The mysterious death of the previous magistrate indicated that the mastermind behind it was extremely powerful and ruthless. But this only strengthened her resolve to uncover the truth.

She must find the mastermind behind this as soon as possible and rescue the missing children; otherwise, who knows how many more innocent lives will be harmed.

Shen Qingtang frowned as she looked at the files on the table.

She realized that a gun and a few bombs were far from enough to fight the forces behind this. She needed more powerful weapons.

The way to obtain these weapons is to travel back to the modern era.

"To go back, I need more merit..." Shen Qingtang murmured to herself.

Rescuing missing children is the best opportunity to accumulate merit.

She was determined to find out the truth as soon as possible, rescue the children, and accumulate enough merit for herself so that she could return to the modern world and "borrow" some more powerful weapons.

Just as she was pondering, a familiar figure came into her view.

She saw Jiang Yuwen walking side by side with a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and with an elegant demeanor. The two were chatting and laughing, and their relationship seemed very close.

"That's... Ninth Princess Liang Wanwan?!" Shen Qingtang's pupils suddenly contracted, her heart filled with shock.

She clearly remembered that on the previous island, Ninth Princess Liang Wanwan had already left with the exiled group. How could she be here? And why is she so close to Jiang Yuwen?

A strange sense of familiarity and being forgotten welled up in Shen Qingtang's heart, making her feel somewhat dazed.

She always felt that she had forgotten something important about the Ninth Princess.

In order to find out the truth, Shen Qingtang secretly activated the invisibility ability granted by the space and followed them silently.

She followed the two to a secluded courtyard, hid outside the window, and listened carefully to their conversation.

Liang Wanwan giggled and said, "You understand me best. I won't let any of those princesses who bullied me get away with it!"

Jiang Yuwen said respectfully, "Princess, rest assured, I will do anything for your orders, even if it means going through fire and water. I will make those people pay the price they deserve."

Shen Qingtang felt a chill run down her spine. She hadn't expected Jiang Yuwen to be so respectful to Liang Wanwan, almost like an obedient dog.

Then, she saw Liang Wanwan take out some strange talismans and herbs from an exquisite box and hand them to Jiang Yuwen: "These are evil magic talismans that I obtained from a high monk in the Western Regions. Use them to deal with the Third Princess and the Fifth Princess, absorb their luck, and make them wish they were dead."

“Yes, Princess!” Jiang Yuwen took the talisman and herbs, a smile of excitement on her face.

Shen Qingtang was terrified. She never expected that Liang Wanwan would use such insidious and evil magic.

Just then, Liang Wanwan's gaze suddenly turned to the window, a strange smile playing on her lips: "Yuwen, don't you feel like we're being watched?"

Jiang Yuwen was taken aback, then looked around warily: "Princess, don't worry, it's very safe here, no one will find out."

Liang Wanwan smiled but didn't say anything, though her eyes were filled with malice.

Shen Qingtang dared not linger any longer and quietly slipped out.

As soon as she left the villa, she felt dizzy and her body's energy became disordered.

She suddenly remembered something. Every time she met Liang Wanwan before, she would inexplicably have bad luck and her fortune would become extremely bad. It turned out that Liang Wanwan had absorbed her luck!

Liang Wanwan, by absorbing the luck of other princesses, gradually transformed from an unfavored princess into the most favored princess!

"What a Liang Wanwan! What a Jiang Yuwen!" Shen Qingtang said through gritted teeth, her eyes filled with anger.

She finally understood what she had forgotten on the previous island.

Liang Wanwan may seem harmless, but she has actually been colluding with Jiang Yuwen for a long time and is secretly plotting all of this.

Now, the truth is gradually coming to light.

The missing child, the mysterious death of the previous county magistrate, Jiang Yuwen's strange abilities, Liang Wanwan's evil magic... all of these are connected.

Shen Qingtang took a deep breath, suppressing her anger. She knew that now was not the time to act impulsively.

She must first rescue the missing children, accumulate enough merit, return to the modern world to obtain more powerful weapons, and then come back to completely expose Liang Wanwan and Jiang Yuwen's conspiracy and make them pay the price they deserve!