The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

Murong Xuewei and Liuli exchanged a glance and quietly followed the group of guards.

"Madam, do we really want to go in and take a look?" Liuli asked softly, her eyes showing worry.

Murong Xuewei gently patted her hand. "Don't be afraid, I'm here. We need to find out what happened."

The two cautiously approached the dilapidated manor, with Murong Xuewei carefully observing the surroundings. They saw numerous armed soldiers patrolling vigilantly around the manor.

"It seems the defenses here are very tight." Murong Xuewei frowned and whispered to Liuli.

"Madam, perhaps we should go back; it's far too dangerous here," Liuli said anxiously. "What if we're discovered?"

Murong Xuewei pondered for a moment. "I understand your concerns, but we must find out exactly what happened." She paused, then continued, "You wait here for me; I'll go inside and take a look."

"What? Madam, you can't go alone!" Liuli hurriedly grabbed Murong Xuewei's sleeve.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful," Murong Xuewei reassured her, holding her hand. "You stay here and support me. If anything happens, escape immediately."

Liuli grabbed Murong Xuewei's hand. "No, Madam, I'll go instead. I can't watch you take the risk."

"I'm just going to scout things out. Your kung fu is better than mine. If anything happens, you can come to my aid in time. Besides, you run faster than me. If anything really happens, you can get help faster than I can!" Murong Xuewei earnestly advised.

Liuli hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded. "Alright, Madam. Please be careful."

Murong Xuewei nodded and tiptoed into the manor.

The interior of the manor was filled with a somber atmosphere, with armed soldiers everywhere.

Murong Xuewei carefully avoided their gaze and quietly approached a room.

Through the crack in the door, she saw people inside making various weapons.

Murong Xuewei's heart tightened. Could it be that Xiao Wanning wanted to create weapons? She quietly retreated and found Liuli.

"Liuli, I've discovered that the people in the manor are making weapons," Murong Xuewei whispered. "I suspect that the Empress is plotting a rebellion and wants to become empress."

"What?!" Liuli's eyes widened. "What should we do? Should we report this to the general?"

Murong Xuewei hesitated for a moment, then said, "I want to go check on the situation inside again. You wait here for me, and if anything seems amiss, escape immediately."

“But, Madam…” Liuli wanted to say something, but Murong Xuewei had already turned and left. Liuli could only retreat to her original position and wait for Murong Xuewei to come out again.

Murong Xuewei cautiously returned to the room, and this time she carefully observed the situation inside.

The people in the room were all wearing shackles and were methodically making various weapons.

Many soldiers surrounded the room, each holding a leather whip. Anyone who was even a step too slow would be lashed out by the whip.

Murong Xuewei then went to check another room, where weapons were being made. The more she looked, the more certain she became that Xiao Wanning intended to rebel.

Murong Xuewei was about to leave when she was spotted by a patrolling soldier.

"Halt! Who's there?" the soldier shouted, pointing his longsword at Murong Xuewei.

Murong Xuewei's heart tightened, and she turned to run, but the soldier's shout had already attracted more soldiers. Seeing the soldiers coming from all directions, Murong Xuewei knew that she could not escape.

Even if he couldn't escape himself, Liuli was still outside. He had to buy time to give Liuli a chance to escape.

Murong Xuewei turned around and used the momentum to climb up a large tree next to her. When the soldiers saw this, they all gathered under the tree, and some of them tried to climb up and pull Murong Xuewei down.

Murong Xuewei knew this could only buy her time. Seeing that weapons were being made in the room, she had an idea.

"You bunch of lackeys think you can catch this young hero? Dream on!" After saying that, Murong Xuewei slowly walked along the tree branches to the vicinity of the room.

With a light push of her toes, she jumped onto the roof. The soldiers behind her became even more anxious when they saw Murong Xuewei on the roof.

They all climbed up the trees and followed them onto the roof, trying to pull Murong Xuewei down.

Murong Xuewei used her agility to evade the soldiers' capture, and then the last person who looked like a commander arrived.

He glanced at Murong Xuewei on the roof and cursed, "A bunch of good-for-nothings who can't even catch a woman. If you ruin our master's plans, your whole family will pay with their lives." With that, he lightly touched the roof with his toes and swung his sword at Murong Xuewei.

Seeing this, Murong Xuewei quickly retreated to avoid it. She prayed silently in her heart that she could escape and protect Liuli.

Just then, a soldier wielding a long sword rushed out and pounced on Murong Xuewei.

Murong Xuewei felt a chill run down her spine, realizing something was wrong, and quickly turned to dodge.

"A bunch of grown men attacked a weak woman like me with sneak attacks. What a shameless and despicable act."

"Whether you're a petty person or a big shot, you're not leaving here alive today."

The two were on the verge of drawing their swords, and the surrounding soldiers rushed out and surrounded Murong Xuewei.

Murong Xuewei was anxious; she had to find a way to escape.

At that moment, she caught sight of a small corner, and an idea suddenly struck her. With a push of her foot, the roof collapsed under the weight of the people on it.

In an instant, everyone fell into the room.

Murong Xuewei was injured and captured by the soldiers when she dodged a prisoner wearing shackles upon landing.

The leader immediately slapped Murong Xuewei across the face, saying, "Weren't you so arrogant? Scream! Today I'll make you regret ever being born."

Just as the commander drew his sword to kill Murong Xuewei, Murong Xuewei glared at him.

Murong Xuewei shouted, "I am Lord Gu's wife! If you dare to lay a finger on me, Lord Gu will definitely pursue the matter to the end!"

The soldiers were taken aback upon hearing this, clearly wary of Gu Ye's name.

"You say you're Madam Gu, then you are. Even if you were General Gu, you wouldn't get out of here today." The commander glared fiercely at Murong Xuewei, raising his knife again to kill her.

A soldier behind the commander pulled him aside and whispered, "Sir, there are rumors circulating in the capital that General Gu has married a wife and is very devoted to her. Why don't we investigate? If it's true, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the princess."

The commander seemed to have a grudge against Gu Ye. Upon hearing Gu Ye's name, he turned around and kicked the soldier who had spoken to him.