"Did Hua Yuhe reveal any important information?" Qiu Zeyu asked, though he was very weak.

"She was stabbed to death in the heavily guarded Lin'an prison! Several key personnel are also dead. This is suspicious! Who killed her, and why now?" Lan Yamei suspected Murong Xingchen was behind it! Back then, the Murong family intervened in the power struggle between Hua Yuhe and Granny Guan. Moreover, she was safe and sound before being arrested, and died as soon as she entered the prison, making it impossible not to suspect that the guards had stolen from her.

Qiu Zeyu, however, had a different opinion: "Hua Yuhe is the link between all the events. She may seem insignificant, but she knows a lot. Not only did she help Nanfang Nan bribe officials, but she also got involved with the Japanese Wu Tongling. It's very likely that she betrayed her country for personal gain. Moreover, she has been able to stand out from the crowd in Longyang Town for so many years. She must have done a lot of dirty work on her competitors. Many people want her dead! Now that she has been investigated and imprisoned, there will definitely be many people who want to kick her while she's down."

"That's what she deserves! She has no choice but to get involved in politics instead of running a proper business. Besides, the deaths of Er Gou and his wife are probably related to her. After all, Wu Tongling was very likely acting on her orders! You know, the Eight Treasure Duck at Zui Xiang Lou was ordered by Hua Man Lou. It must have been to curry favor with that Japanese. Why didn't I think of that sooner!" Lan Ya Mei said with some regret.

"Don't blame yourself, no one expected her to go to such lengths to make things difficult for us!"

"Wait, I suddenly thought of something." Lan Yamei's eyes widened in horror; she was startled by her own thought.

"What are you thinking about?" Qiu Zeyu asked.

"Very likely! I mean very likely! Wang Fengyang's family was also silenced by Hua Yuhe. Although we don't have concrete evidence, she did give Wang Fengyang poison. When one plan failed, she devised another. That night, she sent someone to poison the family, killing all three, and then framed us. Her aim was to both silence them and disgust them. But why would she target Wang Fengyang's family? And why did she have to kill them to cover it up?" Lan Yamei began to sort out her thoughts. Before, she hadn't thought much about it, only wanting to live peacefully, eat her fill, and then figure out a way to go back. Now, she had to use her brain.

"As far as I know, the Murong family is looking for the jade pendant, and Hua Yuhe helped them. This jade pendant involves many things, and someone was afraid that she would talk nonsense, so they killed her in advance." Qiu Zeyu continued, "Hua Yuhe is a person who does everything with a purpose. She would never waste time and energy dealing with a meaningless person. The fact that she was able to find Wang Fengyang's family must mean that there is a connection, but I can't think of what it is right now."

Upon hearing Qiu Zeyu's words, Lan Yamei remembered the jade pendant. Everyone who had seen it had met with misfortune. First, three young men were poisoned. Then the pawnshop owner was murdered! Could this jade pendant really be some rare treasure? She herself had pawned it for five hundred taels to start her business, and thankfully she had sold it, otherwise she probably wouldn't be alive today.

"Wang Fengyang's family is from Chang'an. Could they be members of the royal family? And Nanfang Nan hates the royal family, so she had Hua Yuhe assassinate them?" Lan Yamei boldly speculated.

Qiu Zeyu smiled and explained, "That's absolutely impossible! The royal family would never allow any bloodline to be lost to the outside world."

"Guan Hu, have you caught him?" Qiu Zeyu asked.

"Who is he? Is he important?" Lan Yamei had never paid attention to this person before.

“He’s Hua Yuhe’s confidant; he knows almost everything about Hua Manlou. He ran away the day Murong Xingchen raided Hua Manlou. I need to find him quickly; it’ll be much easier to find Wu Tongling then.” Qiu Zeyu shared everything he knew with her, hoping only for her safety. He hadn’t told her before because he felt he could protect her. But now, severely injured and nearly dead, he had to plan carefully.

"Even if we find him, we're no match for him. We need a sure thing to capture him alive." Lan Yamei still couldn't forget the scene when she found Qiu Zeyu. If she had been a little later, she might not have survived.

“Wu Tongling has improved a lot in the past three years. I can’t gain any advantage if I fight him head-on. After all, he was my master and knows my skills very well. Now that he’s injured like this, I can’t do anything to him.” Qiu Zeyu sighed.

"Since he is Japanese and has been lurking in our country for so many years, his motives are probably not pure! If we know his purpose, we can better control him." Lan Yamei knew that even Qiu Zeyu couldn't defeat him, so the only way to deal with him would be to gather the strength of the entire martial arts world.

"That cave is his training ground. Over the years, he has collected almost all the martial arts manuals. He himself said that as long as he obtains the long-lost 'Starry Sky Flying Heaven' treasure box, he will be invincible!"

"The Starry Sky Flying Apsaras Treasure Box?"

Suddenly, Wang Fengyang's voice rang out from outside the door.

The two were startled. Lan Yamei flung open the door, and Qiu Kongkong and Wang Fengyang were already standing outside. They must have overheard their conversation.

"You..." Lan Yamei didn't know what to say for a moment, as more and more people were getting involved.

Wang Fengyang said, "I know where the 'Starry Sky Flying Apsaras' treasure box is! If I have this treasure box, can I catch Wu Tongling, avenge Uncle and Aunt Er Gou, and find Grandma Guan and Grandpa Ouyang?"

Everyone was incredulous!

Qiu Zeyu said, "Yangyang, I wouldn't dare to talk nonsense."

Wang Fengyang said confidently, "Master, I really know. It is a peerless martial arts manual! Everyone in the martial arts world wants to obtain it so that they can change the flag and rule for thousands of generations."

The three of them had very interesting expressions after hearing this.

Qiu Kongkong boldly guessed, "Could it be that your family is the Wang family that mysteriously disappeared from the martial arts world twenty years ago?"

Wang Fengyang nodded and said, "My father told me that our family has guarded this treasure box for generations, but we don't have the key and have never opened it. Now I live alone, so I hid the treasure box in a very secret place. If it's to save them, I'm willing to take it out."

Qiu Zeyu was so emotional that he clenched his teeth in pain from his wound, and the three of them quickly showed concern for him.

Despite the pain, Qiu Zeyu instructed Qiu Kongkong, "I am seriously injured and can barely protect myself. Now that we know Yangyang's secret, you will be in charge of protecting him. You are the best in martial arts, so you must not let him be in danger or fall into the hands of bad guys."

Qiu Kongkong seemed like a completely different person lately. He was much more reliable in his actions and behavior, no longer the playboy with his frivolous ways. Faced with his brother's request, he readily agreed, "Don't worry! I'll not only protect Yangyang, but I'll protect all of you!"

Blue Girl's head is huge! I can't believe such a small barbecue place has so many duds! No wonder there are always accidents! Everyone's keeping a low profile!

Just then, Tie Tou called out from downstairs, "Manager Lan, Meng Lan has brought some vegetables with her."

"Okay, I'll be right down," Lan Yamei replied, and then said to the others, "The three of you stay upstairs and don't come down unless necessary."