Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 385 Investigating the Mastermind
"You say you killed him? Do you know what the consequences will be if you say that?" Ning Xuan was almost laughing in anger.

"This whole thing started because of me, and I'm willing to bear any consequences," Lan Xin said sincerely, looking at Ning Xuan with lingering affection.

He knew that, according to federal law, a lowly half-orc slave who killed his noble master would be executed by the death penalty.

"You are my slave. If you die, it will harm my interests. What, you don't use your brain when you should? You seem to have a lot of ideas in front of me, and you even want to be my master," Ning Xuan sneered.

"I dare not." Upon hearing this, Lan Xin's face turned pale, and her body swayed a few times.

"Heh, go kneel in that corner over there, don't get in my way." Ning Xuan sensed Le Ling's arrival outside, pointed to the dark corner behind the screen, snorted coldly, and commanded.

"Yes." Lan Xin obediently got up and knelt down in the corner. His position was shrouded in shadow, making him difficult to spot. Ning Xuan was trying to save face for him in front of outsiders.

Zhou knocked on the door, and after receiving permission, he came in to report that Miss Leling had arrived.

As soon as Le Ling entered the room, she saw Ning Xuan sitting in a seat. She widened her eyes in surprise, "Miss Ning, it's you! Is it really you?"

“Miss Ning, Huangfu Xinyue and I are good friends. I’ve met you before. Miss Ning, what brings you here?” Le Ling asked excitedly as soon as she saw Ning Xuan.

When Ning Xuan saw Le Ling, she had some impression of the little girl. She was indeed a playmate who had been with Huangfu Xinyue, but she didn't remember her name.

"I'm here to provide medical support," Ning Xuan replied briefly.

"Wow, you're here! This legion is incredibly lucky. Everyone knows that you're the champion of the Alchemist Competition, Sister Ning, and you're also extremely skilled in acupuncture techniques. You have profound insights into the problems of mental breakdown and alienation," Le Ling complimented sincerely.

"I also know that when you were in charge of the protection association and volunteering, you treated dozens of times more wounded people than others. Also, only Sister Ning could save people who had completely mutated. Sister Ning, you are my idol. With you here, I want to join the medical team even more," Le Ling said excitedly.

"Let's not talk about that. I have a few questions for you today. Do you know where Yan Hezhen got the Disorientation Powder? Wasn't the formula for this poison destroyed a long time ago?" Ning Xuan asked.

“I’m not sure where she got it from, Sister Ning. Yan Hezhen has been secretly poisoning General Lan with this kind of poison for more than two months. At that time, she had only been in the Blue Serpent Legion for a short time. After arriving in the Blue Serpent Legion, we all lived together in the same team, so she didn’t have the opportunity to come into contact with strangers. I guess she had already obtained this kind of poison before she came to the Blue Serpent Legion. As for the specific time, I don’t know,” Le Ling said.

"So, Yan Hezhen came to the Blue Serpent Legion with a specific purpose from the beginning," Ning Xuan muttered to herself thoughtfully.

"Yes, she's always been very careful. I actually noticed it a few times before, but she always made excuses to cover it up, and I never thought about poison. Who knew she would be so vicious."

“There are other people behind her,” Ning Xuan said with certainty.

"Who is so despicable? General Lan is invincible, and his talent skill, Boundless Illusionary Sea, is so powerful. How could anyone want to harm him?" Le Ling said angrily. "Although the mastermind targeted Lan Xin, their real target might not be Lan Xin. It's also possible that they are targeting me." Ning Xuan said this ostensibly to Le Ling, but actually to Lan Xin, who was kneeling in the corner.

Lan Xin frowned thoughtfully after hearing Ning Xuan's words.

"Targeting you? Why would they target you? Sister Ning, you must be overthinking it. You're such a good person, you can heal and make medicine, and you've never bothered anyone. Why would they target you?" Le Ling shook her head, indicating her disbelief.

"Why so many questions? Think about it carefully if you have any other information, and let me know whenever you have something to say." After asking her questions, Ning Xuan wanted to send her away.

She also needed to find someone to continue investigating Yan Hezhen, focusing on his experiences before he joined the Blue Legion, and to see who he had contacted. Ning Xuan believed that as long as she followed the clues, there would be no clues she couldn't find.

Le Ling was sent away by Ning Xuan, but with just one look from Ning Xuan, Lan Xin obediently knelt back down.

“Lan Xin, you are my person, you are one with me. Their attack on you is actually an attack on me. They want to weaken my power by controlling you. Do you still want to say that you are willing to take responsibility for killing Yan Hezhen?” Ning Xuan pinched Lan Xin’s chin and lifted his head.

Lan Xin's long, thick eyelashes fluttered, and paired with her watery blue eyes, she looked almost unrealistically beautiful.

“If I don’t confess to this crime, won’t you be breaking federal law, Master? Even if you don’t get a harsh sentence, your personal freedom will definitely be restricted. I can’t bear to see you suffer like this,” Lan Xin said, somewhat dejected. Of course, he didn’t want to die either, but if it was for his master, he would do it without hesitation.

"Don't be so delusional. Since I dared to kill her, I naturally considered how to handle the aftermath," Ning Xuan rebuked.

"Yan Hezhen may be a pawn sent by someone else, and there may be someone behind her who wants to deal with us."

"This isn't just a local matter. I'll tell Yu Mingche, Ying Yaoshi, Yun Han, Di Youlin, and Lin Mo about the situation here, and have them investigate. Don't worry, Yan Hezhen's death was in vain. I'll be fine," Ning Xuan said with a light smile, full of confidence.

Seeing that Ning Xuan had made arrangements for this matter, Lan Xin gradually regained his composure. As soon as he stepped out of Ning Xuan's door, he immediately transformed back into the cold and ruthless General Lan.

After Yan Hezhen's death, the Blue Snake Legion found the Soul-Stealing Powder in the spatial storage of He Jing and eight others. Because of their illegal possession of the banned drug, He Jing and the others were sentenced to serve three years in a Level 9 danger zone.

Apart from these nine people, no problems were found with the other members of the team of peacemakers, and they were quickly released.

Although those people did not participate, they were still present as onlookers. Apart from Le Ling and her group, those who were onlookers were cleared out, and the merit points they had earned in the Blue Serpent Legion mission were invalidated and added to their personal files.

Ning Xuan told Yu Mingche and Ying Yaoshi about the situation she encountered with the Blue Serpent Legion, and the two of them sent people to investigate Yan Hezhen.