Chapter 1262: Departure: Morning Joy Circus

Departure: Morning Joy Circus

The aftermath of the explosion and chaos still remained.

Especially after someone discovered that the investigator from the royal family had been knocked unconscious, stripped naked, and thrown into the woods, the entire circus exploded.

Then who was the person left in the office with the troupe leader?

They panicked and hurried to look; when they pushed open the office door and found no one inside, the actors' world collapsed.

Where did the troupe leader go?

Fortunately, not long after, Troupe Leader Fite was found collapsed in a supply tent, clearly also knocked unconscious. Although everyone was terrified, they also breathed a sigh of relief; at least the play was also a victim and would not be pursued by the royal family.

But they couldn't understand: if there really were people with ulterior motives impersonating others to stir up trouble, why would they meet in the play's office wearing the skins of an investigator and a troupe leader?

As accomplices, they could clearly meet anywhere without doing these things, right?

No one could give the actors of the play circus an answer.

Tourists were becoming fewer, the army was becoming more numerous, and everyone was silent as cicadas, terrified of being drawn into this major accident full of conspiracy.

And at this time, the three swindlers who had left a mess behind had already left the west of the city and stepped onto the "land" of Morning Joy.

The style of Morning Joy Circus was clearly different from the play; there were more young tourists here, and the performances were also more open—yes, open in the literal sense.

As soon as Cheng Shi arrived here, he smelled a familiar scent.

"【Filth】?"

Seeing Zhen Xin was slightly stunned; she also felt that faint scent of 【Filth】.

Long Jing was not by their side, but had transformed into the appearance of Su Yi Da and hidden in the dark. Just as he said, to deceive Jieshu, Su Yi Da's identity could not be lost; he needed to "leave traces" in this trial.

Although most of this trial consisted of acquaintances, after all, there was still Hu Wei, who was not a jester, and another teammate whose identity was still unknown, so being careful was never wrong.

The two walked toward the interior of the circus, Cheng Shi's gaze swept over the tourists and actors beside him, and he asked in a puzzled, low voice:

"The Historian School has no records of Morning Joy, but has anyone ever recorded what influence 【Filth】 has on Kanliwar?"

Seeing Zhen Xin shook her head:

"There are no specialized records, but desire spreads, and it is in people's hearts.

Where there are people, there is inevitably 【Filth】, and besides, no one can guarantee that this 【Filth】 scent comes from history; perhaps it was brought by us?

Don't forget, there is still one teammate who hasn't appeared."

Cheng Shi nodded, acknowledging this statement.

However, he wasn't worried; with the current lineup, 【Filth】 believers couldn't stir up any waves, and even if Poison came, it would be useless.

If time wasn't tight, Cheng Shi felt that strolling around and collecting clues himself would be nice, but thinking that the chaos of the play would soon be brought to Morning Joy by the royal investigator, he knew he had to race against time again. At the very least, before Mrs. Flode was questioned by officials, he had to personally interrogate this popular circus troupe leader and ask what role she played in Lake's disappearance.

"Old Zhang should have made some gains; let's go find him." Cheng Shi said, but his feet stopped.

This pause made Seeing Zhen Xin walk in front of him. Seeing Zhen Xin turned back in confusion, only to see Cheng Shi blink and look at her:

"You lead the way."

"?"

Seeing Zhen Xin raised her eyebrows and teased: "With the tacit understanding between you two, shouldn't you be the one leading the way?"

Cheng Shi curled his lips:

"I don't have as many items as you, I can't locate where he is. Hurry, why save items when you have them?

The wealthy should contribute more, otherwise how will the poor people turn over?"

"...... You don't have anything to do with poor people at all."

Seeing Zhen Xin glanced at him with disdain, but still took out an item; it was a small branch with leaves, the only leaf on it twitching briskly in her palm.

"Speaking of which, this is still a little gadget exchanged from Honglin.

Prosperity Leaf; as long as you intercept a small segment of faith aura, it can guide us to the 'most prosperous' faith nearby.

It is said that this is a branch taken from the ancestral tree of a rainforest tribe; the harmony of 【Prosperity】 singers, its talent for condensing everyone's 【Prosperity】 aura and sharing it, originates from this.

It just so happens that the faith aura intercepted last time was 【Death】......

I think on this land, there is probably no one whose 【Death】 faith is richer than the Gravekeeper's."

As she spoke, the branch in Seeing Zhen Xin's hand rotated slowly, and finally, it began to twitch violently in the direction of Cheng Shi.

She raised her eyebrows, pushed Cheng Shi aside, and walked in that direction. Cheng Shi followed closely behind, his eyes sweeping over that branch more than once, feeling it was very pleasing to the eye.

But he couldn't just shamelessly ask for it, so he could only say something to divert his attention and suppress the impulse of greed.

"Who did you use it to find last time?

Are there any other players worth paying attention to in the 【Death】 camp?"

"Not a player, it's Him!"

Cheng Shi was stunned, bewildered: "You went to see that lord?"

Seeing Zhen Xin nodded, her expression calm:

"That's right, you said the Bone Bell was that lord's greatest support for us, so naturally I had to go see the 'boss' who protects me.

At that time, you had just left, and Laughter and Scorn had vanished again, so I let Old Zhang introduce me and went to the Fish Bone Hall to see Him once.

The audience...... didn't go smoothly.

That lord neither answered my questions nor gave any guidance, just looked at me for a moment and then sent me back.

I thought I couldn't trouble the Gravekeeper every time, so I secretly intercepted a segment of aura from Him at the Fish Bone Hall, thinking that if there was a chance, I would go see Him again through the void.

So today counts as using a sledgehammer to crack a nut; it's cheap for you."

"?" Cheng Shi was unhappy, "How can it be called cheap for me? Clearly, everyone is looking for clues; I at most count as taking advantage of you—no, taking advantage of that lord.

Praise 【Death】."

These words reminded Seeing Zhen Xin of the "ugly state" of the swindlers when they went to see Him. The look she gave Cheng Shi instantly became extremely strange: "Do you always lick like this?"

"You don't understand, this is piety."

"Heh, so it turns out that lick-dogs never disappear, they just change from love to faith."

"???"

Where did it change?

Xie Yang licks very traditionally!

Cheng Shi grabbed Seeing Zhen Xin and corrected her statement with extreme seriousness.

"It's bone-licking; that lord likes skulls."

"......"

Seeing Zhen Xin couldn't hold it anymore; her eyelids twitched wildly, and she really wanted to ask Cheng Shi if he was serious?

But at this time, the leaf on the branch in her palm showed a change; it twitched slower and slower, and then slowly rotated to point backward.

Seeing Zhen Xin's footsteps paused, her eyebrows slightly furrowed; she glanced back and asked in confusion:

"That's not right, Old Zhang is nearby?"

She turned her head to look at the crowd, carefully identifying between tourists and actors.

Cheng Shi also stopped, looked back along the other's line of sight, and after a moment shook his head: "Impossible, if he has to deal with the Grand Marshal, he would never change into someone else's appearance; he is not here, I am sure."

"Then why did the direction of the leaf change again, I clearly......

Hmm?"

Seeing Zhen Xin was still confused about the leaf's pointing, only to see the leaf in her hand slowly turn a tiny angle and point straight at Cheng Shi in front of her.

Ordinary people might not notice these small details at all and would only think the target was moving, but who was Seeing Zhen Xin? She was too sharp. Recalling that the initial direction was also where Cheng Shi was, she immediately realized that what the leaf was pointing at was Cheng Shi himself.

She widened her eyes, blinking: "How is it possible, did you fuse with 【Death】?"

Cheng Shi was stunned again.

I indeed haven't fused with it, but not fusing is better than fusing; my piety to the 【Death】 boss is witnessed by heaven and earth.

"This thing of yours...... could it be a pointer for religious piety?

Tsk, in that case, Old Zhang's piety to that lord is average; it's not even as high as mine."

"...... No, although this item is small, I've used it for so long and it has never made a mistake.

You really didn't fuse with 【Death】?"

Cheng Shi was numb.

Am I really that untrustworthy?

He explained helplessly:

"I really didn't; I am pious to that lord, but I have never walked His path.

If I have to say it, the number of times I've approached death is probably more than the number of times I've approached Him......"

Before he finished speaking, Cheng Shi's face changed, and he said suspiciously, "Seeing Zhen Xin, this gadget in your hand wouldn't be some prophecy item, would it?"

"......"

Seeing Zhen Xin put away the item unhappily, "Perhaps it's that Their auras cannot be marked; forget it, we can find Old Zhang without using these.

I just heard on the way here that Morning Joy has a theatrical performance related to the topic of 'death'; I guess he might be interested.

Let's go there and look."

Cheng Shi curled his lips: "Old Zhang doesn't look like someone who likes to watch plays to pass the time."

Seeing Zhen Xin smiled mysteriously: "That depends on the content of the play; that play is about a strong boy who becomes completely independent after learning of his parents' death.

I guess he will be very interested."

"?" Cheng Shi's gaze became suspicious, "Do you know something? Does the Historian School also investigate players' backgrounds?"

"The Historian School doesn't know.

But I, know quite a lot."

Seeing Zhen Xin narrowed her eyes, smiling like a fox. ===== CHAPTER 1263 =====