"Sis, Mr. Zhao from Three Yellow Hall seems to have run into sothing strange!"
At noon, Du Yueyao hurried back ho and ca in looking for Uncle Li, stepping into the backyard, where she saw Lu Zheng lounging on a chair, and Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying playing chess under the persimmon tree.
In an instant, Du Yueyao felt completely taken aback.
She took a deep breath, silently told herself "I love studying dicine" ten tis, and managed to calm her nearly frenzied emotions.
"Oh?"
Lu Zheng's eyes lit up, and Liu Qingyan also looked up and said, "I just saw that Landlord Zhao's face didn't look right; sothing unexpected must have happened."
"Just saw?" Du Yueyao blinked, feeling a bit puzzled.
Liu Qingyan blushed, realizing she had accidentally revealed the earlier spying.
"Ahem!" Lu Zheng coughed twice, interrupting Du Yueyao's question, couldn't let her find out about their antics this morning, "What's wrong with Landlord Zhao, did you find anything?"
Du Yueyao was indeed distracted by the change of topic, with an excited smile on her face, she said, "Landlord Zhao ca to see a doctor this morning. I rember he is over forty but exercises regularly, so he's usually quite healthy. But when he ca this morning, his face was sallow and he showed symptoms of completely lacking Essence, Qi, and Spirit."
I thought he had a major illness, but after checking his pulse for a long ti, examining his five organs, bones, blood, and ridians, I couldn't find any sign of a major disease."
I asked him if he'd encountered anything unusual recently, and he said no, claiming everything in his life was going well. As he kept talking, he suddenly started singing."
At this point, Du Yueyao's little face was flushed with excitent, "Guess what?"
Lu Zheng didn't respond, but Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying showed interest and asked in unison, "What?"
"He said it was a piece taught to him by Young Master Bai Yuefei!" Du Yueyao exclaid.
"..."
Lu Zheng and the two ladies exchanged glances, unsure of what made this so peculiar.
"Young Master Bai Yuefei is Silver Phoenix Troupe's leading actor, their star perforr," Du Yueyao explained.
"And then?" Lu Zheng asked.
"Landlord Zhao said Young Master Bai Yuefei has been eting him secretly every night recently."
"Hiss—"
Lu Zheng couldn't help but take a sharp breath, feeling a chill down his spine.
Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying exchanged glances, also surprised by this situation.
After a pause, Liu Qingyan thought for a mont and hesitantly asked, "Didn't Silver Phoenix Troupe already leave? If Bai Yuefei stayed behind, wouldn't that cause a huge uproar for losing their leading actor?"
"Yeah, exactly! Bai Yuefei supposedly left with the troupe."
Du Yueyao nodded repeatedly, her smile growing, "But according to Landlord Zhao, during the days Bai Yuefei spent in Tonglin County with him, their relationship grew closer. He didn't leave with Silver Phoenix Troupe but followed Landlord Zhao. To avoid affecting his family openly, he only visited him at night, harmoniously."
Despite the evidence, Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "But why would he tell you these things?"
Du Yueyao's eyes sparkled, her face lively as she said, "I was just doing my duty of consultation, asking if he hadn't been sleeping well lately. He said that was indeed the case. I asked why, and he finally revealed the truth under my persistent questioning."
Seeing Du Yueyao's cheerful expression, Lu Zheng said speechlessly, "Hey, the guy got hit by sothing uncanny, why are you so happy?"
"Ahem!"
Du Yueyao forced herself to stifle a grin, "I'm not happy, I'm not laughing! Really!"
Lu Zheng, "..."
"Your smile stretches to your ears, all your white teeth are showing, you can't hide it!" Liu Qingyan said.
"Sis, you're making it sound terrifying. I'm not that amused." Du Yueyao protested, a bit whiningly, "I've never encountered anything like this before. I missed Tai Jinhe with Landlord Zhang's case last ti, but this ti I'm here!"
Previously, when encountering strange things, Du Yueyao was just an ordinary person, rely serving as a bystander. Now, with Hundred Years of Dao Practice, she's eager to show her prowess. But after half a year having passed without encountering anything, she's been increasingly anxious.
Today she finally encountered a case, feeling thrilled, she subconsciously rubbed her fingers, revealing flashes of True Qi Talisman.
"So how did you handle Landlord Zhao?" Liu Qingyan asked.
"I told him he's just been staying up late recently, nothing serious, and prescribed him a redy to fortify his Qi and blood," Du Yueyao contained her excitent, "According to him, Bai Yuefei visits him every night, they sing together, and then..."
At this point, being a maiden, Du Yueyao finally felt embarrassed.
"Alright, I get your point." Lu Zheng couldn't help but chuckle, "Tonight you take action, we'll support you."
"Okay, okay!" Du Yueyao nodded repeatedly, that's exactly her intention.
Despite being a rookie, having Hundred Years of Dao Practice makes her strong, internally she's still nervous.
But with Lu Zheng by her side, she's fearless.
"I'll head back to Renxin Hall first, let's go together tonight!"
Saying this, she received nods from Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan, then joyfully left.
...
At night, Zhao Mansion.
A dark figure flew out from a nearby alley, gracefully landing on a rooftop opposite Zhao Mansion, revealing a young man in white.
It was Bai Yuefei.
"Illusion Technique!"
Not far away, on the eaves of a front hall in another courtyard, Du Yueyao narrowed her eyes, instantly seeing through the intruder's thods.
"This little demon can't even hide its Demon Qi."
This was Du Yueyao's second assessnt, confirming she could definitely handle it.
As she watched the little demon prepare to move towards Zhao Mansion, Du Yueyao took action.
"Sha! Watch my Soul-Seizing Curse!"
...
Monts later, this "Bai Yuefei" was beaten half to death by Du Yueyao, revealing its true form.
A stray cat.
Male.
After an interrogation, it was confird this stray cat hadn't hard anyone before, liked listening to opera, but had an unusual quirk, hence lacked friends.
It followed Silver Phoenix Troupe along the way, happened upon Landlord Zhao, then had a bright idea to transform into Bai Yuefei's appearance, using the excuse of dayti scrutiny and visiting secretly at night.
Demonstrated so singing skills, and Landlord Zhao was indeed unaware, happily spending every night cuddled together.
The stray cat lay low during the day, and Landlord Zhao went to Yu Ling Garden to watch the opera, keeping the genuine Bai Yuefei unaware of any anomaly, even himself oblivious to the strangeness of the situation.
Then when Silver Phoenix Troupe left, this stray cat stayed behind, and Landlord Zhao suspected nothing, only feeling overjoyed, resulting in nightly indulgences, finally exhausting his health.
Lu Zheng, "..."
The three ladies, "..."
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