The Prefect of the Capital arrived with his men and, after dispersing the surrounding residents, slowly said, "This fire is strange; it didn't damage any of the surrounding houses."
Ning Nanxiao frowned slightly, pursed his lips, and said, "I'll leave this to you, sir."
The Prefect of the Capital nodded and sighed, "I've already sent someone to inform Lord Zheng, alas..."
"By the way, does Your Highness know who did this?"
Ning Nanxiao scoffed lightly and said calmly, "Lord Zheng knows the answer himself. If he asks, just repeat what I said to him."
After speaking, Ning Nanxiao looked at Bai Tuantuan and saw that she was immersed in her grief. He frowned deeply and immediately walked over: "Tuantuan? Tuantuan?"
Bai Tuantuan slowly raised her head, tears streaming down her cheeks. She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Overwhelmed by immense grief and guilt, she was consumed by grief and guilt.
At this moment, Bai Tuantuan was filled with self-blame. She blamed herself, knowing that the Prince Ping's mansion would not let them off so easily, why didn't she send someone to protect them?
"What... what's wrong with the princess?" The Prefect of the Capital was greatly surprised. "Should we call a doctor?"
Ning Nanxiao picked up Bai Tuantuan and rushed out, saying, "I'll leave things here to you, sir."
The Prefect of the Capital regained his senses and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "This humble official understands."
Fei Qian quickly brought the carriage over.
After Ning Nanxiao and Bai Tuantuan got into the carriage, Fei Qian quickly drove the carriage towards the Chen family.
"Bai Tuantuan! Wake up!" The sudden roar made Bai Tuantuan's heart jump, and she looked up at Ning Nanxiao.
"This is not your fault. I didn't notice it either, and I never expected them to act so quickly."
"We thought that, out of respect for Lord Zheng, even if the Prince Ping's mansion wanted to target the Zheng family, they wouldn't go too far. We never expected them to kill them outright..."
"Tuantuan, you have to pull yourself together. Although Master Chen and Madam Chen are dead, the others are still alive and waiting for us to rescue them."
Bai Tuantuan wiped away her tears and said in a hoarse voice, "I understand."
Seeing Bai Tuantuan speak, Ning Nanxiao felt slightly relieved and reached out to rub Bai Tuantuan's head: "I'll stay with you, don't worry."
After a pause, he slowly said, "I felt the master's power on the spot. It seems that we guessed correctly. Prince Ping and the master have joined forces. This is probably why Prince Ping dares to oppose the emperor."
Bai Tuantuan took a deep breath, suppressing her grief, stared at Ning Nanxiao, and slowly said, "They say that the King of Hell controls life and death. If I can find him, can I get him to release Madam Zheng and Master Zheng?"
Ning Nanxiao was slightly taken aback, looking at Bai Tuantuan's little face. He never thought that such childish words would come out of Bai Tuantuan's mouth.
Before Ning Nanxiao could answer, Bai Tuantuan lowered her eyes and slowly said, "I was overthinking it. Even if the King of Hell controls life and death, he cannot arbitrarily alter the Book of Life and Death."
Ning Nanxiao did not respond to her. After arriving at the Chen family, Bai Tuantuan had already returned to normal and jumped off the carriage.
"Young Miss is back!"
The housekeeper opened the door and saw Bai Tuantuan. His eyes lit up: "Why are you back so late? I'll go and call the master and madam right away."
"Don't."
Bai Tuantuan stopped the housekeeper and whispered, "Don't wake up my maternal grandparents, I'm looking for Yinrong."
Although the butler was puzzled, he nodded and said, "Okay."
"Uncle Butler, you should go and rest too, don't worry about me."
After Bai Tuantuan whispered something, she walked towards Zheng Yinrong's courtyard with Ning Nanxiao and Fei Qian.
However, as soon as they entered the back garden, they saw Nan Nian and Chen Xiaoran drinking together.
"I think I saw Tuantuan? Is she drunk?" Nan Nian muttered to herself in confusion. When she stood up and looked at Bai Tuantuan again, she was shocked. "Tuantuan? Nan Xiao?"
Chen Xiaoran also came over: "What brings you two here?"
"Auntie..." Bai Tuantuan hugged Nan Nian tightly, tears streaming down her face.
Nan Nian threw the wine bottle away and quickly hugged Bai Tuantuan, asking, "What happened? What's wrong?"
Chen Xiaoran quickly looked at Ning Nanxiao: "What happened?"
Ning Nanxiao felt extremely uncomfortable looking at Bai Tuantuan, who was crying loudly in Nan Nian's arms.
She still didn't consider herself her closest person!
Upon hearing Chen Xiaoran's question, Ning Nanxiao said in a low voice, "Master Zheng and Madam Zheng have been killed."
"What?" Chen Xiaoran and Nan Nian were shocked.
Ning Nanxiao didn't hide anything from them and said directly, "The master has reappeared in the martial arts world and should be joining forces with Prince Ping. Master Zheng and Madam Zheng are dead, but the bodies of the other members of the Zheng family have not been found, so they should still be alive."
"If it really is a wicked technique of replenishing yang by absorbing yin, what can be confirmed is that the women of the Zheng family are currently safe."
"You beast!" Nan Nian couldn't help but curse. "How could Yin Rong accept this if she knew? She was so happy packing her bags today, just waiting to reunite with them at dawn, how could she..."
Bai Tuantuan wiped away her tears and whispered, "It's my fault. I should have noticed sooner..."
"Tuantuan!" Nan Nian looked at Bai Tuantuan disapprovingly and scolded, "Why is it your problem? Do you have three heads and six arms? Does it mean that every time someone dies, it's your problem?"
"You're Meng Po, not Yama, the King of Hell! I think this is Yama's problem! He lets bad people live in this world, while good people die young!"
Fei Qian secretly glanced at Ning Nanxiao.
Ning Nanxiao: ...
Chen Xiaoran nodded: "That's right, if anyone's to blame, it's the King of Hell, not you."
Bai Tuantuan raised her tear-filled eyes and looked at Nan Nian and Chen Xiaoran: "But, we don't know where the King of Hell is..."
"That's his problem too. Knowing there was danger in the human world, why didn't he show up sooner?" Nan Nian's unreasonable words made Bai Tuantuan laugh.
"If the King of Hell knew that his aunt had said those things about him, he would definitely be angry."
Nan Nian raised an eyebrow: "That's none of my business. Besides, how could the King of Hell be so petty? As for our Tuantuan, she can't cry anymore. Look, her eyes are all swollen."
"As for Yinrong, this matter can't be kept secret. Come on, your aunt will accompany you to find her."
Bai Tuantuan responded and followed Nan Nian toward Zheng Yinrong's courtyard.
Chen Xiaoran and Ning Nanxiao went into the pavilion.
"What are your plans regarding this matter?" Chen Xiaoran frowned slightly. "If we don't punish him severely, Prince Ping will only become more and more arrogant."
"Kill him," Ning Nanxiao said calmly. "Kill him as an example to deter others."
Chen Xiaoran raised an eyebrow: "You're decisive."
Ning Nanxiao looked into the darkness and said, word by word, "This time, we can't let the master escape again."
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