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

Zhong Ran gave him a soothing look before saying, "You came here just to tell me this?"

"There's going to be a flower viewing banquet at Prince Cheng's mansion in a couple of days. Do you want to go?"

Zhong Ran hadn't expected that he would come for this. He looked up at him and said, "My good stepmother sent someone to tell me to go with her."

"There's something exciting to see and delicious to eat. Wouldn't it be a shame not to go?"

Mu Jinning nodded gently: "Ranran, I want to arrange two people for you, so that you can have someone to serve you."

She shook her head gently: "No need."

"By the way, have you eaten yet? Have someone bring you some food?"

She has her own secrets and doesn't need anyone following her around. She doesn't have any errands to run for, so it's a good thing for her to move around more.

He looked at the leftovers on the table with an expression that was hard to describe: "I'll go back home to eat."

Zhong Yan glared at him, then turned his grief and anger into a desire to eat. He ate with big mouthfuls of food and soon cleared the food on the table.

The guests around were all staring at this side. They were extremely curious about the relationship between Prince Ning and Zhong Ran.

Seeing how gentle the tone of King Ning's voice was when he spoke to her, they pricked up their ears desperately to listen, but the voice he spoke was too soft and they just couldn't hear him.

"We've been out long enough. It's time to go back. If you have something to do, go and do it."

Seeing that Zhong Yan had finished eating, Zhong Ran said something softly, then stood up and walked downstairs with Zhong Yan.

Mu Jinning caught up and walked side by side with her: "Next time you can ask them to go to Prince Ning's Mansion to settle the accounts."

"I have silver."

With the shopkeeper's warm farewell, they walked out of the restaurant together.

Zhong Ran recalled the thought that had just occurred to her, and stood beside him and said softly, "I'll come find you tonight."

After saying that, she took Zhong Yan and left.

She felt that if she wanted to sell pills better, her senior brother should have more experience and channels than her.

Mu Jinning looked at their backs as they left, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of her lips.

Zhong Yan turned around and glared at him fiercely before quickly following him.

A carriage was parked in an alley nearby. A corner of the window was gently lifted, and a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes flashed with a dark light of resentment.

"Chunqing, go with us and see who that bitch is. She could have seduced my cousin into being so special to her."

The voice was as clear as a silver bell, but the words that came out of it were as cold and sinister as a poisonous snake.

"Sister, it seems like someone is following us."

Zhong Yan's inspiration has grown a lot in all aspects now, and he quickly sensed that someone was following him.

Zhong Ran said calmly without even turning his head: "There are too many people here, let's go through that alley."

After the brother and sister walked to the front, they turned and entered another alley.

There were not just one but several people following in secret.

Yes, Zhong Ran had performed well in the restaurant before, and later Prince Ning's special treatment of her attracted more attention from others.

Everyone wanted to see where she came from and why Prince Ning treated her so well.

However, when they turned into the alley, no one was there.

The alley is deep, but there is no one.

"Oh no, we've been fooled." One of them growled and was about to turn around and leave, but inexplicably he knew nothing and his body fell limply to the ground.

The rest of the people were in similar condition, and they all fell to the ground in a few breaths.

Chunqing, who was following not far away, saw everyone following into the alley. She also wanted to follow in, but she was a woman and her pace was slower.

When she turned around, she saw five men lying on the ground.

These men all looked very ordinary, and their clothes were ordinary servants' clothes. It was impossible to tell which mansion they were from.

She realized something was wrong and turned around to leave.

Then she turned around and subconsciously took two steps back.

In front of her stood a young girl, her face covered by a veil, her true appearance unclear. Her beautiful eyes were so calm that not a trace of emotion could be seen.

"You..." Just as she uttered the word, she fell to the side and her breath disappeared.

Zhong Yan clapped his hands in disdain and whispered, "Sister, do you think I'm a demon?"

"Xiao Yan, these people may deserve to die, but I don't want to see you indulge in them."

Zhong Ran frowned slightly: "Don't devour people's life essence like this anymore."

These people died peacefully, as if they were sleeping, and it was impossible to tell why.

It was because he had devoured the life essence that it was not like the previous mummy.

It is not a pity for these people to die, but she does not want to see Zhong Yan really fall into the evil path.

Zhong Yan's eyebrows moved, and he responded softly: "Okay, I'll listen to you, sister."

"Let's go back."

Zhong Ran pulled him along and quickly returned to his yard in the backyard.

"You take a rest first. I'll come over this afternoon to teach you Qinggong and some spiritual skills. You should practice well."

Spiritual skills can maximize the effect of spiritual power.

"Okay." Zhong Yan responded obediently, watching her leave, and slowly clenched his hands behind his back.

Sister, it's his.

Zhong Ran returned to her yard, but before she reached the yard, she saw someone who surprised her.

The nanny beside the old lady seemed to be called Nanny Zhen.

"Is something wrong?"

Nanny Zhen took two steps back, lowered her head and bowed softly: "Miss, the old lady missed you and asked you to go over and chat with her."

Zhong Ran was slightly stunned. Did the old lady miss her?

"Do you believe it?"

Nanny Zhen looked up at her in a daze, not understanding what she meant.

Zhong Ran turned around and walked towards the old lady's yard.

No matter whether she really wanted it or just imagined it, since she was looking for her, she might as well go and take a look.

Nanny Zhen came to her senses and hurried to follow.

When she was almost at the old lady's yard, she hurried forward a few steps and opened the gate.

"Miss, please come in."

Zhong Ran didn't move, just looked at her.

Nanny Zhen didn't dare to look her in the eye, she just said softly, "Miss, the old lady is still waiting for you inside."

Zhong Ran sneered and then walked in.

The old lady was sitting in the flower hall, but she was not alone. There was a middle-aged woman and a young man sitting inside talking to her.

After so long, the old lady gradually accepted the issue of her hair and had a headpiece made for her to wear. At least now it was not visible that her hair had been cut.

He was wearing a dark red robe with a peony pattern. He looked noticeably thinner, with his face a little sunken.

There was a smile in her eyes. I don’t know what she had just said to the woman, but the smile on her face was very big at this moment.

The middle-aged woman was dressed in pearls and jade and looked very elegant, but this elegance always gave people a sense of incongruity.

The young man sitting next to him was also handsome, with clear features and a faint smile.

Seeing Zhong Ran come in, he turned his head and glanced at him. A hint of disgust flashed in his eyes, but he quickly restrained it.

"This must be Ranran, right? I didn't expect that she has grown so big in the blink of an eye."

When the middle-aged woman saw Zhong Ran, the smile on her face was a little difficult to hold back, but it quickly rose again.

Zhong Ran retracted his gaze and looked at the old lady: "I heard you were looking for me?"