Before long, Ye Feng had a clear understanding of Li Huayun's physical condition.

Li Huayun's injuries were indeed very serious; the short sword had pierced his body and damaged his lungs.

Fortunately, the short sword was blocked by his ribs and deviated from its original angle, so it did not pierce his heart, but it was less than half an inch away from his heart!

If it weren't for that rib blocking the way, this sword strike would have been enough to kill Li Huayun!

Ye Feng immediately treated Li Huayun, and Li Huayun's injuries began to improve at a visible speed, and Li Huayun's pale cheeks regained their rosy color.

Only then did Ye Feng finally pull the short sword out of Li Huayun's body, and then healed the wounds on Li Huayun's body.

The wound began to heal at a visible speed under the healing power of the Dragon Emperor's True Qi, prompting Ye Feng to ask, "What happened here?"

Li Huayun gave a bitter smile and slowly said, "This morning, Lord Luo, didn't you ask me about the refugees?"

"And then?" Night Wind asked again.

"So I just called the butler over to ask him about this, and he admitted that he had bought those refugees in my name."

"Because he is my steward, I usually let him handle everything, big or small, so in the eyes of outsiders he can represent me. That's why the mercenaries think that capturing refugees is my order. But that's not actually the case; it's all the steward's order."

"He ordered the mercenary team to capture refugees in my name, then bought those refugees in my name, and then transported them to other cities to sell to those in need in my name."

"He did all these things under my name, but he reaped all the benefits..."

At this point, Li Huayun began to cough violently, and his face turned very pale.

After a pause, Li Huayun continued, "I thought he had a change of heart and would honestly admit everything, but I never expected that he was planning to kill me! Fortunately, luck was on my side. Although I am not a martial artist, I have a protective spiritual weapon, so he did not succeed in killing me in one fell swoop."

Night Breeze nodded and said meaningfully, "So that's how it is."

"I'm so sorry to have caused you trouble," Li Huayun said with a wry smile.

"It's alright."

Night Breeze waved its hand and then stood up.

Li Huayun's injuries are mostly healed; she just needs to rest and recover.

Ye Feng then said, "Lord Li, I won't disturb you any longer. Please rest well here."

After saying that, Ye Feng left Li Huayun's study.

Jiang Wei naturally followed Ye Feng away. After returning to the guest room, Ye Feng discovered that Zi Jing had already returned, and she looked annoyed.

"You didn't catch up with the butler?" Night Wind asked.

"Yeah, that guy ran too fast, and his movements were so unpredictable, I lost him," Zijing said dejectedly.

It's normal for Bauhinia to feel frustrated.

This guy used all his skills to escape, so his movement speed was astonishing.

But now, the butler has defeated her in terms of agility, how could she not feel upset?

Night Breeze asked, "Where did you lose track of them?"

Zijing recalled for a moment before saying, "I lost him in the back garden. After he entered the back garden, he vanished as if he had disappeared into thin air. I couldn't find where he went, and I couldn't sense his presence either."

"The back garden?" the night wind murmured to itself.

Then Ye Feng suddenly stood up, a slight smile appearing on his face.

“This fake drama should end,” Night Wind said.

"Ancestor?"

Jiang Wei looked at Ye Feng with a completely bewildered expression.

Night Wind chuckled and said, "Jiang Wei, I'm giving you a task. Go to the back garden immediately and check if there are any secret passages there. If you find anything unusual, destroy them all!"

"Yes, Ancestor!"

Jiang Wei said heavily, and then ran outside.

As soon as Jiang Wei left, Ye Feng lifted Zijing off the chair.

“It’s time for us to take action,” Night Wind said.

"So what exactly are we supposed to do?" Zijing asked, puzzled.

"Come with me, you'll see when we get there."

As Ye Feng spoke, he led Zi Jing toward the tall tower in the distance.

Along the way, Ye Feng encountered many guards, who immediately stopped him when they saw that Ye Feng was heading towards the tower.

But how could these guards possibly be a match for Ye Feng? Not only could they not stop Ye Feng, they couldn't even make him stop.

In the study, Li Huayun suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of the tower, his expression becoming very gloomy.

"So, in the end, I still couldn't fool him?" Li Huayun said to himself.

Then, Li Huayun opened the drawer and began to write a letter.

He writes very fast, as if he's racing against time.

At this moment, the night wind had already brought Zijing to the entrance of this tall tower.

Just as Ye Feng and Zi Jing were about to step into this place, a woman's voice came from behind them.

"Don't go any further!"

This is the voice of Lady Zhao Yanzhi, the city lord's wife!

Night Breeze smiled and said, "Why? I came here out of kindness to visit, but you refuse to see me. Is that really okay?"

“Go back, Your Highness Prince Nanling, please do not disturb the peace here,” Zhao Yanzhi said in a very low voice.

Night Wind sneered: "If the peace of your city lord's mansion is built on the lives of tens of thousands of innocent people, then there is no need for such peace to continue to exist!"

At the same time, in the back garden.

Jiang Wei searched the area and actually found a secret passage!

This secret passage leads underground, and is blocked by seven or eight stone doors.

Although Jiang Wei did not have the key to open the stone door, how could these stone doors possibly stop him?

After all, he was a True Essence Realm martial artist!

Jiang Wei took out his longsword and slashed down without hesitation, shattering one stone door after another.

Before long, Jiang Wei entered a spacious, hemispherical underground hall.

Looking at the scene in the hall, Jiang Wei's face showed an expression of disbelief.

"How could it be so evil!"

Jiang Wei roared, his eyes burning with fierce flames!

Inside the hall were rows of stone beds, on which lay one dying person after another.

These people included men, women, the elderly, and children, and their clothes were tattered.

It was obvious that they were all refugees!

They appeared to be in a state of some kind of coma, but their expressions were quite painful, as if they were having a nightmare from which they could not wake up.

Most importantly, the floor of this hall was covered with bones and rotting corpses!