Around noon, a magnificent bay appeared at the end of the Poseidon's field of vision. The crescent-shaped coast is like a warm host, outstretching its arms to embrace the business travelers. The azure waters are teemed with boats of all kinds, flanked by lush forests that stretch all around, and a bustling metropolis in between.

"Miria! You see! Ahead should be the destination, Jumbo Bay! Eugari stood at the bow of the boat and shouted excitedly to Miria behind her.

"Well, that's pretty good." Miria came to Yugari's side, looked at the beautiful scenery in the distance, and said, "It's worthy of being the second largest city in the south of the adventurer kingdom, it's still quite magnificent!" ”

"Shall we go shopping together after getting off the boat?" Miria couldn't help but ask.

"Huh——? I'm against it. At some point, Brala, who was standing behind Miria, said coldly.

"Yes, yes. It's been a bumpy ride on the boat these days, and I thought, let's take a break. Eugari thought about her empty purse and said embarrassedly.

"Okay then." Miria said with a little disappointment, "But don't forget that big auction in a few days." ”

"Don't worry, you won't forget it. It's rare to catch such a grand auction. "I can't afford anything, though." Yugari replied.

After the Poseidon docked, Eugari and the others said goodbye to the captain, the crew who had come to see them off, and the little girl who was rolling on the ground and did not want to be separated from them, and then went straight to a clean hotel in the city and settled down.

"Huh? What about Jiali? Miria looked around, and suddenly she couldn't find Eugari's figure.

"I don't know, I was still here." Brala said expressionlessly.

"She said there was something to go out for a while, so let's leave her alone." Li Yaqi said.

"What?" Miria pouted and said unhappily, "I guess I can't go shopping alone." ”

"Let's go out and look for it together in a while, now let's tidy up the room first, have a good rest, I'm about to vomit after the bumps on the boat these days." Li Yaqi said a little tiredly.

Milia looked at Blala, who also didn't like to take a boat next to her, and she was also a little listless, so she had to follow Li Yaqi and them upstairs to rest first.

After coming out of the inn, Yugari ran straight to the Guild Alliance's building, roughly selected a few commissions, and walked out.

"There's no such thing as a simple commission...... "Yugari muttered to herself disappointed as she walked, "only this is a little simpler, but the reward is pitiful." And rightfully so...... The location doesn't seem to be in the city, so go out from here...... It's a small village close to town. The commission is quite concise, that is, to find the husband whose whereabouts are unknown. Well...... Anyway, let's go check it out first. ”

Thinking of this, Eugari hurriedly mounted her magical unicorn and left Jumbo Bay without stopping, heading towards the nearby village.

It was a very, very small village, less than ten households, with a few rough wooden houses built here and there, surrounded by a few acres of thin fields, and a little further away there was a slightly luxurious villa, which was in stark contrast to the humble village.

According to the address on the commission, Yujali came to an old wooden house and knocked lightly on the door.

After a while, the door opened, and a weak-looking woman appeared in the doorway. He looked about his early twenties, with long black hair, a pale blue and old white robe, slightly sad eyes, and white skin, looking very haggard.

"Excuse me......" the woman whispered.

"Hello, are you Ms. Nana? My name is Eucaly, and I'm here to accept your request for missing persons. Yujali introduced herself.

"Hello. Please sit inside. The woman politely beckoned Yugari into the house.

The furnishings in the house are very simple, and there is hardly any decent furniture to be seen. A square table, a few wooden chairs, a wooden cabinet, a stone bed, nothing special.

Nana poured a cup of coarse tea for Yujali, and the two sat down at the square table and talked.

"Here's the way." Nana said weakly, "My husband, Chen Shen, has never come back since he went out more than ten days ago, and I can't find him anywhere, so I ...... Because the family is really poor, they can only afford this commission, so few people have come to accept it...... I'm sorry to trouble you so much......"

"It doesn't matter." Yujiali comforted, "Don't worry, can you tell me the specific situation?" For example, did your husband say where he was going before he left the house? Are there any places you often visit? Anyway, the more detailed the better. ”

"Actually, here's the thing...... the woman said slowly, "a month ago, our daughter went to play in the forest with a few children from other families in the village. She accidentally fell into the pool during the fight, and by the time everyone pulled her up, she was out of breath. At this point, the woman choked up a little, paused, and continued, "Since then, my husband has been investigating this matter. He always felt that Li Shanen, the child of Li Shan's family who lived in the villa far away, deliberately pushed his daughter into the water, so he approached them several times because of this matter. But every time it was a lot of noise, and nothing came of it. The last time, that day, he said he was going to ask again, so he left home and never came back. Later, I also went to Li Shan's house to ask, but they said that they had not seen my husband coming. After a few more days, I searched all over my village and city, and I never saw him come back. So he took out all the family's savings, hoping to ask someone to help find his whereabouts. Because I have been in poor health since I was a child, I am often sick in bed, and my family is basically supported by him alone. Now that my daughter is gone, and I can't find him, I ......" At this point, Nana lowered her head and silently held back tears.

"Don't be too upset, I'll do my best to help you find him." Yujali hurriedly comforted.

"You said just now that Li Shanren's home is the villa in the distance, right?" Eugari asked.

"Well, it's in the northwest corner outside the village. However, he should have another place to live in the city, but I don't know where. The woman whispered as she wiped her tears.

"Is there anything else your husband usually goes to? Like shops, docks, and whatever. ”

"This ......," the woman thought for a moment, and said, "it doesn't seem like anything special. We basically worked in the nearby fields, and he occasionally went hunting in the forest and came back to collect some firewood. I rarely go to the city in general. ”

"That's right. I see. Yujiali said, "Then I'll go to the neighborhood to investigate, if there is any problem or news, and then tell you in time." With that, Eugari stood up and prepared to leave.

"That's really bothering you." The woman said politely.

"It's nothing, please stay. I'll leave that to me. With that, Eugari walked out of the cabin.

"So it must have something to do with Li Shanren. If that's the case, let's go to that villa first." Thinking of this, Eugari turned and walked towards the villa in the distance.

It's a villa that's not too big. It is surrounded by a wooden fence and the courtyard is planted with some exotic flowers and plants. The house is about two or three storeys long, very retro architectural style, and it doesn't look very old. Yujiali came to the gate of the courtyard and rang the doorbell for a long time, but no one responded. "Isn't it there?" So, Yujiali gently pushed the courtyard door, and the courtyard door was pushed open with a creak. Eugarie was taken by surprise. "Isn't it locked? Strange, what's going on?' Yugari hesitated for a moment, and walked cautiously inside.

"Looks like no one has cleaned up for more than ten days, right?" Jugari thought as she looked at the weeds that were growing in the courtyard. Coming to the door of the villa, Youjiali first knocked lightly on the door, and seeing that no one responded for a long time, she gently pushed open a gap, leaned in, and whispered inside: "Is there anyone?" Is anyone there? I asked several times, but I didn't hear anything except a burst of echoes.

So, Yujali walked in cautiously.

Although it was daytime, the inside was still very dim because the curtains around the villa were tightly drawn, and no light could penetrate a single bit. At this time, Yugari took out her staff and summoned several light sources so that she could further see the situation in the villa. The villa is very exquisitely furnished, and it is also very neatly placed, and the workmanship of various furniture is also meticulously crafted, but it may be because no one has cleaned it recently, and there is a layer of light dust floating on it.

Yugari walked around the hall for a while, finding nothing out of the ordinary, and then headed upstairs. "This floor must be their bedroom or guest room." As she thought about walking, she noticed that the carpet in front of her was soaked in blood. So, she hurried over and crouched next to the bloodstains. "It's solidified like this, I guess it was a long time ago." At that moment, Yugari looked up to find the blood trailing into a room in the distance. She quickly stood up and walked briskly to the room. Carefully pushing open the door, Eugari stepped inside. The room was a mess, ruined and messy, and there was a lot of blood coagulated on the beds, floors, and furniture.

"Judging from the traces left behind, there should be a victim here." Yujiali thought for a while and said to herself: "With so much blood, there should be more than one person who was killed, but there are no corpses around, so it should have been cleaned up." I don't know if the Guild Alliance has investigated it before. If that's the case, why not ask. Thinking of this, Yujiali stayed in the villa for a while, recording all the surrounding situations one by one, before turning around and leaving the villa and running in the direction of the Guild Alliance.

Arriving at the Guild Alliance's building, Yugari found the person in charge of the commission and explained to him the specifics of the matter. The person in charge sighed and said calmly: "That's right. Li Shanren's family, except for the child Li Shanen, everyone else was killed more than ten days ago. ”

"What?" Yugari was surprised and asked, "What is going on?" Has the murderer been caught? ”

"The murderer has not been caught yet. Li Shanen has also found someone to issue a commission before, offering a reward to find the murderer of his family. The person in charge said, "Several adventurers have come to accept commissions these days, but the murderer has not been found. Judging from the previous post-mortem report, the coroner believes that it should not have been done by humans. ”

"What does that mean?" Yugari asked suspiciously.

"The victims were basically brutally torn apart by sharp claws, and their bodies were full of sharp claw marks, presumably by large beasts." The person in charge explained.

"Are there any wild beasts around here?"

"I've never heard of that." The person in charge thought for a moment and said, "But to the west of this place is the East Vigil Forest, and it cannot be ruled out that there will occasionally be beasts and monsters that will come out to attack humans." ”

"Then their child, I mean Lee Sun-eun, where is he now, can I talk to him about the situation?"

"I don't think that's good. Lee Sun-eun has recently been receiving counseling and therapy at the temple. The whole family has been killed, and it is too much for him to bear all of a sudden, so it's better not to go to him now. ”

"That's a pitiful one." Yugari said sympathetically. After that, Yujiali learned some details of the matter with the person in charge, but she didn't feel that there was much breakthrough, and finally she had to walk out a little disappointed.

When Yogari came out of the Guild Alliance, it was almost sunset. She walked alone on the noisy street, full of things entrusted to her, and before she knew it, she had reached the door of the inn.

"Ahh Eugaria! Suddenly, Yujiali saw Li Yaqi and the others coming out of the door of the hotel.

"Where are you going?" Yugari asked, tilting her head.

"Besides, a person sneaks out and doesn't say hello!" Miria said angrily.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." Yugari replied embarrassedly.

"Humph! So what did you do? Is it a person shopping? Miria asked dissatisfied.

"No......" Yugari explained awkwardly, "this is not the place to talk, let's sit down in the restaurant opposite, it's almost time for dinner." ”

"Okay then." Miria replied.

So, Youjiali and her party came to the restaurant opposite the hotel, found a quiet corner, and ordered some special food. Then, Yujiali told everyone about the entrusted matter.

"It's a commission, why don't you call me?" Miria asked unhappily.

"Well...... Because at the beginning, I just wanted to find a simple commission, but I didn't expect it to be so troublesome now. Yujali hurriedly explained.

"I think it's easy to do." Konya said lightly as she sipped her drink.

"Really? If you have any great ideas, please say it. Yugari asked excitedly.

"Let Li Yaqi go to the house of the woman named Nana, remember her husband's smell, and then follow the smell to find her husband." Konya said with a look of course.

"What?! People are not dogs! Li Yaqi shouted angrily.

"That's a good idea...... "Yugari couldn't help but nod.

"What a thing! All said, I'm not a dog! How could it be found! Li Yaqi shouted.

"Huh? Don't you have a dog in your pet? Eugari asked.

"My babies are all used for combat, how can there be a dog that can be used by someone!"

"That's going to be hard." Konya said nonchalantly.

"Let me first recount what happened, Jiali, do you see if there is any problem." "It started with a couple of kids playing in the forest, and then the client's daughter drowned. So, the client's husband thought that this matter was related to the Li family, so he went to communicate with him several times, but to no avail. The last time I said to communicate, but I never came back after I left home. After that, the client went to Li's house to inquire, and Li's family said that her husband had not come. After that, the Li family was unfortunately killed. That's pretty much it, right? ”

"Well, that's pretty much it." Yugari nodded in affirmation.

"In this way, the biggest suspect in the murder of the Li family should be the client's husband." Miria frowned and said, "But there are two things that can't be explained. The first is that although the Li family does not have bodyguards around them in the villa, there are still a few servants there. The client's husband is just an ordinary villager after listening to Jiali's introduction just now, and I think it is difficult for him to do it alone, at least someone should be able to escape. And judging from the information obtained by the Guild Alliance, they all believe that it is not human. The second is the timing problem. The time when the Li family was killed was not the last time when the client's husband went out to find them, because the client went to the Li family to inquire about the husband later, and the Li family had not been killed at that time. ”

"It won't be that he called the beast to attack the Li family later." Brala said.

"Unlikely. Except for the 'hunters', no one can command a beast to attack humans in a short period of time, right? Eugari said.

"Can't you go find a 'hunter' to help?" Li Yaqi asked.

"It's unlikely. According to the head of the guild federation, the families living in that village are basically families with no relatives or friends. Moreover, the client's family background is relatively poor, so it is unlikely that he will be hired to kill people from the black market. Eugari said.

"It's not a good idea for us to just guess here. After dinner, let's go to her house together. Miria suggested.

"Hmm. That's fine. Yugari replied.

So, after dinner, everyone followed Yujali to Nana's house again.