A moment later, he looked up at Ye Chuqi and found her watching him with keen interest, seemingly waiting for him to speak.
Cyril: "..." Her encouraging gaze drove the words on the tip of his tongue straight back down.
Forget it. I don't want to talk anymore. I give up.
Ye Chuqi could not help laughing. "I suspect there's something wrong with the moat too, but city defenses aren't something we can get involved in. We can ask Teacher Bai Fenghua later."
Holly quietly raised her hand. "Maybe we could ask Kailan and Kagel."
Kailan's and Kagel's families both served in the City Defense Army. They were responsible for different areas, but when it came to city defenses, asking them was definitely the right choice.
Kailan nodded. "The moat draws on flowing groundwater. It isn't diverted from the inland river."
"What about the water supply inside the city?"
"Officially, residents get their water from the inland river, but the imperial palace and the noble districts all use flowing groundwater."
Come to think of it, Ye Chuqi still had no idea whom everyone actually suspected in the noble blood vial affair. Whenever it came up, they all wore secretive expressions, as if everyone ought to know without being told.
But she knew absolutely nothing about it. Even the books in the public library and the Library rarely recorded noble gossip. There were very few accounts of the nobility's history, either. None could be found in the publicly accessible collections; the only few she had seen were in the Monte City lord's private collection.
It was ridiculous.
In the end, Cyril discreetly gave Ye Chuqi a hint. "Duke Hubert. Everyone knows, really. There's a very good chance he's behind this." Hundreds of years ago, the noble blood vial practice had first