High Above

To be honest, it was difficult for Ian to explain that he was not actually here to dig up corpses - he didn't know there were corpses here at all, he just came here to look for clues about 'Baron Ryan harvesting the Xiahui grass in advance'.

Although the second-year Xiahui grass has accumulated nutrients, it is most effective when harvested in late autumn. It is only the beginning of summer, and Baron Ryan definitely has his reasons for harvesting early.

Now it seems that these corpses may be one of the reasons.

In some way, they stimulated the growth of Xiahui grass, allowing him to harvest psychic plants with sufficient medicinal effects early.

Unlike Ian, Sister Yingguang investigated in another direction. She was not a psychic and could not see the clues that were obvious to Ian, but she also found some quite crucial evidence.

Therefore, exchanging information is a beneficial option for both parties.

"good."

After taking back the shovel, the nun carefully hung it on her waist and readily agreed to the request.

The two exchanged information.

Yingguang is a nun of Huaiguang Church and a trainee priest. She came here because of the unusual disappearances that occurred around the Agate Stone Plain in the past three years.

This is not something that should be surprising. After all, it is normal to disappear accidentally when you are away from home. It is strange to find bones.

In the Terran ecosystem, there are many creatures that can digest bones cleanly.

Therefore, in this land, disappearance is not simply missing, but also has the potential meaning of "no bones left".

Huaiguang Church usually doesn’t pay attention to these small things.

After all, if even monster attacks are under their control, is it necessary for the local nobles and security brigade to exist?

What's more, there is no way to control this kind of thing, even Huaiguang Church Jianguo cannot control it.

Having said that, the situation has become more frequent and serious recently. Starting a year ago, there was even a strange phenomenon of an entire small business group disappearing completely before passing through the entrance of Indoshan Gorge, and that business group happened to be one Organized by devout Huaiguang believers.

There were so many complaints and requests from believers that they had to take action to find out what was going on.

Fast forward through.

After several months of follow-up investigation, Yingguang, who was assigned to investigate the matter, pinpointed the source of the disappearance in the territory of Ryan Territory.

And she also discovered that a refugee gathering place in the Western Plains that originally existed in the Leian Territory had completely disappeared. There was no trace of anyone in the empty camp, and it had been decayed and dilapidated for at least a year.

This is not normal.

Due to the confrontation with Feiyan Land in the Western Plains, the construction of a large number of fortresses and military fortresses, and various harsh laws, a steady stream of refugees poured into Nanling.

Even though these refugees who have lost their homes will soon be killed by the harsh environment of Nanling, there will be new refugees every season, or ordinary people eager to find a new hometown.

After all, tyranny is fiercer than a tiger.

Sister Yingguang believed that this incident might be related to another incident related to the 'Nanling Cult', so she came here and negotiated openly with Baron Ryan, who had a background as a mountain man, hoping to judge from his words and deeds. Get some clues.

As a result, Baron Ryan did not reveal any flaws, and she could not grasp the evidence, so she had no choice but to return to the church in the city.

After consulting with the local people and using various methods of medical treatment, we finally got clues from a flower grower. It was known that at the end of last autumn, the Viscount had reorganized the planting area after harvesting the Xiahui grass. , making the sea of ​​flowers more lush.

So she came digging.

Very formal investigation process.

Ian nodded slightly. Sister Yingguang obviously had a professional background. She had clues every step of the way during the investigation, which was very different from someone like him who relied on psychic powers and prophets to directly open clairvoyance.

And he also told Sister Yingguang what he saw and heard in the castle, the news about Baroness Ryan and her children, and the news about the theft of Xia Hui Cao.

Of course, remove the prophet-related information.

"...The news received in the city proves that the baron does have a child, but he does not leave the castle because of poor health."

Her red eyes widened in surprise, and the female monk fell into deep thought.

She thought about the information in Ian's intelligence, and then nodded slightly: "I'm sorry, six years ago I was still farming in the countryside around the Holy Mountain, so I don't know much about the news from you southerners."

"But if Baron Nan's child died six years ago, and you sensed that there were four children in the castle, but only saw three... Can I guess that the Baron used some method to confuse the Ryan Territory? Everyone’s cognition?”

Farming? You are such a village girl, no wonder you are so good at using farm tools... I thought you were from the archaeological team.

Wondering in his heart, Ian raised his head. He looked at the falling rain and clouds, and then looked at the dark Leian Castle on the cliff in the distance.

He said slowly: "This is private information in the aristocratic circle, and it is spread within Nanling. Even a southerner is unlikely to know about it."

"As for the method..."

After pondering for a while, Ian continued: "It is indeed very possible. After all, he is a lord and always has a way. Ordinary people don't care too much, or they don't dare to care about these gossips."

"As soon as the busy farming season comes, all daydreams and reverie will disappear."

——The most important thing is that there are three psychic children with the Baron.

Who knows if they have the power to rewrite memories? It would be better to say that there must be, the old butler's words without hesitation even Ian couldn't tell that he was lying. This was obviously a lie that he believed from the bottom of his heart.

Even the old housekeeper who lives with him can be deceived, let alone ordinary people?

"Then let's summarize the current situation."

Sister Yingguang was very capable. She took out a small tablet from the package behind her and started taking notes with a waterproof pen.

This move made Ian couldn't help but look sideways, and he complained in his mind, "Is it difficult for the executor of Huaiguang Church to be a part-time investigator in Chengdu?" ’.

She concluded: "The Baron's family has three children with mutilated limbs and minds, and a 'parent-child who should be dead but can be sensed psychically'."

"There are frequent disappearances around the Le'an Territory. Some of the victims' bones appeared under the sea of ​​flowers in Le'an. Most of the residents in Le'an City have memory loss about the Baron's family. Recently, there have been cases of missing children in surrounding towns. ."

"The baron himself has the blood of the mountain people, and his wife is also a distinguished member of the mountain people. They may indeed have mastered the sublimation skills related to the mountain people's primitive sacrifices, and even pagan sacrifices."

"He has a weird treasure in his hand that is related to the spiritual inheritance of the mountain people... Wait, does he want to resurrect his child?"

Summarizing this, Yingguang looked startled: "But this will only create a vicious monster... an immortal resentful spirit..."

"This is troublesome..."

She frowned slightly and subconsciously grinded her teeth: "The situation is serious. I think we should apply for help from the Holy Church first."

This is a very normal speculation. It is the same as Viscount Grant, but the target is different.

"I also think we should report it to Huaiguang Church first, but to be honest, it may be too late."

But Ian spoke with some regret: "The Baron's plan has lasted for several years, but you have only discovered it in the past three months, and it happened to be that a large amount of Xiahui grass was harvested in advance some time ago, which is also the spiritual nourishment. The raw materials for the extraction liquid...the plan has reached the final stage.”

He squinted his eyes, the aqua halo flowing, and stared at the castle in the distance: "Although my spiritual power cannot see that far away, my sense of source tells me that there is no one in the Baron's castle."

"He has already set off."