Officer Lin felt that his deduction was not baseless.
Because of the clues from the Eleventh Rule, he had encountered Hong Yu stealing food in the kitchen at midnight... It was also because he had followed Hong Yu that he later discovered Zhao Rong, and then the Faceless Woman who had appeared first.
Additionally, the lakeside cottage mentioned in the Ninth Rule was a relatively safe place, seemingly only in comparison to Hong Yu... Finally, there was what Teacher Xiao Nan and Si Wuxie had experienced in Madam's Room.
"The source of the strangeness is this maid called Hong Yu?" Si Wuxie mused, feeling that Young Master Lin's deduction was fairly reasonable. "But... Young Master Lin, the current Yu Shi Yao is actually Wei Ziyin, who awakened a special constitution back then... How do you explain that?"
"This..." Officer Lin shook his head and honestly said, "I don't have any leads yet."
Just then, Second Blade Emperor suddenly turned around and shouted at everyone, "Break out! These Oni Creatures seem to be able to move only within the inner courtyard. The mansion is their restricted zone!"
Everyone's hearts tightened.
The Faceless Woman Oni Creatures surging from the darkness had somehow multiplied several times over. The more they killed, the more appeared.
But Second Blade Emperor was not simply slaughtering them. He had observed the movement patterns of these Oni Creatures.
"I'll help!" Officer Lin charged out with his sword.
The Purple Cloud Sword had already been empowered with sorcery, making it highly effective against the Oni Creatures.
Seeing this, Si Wuxie did not hold back either and joined the team clearing a path... Hong Hai's archery was extremely powerful, easily finishing off the Oni Creatures that slipped through.
Xiao Yao followed closely beside Teacher Xiao Nan, trembling with fear... A