Although Chen Jingrong was an unpopular illegitimate daughter in the Chen family, the Chen family never treated her too harshly.
Even when confined to the courtyard, I had never experienced this kind of pain.
Her meridians felt like they were being gnawed away by thousands of insects; the excruciating pain from head to toe almost made her faint.
However, Ning Yao used her strength carefully, controlling the turbid energy to prevent it from running rampant and wantonly destroying the human body.
"What did you do to me?" Chen Jingrong was sweating profusely.
Ning Yao laughed: "Don't you know? Even when I went easy on you, you couldn't stand it. How did Lou Yangyang feel?"
"I'll ask you one more time, who gave Lou Yangyang the drink?"
Chen Jingrong's face was deathly pale. Besides hatred, she felt even more fear towards Ning Yao.
She forced Lou Yangyang to drink something given to her by the master, which caused her to suffer so much and even become critically ill.
But now, Ning Yao did nothing, only said one sentence, and she also began to suffer unbearably.
What kind of monster is she?
Chen Jingrong's fear of the unknown suddenly became infinitely amplified.
"Still not going to talk?" Ning Yao loosened her grip on the turbid energy, which began to surge wildly, further intensifying Chen Jingrong's pain.
"I said...it was the sir...the sir gave it to me..."
That short sentence made her feel as if she had exhausted all her energy.
Ning Yao collected her turbid energy and asked in confusion, "And who is this gentleman?"
Chen Jingrong stammered, "Sir is sir..."
"What's his name? What does he look like? Where does he live?"
Chen Jingrong felt the pain lessen and her mind became more rational.
She shook her head and said, "I don't know what he looks like or what his name is. I've only heard his maids call him 'Master,' so I've started calling him that too."
"What's the maid's name? What does she look like?"
"Her surname is Liu, and I think her given name is Liuxu..."
An hour later, Ning Yao came out of the room.
Zhilan stepped aside: "Miss."
Ning Yao said, "Tell Tingyun to find someone to keep a close watch on her."
"This servant understands."
Upon hearing this, Tingyun immediately dispatched more personnel to keep a close watch on the situation.
However, Ning Yao received the news the next day.
Chen Jingrong has disappeared.
"Miss, all the guards watching over Chen Jingrong have been killed; none of them survived."
"It was during the shift change between the first and third shifts in the morning. A girl from the third shift found it. Apparently, the corpses all over the ground scared the girl so much that she hasn't recovered yet."
When Ning Yao arrived at Pinglan Tower, Ting Yun was guarding the courtyard with his men.
"Miss, the news has been blocked, and the main building is still operating normally."
Ning Yao nodded: "Well done."
She crouched down to examine the dead body on the ground; because of the sweltering summer heat, the corpse had already begun to change.
Ning Yao remained expressionless as she examined the fatal wounds on the corpse.
She found no signs of extensive fighting; everyone had a small cut on the side of their neck.
A tiny bead of blood oozed from the wound, surrounded by radiating red veins. If it weren't for this unique feature, Ning Yao wouldn't have noticed the wound.
"A single, fatal blow; the weapon was coated with poison, and these people died from poisoning."
Ning Yao stood up, ignoring the corpse on the ground, and walked towards the room where Chen Jingrong was being held.
The room was neatly furnished, with no signs of a struggle, indicating that Chen Jingrong had left with the other party voluntarily.
Both the dead guards outside and Chen Jingrong inside could tell that the other party arrived quickly and rescued Chen Jingrong in a very short time.
The tower was brightly lit all night, except that there were fewer lights in the backyard at night than during the day.
If there really is someone with high martial arts skills, then rescuing Chen Jingrong would not be difficult.
"Miss!" Zhilan rushed in: "Look at this."
She handed him a handkerchief containing two extremely fine short needles.
"This servant found this on the outside door frame."
Ning Yao picked up a short needle through her handkerchief and examined it carefully.
The short needle is very short, less than one centimeter, and you can't see it at all unless you look closely at the tip.
"Miss, be careful. I suspect there is a deadly poison in this. Those guards died from being hit by these short needles."
Ning Yao extended a wisp of spiritual energy to surround it, and sure enough, a wisp of black appeared within the spiritual energy.
Another day of being drunk!
"A drunken stupor in one day? Could it be related to the Liu family?"
Ning Yao's expression was obscure: "The One Day Drunk was created by the Poison Man. I knew that the Liu family had a relationship with the Poison Man when I saw him at the entrance of Shuiyun Pavilion that day."
"Now that Yi Ri Zui has reappeared here, is it the Liu family or the Poison Man himself?"
Ning Yao was completely baffled.
One day, drunk, the Liu family, poisonous people, foul air, Chen Sheng.
These seemingly unrelated things are now almost connected.
It turns out that the Liu family was also connected to the turbid air.
So, besides Chen Sheng, it means that there are other people who also know about this turbid energy.
At least he and Chen Sheng shared the same goal.
So who exactly is the person who invented this "one-day intoxication" poison?
Something suddenly flashed through Ning Yao's mind, but she couldn't quite grasp it.
Where are the Holy Maiden and the others now?
Zhilan was taken aback, then immediately replied, "A few days ago, the Holy Maiden said she was going to the capital. The clan leader and the high priest, who hadn't left Yunxiang City for many years, went with her. They just left this morning."
"What about Lingyu and the others?"
"Mrs. Shan and Miss Lingyu went along as well."
Ning Yao frowned slightly: "Did Madam Shan leave any message when she left?"
Zhilan immediately nodded: "Yes, Madam Shan left you a letter."
Before she finished speaking, Zhilan handed a letter to Ningyao.
Ning Yao unfolded the letter, her expression growing increasingly grim.
Finally, he closed the letter and left in a hurry.
"Clean this up, pay the compensation that needs to be paid, and don't let it affect Pinglanlou's business."
Tingyun looked at the mistress and servant without saying a word, and Ning Yao and the other woman disappeared.
South Alley.
"Miss, why are you here again?" Zhilan followed closely behind Ningyao.
When they passed by the Jiang family residence and stopped next to them, Zhilan looked on with curiosity.
Ning Yao pushed open the door with a sullen face. Just like the neighboring house, it was still a single-entrance courtyard.
The courtyard was spotless, free of fallen leaves and dust.
Ning Yao stepped forward and pushed open the door to the room, but it was empty.
"They actually ran away?" Ning Yao's face was extremely pale.
She also said that when she was less busy, she would bring Ning Zhiheng to meet this Mr. Chen so that he could identify whether this was the so-called fourth uncle, Ning Wensheng.
However, she didn't inquire about it after handing the person over to Yun Xiangnanshan.
But she knew that Yun Xiangnanshan hadn't killed that man; she had only imprisoned him to take revenge.
It was also in the letter that she learned that Yun Xiangnan had imprisoned Chen Sheng in the city, which was only a wall away from the Jiang family!
"Who ran away?"
"The person who instructed Chen Jingrong to poison her was also the person who rescued her!"
Zhilan immediately understood: "Could it be that Chen Jingrong is colluding with the Liu family?"
"It's not impossible!"
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