Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 327 Full Moon in May

Feng Siyue chuckled and quickly explained, "This is a Tongyi stone carving. I didn't buy it secretly. Besides, even if I did buy it, how could I only buy one?"

Xuan Li wrinkled her nose. "That makes sense... Alright then, hurry up and cook!"

"I am so hungry!"

This explanation is barely passable.

"Good~"

Feng Siyue took the fruit into the kitchen.

She sat in front of the stove, carefully examining the palm-sized phoenix fruit in her hand, lost in thought.

She smelled it; it had a very faint fruit peel scent.

If it's not placed right next to your nose, even Feng Siyue wouldn't be able to smell it.

That's strange.

Why does Ali always say this fruit smells so good?

Based on yesterday's distance, if she couldn't smell it, there's no way Ali could have smelled it either...

While she was thinking, she suddenly remembered that the Jade Pure Snow seemed to be made in the same way.

She lowered her eyes and tried taking a bite.

No taste.

The next second, the fruit in her mouth and the fruit in her hand mysteriously disappeared.

That's right!

It just disappeared!

Feng Siyue frowned slightly. "Qingqing, don't you feel something's wrong?"

Qingqing, still angry, heard this.

"What's wrong?"

"I just took a phoenix fruit that Ali likes, but it disappeared from my hand. And this morning Ali woke up exceptionally early and was very energetic..."

"Disappeared?"

Qingqing was somewhat surprised. "Do you think someone is secretly helping Sister Li in this coincidental way?"

"Hmm, Senior Ya Ya said that the heavenly punishment on Ali's body would become more and more serious as time went on. Why is it so different today?"

Qingqing didn't think that much about it; after all, what could one possibly see in just one day?

"One day doesn't prove anything. Let's observe for a while longer. If Sister Li's condition gets better and better, then your guess might be true."

However, how did the existence that could help Sister Li alleviate her heart ailment manage to interfere with the authority of divine punishment?

How could the law allow that?

Qingqing was very puzzled.

"Well, I see."

Feng Siyue cleared her mind of distractions and began preparing lunch.

Beyond the Clouds City.

Star Observation Deck.

Chen Shuye stood on the top floor, looking down at the city below, his left index and middle fingers brushing across his eyes.

The young man's eyes turned dark green again, and he saw a completely different side of the quiet town.

"The malevolent aura was as thick as ink, as if staining the sky."

So thick...

Either great misfortune will befall them, or calamity will befall them.

Shangguan Fu walked over and said, "Boss, I visited the city lord's mansion and local government offices and found that in addition to those who died from the snake plague, many people have gone missing."

"These people have similar characteristics to the missing persons in Qianshui City, and most of them went out alone and never returned. To date, none of them have survived."

"How many are missing?"

"At least a thousand people."

"Thousands of people!?"

Chen Shuye's tone was slightly surprised, "Yunbi City is a small border town with a population of only a few hundred thousand. How come no one noticed that so many people went missing?"

Speaking of this, Shangguan Fu's expression turned somewhat grim. "The city lord is incompetent! I asked him why he didn't investigate the disappearances of so many people?"

"He told me that so many people disappear every day, and they're all just insignificant ordinary people. If they disappear, they disappear. He told me to mind my own business!"

"I'm really speechless."

Chen Shuye asked him, "What is the name of the city lord of Yunbi City?"

"Zhou Lu".

"The new city lord is a good-for-nothing! The former city lord was good, but unfortunately he died of the snake plague."

Shangguan Fu sighed again, "His family members are all dead. It is said that he has a daughter left, but her whereabouts are now unknown."

Whereabouts unknown...

Chen Shuye narrowed his eyes. "Investigate the situation of the former city lord's daughter."

"it is good."

Shangguan Fu thought for a moment and then asked, "Boss, why did you leave Cishu in Qianshui City?"

The wind blowing in his face was a little cool, and the wisps of hair on the young man's forehead fluttered, making him feel a little itchy.

Chen Shuye brushed aside the stray hairs on his forehead.

"I just have some doubts."

Hopefully, he's overthinking it.

Thousand Water City.

Today is the fifteenth of the lunar month, and the moon is very round.

Feng Siyue lit a fire in the courtyard to prepare for a barbecue.

Xuan Li ate phoenix fruit and sat under the persimmon tree, watching them work with a smile.

Meanwhile, Pian Zi, who hadn't come for two days in a row, sat by the campfire with Mi'er and Jia Si, chatting idly with Xuan Li.

"They're slaughtering chickens and sheep, and you're just sitting there?"

Xuan Li looked up. "What's wrong?"

In the flickering firelight, Pian Zi saw the other person's pale face.

The bluish-black discoloration is still there, and it seems to be more severe than it was a few days ago; his face also looks somewhat sharp.

Wearing a thick, fluffy cloak.

After Shenya's power stabilized, the masks she made had more unique characteristics. They would change according to the wearer's facial skin tone and condition. So, Xuan Li's real face was pale, and so was hers when she wore the mask.

Pian Zi glanced at it.

"It's even more serious than that sickly Sang Qiu."

That guy looked just like that.

Xuan Li shifted his gaze to Sang Qiu, who was dressed in roughly the same thickness of clothing as him, and whispered...

Is it really okay to talk about your friend like that?

The boy scoffed, "It's true."

"Sickly little thing, seriously, what illness do you have? I have countless treasures on me, maybe one of them can save your life?"