Xia Nian's words woke Meng Yin up. She clapped her hands and said, "Yes, isn't this what we analyzed before? He used Xiaoman to kidnap Taozi and wanted to kill Xiaoman just to prevent us from knowing that he did it. But Xiaoman didn't die. If we know that he did it, we will keep looking for him."

"So he used a girl who looked like a peach to stage a play, making us think they were dead, so he wouldn't have to hide all the time."

Xia Nian nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean."

Xiahou Yu said: "This is very likely. Yi An is definitely not the kind of person who will fight to the death."

Xu Zheng shouted: "That means Taozi might not be dead!"

"Yes." Meng Yin said.

But they did not show any joy. Even if that person was not Tao Tao, but someone else, she was just a poor girl used as a pawn by Yi An and was not worth being happy about. It only gave them some hope that Taozi was still okay.

"The body hasn't been found yet. I think this is very likely." Xia Nian said.

Xiahou Yu held her hand and said, "Anian, if we can't find them even after searching the entire mountain, we won't give up looking for them."

Xia Nian nodded, and his complexion finally looked better.

-

Yiqing rode his horse to the bottom of the cliff and flew directly down, calling A Tao as he ran.

All he got in response was an echo.

"Atao! Atao!" he shouted, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.

As he shouted, his voice gradually became smaller and was buried in the rain. His body fell to the ground with the rain, supporting himself with his hands.

Ah Shuo ran up, squatted beside him, and said with a folded hand: "Master, I failed to protect my wife. Please punish me!"

Yiqing just shook his head blankly and said, "It's not your fault, it's me. I was young and impetuous and offended Yi'an. I didn't kill Yi'an when I knew that Tao knew her. I was negligent and didn't protect her. It was me... I didn't catch her..."

Ah Shuo said uncomfortably: "Master, please don't be like this. Madam definitely doesn't want to see you so sad."

"If A Tao can come back, if she is okay, I'd be willing to do anything for her!" Yi Qing said, pounding the ground with both fists. The splashed rain splashed on his face, but he was unaware.

Ah Shuo said: "Master, we haven't found the two yet. Maybe Yi An didn't take his wife with him to die."

After a long silence, Yiqing suddenly raised his head and said, "You are right, Ah Tao is not dead, she is not dead!"

He stood up, staggered and almost fell. Ah Shuo went forward to help him, but Yi Qing waved his hand to refuse. He supported his body with his sword and walked step by step in the mud, looking for Tao Tao's figure.

-

Dilapidated buildings on the outskirts of the city, with swords flashing and sabers flying.

Han Qianfeng barely dodged the crossbow arrows shot by the people behind him, somersaulted off the building and dived into the woods.

His left arm was injured and bleeding.

The people behind were chasing him relentlessly, and Han Qianfeng cursed in his heart: What a heartless bunch of people.

The four major families have issued a wanted order for him with a very high reward. Many sects are looking for him. Those presented here are the ones who knew him before and to whom he had given advice.

They called him out and said they could help him, but they didn't expect it to be a Hongmen Banquet!

He swallowed a mouthful of blood foam and thought he was about to die when suddenly several explosives were thrown from the forest in front of him. The next second, a scream came from behind.

Han Qianfeng stopped, panting and looking around to see who had helped him.

"If any hero wants to save me, please come out and meet me." He shouted, and walked forward in fear that the people behind him were not all dead.

Suddenly, a light yellow figure walked out from behind the tree trunk, with bright eyes and white teeth. Wasn't it his daughter Han Liuyi? !

Han Qianfeng widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "Liu Yi, it's you!"

Han Liuyi nodded, looked behind him, and said, "Dad, it's not safe here. Let's talk about it in a safe place."

Han Qianfeng responded and followed Han Liuyi to the farmyards one by one.

Han Qianfeng looked at his daughter's back and asked, "Liu Yi, why didn't you change your appearance?"

Han Liuyi said, "I'm not going into the city, so there's no need to disguise myself. I'll just wear a mask." She put the tea on the table and took out some medicine from her arms, "Dad, the wound on your arm needs to be treated. This is a yard I discovered by chance, and there are no herbs here."

Han Qianfeng said: "No problem, no problem, just do as you please."

Han Liu did as he was told, treated his injuries, and took out food from his bag for him.

Han Qianfeng took it and sighed, "Liu Yi, where have you been these days? Dad has been looking for you."

Han Liuyi's fingertips trembled slightly, and she said, "I haven't gone anywhere. I was hiding in Xijiang a few days ago, and now I'm hiding from Xiahou Yu and the others."

Han Qianfeng said: "Dad is sorry for what happened in Xijiang."

Han Liuyi got off the couch, took some wine from the cabinet, and said, "Dad, your wound still hurts, drink some wine to relieve the pain."

Han Qianfeng nodded and watched her pouring the wine with her eyes lowered. He couldn't help but think of Ah Lian's previous appearance. His nose felt sore and there were some tears in his eyes.

"Liu Yi, Dad is old, and he tends to be confused about some things. Don't blame Dad." As he said this, he wiped his eyes with his sleeve, his tone full of regret.

Han Liuyi smiled slightly and said, "It's all over."

Han Qianfeng drank the wine and said, "No, I can't let it go. Liu Yi, I regret it! I actually let my only daughter...become a mistress to an old man!"

He slapped himself hard.

Han Liuyi watched but did not stop him. She only said, "Dad, he didn't succeed."

Han Qianfeng looked at her with cloudy eyes.

Han Liuyi continued: "My senior brother protected me, and he died."

Han Qianfeng was stunned and murmured, "Oh, A Yue is dead."

Han Liuyi didn't want to see any sadness on his face, so she supported her face with her hands and looked at the ground.

Han Qianfeng said, "It's Dad's fault." He took another sip of the wine. The wine was not very good, it was very strong. In his mouth, it was like boiling water, burning his tongue.

He drank glass after glass of wine, his vision became a little blurry, and he lay on the table and laughed.

Han Liuyi turned her head and looked at him dimly.

He raised one hand, shook it, and said, "Liu Yi, I kept dreaming about your mother a few days ago."

"Mom?" Han Liuyi pulled the corner of her mouth, "Dad, do you still remember what she looks like?"

Han Qianfeng smiled and said, "How could I not remember? Liu Yi, you and your mother are 70% alike."

Han Liuyi fell silent, and the look in her eyes as she looked at him became increasingly cold.

"Tell me, how could I be so bewitched by that book at that time that I actually...actually killed Ah Lian."

Although he said this vaguely, Han Liuyi still heard it, and the coldness in her eyes suddenly turned into disbelief.

Her father killed her mother?!

Han Liuyi's blood seemed to have frozen. She could only sit there blankly, her chest heaving more and more rapidly.

Han Qianfeng continued: "Alian didn't support me, and I didn't think much of it, but she actually wanted to kill me at night. I had no choice but to give her to..."

Han Liuyi's mind exploded with shock. Her mother actually wanted to kill her father, but failed and was killed instead.

Why? She was still young when her mother died, and she couldn’t remember anything else. She only remembered that she didn’t see her mother when she woke up, and her father told her that her mother had died of illness.

She kept wondering why her mother suddenly fell ill and died. She thought her father was afraid that she would be sad and didn't tell her the truth. Unexpectedly, the truth was that he killed her mother!

What happened that night? The couple, who had always been in love, suddenly turned swords against each other.

Just as he was thinking, Han Qianfeng sobbed a few times and then said, "I am so sorry for that kid Ah Yue. That day I went to his house and asked his parents to help me, but they didn't agree. Haha."

He raised his head, his face was flushed and his eyes were blurry, as if he was drunk.

"My friends of many years didn't support me, so I killed them. Ah Yue was playing outside with you at the time, otherwise..."

It was getting dark outside. Han Liuyi was unable to move. She just looked at him, at her father who had become a different person.

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