Lan Cailing sighed and continued, "My father has always been steady and never does anything without being sure of success. Once he decides to do something, he's quite confident of success. Although it's true that anyone who walks by the river will eventually get wet, it's normal for my father to make a mistake sometimes, but it shouldn't have led to him going mad and dying!"

"Have you examined your father's body?" Mu Yuqing asked again.

"I've examined him. His meridians are damaged all over his body, and the damage is from the inside out. It's definitely a sign of qi deviation," Lan Cailing sighed.

"Why don't you take it for a check, senior brother?"

Mu Yuqing turned around and looked at Ye Feng.

"Me going for a checkup? That's not appropriate, is it?" Ye Feng said with a wry smile.

He had only intended to impersonate Gong Mingfei and be a nominal senior brother, but he never expected that Mu Yuqing would find him such a task.

"At a time like this, what does 'appropriate' or 'inappropriate' even mean? Human life is at stake, this is a matter of utmost importance!" Mu Yuqing said, emphasizing her words.

Lan Cailing had long suspected that Ye Feng and Mu Yuqing were not ordinary martial artists.

Now that Mu Yuqing has offered to let Ye Feng help examine her father's body, she certainly won't refuse.

Besides, her father is already dead. Even if Ye Feng goes to check and finds nothing, at most he will just have made a wasted trip and won't suffer any loss.

Lan Cailing strode up to Ye Feng and bowed respectfully: "Young Master Gong, if you can help me find out the true cause of my father's death, I will reward you handsomely and will not let you down!"

"Forget about any reward. I'll go with you since you're so sincere."

Night Breeze waved his sleeve: "Lead the way."

Lan Cailing immediately led the way, while Ye Feng and Mu Yuqing followed behind her into the inner courtyard and went up to the fifth floor.

Ye Feng and his two companions, along with the demon beast Huang Ling'er, soon arrived at the bedroom of Lan Cailing's father, Lan Jiahao, the head of the Lan family.

The head of the Lan family, Lan Jiahao, looked quite similar to Lan Jiaye, but at this moment he was pale, not breathing, and lay quietly on the bed without moving, showing no signs of life.

It seems he really is dead, Mu Yuqing thought to herself.

"Young Master Gong, please."

After Lan Cailing finished speaking, she even made a gesture of invitation.

Ye Feng then strode forward, lifted the blanket covering Lan Jiahao, apologized, and grabbed Lan Jiahao's wrist.

Pure Dragon Emperor True Qi surged out from Ye Feng's body and continuously poured into Lan Jiahao's body.

Before long, a look of understanding appeared on Ye Feng's face.

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from afar.

"Cailing, what are you doing here with two outsiders? What if they disturb your father's remains!"

As soon as they entered the bedroom, Lan Jiaye began to question them aggressively.

Lan Cailing glanced at Lan Jiaye and Lan Caifeng, then looked at Chang Boen who was following behind them.

"Did Uncle Chang tip you off?" A hint of displeasure appeared on Lan Cailing's face.

Lan Jiaye waved his hand and said, "Butler Chang is afraid you'll do something foolish! Cailing, quickly take them away from here, lest they disturb your father's remains!"

Lan Cailing said coldly, "Second Uncle, what you're saying is ridiculous. What do you mean by disturbing my father's body? My father is dead. Can't I even bring my two friends here to examine him? At the very least, I need to know how my father died while I wasn't home!"

"I've already said it, your father suffered a qi deviation when breaking through a bottleneck, and ultimately died from his injuries!" Lan Jiaye roared.

“Then what’s wrong with me confirming it again?” Lan Cailing said.

Lan Jiaye coldly said, "Cailing, your father is the head of the family, and I am the second-in-command. Now that your father is gone, I am in charge of this family! I now order you to take them away from here. Do you obey or not?"

"If I don't listen, Second Uncle, you'll punish me according to family rules?" Lan Cailing frowned.

"I don't want to resort to family discipline, but since you've forced me, don't blame me for turning my back on you!" Lan Jiaye said coldly.

"I think you're just feeling guilty!"

Huang Ling'er suddenly laughed, her eyes fixed on Lan Jiaye and Lan Caifeng.

"Who! Who is talking nonsense!"

Lan Jiaye roared angrily and looked around.

Lan Caifeng also looked around haphazardly.

"Don't look anymore, I'm here!" Huang Ling'er said.

Lan Jiaye and Lan Caifeng finally realized that it was Huang Ling'er speaking.

Actually, they had noticed Huang Ling'er's presence from the beginning, but they all ignored her, subconsciously thinking that Huang Ling'er was just a pet being held in Mu Yuqing's arms.

But now that they saw Huang Ling'er speaking human language, they finally realized that this weasel was no ordinary creature!

"This monster can actually talk? What grade of monster is it?" Lan Jiaye exclaimed in surprise, a very ominous premonition rising in his heart.

Lan Cailing was also startled.

After all, she didn't know that Huang Ling'er could speak human language.

Huang Ling'er said jokingly, "Does it matter what grade of demon beast I am? What matters is why you are stopping my senior brother from examining the body of the Lan family head. You keep making excuses and obstructing me, you must have done something shameful!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Lan Jiaye shouted, his tone fierce but his voice weak.

"I'm talking nonsense? Since you have a clear conscience, why won't you let my senior brother check?" Huang Ling'er said bluntly.

Mu Yuqing glanced helplessly at Huang Ling'er: "Ling'er, that's my senior brother."

“Your senior brother is my senior brother,” Huang Ling’er said with a grin.

Lan Cailing finally realized what was happening.

Yes, why did Lan Jiaye and Lan Caifeng interfere with Ye Feng's examination of her father's body?

That doesn't make sense!

No matter how you look at it, there's more to this than meets the eye!

Lan Cailing then stepped forward and asked, "Second Uncle, Cousin, you need to explain yourselves clearly now. Is my father's death related to you?"

“Cailing, don’t listen to their nonsense. Your father died because he failed to break through the bottleneck and went into qi deviation. How could it have anything to do with us? Didn’t you examine your father’s body when you came back? You didn’t find anything wrong. Why are you saying this now?” Lan Jiaye said angrily.

"Since you have nothing to do with my father's death, then don't get in our way. As my father's daughter, there's nothing wrong with me bringing friends to examine his body. Stop making excuses!" Lan Cailing said emphatically.

"Fine! Fine! Fine! It seems you'd rather believe outsiders than your own family!" Lan Jiaye's face turned ashen with anger, and his true energy surged.

"Father, what's the use of saying all this at a time like this? Let's do it!"