Digging up spiritual roots and seizing blood? You scumbags, wait and tremble.

"Why are you here, father? Are you going to bring me food?" Zhong Yan's voice was light and expressionless.

Over the years, his hope for a father had long since disappeared from the repeated plots against him.

When he heard that food was being delivered, Zhong Qingshan's expression cracked a little and his heart began to tremble.

There is no food left in the house. How can we send it?

The Prince of Yan was dressed in blue, with sparse eyebrows and bright eyes, and an imposing demeanor.

He looked at the young man not far away and vaguely discovered that he seemed to have a trait that could not be ignored.

He couldn't help but take two steps inside, wanting to take a closer look, but Zhong Qingshan quickly stopped him.

Prince Yan is the Queen's legitimate son. If something happens in his mansion, his good days will be over.

"Your Highness, you must not approach him. This rebellious son is getting weirder as he grows older. Anyone who gets close to him will slowly become sick, then waste away and die, and the cause of their illness will never be discovered."

King Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and finally stopped, not daring to joke with his own life.

Lord Shu said to Zhong Yan, "Master Zhong, there has been a theft in the mansion and we need to search the entire place. Please stand at the foot of the courtyard wall and let our men go in to search and prove the eldest master's innocence."

Zhong Yan was stunned. Stolen? Wasn't it because of the mummy?

But he did not hesitate. He walked to the courtyard wall and stood away from those people.

There was nothing in his room except a broken bed and a torn quilt.

Sure enough, the people who went in came out quickly, and the rooms inside were no different from the rooms of the other masters in the marquis' mansion.

They shook their heads at the two adults. There was nothing inside, so it was obviously not the work of this young master.

"Sorry to bother you, young master." Lord Shu clasped his fists from a distance and then led his men away.

Zhong Yan didn't say anything, but just watched them indifferently as they came and went in a hurry.

I was curious about what the theft they were talking about was, but I didn't go forward to join in the fun.

After leaving this place, the people from the Dali Temple who were inspecting the Marquis' Mansion also reported that they did not find any useful clues in the Mansion, and there were no extra footprints or traces around the walls of the Mansion.

The huge mansion, with so many treasures and items, seemed to have never appeared and disappeared out of thin air.

"My Lord, have you provoked something you shouldn't have provoked?"

Lord Ye approached Zhong Qingshan and spoke softly, "This is all really bizarre. Even the most powerful thief couldn't empty out such a huge mansion in one night, right?"

Zhong Qingshan trembled all over, and Zhong Ran's figure inexplicably appeared in his mind.

For such a long time, nothing happened in the mansion, but something happened in the few days since that disaster star came back.

Moreover, she suddenly went crazy and beat someone up yesterday. Could all this be related to her?

"Since you said that, sir, I suddenly remembered someone."

He walked in front, heading towards the yard where Zhong Ran currently lived.

Lord Ye and Lord Shu looked at each other and gestured to Prince Yan, "Your Highness, please."

Prince Yan raised his head slightly and followed Zhong Qingshan, and the two adults followed with their men.

Zhong Qingshan quickly led his men to the yard, where there was no servant at all.

"What do you mean by bringing us here, Lord?"

Not to mention Prince Yan, Lord Ye and Lord Shu also noticed that something was wrong.

At first glance, this should be the yard where a certain lady lives, right?

Zhong Qingshan's face was filled with bitter anger: "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Prince Yan and the two adults. This is originally the yard of my daughter Dai'er."

"My eldest daughter came back a few days ago and insisted that she liked my younger sister's yard. I had no choice but to let Dai'er give it to her because I owed her so much."

He sighed softly, "As a result, Ran Ran seems to have a lot of resentment towards me as a father. He even beat his stepmother, scolded his stepsister, and even hit his grandmother."

Lord Ye and Lord Shu looked at each other. Both of them were old foxes. Although he didn't say much, they could hear some meaning from his words.

"Does the Marquis mean to doubt this young lady?"

They are not ordinary people and have heard about Zhong Qingshan’s eldest daughter.

That was the one who was engaged to Prince Ning, but she was sent away because it was said that she was a disaster star.

Zhong Qingshan's face turned grim. "To be honest, my eldest daughter was born in poor health, so she was sent to a farm in the countryside. She has had some unpleasantness with her family since she came back these past few days."

Lord Ye secretly curled his lips and spoke in a nice way, as if everyone knew the secret of that year.

However, now is not the time to pursue those things.

"You mean, she just came back these past few days, and she had a quarrel with you guys, so this happened?"

Although Zhong Qingshan didn't say anything else, he sighed heavily.

"Where is she now?"

The two looked at each other and became interested in this young lady.

Zhong Qingshan winked at the housekeeper beside him, and he walked forward with two people and knocked directly on Zhong Ran's door.

Zhong Ran was lying on the bed. She had sharp ears and eyes, and had heard what was said outside long ago.

She never imagined that Zhong Qingshan would push such a big thing onto her daughter and bring soldiers and King Yan over.

If such a thing were to get out, even if there was nothing else, her daughter's reputation would be completely ruined.

Although this body has no reputation to speak of, I still feel uncomfortable in my heart.

She secretly warned herself that the so-called relatives were not good people. They only cared about their own interests. Don't have any expectations of them, and don't hurt yourself because of their words or actions.

Seeing no sound from inside, the housekeeper pushed the door open and came in.

Zhong Qingshan also brought people in, without any awareness that this was his daughter's boudoir and no outsiders were allowed in.

"Ranran, the two adults have something to ask you." He saw a pair of shoes in front of the bed and spoke, his voice still hypocritically kind.

Zhong Ran lay there motionless for a while before she said in a hoarse voice, "Father, please forgive me. I don't know what's wrong with me. After they brought me food yesterday, I've been feeling weak. It's even difficult for me to sit up. I don't know what's going on."

Zhong Qingshan was slightly startled and quickly looked at Lord Ye and Lord Shu. They both had strange expressions on their faces.

He quickly said, "What nonsense are you talking about, girl? You feel weak, I'm afraid you've caught a cold."

"Ran Ran, do you know any friends in the underworld?"

Zhong Ran gently lifted the bed curtain and looked out, revealing an ugly face covered with red spots.

"What do you mean, father? Where can I meet those people?"

Prince Yan glanced over here and then looked away. He had always heard that this eldest lady was a disaster star and that she was the candidate for the second prince's wife.

As long as she marries into Prince Ning's Mansion, even a miracle doctor can't save her.

"Miss Zhong, your father now suspects that you are colluding with outsiders and has emptied the mansion. You must quickly confess those people, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."

His tone was condescending, and he even walked out of the door, as if he would be suppressed by her if he stayed in this room.