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Chapter 64 Jiangcheng 22 One who stays near ink gets stained black.

Upon hearing Wen Li's words, An Le finally turned her gaze from her to the person lying on the ground.

She knelt down, lifted the white cloth, and sadly buried her head in her mother's neck.

"Mother! Mother, how could you leave like this? What am I supposed to do? Waaaaah..."

Anle cried very sadly, and Xie Xiao felt pity for her, so he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Anle.

"Take care of yourself, please accept my condolences and don't be too sad."

Anle looked up, her face streaked with tears, and choked out, "Thank you."

Anle stood up and called out to the people inside the clinic, "Dahu, Erhu, take my mother back."

Two burly men came out and carried the person inside, their faces devoid of any emotion.

Anle turned to the group of people in front of her and said, "Gentlemen, please come in and have a seat."

Wen Li and the others exchanged glances and nodded, then followed An Le inside.

Unlike the simple and unassuming appearance of the clinic, the house inside, which was much larger than Wen Li had imagined, was actually quite luxurious. There were a few servants in the house, and the layout and decoration were understated yet extravagant.

"You three, please take a seat."

Upon arriving at the hall, Anle first invited Wen Li and the other two to sit down, and soon a maidservant brought tea.

"Anle thanks everyone for bringing my mother's body back. It's getting late, so why don't you stay here tonight?"

Anle wiped away her tears, looking at Wenli with eyes full of gratitude.

"No need. We've only come here to investigate the demon that killed your mother."

After Shen Yingsi finished speaking, he looked at An Le with icy eyes.

"Yes, you must find that damned monster and avenge my mother!"

Anle then knelt down and pleaded, "Please, everyone, you must help me."

Anle cried and kowtowed to the ground. Her pitiful appearance was somewhat similar to that of her mother who jumped into the river in front of the clinic that day.

Wen Li quickly got up and helped the person up. In the past, Dr. Anle was the one who was begged by others to save people, but now he also had a day when he had to beg for help.

"Don't worry, we will definitely make that demon pay the price for hurting people."

"Well, thank you."

Anle was helped to a chair by Wenli and sat down. Only after she calmed down did she hear Wenli ask her a question.

"Does Miss Anle know why your mother appeared near the Zhao residence at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM)?"

Anle wiped away her tears: "How would I know? Everyone knows my mother has a mental illness. She always runs out by herself in a crazy way, and we can't stop her."

"So you didn't notice she wasn't there this morning?"

"I know, but she always runs off. I thought she was just like usual and would come back in a while. I even sent her maid out to look for her."

The maidservant reminded Wen Li of the person she had met that day.

"Miss Anle, could you please bring that maid here?"

"Of course. Big Tiger, come here."

Anle called over a burly man guarding the door and said to him, "Go and call Xiao Cui here. Oh, and tell everyone on the sign outside that I won't be seeing a doctor today."

"Yes, ma'am."

Da Hu received the order and left quickly.

"I've heard that Miss Anle never charges for her medical treatments; she truly has the heart of a healer."

Xie Xiao spoke up, praising.

Anle replied, "It's only right for a healer to do this. But in the end, it's you demon hunters who are truly amazing, able to protect so many people."

Wen Li looked around the room and asked, "Miss Anle doesn't charge for her medical consultations. How does she support herself?"

“My family has been practicing medicine for generations, and we are considered a wealthy family in Zhongyun. But who knew that my father would be killed by a monster a few years ago, and my mother would go mad as a result. Half Moon City is on the border of Yunzhong, and there are no great demon hunters in Yunzhong. I fled here with my mother and family property, just to find peace. As for money, we don’t need to worry about that.”

Anle spoke with such sincerity that Wenli's heart wavered somewhat.

"Is your mother's madness easy to cure? You wrote outside your clinic that the most difficult diseases in the world are easily cured by me. If you can't even cure your own mother's illness, how can you be so confident in writing such a sentence?"

Shen Yingsi, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, and An Le's gaze shifted from Wen Li to him.

"Young master is joking. The most difficult diseases in the world are simple for me to cure. That is what I say, but I also have another saying in my medical practice: life and death are determined by fate."

Wen Li asked seriously, "So, do you also believe that your mother's death today was ordained by fate?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiao also looked at An Le.

Anle was taken aback by the question. She was clearly stunned for a moment, and turned her head to see Wen Li's eyes, which seemed to be trying to see through her.

Anle met her gaze calmly and replied, "Of course, I practice medicine according to a set principle."

"understood."

Wen Li answered with a smile, but that smile sent a chill down An Le's spine.

Xie Xiao reassured her, "Miss Anle, don't be afraid, she just likes to laugh like that."

After speaking, she gave Wen Li a disdainful look, always with that expression as if she was going to bully someone, which didn't suit their prince at all.

At this moment, Da Hu also arrived with his maid.

"Miss, I've brought Xiao Cui."

"Okay, you go down."

Anle waved for Dahu to leave, and as Dahu passed by, he cautiously glanced at Shen Yingsi.

Xiao Cui, terrified by the people in front of her, immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "I...I don't know anything, Miss! I really don't know anything!"

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

“Xiao Cui, no one said this has anything to do with you. These are demon hunters from the Zhao family, here to help us find the monster. Don’t be afraid, just tell us everything you know.”

After hearing Anle's comforting words, Xiao Cui still looked at Wen Li and the others with fear.

The main problem was that Wen Li and Shen Yingsi weren't giving each other friendly looks.

Xie Xiao watched as the maid trembled even more violently, then turned his head in confusion to see Wen Li staring at the maid with a cold, oppressive gaze. He then turned to see his fourth brother, who was also looking at the kneeling maid with an expressionless, icy gaze.

Xie Xiao inwardly thought to himself, "This is bad! Our Highness is going to be corrupted by that grumpy girl Wen Li!" Usually, His Highness would gently comfort him.

The two remained silent, and Xie Xiao could only comfort them, saying, "Yes, don't be afraid, we won't hurt you. We just want to know some things. Don't worry, we're all good people."

No sooner had Xie Xiao finished speaking than Wen Li began to interrogate him in a manner reminiscent of interrogating a criminal.

"Tell me, when was the last time you saw your wife?"

"me…"

Xiao Cui trembled even more violently, not daring to look at Wen Li at all, her head almost buried in the ground.

Seeing that Xiao Cui did not answer for a long time, Xie Xiao was about to speak when he heard Shen Yingsi's voice.

"We don't have much patience. If you don't talk, are you planning to be buried with your wife?"

Xie Xiao turned his head in shock. This... this is really something our gentle, kind, and mild-mannered Crown Prince would say!

He had been by His Highness's side for over ten years, and this was the first time he had ever heard His Highness speak in such a tone.

Xie Xiao cautiously glanced at the two people on his left and right, inwardly screaming in despair.

It's over! It's over! We've been corrupted by our surroundings!