He also encountered a group of barbarians outside the city, which deepened his speculation.

However, now that he learned from Zhu Yi that the deaths of these officials were actually related to the struggles among the aristocratic families in Youzhou, Xia He couldn't help but frown.

"Is it just a coincidence?"

Xia He whispered to himself. He felt vaguely that things were not that simple.

There are more than just these few officials from Youzhou. Zhu Yi has sent people to secretly monitor the rest, and will notify them immediately if there is any sign of trouble.

Just as they were discussing, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door. A yamen runner rushed in in a panic, reporting breathlessly:

"Sir, this is bad! The officials who were monitoring us are packing up their belongings and taking their families with them. It looks like they are planning to escape!"

"What?!"

Zhu Yi stood up suddenly, her face changing suddenly.

"It seems like they have noticed something and want to escape."

Liu Rushuang clenched her fists and said coldly:

"We must not let them get away! If they escape, the clues will be lost!"

"Chase! I want to see where they can run to!"

Several people acted quickly and rode their horses straight to the residences of those officials.

Sure enough, several huge carriages were parked in front of the mansion, filled with gold, silver and valuables, and several officials' families were climbing onto the carriages in a panic.

The leading official looked back from time to time, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, and urged in a low voice:

"Hurry, faster! If we are discovered by the Su family, we will be finished!"

Hearing this, the people behind him hurried their steps, as if there were evil spirits chasing them.

"Stop!" Zhu Yi shouted sternly, with unquestionable majesty in her voice.

When the officials heard the sound, they turned pale with fright.

One of them tried to remain calm and said in a trembling voice, "Master Zhu, what do you mean? We are just... just returning home to visit relatives."

"Visiting relatives?" Xia He sneered, dismounted, walked to the front of the carriage, and casually opened a box, which was filled with gold, silver and jewelry.

"Do you need to bring so much valuables to visit relatives? Are you planning to never come back?"

The official's face changed and he stammered:

"This... this is our property, why not take it back?"