Xiao Lingyu understood that she had no power and the people from Nankun would not cooperate with her.
Xiao Lingyu sneered, "You are in dire straits now, and you are in no position to negotiate with me. Since you won't tell the truth, I will have no choice but to hand you over to the authorities for a large reward. Come on!"
"Ma'am, I'll tell you what I'll tell you."
"You are such a coward!"
Ye Feng angrily scolded his men and kicked them hard, but did not hurt them at all.
If his martial arts skills had not been crippled, he would have killed them all here.
Even if his people of Nankun die, they will never fall into the hands of the Beiyi government.
Xiao Lingyu was in a good mood. He didn't expect that this person was so principled, but had a spineless subordinate who was holding him back.
Xiao Lingyu looked at the man, "What's your name?"
"My name is Li Qing. If we tell the truth, will you let us go?"
Xiao Lingyu felt strangely relieved when he heard his Nankun accent. "If your master has enough power to help me expand my business throughout Nankun, I will not only spare your life, but also help you find the child in the painting. I have caravans in all corners of Beiyi, South and North. If you look for a child, I can help you find him in at least a month."
Su Ning'an, who was eavesdropping outside, raised his eyebrows. His mother started to make up lies again.
Xiao Lingyu was certain that the master behind them would give them a deadline to find someone.
After a long time, it will be easy to expose the truth and be noticed by the Beiyi government.
"Just tell me, I don't have much time."
Li Qing: "Madam, we..."
"Li Qing, shut up, you traitor!" Ye Feng roared, and Li Qing trembled with fear.
Su Xingyi hurried forward and pressed Ye Feng's mute point.
The granary suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Xiao Lingyu raised his eyelids and said, "I can tell you now."
To save his life, Li Qing avoided looking at Ye Feng's furious eyes and said, "Madam, we are indeed from Nankun. We entered the southern part of Beiyi to find the child in the painting."
Xiao Lingyu hurriedly asked, "Who is your master?"
"Master Witch Doctor Tai Zhuo, Master Tai."
Xiao Lingyu's eyebrows moved slightly, "This Master Tai is just a doctor. I'm afraid he can't help me expand my business to the whole of Nankun."
"Madam, although Lord Tai is a witch doctor, he is a close confidant of our Crown Princess."
Crown Princess?
"Madam, our Nankun Imperial Family had both an empress and a princess a hundred years ago. Now the Empress has only one daughter, who is both virtuous and talented. Your Majesty has already appointed her as the Crown Princess."
Xiao Lingyu's eyelids twitched when he heard this. This meant that Xiao Xier might be a member of the Nankun royal family.
It is even more likely that she will be the next empress.
It is obvious that Crown Princess Nankun is the murderer behind the persecution of Xiao Xier.
There is only one reason and that is the position of empress.
Xiao Lingyu's heart was in turmoil. How could the impoverished princess of Beiyi compete with the noble crown princess of Nankun?
Can she protect Xiao Xier?
"Is the girl in the painting the child your Crown Princess is looking for?"
Li Qing nodded, "Exactly."
"But the portrait is too simple. It doesn't reveal the child's true appearance at all. Isn't it like looking for a needle in a haystack to find someone based on the portrait?"
"Madam, the scent of the sachet in your hand is the same as the scent of the child in the painting. We can find the person by the smell."
Xiao Lingyu took a sniff of the sachet and said, "The smell of this sachet seems a bit like the Xihan Fragrance Dew that we bought at Juxiang Pavilion today."
"The child we are looking for doesn't need to be smeared with Xihanxiang to have this scent."
Xiao Lingyu shook his head slightly, "How is this possible?"
"Madam, the child in the painting is in a village south of Beiyi. We will definitely find him if we go to the village."
This was exactly what Xiao Lingyu was puzzled about. "How can you be so sure that the child in the painting is in the village south of Beiyi?"
"Master Tai's divination skills are among the best in the Four Kingdoms. He will never make mistakes."
Wow, there are so many talented people around the Crown Princess!
It’s really tricky!
"Okay, I understand."
Seeing Xiao Lingyu turn and leave, Li Qing said anxiously, "Madam, you said you would let us go."
Xiao Lingyu glanced back at Li Qing and said, "Don't worry, I will send someone to take you to Lingyun City. You can stay here and take good care of yourself for the time being."
Su Ning'an hurriedly picked a few wild fruits and ran to the grove.
Mother would not arrest or interrogate anyone for no reason.
My sister suddenly smelled fragrant, and my mother said it was her special fragrance and the three of us couldn’t use it.
On the contrary, Xihanxiang was produced a few days ago and started to be supplied to major incense shops.
Today I even spent money to buy the Xihanxiang I made myself.
The three of them followed the scent and found them. The child in the painting should be the younger sister.
My sister’s family should be the Crown Princess Nankun that the uncle mentioned.
They must be bad guys, if they were good guys they wouldn't be kidnapped.
"Third brother, we must have picked more than eldest brother."
Xiao Xier put the wild fruits she picked on the haystack.
"Sister, there are two of us, and big brother is alone, so naturally we can pick more than big brother."
After saying this, the brother and sister jumped up and down and knocked the hanging wild fruits with dry branches.
The two men had short legs and could not reach the wild fruits, so they could only use dry branches to knock them down.
Su Ning'an watched this scene from afar, feeling complicated.
My sister is so carefree, well-behaved and sensible.
How sad she would be if she knew that she was not her father's biological daughter.
Now that bad guys are looking for her, he, as the eldest brother, must protect her.
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