Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 704 Two hundred and eighty one. The cruel facts came to him

   Sanlles Canyon.

  The locals are more used to calling it the Dry Rift Valley.

  The river-like intricate canyon has strong winds blowing all the year round, there is no water source and oasis for dozens of miles nearby, and the other end is surrounded by a long and narrow desert corridor.

  In the afternoon, on a low rock, Lu Li looked into the distance.

   The terrain here reminded him of hell.

   There are some natural bridges between the canyons ahead. They are weathered and strong enough - at least not to collapse under the weight of a single person.

   Some canyons are shaped like isolated islands, some are dead ends, and there are no bridges to other "islands". Lu Li had to look around every time he stepped on an "island", looking for a way to connect deeper.

   But before stepping on the last "island", no one can be sure whether it is a bridge to the desert promenade or a dead end.

   A gust of wind blew across the bottom of the canyon with a sharp and clear whimper.

The    séance rope is still affecting himself.

   Lu Li could vaguely realize it.

  Compared to traversing the Grand Canyon and the desert to reach the oasis where the body is silent, it is easier and faster to go to the coastal port and rent a boat from there to go directly across the river.

   But obviously, going through many dangers, going through hardships, and finally coming to a time of silence is more epic.

   But realizing that doesn't mean resisting.

The ritual imposed by the    séance rope is not mandatory, but rationalized.

  It is reasonable to choose to go out to search for supplies after lack of food.

   It is reasonable to want to kill the enemy after the relatives are killed.

  簌簌——

  The rock and soil bridges fell with the land and fell, and cracks appeared.

  Luli picks up his pace and crosses the bridge before the crack spreads faster.

   Almost as soon as he set foot on the "island", the bridge behind him collapsed and smashed into the bottom of the canyon tens of meters deep.

  The rising dust was blown away by the strong wind, Lu Li looked away and continued to observe the front.

The ritual of the    séance rope turns Lu Li into tragedy, but it also protects him towards the end.

   Whether it ends with a hero or a tragic ending.

  Three hours later, Lu Li set foot on the desert corridor surrounding the canyon.

  He found the only correct route in the San Les Canyon, where he could be trapped on an isolated island at any time.

  The rolling yellow sand forms hills, and the canyon and the edge of the desert are almost integrated, similar to the Gobi.

  The wind from the north led the sand and gravel to migrate from the foothills of the World's Back Mountains to the southern coast.

   Luli unfolds the parchment map. In the map drawn, the desert promenade is only twenty miles wide, and passing through the desert will be Lu Li's final destination, a flat plain of old river channels.

   The body is there when it is silent.

   There are still two hours before dark, barely enough to cross the corridor.

  Lu Li took out a bundle of strings, tied his trouser legs, pulled on his cloak to block the wind and sand, and walked into the desert.

  The clouds in the air made the desert easy to navigate, and the wind and sand covered his tracks, but the compass showed Lu Li the way forward.

During the period of   , the time of silence came, and the evil spirit in his arms rang the bell, which failed to stop Lu Li's footsteps.

  Two hours later, Lu Li arrived at the edge of the desert promenade, and the hard earth replaced the soft gravel.

   In the wilderness ahead, a village appeared on the horizon.

   On the parchment map, it was a village called Lantern Village.

  Lu Li stopped two miles away from the town, stared at the apparently inhabited village for a moment, pinched the gravel badge and summoned the merchant.

   "Anna..." After a slight pause, Lu Li changed his mind and said, "Has a new evil spirit appeared?"

   "Seven hours ago it attacked the deputy city lord of Ke'ande Jingdian City, three hours ago it attacked a baron, and one hour ago she attacked a councillor in the nearby area."

   "Are all nobles?" Under the shadow of the cloak, Lu Li frowned.

"Um."

  Anna does not hate the nobles.

  Lu Li also didn't think Anna did it because of hatred.

   Maybe just a coincidence…

  Anna is far away in the Lord's Continent. After a little thought, Lu Li walked towards the distant village.

   There is something wrong with this village.

When    realized this, Lu Li had already been discovered by the surrounding villagers. Strange eyes stared at, whispering.

   "Look... he's so weird..."

   "What a pity, is he deformed..."

   "Maybe a monster..."

  The local villagers were talking about the uninvited guest.

   They have slender, slender necks that are almost as long as their arms. This makes them all over two meters tall. During the conversation, the neck stretched, the two heads were brought together, and they looked down at Lu Li while whispering.

  Lu Li saw a pair of lovers, they had more slender necks, entwined and kissed affectionately.

   There are also villagers sitting in front of the door to rest, their necks are coiled like snakes, and a bloated head is supported.

   Lu Li is out of tune with them.

   Maybe it's time to hurry up and leave the village. But it was getting dark, the eerie fog was approaching, and there was no shelter in the flat wilderness for a night.

   It seems safer to stay in the village.

   It's just that Lu Li wasn't sure if it was his own thoughts, or whether the ritual imposed by the séance rope was at work.

  Although the paradoxically-shaped villagers criticized Lu Li's body, they still kindly vacated a house for him.

   "Strange strangers" attracted the villagers, who gathered outside the wooden house, and the windows were crowded with prying faces with slender necks, strange and terrifying.

  嘭——

   There was a knock on the door, the door was pushed open, and a head protruded into the house, with a neck attached to the back.

  The village chief brought a basin of stinky mucus like silt onto the dining table, bent his neck, lowered his head, and looked at Lu Li: "Guest, please enjoy."

   "What is it." Lu Li looked at the tub. The stone-like fruit floats in the silt.

   "The local silt fruit will cure your ailments."

  Lu Li raised his eyes slightly: "My illness?"

   It reminded him of the séance rope ritual, but it wasn't.

   "Yes, your deformed body can only be cured by silt fruit..."

   This is just a weird fruit that makes Lu Li the same as a villager.

   "I don't need it." Lu Li said.

  The drooping head of the village chief came closer to Lu Li, his eyes narrowed, with a hint of coercion: "This is the custom of foreigners in the village."

   Lu Li reached into his arms, put a psychic gun beside the wooden basin, and replied calmly, "This is my custom for things I don't want to do."

   The village chief turned his head back and looked down at Lu Li from a high place, his tone became cold: "We won't force others... You can stay for a while, you must leave after dawn, and remember—"

The height of    gives the head a sense of oppression.

   "Don't go out after dark, and don't look outside."

  The village chief left with the wooden basin, and Lu Li hung the latch after he left.

  The faces of the villagers outside the window gradually receded with disgust and resentment. Some unwilling young people hit the glass with their foreheads to vent their dissatisfaction.

  The sky is getting darker and darker, and evening is coming.

  Luli lit the oil lamp and drew the curtains to block the view from the street.

   I hope you can spend the night safely.

   (end of this chapter)