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Zi Yuan saw that Aunt Fu's suspicion was gradually fading.

A solemn guarantee.

"It was definitely not me. I was under house arrest when my sister was in Cangzhou. I couldn't even leave the house. How could I have the chance to go outside and look for someone?"

"Besides, I am just the unpopular sixth lady of the Qin Mansion. How can I have the ability to find a killer?"

The last bit of doubt Aunt Fu had left was completely eliminated.

His face was full of sadness.

"Who is so angry with Siyu that he wants to kill her?"

Aunt Fu frowned and looked worried.

Zi Yuan rolled her eyes and asked softly, "Aunt, is my sister dead or alive now?"

Aunt Fu sighed.

"I'm not sure about the details, but from the way they spoke, his life is not in danger, and I don't know how serious his injuries are."

Zi Yuan was shocked. She thought she could get rid of Liu Siyu this time, but she didn't expect that she was lucky enough to escape.

I felt both hatred and fear.

Fearing that Ba Hu would be captured alive and unable to withstand the torture, he confessed to her.

Her mind was spinning rapidly. Qin Feng had already given her an order not to leave the Qingzhu Courtyard. She was not confident in entrusting anyone with the information about Ba Hu.

After much thought, I could only pretend to be a maid and sneak out to take a look.

Aunt Fu was so immersed in worry that she didn't notice the change in Ziyuan's expression at all.

After dinner, Ziyuan asked her maid to dress up as her and pretend to go to bed in the room.

She disguised herself as a servant girl and groped her way to the backyard. Seeing that there was no one around, she crawled out through a dog hole.

Without stopping for long, we headed straight to the City God Temple.

As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, he was spotted by Ba Hu, who was disguised as a beggar. He had been waiting there for several days.

Immediately, he quietly followed Ziyuan's footsteps and whispered, "I am Ba Hu."

Zi Yuan looked carefully at the disheveled man in front of her and quickly followed him.

The two men walked to a small forest beside the mountain road, and Ba Hu smoothed the messy hair off his face.

"Miss, I'm sorry, I missed this time."

Zi Yuan was angry inside, but she looked gentle on the surface.

"I know you tried your best. It's not your fault this time. Please tell me the details of the process!"

When Ba Hu saw that Zi Yuan forgave him so calmly, he knew in his heart that Zi Yuan had made up her mind, and a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes.

But I still told you everything that happened in detail.

After hearing this, Zi Yuan was silent for a long time and looked at Ba Hu deeply.

She actually opened her arms and said to Ba Hu: "Thank you for everything you have done for me. It will be inconvenient for me to leave the house in the future. I want to hug you."

The sadness in Ba Hu's eyes deepened, but he still opened his arms and wanted to hug Zi Yuan in his arms, as a final farewell.

But unexpectedly, the moment Zi Yuan approached him, a dagger pierced his heart.

Ba Hu clearly felt it, but he did not dodge.

Looking at the blood gushing out, Ba Hu just raised a miserable smile.

"Miss, why are you in such a hurry? I'm waiting for you here. I just want to tell you the details so that you can be prepared."

Ba Hu fell down slowly, blood constantly flowing out of his mouth.

But I still want to try my best to say the last words.

"This time, this mission has failed. I, I know that as long as I am alive, I will definitely implicate you."

"I've already... I've already done it. I've made preparations for my death..."

As Ba Hu spoke, he spat out a mouthful of blood and Zi Yuan frowned.

She didn't want to be so cruel, but her principle in life has always been to only think about herself and never consider others.

Ba Hu is the person who cherishes her the most in her life. He is willing to do anything for her as long as she says a word.

But this time it failed.

She had no choice but to be cruel, otherwise she would be the one to die.

Listening to Ba Hu's intermittent words, Zi Yuan was a little shocked.

"I'm sorry, don't blame me. I saved your life, so now I'll just repay you."

Ba Hu raised his hand reluctantly, wanting to touch Zi Yuan's face one last time, but unfortunately the person who was so close to him seemed so far away.

The helpless hands slowly dropped down.

"I...I don't blame you. I, I have already put the blame on someone else. This is...the last thing I can do for you."

After saying this, he looked at Ziyuan with pleading eyes.

"Can you...can you...hug me?"

Ziyuan hesitated for a moment, but still squatted down and held Bahu's hand.

"You said you put the blame on someone else. Who did you put the blame on? How did you do it?"

The last tear flowed from Ba Hu's eyes.

Pointed to the path at the foot of the mountain.

"As long as...as long as someone...someone sees my corpse...corpse..."

Ba Hu tilted his head and closed his eyes completely.

Zi Yuan was a little anxious and immediately patted Ba Hu's face.

"Wake up and speak clearly. What do you mean?"

Unfortunately, no one can answer her question anymore.

Zi Yuan felt sad for the first time. From now on, no one in this world would risk his life for a word from her.

After shaking it a few times, there was still no movement from the Eight Tigers.

Zi Yuan looked at the sky. She couldn't delay any longer here and had to get back to the city before curfew.

Thinking of what Ba Hu said, that he had put the blame on someone else, he finally pointed to his body on the roadside.

Thinking of this, Zi Yuan tried her best to pull Ba Hu's body.

But she was too weak to do so, so she had to pick up a dagger, cut the bloody coat into several pieces, and threw them casually on the roadside.

Before leaving, he pulled apart Ba Hu's messy hair and deliberately exposed his face.

After doing everything, Zi Yuan rushed into the city without looking back.

……

In order to prove his innocence, Lai Xi borrowed Jiu Ye's power to inquire around the city, and soon locked his target on Ba Hu.

He found the small courtyard, but it was also empty.

After careful investigation, a little beggar revealed that Ba Hu had been to the City God Temple more than once.

Lai Xi felt that this was an opportunity, and rushed to the City God Temple as soon as daybreak.

When I was about to leave the city, I saw a few heads peeking out, and I was shocked!

He didn't know whether these people were from the Han family, Qin Feng's people, or someone else.

Since they were able to track him, there is a high probability that these people were related to the pursuit of Liu Siyu.

He guessed in his heart that someone didn't want him to find out the truth.

With this idea in mind, I immediately tried to find a way to get rid of the person who was following me.

After escaping, he went straight to the City God Temple.

Although the City God Temple is not far from the city gate, it is not very popular.

Lai Xi searched all the way but didn't find Ba Hu, but he found those bloody pieces of clothes.

After a careful search, he unexpectedly found the stiff body of Ba Hu in the woods, and his mind buzzed.

It further confirmed my guess.

The suspicious eyes were first directed at Qin Feng and Han Dongyi.

These two families have interests in Liu Siyu and have the ability to hire killers to kill and then get rid of the Eight Tigers.

Anxiety and tension suddenly surged in my heart.

He couldn't figure out the trick.

Liu Siyu is beneficial to them. Even if there is a little dispute over interests, they can just negotiate. Why kill people?

He was confused here, but Qin Feng received the news.

He neither felt at ease nor trusted Lai Xi.

So as soon as Lai Xi entered the city, he sent people to keep an eye on him.