"Where are you going?" Tang Nian was taken aback and quickly asked.
She felt a mix of emotions.
She didn't realize that Ji Jingyu was leaving, but she never thought that Lou Mu would leave too.
"I need to go to Qingqiu." Lou Mu's voice was calm and deep, as if he were talking about an ordinary little thing.
"Why?"
Tang Nian followed closely, her eyes fixed on Lou Mu.
She had long heard that Qingqiu was not peaceful, and now that Lou Mu suddenly proposed to return to Qingqiu, she was really worried.
Lou Mu glanced at Ming Huan, and Tang Nian understood immediately.
"Minghuan, you can go out now."
Tang Nian's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority.
Despite his reluctance, Ming Huan slowly walked out of the room.
The moment she closed the door, she didn't forget to glare at Lou Mu.
"Do you remember the formation that trapped me before? I vaguely recall it being recorded in a book from Qingqiu. It probably originated from Qingqiu."
Lou Mu sat down on the edge of the bed and said softly.
"You went to Qingqiu because of that formation?"
Tang Nian had some doubts.
For this reason alone, Lou Mu could have easily asked Jing Yao to do it.
Lou Mu sighed softly, not intending to hide it from Tang Nian.
"As you know, this matter is related to Kunlun, and I cannot confront Kunlun directly for the time being."
Tang Nian didn't know what grudge Lou Mu and Kunlun had, but she still nodded.
But she swallowed back all the words she wanted to say, leaving only one sentence...
Be careful in everything.
She placed her hands on the bedding, smiled gently, and her eyes crinkled into crescents.
Lou Mu felt a pang of heartache at the sight of her smile.
There were some things Lou Mu didn't say, so Tang Nian buried them deep in her heart.
Anyway, there's plenty of time in the future, and we'll always have a chance to meet again.
Lou Mu pursed his lips, nodded, and looked determined.
But he didn't leave immediately; he remained seated on the edge of the bed.
"Is there anything else?"
Tang Nian asked with a smile.
"What...do you think of Minghuan?"
Tang Nian seemed surprised that Lou Mu would talk to her about Ming Huan. Her smile faltered for a moment, but then returned to its previous curve.
Which aspect are you referring to?
Although it was a rhetorical question, Lou Mu could still sense Tang Nian's trust in him.
After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but say, "Don't you think there's something fishy about his arrest?"
Tang Nian remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
"In short, you need to be careful when you're with him."
Tang Nian pursed her lips and nodded.
Lou Mu then turned around and disappeared into the room.
Tang Nian then smiled, her previous understanding demeanor completely gone.
She knew that Lou Mu knocked her unconscious because he wanted to do something he didn't want her to know, and she also knew that Lou Mu wouldn't hurt her.
She left a mark on her Ghost Spirit Orb, but the mark disappeared as soon as she received the Ghost Spirit Orb.
The fragrance of the red spider lily still lingers on the beads.
"Sister Tang, he's gone?"
Ming Huan cautiously pushed open the door, revealing a crack, and peered inside.
"Come in."
Tang Nian composed herself and nodded.
Ming Huan took the oil paper that Tang Nian had placed aside: "Sister Tang, what are your plans for the future?"
"Let's talk about it after everything in Yingzhou City is resolved."
Tang Nian said, looking at Ming Huan: "Ming Huan, I'd appreciate it if you could go to the woods and bring back all those corpses. Just leave them outside the city."
Although their souls had already been taken away, she still wanted them to be laid to rest.
"If I remember correctly, there should be many soldiers inside?" Tang Nian pursed her lips. "Find out who the soldiers are and send them back."
"And what about you, Sister Tang? Your health..."
Ming Huan was somewhat reluctant.
"I'm fine, so you can go without worry."
Tang Nian was very gentle at this moment, so gentle that Ming Huan felt a little uncomfortable.
But he understood Tang Nian's stubbornness, sighed, and turned to leave the room.
Once Tang Nian was alone in the room, she pulled a letter from under her pillow.
It was a letter that Ji Jingyu secretly slipped to her before he left.
It's more accurate to call it a confession than a farewell letter.
He recounted all the crimes he had committed over the years.
He did not intend to return to the crane clan, but instead to travel the world to atone for his sins.
Tang Nian sighed, put down the letter, and sat cross-legged on the bed to begin regulating her breathing.
There was a knock on the door. She took a deep breath, opened her eyes, and got out of bed.
Standing outside the door was the shopkeeper, who was holding a stack of fabric and a basket of needles and thread.
"Sir, here is what you wanted."
"Thank you." Tang Nian took it and turned to go back to her room.
There was a military roster on the table.
Even if the bodies of those soldiers cannot be sent back to their hometowns, their families should at least be informed.
She asked the shopkeeper to find some fabric used in the military camp, which she would sew her name onto with needle and thread, and then have it delivered to each household so that their families could keep a memento.
This must be incredibly difficult for someone who has hardly done any manual labor in all these years.
Before she knew it, it was already dark. Tang Nian stretched and felt a sore back.
Tang Nian had several needle marks on her fingers, some of which were still bleeding. She casually picked up a handkerchief from the side and wiped her hands.
Half of it is still not sewn up, but that's already quite a lot.
It should be finished tomorrow.
Thinking about the task she had given Ming Huan during the day, Tang Nian left the city.
Minghuan had already arranged the corpses neatly at the edge of the woods, as she had requested.
The bodies of the soldiers were all taken away by Ming Huan, leaving only the people of Da Chu.
Tang Nian thought for a moment. Now that this incident had happened, the people in the city had gone to bed before dark, so it should be fine.
Why not let her be a corpse driver for once?
But before that, there was one more thing she needed to confirm.
She formed a hand seal and performed a minor spell, causing all the corpses to stand up, their eyes slightly closed, their faces facing forward.
Tang Nian weaved through the corpses, and after confirming that there was no peach wood in their bodies, she walked to the front of the line.
She clapped her hands, and all the corpses jumped a step.
Even without souls, there's no need to worry about them coming back to life. Tang Nian has even added some fun to the originally tedious and tense process of transporting corpses.
However, this sense of ease only lasted until she saw the city gate.
As she gazed at the brightly lit city gate, Tang Nian's clapping gradually subsided.
Why are there so many people?
As Tang Nian was pondering the likelihood of returning the corpses to the woods, he saw a middle-aged man in official robes stride out.
He had a serious expression on his face, and several guards followed closely behind him.
Tang Nian squinted for a while before recognizing the man from the patterns on his official robes as the Prefect of Yingzhou, who hadn't shown his face despite the huge incident.
Before the governor could speak, Tang Nian, not wanting to cause any more trouble, took the jade pendant from his waist.
Upon seeing this, the governor's expression suddenly changed.
“Qian Panshan, Prefect of Yingzhou, pays his respects to His Majesty.”
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