Magic Punk

Chen Dao's mother slapped Chen Dao on the face. Chen Dao was so excited that he didn't dodge at all, so he staggered after being slapped. He also fell back two steps and covered his face. At the same time, five swollen red fingerprints were also highlighted.

Chen Dao was completely stunned and cried out sadly: "Mother!"

Not to mention the unsophisticated Lin Wei, even Ye Ya was a little confused about this turn of events. On the contrary, Xuan Yi, who was more familiar with the life at the bottom, knew the whole story at a glance, and calmly moved forward, using He touched Chen Dao's head with his hand, and then said to Chen Dao's mother: "You must have misunderstood. Chen Dao did not sneak out from Xie's Mansion."

Although he did sneak out, the reason is not the same as you think. Xuanyi added quietly in his heart.

Chen's mother was a little stunned when she saw Xuanyi. After all, she really didn't know Xuanyi at all. Instead, Chen Dao quickly said: "This doctor is the miracle doctor I invited to treat you before."

Since Chen's mother was said to be in a coma during the entire medical treatment, she had no impression of Xuan Yi's image as a half-faced miraculous doctor, so Xuan Yi instead explained briefly.

However, since the other party was a doctor who was very kind to her, Mother Chen couldn't help but soften her expression a lot. She hit Chen Dao before, of course because she hated the iron that cannot be made into steel. That day, Jiang Wang had already brought Chen Dao to visit Mother Chen in advance, saying that she wanted to Chen Dao went to Xie's Mansion as an apprentice to learn a craft. Not only did he receive free food and accommodation, but he also received monthly wages. He also had the opportunity to continue studying, literacy, and practice martial arts. In the future, he would have the opportunity to apply for Lanyin College.

At first, Chen's mother didn't believe it, for fear that such a person was a liar, but Jiang Wang came and took out the visit gift he had prepared. Secondly, Jiang Wang and Chen Dao both explained that the kind-hearted doctor recommended him here. Because the doctor It was a life-saving grace for Chen Dao, so I just believed it. When I went there, I told Chen Dao to work there with peace of mind and study hard.

But why did he come back in the dark after just two days? Either he couldn't bear the pain and ran back privately, or he made a mistake and was kicked out.

Neither of these two pieces of news is good news, which makes Mother Chen hate how iron cannot become steel.

Looking at Chen's mother's expression, Xuanyi knew that it was very close to his guess, and then continued: "Because there is an epidemic in Lanyin City at this time, Chen Dao is worried about your health, so he begged me to take him out. It really has nothing to do with Xie Mansion."

Xuanyi's words were of course very effective. Only then did Chen's mother realize that she had wrongly blamed Chen Dao, but she couldn't help but apologize. Instead, Chen Dao stood up obediently and whispered: "Mom, I was wrong. From now on I will Never again."

Instead, it frightened Chen's mother into not suppressing her emotions. She stepped forward and hugged Chen Dao, sobbing softly.

Originally, the mission of sending Chen Dao back had been completed. The current situation is that the surrounding areas of Lanyin City are much safer than those in Lanyin City. It just means that Xuanyi's trip will certainly not end there. When Chen Dao and Chen's mother are together, After reminiscing about old times, Xuan Yicai politely asked for a return visit, and took the initiative to ask where Chen's mother got her strange illness.

Xuan Yiti remained calm, because it seemed to be a very important matter at this time, so he didn't want Chen Dao and his son to be too involved.

After hearing this, Mother Chen recalled it carefully, then suddenly remembered something and said: "That day when I was washing clothes by the river, I picked up a small box by the river. Although I couldn't open it, I couldn't let it go because it looked so beautiful. He threw it away, so he picked it up and took it home."

"Since that day, I felt more and more sleepy all over my body. I vaguely felt that it was the problem with the box, so I threw the box back into the river. However, my condition never improved, and I finally passed out unconscious."

Xuanyi nodded: "Then could you please take us to see where you picked up the box and where you threw it?"

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Although it was almost midnight, Xuan Yi was kind to Chen Dao and her son after all, so Chen Dao reluctantly held up her body and led them all the way to the creek not far from the village.

This is indeed a small stream, less than one meter deep and less than three meters wide. In the shallow part of the stream, there is a stone path made of large rocks for people to go back and forth.

The stream was crystal clear, and occasionally fish could be seen swimming in the water. Starlight and moonlight were reflected on it. It was very quiet and pleasant, and there was nothing unusual about it.

Xuanyi did not doubt that he was there, and sent Chen Dao and her son back home first, and then the group turned back again, and finally came to the stream again. At this time, Ye Ya just said: "I feel that there is nothing unusual about this stream. ah."

Lin Wei also nodded and said, "This is just an ordinary creek."

"Of course this is an ordinary creek." Xuan Yi confirmed the two people's statements.

"But it may look ordinary, but it may not really be ordinary."

"According to what Mother Chen said before, the box she picked up and the box she threw away are both here, so there must be something wrong with the upper reaches of the stream, but before that, we have to find the box first before we can confirm my idea."

"How can you be sure that the box will not be picked up by others?" Lin Wei couldn't help but ask, because she was not very familiar with Xuanyi, and she had a history of being criticized by Xuanyi, so she was particularly rude when she retorted. . "

"Of course I'm not sure." Xuan Yi smiled and said, "But haven't you heard of a common sense?"

"When you find the first ant in your kitchen, that means there is an entire ant colony in your kitchen."

Sorry, I don't have a kitchen at home. Although Lin Wei seemed to retort like this, she still kept her mouth shut in the end.

Because this itself is in line with Xuan Yi's speculation.

If that box was just an isolated case that someone accidentally threw into a creek and let it drift by itself, then of course it would be easily picked up by someone, but this would also mean that this clue has limited value.

What Xuanyi wants to prove is that the source of this creek is probably connected to something extraordinary.

In this case, more suspicious things would need to be found on the bed of this creek.

When Xuanyi told everyone about this idea - in fact, there were not many people. Chen Dao had already returned home with his mother. There were only four people, Yaoyao, Ye Ya and Lin Wei. Of course Yaoyao obeyed Xuanyi unconditionally. , and Ye Ya also has a very high degree of trust in Xuanyi, leaving only one Lin Wei, who although she does not trust very much, is quite easy to talk to, so this suggestion was quickly approved, and the four of them started talking about it as Mrs. Chen. The location where the box was thrown away was centered and the search began upstream and downstream for possible strange creations.

Of course, before that, Xuanyi specifically warned Yaoyao who was eager to try. Now Yayao has actually reached the level of being able to do things without confusion and is far from weak. However, these strange creations that may have the same origin as the plague in the city may exist. For some special dangers, Yaoyao does not have the full ability to prevent and resist disasters like Lin Wei and Ye Ya.

"You stay with me." Xuan Yi said concisely.

"Yeah." Yaoyao's answer was equally brief.