With a single twist of his wrist, he snapped the other person's neck.

"search!"

Yin Yue and the others rushed into the Pingchang Marquis's residence.

Following the route map Ye Zhen had drawn in advance, they found their way to the backyard and then went down to the basement.

The skilled guards protecting the house couldn't stop it in time.

Lin Hanlin had just inhaled the Ruyi Ointment and was experiencing ultimate pleasure when the door was suddenly kicked open. Before he could react, he was knocked unconscious.

The officials who were gambling didn't even have time to collect their money, and several people in the basement were all knocked unconscious before they could even pull up their pants.

Upon learning of this, the old lady of the Pingchang Marquis's residence hurriedly pulled on the rope at the foot of the bed.

This rope is connected to a bell somewhere in the secret passage. If you pull it, the bell will transmit a sound to the Prime Minister's study.

Li Heng will know.

The Wang family also learned that Ye Zhen had gone missing.

Su Luoqing felt guilty, thinking that she had implicated Ye Zhen by inviting him to the Su family. She immediately lifted her veil to help find him.

Stopped by Madam Wang and Wang Jingshuo, Wang Jingshuo said, "You stay home and wait, I'll go."

He was Xie Tingzhou's confidant, and Ye Zhen hadn't kept this plan from him; he had to cooperate.

As it happened, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was attending a wedding banquet at his residence, and he was invited to join him.

Therefore, no sooner had Shi Yan arrived at the Pingchang Marquis's residence than he and the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review arrived.

Upon seeing what was in the backyard, Wang Jingshuo shouted, "In broad daylight, how dare the Marquis of Pingchang's mansion set up such a den of debauchery! My lord, you must do something about it!"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was also shocked. He immediately ordered his men to shout for reinforcements from the Court of Judicial Review and then report the news to the palace.

Some bolder civilians followed them in, and the skilled guards didn't dare to make a move.

Lady Pingchang, who was being helped out by her maids and servants, trembled upon seeing this.

The Pingchang Marquis's family was once a prominent family in the capital, but it eventually declined until only the Pingchang Marquis's wife remained.

She had been working for Prime Minister Li for years, and knowing that her deeds had been exposed and she would not escape punishment, she wanted to escape back to her house to seek euthanasia.

Wang Jingshuo reacted quickly, pointing at her and saying, "Quick, take her down."

He was a member of the Censorate, so it was only natural for him to take action when he saw such absurdity.

Under the pretext of searching for Ye Zhen, Yin Yue and the others searched the entire Dark Abode thoroughly and finally found the entrance to the secret room.

Shi Yan kicked it away again, "Search, you must find Zhen'er."

Just as Li Heng returned to his study, he received a reminder from the Lady of Pingchang Marquis and hurriedly ordered his guards, "Destroy the secret passage."

When the secret passage was built, they envisioned the day it would be discovered, so they installed a destruction device when digging the tunnel.

As long as he presses the mechanism, the entire secret passage will be blocked.

However, he underestimated Shi Yan's speed and internal strength.

Before he could even press the button, a dark figure flashed out from the secret passage, and Shi Yan was already standing in front of him, gripping his neck.

"Hand over my daughter, or I'll make sure you die a horrible death."

As they spoke, they also took control of the mechanism, preventing Li Heng's men from getting close.

"The Regent of Great Wei has acted recklessly in my Great Abyss without any evidence or proof. What exactly does he intend to do?"

Li Hengxin sank to the bottom.

Zhenluo had not yet returned when the Yunwang Mansion caught fire, and Shi Yan found Anzhai so quickly that he even found his study from there.

The Dark Studio, which had been closed for a long time, is now open.

Everything was such a coincidence.

He couldn't help but suspect that his scheme had been exposed, and that Ye Zhen and Shi Yan were using it against him.

But he didn't know how much they knew or what they would do, so he could only take the initiative and hold the princes of other countries accountable for causing trouble in Dae Yeon.

Shi Yan snorted coldly, "My daughter has disappeared. I followed the clues and discovered that someone was secretly sending people into this house."

After his daughter discovered the hidden room that day, if he hadn't stopped her from coming to check on the house that very day, he would have naturally sent people to keep a close watch on it.

The students rallied support for Li Heng, and the emperor adopted a conciliatory attitude, making Li Heng believe he was safe.

However, the emperor quietly suppressed the officials of the prime minister's faction, causing them to complain bitterly. Li Heng was worried about losing popular support and was eager to win over his ministers, which was all within his daughter's expectations.

But they were incredibly audacious, daring to kidnap and buy people at this critical juncture as before, which gave him an excuse to come here.

Li Heng refused to admit it, saying, "Your daughter isn't here. Regent, you might as well look elsewhere."

However, he felt somewhat uncertain, wondering if Zhenluo had fallen into the hands of Shi Yan and his group.

Just then, a guard from the Prime Minister's residence came in to report, "Princess Zhaoning is in the palace. Please, Regent, release my master."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yan good-naturedly let go.

Li Heng wondered how Ye Zhen ended up in the palace. Could it be that Prince Yun had succeeded in his plan and bypassed Zhenluo to report his affair with Ye Zhen directly to the Emperor and Empress?

Or was it discovered by the Imperial Guards, and the Prince of Yun failed?

At this moment, Li Heng never expected that Ye Zhen would dare to kill the Prince of Yun, burn down the Prince of Yun's courtyard, frame him for the incident, and even go to the palace to file a complaint as a victim.

He said forcefully, "Your Excellency Regent, you have broken into my residence without any evidence. I will not let this matter rest."

"What if we don't give up?"

Shi Yan's expression was indifferent but tinged with contempt. "I entered the Pingchang Marquis's residence, but I didn't know that their secret passage would lead to your Prime Minister's residence."

For a high-ranking prime minister to engage in such underhanded dealings is an insult to the nation.

This was originally an internal matter of the Great Abyss, and I was too lazy to interfere. But since I am related to your emperor by marriage, and this empire is going to be handed over to my son-in-law.

"Such sordid affairs have occurred in my son-in-law's family. I cannot stand idly by. I will also let those scholars who spoke out for you see what kind of person this so-called prime minister is."

"Release the Prime Minister!"

The experts hired by Li Heng shouted sternly.

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Jingshuo's loud voice came from the secret passage, "What do you mean? The end of this secret passage is actually the Prime Minister's residence?"

He seemed unsure and asked those around him, "You guys just heard that, right? He was talking about the Prime Minister, wasn't he?"