The officials all knew what was going on, but no one exposed that Shen Qingtang had helped them resolve the threat from the Northern Desert people.

They didn't need to offend Shen Qingtang, so they followed her instructions and wrote down "died unexpectedly due to emotional distress" in the notebook.

Shen Qingtang looked at the chaos before her, her expression remaining calm. These people brought this upon themselves.

If they hadn't repeatedly provoked her and tried to harm her and her family, they wouldn't have ended up like this.

She turned to look at Pei Nian'an, who was hiding behind Shen's mother, and her eyes softened instantly. She stepped forward and patted his head: "Don't be afraid, the bad guys have all been dealt with."

Holding Pei Mingxuan's body, Madam Qin wept uncontrollably, pointing at Shen Qingtang and screaming, "It was you! You killed Mingxuan! You poisonous woman!"

Pei's father, his eyes also red, chimed in, "It must have been your doing! Otherwise, why would Mingxuan stab himself like that!"

Shen Qingtang shrugged, her tone laced with sarcasm: "Do you have any evidence? So many people were watching. He rushed at us with a knife, trying to take advantage of the chaos to hurt people. He lost his balance and stabbed himself. He's incompetent yet tried to harm others. Whose fault is this?"

Pei's father and Madam Qin were speechless after being confronted, and could only cry as they looked at Pei Mingxuan's corpse.

Tears filled with resentment and bitterness, yet she could not produce any evidence to refute them.

Shen Qingtang looked at them, her eyes calm and without a ripple.

She should have known this day would come when Pei Mingxuan first tried to harm her.

"It's late, I need to rest, don't make noise here."

After Shen Qingtang finished speaking, she turned to go back to the tent, but Pei's father suddenly grabbed Pei Wuwang's arm.

He used moral blackmail, saying, "Pei Wuwang! He's your own brother! Are you just going to watch him die? Ask Shen Qingtang to save him! Maybe he's still alive!"

Shen Qingtang paused, turned around and said coldly, "He's completely dead, there's no way to bring him back to life."

Pei Wuwang shook off his father's hand, his tone indifferent: "He asked for his own death, no one can save him." He didn't even glance at Pei Mingxuan's corpse from beginning to end.

The moment Pei Mingxuan tried to harm Shen Qingtang, this "younger brother" had already died in his heart.

Seeing this, Madam Pei began to feign pitifulness again, wiping away tears as she said, "Wu Wang, Grandma knows you harbor resentment, resentment towards what happened to your mother back then, but Ming Xuan is innocent! He is your only younger brother, how could you be so heartless..."

Pei Yurou suddenly jumped out, pointing at Shen Qingtang and yelling, "Shen Qingtang is a devil! You killed my brother, I'll never forgive you!"

Lu Jiaojiao chimed in, adding fuel to the fire: "Exactly! You must have used some kind of evil magic, otherwise why would my brother stab himself!"

"Slap! Slap!" Two crisp sounds rang out as Shen Qingtang stepped forward and slapped Lu Jiaojiao across the face.

He slapped Pei Yurou again, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "If you dare to say another word of nonsense, I'll kill you all right now!"

As she spoke, she pulled out a short blade from her spatial storage and was about to stab Lu Jiaojiao. However, as soon as the blade approached Lu Jiaojiao, it was blocked by an invisible barrier, indicating that something was protecting her in the dark.

Shen Qingtang's eyes darkened, and he turned to point the knife at Pei Yurou.

Pei Yurou was terrified.

Mr. Pei was both shocked and frightened: "Shen Qingtang! Don't be impulsive! She's just a young girl!"

"Young lady?" Pei Wuwang walked over and shielded Shen Qingtang behind him.

She looked coldly at Pei Yurou, "When she was cursing you and wishing you dead, she didn't act like a 'young lady' at all. You brought this on yourself, so you can't blame anyone else."

Pei Yurou was so frightened by Pei Wuwang's gaze that she dared not utter a sound and shrank behind Old Madam Pei.

He never dared to scold Shen Qingtang again.

Seeing the situation before them, Pei's father and Madam Qin knew that there was no point in making a scene any longer. They could only hold Pei Mingxuan's body and silently shed tears in a corner. They finally understood.

Pei Wuwang and Shen Qingtang are not to be trifled with; daring to provoke them will only bring trouble upon oneself.

After returning to her tent, Shen Qingtang fell asleep immediately, completely ignoring the Pei family's commotion.