Wandering the Heavens

"My lord, Xia Dong from Xuan Jing Division wants to see you?" The servant's report interrupted Xie Yu's thoughts.

He didn't expect that Xia Dong would come over not long after Zhuo Qingyao left. It seemed that she discovered that it was someone from Tianquan Villa, and also deduced that it was the intention of Ningguo Marquis Mansion.

She already knew the position of the Ningguo Marquisate!

"Master Hou!"

Xie Yu is a marquis and is also temporarily in charge of the Xuan Jing Division. No matter from which perspective, Xia Dong must pay respect to Xie Yu.

"My late husband's memorial day is approaching. Xia Dong comes to visit me out of gratitude to the Marquis for bringing my late husband's body back to Jinling." When Xia Dong said this, she didn't look at the ground, but looked into Xie Yu's eyes.

Xie Yu blinked unconsciously, his eyelids moving slightly: "General Nie was loyal to the court, and was killed by thieves. It is Xie Yu's duty to bring back his body and bury it properly. The dead cannot be resurrected, but Xia Jiang died tragically, and rumors about the emperor's past are everywhere in Jinling. The Xuanjing Division has been working for a day, and I hope Lord Xia will put his mind to it and do his job for the emperor."

"Xia Dong understands that she cannot delay His Majesty's mission no matter what. Recently, Xia Dong returned from Binzhou and encountered pursuit along the way. Although the other party did not succeed, she still has to report it to the Marquis." Xia Dong already knew the answer from Xie Yu's expression. She was eager to meet that mysterious man. Her husband might not be dead, but was in his hands.

"Are you hurt? Do you know who did it?" Xie Yu pretended to be concerned.

"My lord, it was done by Tianquan Villa. The Zhuo family is on good terms with you and they are also your in-laws. If it is inconvenient for you to come forward, then just pretend that Xia Dong never told you about this." Without the friendship of bringing back Nie Feng's body, Xia Dong naturally would not indulge Xie Yu, a fence-sitter.

"Go check it out! Xie Yu believes that Brother Zhuo is innocent." Xie Yu was silent for a long time and finally spoke.

If Xia Dong was not from Xuan Jingsi, he would probably have been silenced.

"Xia Dong goodbye!"

Having achieved her goal, Xia Dong immediately left the Ningguo Marquis Mansion. She already had a direction in her mind as to where to look for the mysterious man.

Sima Lei was praised by everyone, but in fact he was just a straw bag with a better appearance. In the end, he died mysteriously in the palace of Concubine Yue. Xia Dong personally inspected the scene and heard Yue's confession throughout the whole process.

According to Concubine Yue's description, Mu Nihuang had no reaction after drinking the drug she had carefully prepared. Xiao Xuan could not think of this question in his rage, but Xia Dong did. There was something wrong with Mu Nihuang, and the mysterious person might be behind her.

The Mu family stayed in the southern border all year round, and only a few trusted people were left to take care of the Mu Palace in Jinling. Because there were few people coming and going, there was even some moss growing on the steps. Xia Dong looked at the slightly desolate gate at this moment, feeling that it was the bloody mouth of a beast. She was afraid that she would be in danger if she went in today. Despite this, she still mustered up the courage to hand the visiting card to the doorman.

"Xia Dong wants to see Princess Nihuang." She did not mention Xuan Jingsi, but visited in her personal capacity.

"The princess has instructed that the Prince Mu's Mansion is always ready to welcome Lord Xia Dong. There is no need to follow these rules." Although the doorman said this, he did not dare to refuse Xia Dong's visiting card.

"This is Jinling. Although the princess and I are friends, we cannot avoid this rule." Xia Dong replied politely.

"Lord Xia Dong, please come in!" After the doorman opened the visiting card and registered it, he opened the door and let Xia Dong in.

"Thank you." Xia Dong nodded slightly and walked into Prince Mu's palace.

Mu Nihuang was urging her younger brother to study when she received a message from the maid saying that Xia Dong was coming to visit Prince Mu's Mansion. Mu Nihuang didn't know that her visit to Prince Mu's Mansion would be so formal. In the past, she always went directly to the back house, but now she was waiting in the front hall.

"Princess." Xia Dong stood up and saluted the moment he saw Mu Nihuang.

"You and I are still strangers after all!" Mu Nihuang looked at Xia Dong with some emotion.

"Xia Dong hasn't changed, it's the princess who has changed." Xia Dong said bluntly.

"I know that Nie Feng, deputy commander of the Red Flame Army, died in Meiling. The files say that he was killed because he disagreed with the Red Flame Army commander's conspiracy to rebel. You have a grudge against me because of my engagement with Lin. I understand all this, but your attitude today is very different from the past." Mu Nihuang didn't know what this friend was up to.

"Princess, can you tell us who killed Sima Lei?" Xia Dong stared at Mu Nihuang with captivating eyes.

"This princess does not know about this matter. After Commander Meng arrived at the scene that day, Nihuang went home and has not left the house since then. If Lord Xia Dong finds out the murderer, please inform Nihuang." Mu Nihuang also started to throw a tantrum.

"Before I entered the city this afternoon, a man took action and killed all the pursuers for me." Xia Dong stared into Mu Nihuang's eyes and said, "When he was killing people, his figure was like a ghost, and every move was extremely graceful."

"Who is chasing you? Is it related to the Binzhou incident?" Mu Nihuang's face fell.

"It doesn't matter who is chasing us, and it doesn't matter whether he has any connection with Binzhou or not. What matters is that person. He gave me a bracelet." Xia Dong took out Nie Feng's bracelet and handed it to Mu Nihuang.

"This is..." Mu Nihuang stood up suddenly.

"The bracelet of my late husband Nie Feng, but he said that Nie Feng is still alive and in his hands." Xia Dong's eyes could never leave Mu Nihuang's eyes.

"Is it true that Brother Nie Feng is still alive?" Mu Nihuang was a little surprised.

"You really don't care?" Xia Dong put away the bracelet.

"If Brother Nie Feng is really still alive, it would be the greatest blessing." Mu Nihuang was very surprised.

"I'm talking about that mysterious man, do you really not care?" Xia Dong never gave up his suspicion of Mu Nihuang.

"By the way, what else did the mysterious man say to you, Brother Nie Feng, besides giving him the bracelet? His martial arts are so superb, he must be a master on the Langya List." Mu Nihuang's lie was a bit clumsy.

"Are we still friends? You have been hiding it from me until now? Why did that mysterious man kill Sima Lei? He did it to stand up for you, right? I have investigated the crime scene, and the Yue family has ill intentions towards you." Xia Dong didn't understand what Mu Nihuang was worried about.

"I was indeed at the scene of the murder in Zhaoren Palace, but what does it have to do with the Yue family's plot against me? Lord Xia Dong would not suspect that I am the mastermind behind everything that happened in Jinling!" Mu Nihuang was in a bad mood when this matter was brought up.

"I have doubts, but I have no evidence!" Xia Dong was quite open and aboveboard.

"Hehe, that's indeed the style of Xuan Jingsi." Mu Nihuang said sarcastically.

"Your Highness does not need to judge the style of my Xuan Jing Division. The Emperor has his own thoughts on this." Xia Dong was very unhappy when he heard this.

"Lord Xia Dong, you are here today, not to say such nonsense, right?" Mu Nihuang wanted to chase him away.

How could she know Yu Xian's whereabouts? This person was always elusive and had a foul mouth. Besides, how could Xia Dong know her relationship with him given what her family was doing?

Yu Xian is very opinionated. It is his own business if he wants to win over Xia Dong. If I make the decision for him, I don’t know how he will punish me later.

But the good news is that among the senior generals of the Red Flame Army, Nie Feng is still alive!

"Xia Dong, excuse me for being so rude. Goodbye!" Xia Dong was also very straightforward.

After seeing Xia Dong off, Mu Nihuang couldn't hold on any longer and her face was filled with worry.