"cause and effect!"

Madam Zheng quickly hugged Zheng Yingguo into her arms.

However, although Zheng Yingguo was afraid, he had calmed down by now. He pushed Old Madam Zheng away and stared intently at Mu Chengjin and the other man: "Is it only if I die that you will let my grandmother and the others go?"

"Of course." Mu Chengjin curled his lips into a smile. "What, does Young Master Zheng intend to end his own life?"

"Since that's the case, then give Young Master Zheng a knife. Considering how straightforward Young Master Zheng is, I guarantee that your sisters, aunts, and grandmothers will all live!"

As Mu Chengjin spoke, he had someone hand the knife to Zheng Yingguo.

"Cause and effect! No way!"

"Don't accept this karma. Come to your grandmother's side. It's alright. We'll die together. It'll be alright!"

Zheng Yingguo bit his lip hard, looking at his relatives present, then at his father and mother lying in a pool of blood, his eyes filled with despair. He shook his head; he didn't want to live anymore...

"Remember your sister! Think of your sister!"

Old Madam Zheng cried out, her face full of anxiety: "Guoyin, think of her voice and appearance! Guoyin!"

When Zheng Yinrong's name was mentioned, a look of struggle appeared on Zheng Yingguo's face.

"Hahahaha!" Mu Chenglan couldn't help but laugh out loud. "If it weren't for Zheng Yinrong, your parents wouldn't have died. So, Zheng Yinrong is the culprit. Blame her if you want to blame someone!"

"If she marries into our Prince Ping's household properly, wouldn't all these problems be solved?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, if she doesn't marry us, we'll strangle her parents and make her live with regret for the rest of her life!"

"Beasts! You bunch of beasts!" Old Madam Zheng screamed in anguish. "My granddaughter would never marry someone like you! You are the executioners! Don't even think about blaming my granddaughter for this!"

The concubines around them glared resentfully at Mu Chengjin and Mu Chenglan, while looking helplessly at Zheng Yingguo. They didn't know what to do to save him...

"Mother... will my brother die..." Tears streamed down the second young lady's face. "My aunt is already dead, will my brother... will he..."

"If Grandfather hadn't provoked the Prince Ping's mansion, would none of this have happened?" The third young lady of the Zheng family couldn't help but ask, her tone full of anger and resentment. "Would Grandfather have avenged Father and Aunt after they found out they were killed?"

"Hahaha! I say, young lady, you really are... overthinking things! How could Lord Zheng have a problem with the Prince of Ping's residence over such trivial matters? Believe me or not, as long as I offer a simple apology, this matter will be over?"

Miss Zheng stared wide-eyed at Mu Chengjin in disbelief, opened her mouth but couldn't utter a single word.

"Alright, what's with all the nagging? Big brother, hurry up! I can't hold back any longer!" Mu Chenglan leered at the Zheng family daughters in front of him, licking his lips. "I have to say, the Zheng family's daughters are all quite attractive. Although they're not as beautiful as Zheng Yinrong, they each have their own unique charm. Big brother, I want them all! Their mothers are all yours."

"As for this old codger, just leave him aside for the master."

Mu Chenglan's words caused everyone to gasp and stare at the two of them in disbelief.

"Guards! Take them all away!"

At Mu Chenglan's command, the dark figure charged forward.

"Zheng Yingguo, it's your turn."

Zheng Yingguo's lips trembled: "Your so-called letting them go is a lie?"

"How can you say that?" Mu Chengjin tugged at his sleeve and said calmly, "I promised you I wouldn't let them die, isn't that enough?"

Zheng Yingguo gripped the knife tightly, and suddenly thrust it directly at Mu Chengjin: "Go to hell!"

"Bang!"

However, the man in black beside Mu Chengjin was faster and kicked Zheng Yingguo away.

Zheng Yingguo felt everything go black before his eyes and completely fainted.

"Brother, keep this boy. Listen to Lord Lin, young boys are quite fun. Let me give him a try!"

"Beast! You beast!"

With a wave of his hand, Mu Chengjin knocked out all the women and sent them directly to the carriage.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Chengjin turned the ring on his hand, and a barrier disappeared.

Mu Chenglan gave Mu Chengjin a thumbs up: "Big brother is the best!"

Let's go!

Mu Chengjin put his arm around Mu Chenglan's shoulder, and the two of them got into the carriage.

At that moment, a subtle fluctuation in space caused Bai Tuantuan, who had just emerged from the space, to frown.

Then he looked at Xiang Chaoyang, who was still struggling with his inner demons, and glanced outside, feeling that something was not right.

At this moment, the iron pot also emerged from the spatial dimension, fed the water from that dimension to Xiang Chaoyang, and then touched its chest: "Something must have happened..."

"Princess, something terrible has happened!"

Outside, Fei Qian rushed in.

"Master has already gone to the Zheng family, Princess, please come with me!"

Bai Tuantuan's heart skipped a beat. She instructed Tieguo to keep an eye on Xiang Chaoyang, while she quickly followed Fei Qian to the Chen family.

Seeing the raging fire, Bai Tuantuan's pupils suddenly contracted: "What's going on?"

"round and round."

Ning Nanxiao landed next to Bai Tuantuan, his brows furrowed: "There's a fluctuation of spiritual energy."

"them……"

Bai Tuantuan took a deep breath, her spiritual power transforming into water, which extinguished the fire instantly. She then immediately descended the mountain.

"What happened? How did it catch fire?"

"I don't know, we just moved here. What happened?"

"I didn't hear anything at night!"

The voices of the common people came over, and Bai Tuantuan and Ning Nanxiao exchanged a glance.

The two walked inside and soon saw the charred corpse.

After observing for a while, Bai Tuantuan felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart: "It's Master Zheng and Madam Zheng..."

Ning Nanxiao pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Go and inform the Prefect of the Capital."

After a long while, Ning Nanxiao spoke a few words to Fei Qian, then looked at Bai Tuantuan and said, "People from the Prince Ping's Mansion."

"Who else could it be but them?"

Bai Tuantuan's eyes flashed with intense anger: "I underestimated them."

"What happened?"

Outside, Mu Xiangyang's voice rang out.

Seeing the horrific scene before him, Mu Xiangyang frowned deeply: "It was them?"

"Go to Prince Ping's residence."

Bai Tuantuan turned to leave, but was stopped by Mu Xiangyang and Ning Nanxiao.

“There is no evidence.” Ning Nanxiao took a deep breath and said slowly, “Unless he can hit the target with one blow, he will recuperate as he did seven years ago.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Tuantuan suppressed her anger and asked, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

Ning Nanxiao glanced at Mu Xiangyang: "Working together from the inside and outside."

Mu Xiangyang pursed his lips: "To go along with the crowd?"

"yes."

Ning Nanxiao said, word by word, "Now, only you can infiltrate the enemy's ranks. You need a good opportunity, so seize it yourself."

Mu Xiangyang nodded slowly.

"Let's go to the Chen family's house."

Bai Tuantuan felt a pang of pain in her heart, and endless self-blame and remorse surged into her mind. She blamed herself for not checking even though she clearly sensed something was wrong. If she had checked earlier, would this tragic event have been avoided?