The Reason for the Leak

He subtly gave the little girl some food, but outwardly Yin Yunze said rudely, "Get lost, there's nothing for you to eat!"

Yin Yunze knew very well that with so many people in need of food, if it were discovered that he could produce food, it would be difficult to enter the city in the short term.

Not to mention, given the girl's condition, if she were discovered, she most likely wouldn't be able to keep the food.

Therefore, even if you really want to give it, you can't let others know.

Upon hearing Yin Yunze's reprimand, the others who had been peering out from behind the crowd withdrew their gazes.

After giving a reprimand, Yin Yunze quickened his pace and headed into the city.

The little girl stood there stunned for a moment before she realized what had happened. She touched the object in her arms and then understood what was going on.

After giving Yin Yunze a grateful look at his retreating figure, the little girl, who had already suffered, didn't dare to take it out immediately. She lowered her head and slowly crawled back into the crowd.

At this moment, Yin Yunze had arrived at the city gate with mixed feelings.

It wasn't that Yin Yunze was incapable of helping these people at the gate; all that pig feed he brought in was precisely for times like this.

With only about a hundred people, Yin Yunze's seven or eight bags of pig feed were enough for them to share.

However, the pig feed is no longer with Yin Yunze.

If Yin Yunze really wanted to help them, he would have to leave Zhao Wan behind and return to reality.

This undoubtedly put Zhao Wan in an unsafe situation.

Yin Yunze is clear about priorities and the relationships between people, so he wouldn't do something so foolish.

Upon arriving at the city gate, Yin Yunze discovered that roadblocks had already been set up.

Yin Yunze was not surprised by this.

After all, there were already many starving people gathered at the city gate. If they were let in, it would inevitably disrupt the order of the city.

Yin Yunze also noticed that the soldiers guarding the area were only questioning the poor people in tattered clothes.

If the clothes look relatively new, they generally won't come up to ask questions.

The gatekeepers didn't give Yin Yunze, a girl who seemed to have nothing to do with the starving people, any trouble. Instead, they kindly warned Yin Yunze not to sneak out alone.

Overall, the attitude was much better than Yin Yunze had expected.

Yin Yunze casually agreed with this well-intentioned reminder, and then they finally entered the county seat of Qingling County.

Separated only by a city gate, the inside and outside of the city seemed worlds apart.

The city was bustling with people, and the shops were filled with a dazzling array of goods, creating a lively and lively atmosphere.

However, judging from the less-than-happy expressions of the pedestrians on the street, the drought was not entirely without impact on the city dwellers.

In the past, Yin Yunze would probably have wanted to experience the authentic charm of this ancient county town and have a good time exploring it.

But now, images of those hundreds of emaciated children flash through Yin Yunze's mind from time to time.

Having lost the will to wander around, and relying on the Land God Divinity to sense the location of Song Ran and Song Zhao, he began to locate them.

Although their faith wasn't particularly devout, these two still held some degree of faith in Yin Yunze.

With Zhao Wan as the anchor point, it is still possible to sense the location of believers.

Of course, in Clear Creek Village, because they were everywhere, Yin Yunze couldn't tell them apart.

In Qingling County, only these two people from Clear Creek Village believe in Yin Yunze.

Originally, Song Zhao had two villagers from Clear Creek Village as helpers, but he has been sending them back to Clear Creek Village recently.

However, this feeling led Yin Yunze to discover that he had not just two followers in the county town, but three.

However, two of them were together.

Ignoring the extra believer, Yin Yunze guessed that the two together must be Song Zhao and Song Ran.

Following his senses, as expected, Yin Yunze quickly found Song Grain Store.

Meanwhile, Song Ran was standing at the entrance of Song Grain Store, eagerly waiting. Seeing Yin Yunze approach, she quickly went to greet him, saying, "Lord Fox Immortal, you've arrived! Um, Lord Fox Immortal, did you...?"

However, as she continued speaking, Song Ran became somewhat hesitant, and a hint of guilt and nervousness appeared on her face.

Originally, because Wang Guisheng was too weak to take a beating, and because of what happened with the children outside the city gate, Yin Yunze had almost forgotten about this matter.

Seeing Song Ran's guilty look, Yin Yunze immediately recalled his previous guess.

"Song Ran, you're very good! Excellent!"

Looking at Song Ran, Yin Yunze revealed a half-smile.

"I intended to bestow wealth and honor upon you, but instead you led others to harm me?"

The severity of an event is often determined by the harm it causes.

Because Wang Guisheng was all talk and no action, he became the elite monster who provided equipment and tested skills, so Yin Yunze no longer felt the anger he had at the beginning.

However, it's impossible to pretend this never happened!

Yin Yunze decided to give Song Ran a chance to explain and hear what he was really thinking.

Although he doesn't currently possess the divine status of Land God, Yin Yunze isn't afraid of Song Ran lying, thanks to Zhao Wan as an anchor point.

"Lord Fox Immortal! You really encountered... Old Wang?"

Seeing Yin Yunze's expression, Song Ran immediately understood what had happened and quickly knelt down to explain, "Lord Fox Immortal, I really didn't mean to! That Old Wang was chatting with my father, and I didn't see him here..."

Because my dad asked me why I suddenly came, I wasn't paying attention and told him you were here! Who would have thought that Old Wang was sitting right there! Lord Fox Immortal, please believe me! Even if I, Song Ran, had the greatest courage in the world, I wouldn't dare harm you! I truly didn't mean to tell Old Wang about your affairs..."

As Song Ran eagerly recounted the story, Yin Yunze was somewhat speechless to discover that it was all an accident.

The reason was that Wang Guisheng, who had been away for many years, happened to return to the county town a few days ago to take care of some business. That's when he discovered Song Zhao Song Grain Shop. They were old men of the same generation and hadn't seen each other for many years. With nothing else to do, the two brothers got some wine and snacks and started chatting.

Since Spirit Medium Wang hadn't written to her older brother Wang Guisheng for over a month, Wang Guisheng casually asked about it.

Song Zhao, having had a few drinks, became confused and accidentally revealed that Spirit Medium Wang was dead.

Although no one was present when Yin Yunze burned Spirit Medium Wang to death.

But in the end, it was the people of Clear Creek Village who collected the bodies of those three people.

It's impossible for Village Chief Song Ran not to know about this. And Song Ran knows, it's the same as Song Zhao knowing.

As for the cause of death of the three, who couldn't guess which fox spirit was behind it!?

Of course, Song Zhao wasn't completely oblivious and didn't reveal that Yin Yunze was behind it, but she had still let it slip. Even though she tried to cover it up later by telling lies such as Spirit Medium Wang suddenly falling ill, it didn't save her.

After all, Spirit Medium Wang could die of old age and frailty, but her son was still in his prime. How did he die?

After discovering that Spirit Medium Wang had died a violent death, Wang Guisheng naturally wouldn't let the matter rest.

Although Wang Guisheng was reluctant to use coercive tactics against Song Zhao due to their shared village ties and long-standing friendship, he still spent the past two weeks relentlessly pursuing the truth from Song Zhao every day.

The reason they didn't go to Clear Creek Village to find out the truth in person was twofold: firstly, Wang Guisheng hadn't yet settled his affairs in the county; and secondly, they were concerned that Spirit Medium Wang might have fallen into the hands of a powerful figure, so they wanted to find out the truth first.

After all, avenging his good-for-nothing sister is not as important as his own safety.

When Song Ran arrived today, it just so happened that Wang Guisheng was having lunch while pestering Song Zhao for the truth.

Song Zhao asked casually, Song Ran inadvertently let Yin Yunze know the answer.

Actually, there's nothing wrong with this; it wouldn't matter if people knew. The existence of a fox spirit in Clear Creek Village is not something to be hidden; on the contrary, it's something that should be widely publicized.

The only problem is that Wang Guisheng and Yin Yunze have a grudge!

Moreover, if Song Ran really continued talking, it wouldn't be a problem.

After all, the existence of a fox spirit in Clear Creek Village and the death of Spirit Medium Wang are not directly related.

But after she finished speaking, Song Ran noticed that Wang Guisheng was also there, and instinctively dared not continue.

Song Ran's immediate silence and cautious demeanor seemed to Wang Guisheng like a blatant attempt to cover something up.

Given that Spirit Medium Wang had already informed Yin Yunze about the matter in a letter, how could Wang Guisheng not guess that it was the fox spirit of Clear Creek Village who killed his sister?

Thus, the scene of ambushing him halfway through the journey, only to be counter-attacked and killed by Yin Yunze, unfolded.

Seeing Wang Guisheng storm off, Song Ran knew things were going wrong, which is why she waited at the door for Yin Yunze.