The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Prince Cheng had informed the head of the Ministry of Justice in advance, and Zhao Xuan revealed her identity as Princess Xian. The head of the prison then asked the jailer to take Zhao Xuan and Chunlan along the way without any obstruction, and soon they arrived at the cell where Hao Xiong and Dongtian were imprisoned.

The jailer unlocked the door and turned to Zhao Xuan, nodding and bowing.

"Princess Xian, please come in!"

Zhao Xuan walked into the cell.

Chunlan took out a piece of silver from her purse and handed it to the jailer.

"No need to stay here. Our princess will ask a few questions and then leave. You can use it to buy some wine and food."

The jailer took the silver, thanked him, and ran away happily.

Zhao Xuan looked around the cell. It was quite clean, with all the necessary bedding and quilts. There was even a small square table and two small square stools. On the small square table stood a pot of tea and two tea bowls.

Hao Xiong smiled widely, dusted the stool with his sleeve, and then greeted Zhao Xuan.

"Sister, please sit down quickly. Don't worry about me and Dong Tian. We haven't suffered any harm at all. We are fine."

Dongtian also said, "Yes, Boss, you see we both have gained weight."

Zhao Xuan unfolded the scroll in her hand on the small square table.

"Take a look."

Hao Xiong and Dong Tian came closer to take a look.

Hao Xiong said, "Sister, isn't this a portrait of us? Where did you get it? It looks quite like us!"

Dongtian pointed at the portrait of Zhao Xuan.

"The boss's painting is the most like the real thing."

Dongtian said this and seriously picked up the portrait and compared it with Zhao Xuan herself.

"If the boss weren't wearing this silk dress, and instead wore the tight-fitting outfit in the portrait, they would look exactly the same! Boss, who painted this? The painting skills are quite good!"

Zhao Xuan looked at Dong Tian: "I think Hu Yiba must have hired someone to draw this."

Dongtian shuddered when he heard this, and the portrait in his hand fell to the ground.

Hao Xiong was also anxious: "What the hell? What is Hu Yiba trying to do?"

Zhao Xuan calmed down at this time. She picked up the portrait roll, put it on the table, and looked at Hao Xiong and Dongtian.

"Hu Yiba refuses to give Jiaoyangyu a chance to live, and he won't stop until he puts me to death. There are dozens of portraits like this one, all in the hands of those merchants crying out for justice. Hao Xiong, Dong Tian, ​​I'm here to tell you that my identity can no longer be concealed, and it will soon be exposed."

Hao Xiong gritted his teeth, sat down across from Zhao Xuan, and asked, "What does my brother-in-law do for a living? Wouldn't it be enough for him to just lead his men to wipe out the Tiandao League? Is it okay for Hu Yiba to do evil? And is it not okay for us to bully others by taking advantage of our power?"

Zhao Xuan looked at Hao Xiong with amusement.

"You were bitten by a dog, and you want to bite it back?"

"Yes! I'll bite back. If the dog bites me once, I'll bite the dog three times!"

"So you tripped over shit and fell, and you turned around and ate shit?"

Hao Xiong looked at Zhao Xuan with his mouth open, and finally uttered a few words.

"Sister, you've been talking to me all day long!"

Zhao Xuan held Hao Xiong's shoulder with one hand and Dongtian's shoulder with the other, looking at the two of them eagerly.

"I'm here to give you a heads-up. You taking the blame for me is a very bad idea. If my identity is truly exposed, you don't have to cover up for me. Just acknowledge that I'm the boss of Jiaoyang Valley. Do you understand?"

"Will it really come to that? Didn't my brother-in-law say he would ask his second brother, His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, for help?"

Zhao Xuan was silent for a long time before she spoke, "Prince Cheng agreed to trade his sword, the God-Slaying Sword, for Liang Changping's Evil-Slaying Sword, and then take the Evil-Slaying Sword to the Tiandao League to negotiate with Hu Yiba. But five days have passed, and there's still no news of the Evil-Slaying Sword. The prince has been running to Prince Cheng's mansion every day, but hasn't even seen Prince Cheng."

Hao Xiong stomped his feet in anger.

"These two brothers are so unreliable!"

Dongtian comforts Zhao Xuan.

"Master, please wait a little longer. It will take quite some time to exchange the God-Slaying Sword for the Evil-Slaying Knife. Since His Royal Highness Prince Cheng is capable of doing this, he will not ignore the grievances of our Jiaoyang Valley."

"Winter is right, sister. Unless it's absolutely necessary, don't jump out and actively admit that you are the daylily!"

In fact, both Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan misunderstood Gu Jiancheng. Of course, Gu Jiancheng did not expect that the two would be so impatient. He thought he had already told his fifth brother and his wife the best response plan, and they should wait for his news quietly in the mansion.

Who would have thought that for Gu Zhanghua, waiting was a very desperate thing. For many years, he had been waiting to see his father, but his hope was always dashed. For many years, he had been waiting for the return of Aunt Zhao and Sister Xuan. He waited year after year, the flowers bloomed and fell, but he never waited for them to send back any news.

Gu Zhanghua was already afraid of waiting. He was afraid that the result of this wait would still be the worst situation. Jiaoyang Valley would end up with a stigma, and everyone would be sentenced according to the law. Hao Xiong and Dongtian would even lose their lives.

As for Zhao Xuan, she has never waited and always keeps the initiative in her own hands.

She fled at a young age and took the initiative to change her name and surname. It was she who dragged Huang Shuo to settle down in Heyan Village and practiced martial arts for ten years. Ten years later, it was she who took the initiative to leave Huang Shuo and Heyan Village and embarked on a lonely and lonely road of revenge.

Upon encountering Hao Xiong and learning of the dire situation in Jiaoyang Valley, she took his advice and joined the Tiandao League in a competition to seize the Evil-Slaying Blade. Later, she took on the responsibility of being the head of the clan, gradually leading the people of Jiaoyang Valley in their pursuit of a new life. She also took the initiative to shoulder all the consequences of her transformation into Tian Shiliu.

Since her master passed away, Zhao Xuan has chosen her own life time and time again, and she has never put her fate in the hands of others.

But this time, for the sake of the people of Jiaoyang Valley, she was completely powerless and could only wait, wait for the Evil-Slaying Sword, and wait for Gu Jiancheng to give her justice.

For the first time, Zhao Xuan felt so incompetent.

At this time, King Cheng Gu Jiancheng, who had traveled day and night to the Fucheng prefectural government office, had been having a secret conversation with the prefect Wang Daoding for a long time.

Wang Daoding told Gu Jiancheng all the clues he had.

Gu Jiancheng asked, "Master Wang rushed back from Liyang just to interrogate those two suspects?"

Wang Daoding looked regretful. "It's my incompetence. I've been interrogating them for two days and two nights, but they both categorically deny being ordered to do so. They insist they're just bandits in Jiaoyang Valley, robbing passing merchants because they couldn't make ends meet."

Gu Jiancheng smiled and said, "Now Lord Wang's prefectural office is quite quiet, but the Liyang Criminal Department office is bustling with activity!"

Wang Daoding hurriedly stood up and bowed to Gu Jiancheng to apologize.

"Your Highness Prince Cheng, please forgive me. I was forced to break my agreement with Your Highness Prince Xian. That day, there was a conflict between the yamen runners and the merchants. I arrested a few merchants who were leading the riot, but the others refused to stop and attacked the government office. I was worried about bloodshed and the loss of innocent lives, so I made the matter of recruiting Jiaoyang Valley public."

Gu Jiancheng waved his hand.

"It's okay. The Ministry of Justice has already intervened in this matter. Right and wrong will be determined by the people. But I'm worried that all these things are instigated and fanned by someone behind the scenes!"

Gu Jiancheng stood up and paced back and forth. Suddenly, he looked at Wang Daoding with a sharp gaze.

"Master Wang, it seems you have to cooperate with me in putting on a good show!"