Chapter 1099: The leader of the evil cult is a vampire?
A small town in the south with warm climate and pleasant scenery.
Located in a key area for merchants traveling from the north to the south, the people in the town have long been accustomed to seeing new and unfamiliar faces walking on the streets from time to time.
The several inns in the town are always full of guests.
In order to wear jewelry and hidden weapons at all times, Shi Li could no longer pretend to be a handsome young man. He only wore a veil hat and stayed in the largest inn in the town.
In addition to the travelers who want to stay in the town, there are many passers-by who just want to stop for a while and order food and tea on the first floor of the inn to rest for a while.
Shi Li also ordered some food and sat in an inconspicuous corner on the first floor. When the waiter brought her water, he gave her a few more coins to prevent her from sitting here for too long and being disliked by the store owner.
In such a crowded and noisy place, you can always hear a lot of news without any effort.
Although more than a month has passed since the sensational incident of the Shi family being wiped out, people are still talking about it and making unfounded speculations.
There were also passers-by dressed as martial artists, who were curiously talking about the martial arts conference that would be held in a few days.
"I guess the several famous and upright sects have gathered together this time to discuss how to deal with the Demon Cult. They are so arrogant!"
"That's what I meant. Last time, the teacher of the child of my great aunt's neighbor..."
Shi Li: ...
I just want to ask, is there any truth in the information gained through this kind of relationship?
But she was not willing to get involved in these troubles. She just felt that the Ming Cult was being targeted badly and sighed for Xuan Mo in her heart.
She counted quietly to herself and realized that this was the eighth time she had thought of him today.
Fortunately, her mental activities will not be broadcast live, otherwise she would definitely be laughed at to death by the barrage of comments.
At some point, the girl's heart began to beat quietly.
Shi Li lowered her eyes and looked at the bracelet on her wrist.
It was just a plain silver bracelet with carved patterns, but it looked so beautiful no matter how you looked at it. It was worthy of being a gift from him...
Very good, this is the ninth time today.
Shi Li held her forehead with her hand, feeling a little headache.
After sitting in the inn for an entire afternoon and hearing a lot of miscellaneous news, not knowing which ones were true and which ones were false, Shi Li finally decided to take a walk around the Shi Mansion which had been burned to the point of nothing being left.
As the sun sets, a few little children gather together to play shuttlecock, making the charred ruins not far away seem less scary.
Shi Li thought for a moment, took off his veil, then took out a few copper coins and walked to the children.
"I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer them well, you can use the coins to buy candy." She shook the coins with a smile and patiently encouraged the children.
[The anchor looks like a human trafficker~]
[Be careful not to be chased and beaten by your parents! ]
[Giving coins should be fine, but if you give candy you'll be more likely to get beaten...]
The commentators were all watching the fun, but the people in this world were still quite simple and honest. Plus, there were often merchants passing by the town, and it wasn't uncommon for them to give small gifts to children if they saw they were cute.
So the children were caught off guard and happily nodded and said "OK".
Shi Li then pretended to be a curious outsider, pointing at the ruins of Shi Mansion and asked, "What's going on?"
"I know I know!"
"I know it too!"
A few children were afraid that they would not get a share of the coins, so they rushed to speak a lot.
They live nearby and know the news first-hand, so what they say is more reliable than that of the adults in the inn.
Shi Li sorted out the information he had heard and came to the conclusion that the Shi family had indeed not provoked anyone, but it seemed like a sudden disaster, and the whole family was wiped out silently, and their house was also burned down.
After using copper coins to send a few children away, Shi Li stood up, looked at the ruins and sighed, thinking, could he really be so unlucky?
"You... know someone from the Shi family?" An old voice suddenly came from behind, which scared Shi Li. She frowned slightly and looked behind her.
An old woman with a wrinkled face and a hunched back came behind Shi Li at some point and looked at her strangely.
"I...I know the girl from the Shi family. I never thought that the Shi family would encounter such a thing."
Shi Li didn't know whether the old woman had heard the conversation between him and the child just now, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense. Instead, he took the opportunity to back off and sighed deeply.
The old woman looked her up and down, as if she didn't believe what she said, "Why haven't I heard that Miss Shi has a friend..."
Shi Li thought to herself that there were many things you hadn't heard, but she didn't argue. She just stood there with her head down, pretending to be sad.
"Then do you want to meet Miss Shi?"
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the old woman didn't know what she was thinking, and suddenly took a few steps closer.
The evening breeze happened to blow, and Shi Li smelled a familiar scent.
She was suddenly startled. She was very familiar with this smell. She had just smelled it in Mingyu's house two days ago. It was a poison that could make people faint in a few seconds.
Sure enough, the old lady who walked silently behind him could not be an ordinary person.
Shi Li's heart tightened, and she pretended to know nothing. She quietly held her breath and stopped inhaling the poison powder, then looked at the old woman in confusion, "Miss Shi, isn't their whole family..."
Halfway through his words, Shi Li's body staggered, and he fell to the ground with his eyes closed and fainted.