"But what does this have to do with me? Isn't it reasonable for them to frame me for doing these things?" Xiao Shu'er said disdainfully. "Oh right, we should also deal with Chang Lili as soon as possible. My brother finally agreed to my request, so let's not have any more mishaps."

Bai Mei had no choice but to agree reluctantly.

Tonight is an unjust night. As dusk settles, the pitch-black sky reveals not a single star. The night is dark and the wind is high.

The wind only brought waves of heat, making the room very stuffy. Doctor Jiang opened the window to let in some fresh air, but soon the window creaked and groaned from the wind, so he had to close it.

A short while later, a rumbling sound came from outside, gradually becoming clearer as it approached.

Thunder rumbled, one clatter after another.

Physician Jiang disliked this kind of weather. He took a few breaths, turned over, and still found it difficult to fall asleep.

For some reason, he always felt uneasy and restless.

He put on his coat, wanting to go outside for some fresh air before the rain started to fall.

But as soon as he pushed open the door, he regretted it. It was pitch black outside, with only the wind howling. A terrifying atmosphere permeated the darkness, and something white flashed in the shadows.

The dim candlelight inside the room revealed several dark figures, silently but aggressively approaching.

Physician Jiang watched as they appeared before him in an instant, their short swords and long swords raised high. Everything was silent, except for the howling wind.

Physician Jiang's mind went blank as he watched the long sword fall, its size magnified in his pupils.

He knew death was approaching, and cold sweat quickly seeped out from his body, but he didn't have time to feel fear.

Swords clashed in the darkness, producing a piercing, sharp sound.

Physician Jiang looked at the long sword lying above his head. The cold blade emanated a chilling aura, but it was blocked by a short knife.

Physician Jiang collapsed to the ground, watching the people in front of him start fighting.

The man with the short knife was clearly there to rescue him, but fortunately he was more skilled, and even if those men in black joined forces, they were no match for him.

The men in black, however, remained relentless, suffering defeat after defeat, only to launch a counterattack.

They all knew that failure meant death, but failing to carry out the mission well would only lead to a worse fate.

In the end, Ke Shou had no choice but to kill them all in order to escape.

Although Physician Jiang was a royal physician, he had never seen such a scene of corpses lying haphazardly before. He was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he sat on the ground for a long time, unable to stand up.

Ke Shou emerged from the darkness, stood before the door, revealing his fairly handsome face, and said in a deep voice, "Imperial Physician Jiang, it's safe now."

"It's...it's you..." Physician Jiang had been "invited" to the General's Mansion more than once, so he was quite familiar with Ke Shou.

He still felt lingering fear about the face he had just seen, but the terror of being on the brink of death had left him unable to recover.

The person before him had saved him, and Physician Jiang was filled with gratitude, sincerely saying, "Thank you... thank you, young hero..."

Ke Shou wiped the blood off the short sword, sheathed it, and said calmly, "No need for thanks. I saved you because I have something to ask of you."

Physician Jiang looked surprised and sighed. Before he could speak, Ke Shou interrupted him.

"You may refuse again, but before that, you'd better listen to me. Do you know who these people who came to kill you are?" Ke Shou said calmly, without any panic, as if he was confident that Physician Jiang would agree to his request.

The raging night wind carried a strong stench of blood. Physician Jiang shivered, his face growing even paler: "I have never wronged anyone, so why have I brought this upon myself today..."

Despite his young age, Ke Shou sighed with considerable emotion and said, "Doctor Jiang, sometimes we are targeted not because we have offended anyone, but perhaps simply because we know too much."

Physician Jiang raised an eyebrow and began to feign ignorance: "I...I don't know what you mean..."

"A few days ago, Imperial Physician Jiang entrusted someone to take the jewelry bestowed by the Princess back home. Not long ago, the Jiang family mansion was completely empty, and not a single member of the Jiang family was left alive."

Physician Jiang's pupils contracted, his eyes suddenly widened, and then his thin body began to tremble, the trembling becoming more and more violent.

"You... what did you say? Impossible... impossible..." His aged voice began to tremble, repeating over and over, his face full of anger and disbelief, as if Ke Shou had told him a huge lie.

Ke Shou remained calm throughout, but now he only sighed, looked away, and said with some reluctance, "The general wanted to start with the Jiang residence to find evidence, but he has not succeeded. During this time, he has been sending people to observe the movements of the Jiang residence, but instead, a group of assassins came."

None of the Jiang family members survived. Of the two subordinates who were sent to keep an eye on the Jiang family, one died and the other desperately escaped to inform them of the danger.

Meng Yuxiu knew that it would be very difficult to turn the tide in this matter, and that he would have to use extraordinary means to rescue Chang Lili.

But even if there was only a sliver of hope, he wanted to try anything that could give Chang Lili a peaceful life.

"Murder to silence witnesses...who was it?" Meng Yuxiu was shocked and couldn't help but ponder. "Imperial Physician Jiang! The Jiang family was wiped out, and I'm afraid Imperial Physician Jiang won't be spared either."

Under Meng Yuxiu's strict instructions, Ke Shou rushed to the Imperial Medical Bureau as soon as possible, and fortunately managed to save Physician Jiang's life.

After a long while, the disbelief on Physician Jiang's face gradually turned into sorrow. He covered his face and wept, his white beard and temples trembling slightly.

Ke Shou's eyes were filled with pity: "Imperial Physician Jiang, the deceased is gone, but you are still alive. Your family still needs you to bury and pay respects. I think you should understand by now that the person who took your life wanted to destroy the evidence to prevent future trouble. Whether you say it or not, things have come to this. Do you want to let the person who killed your family go unpunished?"

After sobbing for a while, Physician Jiang wiped away his tears, raised his head, and a resolute light of hatred shone from his old and cloudy pupils: "I never expected them to be so ruthless. I will avenge my family!"

With Meng Li's hair tied around his waist, Meng Yuxiu donned a neat set of clothes. The dark-colored garments made him indistinct in the darkness.

That night, several claps of thunder roared in the sky, startling the soldiers guarding the palace gates, who then began to complain amongst themselves and didn't speak for a while.

What they didn't know was that just as the thunder roared, a figure flashed past and disappeared into the vast night.

The day Chang Lili was to be secretly executed was tomorrow, but Meng Yuxiu was worried and insisted on breaking into the palace gates tonight to guard Chang Lili.

Jumping over the palace gates is easy, but getting to the dungeon is quite difficult.

As soon as Meng Yuxiu leaped over the palace gate, he saw an even darker, taller figure in the darkness.

The torches lit on the palace gates illuminated a little of this pitch-black world.

"What a small world!" Meng Yuxiu thought angrily to himself.