The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Finally, Xiao Aiyue broke the deadlock and spoke again with a sigh.

"You know I have a big shadow over you... When Xiaowu was with you as a kid, you either beat him up black and blue or left him with a huge bump on his head!

You arranged a wedding for Tian Shiliu, and Xiaowu fell ill the moment he saw you. You haven't forgotten that time at the Honglu Temple, right?

Later, when you were a guest at the Zhen Palace, you kicked Cat Qiqi again to save him, and your head got a huge swelling again! Sigh! The number of times you bullied him is too numerous to count..."

When Zhao Xuan heard this, she knew that what was coming could not be avoided. Although the divorce letter issue had been handled by her father, Xiao Aiyue finally found the opportunity to settle the score with her.

What can she do?

She could only force a smile and listen to Xiao Aiyue continue to accuse her.

Suddenly, Zhao Xuan saw tears in Xiao Aiyue's eyes, her face full of pleading and pain, and she held her hands tightly with both hands, crying and complaining.

"Now you are so skilled in martial arts! You have such great strength! I beg you, please, please show mercy in the future and never bully my son again! If you don't agree, I will kneel down in front of you!"

Zhao Xuan was instantly distraught. How could this turn of events happen so quickly? Regardless of whether she was right or wrong, she had never seen a mother-in-law beg her daughter-in-law for mercy on her son's behalf!

What's with kneeling down to her? Isn't that shortening her life?

Zhao Xuan secretly complained in her heart, you'd better not kneel down, I will kneel down for you!

Zhao Xuan had no choice but to kneel down in front of Xiao Aiyue, raise her right hand and swear solemnly.

"Mother, don't worry. I promise you that from now on, only your son will bully me. I will never bully your son! A gentleman's word is as good as gold! If you break this oath, you will be struck by lightning!"

As soon as Zhao Xuan finished her oath, Xiao Aiyue's tears came and went as she wished. The big bag of tears in her eyes shrank back. She touched her chest and took a deep breath.

"Yes! That's right! Then I feel relieved!"

Zhao Xuan couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart. You're at ease, and I'm at ease too. It's such a simple thing, but you have to put on a sad drama and force me to swear an oath.

Zhao Xuan silently wrote down a note for Gu Zhanghua in her notebook: "A son pays his mother's debts." Wait until the dead of night, when the moon is dark and the wind is high, hehe...

I understand everything...

Gu Zhanghua reached out and pulled up Zhao Xuan, who was kneeling on the ground, and looked at his mother with dissatisfaction.

"Mom, how is this right? Shouldn't you hope that neither of us will bully the other and love each other forever?"

Xiao Aiyue's heart skipped a beat. Impulse is the devil. One should not get carried away when one is too proud. He accidentally exposed his true purpose deep in his heart.

She really wanted to give in first, and then take advantage of Zhao Xuan's unpreparedness to swear a poisonous oath, so that her son could live in peace in the future.

Everything was going according to her little thoughts, but she didn't expect that this brat would say something to her, and she couldn't refute it.

Xiao Aiyue laughed.

"You're right! Mom was a little too happy just now! Love each other! We are a loving family!"

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The setting sun was blood-red. The guards of the embassy were desperately fighting with the men in black. One by one, they fell, leaving countless bloodstains in the air...

The scene changes:

A cold arrow suddenly shot towards Zhao Xiaoman. Zhao Xiaoman heard the sound of the arrow breaking through the air and quickly dodged. The cold arrow pierced Zhao Xiaoman's shoulder...

The scene changes again:

Zhao Xiaoman was vomiting blood and dying. She slowly stretched out her hand, her eyes full of reluctance.

"My child, I really don't want to leave you... I'm leaving, you must live well..."

"Master!!!"

Zhao Xuan woke up crying and sat up suddenly. She was gasping for breath and subconsciously touched her face, which was already covered with tears.

Gu Zhanghua was awakened by Zhao Xuan's cry, and hurriedly sat up, hugged Zhao Xuan, and gently patted her back to comfort her.

"Sister Xuan, did you have a nightmare?"

Zhao Xuan buried her face in Gu Zhanghua's arms and sobbed.

"I dreamed that the envoys were attacked that day, and many guards died. I dreamed that Master touched my face before she died, and she said she couldn't bear to leave me..."

Gu Zhanghua didn't say anything, but just quietly hugged Zhao Xuan and gently stroked her back.

He had dreamed of that day countless times, and dreamed of the death of his brother, the Crown Prince. He could understand Zhao Xuan's current mood, but there was no point in saying more. He could only let her calm down slowly.

After a long while, Zhao Xuan raised her head from Gu Zhanghua's arms, wiped her tears, and her eyes were determined.

"Xiao Wu, we can't wait any longer. We must go to the palace early tomorrow morning and tell Father the news we got from Tian Shang. There is a group of assassins that even Tian Shang can't find out about who was involved in the assassination!"

"Okay! I'll do as you say. I'll go to the palace tomorrow morning."

Zhao Xuan was preoccupied with thoughts and couldn't fall asleep for a while, so she simply lit the candle and sat down at the table with Gu Zhanghua.

Gu Zhanghua touched the teapot on the table. The water in it was still warm. He poured a cup and placed it in front of Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan rested her arms on the table, her chin in her hands, looked at the flickering candlelight, and slowly spoke to Gu Zhanghua.

"Xiao Wu, before leaving for Yue Kingdom, I went to Qingshan Valley to say goodbye to my father. Do you remember?"

"Of course I remember. Why? What happened?"

"My father told me about another strange thing. Before the diplomatic mission was attacked, my master's Wuwei Escort Agency was escorting a caravan on the road when it was robbed by the Flame Organization."

Gu Zhanghua was shocked when he heard this. It was the first time he heard of the Flame Organization.

"Flame Organization?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Xuan nodded affirmatively, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"My father said those people were masked with flame patterns embroidered on their scarves. They were also a group of martial arts masters who robbed and killed people to silence them. Their methods were extremely cruel! My master once sent my father to secretly investigate this matter, and he actually found some clues."

"What clue?"

"My father told me that he found out one of the people was an orphan, but before he could even question him, the man committed suicide by taking poison! Later, something happened to the mission, so my father stopped investigating.

Now that I think about it, those people from the Flame Organization targeted the caravan escorted by Master's Wuwei Escort Agency. Could the unknown assassination force in the diplomatic mission case also be targeting my Master?"

Gu Zhanghua remembered that Tian Shang had told them that he had only sent people to harass the delegation, just for show, and left behind identity cards with the purpose of framing Tian Yuan. He had no intention of harming anyone in the delegation, let alone assassinating the Crown Prince of Xia.

But in the end, things went against their wishes. Another group of assassins suddenly appeared, and their intention was obviously to target the Xia Kingdom delegation. This triggered a three-way battle, which ultimately resulted in heavy casualties.

But how did Zhao Xuan confirm that the killer's target was Zhao Xiaoman?

Thinking of this, Gu Zhanghua couldn't help but ask, "Why do you think so?"

Zhao Xuan frowned and thought carefully, recalling what Huang Shuo had told her at that time, and suddenly looked at Gu Zhanghua with burning eyes.

"At first I just had this feeling, but now that you ask me, it really makes me think of one thing, which is the strange timing!

First, the Flame Organization robbed the caravan, then the mission was attacked, and then the mysterious Flame Organization disappeared and never appeared in this world again. We have never been able to find any clues about the other group of assassins in the mission attack. Don’t you think it’s strange?

And the most important point is, if my master hadn't exchanged carriages with the Crown Prince, then it should have been my master who was in the Crown Prince's carriage at that time!"

"I understand. You mean these two groups disappeared without a trace? And they are both highly skilled in martial arts and cruel! And..."

Gu Zhanghua muttered, startled! He suddenly looked up at Zhao Xuan.

"Sister Xuan, was the carriage you and Aunt Zhao were riding in hit by any arrows?"

Zhao Xuan didn't even think about it and just shook her head.

"I'm sure there wasn't one! But the carriage you and the Crown Prince were riding in was originally my master's, and it was shot to pieces!"

Gu Zhanghua gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the table.

"Don't tell me, your guess is actually possible! This mysterious group of assassins was most likely targeting Aunt Zhao, but they didn't know that Aunt Zhao had swapped carriages with the Crown Prince. So, they directly attacked the Crown Prince in the carriage!"