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Chapter 375 Old things are not easy to fool
While Gao Guanzi was recovering, Xu Yuan closed his eyes and controlled the leather dragon to swim back from the underground river at the bottom of the lake.

Xu Yuan knew that Qidou Village was dangerous.

The only place in the entire Ghost Mountain that doesn't respect Master Ruan Tian.

Lord Xu is so afraid of death—that's why it wasn't Xu Yuan who came to put Pi Long down in the water.

He then summoned the leader of the ghost infants, forcing him to search for underground rivers in the surrounding area.

Finally, they found a waterway that leads underground to the small lake in Qidou Village.

Xu Yuan carried Pi Long across the underground river.

Gao Guanzi initially delayed because Lord Xu's leather dragon was not yet in place.

When Gao Guanzi and Bai Laoyan spent the night at the Shenniang Shrine last time, they talked about the lake in Qidou Village, and they thought it was formed by rainwater.

However, it is unlikely that a lake can be maintained for decades by rainwater alone.

Since there is no river flowing into this lake on the surface, the only remaining option is an underground river.

And it won't be too big, so the lake surface will appear very calm.

Even the leader of the ghost infants was afraid; even underground, he dared not approach Qidou Village.

Isn't it all because Lord Xu forced us to do this?

If the Ghost Baby Leader is underground and cannot find a waterway, Xu Yuan will force the Corpse Sparrow to carry the Skin Dragon from the sky.

The underground river was narrow, and Xu Yuan slowly maneuvered the leather dragon back into place.
Gao Guanzi also woke up.

"It's like walking through the gates of hell," Gao Guanzi remarked to himself.

Then it shook its head and opened its ears.

Then he made a face.

Because he was hit on the forehead, some special organs inside his skull were damaged, and his unpredictable hearing was somewhat affected.

But Gao Guanzi was also sensible and dared not try to play the victim with Lord Xu anymore.

After all, Lord Xu had already given you "money to risk your life" before.

He's already made a huge profit by surviving, and only suffering from hearing loss.

Seeing that he was alright, Xu Yuan said, "Let's go back to the treehouse."

……

About half an hour after Rongrong was taken away from this mortal world by that mysterious being, the Crown Princess, far away at the Champa Canal Wharf, suddenly felt a pain in her eyes and tears streamed down her face.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately closed her eyes.

Then, images flashed before my eyes.

These are all things that Rongrong saw before she passed away.

However, due to the influence of that mysterious entity, some parts are missing, and some parts are intermittent.

However, the entire "chain of evidence" can now be pieced together.

The Crown Princess approved of Rongrong's "handling of the matter".

She was inherently cold-hearted, but because she was satisfied, she decided that the compensation for Rongrong's family should be given, and this time she would not make excuses to withhold or delay it. She would issue it immediately when she returned.

"Master Ruan's ticket, heh, it's useless too." The Crown Princess secretly mocked Master Ruan, yet couldn't help feeling a little relieved.
Fortunately, Xiao Si had only just set off and hadn't met up with Rongrong yet.

Otherwise, it should also be folded in.

The Crown Princess pondered for a moment, then gave the order: "Go and invite Seventeenth Uncle."

The maid Rui Rui then obeyed and left.

Before long, a well-to-do elderly man was invited over.

Even when facing her seventeenth uncle, the Crown Princess couldn't just give him any order and expect him to carry it out.

Instead, he recounted in detail the various clues that Rongrong had discovered.

Finally, she said, "I am prepared to personally go to Ghost Witch Mountain to capture this thief who stole and practiced the 'Dragon Transformation Technique'."

Xu Yuan's series of arrangements, including the creation of the thief who stole the training out of thin air, were actually a tempting bait for the Crown Princess!
Fu Chongjiu wanted to eat Fu Shuanghui.

The Crown Princess has been stuck at her current level for several years, so how could she not have the thought of "eating that person"?
Over the years, the Crown Princess has suffered immensely—and this suffering is not merely physical pain, nor simply the torment of a period of stagnation.

For a woman of exceptional beauty, being unable to show her true face is also a cruel form of torture.

Even when heavy makeup was banned, Song Lu would complain incessantly.

Not to mention that the Crown Princess always looks like such a ghost.

After the Crown Princess finished speaking, Seventeenth Uncle immediately understood her true thoughts.

He asked, "If that person continues to hide in that lake, does Your Highness have any way to force him out?" The Crown Princess frowned.

She understood; Uncle Seventeen's words actually had two meanings.

The first layer naturally refers to the surface.

Without a corresponding solution, even going to Ghost Mountain would be futile.

The second layer... serves as a reminder that the lake is so dangerous, how could that person possibly cultivate in it?
There's probably something fishy going on here.

The Crown Princess praised, "Seventeenth Uncle is mature, prudent, and thoughtful."

She suddenly smiled and said, "It would be easy to force that person out of the lake. Has Uncle Seventeen forgotten that Gao Wanli is a novice craftsman? Let her come along and make some self-moving artifacts so she can go into the water and drive that person out."

Uncle Seventeen nodded.

"As for why that person was able to cultivate in the lake..." The Crown Princess shook her head and said, "I still can't guess. If there's a trick involved, Seventeenth Uncle, please help me think about who might be secretly plotting these schemes?"

Uncle Seventeen carefully went through the whole story of how the Crown Princess came to Champa in his mind.

"Why doesn't Your Highness send someone secretly to the Exorcism Department to see if Xu Yuan has been in the office at all during this time?"

The Crown Princess's gaze darkened.

If this matter is indeed a trap, then Xu Yuan in Champa is the most suspicious.

But just as Uncle Seventeen guessed.

Xu Yuan would definitely need to personally go to Ghost Witch Mountain to direct this conspiracy.

However... there are many methods among the Seven Great Families that can completely change a person's appearance to that of another person.

"Should we send someone to test him?"

Uncle Seventeen nodded: "That's right. It's easy for him to find someone to impersonate him, but it's almost impossible for him to find a fifth-rate alchemist to impersonate him."

The Crown Princess nodded: "Very well, I will make the arrangements."

Uncle Seventeen nodded: "Your Highness has the answer. If it is still necessary to go to Ghost Witch Mountain, this old man will naturally do his duty without hesitation."

Then the Seventeenth Uncle got up to take his leave, and the Crown Princess got up and paced around the room with her hands behind her back, lost in thought.

There's a problem now: we don't have enough manpower around us.

Xiao Wu died, and Xiao Si was sent to Ghost Witch Mountain.

There are no fifth-rate people around me, except for Uncle Seventeen, everyone else is sixth-rate.

No one could test whether Xu Yuan in the Exorcism Bureau was truly a fifth-rate person.

The Crown Princess calculated that she still had four sixth-rate people around her.

Moreover, if we were to test the waters... not long ago, Xiao Wu had just assassinated Xu Yuan in the street.

If this happens again in such a short time, the Exorcism Bureau will probably be furious.

It might not end well in the future.

Another way to confirm this is to find someone who is very familiar with Xu Yuan.

They secretly observed his every move.

There are many ways to change one's appearance, but personal lifestyle habits are not easy to imitate.

Even if you try to imitate it deliberately, you will always reveal some flaws.

If we use this method, we need to bribe someone in the Exorcism Department who is very familiar with Xu Yuan.

After much deliberation, the Crown Princess gritted her teeth and abandoned the second option.

This plan is feasible, but not reliable.

And it may take a long time.

The person in Ghost Mountain is crucial to whether the Crown Princess can be promoted to the fourth rank.

This matter is extremely important to me.

Even if the Bureau of Purification is offended too much and the consequences will be difficult to handle in the future, the Crown Princess will never let go of this opportunity!
Send out all four of those sixth-rate bastards together!

If you're not a fifth-rate person, you're doomed.

While not entirely foolproof, it's practically a sure thing.

The Crown Princess then summoned Rui Rui, gave her some instructions, and said, "Go and make the arrangements quickly."

"As ordered."

(End of this chapter)