To find the murderer, why not just ask the deceased?

The wounds were made by an extremely sharp or slender weapon.

This kind of weapon is not typically used by people in Liyue.

Liyue's weapons rarely take such a peculiar route.

It's more akin to the Fatui Debt Collectors Bai Ye is familiar with. However, Bai Ye has had friendly, physical exchanges with Debt Collectors before and knows that ordinary ones are absolutely incapable of inflicting such wounds.

Could it be that the debtor's strength has increased?

In fact, if Bai Ye didn't know their temperaments, he might even suspect Yelan was involved.

"It's a shame there are no survivors. Otherwise, we could have asked them specifically what happened. The most likely scenario is that they saw something they shouldn't have, and that's why this happened."

Bai Ye shook his head and said.

Ganyu prepared to act.

"Um, Bai Ye, I'll go find the Millelith who discovered these bodies and call them over to ask about the specific situation."

"Yes, that seems to be the only way for now."

Bai Ye agreed with Ganyu.

At the same time, he continued to examine the wounds and check if there were any other clues on the bodies.

As Ganyu was about to leave, Hu Tao reached out to stop them.

"Isn't that too much trouble? Isn't it easy to find the killer?"

She looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

"Easy?"

Ganyu looked at Hu Tao in surprise.

Could it be that Hu Tao really has a talent for detective work?

Bai Ye, standing beside Ganyu, thought of something and helplessly slapped his forehead.

"Of course it's easy! We just need to find out who was killed and go ask them directly!"

Hu Tao said with a serious expression.

Miss Detective Hu Tao, always so thorough in her methods.

Directly asking the victim, this guarantees a 100% accuracy rate.

"If you worked as a detective, you'd be wasting your talent."

"That's right! I'm even planning to write a detective novel next."

"Don't." Bai Ye waved his hand. "If you put your detective methods into a novel, it would be a third-rate novel at best."

Detectives solve cases by finding clues; modern people solve cases by watching surveillance cameras; Hu Tao solves cases by directly asking the deceased.

Hu Tao gave Bai Ye a displeased look and then said to him, "Hey, hey, hey, at least my method is effective, isn't it?"

"That's true."

Bai Ye nodded.

"So, are you going to summon the souls of the deceased here?"

Hu Tao waved her hand.

"The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor handles funerals, not soul summoning like an Onmyoji. I can only guide you to places where Ley Lines are in disarray to find the souls of these deceased people. These adventurers are souls who died unjustly, and you might find one or two there."

"I see. Shall we head out now?"

The sooner the better, to avoid others discovering this and causing more complications.

Ganyu spoke up at this moment, "Um, you two go ahead. I'll contact the Millelith here and have them investigate the place where the bodies were found. If we work on both fronts, we can find out faster. The sooner this is resolved, the sooner I can return to Liyue and take over my work."

She had already been out for too long, first dealing with the Archon ruins in the Guili Plains, and now this incident with the murdered adventurers. She was worried that her work in Liyue would pile up too much.

"Mhm, mhm."

Bai Ye nodded.

So, they decided to split up.

Bai Ye and Hu Tao would go look for ghosts, while Ganyu would lead the Millelith to the place where the adventurers died.

Finding the location of the Ley Line disturbance and infiltrating the space between life and death was second nature to Hu Tao.

Holding Bai Ye's hand, Hu Tao began searching near the Stone Gate.

Soon, the two arrived at a shaded area behind the Stone Gate mountain range.

"Let's go, we can sneak in from here."

Hu Tao swung her spear, striking the rock heavily. The stone shattered, revealing a dark opening.

"This should be where the souls who died unjustly in the vicinity are temporarily residing. Let's go, we shouldn't delay here."

Hu Tao, full of energy, ran ahead.

Bai Ye quickly followed behind.

The two began to descend directly.

Partway down, due to the Ley Line's disturbance, they encountered some Hilichurls and Slimes, but Hu Tao dispatched them one by one with her spear.

At the deepest point, they found a naturally formed plaza.

Quite a few people were standing in the plaza.

Upon closer inspection, the figures of these people were indistinct, appearing and disappearing.

"These are all ghosts. This area around Stone Gate is mountainous, and over the millennia, not a small number of people have died in accidents. They had unfinished business, so naturally, they all remain here."

Hu Tao explained to Bai Ye.

Her tone had also become a bit more solemn.

"Let's go, I can already see those people."

Bai Ye nodded.

The two approached the souls of several people dressed in adventurer attire.

At that moment, they were still conversing.

"It's a shame. I wish I hadn't discovered that place."

"It's alright. No one would have expected anyone to be in that place."

"Back then, I thought we'd found an Adeptus ruins, and we might find some Adeptus artifacts inside."

"Yeah, but we never expected that as soon as we entered, several shadowy figures would dart out and kill us all."

"What a pity. My family's heirloom, the Adeptus mechanism that allows for short-distance teleportation, had already activated. I thought it would transfer us away, but it probably just transferred our bodies in the end."

"Sigh..."

Listening to what these adventurers were saying, Bai Ye and Hu Tao understood that this was a situation where several corpses had appeared.

Hu Tao walked up to the adventurers and asked, "What exactly happened to you? Who killed you?"

The adventurers turned to look at Bai Ye and Hu Tao, their eyes showing expressions of regret.

The leader said, "You're so young, did you come all the way here to die?"

Another adventurer said to Bai Ye and Hu Tao, "Uh, we'll take care of you from now on. Don't worry, that..."

He trailed off halfway, scratching his head in frustration.

First time dying, no experience?

I'm a newbie too, how do I comfort people?

Hu Tao quickly explained, "We haven't died. We came here specifically to find you. I am the Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, and this is my friend Bai Ye. We are here to find out the truth about what happened to you."

"Bai Ye..."

The adventurers looked at Bai Ye in unison, their expressions complex.

But immediately after, their expressions became relaxed.

They're all dead anyway, why bother dwelling on such things?

"Whatever you want to know, we'll tell you everything."

The leader of the adventurers said to Bai Ye and Hu Tao.