"As for that skilled peddler, he was the Fourth Princess's lover when he was young. His family committed a crime and he survived on the Fourth Princess's charity. He has been hiding by the Fourth Princess's side, working like a slave."

"However, Your Majesty, according to the instructions of Princess Rouqing and the Fourth Princess, they planned to capture Miss Shen and bring her to their residence before venting their anger. Now that the peddler is dead, Miss Shen must have been taken away by another group of people."

That's the most dangerous part of the situation.

Nothing happens by chance; this is a conspiracy where the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Is the real target Shen Jiao?

Perhaps the truth is not as simple as it seems.

Ji Yan sneered: "Go, arrest everyone from the Han family and the Vice Minister's residence. Starting immediately, kill three people every half hour and hang their heads at the door!"

"Yes." The guard responded and withdrew.

Ji Yan then pointed to another guard, "Bring the body in."

It refers to the deceased vendor.

The body, washed clean by the rain, turned pale and gradually developed lividity, looking extremely horrifying.

It is said that one can recognize a person by their writing. Each sect and each person has their own habitual sword and saber techniques. Ji Yan recognized at a glance who had killed the vendor.

His tone was sinister: "Send a message to Qinglang: within three days, I will make the entire Hundred Ghosts Sect vanish!"

"Yes." The guard took the body and immediately withdrew.

The guards had just left when Liang Heng hurried in. Along the way, the surroundings were filled with a strong smell of blood.

Half an hour ago, the tyrant personally used extremely cruel methods to kill the families of the two bribed maids.

As for the two maids, their fate was sealed; they were skinned alive while barely clinging to life and left to groan in the dungeon.