She glanced cautiously at Lou Mu, who was fast asleep, and walked out of the room first. After quietly closing the door, she whispered, "Tell me, what did you find out?"
The young prince was somewhat dissatisfied. He crossed his arms and said softly, "Senior sister, why are you so biased towards him? I didn't sleep all night either."
Tang Nian smiled politely and said softly, "Well... Your Highness Lu, you've worked hard. Why don't you take a nap first?"
Hearing Tang Nian's affected voice, the young prince felt a chill.
He really wasn't fortunate enough to enjoy it.
He coughed twice and said, "I have already checked all the passages under the Ye residence. Except for a few roads that are blocked by stones, the others connect to the main streets and alleys of Jingning City."
In other words, it is possible to sneak into any corner of Jingning City from this secret passage without anyone else's knowledge.
"Also, I found a strange corpse in the secret passage, which I think you should be familiar with."
"What?"
The young prince took out a torn piece of clothing from his sleeve: "Does this smell familiar to you?"
Tang Nian took the fragment. The familiar embroidery and scent made her almost blurt out, "Wang Shu."
The young prince nodded.
"When I saw him, his skin had been completely peeled off, and he was lying in the dark passage leading to the opera house, pointing one finger in the direction of the opera house. At first, I didn't recognize him, but the remaining fragments of his costume next to him made it difficult to identify him."
The young prince continued with a stern face: "Wang Shu was originally the head of the Fuyao Opera Troupe. After his death, his soul returned to the underworld. I didn't expect him to come out as well."
"What's even stranger is that, even after so many years of being dead, his body has not turned into bones."
Tang Nian frowned as she listened to the young prince's words, and couldn't help but ask, "How do you know about Wang Shu's background?"
The entire city was under control, so there was no need for them to inquire further.
"Never mind how I know," the young prince said, his eyes darting away.
Tang Nian instantly understood: "It was the ghost messengers from Jingning City who told you, wasn't it?"
The young prince scratched his head, his tone tinged with embarrassment and anger: "Senior sister, can't you just pretend you don't know?"
Tang Nian suppressed a laugh, but still reminded him, "Don't let your old man know about all the bad things you've done."
The King of Hell gave orders not to let the ghosts of the underworld help him.
"I know, I know." The young prince waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned, but in reality, he was extremely anxious.
He did indeed use some "dishonorable" means to trick the ghost messenger into coming.
Once the ghost messenger arrives, you'll have no choice but to obey his orders.
"Did you see any other corpses or human skin in the secret passage?"
The young prince shook his head.
That's strange.
"But I went to the theater, senior sister, did you really set the theater on fire?"
"What else? You've seen it yourself, the outside of this theater has been burned like this."
"But... I entered the theater through the secret passage and found that the theater was completely intact."
The young prince also found it unbelievable. He and everyone else had witnessed the fire engulf the opera house, and thick smoke had also drifted through the secret passage.
"It seems we'll have to find a way to get into the theater again tomorrow."
Tang Nian touched her chin and heard the young prince say, "Senior sister, you don't look well. Is something wrong?"
Tang Nian sighed, not thinking of hiding it.
But I never expected that the young prince would focus on such a tangent.
How could you be so lustful!
The young prince was filled with righteous indignation.
He had been convinced that Lou Mu was the one seducing his senior sister!
"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
Tang Nian denied it outright, but didn't forget to glare at the young prince.
The young prince shrank back, knowing when to stop.
"According to you, Senior Sister, Wang Shu is being controlled by someone? And he even wants to leave you a message?"
Tang Nian pursed her lips and nodded: "But I can't tell what he's trying to tell me at all."
And since it was a dream, she couldn't bring anything with her.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from inside the room. Tang Nian's expression changed, and she turned around abruptly and pushed open the door.
The screen was knocked to the ground, and the person on the bed was nowhere to be seen.
"What's wrong……"
The young prince rushed in as well, staring in disbelief at the scene before him.
The entire room was exactly the same as before, and the fallen screen seemed to have been deliberately placed there for them to discover.
Lou Mu was standing by the window, staring seriously out the window.
"Lou Mu..." Tang Nian whispered.
“It’s Ming Huan.” Lou Mu didn’t turn around, staring at the empty street.
He hadn't expected that he wouldn't be able to stop Ming Huan.
Tang Nian was also stunned and stood there.
How could it be Ming Huan!
Ming Huan should still be in Nanyu City at this moment.
Could it be that he evaded Jing Yao's surveillance and secretly came to Jingning City?
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind; she refused to believe that Ming Huan was responsible.
However, the lingering scent in the room made Tang Nian believe that the person who came was very likely Ming Huan.
We can't just...
"Where did he run off to?" Tang Nian wanted to confirm her guess.
"They went that way." Lou Mu took a deep breath and pointed to the alley next to the inn.
"Let's go take a look."
The three of them didn't dare to delay and quickly chased after them.
Clearly, Ming Huan left many hints along the way in order to lure them.
Finally, the three of them stopped in front of the Song family's pharmacy, but hesitated to go in.
The reason was simple: a figure that Tang Nian recognized all too well was standing in front of the pharmacy.
Just as the figure was about to make a move, the sword behind Tang Nian flew out of its sheath, flashing with cold light, and struck Song Shiyan on the head.
Faintly, one could hear the sound of the thread breaking.
Tang Nian then stepped forward: "Song Shiyan, it's been a long time."
Song Shiyan looked down at his hands, tentatively clenched his fist, and then smiled at Tang Nian, saying, "You're quite clever; you were able to guess that I was being controlled."
Tang Nian raised an eyebrow slightly, smiled, and did not answer.
Song Shiyan had been hiding for so long, but now he swaggered in front of them.
With Wang Shu's death added to the pressure, Tang Nian had to be on guard.
"Let's go, you can go in." Song Shiyan stepped aside.
Tang Nian and Lou Mu entered the courtyard first, while only the young prince walked to Song Shiyan's side and stopped.
"What do you plan to do after this is over?"
Sensing the overwhelming ghostly aura emanating from the young prince, Song Shiyan fell silent.
After a long silence, he laughed self-deprecatingly, "With my current state, I'm afraid I can't be reincarnated."
"I can atone for my sins, but can you let my sister be reincarnated?"
The young prince did not want to deceive him, so he told the truth: "Her soul was destroyed, and Song Shiyi no longer exists in the world."
“Is that so…” Song Shiyan murmured, wanting to cry, but how could a wooden body shed tears?
Contrary to the young prince's expectations, he gave a bitter smile.
"Very well, this is all my own doing, it's better for me to end it. When you go back, I have something to give you, it should be of some help to you."
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