The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

"Rongguo Mansion has lost several young ladies and maids. It would be unreasonable if Ningguo Mansion didn't lose a successor to the title."

Aunt Rong shook her head helplessly.

"You! Hurry up! I'll report this to the Peak Master later!"

……

at the same time,

In a remote and dilapidated temple outside the city of Shenjing.

A figure suddenly stumbled into the ruined temple

"Niubizi, come out quickly, the Buddha has to leave."

The words just fell,

A lame Taoist priest limped out from the corner of the dilapidated temple.

"What are you doing at this hour of night? Are you going to let me sleep?"

Before he finished speaking,

Then he saw the bald monk sitting at the door with one hand tightly covering his abdomen, covered in blood.

His expression changed immediately.

He quickly stepped forward and supported the bald monk.

"What happened? Why are you injured like this?"

"How could ordinary swords and guns actually hurt you?"

The bald monk shook his head and said helplessly,

"I was curious about the power of the other party's firearms, but I didn't expect that they could even break the Buddha's Golden Bell!"

"Master Buddha, I'm afraid it won't work. I have to go back and report to the fairy in advance."

The lame Taoist shook his head helplessly.

"You! I told you you're an anomaly, yet you're still showing off like that!"

The bald monk said weakly,

"I'll leave this place to you, be careful!"

"The Anomaly has an instant-firing firearm. We're trapped in it, and there's no way we can survive."

"Master Buddha, I, I, was careless, no, no..."

The lame Taoist frowned and sighed,

"What can we do? Although you and I have been ordered to roam the world, we cannot shed this body."

The bald monk said with trembling lips,

"I will report this to the fairy after I return."

"However, you must be extra careful and avoid exposing your true identity to those people..."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes slightly and looked at the lame Taoist.

"Help, help me..."

The lame Taoist nodded solemnly, then raised his palm and slapped the bald monk hard on the head.

The bald monk's neck immediately twisted and he was silent.

The lame Taoist shook his head helplessly.

Then he placed it flat on the ground and made a hand seal.

Muttering something, an invisible figure instantly rushed onto the dilapidated roof and disappeared.

The lame Taoist looked up at the roof and shook his head helplessly.

Not long after, the entire ruined temple was engulfed in raging fire.

The fire roared with the help of the wind.

……

The next day, it was just dawn.

The people from Rongguo Mansion went to the Shenjing government office to report the case.

Jia Rong, the heir to the Ningguo Mansion, was kidnapped by thieves in his mansion late at night.

At the same time, the three young ladies from Rongguo Mansion and the Lady of Leping County who was personally appointed by the current emperor were also abducted by the thieves.

After receiving the report, the prefect of Shenjing Prefecture was suddenly overwhelmed.

He felt dazed for a moment, as if he saw his great-grandmother waving to him.

This is the best place under the emperor's feet.

How could such a terrible thing happen?

The young lady and the young man who were descendants of the imperial nobles and built the Rong and Ning mansions were kidnapped!

How could he escape responsibility for such a major crime?

After receiving the report from the Jia family,

The prefect of Shenjing Prefecture personally led a large group of bailiffs to the scene of the crime.

When he saw the bodies of the servants who were killed in Rongguo Mansion,

And the ransom note left by the gang of thieves on the door of Jia Mansion,

The prefect immediately confirmed,

This is a case of kidnapping and extortion by a group of bandits who deliberately attacked the Rong and Ning mansions and kidnapped people to achieve their ulterior motives of ransom.

It concerns the Lady of Leping County who was conferred the title by the emperor himself, as well as the young ladies of Rongguo Mansion and the heir to the title of Ningguo Mansion.

The prefect of the Shenjing government did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He immediately summarized the case and reported it to the palace.

……

In the palace,

Emperor Xinglong was discussing northern defense matters with the retired emperor in the Daming Palace.

Now that the South is at a disadvantage, we have decided to appease them.

So we must be prepared to defend against the 50,000 cavalry of the northern Tartars.

At this moment, Dai Quan hurried into the hall.

He even kowtowed to the retired emperor.

"This servant pays homage to the Emperor, to His Majesty!"

Emperor Xinglong was discussing matters with the retired emperor, and frowned slightly when he saw this.

"What happened?"

Dai Quan hurriedly bowed and said,

"Your Majesty, the prefect of Shenjing Prefecture has come to the palace to report that the Rong and Ning mansions were robbed last night."

"Jia Rong, the heir apparent to the Ningguo Mansion, as well as the three young ladies of the Rongguo Mansion, and the Leping County Lady personally appointed by His Majesty, have all been abducted by the thieves."

"And demand a sky-high ransom from the Rong and Ning mansions!"

"what?!"

Emperor Xinglong stood up and glared at Dai Quan.

It’s not that he cares much about the young lady who inherited the title of Duke of Rong and Ning, or the Lady of Leping County who was personally conferred by him.

This Shenjing City is the best place under the feet of the emperor!

How could it be possible that thieves broke into the noble mansion in the middle of the night and kidnapped people?

So, will the thief︿(￣︶￣)︿ run into the palace tomorrow?

Did they also kidnap his concubine and princess?

Then he looked at Dai Quan and asked,

"What exactly happened? Tell me in detail!"

Dai Quan trembled all over, not daring to be careless, and quickly bowed and said,

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Then he said,

"According to the prefect's personal report from the scene, it has been preliminarily determined that the crimes committed by the Rong and Ning mansions were committed by the same daring gang of thieves."

"This group of bandits first went to the Rongguo Mansion and abducted three young ladies and the Princess of Leping County."

"Then they went to Ningguo Mansion and kidnapped Jia Rong, the Third-Class General. These bandits were so arrogant that they even celebrated by setting off firecrackers in Ningguo Mansion!"

"Last night at midnight, many people around Ningguo Mansion were awakened by the sound of firecrackers..."

"firecracker?"

Emperor Xinglong was stunned when he heard this.