I got an S-level talent in the apocalypse, and I will lead Blue Star to rise

Chapter 264 Wake up
Willis bowed slightly. "Excuse me, Ms. Ning, I have some matters to attend to."

Ning Yun showed an understanding expression, "It's okay, I can wander around by myself."

As the steward of the city lord's mansion, Willis couldn't possibly leave his guests unattended.

He turned and called over a maid, "The garden of the city lord's mansion is at its most beautiful now, why don't you have her take Miss Ningyun for a stroll?"

Instead of wandering around the castle, why not enjoy the scenery in the garden?

To avoid arousing Willis's suspicion, Ning Yun will not return to her room now.

"Okay."

Xiao Qichen, on the other side, came downstairs to the living room at some point.

Ning Yun's eyes lit up. "Perfect timing! I'm going to stroll around the garden. Why don't you come with me?"

Willis gave a meaningful look upon seeing the two's familiar demeanor.

A wealthy young lady is often accompanied by several handsome guards.

Willis was already used to it.

Led by a maid, they arrived at the garden.

Sure enough, the scenery here is elegant, with all sorts of flowers in bloom.

Even the trees were pruned into different shapes.

However, Ning Yun still prefers Chinese gardens to Western-style gardens.

The maids led them through the garden, where there was a pavilion in the very center for resting.

Ning Yun made an excuse that she was a little tired and wanted to rest in the pavilion.

Chen Yuanyuan had a sudden inspiration and tried to get close to the maid.

"My lady doesn't like strangers around when she's resting, so why don't we go for a walk together?"

She led the maid away, leaving only three people in the pavilion.

The surrounding environment was completely visible, and there was no one else around.

The three sat down, and Ning Yun was very curious about what Xiao Qichen had discovered.

"You just said you found a clue, what is it?"

Xiao Qichen didn't speak, but instead took out something.

It is entirely silver with very sharp edges.

Ning Yun took it and examined it carefully before handing it to Ji Jia.

The word "dragon scales" flashed through both of their minds.

Judging from its shape, it is clearly a dragon scale, and it is silver, so this should be the scale of a silver dragon.

"This was found in the city lord's bedroom." Xiao Qichen found the city lord's bedroom, but for some reason, no one was guarding it.

He took the opportunity to slip inside and searched the place thoroughly.

The dragon scale was found in a hidden compartment in his desk.

Ning Yun found it strange. "The city lord has fought with the silver dragon. Logically speaking, it would be normal for him to find a few dragon scales. Why would he hide them?"

Lord Adrian should be holding the dragon scales and discussing with everyone what weapon could possibly harm the silver dragon.

But he actually wanted to hide the dragon scales.
Ji Jia thought for a moment, "Perhaps it's because dragon scales are very precious that he kept them safe."

Xiao Qichen denied this claim, saying, "Leon asked the guards, and they all knew nothing about the dragon scales."

In other words, Lord Adrian really did hide the dragon scales.

Ji Jia was also somewhat puzzled as to what the city lord was thinking.

Ning Yun thought of something else.

"When I was looking at the painting just now, I noticed that the figures in it were strange; they were all holding things with their left hands."

In the painting, many people are carrying weapons, while others are carrying or leading children as they flee for their lives.

But after looking closely, she realized that everyone was using their left hand.

Even the armored man in the painting is no exception. "But I asked the butler, and most people in Mo City are right-handed."

Therefore, she had two guesses.

"Either the painting isn't about Motown, or there's something fishy about it, and the artist deliberately painted it this way."

Xiao Qichen understood what she meant, "a painting that's upside down."

"Is the painter trying to tell us that the surface of this painting and reality are reversed?" Ji Jia guessed.

Ning Yun nodded, "That's what I think too. If the painter deliberately painted it the other way around, it means that the silver dragon and the armored man's positions might also be opposite."

This also means that the man in the painting is the real culprit who destroyed the city-state.

The silver dragon, which appears to be an evil dragon, is actually the protector of the city-state.

“But that doesn’t make sense either. According to the people in the city, it’s a certainty that the silver dragon trapped them here and burned down the village.”

The silver dragon's actions did not show any sign of protecting the city-state.

On the contrary, countless people died from its dragon breath.

"Perhaps we should ask the captain. I remember he found a survivor, maybe we can get some clues from him."

On the other side, Wei Hanchuan put the precious pills into the mouths of the villagers.

Seeing his blood volume slowly rising, several people stayed around him, waiting for the villager to wake up.

In the wilderness, almost all the villages they encountered had been burned down.

The villager in front of them was a survivor they had finally found.

He was hiding in the cellar, where the exit was well concealed, which is how he escaped the disaster.

But he also had many burns on his body, and his health bar was almost empty.

If Wei Hanchuan and the others hadn't arrived in time, they might already be dead.

Wei Hanchuan also received a message from Ji Jia, in which he told him everything, including the dragon scales, the upside-down painting, and their speculations.

"Now it all depends on you. If you can find out exactly how the village was destroyed, perhaps you can find the truth."

Ji Jia remained wary of this so-called city lord.

In her view, the city lord was lying constantly and must be hiding a lot of things.

This is a hidden instance; it can't be a simple story of slaying a dragon and saving a city.

More importantly, she discovered that the quest description said "kill the evil dragon" instead of "kill the silver dragon," which was inconsistent.

If the Silver Dragon is truly the final boss, why play word games?

However, from the moment they entered the city-state, everyone was saying that the silver dragon was doing evil, which made people subconsciously think that the silver dragon was an evil dragon.

But what if there wasn't just one dragon here?
Wei Hanchuan and Ji Jia have collaborated many times and have a great understanding of each other.

Therefore, he was very cautious and did not rush to find Yinlong, but instead chose to save people first.

They need to gather enough information to piece together the truth.

The villager is still there. After treatment, his condition improved, and he was even making sounds of thirst.

Someone immediately brought out water and carefully fed it to him.

When the villager woke up, he saw several strong men surrounding him.

The villagers were startled. "You...cough cough cough cough—"

He had barely opened his mouth when he began to cough violently.

Wei Hanchuan patted him on the back, "Don't rush, take a break first."

Someone brought out some porridge and water, which Wei Hanchuan took. "Don't say anything yet, eat something first."

They don't need to worry about a little more time.

After eating, the villagers' health improved considerably.

He also developed a greater sense of trust in this group of strangers.