When He Buning received the news and rushed to the west of the city with Xiao Liu, Qiu Siming had already sent the Jinwu Guards to surround the Meng residence in three layers.

Each member of the Shengjing Jinwu Guard was equipped with a musket, with the muzzles pointed at various places in the Meng residence, including the commanding heights of the surrounding rooftops. There were Jinwu Guards and the Shengjing Suppression of Evils Division's ghost walkers there to ensure that no one or ghost could escape from the Meng residence.

He Buning and Xiao Liu stood at the window of the tallest restaurant in the west of the city, staring at the direction of Meng's residence with a monocular telescope. He Buning watched Qiu Siming personally lead his men into Meng's residence, holding his breath nervously.

Although Xiaoliu couldn't see the situation over there clearly, he could guess what was going to happen, and he was also so nervous that he gripped his sword tightly.

For Shengjing City and Qiu Siming, even if they temporarily lost the trace of Sang Que and the others, it would not be difficult to re-locate them.

It now seems that Sang Que and his men must have sneaked into Meng Lian's mansion, but now the Meng Mansion is surrounded. Even if Meng Lian wants to protect them for various reasons and asks them to disguise themselves as people from the Meng Mansion, it will be of no avail.

Qiu Siming has plenty of ways to identify their identities, and exposure is inevitable.

Under such a heavy siege, it was impossible to enter the hidden world from Shengjing City, and escape was extremely difficult.

But even though the situation was so critical, He Buning and Xiao Liu still had hope, hoping that Sang Que could find a way to escape.

It's not impossible. After all, the sixth-level female ghost in the palace has to protect the Queen Mother and His Majesty, and she will not leave the palace no matter what happens.

Zuo Jin is not in Shengjing at the moment, and another sixth-level assassin in Shengjing City, General Qiu Wanjun, is injured and unable to take action. If Sang Que and the others fight to the death, they may have a chance.

When that time really comes, He Buning and Xiao Liu will also try their best to support us.

Time passed minute by minute, and the Meng residence was always quiet. There was no sound from the Jinwu Guards' muskets, and the evil spirits did not throw any evil objects in their hands.

"Something's wrong..." He Bu frowned, not knowing what was going on.

Xiaoliu also noticed something unusual, "Are they not at Meng's house?"

He Bu Ning shook his head, "It must be there, otherwise Qiu Siming would not have surrounded the Meng residence with such a big fanfare. The inspection department's methods will not be wrong."

At this time, He Buning saw Qiu Siming and his men walking out of the inner courtyard of Meng's house. From here he could see the scene in the front yard of Meng's house.

Qiu Siming looked grim. He threw the mirror in his hand to the guard beside him, then turned to look at the Meng family members following behind him.

Meng Lian, the captain of the Wuhou troop, hunched his back, nodded and bowed, looking like he was neither crying nor laughing. He kept saying something to Qiu Siming, but Qiu Siming, who was sullen, ignored him.

Behind Meng Lian was his mother. The old lady of the Meng residence was so frightened that her steps were unsteady and she had to be supported by the nanny beside her.

Meng Lian's wife seemed relatively calm, and followed the old lady silently. He Bu Ning looked sharply and saw bloodstains on the corner of Mrs. Meng's skirt, which meant that they had killed someone in the backyard.

He Bu Ning's heart suddenly tightened, but looking at Qiu Siming's expression, it didn't look like he had caught anyone. Instead, it looked like he hadn't discovered anything. He was very angry.

Qiu Siming glanced at Old Madam Meng. After all, she had been the Majesty's wet nurse. The relationship between the Evil Suppression Division and the Majesty was very delicate. Qiu Siming did not want to create unnecessary trouble, so he whispered a few words to Meng Lian.

Qiu Siming waved his hand, and the Jinwu Guards put away their muskets and quickly evacuated. Qiu Siming patted Meng Lian on the shoulder, and Meng Lian bent his knees and almost knelt down.

The Jinwu Guards and the Daily Envoys of the Suppression of Evils surrounding the Meng Mansion were all withdrawn in less than a quarter of an hour. On the surface, the siege of the Meng Mansion had been lifted, but He Buning quickly looked in several directions and found that there were three sneakers hiding in several high places outside the Meng Mansion, keeping a close eye on the Meng Mansion.

He Buning thought carefully for a moment, put down the telescope and left quickly with Xiaoliu. Although he didn't know how Sang Que and the others avoided Qiu Siming's pursuit, He Buning believed that Sang Que must have her own way.

Sang Que came to Shengjing City probably for Yin Tong's heart. As long as he helped Sang Que get the heart, Sang Que would definitely come to him.

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Meng Lian, along with his personal servant, sent Qiu Siming and the others out with a smile on his face. He watched them all disappear at the end of the street before he turned around, holding his almost unable to straighten his waist.

Meng Quan, the servant beside him, hurriedly reached out to help, and the two of them slowly returned to the front yard of the Meng Mansion.

Old Madam Meng glared at Meng Lian, snorted coldly, and with the support of Nanny Wang beside her, she slowly walked towards the backyard on her dragon-headed cane.

Madam Meng also bent her knees slightly and went back to the back house to deal with the chaos.

Meng Lian sighed heavily, "What an unexpected disaster!"

Meng Quan helped Meng Lian sit down in the main hall, quickly served tea and water, and drove out the irrelevant people, acting bossy and like a lackey.

When all the servants in the Meng Mansion left, a trace of fatigue quickly flashed across Meng Quan's face. He turned around to look at Meng Lian, who was sitting in the main seat in the main hall, holding his head with his hand and looking distressed.

Meng Lian also looked up at Meng Quan, and the two of them understood each other tacitly and continued to play the role of master and servant.

No one knows that Meng Lian is now a ghost peddler, and the servant Meng Quan is the Yunzhou Gu master Cheng Ge.

At this moment, Madam Meng, who was returning to the backyard, had become Hua Qianmian, Old Madam Meng had become Yaozhen, and Nanny Wang beside her was played by Sang Que.

Everyone is now rejoicing, thankful that Sangque acted decisively and quickly and did not wait until dark.

They really didn't know that there was an Inspection Office within the Shengjing Zhenxie Office that could accurately locate the positions of outsiders like them.

Meng Lian's fear was not pretended, the ghost peddler was really scared. He only now realized that from the moment he sneaked into the city, he had been targeted by the Evil Suppression Bureau and used as bait to catch other big fish.

In the backyard, Madam Meng and the old lady parted at a fork in the road. When Madam Meng knelt down to pay her respects, she secretly winked, signaling Yaozhen and Sangque that she was the one to take care of the affairs in the Meng Mansion and they didn't have to worry about them.

When Hua Qianmian stood up, she had returned to her original appearance as Madam Meng.

Back in the backyard, Hua Qianmian confined all the girls that Meng Lian kept in the backyard to their respective courtyards, and ordered the servants to carry the person who had just been killed by the Jinwu Guards to the woodshed, and then cremate and bury him after reporting.

One of the concubines was not killed by the Jinwu Guards. When Hua Qianmian and others, with the help of Sang Que, sneaked into the backyard of the Meng Mansion without anyone noticing, the lady Meng, whom she was playing at the moment, was setting rules for the six concubines in the backyard.

The one who died was the second concubine who had fallen out of favor. At the order of Madam Meng, she was beaten to death in front of the other concubines in order to demonstrate Madam Meng's power.

After learning about this, Madam Meng had no reaction at all, and even sent Nanny Wang, who was by her side, to publicly praise Madam Meng for her demeanor as a mistress.

"What a bunch of evil people!"

Hua Qianmian cursed viciously in her heart. When she saw the actions of these evil people and controlled the Painted Skin Ghost to peel off their skin, she felt no guilt at all and only felt happy!

However, Hua Qianmian herself did not expect that her method of painting skin could not even reveal the problem with the mirror of the Evil Suppression Bureau.

"Alas, the price of ten thousand gold is still a little too little. Forget it, just consider it as a friendly price to Sang Mulan!"

Hua Qianmian was secretly proud of herself and quickly entered the role of Mrs. Meng, maintaining the normal operation of the Meng Mansion and guarding against the sneakers who were stalking in the dark.

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(End of this chapter)