That's amazing survival skills!

"What's wrong?" Lin Yan opened her eyes, lifted the covers, and helped Lin Yuan to the table to sit down. She poured a cup of tea and handed it to her. "Do you need to see a doctor?"

"No, no need."

After a while, Lin Yuan felt the stinging in her eyes subside. She shook her head, rubbed her eye sockets, and said, "Let's go to sleep."

"You really..."

"Really, you don't need to."

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Early in the morning, I went to the lobby just like yesterday, and the ingredients on the table were unchanged.

The six people looked at each other, silently took out their bread and water, and began to munch away.

"What are you doing?"

Xiong Tianming saw Lin Yuan stuff a wooden stick, which he didn't know where he got it from, directly under the roast chicken and put it back in its original place.

After finishing their food, the others turned around and left.

The search for clues continues!

Led by the servant, they arrived at the house again.

Manager Zhang came out of the room, smiling at the three of them. "What brings you here?"

"I wonder if Steward Zhang knows how to go out for a stroll in the evening?" Lin Yuan smiled and clasped his hands in greeting. "The scenery at night is delightful. If we come to your esteemed residence for a joyous occasion, it would be a shame not to be able to appreciate this night view."

"If anyone else were to ask, I would also be unable to describe the grandeur of your residence."

Lawei and Lin Yan held their breath.

Both of them could see that after Lin Yuan asked the question, Manager Zhang's expression changed repeatedly, and he was ready to take action at any moment.

"The scenery at night is rather uninteresting. You might as well stay in your room and enjoy it through the window," Manager Zhang said with a smile, waving his hand as he turned to go inside. "If the three of you have nothing else to do, you are welcome to explore at your leisure."

As Steward Zhang entered the room and was about to close the door, Lin Yuan stepped forward, and Lin Yan quickly grabbed his wrist.

"Lin Yuan, what are you doing?"

It felt icy cold to the touch, as if it had been cold for a long time.

Realizing her rudeness, Lin Yan immediately withdrew her hand and lowered her head. "The situation inside is unclear. It's dangerous to go in. Don't go."

"It's nothing, I'm just going in to take a look." Lin Yuan gave Lin Yan a deep look, then continued forward. "I'm not going to fight with Manager Zhang, so I don't believe it will be that irritable."

Lavie and Lin Yan watched as the gate closed.

"Let's go, let's check out other places." Lavie crossed her arms, glanced at the woman sideways, and prepared to leave.

After walking a few steps, he didn't hear any voices following him, so he couldn't help but turn around. The woman named Lin Yan was still standing there, not moving at all.

"There's not much point in you staying here, why don't you just leave?"

"Use your limited time to do more meaningful things."

"Go ahead, I'll wait here." Lin Yan took two steps to the side and sat down by a flower bed.

Lavie wasn't about to tolerate her; she snorted and turned to leave.

.......

inside the house.

The surroundings were pitch black, with only the faint light from the oil lamp on the table illuminating the old face of Steward Zhang.

Holding the pipe in his hand, his arm propped on the table, he kept smacking his lips, and in the dim light of the fire, you could see the white smoke he was exhaling.

"Is there anything else, esteemed guest?" Manager Zhang tapped his pipe on the corner of the table and looked up at Lin Yuan.

In the interplay of light and shadow, Manager Zhang's face was half black and half dark, his eyes slightly bulging outwards, sharp like an eagle's eyes.

Lin Yuan's aura suddenly surged, but she wasn't intimidated by this action. Instead, she stepped forward and sat down in the empty chair next to Steward Zhang. "Steward Zhang, it's still about that matter. I want to go out and take a look tonight."

Manager Zhang's brows immediately furrowed, and he was about to speak when he was interrupted by the next sound.

"Manager Zhang, don't be so quick to refuse. Why don't you take a look at this first?" Lin Yuan said, taking out the broken breastplate from her backpack and gently pushing it over.

Based on yesterday's observations.

Lin Yuan noticed that the steward seemed to be imprisoned in the room and could not leave without orders.

Stepping in now is a huge gamble!

Lin Yuan was truly at a loss. What exactly was that wooden boat he had seen on the lake last night? What secrets did it hold?

He needs to figure this out!

With their current strength, trying to get out would be suicidal!

Manager Zhang was initially thinking of refusing, but when his gaze fell on the breastplate, he suddenly held his breath and took a deep look at the young man opposite him.

In the quiet room, the only sound was the tapping of fingers on the table.

Three minutes later, a sigh came from inside the room.

Manager Zhang stood up and walked into the darkness.

Lin Yuan couldn't see what was in the darkness at all, but he heard the heavy footsteps. Soon, Steward Zhang appeared from the darkness, holding a wooden box in his hands.

Click.

The wooden box lid was pushed open, revealing only a letter inside.

Just as Lin Yuan was about to reach out to check, he felt an irresistible chill coming from ahead. If he dared to step across the red line, his arm would instantly freeze to pieces.

"This thing..." Steward Zhang stroked the open wooden box, "It was left by Miss, but I can't give it to you."

Why?

The clues were right in front of him, but the helplessness of not being able to see them made Lin Yuan feel frustrated and slightly annoyed!

What's the point of something if you don't show it to people?

Manager Zhang closed the lid again. "Miss left a message."

"What did you say?"

[Though the forests and streams are deep and shallow, the echoes of gunshots tremble; we are ultimately not on the same path, but will walk with you to the Yellow Springs.]

"Thank you." Lin Yuan clasped his hands in thanks and was about to turn and leave.

"Night lanterns can be used to disperse, but should be avoided and used sparingly."

Lin Yuan turned around and found that the steward was nowhere to be seen, and the voice that had warned her came from the darkness.

Lin Yuan clasped his hands in a salute towards the darkness, then turned and went straight out the door.

When Lin Yan saw Lin Yuan come out, she got up and quickly went forward, grabbing his wrist with her cold hand and looking extremely nervous.

"I'm fine, you can go back now."

"Okay, sure."

As night deepened, when Monk Liujie, Xiong Tianming, Richuan Gangban, and Lawei returned to the pavilion, they saw Lin Yuan sitting there drinking tea, looking exceptionally relaxed.

"So... you've given up?" Xiong Tianming stepped forward and poured himself a glass.

The other party has been fine after drinking this tea for two consecutive days, so it probably isn't poisonous.

"Giving up is not the answer." Lin Yuan took a sip of tea. "I have received some information, though."

"Oh?" Monk Liujie became interested. "Tell me more."

"It's just a mantra," Lin Yuan said, repeating what she had overheard from Steward Zhang.

Xiong Tianming frowned; the last two sentences were quite easy to understand.

After all, the two families have vastly different backgrounds; they are not a good match and are not compatible. Naturally, they are not on the same path.

Given this bizarre wedding, the last sentence becomes even simpler, its meaning completely obvious.

Lavie didn't interrupt at all. How could a foreign girl like her possibly understand the intricacies of the situation? So she simply didn't cause any more trouble and quietly enjoyed her tea.

"Forget it, I don't understand. I should get some rest." Monk Liujie stood up and walked upstairs. As he passed Lin Yuan, he patted him on the shoulder three times. "You're quite good to have received such news. Go to sleep early."

The group quickly left and returned to their rooms.

Lin Yan continued as before, making her bed and getting dressed.

"What was the view you had when you came here?" Lin Yuan asked, looking at the busy Lin Yan.

Lin Yan's eyes flickered for a moment, then she murmured, "A man was wearing a crimson feather, holding a long spear, and wearing a blood-red cloak, but he was very far away from me, and I couldn't see his face clearly at all."

"Okay, I got it. Go to sleep early." Lin Yuan stood by the window, gazing into the distance.

But the fog remained thick, making it impossible to see the lake surface clearly.

"Without the Eye of Truth, things are really difficult," Lin Yuan sighed inwardly, then turned and walked towards the gate.

The sound of the latch being pulled came from behind her, and Lin Yan asked, "It's late, where are you going?"

"If you can't sleep tonight, go out and have some tea with them. You should go to bed early now."

The door closed, and Lin Yan, who was on the bed, stood up and sat at the table. She silently poured herself a cup of tea, turned her head to look out the foggy window, her lips moved but no sound could be heard.

Lin Yuan went downstairs and found Xiong Tianming, Monk Liujie, and Lawei there.