Zhan Yan said, "Father, don't blame yourself too much. Qin Tianhao is cunning. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape with his daughter when the King of Wu was punishing him!"

Lin Yiwan said, "Since they dared to set the fire, they must be nearby. And now that so many people are surrounding us, there's no chance of escape!"

Zhan Yan looked around, and soon his cold eyes fixed on the pond.

He said directly: "When the fire is burning, the pond is the safest place to hide. I will take people to search the pond first!"

He went down with a few guards who were good at swimming, and soon dragged up the disheveled Qin Mingyue.

Her face was pale and ugly, and her eyes were filled with ferocious hatred.

She gritted her teeth and cursed, "Why aren't you dead? God is really blind!"

Lin Yiwan said calmly, "Since none of us were burned to death, you're in big trouble. I was originally thinking of waiting until I caught your father to deal with him, but now I can't wait any longer. You should go and accompany Tian Xier and her father on their journey to the underworld!"

She ordered her to be pushed into the still-burning woodshed. She was immediately horrified and screamed in anger, "Why? I'm the daughter of the general of the Li Kingdom, and I'm also the woman of the King of the Wu Kingdom. You people of the Sheng Dynasty have no right to deal with me!"

Lin Yiwan glared at her with a look of sarcasm: "You and your father are wanted by Wu Guojun. Do you think he will help you?"

Even though Qin Mingyue was not afraid of death, her legs were shaking with fear when she saw the fire right in front of her.

She forced herself to say, "Lin Yiwan, you can't be so cruel. Aren't you afraid of feeling guilty?"

Lin Yiwan sneered, "Qin Mingyue, you want to talk to me about conscience? I can't rest in peace if I don't kill you, this vicious woman!"

She was too lazy to talk nonsense with her and pushed her into the burning woodshed with her own hands.

"Ah!" Qin Mingyue screamed miserably due to the burns.

She rolled back and forth inside and soon turned into a fire man.

Lin Yiwan had no sympathy at all. She just felt that Qin Mingyue was burned to death because of her own fault.

Moreover, the kerosene was arranged by her and her father, which means having a beginning and an end.

The screams continued for about half an hour, and then there was no sound.

By the time the fire was extinguished, Qin Mingyue had turned into black charcoal.

Lin Yiwan ordered people to bury the coke, and then returned to the pavilion.

At this time, a charcoal brazier had been placed in the pavilion, so it was not too cold.

Zhan Yan suggested: "The hot spring villa of the Marquis' Mansion is nearby. Why don't we all go there and settle down first? We can't just stay in this pavilion all the time!"

Prince Li immediately agreed: "Okay, we need to let them rest quickly!"

When everyone arrived at the hot spring resort, they naturally went to take a bath and change clothes first.

Even though Lin Yiwan had soaked in the hot spring, she still felt unwell. She developed a high fever, and it was very severe.

Zhan Yan did not dare to hesitate and quickly ordered someone to invite Doctor Lin to the hot spring villa.

Doctor Lin prescribed some medicine for her and told her to have a good sleep.

Lin Yiwan's mind was in a state of chaos. She seemed to see the already dead Zhan Yu standing in front of her with a face full of hatred and saying, "If you don't let me die well, you can't live well in this world either. I want revenge, I want revenge!"

Then his face turned into Qin Tianhao's. He held a sharp machete in his hand and chopped at her stomach, shouting as he chopped, "You have come to this day!"

She suddenly woke up: "No!"

She held her stomach tightly, and cold sweat kept dripping down her forehead.

Zhan Yan, who was standing by her side, immediately grasped her cold fingers and asked, "Wanwan, what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

When Lin Yiwan saw that her stomach was fine, she threw herself into Zhan Yan's arms and buried her little face in his heart.

He soothed her gently, "I'm here, don't be afraid!"

She said sullenly, "Zhan Yan, have you caught Qin Tianhao? I just had a nightmare. I dreamed that he was cutting open my stomach with a machete, and I woke up in shock!"

Zhan Yan's eyes suddenly showed a murderous intent. He hurriedly tried to comfort her, "This won't happen. From now on, I will stay by your side forever!"

He paused and continued, "The back mountain has been surrounded. The emperor has sent the imperial guards. It's only a matter of time before they capture Qin Tianhao!"

Once Lin Yiwan was bitten by a snake, she became extremely careful.

She warned in a hoarse voice, "Then have the people on the farm search the area carefully. Don't let them bury kerosene in the ground like father did!"

Zhan Yan nodded and said, "I checked all of this yesterday. To be on the safe side, I moved everyone in the manor to other courtyards. Only you and your two mothers live here!"

Lin Yiwan finally breathed a sigh of relief and could finally rest assured.

I was originally very weak, and after taking the medicine I felt drowsy again.

Zhan Yan settled her down before getting up and leaving the room.

Li Wangzheng and Wu Guojun were waiting outside. He said guiltily, "It's all my fault. If I had caught Qin Tianhao earlier, he wouldn't have caused all this trouble!"

Zhan Yan said, "Qin Tianhao was already blind and crippled. He relied on Qin Mingyue for care. Now that she's dead, how long can he hide in the mountains on his own?"

Wu Guojun looked at him in surprise: "You mean, he didn't hide in the mountains at all?"

Zhan Yan nodded and said, "Let the Imperial Guards search the nearby villages. No matter whose house it is, they must go there!"

Prince Li pondered, "I've already sent people to investigate. There are manors from all the major families nearby, but the closest one is the Pei family!"

Zhan Yan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Pei family? Now there is only Pei Jue left. Doesn't he live in the Imperial College?"

Prince Li explained, "The Imperial College is on holiday, and the former Pei Mansion has been reclaimed by the court. He has temporarily moved to the manor to prepare for the Spring Examination in March!"

Zhan Yan nodded. Pei Jue was left behind by the emperor himself and was highly valued by him.

After a moment's silence, he said, "We have to search him too. It's not targeting him personally. If he's smart, he won't stop us!"

King Li said, "I'll go there myself!"

When he arrived at the Pei family's farm, he actually saw Li Delu outside.

He frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"

Li Delu trotted forward and bowed, "Your Highness, I'm here to visit Master Pei Jue on the orders of the Emperor. The Emperor, out of consideration for him, has specially ordered the Imperial Kitchen to prepare a sumptuous feast for him!"

King Li said nothing more and rode his horse into the manor.

Soon, he saw Pei Jue, the gentle and graceful young master of the Pei family.

He stepped forward respectfully and saluted: "Pei Jue greets King Li!"

Prince Li looked up and down at the elegant Pei Jue and said in a deep voice, "Pei Jue, I have brought people here to search your manor because it was set on fire last night, and the arsonist escaped!"

Pei Jue quickly said, "Please feel free to search!"

Prince Li's expression softened considerably, and he warned the imperial guards behind him, "Don't miss any corner!"

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