Bei Chen knelt down and said, "In Yichuan, the exiled troops entered an inn. That night, the inn caught fire, and the fire burned the entire inn down..."

Zhou Shaoyu, disregarding his injuries, scrambled to his feet, his face pale: "How is Zhaozhao? Tell me in detail."

"No one in the entire inn survived; they were all burned to death... About two hundred skeletons were found in the rooms, all of whom were adult men; there were no women or children!"

Zhou Shaoyu slowly relaxed and asked, "Has anyone witnessed men, women, or children running that way?"

"That night, the people in the town heard the deafening sound of horses' hooves and the incessant sounds of fighting. Everyone thought that the government troops were arresting bandits, so no one dared to go out."

Bei Chen said he couldn't find any news about the Xie family, so he continued to follow the official road south and southwest for two days, but he still couldn't find any trace of the Xie family.

"Not a single clue or anything strange?"

"I chased them all the way to Yicheng, but I couldn't find any information. I'm incompetent; I couldn't find anything." Bei Chen lowered his eyes, his voice flat.

Zhou Shaoyu looked at him quietly for a while, then suddenly a look of relief appeared on his face.

Can't find it? I don't believe you for a second!

After Bei Chen left, Zhou Shaoyu immediately said to Nan Xing, "Go find Leng Luo and tell him that the Xie family was kidnapped in Yichuan."

Nanxing accepted the order and immediately went to inform Leng Luo.

Leng Luo asked Nan Xing, "Is this His Highness's intention?"

Nanxing said, "Lord Leng can send the Imperial City Guard to investigate."

The information gathered by the Imperial City Guard has been compiled by Leng Luo.

In front of all the officials, the young Commander Leng, with a cold expression, reported loudly: "The Xie family, exiled criminals, were fifty miles from the city when they were first attacked by government troops who set fire to an inn in Yichuan. The government troops then carried out a massacre of the Xie family, sparing neither the innkeeper nor the escorts... The Xie family scattered in the chaos!"

The court fell silent instantly.

Seeing the newly appointed crown prince in a state of panic, Leng Luo suddenly smiled wickedly and said, "Pshaw, a fake!"