Peach Blossom.

"Marquis Anfeng..." Caiwei wanted to ask what was going on, but Wang Jing didn't give her a chance. She didn't know that Wang Jing could run very fast and didn't even need to use crutches.

When she turned her head inadvertently, she saw Secretary Chen slowly returning to the front hall, humming something in his mouth, with a look of complete gloating.

Caiwei suddenly realized that Secretary Chen was waiting here specifically for Wang Jing, probably to report Si Yao's whereabouts.

Caiwei sensed that something was wrong and didn't know what to do. She hurriedly ran back to the depths of the bamboo forest and knocked on Taoye's door: "Taoye, Taoye, open the door quickly, Marquis Anfeng may be in trouble!"

"What's wrong with him?" Tao Ye opened the door and didn't see Wang Jing around.

Caiwei said, "I can't explain it clearly. He heard people say that the princess had brought many people and farm tools out of the East Gate, so he ran away like crazy. I don't think he could run away easily with his feet."

"Dongli Gate? Is there any important place outside Dongli Gate?" Tao Ye couldn't think of it for a moment, but she knew that Wang Jing's feet would swell up whenever he ran, and she didn't know how long the pain would last afterwards.

Caiwei thought about it carefully for a while, and suddenly remembered: "Official tombs... are official tombs. There are many official tombs outside the Dongli Gate, and the Wang family ancestral hall may also be there."

Tao Ye was shocked. Was Si Yao going to demolish the Wang family's ancestral tomb? Last time Wang Jing stabbed Si Yao all over his body, Si Yao had never done this before. How big of a grudge had he made this time?

There was no point in thinking too much, Tao Ye covered her face with a veil and followed Caiwei out of Meixiangxie.

The guards outside the Meixiangxie gate told them that they saw Wang Jing asking for help from a clerk in a nearby shop. One of the clerks was willing to take Wang Jing on horseback, and the two of them quickly rode away. The Chen family soldiers also borrowed horses and continued to follow Wang Jing.

Knowing that Wang Jing left on horseback, Tao Ye hurried back to the courtyard to borrow a horse and told Cai Wei: "You don't have to go with me. Go to Wang's house to report the news..."

Just as she opened her mouth, Tao Ye turned around and thought about it. Wang Dun was not at home during the day, Zhou Yunniang had always been reluctant to offend people, and they didn't know Caiwei, so she changed her words and said, "Isn't your sister Cailing in the palace? Do you have any way to contact her and tell the Crown Princess about this? We need people, and they must be people who dare to offend the Princess. Do you understand what I mean?"

Caiwei nodded and replied, "My sister is unreliable, but Chief Steward Xie has many palace servants he is familiar with who can help."

"Then I'll leave it to you. I have to go find him quickly." Tao Ye said as he turned his horse around.

Tao Ye had to act in an emergency and didn't care whether she would be recognized or scolded again. Her feeling told her that if she couldn't stop Wang Jing in time, something would happen to him.

There were people coming and going on the street, and Tao Ye didn't dare to ride the horse too fast, for fear of hitting someone, which would only waste more time. She tried to walk in places with fewer people and walked all the way to Donglimen.

Walking along the outer fence, there were crowds of people trying to get into the city, so Tao Ye asked people for the direction of the Wang Family Ancestral Hall.

Many villagers outside the city had seen the official tombs. Tao Ye asked as he walked. The more remote the place, the fewer people there were, and Tao Ye rode his horse faster.

Those official tombs are all located in places with excellent feng shui, mostly leaning against winding and tall mountains. The mountains are surrounded by lush and verdant pines and cypresses, while the buildings on the mountains are neatly arranged, giving a solemn and dignified look that is awe-inspiring.

According to what the passers-by pointed out, the mountain in front was the Wang Clan Ancestral Hall, and Tao Ye got off the horse not far away.

When they got close to the mountain, a cold wind blew, making Tao Ye shudder. She had always been afraid of ghosts and gods, and usually she would try to avoid attending the funerals of relatives and friends. If she hadn't been worried about Wang Jing's safety, she would never set foot in such a place alone.

"Second brother... Second brother..." Tao Ye called out twice. There was complete silence around him except for the sound of the wind.

Every step forward made Tao Ye feel uneasy. She looked left and right and suddenly felt that she stepped on something she shouldn't have stepped on. She looked down and saw a huge vole running away in the grass. Tao Ye was so scared that she screamed and took two steps back.

At this moment, there was another strange sound behind her. Tao Ye turned around suddenly and saw a few crows flapping their wings and flying away.

In just a short while, Tao Ye was already covered in cold sweat. She clenched her hands, took a deep breath, and looked around at the empty mountains, rivers and weeds again. She felt dizzy.

After hesitating for a while, she vaguely heard the sound of horse hooves approaching, which echoed among the mountains. She looked from afar and saw Wang Jing appear.

Probably because Tao Ye was alone and could ride a horse fast, Wang Jing shared a horse with someone and started off first, but ended up falling behind Tao Ye.

Behind Wang Jing, there were four soldiers from the Chen family chasing him closely, but they all looked exhausted and miserable.

"Second brother!" Tao Ye waved her hands upwards and greeted Wang Jing loudly.

To Tao Ye's surprise, Wang Jing's horse's hooves just passed by Tao Ye and galloped towards another nearby mountain in front, as if he didn't hear Tao Ye's voice.

Tao Ye then realized that she had waited on the wrong hill, and hurriedly mounted her saddle to chase after Wang Jing.

Wang Jing dismounted in front of the gate of the Wang family temple, ran forward as soon as his feet touched the ground, and crossed the temple gate by holding on to the stone pillars.

There was a carriage parked outside the temple gate, which looked like the princess's carriage. I don't know how long it had been parked there.

"Second brother...wait..." Tao Ye followed closely and almost dropped her shoes when she got off the horse in such a panic. She ran over in two steps and entered the temple gate.

The ancestral temple was small outside and large inside, and it was unknown how many courtyards it had. Wang Jing was obviously familiar with the place. He turned right as soon as he entered the door, and did not use his crutches to feel the way. He touched the stone wall reliefs on both sides with his hands and walked quickly forward.

"Do you know where they are?" Tao Ye shouted and chased. She couldn't understand how Wang Jing could determine the location of Si Yao and others when the temple was so magnificent and no human voices could be heard.

"In the tomb of Ah Jiao and me..." Wang Jing finally answered. It was obvious that he had always known that Tao Ye was behind him, but his pace had never slowed down.

Tao Ye's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly recalled many things: When Si Yuan ascended the throne, Wang Jing begged to move Man Tang Jiao's body to the Wang family's ancestral tomb, and then built a special tomb for her... No, that was not Man Tang Jiao's special tomb, but a joint burial tomb... Wang Jing had long planned to be buried with Man Tang Jiao, even though he chose to stay with Tao Ye for the rest of his life...

Thinking of this, Tao Ye's heart suddenly turned cold.

The ancestral temple was built against the mountain. The terrain became higher as you went deeper, just like climbing a mountain. Soon Tao Ye was exhausted and out of breath. When she looked up and forward, she found that Wang Jing's boots were soaked with blood.

Tao Ye really wanted to persuade Wang Jing not to run away, but she knew she couldn't. Every time Wang Jing encountered something related to Mantangjiao, he became irrational.

Going further up, they heard clanging sounds coming from an arched door made of rocks. Wang Jing went in through the arched door, and Tao Ye followed closely. They saw that the gate hanging on the door was fully open.

Si Yao had been the daughter-in-law of the Wang family for several years. Although she was a figurehead, she had offered sacrifices to the ancestors of the Wang family many times and was quite familiar with the structure of the Wang family temple, so it was easy for her to get in.

Wang Jing and Tao Ye passed through the gate, walked past the outermost Ming Palace, and quickly walked to the middle tomb chamber. As expected, they saw Si Yao and twenty or thirty maids and servants there, holding stirrups, shovels and other tools in their hands. The ground under their feet had been dug up, and the strongest male servants were prying the nails on the coffin lid.

"Don't move!" Wang Jing shouted and ran over. He touched the coffin with both hands and pressed down with all his strength.

The men who were prying the coffin paused for a moment. Si Yao glared at Wang Jing and gritted his teeth in hatred: "You came just in time. I was just about to show you how I chisel your beloved into pieces right in front of you!"

Of course Wang Jing couldn't "see" it, but just the harsh words that Si Yao said were enough to make Wang Jing's fingers tremble, and they knocked against the lid of the coffin with a thudding sound, which could be heard clearly by everyone in the tomb.

"Open the coffin!" Si Yao gave the order.

"No...don't..." Wang Jing pressed down the coffin lid hard and almost climbed on it with his whole body.

However, just as he climbed up, he was thrown down by the strong man who was prying open the coffin, and he fell heavily to the ground.

"Second brother!" Tao Ye exclaimed and ran over to help Wang Jing up.

Wang Jing struggled to go forward again, but Tao Ye pulled Wang Jing's sleeve and dissuaded him, "Don't go! That's not Mantangjiao anymore, it's just a corpse. They have more people, and we will definitely suffer."

But Wang Jing ignored Tao Ye's advice and wanted to get rid of Tao Ye and run forward.

Before he could get closer for the second time, the sound of a coffin lid being opened was heard from the front, and white bones appeared in front of everyone, making people's hair stand on end.

"Ah Jiao...Ah Jiao..." Wang Jing suddenly burst into tears, and with brute force he pushed Tao Ye away, then rolled and crawled towards the coffin.

Seeing Wang Jing so sad and Tao Ye being thrown to the ground, Si Yao smiled triumphantly, as if life had never been so happy.

"Destroy the corpse for me. The more broken the better!" Si Yao ordered with a smile, and she even laughed out loud. Seeing the maids and servants rushing towards the coffin with all kinds of farm tools in their hands, she laughed even more loudly. Her laughter echoed in the tomb, and it was very harsh.

Tao Ye watched as Wang Jing rushed over, drew his sword, ran around the coffin, and slashed at the people who came to destroy the corpse again and again.

But Wang Jing was alone and he was blind. The other side had more people and more footsteps, so he could no longer estimate the position. He blocked this side, and someone came from the other side. He blocked that side, and someone came from this side. After blocking again and again, the corpse was still destroyed, and Wang Jing was constantly injured.

Tao Ye was extremely anxious, but she had never learned martial arts, so it would be useless even if she rushed over.

She suddenly remembered the soldiers sent by Chen Ji, and hurriedly turned around and ran out of the arched door of the tomb. As she expected, the four soldiers were standing outside the tomb, guarding their posts.

Tao Ye could only plead with the soldiers: "My second brother and the princess's men are fighting. Can you please go in and help?"

"We won't go to such a place. It's so unlucky." A soldier replied Tao Ye, looking like he had no intention of helping.

Tao Ye tried again and explained the situation to them: "Chen Ji was ordered by the government to ask you to look after my second brother. You are looking after a living person. If anything happens to him, how will you explain it to the government?"

Another soldier couldn't help laughing: "Miss Tao, you must be mistaken. We are soldiers of the Chen family, not soldiers of the government. We only listen to our county lord. If anything happens to Marquis Anfeng... wouldn't that save us trouble?"

Tao Ye's heart skipped a beat. How could she expect Chen Ji's men to protect Wang Jing? How was that possible?

With no other ideas, Tao Ye reached out and pulled out a soldier's sword from his waist, then ran back with the sword in his hand.

When Tao Ye returned to the tomb again, she was shocked. She saw Wang Jing had jumped into the coffin and was lying on the corpse. The maids and servants around him hit Wang Jing with rakes, shovels, hoes and hoes. Wang Jing's clothes were stained with blood in many places, and even the corpse was covered with red.

"Second brother..." Tao Ye was so frightened that she almost lost her voice. She rushed over with a sword, pointed it at Si Yao, and shouted towards the coffin: "Stop! Or I will kill her!"

Some of the servants in the Princess's Mansion heard it, turned their heads and saw that Tao Ye's sword was very close to Si Yao, so they stopped hesitantly.

"Don't stop!" Si Yao ordered the servants loudly, and then pushed Tao Ye's arm away violently, smiling: "Even if you beat him to death today, I will only fight for his life!"

The servants picked up their weapons again and hit Wang Jing together. They hit him so hard that in a blink of an eye, Wang Jing spat out a mouthful of blood.

Tao Ye screamed crazily, and instantly felt a surge of violence rushing into her mind. The chaotic breath filled every hair on her body. She rushed towards Si Yao again like a madman and stabbed a sword into Si Yao's chest.