Not following the expected path? Reborn and unexpectedly married to a demon.

Fei Zhiyou handed her a pill. It had a rich, wine-like flavor, and after she took it, her whole body began to feel warm.

"Young master, young lady, there are several corpses of people from Shouyuan Village ahead. We were afraid that they would be difficult to identify after they decomposed, so we put them on ice to keep them warm for you to examine," the canal gang member leading the way explained the reason for the cold.

Chu Luo looked at the several corpses from afar; they must have been brought to this place and stored not long after they died.

The events in Shouyuan Village have been going on for at least ten days. It's already strange that the Canal Gang has a dock in this remote place, and these actions are not something that can be done overnight.

Fei Zhiyou and she knew about the body around the same time, so there wasn't enough time to notify the Cao Gang to keep the body safe.

Judging from the appearance of the corpses, Chu Luo believed that either the Cao Gang discovered the situation in Shouyuan Village too quickly, or they had been keeping a close eye on every move of Shouyuan Village for a long time.

They weren't government officials, so were they meddling too much and being overly perceptive? Chu Luo felt something was wrong. What was the purpose of the Canal Gang's actions?

Jin Wuchen conducted a thorough investigation and examination, looking very carefully.

Chu Luo then asked the guide, "There are men, women, and old corpses here, but why are there no children among them?"

The guide assumed she was just a VIP he was following and didn't care about such things, but he didn't expect her to ask the crucial question as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Miss, you are very perceptive. Our men went into the village and searched everywhere, but strangely enough, we couldn't find the child's body."

Upon hearing this, Chu Luo was certain that the children were indeed still alive and waiting for her to rescue them.

But where could the child be? The adults who did it have already killed the perpetrators, so what would they want the child for? Chu Luo was puzzled. Next, she needed to find where the child was being held.

After examining them, Fei Zhiyou asked Chu Luo if she wanted to see them. Chu Luo stepped forward and confirmed that they were indeed like they were in their previous life, with incomplete internal organs, little blood on their bodies, and traces of drug poisoning.

Fei Zhiyou and Xingzhu were both surprised to see Chu Luo examining the corpse. She was not afraid at all and even looked quite serious. This was the behavior of someone who never left the house.

"Let's go outside and talk," Fei Zhiyou said, leading Chu Luo out of the place where the bodies were kept.

"Young master, there is another matter I need to report to you." As he spoke, the person leading the way looked at Chu Luo.

"It's a bit stuffy here, you two chat first, I'll go outside and wait," Chu Luo said, sensing that they had something to say, and tactfully left.

Fei Zhiyou nodded, and Xingzhu accompanied her out of the secret passage. Chu Luo seemed to be strolling around the courtyard, but in reality, she was looking for other secret passages or rooms where she could hide the children.

"Miss, as a young lady from a respectable family, have you ever seen a corpse before? Why weren't you afraid at all just now?"

Xingzhu was straightforward; she asked Chuluo directly if she had any questions.

"Yes, I have seen it, but I'm afraid. However, I know that every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor. They died unjustly, and there's no question of us disturbing their peace and tranquility."

Besides, we're here to investigate. If they really have spirits in heaven and can't distinguish between good and bad, then there's nothing innocent about them.

Chu Luo truthfully told Xing Zhu what was on her mind: not all dead people in this world deserve sympathy; people are divided into good and bad, and one cannot become a good person just because one is dead.

Her fear of seeing corpses stemmed from her dread of the loss of innocent and helpless lives. She sympathized with the innocent, believing that everyone has the right to live and die, a right that should not be trampled upon, violated, or taken away.

She has experienced life and death, and knows that there are fools everywhere.

This place is rife with resentment. If they're going to arrest anyone and then turn a blind eye to the weak and bully the strong, she won't be an easy target either.

"And what about you? How come you're not afraid at all?" Chu Luo asked Xing Zhu, who was equally calm in the face of danger.

"I am from the Jin family, whom Granny Jin picked up from a pile of corpses," Xingzhu sincerely told Chuluo about her past.

Chu Luo looked at her with heartache. It was truly not easy for her to grow into the sincere and lively person she is today.

Seeing Chu Luo looking at her with concern, Xingzhu quickly smiled and said, "Please don't look at me like that. I've been doing very well in the Jin family, and I've long forgotten many things."

Xingzhu actually felt more sorry for Chu Luo. She learned from Granny Jin that the young mistress was often persecuted by her family members in the Chu family.

The poison in her body, which she doesn't know when it will be cured of, was caused by the Chu family, yet she has never uttered a single word of pain or suffering. All she ever sees is the suffering of others.

That night, they stayed in Mianshui Town. Xingzhu went back to her room after helping her to sleep.

Chu Luo got up, changed her appearance and clothes, covered her face, and waited for Fei Zhiyou to walk far away before leaving the inn.

To Chu Luo's surprise, he also managed to avoid the Jin family guards, which allowed Chu Luo to follow the method and leave the house, although they were heading in different directions.

In her previous life, when Chu Luo learned about the source of the Mian River, she had no chance to come to this place while fleeing.

But she remembered someone telling her that the Regent's men had discovered a hot spring at the easternmost edge of Mianshui Town.

He built a luxurious hot spring resort here. The hot spring has some effect on healing internal injuries, and Feng Zhe, who is afraid of death, has always liked these things that prolong life.

If it has been confirmed that there are no living people in Shouyuan Village, then this hot spring resort may be a place where children are hidden. Chu Luo does not trust others, so she wants to go and check the situation first without telling anyone else.

She kept walking eastward, but after a long time she still couldn't find the so-called hot spring resort. Just then, she met an old man selling wontons from street to street, so she asked him where the hot spring resort was.

"Young master, I've lived in this place for decades, traversing every nook and cranny, but I've never heard of any hot spring resort."

As the old man handed the wontons to Chu Luo, he said with great certainty.

"Let alone the hot spring resort, if it weren't for the canal guild building a dock a few years ago and attracting some merchants, we probably wouldn't even have a few decent-sized houses now."

Cao Chuluo wanted to help build a dock here, which was actually a good thing.

But the dock was built many years ago. Could it really be a coincidence, or did the canal gangs have their eyes on this place for a long time?

Chu Luo asked the old man to bake some of his homemade glutinous rice cakes. While eating wontons and waiting for the cakes to bake, they naturally started chatting:

"Grandpa, are all the people building big houses in recent years locals? What kind of businesses do they run that are so successful?"

"Most are locals, but there are two or three families from out of town who don't go out much; they're probably just building a place to stay for business."

After finishing her soup, Chu Luo asked, "Where are these three places located?"

As the old man handed her the glutinous rice cake, he also told her the location.

Chu Luo handed over the money and told him to keep the change, but the honest old man said it wasn't appropriate. In the end, he insisted on giving her some roasted eggs. Chu Luo couldn't refuse his hospitality, so she took two and left quickly. The eggs ended up doing her a favor.

There are currently no hot spring resorts in Mianshui Town, but the incident in Shouyuan Village happened ahead of schedule, indicating that not everything happened ahead of schedule. It was the injury and poisoning that made Feng Zhe feel a sense of crisis, which led him to order his men to act prematurely.

However, Shouyuan of Mianshui failed to find a way to prolong life, and he died without having time to deal with the aftermath. He thought no one would find out, but the three of them found out anyway, which led to the current situation.

But who exactly did it? If we don't find the culprit first, the tragedy of Shouyuan Village will surely repeat itself.

The killing of Feng Zhe must be swift and decisive; if he survives, more people will suffer, as evidenced by the earlier-than-expected massacre in Shouyuan Village.

Chu Luo quickened her pace. The three mansions were located in the north, south, and west directions, and she had to explore all three mansions that night. Fei Zhiyou wouldn't go out every night, and she wouldn't have another chance except for tonight.

To the north is a house, which is the residence of an ordinary merchant.

Chu Luo headed west and looked at the house, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.

After waiting for a while, Chu Luo realized where the sense of familiarity came from when she saw someone go in.