"Grandpa, although the star rating of this bamboo forest house is not high, the environment and layout are really good, even if you look at the imperial capital, it is rare. ”

Zhuang Rong put her arm around her grandfather, and after entering the main gate of the Bamboo Forest House, she looked around and spoke.

It has been more than half a month since I came to Canglan City, and as soon as the initial novelty passed, Zhuang Rong was really uncomfortable in the following days.

After all, it is a small place, and compared with the imperial capital, there is not only a world of difference in prosperity, but also a huge gap in clothing, food, housing and transportation.

For Zhuang Rong, who is accustomed to life in the imperial capital, after a long time, he is really a little irritable.

"A small place has the benefits of a small place, and a lower cost can make the same amount of money play a completely different role. The money for the construction of this bamboo forest house, if it is put into the imperial capital, may not be able to open a lower-star restaurant. ”

Zhuang said with a smile.

"Grandpa, we have all lived in Canglan City for more than half a month, when will we go back to the imperial capital? ”

Zhuang Rong shook Zhuang Bie's arm and asked coquettishly.

"What's the matter? When I came out of the imperial capital before, I remember that someone swore to me, otherwise I wouldn't have skipped class with someone and ran out. ”

Zhuang Beili joked with a smile.

"Grandpa, you bully people! You obviously said that you were going to find a superhuman refiner, but in the past half a month in Canglan City, no one has been found at all, of course I feel bored. ”

Zhuang Rong pursed her lips and said softly.

"It's not that grandpa doesn't want to find it, it's that grandpa can't find it. For more than half a month, Grandpa has been looking for possible traces, but it looks ...... Someone has already sensed the problem in advance, and at least there should be a place where traces can be left, and all traces have been erased. ”

Zhuang Bieli still had a kind smile on his face, but his eyes became deeper.

While the two were talking, they had already entered the restaurant of the Bamboo Forest House, and under the guidance of the waiter, they came to a booth.

Liao Dong, who was already waiting in the booth, stood up and saluted Zhuang Beili with a respectful smile.

Zhuang Bieli waved his hand, signaling that Liao Dong didn't need to be so nervous, and then pulled his granddaughter and sat opposite Liao Dong.

"Brother Mo sent me a letter before, saying that a big man from the Academy of Saints had come, but it really scared me. I finally saw it today, and I was inevitably excited, and if there was anything slack, I hope you don't take it to heart. ”

Liao Dong sat back in his place and said very respectfully with the village.

He didn't know the identity of Zhuang Bieli, and the information from Mo Qingfeng only said that this belonged to a researcher from the Academy of Saint Academy.

I don't know the specific position in the research institute.

However, this does not hinder Liao Dong's attitude, anyway, no matter what position he is, as long as he comes out of the research institute, for them, he is a real big man.

Although the Four Seas Sword Sect was different from the Yunxiao Sect, there was no cooperative relationship with the Cong Holy Academy, and there was no concept of subordination.

But in the absence of a matter of principle, due respect is of course essential.

After all...... From the research institute of the Holy Academy, the influence on the upper echelons of the empire is really too great!

"Deacon Liao said seriously, the reason why he asked to see him was really to discuss something. Deacon Mo should have told you about the general situation, so the old man won't go into details, I don't know if there is any useful news about those new spirit guides?"

Zhuang Biali smiled kindly, and went straight to the point, without any roundabout opening his mouth and asked.

"Zhuang Lao, it's not that I don't want to help, it's really that there is no news from the consignment store. I communicated with Brother Mo about this matter before, and the other party was very cautious, and although I was indeed extremely interested in this matter, what I never expected was that the other party would suddenly disappear after throwing out a large number of new spirit guides. So much so that there was no chance to continue exploring. ”

Liao Dong shook his head with a wry smile, and continued very sincerely: "What's more troublesome is that the other party's approach basically has no purpose at all at present, so there is no way to recourse backwards. I don't know the identity of the other party, I don't know what the other party thinks, it's just that so many new spirit guides have been thrown, so that the people who know about this matter are all worried, it's really ...... It's a real headache. ”

"There's no clue even to the consignment, which is really ...... A bit beyond the old man's expectations. ”

Zhuang Bieli said with emotion.

Liao Dong looked a little hesitant, looked up at Zhuang Bie's departure, and the hesitant look on his face flashed.

It's just that this kind of hesitation can't hide from Zhuang Beili's eyes after all, so as soon as Liao Dong's emotions were revealed, Zhuang Beili asked, "Is there anything unspeakable about Deacon Liao?"

"Ahem, it's not unspeakable. ”

Liao Dong smiled awkwardly, and then said: "Old Zhuang, that's the case, we really want to find out the identity of the other party, and we have indeed made some preparations for this. But one is that he didn't expect the other party to suddenly disappear so simply, so that he was not prepared, and the other is that he ...... Recently, we found that all the clues related to the other party have disappeared, as if they have been artificially erased. ”

The smile on Zhuang Bieli's face remained unchanged, but his eyes narrowed slightly.

This situation is completely consistent with his investigation for more than half a month!

But the problem is, listening to Liao Dong's meaning, before he arrived in Canglan City, those clues seemed to be still there, but when he arrived in Canglan City, the corresponding clues began to be artificially eliminated.

In this way...... Isn't it too much of a coincidence?

What is the purpose of the person who clears the clues? If it is also to protect the corresponding refiner, then he should not defend himself.

But if it wasn't for the protection of the corresponding refiner, why wipe out the clues?

Or...... The one who erased the clues was the refiner behind the scenes, because he didn't know his attitude, so he hid it again for the sake of safety?

Zhuang Bieli's brain was spinning rapidly, but no matter which one was possible, he felt that there were many loopholes in it.

The most important thing is that people who have the ability to erase this kind of clue, and erase it so cleanly that they can't find any traces themselves...... It shouldn't be in Canglan City!

What went wrong?

Zhuang Bieli's mind was full of questions, but he didn't reveal anything on the surface, but he just chatted with Liao Dong about some interesting stories in Canglan City, and during the whole meal, he never mentioned the topic related to the new spirit guide.