The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

Before he finished speaking, the Loyal and Brave Marquis suddenly swung out his right palm, condensing powerful spiritual power in his palm and striking Yan Chuan.

The air was cut by the palm wind at this moment, and the objects in the hall vibrated violently with the impact of the palm force. Wood chips from the tables and chairs flew everywhere, books on the bookshelf were shaken off, and the ornaments placed in the corner also made fragile cracking sounds.

Fortunately, Yan Chuan was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and he quickly dodged the palm the moment he sensed the danger.

He quickly straightened his posture: "Lord of Loyalty and Bravery, please listen to my explanation——"

Yan Chuan dodged while speaking anxiously. There was some nervousness in his eyes, but more of a determination that showed no sign of weakness.

"What explanation do you need? How dare you say that you are not interested in my daughter?!" Jiang Jinchen asked back angrily, his brows furrowed, his face ashen, and then he swung his palm out again. This time, the palm wind was more fierce and the energy was surging.

Yan Chuan slightly turned sideways to avoid the palm, but his sleeve was cut by the palm wind in the air, tearing a long crack and revealing the underwear fabric underneath.

Yan Chuan panted slightly and said, "Lord Zhongyong, I pretended to be a dandy in order to gain a foothold in the Xu family. That was all an illusion."

"I don't care if you're pretending or not! You've been hanging out at brothels all day, and now you've become my daughter's fellow disciple, spending all day with her!" Jiang Jinchen was furious, his face almost flushed red with anger. "Tell me, you've been pestering my daughter all the time, do you like her?"

Before he finished speaking, Marquis Zhongyong increased his strength again, and his palm spun like a storm, sweeping towards Yan Chuan.

Yan Chuan was busy dodging and replying at the same time, so his mouth was a little faster than his brain.

"I like Yingxue, but I don't plan to pester her."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Yan Chuan's whole body suddenly stopped.

It's over, I said the wrong thing.

The three of them stopped moving at the same time, and time seemed to stand still at this moment.

After a while, Jiang Jinchen was the first to react.

"What did you say?" Jiang Jinchen frowned, his anger instantly becoming even stronger: "You really dare to admit it? I'll chop you to death!"

Just when Yan Chuan was distracted, Jiang Jinchen struck him with a palm, and the palm wind hit his chest fiercely. Yan Chuan was directly knocked back and fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Dad! Are you crazy!?"

Jiang Yingxue, who was also stunned, didn't care whether what Yan Chuan said was true or not, and quickly ran forward to help the man up.

She looked at Jiang Jinchen and scolded him loudly, "You knew you were in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, so why did you hit him so hard? Do you want to kill him?"

Jiang Jinchen's face was gloomy at this moment, and his eyes became a little complicated. He narrowed his eyes, looking aggrieved: "My dear, are you going to blame Daddy for another man?"

Seeing this, Yan Chuan immediately shook his head and said to Jiang Yingxue, "It's okay. I was distracted and took that blow for nothing. If uncle really wanted to kill me, he wouldn't have done it so lightly."

"That's right. I really want to kill him and would have killed him a long time ago." Jiang Jinchen turned his head away. He wanted to sit back in his seat, but found that the hall was in a mess.

"Ugh..."

Jiang Yingxue sighed and patiently said to Jiang Jinchen, "Dad, let's get back to the point. Just as Yan Chuan said, he's the son of Prime Minister Xu, but he faked his death to escape the Xu family. And he's not a playboy; he just pretended to be that way to stay alive. In fact, he joined the Xianyun Sect at the age of ten. Also, his name is no longer Xu Yanchuan, but Yan Chuan."

Jiang Jinchen curled his lips: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Ah? Didn't you tell him not to say it?"

Jiang Yingxue looked at Jiang Jinchen sincerely. Jiang Jinchen frowned slightly, then waved his hand: "Alright, alright, we've known each other for a long time. Let's get back to the emperor's business."

Jiang Jinchen glanced at the messy scene. There was only one intact chair left. He quickly stepped forward and moved the chair over: "Come, baby, sit down and don't get tired."

Then he sat down at the table.

Jiang Yingxue rolled her eyes at Jiang Jinchen, then helped the injured Yan Chuan onto a chair.

"Hey, sweetheart, that's what I gave you—"

"Okay, Dad, let's get down to business."

"Alright, alright." Jiang Jinchen seemed a little unhappy and continued, "A few months ago, Prime Minister Xu suddenly disappeared. The Emperor sent a large number of people to search for him, but couldn't even find his trace. No one knows whether he is dead or alive now."

Upon hearing this, both of them remained silent.

Jiang Jinchen continued, "As you all know, Prime Minister Xu has always been a favorite of the Emperor. Even though he has no spiritual power at all, he is deeply loved by the Emperor. Therefore, during that period, the Emperor was very depressed all day long."

Jiang Jinchen paused briefly, "A month ago, someone submitted a memorial stating that hundreds of children in this county had died overnight. Their investigation had yielded no results, and they hoped the court would send someone to investigate. However, not long after this memorial was submitted, a Taoist priest arrived."

"A Taoist priest?" Jiang Yingxue frowned. "Who is this Taoist priest? Which sect or school does he belong to?"

Jiang Jinchen shook his head. "I don't know. He didn't talk to us, only to the Emperor. And the Emperor listened very closely to the Taoist priest. I don't know what the Taoist priest said to the Emperor. The Emperor actually said to find Prime Minister Xu first, and then find the child after he brought him back."

Jiang Jinchen sighed, "The Emperor kept delaying this matter. The Crown Prince tried to dissuade him several times, and even wanted to secretly send someone to investigate, but was deliberately stopped each time. It wasn't until all the children in Luoying Village disappeared that the Emperor agreed to let the Crown Prince send someone to investigate the village."

He frowned. "But I don't understand. If he's been delaying the investigation because Prime Minister Xu is missing and he's not interested in investigating the children's disappearance, why would he specifically instruct the county magistrate not to investigate?"

Yan Chuan interjected, "Perhaps this Taoist priest is connected to the disappearance of the children? Although Xu Shijie is a popular figure around the Emperor, he's just a smooth talker with little real talent. No matter how much the Emperor likes him, the fact that he went to such lengths to find him is enough to show his respect for him."

"But the truth is, the Emperor searched once, then a few months later, again," Jiang Jinchen continued, "and he did so during the crucial period of the disappearance of the child. He even said he wanted Prime Minister Xu to solve the case. What do you think is the connection between these two events?"

Yan Chuan shook his head. "I can't imagine where Xu Shijie got such great ability. Perhaps from the very beginning, Xu Shijie was just a cover. When something happened, he used Xu Shijie as an excuse to divert everyone's attention."

"Oh, it would be great if we could catch that Taoist priest." Jiang Yingxue stood aside, somewhat frustrated. "I'm completely confused now. I don't even know where to start investigating."