"Is a monk's physiological structure different from that of a normal person? Why do we have to take off his clothes to find out?" Wu Xie asked in confusion.

“If it’s not his physical structure, I suspect he’s not a monk at all. I want to check if there’s a notch in his abdomen. If he takes off his clothes and it looks like what I’m thinking, then I’ll know who he is,” Ling Xiao said, then gently patted Jieyuhua, signaling him to put him down. He decided to do it himself.

Jieyuhua put Lingxiao down and supported his arm.

"Where's Cheng Yu? Did he wear gloves?" Ling Xiao turned his head and saw the fat man and Cheng Yu fast asleep...

Ling Xiao understands, but cannot respect...

"Why are you asleep at this hour? Could you have been poisoned?" Ling Xiao frowned as he looked at the two of them, his tone full of concern.

"I'll go check on them." Upon hearing that they might have been poisoned, Wu Xie quickly ran over and patted and slapped the two of them until they woke up.

"Ouch! Who is it?! Have you no morals?! I've been a bachelor for so many years, and I'm dreaming of getting married. I was about to see my wife's face, and now, everything's gone!" The fat man was woken up by the noise, and he didn't even see who it was. He was still in a half-dreaming state.

"Lingzi was worried you guys might be poisoned, but you ended up sleeping here!" Wuxie said angrily.

Upon hearing the name 'Ling Zi,' Cheng Yu jumped to his feet. In the dim light, their eyes met...

Cheng Yu quickly lowered his head, sweat even beading on his forehead. What should he do? He'd fallen asleep, and his master would definitely punish him. Although his master had never punished him before, he wasn't unfamiliar with his master's methods... Thinking of that butler from before, Cheng Yu still occasionally had nightmares about him...

"Cheng Yu! Are you trying to scare me to death? Why is the ground on fire? Is it going to splatter on your butt?" the fat man cursed at him.

"I'm sorry, Fatty." Cheng Yu bowed to the fat man, instantly leaving the fat man speechless.

"Alright, alright, go to the side." The fat man sat cross-legged on the ground, smoothed his hair, his brows furrowed, and his face twitched, looking like he had swallowed a fly and was choking on it.

"By the way, Cheng Yu, do you have Ling Xiao's gloves?" Wu Xie saw that Cheng Yu hadn't gotten up for a long time, and the fat man had turned his head away again, seemingly ignoring him. He took the initiative to ease the awkwardness and asked Cheng Yu for Ling Xiao's gloves.

"Oh! Yes! Yes, sir. You asked if you wanted leather or thread. Here's a pair of cotton gloves too. What are they for? To keep warm or to check something?" Cheng Yu asked, quickly pulling three pairs of gloves from his backpack when he heard Ling Xiao ask for something.

Wu Xie: "??"

Fatty: "?(????)??????"

Cheng Yu: “(*?.??*)”

"Any glove will do. Now that you're awake, don't waste any more time. Come and lend a hand." Ling Xiao's voice came from a place that wasn't very close. Startled, Cheng Yu hurriedly ran over and respectfully handed the gloves to him with both hands, trembling as he said, "Sir..."

Ling Xiao ignored him, slowly took the gloves from his hand, put them on, and then gently untied the corpse's clothes.

Feeling extremely distressed, Cheng Yu wanted to help, but Hei Xiazi and Xie Yuhua stopped him, saying, "It's poisonous."

Ling Xiao quickly stripped the corpse naked, and as he expected, there was a huge wound on the abdomen, extending from the stomach to below the navel, but the wound was plugged with clay and straw.

The straw had turned black, but it wasn't dry; it was damp and looked rather disgusting, though thankfully it didn't smell.

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