Zhan Yan didn't waste any time and turned to look for Ning Er.

When he saw Ning Er, he saw her soaking in a hot spring pool filled with white liquid.

She stood up tremblingly: "Why did you come out so soon? Where is Madam Mei?"

Zhan Yan said: "Kill him!"

Ning Er was so frightened that he trembled all over and begged anxiously: "Please don't kill me. You asked me to bring you to the Blood Shadow Clan, and I did. Please spare my life, okay?"

Zhan Yan asked in a deep voice, "Then tell me, what is the relationship between your brother-in-law and the Blood Shadow Clan? Has he betrayed the Sheng Dynasty and is trying to give Liuli City to the barbarians as a gift of surrender?"

Ning Er wanted to deny it, but when she met Zhan Yan's terrifying gaze, she nodded: "Yes, my brother-in-law reached an agreement with the Barbarian Princess. As long as he can surrender to the Barbarians, this Liuli City will be his from now on!"

Zhan Yan said contemptuously: "He's dreaming. This Liuli City will eventually become his burial place!"

He reached out and dragged Ning Er out, impatiently urging him: "What's that smell on you? It's so bad. What's in this beauty pool?"

Ning Er's eyes avoided her, and she pursed her lips tightly and refused to answer.

But Zhan Yan was so smart that he guessed it immediately.

He let go of his hand in disgust and kicked Ning Er into the water tank.

After she was clean, he brought her out and said, "Go to the secret room to find Madam Du and take her away immediately. Hurry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fire suddenly burst out in Mrs. Mei's yard.

Ning Er said anxiously: "The secret room is in her yard. If it burns down, the old lady will be burned to death!"

Zhan Yan was very surprised. Madam Mei had already had her throat cut by him, so who else could set fire to her?

Just when he was confused, a figure suddenly pounced on him. He was so strong that he knocked Zhan Yan to the ground.

Ning Er screamed in fear and hid to the side, while the man reached out and strangled Zhan Yan's throat.

Zhan Yan kicked him away, rushed over quickly, and stabbed the dagger directly into his heart.

He widened his eyes in disbelief, and died a moment later.

Ning Er said with a pale face: "It must be Madam Mei's assassins. Aren't you going to find Madam Du? Go and save her quickly. If it's too late, she will really turn to ashes!"

Zhan Yan immediately ran towards the smoke-filled yard and soon heard someone shouting, "Help! There's a fire! Help!"

He followed the sound and dragged out the half-dead Madam Du.

She coughed violently a few times, then looked at Zhan Yan with wide eyes: "Why do you look familiar?"

Zhan Yan spoke slowly: "Yes, Madam Du, you can't even recognize me, Zhan Yan?"

"Marquis Zhan Yi?" The joy that Mrs. Du had just felt after being rescued was instantly replaced by fear and anxiety. She didn't expect that he would come to find her!

Then the court must have known about her son's collusion with the enemy!

She was silent for a moment before she burst into tears: "Zhan Yihou, my son was forced. If the Blood Shadow Clan hadn't captured me, how could he have been driven by them? Please, you must spare his life!"

Zhan Yan turned a deaf ear and dragged her and Ning Er out quickly.

At this time, the atmosphere in the general's mansion was tense.

There were many archers standing behind Du Mingfeng. They all glared at Fang Qingshan as if they wanted to shoot him to death on the spot.

There was a corpse lying in the middle of the yard. It was Ning Lian'er, whose skirt was torn and her body was covered with horrific bloodstains.

Her death was extremely horrific. Her body below the waist was covered in blood. It was obvious that she had suffered extremely cruel torture.

In front of her was a white-haired old lady, wailing loudly: "My daughter, how could you die so miserably? You let an old woman like me send your daughter off with her old age. How can I live? Why don't your father and I go with you? That way, our family will have someone to look after us on our journey to the afterlife!"

Seeing her crying so sadly, everyone around her was moved.

The soldiers, in particular, were furious.

All the hateful eyes were staring at the calm Fang Qingshan, as if they wanted to eat him alive.

Du Mingfeng said with a sorrowful expression, "General Fang, since you arrived in Liuli City, I have cooperated with your investigation. Since you were sent by the Emperor, I have treated you like a distinguished guest. Especially my Lian'er, I even arranged your accommodation very well, fearing that I might be impolite. But why did you use such cruel means to take her life?"

Before Fang Qingshan could say anything, the soldiers shouted, "Tell me, what's the reason? You are a general sent by the court, not an inhuman beast. How could you be so cruel and brutal as to kill an innocent woman?"

Even in the face of everyone's hostility, Fang Qingshan remained calm and composed.

He spoke word by word: "This general has never done anything, why are you so aggressive?"

The general's housekeeper quickly stepped forward and said, "I saw it with my own eyes. Are you still trying to argue? I was terrified at the time, and you even threatened me, saying you were sent by the emperor. If I dared to expose your evil deeds, you would take my life!"

At this time, a white-haired old general spoke in a sad voice: "Fang Qingshan, I never thought you would be such a person. Your father and I are old acquaintances, and I have watched you grow up. You usually have a kind nature. How could you do such a despicable act that hurts the world and is immoral?"

Fang Qingshan raised his eyebrows sarcastically: "You all say that I did it, you are throwing dirty water on my head!"

Madam Ning cursed loudly, "You evil bastard! My daughter is so well-behaved, gentle, and beautiful, yet you covet her. Am I wronging you?"

Someone immediately reminded him, "I remember his wife was pregnant. Maybe he's been lonely for too long, so he had the audacity to attack Mrs. Du!"

Madam Ning's expression grew increasingly ferocious. She gritted her teeth and said, "General Du, I beg you to uphold justice. Behead this culprit immediately and let him pay for my daughter's life!"

Watching her kneel and kowtow, Du Mingfeng spoke with a heartbroken heart, "General Fang, Lian'er is my woman. As her man, I will never let her die in vain. Killing someone means paying for their life. Now, I want to demand her life back from you in front of all the soldiers!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the archers were already ready for battle.

Fang Qingshan's expression was cold and terrifying. How could he not see that Du Mingfeng was desperate at this moment?

Taking advantage of Ning Lian'er's death, he killed him openly.

By then he will have a reason to explain to the court!

I have to say, his plan is really vicious!

Fang Qingshan spoke slowly, "General Du, judging by your stance, are you convinced that I'm a murderer and want to execute me in front of all the soldiers?"

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