The Bloodline Tree, a magical plant cultivated in captivity. As the name suggests, its greatest function is to verify the bloodline, the legitimacy and purity of the bloodline, which is the foundation of every aristocratic inheritance in this society that maintains rule by strength.

The cultivation source of this magic plant is a kind of plant Gu in the south of the continent, I don't know when it began to spread and was accepted by aristocratic families, but after it was cultivated into a magic plant, it still retained one of the characteristics of the plant Gu, that is, after the death of the connected bloodline object, it would automatically wither and die.

Beelzebub's bloodline tree is, of course, located in the Marquis of Yot's palace, and when put together with the many bloodline trees of the Yot family, it is already very clear what it means to die suddenly without warning.

And this involved Franz and the Yotte family behind him, as well as Lin An himself, Lin An first heard the news, his heart sank, and he had a bad premonition, and the hunger and exhaustion of his body were forgotten for a while.

"How do you know this news, is it all out there?"

John's face was calm, "It was His Excellency James's attendant who personally sent the news, and he also had a message saying not to worry. ”

As the second son of the Marquis of Yort, Fritz did not have the right to inherit the title, but he himself held a court position, was deeply loved by the emperor, and was also a central figure in the generation of the Yort family.

But Fritz has been married for many years and his wife only has a son and a daughter, Beelzebub is his only son, he has grown to thirteen or fourteen years old, this sudden death, no one believes that it will be an accident, although the Yot family is not as deep-rooted as the old aristocracy, but it is also the leader of the new group of aristocratic giants in the past few hundred years, and its influence in the imperial capital is not small, James left a message saying not to worry, in fact, it means that things are strict.

"Did the squire who came hear James tell you exactly when the bloodline tree died?"

"It's about a quarter past nine in the evening." John replied that he had asked the question a long time ago.

Lin An and he looked at each other.

A little past a quarter of nine. They left Benzent House around 9:30, shortly after they met Beelzebub halfway through, and the latter was killed immediately, and the murderer may have been lurking behind Beelzebub, who might have been nearby when he met them!

Even if Beelzebub had nothing to do with her at all, now it has become related.

Lin An now understood why James had sent his attendants to summon him in the first place, and it seemed that he had already asked the coachman from Bencent Mansion who drove them back in the carriage last night, which meant that the circle of knowledge about the matter had at least expanded to the range of the Yort family's family friends. And because of the coachman, Lin An may have also entered their sight.

Lin An closed her eyes and thought about the information she had learned so far, she knew that she had entered the eyes of the Yot family. It is impossible for him to stay out of the matter, not to mention, in terms of personal relationships, Beelzebub is Franz's only son, and Lin An cannot be completely indifferent.

"Any other clues?"

John shook his head.

Hannibal Butler was very efficient. The Earl's Court, which is often used like a study and reception room, has been furnished, but it is still relatively empty because there are no furnishings.

Lin An stood in this empty study, feeling a slight echo when he spoke, Lin An's fingers tapped on the tabletop, and the aggressive rhythm brought an empty coldness. She thought for a moment:

"By the way, didn't Beelzebub have an attendant with him at that time? He's dead too? ”

The attendant had lost Beelzebub at that time, and when he could not find him, he returned to the house to report it. It is for this reason that the death of the bloodline tree was discovered so quickly. John replied.

Lin An pursed his lips and glanced at John:

Of course, they knew how the squires had followed Dibeelzebub, and this news could be said to be further confirmed. Beelzebub was killed shortly after they were separated.

And even if the squire lost Beelzebub, Beelzebub left in the same direction as the squire. This means that Beelzebub was killed shortly after the squire was lost, and even by virtue of this, it may be possible to delineate the location where Beelzebub was killed.

Moreover, Beelzebub did not even cry out for help when he was killed, which means that either the opponent's actions were very subtle and neat, which made Beelzebub unable to react, or the opponent's strength was beyond a certain range, and Beelzebub could not resist it.

However, this is not a clue, because judging from Beelzebub's age and strength, there are too many people in the imperial capital who meet this point, and the only clue that is revealed in this point is that the other party is likely to have planned in advance rather than improvised, so the possibility of a professional assassin has increased.

The study fell silent again.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Lin An frowned slightly and raised her head from her contemplation, her wandering gaze indicating that she was still immersed in her thoughts.

"Who?" John replied with a hint of displeasure, knowing that he didn't like to be interrupted.

The door opened, and someone pushed the door in, and it was Angelia. Her arrival broke the silence of the study, and her jade-colored green eyes saw the solemn looks of the two, so she lowered her voice and said to the two:

"Mademoiselle, Lord John, the maid in the kitchen said that dinner was ready."

At this moment, Lin An's stomach made a protest, and Lin An's face was slightly red.

Johann smiled as if he hadn't heard anything, stood up and said, "I haven't eaten either, I'm just hungry." ”

"Then let's eat first!" Lin An then stepped down, and the embarrassment faded, "After spending a day in the real yàn room, I forgot about the time." ”

"It's not good for your health." John admonished, and Angelia looked disapproving.

Then Angelia asked Lin An about the dinner location and dishes, and walked out.

Lin An looked at Angelia's back:

Perhaps because the two-year experience has broadened her horizons, Angelia has become more and more calm and magnanimous. However, her concept of rank is still so strong, because after learning that Lin An has become a first-class countess, Angelia began to restrain herself in words and deeds, wanting to make herself worthy of the position next to Lin An, so her speech and demeanor were not as open as when they first met.

However, this is also a common social concept in this world, Angelia's actions can be called the active pursuit and realization of self-worth, at least John admires her independence and striving for the top, and usually mentions Angelia quite a bit.

John couldn't see Lin An's thoughts, and he was happy to see Angelia's appearance. Lin An needs a credible follower, after all, some things around her cannot be done by the opposite sex.

"Angelia is a very good learner and has slowly adapted to it." John commented, Lin An nodded slightly, judging from Angelia's actions after she came in, she had already seen Angelia's plan.

Angelia has found her position by Lin An's side, her strength is far less than that of John Sidney, but because of her gender, she is the most suitable personal attendant and housekeeper, so there are obviously traces of learning from Hannibal's butler in words and deeds.

"When I couldn't find your trace today. Angelia also went to find Master Andrea and Lord Shiryl, but they were out of town. ”

Lin An nodded, she knew that since she was called away at that ball. The siblings' whereabouts during the day have always been at the Arcane Order's residence.

So when John looked for a day and still couldn't find Lin An, he had to call Sidney out and use the teleportation technique to contact Lin An.

However, under the prohibition of the magic circle, the range of the communication technique cannot exceed the range of a thousand zhang, especially Lin An did not open the shield in the magic room. However, the building material in the basement is a stone with uniform density and dense density, which will interfere with the elimination of magic effects and fluctuations, and greatly reduce the effect of communication, so I am afraid that Sidney was brought to the mansion by John, and only then did he contact Lin An.

Sidney didn't show up, and needless to say he must have been too lazy to bother with these trifles. As soon as he contacted Lin An, he immediately went back to his accommodation, but judging from John's approach, he had already guessed where Lin An was-

Actually, it's not hard to guess. With Lin An's ability to protect herself, it is not easy to be robbed without movement in the imperial capital, if she acts independently, the two basements that she just investigated last night are undoubtedly the most suspicious places.

Lin An looked at John thoughtfully. "Are you stalling for time?" John's move obviously didn't want Lin An to show up too soon.

"I beg your pardon for arguing. But your identity is sensitive. It is not suitable to show up right away, and I don't think it's a coincidence that Beelzebub was killed just after seeing you. John explained with a slight bow.

"Well, I'm not going to be so bad!" Lin An waved his hand.

She doesn't have such a strong desire to control, and she asks the people around her to have no opinions, so she can only be her marionette.

On the contrary, as a mage who requires himself to control his desires, restraining his desires is a compulsory course, in addition to the three common and most easy to influence the mood desires, such as murderous desire, lust, and greed, Lin An feels that controlling desire, possessiveness, and even excessive intellectual curiosity may become negative factors affecting mood control:

A powerful mage must know how to control his desires.

"How's it going on the Yort family?" After thinking about it, Lin An acquiesced to John's approach, at this time, it was really not appropriate for her to come forward too quickly.

"According to the squire's clues, the Knights of the City Guard have intervened and cordoned off several nearby neighborhoods, and it seems that they have found some clues."

"The Knights of the City Guard intervened, then this matter has already alarmed the upper echelons, so even if the news is blocked, the spread of the news will only be a matter of the past two days." Lin An muttered.

It is foreseeable that this incident may become the focus and topic of discussion in the aristocratic circle in the next period of time, and Lin An will unfortunately be one of the important protagonists in it.

Of course, now is not the time to worry about this, the core point that really needs to be worried, in fact, Lin An and John both know that although the suspicion in Lin An is actually obviously groundless, but sometimes, it is not the evidence that can explain it, at least from the perspective of Beelzebub's mother and the Yot family, they may be emotionally difficult to let go of her as the cause of Beelzebub's loneliness.

However, Lin An and John did not continue to talk about this topic, because Angelia and the maid quickly brought dinner, Lin An and John stopped to eat, and silence enveloped the study, only the occasional slight collision of cutlery and plates.

Swallowing the last piece of cod without knowing anything, Lin An put down his knife and fork, picked up the napkin and wiped it, and finally said: "It's useless to wait like this, it's better to send someone to Bencent's Mansion and wait for news from James." ”

She knew that James was either in the Secret Order or in Bencent's House during this time.

Johann had already finished eating, and when he heard this, he looked up at her:

At this time, those who knew about Beelzebub's murder were extremely sensitive to wind and grass, and no matter what Lin An did at this time, he would be very high-profile in the eyes of everyone.

The act of sending someone to Bencent House. It's not wise or stupid, but it's sweeping itself into a whirlpool.

You must know that some of the signs before and after this incident seem to be closely related to Lin An, but in fact, they know that Lin An is just an innocent person who was involved, as long as they ask about Beelzebub's attendant and the coachman who sent them back that night, it is enough to clear Lin An's suspicion.

And what Lin An has to do is to get the innocent self out of the whirlpool as much as possible, instead of rolling it to the center.

But John could think of it, and of course Lin An could think of it, so he didn't raise any objections. Just looked at Lin An quietly.

"The one time Rodir, if it hadn't been for our coincidental encounter, then perhaps Beelzebub would have been the second victim and not the first—both times by such a coincidence. Do you think it's a coincidence? ”

Lin An suspected that she had already been caught in the center of the whirlpool, and the other party was likely to come against her, but as for what kind of enemy it was, she didn't have a clue.

This is also Lin An's choice to settle the matter and deal with it in a low-key manner in Rodier. And the reason why he took the initiative to participate this time, if the other party is really aimed at Lin An, then there must be a follow-up below, and Lin An can take the initiative to get more clues.

John was silent for a moment, and did not object any further.

……

In the Prince's Palace, in Prince Cyril's study.

On the golden wood table is a glass of mellow black wine. The legend has it that drinking wine that prolongs the life of his youth has always been a favorite of Prince Cyril, but at this time it did not attract his attention, and Prince Cyril looked out the window with his back to his desk. Staring into the deep night, I don't know what to think.

There was a light knock on the door, and after Prince Cyril answered, he quietly opened and closed it, and came behind Prince Cyril with light steps, and called out quietly, "Your Highness." ”

Prince Cyril didn't look back. Spread out his right hand, the ring with a huge gem shines brightly in his hand. A rare sapphire ring with a dazzling face.

A roll of parchment was carefully placed in Prince Cyril's right hand.

Prince Cyril spread out the parchment and glanced at it, and there were more than fifty name codes on it, nearly a third of which were written in red ink, and a quarter of which were marked in red.

"All cleaned up?"

The man behind Prince Cyril bowed and replied in a low voice:

"The ones written in red ink have all been on a mission and have been cleaned up, and the remaining few have not noticed any suspicion, but they have something to do with the group of people who were cleaned up."

Prince Cyril was unmoved by the fact that the dead soldier who had been cultivated with a lot of resources was dealt with at once, and asked lightly:

"What did you find?"

"Nope." The person behind him did not defend himself, but bowed deeper.

The prince was not surprised by this, the fate of the dead man was already predestined from the day he was trained, and it was more difficult to take something out of the mouth of such a person than to take their life, and the dead man was generally without relatives and without a reason, and there was nothing to threaten.

"Hmph, I usually ignore these people, and you also abolished them, and you didn't even know that they were inspired!"

Once the dead lose their loyalty, they will be abolished, although they have been instilled with brainwashing from the beginning of their cultivation, but there are still some ways in this world to find the cracks in their hearts and control them, so although he knows that all the dead who have been away for a long time are cleansed indiscriminately, there must be a large number of innocent people in them, but Prince Cyril still acquiesces.

Because the control method that can penetrate the gap in the soul of the dead must be quite clever and secretive, and the storage of the dead man cannot see the light, so he simply cleans away all the suspicious.

This undoubtedly hurt some of the secret power under Prince Cyril's command, so as soon as he heard the scolding, the person who presented the list immediately knelt down and fell to the ground waiting to be condemned, and there was a dead silence.

"Forget it, it's my own reason, and I can't blame you for not paying attention to it."

Prince Cyril turned and looked at his retainer, who had followed him for more than twenty years, whose hair was half frost-white, and a few days before that his retainer had mostly brownish-black hair.

"Have you explained it to your family?"

"Yes, Your Highness." The man on the ground replied in a low voice, and the frost-white hair fell down, and there were a few more wolf bèi.

"Regg, you've been thinking about that glass of black wine twenty years ago, so I'll use it to see you off this time," Prince Cyril sighed. "Your mistake this time is too big, if something happens to Rodier, all your relatives will not be able to make up for his funeral."

Reg was shocked, his voice trembled slightly, "Being able to have a glass of black Li wine to see him off, Reg is satisfied." ”

He raised his head, stepped forward on his knees, brought the cup of black Li wine to his lips, took one last look at his loyal sovereign, and poured it into his mouth.

Prince Cyril finally showed a hint of grief. "Don't worry, I won't treat your wife and children badly."

Regg, who fell to the ground, finally closed his eyes with relief in his eyes. The crystal wine glass was poured beside him, and the residual wine soaked the red velvet carpet like a trace soaked in black blood.

Prince Cyril was silent for a while, then rang the bell, and the butler of the Prince's Mansion came in. Glancing at the corpse on the ground, he called two guards to remove the corpse and clean up the traces on the ground.

"Forget it, the carpet will be changed tomorrow, you go out and deal with Reg first. Send him home," Prince Cyril paused, then changed his mind again. "No, it's better to be buried in the cemetery."

Surprise flashed in the butler's eyes, only a loyal retainer who was approved by the prince had the honor of being buried in the royal cemetery, and Reg died like this. But it is clear that the prince has not forgotten his past merits and does not intend to publicize an undignified death. Deprived Reg of his former glory.

The butler didn't say anything, and immediately went out and told the two guards to keep their mouths shut.

The study was silent, and Prince Cyril sat in a high-backed chair with his eyes closed, his brows gathered for a long time.

"Ken, Reg is dead, do you think I'm too harsh?"

The shadow in the corner of the study moved slightly, and a shrill and faint voice came out, "Only in this way can the anger of His Majesty be extinguished." ”

Prince Cyril sighed.

Living under the eyes of an emperor with strong power ambitions, Prince Cyril did not have any excessive ambitions at all, and there was almost no chance that the dead soldiers would normally use them, and if it weren't for the occasional fact that the prince had some things to deal with secretly, he would not have used this kind of power that would cause the emperor to be jealous.

But even so, the group of dead soldiers under Prince Cyril has never exceeded fifty, and it is far from being an elite, and the prince's attitude of being content with the status quo is obvious, and the people below are not careful to cultivate this group of dead soldiers, after all, it is a useless waste of money and resources.

It was also for this reason that Rodier was able to lightly mobilize the group of dead soldiers in his father's hands to play a farce that he thought he thought was a farce, and almost played with the life of the prince's only heir, and the prince suddenly came to his senses and immediately began to clean the interior.

"Do you think I'm overindulgent Rodier? I haven't even found out that in this so-called farce, he and death have just passed by. ”

"His Royal Highness Rodier is very good, His Majesty is very fond of him, but His Highness should indeed strengthen his defense, and every one of the bloodlines of Merlin's lineage is extremely precious." A shrill and faint voice said.

Prince Cyril nodded, "Rodir almost became Beelzebub. Yot, it's time to increase his defenses, and you can send a doppelganger to him. ”

"If I separate the clones, my power will be weakened."

"I won't leave the imperial capital during this time, there are other guards!" Prince Cyril said.

After a pause, he glanced at the parchment scroll on the table again, grabbed it, and looked at the more than thirty names left on it, "Reg is still too soft-hearted, since it's not clean anymore, let's clean it all." ”

The palm flashed reddish, and the parchment spontaneously combusted without fire and turned into ashes.

More than thirty points of light floated out of the parchment, imprisoned in the air by the forbidden power, and there was no sign of escaping for a while, like a firefly in a summer night, no one could have imagined that this was actually the soul of a person who had just died.

A long black shadow stretched out from the shadow of the study, like an arm, rolling more than thirty points of light into it one by one, retracting into the shadow, and the shadow made a penetrating chewing and swallowing sound, and after a while, he burped.

A shrill voice said, "Thank you for your generosity." ”

Prince Cyril smiled faintly, "I just don't want my child to end up in the same fate as that little Beelzebub," he asked slowly, "Rodier has crossed paths with that Master Lin, do you want him to keep his distance?" "Both times I had a relationship with that Master Lin, which was too much of a coincidence.

"You're thinking too much, Your Royal Highness, the two assassinations shouldn't have been done by the same person."

The voice said softly, "Your Excellency Rodier, the people behind the scenes have been plotting and infiltrating your dead for a long time, and looking at the methods, it is more like the reciprocal revenge of the Holy See; There are remnants of magical power at the scene of the death of little Beelzebub, but it is most unlikely that the Holy See did it. ”

Prince Cyril nodded.

In fact, he didn't say it, he also knew it in his heart: although both of them were only children. But the impact of the assassination of Beelzebub the Younger is of course different from the impact of the assassination of Rodiel, and for the Holy See, Rodier is worth the assassination.

As for that Master Lin, it cannot be denied that she also has the possibility of being assassinated by the Holy See, but since the infiltrated chess pieces were exposed for assassination, the possibility of targeting Rodier or even himself at the beginning is undoubtedly higher, and Prince Cyril's people have also investigated. Due to the uncertainty of Master Lynn's departure from the prom, she is temporarily set as the second target with the highest chance of being affected.

But even though he knew this, Prince Cyril didn't want his son to get too close to the Venerable Lim. Not only because she was on the verge of danger herself, and getting together with Rodier would increase her target, but also because this Lynn Mage was no less dangerous to men than she was to her, and Rodier was engaged. Otherwise, he wouldn't mind probing His Majesty for Rodier.

Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of this rumor to separate Lin An and Rodier, firstly, to put an end to Rodier's possible delusions, and secondly, Master Lin's background is complicated, and the relationship between the two should not be too close, which should be the consensus between him and Master Lin himself.

Prince Cyril thought for a moment. The bell rang, and the butler of the prince's mansion came in and stood at the door waiting for the prince's orders.

"Send someone to the garden. I already know about the farce he had, and the dead man who fled has been found, and it is a corpse - I have sent someone to thank Master Lin, and as for him, when he is healed. Enter the Royal Guard. ”

"Yes, Prince."

……

The carriage of the Prince's Mansion drove into the Lin Yuan Palace and left shortly after.

Rodier leaned back on the bed with his legs pricked. A bandaged guard stood beside the bed, the same guard who had sacrificed his life on the day of his "assassination", and after the anesthetic was untied, the flesh wound on his back did not affect his movement, and he returned to Rodier.

Rodier's words were still lingering in his ears, and he asked his trusted guard, "Goyev, what does that dead man mean by turning into a corpse?" Father cleansed the dead? Beelzebub the Younger is dead? ”

It's not that he doesn't understand, but he needs to confirm with his guards that the meaning he hears is really the meaning of his father's family heirloom?

Goyev's face turned blue and white, "Your Highness, I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Prince means that those dead soldiers are really going to ......," he said, a fear slowly appearing on his face.

Rodiel's face was red and white, he didn't pay attention to the situation of the dead soldier who ran away, and only ordered him to be given a reward, but he didn't expect that the other party's assassination was actually really coming to assassinate him, if one was careless that day, then maybe last night's little Beelzebub would be himself that day......

He suddenly remembered something, "No, little Beelzebub is dead, but the crossbow arrows that day were indeed anesthetic!" "Otherwise, he would have had to poison the crossbow bolts, and he would have died long ago.

"Maybe it's because the other party wants to capture you alive to blackmail His Majesty and His Royal Highness, no matter what, His Royal Highness won't joke in this way, and the dead soldiers under His Royal Highness have indeed been purged."

In terms of the importance of kidnapping, the uniqueness of Rodier itself determines a certain Cheng dù, his death value is not much different from that of other princes, but the value of kidnapping is even higher than that of the prince, he is the only son of the prince.

Rodier's face changed very good-looking, he had actually basically believed the housekeeper's words, thinking of Lin An's actions afterwards, I am afraid that Lin An had already realized the truth, not as he imagined, "I don't know if I saw through his farce, even if I saw through it, it was because his identity was not revealed."

The butler spread the word that Master Lin had accepted the prince's thank you, and Rodil suddenly realized that in Lin An's eyes, he was afraid that he had become a fool who was kept in the dark when he was dying, and he was embarrassed in his heart, and immediately struggled to ask the guards to help him get up:

"Prepare the carriage, I'm going into the city!"

He wants to meet Lin An in person and ask about the situation!

……

In the alley between the courtyard walls of the two mansions in the aristocratic district, a chaotic sound of footsteps sounded, and the knights of the city guards who blocked the entrance of the alley saluted: "I have seen your Excellencies! ”

The knights guarding the entrance of the alley let them go, and a group of seven or eight men of various ages walked into the alley, among which there were four or five men dressed in legal robes, and a black-robed old man was the leader of the crowd.

James's bright red robes stood out between the black and white robes, and he glanced at his friend with a dull and haggard face, and his voice was low: "Master, this is it. ”

Fritz's chin was an iron blue, which set off the heavy teal under his eyes. He also bowed slightly and whispered, "Thank you, Master Robinho." ”

The black-robed old man, who was surrounded by everyone, nodded calmly, and said lightly to James: "I only have some knowledge of the prophecy department, and the gap between me and your teacher is not small, the other party knows how to use divine power to cover his breath, and the possibility of tracking him down is very small." ”

James said he understood, "The teacher won't be back for two days. ”

By that time, the remnants of the aura would have long since disappeared, unless the legendary powerhouse himself came to cast the forbidden spell of "going back in time".

Master Robinho snorted and nodded. A silver-white crystal ball appeared in his hand, and the galaxy formed by countless stars seemed to move disorderly in it.

Letting the others step back, Master Robinho took a few steps forward. The crystal ball flickered, and the galaxy was chaotic, and the chaos was not divided.

Master Robinho walked to a corner and stopped, "This is the place where the smell is strongest. ”

Fritz's dull eyes lit up. It was the place where Beelzebub's relics were found.

Master Robinho frowned and turned around, "How did you determine this place, and are there any other relics that can be traced back to it?" ”

James smiled wryly as he pulled out a few rusty clasps and a small mess of gold thread from the space, which were encased in a clear, colorless crystal box.

"These things were found in the corner you mentioned."

Master Robinho beckoned. The crystal box flew into his hand, and the master opened it, but his gray eyebrows were wrinkled together. Dissatisfied: "Whoever touches these things, the aura on them is completely chaotic!" ”

James smiled wryly, the Marquis's Mansion had discovered the death of the bloodline tree because of the return of the guard, and he had not been notified at the beginning, when he knew. The people of the Marquis's Court have found the place of the killing.

However, the relics and the aura of the scene have also been messed up, and James has to use a crystal box to preserve the aura on the relic as much as possible. Hopefully, there will still be clues - although he studied under a teacher who is good at prophecy, he has no talent for prophecy, and is born with fire and earth.

Master Robinho only reprimanded, he knew James's helplessness, where would ordinary people think of using spells to trace the breath and clues, you must know that the master of the prophecy system is also scarce in Merlin, and he is often missing, if it is not for James, a mage who studied under the master of the prophecy department, the Marquis Mansion would not have thought of tracking down the murderer in this way.

And now the death of Beelzebub the Younger has been confirmed and reported to the Golden Palace of Loxena.

It was the time of the celebration, and the emperor did not order the whole city to be blocked, but only sealed up this noble area with the Knights of the City Guard, and the Marquis of Yote did not care, because little Beelzebub was killed last night, and if the murderer wanted to leave the city, he would not know to run to the upper place now!

And little Beelzebub's close relatives had long been stunned by the sudden bad news, which came so suddenly that it was unbelievable.

Although the breath is chaotic, it is better than nothing.

Master Robinho's crystal ball floated in the air, and the breath on the gold clasps and gold threads was traced one by one, and the galaxy circulating in the crystal ball slowly emerged The picture represented by various breaths:

A guard passing through the alley leaned down to pick up the buttons and gold threads on the ground, and greeted his companions excitedly;

The amulet burst into a bright white light, dissipating the remnants of the soul aura of the deceased ginseng, and then fell into a puddle of yellow water;

The deceased collapsed with wide eyes, a man's hand was withdrawn from his neck, and a few drops of liquid fell onto the corpse;

……

The galaxy flowed again, but the images from the past did not resurface, and Master Robinho knew that this was already all the images that could be traced back to the breath left on those relics.

Master Robinho told James and Fritz what he saw, "Unfortunately, the aura of magic at the scene was so strong that I couldn't see the murderer's face." ”

In fact, the further forward the breath becomes, the more blurred it becomes, if the searching guards find the relics, the scene is very clear, by the second picture the pattern of the atonement charm is already very blurred, and the third picture is covered with white mist, even the face of the deceased can barely be distinguished, the male hand seems to be stretched out of the dense fog, and the master can only judge that it is a pair of male hands according to the proportion of that hand.

But there are no more clues beyond that, and the only thing that is certain is that the deceased died after having his neck choked and then dismembered his body.

The master collected some traces of dust on the ground and discerned the solution that corroded the corpse:

"A corrosive liquid, the main ingredient is very common, it should be the most common corpse water, and it is impossible to extrapolate the specific formula ingredients."

If there is a residual liquid, it may be possible to find the maker from the material ratio, after all, the habits of each alchemist are different, although it is slim, it is also a clue.

James glanced at Fritz, the hope in his eyes dimmed, his face turned pale, and he had to bow down and say, "Thank you, master." ”

Master Robinho also understood Fritz's gaffe at the moment, nodded lightly, and left with his disciple.

James patted his friend, "At least we have two more clues: the murderer is male and the atonement charm, isn't it?" ”

Fritz nodded, "I'll go back and see Tiffany." ”

"Well, she's right now to need you, comfort her, and little Thea. I know Tiffany is sad now, and if she says something, don't take it to heart - and,"

James paused, "Restrain your subordinates and don't let some gossip get out." ”

He wasn't worried about Lin An, but he was worried that some of the aftermath would affect the latter and provoke those terrifying forces behind her.

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you for the big evaluation vote of the vast moonlight, and the big pink ticket of Xia Worm_ Yubing! o(n_n)o~

Paste the draft first, and then catch the worm later~

Character Cards for this Chapter:

Reg - a retainer of the Prince;

Unknown Shadow - The Prince's Personal Guardian Mage;

Goyev - The guard who was assassinated along with Lin An and others.