When Night Raven Sings a Mournful Song

Li Boli looked at Cheng Shi with a half-smile, her slightly aggressive gaze seemingly trying to see right through him.

"You seem to be very stingy with your trust."

Cheng Shi pursed his lips, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Qin Chaoge's face darkened even more:

Why not ask the wandering knight?

"What's it to you?"

Cheng Shi casually dismissed Qin Chaoge, then pondered for a moment before asking Li Boli:

"You... know where they are?"

Li Boli smiled, "How did you figure that out?"

"You don't seem afraid that the murderer is nearby. This doesn't sound like confidence after you've seen through the environment. It's more like you've tracked down the two of them."

"Indeed, a Hunter's intuition. Ji Ran is still in her hotel room, as for Hu Xuan..."

Li Boli frowned and continued, "She's probably investigating as well. She's in the south of the town and moves very fast; she's probably running."

"You can even sense places you've never been before?"

Cheng Shi was shocked.

"The wind will tell me the answer."

Wow, the Wind Tamer Ranger is awesome.

Li Boli smiled as she looked at Cheng Shi's wistful expression:

Any thoughts?

"Since the murderer is not here, while there is no danger, why not investigate what kind of filth is hidden under this Blood Moon?"

If it is indeed the "Filth and Decay" spreading pollution, we should also be affected under the light of the Blood Moon.

But as I walked along, I did not hear His murmurs.

Hearsay is not as good as seeing it with your own eyes.

Perhaps we should go for a walk in the streets?

Li Boli's answer was very concise, "Together, or separately?"

Cheng Shi wanted to go their separate ways, but considering there was another mastermind behind the hunting of players, he cautiously chose to go together.

It's rare that the three teammates have reached a brief moment of trust. If they can work together tonight, they might actually be able to find something out.

Without hesitation, the three of them left the church and disappeared into the moonlight.

Soon after, an eerie melody echoed through the An Jing streets of Yuanmu Town.

When the light fades away from us~

Night Raven sings a mournful song ~

The Blood Moon will descend upon the earth once more.

Punish the sin of blasphemy!

To be honest, Qin Chaoge sings very well; his voice is loud, melodious, and has a lot of charm.

But singing such ghost songs in the quiet, deserted night is still quite unsettling.

Cheng Shi broke out in goosebumps, and after enduring it for the entire journey, he finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke:

"The way you sing is enough to scare away even ghosts. We're here to investigate, not to frighten people. Shut up, ma'am."

Are you scared?

"I'm scared? I..."

"Wow—wow—"

Before Cheng Shi could finish speaking, a terrifying cry of night crows suddenly rang out from afar, and then the three of them saw a large flock of night crows flapping and flying up into the sky.

Qin Chaoge's eyes lit up instantly.

"When the night crows sing their lament!"

Look, as soon as I sing, the night crows come out! Hey, hey, hey, they've flown away! Shall we chase after them and see what happens?"

Cheng Shi and Li Boli exchanged a glance and both thought it was feasible.

The three immediately sprang into action, with Cheng Shi exclaiming as he ran:

"Hey lady, if you could keep thinking this fast, wouldn't our efficiency be much higher?"

Qin Chaoge rolled her eyes at him dismissively.

"I call this 'great wisdom appearing as foolishness'."

Haha, I just hope you're not Ruozhi.

Cheng Shi has good footwork, but it pales in comparison to a gust of wind or a wild beast.

Perhaps unable to bear Cheng Shi's constant slowing down, Qin Chaoge frowned and finally sang Singer's tune for the first time.

"The blood-red banners dance in the wind."

My wild horse gallops like an arrow!

After chanting a short verse, Cheng Shi felt his legs suddenly filled with boundless power, and they began to swing uncontrollably.

It was so fast it was almost smoking.

He felt incredibly hot all over, wishing the wind hitting him could be stronger and cooler.

As he ran, even his arms started swinging involuntarily. If he hadn't still had a shred of reason left, Cheng Shi felt he could have bent over, landed on all fours, and transformed into a wild horse as swift as an arrow.

"This is...?"

Li Boli, being knowledgeable and experienced, provided the answer as she transformed into the wind:

"The Wulun Herdsman's Hunt Song!"

Qin Chaoge raised his head smugly, as if to say, "Wasn't that awesome?"

To be honest, it's kind of exciting.

Seeing the affirmation in Cheng Shi's expression, Qin Chaoge, who was already used to this speed boost, laughed heartily and, disregarding her image as a woman, dropped her hands and started running wildly.

In the blink of an eye, they had left Cheng Shi behind by a whole street.

Hiss--

What a spirited horse!

The wind around him was not to be outdone, and immediately swept past, leaving Cheng Shi Cheng Shi to run desperately behind, but he could not catch up no matter what.

"..."

The flock of crows circled in the sky for a while, then dispersed into twos and threes, sparsely landing on the rooftops of many houses.

Cheng Shi followed the trail of the two runners for a while before stopping in front of a house with a roof covered with crows.

When he looked up, panting heavily, Qin Chaoge and Li Boli were standing at the door, deep in thought, looking very serious. It seemed they had discovered something.

"What were found?"

"You... see for yourself."

Cheng Shi was taken aback, then walked straight into the courtyard.

The gates to the courtyard and the house were wide open, and in the dim moonlight, one could barely see some damp patches on the floor inside the house.

But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the wet stain is not an accidental spill of water, but rather a pool of blood that has not yet dried.

Following the blood, my gaze moved forward, turning into the bedroom, where the body of a middle-aged man came into view.

He knelt before the shrine dedicated to the "Eternal Day," a Daggers protruding from his chest, his right hand gripping the hilt, appearing as if he had committed suicide.

Cheng Shi crouched down to observe carefully, and soon discovered that this was yet another staged suicide.

But the methods were much more sophisticated than when his teammate died in the hotel; there were almost no clues at the scene.

Only by removing the deceased's kneeling legs could one find a small amount of blood hidden beneath his knees.

This shows that he struggled, but was held down.

Cheng Shi didn't waste any more time and directly used [Memory of the Departed]. Although he didn't think the deceased could discover anything before he died, he could at least hear what he wanted to say.

So he asked:

"Is there anything you'd like to say?"

"Praise be to the Eternal Day, may light be with us..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Chaoge and Li Boli appeared at the door.

They sneered as they listened to the eulogy uttered by the corpse.

"Ah, punish the sin of blasphemy..."

He was praying devoutly before the shrine before his death. If that's considered blasphemy, then what god did he blaspheme against?

Cheng Shi couldn't answer. He put away the brooch and looked up at the shrine.

A huge image of the sun hangs above, which appears to be the "Eternal Day" Faith by the people of Yuanmu Town.

The lifelike image of the sun stood before the deceased, Change from beginning to end, silently witnessing the death of its Believer.

"Have you seen anyone?"

"No, the other party has been gone for a while, but one thing is certain: he is following in the footsteps of the Night Raven, just like us."

Li Boli pointed to the many night crows that had flown away outside the window and said:

"In all the houses around here where crows landed, people died. I roughly counted, a total of 7 houses, 13 lives lost..."

They all committed suicide.