When it came to his daughter, a forensic investigator, being sent to the village to investigate this strange illness, Uncle Huang couldn't hold back his tears. Beating the table lightly with his hand, he said bitterly, "I was adamantly against her going to the village to investigate, but she just wouldn't listen to me. If she had listened, I wouldn't be all alone now!"

Seeing Uncle Huang in such grief, Chen Hao felt compassion and at the same time, he was filled with admiration for Huang's daughter. If it weren't for her concern for the village elders and folks, why would she have accepted the assignment despite her father's objections and the risk of death?

After crying for a while, Uncle Huang finally stopped and continued to talk about the events from a year ago:

Not long after his daughter returned to the village, she discovered a problem: every deceased person, whether from their own village or the ones nearby, had visited the sea of flowers before dying.

Having reported this to her superiors, Uncle Huang's daughter then headed to the sea of flowers with her inspection tools.

"I remember clearly that morning when she left, I asked her where she was going, and she said she had plans with friends to see the flowers at the sea of flowers. I was so muddled at the time—if she was just going to see the flowers, why would she carry her toolbox!" Uncle Huang said somberly, "Later... when she came back, she was vomiting blood just like the others, and by evening, she was gone!"

At this point, Uncle Huang burst into tears again.

Once Uncle Huang had calmed down a bit, Chen Hao said, "Uncle Huang, please try to control your sorrow. It's been so long since she passed, you need to let go for your own sake. As long as you live well, your daughter will rest in peace down below!"

Uncle Huang nodded his head.

After a bitter smile, Chen Hao asked, "Uncle Huang, wasn't it not long after that the police came and sealed off the sea of flowers?"

"Yes, yes!" Uncle Huang nodded slightly, "The day after my daughter passed, the police came, sealed off the sea of flowers scenic area, and went door-to-door to warn all the nearby villagers, reminding everyone to stay away from the sea of flowers."

"So after that, no one suffered from the strange bleeding disease anymore?"

"There were still cases, just not as many as before the scenic area was closed," said Uncle Huang. He paused, then with a worried expression, he continued, "However, not long after the closure of the sea of flowers, the town government wanted to reopen it for business, as the sea of flowers is one of our town's primary sources of fiscal revenue. So, the town government called in the Onmyoji from the Yin Yang Master Association in the city, hoping to clean up the unclean presence in the sea of flowers."

As he spoke, Uncle Huang's body couldn't help but shiver.

"The Yin Yang Master Association!" Chen Hao and Xie Xiaofeng were both shocked.

"Given the current situation, the Onmyoji from the Association didn't resolve the issue back then?" Xie Xiaofeng said.

"Yes, I heard that the town government spent a lot of money and invited almost all the members of the Yin Yang Master Association, including the president and the vice-president, but in the end, they all died!" Uncle Huang said, growing more frightened. Then he looked at Xie Xiaofeng with a deep sense of urgency and said, "That's why this morning, when you said you were Onmyoji, I still tried to stop you from going to the sea of flowers. Think about it—if even the president of the Yin Yang Master Association had no solution, wouldn't you be heading to your death by going there!"

"So Uncle Su didn't die in a car accident, but from contracting the strange disease after entering the sea of flowers," Xie Xiaofeng murmured, his eyes narrowing as he recalled the moments he had spent with Su Fafa, the president of the Yin Yang Master Association in City C.

"It wasn't some strange disease, but an invisible parasite!" Chen Hao said expressionlessly.

"What!" Xie Xiaofeng and Uncle Huang were both very surprised.

After coughing lightly, Chen Hao explained, "Today Ye Yuqiao also spat blood, and using the Yin Yang Eyes of my left eye, I saw her organs filled with rice-grain-sized parasites, gnawing away at her insides. That's why the initial medical examination indicated internal bleeding."

"Oh! So that's how it is!" Xie Xiaofeng suddenly realized, "I suppose only your Yin Yang Eyes can see the insects inside, right?"

Chen Hao laughed lightly, indicating agreement.

"Then do you know what's up with these insects? How do they get inside the human body?"

Chen Hao shook his head, his tone somewhat helpless, "I'm not sure about that. These insects are very strange; they're invisible and odorless, even Yuqiao can't sense their presence! I speculate that they must be entering through the scent of flowers."

"It could also be butterflies!" Ye Yuqiao's voice suddenly came through. Then the door to the room opened, and Ye Yuqiao walked out expressionlessly. After arriving at Chen Hao's side, the two exchanged a smile, and then Chen Hao took her right hand with his left, leading her to sit down next to him.

"Is the girl inside okay now?" Uncle Huang asked with a frown.

Ye Yuqiao nodded slightly, her voice gentle, "She's fine now, just needs to rest for a bit."

After a sigh, Uncle Huang smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."

Ye Yuqiao looked at Chen Hao, pondering, "Boyfriend, could the closure of the Yin Yang Master Association in City C have something to do with the sea of flowers?"

"Very likely!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a light suddenly flashed in Chen Hao's eyes, then he continued, "Right, we can try calling the contact person listed on the 'For Lease' sign at the Yin Yang Master Association's door again."

"I'll call!" Xie Xiaofeng said as he took out his phone from his pocket.

A dozen seconds later, the call connected. This time, Xie Xiaofeng didn't directly ask the person about the Yin Yang Master Association in City C, but pretended to be someone looking to rent space for a chain restaurant. Quickly, Xie Xiaofeng made an appointment to meet the person at a coffee shop near the Yin Yang Master Association in City C the following day.

After hanging up the phone, Xie Xiaofeng said, "Tomorrow morning you two head back to City C to meet that person, I've arranged it at the coffee shop we visited a few days ago."

...

By the evening time, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao made another visit to the sea of flowers.

The setting sun cast a warm hue over the ocean of flowers, making the sea of flowers a cozy and tranquil place.

"Such a romantic place, yet something so terrible happened here," said Chen Hao with a sigh, then turned to look at Ye Yuqiao, who was closing her eyes, enjoying the breeze and the setting sun, and remarked, "It's just like a pretty young lady having the heart of a viper and a scorpion."

Suddenly, Ye Yuqiao's tranquil cheeks turned dark, and she opened her eyes and glared at Chen Hao, angrily responding, "Who did you say has the heart of a viper and scorpion!"

Chen Hao smiled and then embraced Ye Yuqiao, who felt wronged and angry, "Yuqiao, we're back here again. Don't you like this place? Then enjoy the feeling of being here."

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