Chapter 294 The Dark Shadow Reappears
"Huh?" Zhao Ji had a black question mark on his face when he heard Di Renjie's outrageous remarks.

Li Yuanfang was even more confused, with a bewildered look on his face, and had no idea what Di Renjie was talking about.

Seeing the reactions of the two, Di Renjie smiled helplessly: "This is just my intuition. I am just making a bold guess. Speaking of nobility, combined with the identity of the people in the snake spirit, I can only think of this person."

Zhao Ji curled his lips and muttered to himself: You are wrong, the real master is right in front of you. You really can't see the true face of Mount Lu because you are already in the mountain.

Although Li Yuanfang was very superstitious about Di Renjie, it was difficult for him to continue to be superstitious this time: "I still think he is just an ordinary snake spirit. You are all overthinking it."

Zhao Ji smiled when he heard this: "That's right! What can we do if we know who he is? We still have to get back to the case itself. The key to the matter still lies in the lotus pond."

Di Renjie frowned and began to pace around the room, thinking, "Earlier in Hanguang Temple, the emperor said that Yuan Tiangang had predicted ten years ago that one night this year, something strange would happen beside the Luo River, and the gods would flood back and the temple would collapse."

"According to Chengyuan, the snake spirit should have dug a tunnel under the East Palace, and the East Palace is not far from Luo River..."

At this point, he paused.

Li Yuanfang was puzzled and asked, "Are they trying to bring the water of the Luo River into the East Palace? But what's the point of doing that?"

Not to mention Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang, even Zhao Ji was not very clear about what the so-called undercurrent looked like and how powerful it was.

Di Renjie sighed and shook his head: "I don't know either, but all this should be related to the secret that Yuan Tiangang and Xiao Qingfang know."

Li Yuanfang couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard this: "But these two people are dead. Now we have no way of knowing this secret."

Di Renjie continued, "Yes, our opponents are very cunning. Since the headquarters of Dayang Mountain was breached, they have not revealed any clues. The two mysterious assassins who attacked Yuan Fang have also disappeared, which puts us in a very passive position."

"Besides, I am also worried about the safety of the Crown Prince. From today's test, the fake Crown Prince still needs to ask him some questions, and his life is not in danger at the moment. But if we delay any further, things will be hard to say..."

Zhao Ji was silent for a long time, and suddenly he said, "If it doesn't work, we can catch the fake prince. He must be a key figure, and we can definitely get something out of him."

Di Renjie shook his head gently, and said in a steady tone: "Now is not the time. We know nothing about the overall layout of the Snake Spirit, let alone the specific movements of the thousands of troops of the twenty-two halls."

"If we act too hastily and alert the enemy, we will fail to catch all the rebels. The thousands of snake spirits that remain will be very powerful, and the capital of the gods will surely fall into chaos. Your Highness the Crown Prince himself will be in danger."

Zhao Ji thought for a moment and then asked again, "Sir, don't you have any other clues?"

Di Renjie frowned and sighed, "Although there are clues, they are like flowers in the fog. It is difficult to touch the core of the conspiracy, let alone crush it."

At this moment, Di Chun walked into the room with a few cups of tea.

Di Renjie took it and asked casually, "Di Chun, have Mr. Lu, Kui Wenzhong, and Miss Xiaomei been settled?"

Di Chun served tea to the three of them and replied, "Everything has been settled. Miss Xiaomei and Miss Ruyan live together. Kui Wenzhong is in the second hall, and Mr. Lu is settled in the east wing. The desk, paper and pen that Mr. Lu specially requested have also been delivered."

Hearing this, Di Renjie paused for a moment, a hint of suspicion flashed across his eyes, "Mr. Lu wants paper and pen again?"

"Yes!" Di Chun looked up and responded with clear eyes.

Zhao Ji's expression changed, and he asked tentatively, "Are you suspicious of this Mr. Lu?"

Di Renjie nodded slightly, his thoughts drifting away: "I remember that before leaving Tuoluodi, I went to his room once and found him writing something with pen and paper, but the pen and ink were still there, but the paper was put away..."

At this point, Di Renjie suddenly turned around and stared at Di Chun with a sharp gaze: "Di Chun, ask Zhang Huan to keep a close eye on Mr. Lu. If you notice any unusual behavior from him, report it to me at any time!"

Seeing Di Renjie's serious expression, Di Chun immediately retreated in a hurry. A hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and he said to Di Renjie softly: "Sir, if there is really something wrong with this Lu Cheng, isn't he a breakthrough? As Yuan Tiangang's personal servant for many years, it is entirely possible that he knows the secret!"

Although Di Renjie didn't say anything, the excitement on his face was hard to conceal.

Only Zhao Ji had a calm expression, but his heart was in turmoil and he was lost in deep thought.
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In the second hall of the Di Mansion, Kui Wenzhong lay quietly on the couch with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

Suddenly, a dark shadow passed by the window, startling Kui Wenzhong so much that he opened his eyes suddenly and looked around vigilantly.

But when I looked out the window, there was only the rustling of leaves and silence.

At this time, Di Chun happened to walk quickly to the door of the second hall to look for Zhang Huan, but suddenly he sensed some movement and stopped.

Zhang Huan happened to be walking over with his team. "What's wrong, Di Chun?"

Di Chun leaned over quietly and whispered, "Did you hear any sound?"

Zhang Huan looked around and shook his head slowly: "Is it the sound of the wind?"

Although Di Chun had his doubts, he did not delve into it further. Instead, he leaned close to Zhang Huan's ear and whispered Di Renjie's instructions: "The master has ordered that you..."

Zhang Huan nodded repeatedly, and all this was quietly watched by a pair of eyes on the eaves not far away.

In the room on the other side, Ruyan lay quietly on her bed. She slowly opened her eyes, but was surprised to find that Xiaomei beside her was gone.

Her heart tightened and she quickly turned over and sat up, hurriedly put on her coat, and walked lightly towards the door.

She gently opened the door and stepped out of the room carefully, fearing to disturb the tranquility around her.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed past the wall like a ghost and headed straight towards the main hall at a speed that was astonishingly fast.

Seeing this, Ruyan's heart was shocked and she jumped up involuntarily. Just as she was about to chase after him, a warm hand reached out from the darkness and firmly grasped her arm.

She turned around suddenly and saw Xiaomei standing there with concern in her eyes.

"Xiaomei, why are you here?" Ruyan asked in surprise.

Xiaomei pointed in the direction where the shadow disappeared and said in a low and hurried voice: "I just saw him sneaking around outside our house, so I quietly followed him out."

Ruyan became even more nervous when she heard this: "Then why didn't you wake me up?"

Xiaomei smiled slightly, with a bit of apology and tenderness: "I saw that you were sleeping so soundly, I couldn't bear to disturb your sweet dream."

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Ruyan said softly: "This guy went straight to the main hall. We can't just sit there and watch. Let's go and see what's going on."

Xiaomei nodded, and the two followed.

The lights in the main hall were bright. The shadows of Di Renjie, Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang were reflected on the window. The three of them were still whispering something.

The black shadow was moving very fast, but it suddenly slowed down when passing the main hall, and finally stopped in front of the main room.

In the room, Zhao Ji was thinking, but suddenly saw a dark figure outside the door, and suddenly shouted: "Who is it!"

(End of this chapter)