“Tsk…”
Sheng Yichen couldn't help but sigh in amazement when he saw the bloody crime scene.
"He looks like a Beichen person... The four-clawed dark dragon pattern on his clothes is not something that everyone can wear. Look at his figure... Could he be the second prince of Beichen?"
Sheng Yichen picked up the long sword on the ground, gently lifted up the man who was almost a skeleton, and checked his condition. He couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"It seems that the enemy wanted to conceal their tracks after their success, so they destroyed all the bodies, but the traces were not completely covered up."
"After all, these man-eating ants and the swords used to stab these hidden guards are all the unique killing weapons of the Yongping Army. It is clear at a glance that the deaths of these people are inseparable from the Yongping Army."
"The people from Xu Yongping's army were drugged by us before they had a chance to clean up the evidence." Sheng Nanxi answered nonchalantly.
Logically, the He Huai'en brothers should have flattered the Second Prince of Beichen to gain the support of Queen Mother Beichen. Why did they suddenly kill each other?
This matter was weird no matter how you looked at it. Sheng Nanxi didn't have time to think about other people's affairs. She immediately went out of the room and started shopping for free.
What about rosewood wardrobes, beds, tables, chairs and benches? Even if they are stained with blood, it’s okay, you can just wash them and use them again!
The boxes of gold and silver ingots, 1,000 taels of silver notes, and various weapons and signal bombs carried by the hidden guards that the Second Prince of Beichen brought with him were taken away directly!
The thick stack of house deeds and land deeds hidden under the closet were also taken away!
It is impossible for Sheng Nancy to blatantly auction this thing, which would arouse suspicion. It is also good to take it back and burn it as waste paper!
Anyway, this person is dead and will never need such a good thing again. She works harder and they all move away together, what's wrong with that?!
Of course, she would not touch the tiny evidence left near the body.
She was just passing by here to do some shopping. She would not just let others kill people and take the blame!
The brother and sister continued jumping up and down in the courtyard tunnel.
Unexpectedly, dozens of corpses were found lying around in a very hidden secret passage!
"oh……"
Sheng Yichen looked at the secret room bookshelves filled with all kinds of secret letters and tokens and suddenly realized something. He kicked the dead man in black on the ground.
"It turns out that this person is the owner of the Dark Village. I was saying that Manager Liu doesn't look very smart. He doesn't look like a ruthless person who can manage the Dark Village and the mine at the same time."
"The sword wounds on these secret guards seem to be caused by Beichen weapons. Could it be that there was a conflict between the people of the Dark Manor and the Second Prince of Beichen? Then they killed each other and both died?"
Sheng Yichen reasoned along the evidence, but he always felt something was wrong. Sheng Nanxi also frowned, looking thoughtful.
Although there are many doubts about this matter, they are happy to see the Beichen and Nanqi royal families fight each other.
Sheng Nanxi didn't think much about it. After taking away everything in the room, she kindly left some evidence that the Second Prince of Beichen had been there.
Then he took his third brother and teleported back to the place he had agreed with his grandmother and the others in advance.
At the gate of Linyang County, a family went into some simple inn rooms.
At this time, everyone in the Sheng family's main branch was anxiously observing the situation outside through the dilapidated windows.
They were all now wearing prison uniforms and handcuffs. Although the handcuffs and shackles were long enough to not interfere with their normal activities, they still stood out when they walked down the street.
Moreover, they had no pass with them, so they could not enter the city, and they could not even stay in a regular inn.
Fortunately, Sheng Han found a relatively run-down inn. He gave money and used good words to negotiate with the owner. Only then did he move in.
Not long after he moved in, he heard waves of people crying outside.
Living outside the city, they had no idea what was going on and could only vaguely hear people discussing outside.
It is said that strange phenomena fell from the sky, and evidence of the evil deeds of important officials of the dynasty fell all over the streets of Dongcheng.
The people were extremely angry and beat the county magistrate, several profiteers, and hundreds of Yongping soldiers to death with their bare hands!
These common people also had the wisdom of small people. When they heard people from afar say that the soldiers were coming, they all scattered.
When the county lieutenant arrived with a group of officers and soldiers, the streets of East City were already deserted, with only hundreds of lifeless bodies lying on the ground.
The county commander was greatly surprised, but could not find out who had done this, so he had to send a message to the Yongping Army stationed in the west of the city to come and block the city gates and streets.
Now every household has its doors and windows closed. The air is filled with suppressed anger, like the last moment of tranquility before a storm.
"Hey! Why haven't Xier and Lao San come yet? Could it be that they didn't see the mark you left?" Li Zhenyi's face was full of anxiety.
"Don't worry, mother. They are both very smart, how could they not see the mark I left? They haven't come to deal with it yet and are delayed." Sheng Donghan said in a light tone.
His intuition told him that the sound of the earth-shattering and landslide outside just now was caused by his younger brother and sister.
My younger sister is now very powerful and is not easily hurt, but those evildoers in the city may be in danger of death.
After seeing Xiao Xier's ability today, Li Zhenyi was not as worried as before. Looking at the tense atmosphere outside, she couldn't help but frown.
"Although the soldiers have suppressed the riots by force, the faces of the people who occasionally pass by are all suppressed. As the saying goes, the righteous will have many supporters, while the unrighteous will have few. Now I am afraid that the world is not far from chaos..."
Bai Xiu also walked to the window with a cane. A gleam of light flashed in his cloudy old eyes.
"Don't worry, since Xi'er and the third brother dared to cause such a big mess, they must have already thought of a way to protect themselves in this chaotic world."
"Without destruction, there is no construction. We have witnessed countless crimes committed by the Southern Qi royal family along the way. Only by completely overthrowing the Southern Qi royal family can the people be free from oppression. Only then can we truly live a peaceful life."
Seeing that Li Zhenyi was not looking worried, Bai Xiu immediately knocked the floor heavily with his cane.
"You! You just worry about nothing all the time! Being so timid will only make things go wrong!"
"Knowing that the world would soon be in chaos, you should have made preparations early! From today on, let the boss take you to practice martial arts every day. Otherwise, you will be a drag on Xiao Xier when the time comes!"
"Me? Can I practice at my age?"
Li Zhenyi was quite surprised. Although she was not good at martial arts, she knew that martial arts training should be started from childhood.
"Humph! Even an old woman is not afraid of being late, so why are you afraid of being late? From tomorrow on, let the boss teach us how to exercise! We don't need to become a master, but at least we should learn how to escape, so as not to hold everyone back!"
"Yes, that's what my mother said."
Li Zhenyi has always blamed herself for not being able to protect her family, causing her little daughter, who was only three years old, to be busy with household affairs.
Now that I can do something to relieve her worries, I feel much happier.
As they were talking, the door was suddenly pushed open from outside.
A sweet and soft little milk ball suddenly fell into Li Zhenyi's arms.
"Rei! We are back! Here, I give you seven!"
Sheng Nanxi had a great harvest today and was very excited. She walked towards Li Zhenyi with a candied haws in her hand.
"Oh! Our little Xi'er is so good. I still remember that mom used to like eating candied haws!"
Li Zhenyi's nose was sore. She took the candied haws and couldn't help but hold Sheng Nanxi's chubby face and take a big bite.
"Have you had lunch?"
Li Zhenyi glared at him, which frightened Sheng Yichen. Fortunately, when they were collecting money, Prince Yongping had eaten a lot.
If he dares to leave little Xi'er hungry, his mother will definitely beat him up today.
"I ate it! Look at Xiao Xier's bulging belly. She gained several pounds after going out once!"
"You little brat, how dare you dislike your sister?!"
"No, I said being overweight is a blessing! Being overweight makes people like you!" Sheng Yichen hid in fear, but he still couldn't escape the teaching of love.
The family discussed that although the Nanqi border army was not yet completely under the control of the He Huaiyuan brothers.
But they were not far from Beijing, and the nearby armies were still fully under the command of the imperial court. There were no soldiers from the Sheng family available.
Even though the evidence of the royal family has been exposed, causing the Nanjing regime to be on the verge of collapse, it has not yet completely collapsed.
Since the royal family was still willing to maintain superficial peace with them, there was no need for them to disrupt this peace.
First continue to follow the exile team, and after arriving at Liuyun County a few days later to rescue his father and the fifth brother, he will completely break off relations with the Southern Qi royal family and leave the exile team.
But since they had finally come out, they were not in a hurry to go back.
Li Zhenyi immediately asked the waiter to get a basin of hot water and gave Sheng Nanxi a good bath.
The little girl was exhausted after a day of hard work. She fell asleep in her mother's elbow before she even finished her bath.
Li Zhenyi carefully changed her clothes and put her on the bed to have a good rest.
The family took turns to use the screen to wash themselves thoroughly, washing away the dust and dirt that had accumulated over the past few days.
When Sheng Nanxi woke up, the family ate some cakes brought from the palace, and then they looked for the direction to find the pavilion where they were drugged.
At this time, the pavilion was filled with noise.
From a distance, it looked like the chief of Meilin Village, along with a few villagers and the young men from the Liu and Li families, had surrounded a small group of Yongping soldiers, seemingly arguing over something.
Then I heard someone shouting:
"Hey, isn't the eldest daughter of the Sheng family back? Go and inform A-Bao and the others! There's no need to look for her anymore, she's back!"
"Oh! Fortunately you are all okay, we were so worried!"
“…”
As soon as Sheng Nanxi and the others approached, many people excitedly surrounded them.
The aunts and uncles from the Liu and Li families rushed towards her with tears in their eyes, checking everywhere to see if the little girl was injured.