty to prevent the corks from cracking, and a low constant temperature is maintained to facilitate the aging of the wine. The air is filled with a strong aroma of wine.

Since flower wine before the Qingming Festival is indispensable for the worship of gods, the wine cellar is very important to Flower God Island. The two Yun clan monks who are at the peak of foundation building are guarding the wine cellar.

But when Yu Nian and others arrived, the two monks were opening a can of wine and drinking until their cheeks were red. They were lying on the bench and sleeping lazily.

"Get up, both of you!" A female disciple grabbed the two men's ears and pulled them up from their stools. "I told you to guard the wine cellar, and you're sleeping here?!"

"Sister, it hurts, it hurts!" The disciple whose ear was pulled screamed and sobered up instantly.

"You still remember me as your sister?" The female disciple glared at her brother fiercely, then bowed to Yu Nian behind her, "Senior Yu Nian, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself."

The disciple guarding the wine cellar muttered, "What's so good about guarding this wine cellar? During the Flower God Festival, everything is free before the Qingming Festival. Who would come to the wine cellar to steal wine?"

"No one stole the wine, but someone poisoned it." Xiao Muyu glanced at the disciple and said in a cold voice.

"Poisoned?"

The disciple shuddered and his face turned pale in an instant.

Yu Nian asked the doctor in the team to go and check the pulse of the two disciples, and it turned out that they were both poisoned.

Upon hearing the tragic news, the disciple's face turned pale, tears and snot streamed down his face, and he began to wail, "I won't dare to be lazy again... Senior Yu Nian, you must save us!"

Stepping on the instep of her disappointing brother, the female disciple said respectfully to Yu Nian, "Senior Yu Nian, should we take some wine and drink back to the Yun Mansion to have the doctor examine us?"

Yu Nian nodded, and the disciples who followed him took home a jar of Mingqian flower wine of various years and types.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the Yun Mansion, they met Yun Yan's second uncle who had also hurried back.

Yun Yi stood in front of Yu Nian, holding a big red flower in his hand. His face was flushed and he looked quite excited. From a distance, it was easy to think of something wrong.

"Miss Yu, there's news about that thief!"

"Yeah, yeah... I understand. You step back a little." Yu Nian nodded, indicating that the two were too close.

After everyone entered the mansion, Yu Nian had someone hand the wine over to the doctor on standby at the Yun Mansion. Then they sat down, drank tea, and listened to Yun Yi talk about his latest discovery.

Yun Yi took a deep breath and then slowly said, "We found that there was a red crabapple flower at the place where those people disappeared."

Ling Cang scoffed softly, "Such an important clue, and it took you so long to discover it?"

"It's not our fault. Although we saw the crabapple blossoms on the ground a long time ago, during the Flower Goddess Festival, the whole street was covered with flowers and plants. It's normal for a crabapple blossom to fall on the ground. People will just think that someone accidentally dropped it there, and won't think too much about it." Yun Yi said depressedly.

In fact, when he was investigating the first missing woman, he saw the crabapple flowers on the ground, but he didn't think much about it at the time... Until now, when he went to the girl's house again last night and found the crabapple flowers, he felt something was wrong.

So, Yun Yi sent people to all the places where the boys and girls had disappeared that he had investigated before, and sure enough, they saw crabapple flowers that had withered in the corners because they had been gone for too long.

One or two may be coincidences, but if they are found everywhere, it is no longer a surprise.

"Begonia..." Yu Nian lowered his head in thought, then raised his head and said, "Brother Yun, do you think this is a clue deliberately left by the thief?"

deliberately?!

Yun Yi was a little surprised.

"When the whole city was on alert and countless monks were patrolling, the thief still committed the crime in defiance of the law. This shows how arrogant and rampant this thief is."

Yu Nian began to analyze the thief's modus operandi. "What's more, we caught him in the act yesterday and prevented him from succeeding. Yet, he even dared to go to the girl's house at night. He wouldn't stop until he succeeded after finding his target, and even teased us for fun. This shows how arrogant and conceited he is."

"If that's true, then this person is so hateful!" Yun Yi, who was teased, said gritting his teeth.

"I don't know if this person is evil or not, but I know that he really did trick you." Xiao Muyu said coldly, "It shows that the Yun Mansion's management of Flower God Island is lax and full of loopholes."

This sentence was like another cold arrow shooting directly into Yun Yi's chest, causing Yun Yi to suffer another severe blow to his heart.

You know, although Huashen Island is located in a marginal area, it is also under the jurisdiction of Yaoguang Sect.

Yun Zhan invited disciples of the Yaoguang Sect to participate in the Flower God Festival. If anything goes wrong, he will definitely be held accountable.