The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

The sky cleared up.

A faint crescent moon hangs in the pale blue sky.

Han Cuiyin lay on the ground with her eyes tightly closed, letting these experts stare at her.

She recognized the Fourth Prince's voice very well.

She didn't have a good impression.

Although the fourth prince's name was Zhao Changshou, he did not live a long life in his previous life.

He was in danger during the operation to annihilate Changji Village, and Luo Jingqian has remained secluded ever since.

What this person said was really unpleasant to hear.

Surrounded by so many experts, Han Cuiyin had no choice but to suppress her resentment, since her spiritual power was unpredictable.

Now, he has to start from scratch and is far inferior to the people present, so he dares not confront them head-on.

Even if there is danger, she can only resort to trickery and cannot expose herself.

The people here don't have spiritual power, so her current situation is an anomaly, making her an easy target for research.

"Wake up!"

The fourth prince nudged Han Cuiyin's hand with his foot.

"Fourth Prince, let's put those people down first! Miss Yang is still a young lady; she'll explain things clearly once she wakes up."

A slightly cold male voice stopped the fourth prince from kicking her, and instead changed the direction for everyone.

Luo Jingqian glanced at the person on the ground, then looked away.

"Yes! Let those people go first. After all, Miss Yang is a member of the Han family, so we have to be careful. Send someone to inform the Han family!"

Han Zhen was a favorite of the emperor, so he had to be given some face; otherwise, it would be a slap in the emperor's face.

Mo Changdao had some connection with Han Zhen, so he couldn't help but side with Han Cuiyin to some extent.

The fourth prince stopped kicking, glared fiercely at Han Cuiyin, and then gave up.

Han Cuiyin: ...Pretending to faint is a real skill!

"Why go through all that trouble? Just a needle will wake her up!" The Innate Realm cultivator who had been with Mo Changdao sneered, casually flicking out a few needles that steadily pierced Han Cuiyin's fingertips.

"Ah~"

Since the ten fingers are connected to the heart, Han Cuiyin's body is not yet invulnerable to swords and spears. She can only roll around on the ground twice, just like an ordinary person.

"Get up quickly, I'll remove the needle for you!" Luo Jingqian glanced at the person and then came to Han Cuiyin's side.

Han Cuiyin stopped, and a handsome face came into view, as bright and dazzling as moonlight.

“Young Master Luo, do you know this dark-skinned girl? I’m sorry about earlier, I was just trying to save everyone some time, we still need to find that bead. A quarter of an hour has passed in such a short time, if that person has possessed someone else and run away, it will be difficult to find her again.”

Luo Jingqian was angry, but this person wasn't indifferent; he still offered a few explanations.

He and Mo Changdao were both royal retainers, but he was younger than Mo Changdao and had better talent. He was usually arrogant and haughty.

But yesterday, his understanding was overturned.

Luo Jingqian is young and is expected to reach the Innate Realm within three years.

How can one easily offend such a genius?

Besides, he also has royal blood and a noble status.

In this world, regardless of whether members of the royal family practice martial arts, their status is naturally protected by the laws of nature.

In their eyes, Luo Jingqian was more dignified than the Fourth Prince.

The person who had been staying with Mo Changdao was a member of the Xu family, and also a member of the Third Prince's maternal clan.

Xu Tianyun let Luo Jingqian remove the silver needles without saying anything more.

"Now that everyone's down here, let's all tell each other what happened!"

The fourth prince was in a bad mood, so he took it out on these nine people. "But there's one lie: don't even think about going back safely."

Among these people, he was the eldest son of the Empress, holding the highest position.

At first, those people kept making up stories, but they only started telling the truth after one person lost their life.

Before long, the remaining eight people spilled the beans.

Han Song arrived late with Li Ermi, and repeatedly apologized to everyone present.

He couldn't afford to offend any of the people here.

"Miss Yang, why are you here? Where have the Gao family members gone?"

After receiving the news, Han Song went to check the woodshed first.

Yesterday afternoon, the prefect sent someone to explain the situation.

Han Song was Han Zhen's confidant, so naturally he would put his master first in this situation.

Prefect Lu Cheng has a powerful background. Although Han Zhen is not afraid, he would rather have one less enemy than one more. Making enemies everywhere is not a good thing.

He carried Han Cuiyin on his back and handed the Gao family over to the prefectural governor's office.

If the indenture hadn't been out of his possession, he would have sent the person away on the spot.

After weighing the options, I decided to distance myself from the situation and let the prefect handle the work.

He knew perfectly well what kind of people these were, and he had no choice but to bite the bullet and testify for them.

“Uncle Han, the Gao family are my servants. Although I have not acknowledged my ancestors, didn’t you say that Lord Han has always been thinking of me? How is what you are doing any different from betraying your master?”

Taking the opportunity, Han Cuiyin vented her dissatisfaction.

The way people looked at Han Song had indeed changed.

These people are in high positions and have more to think about than others.

"I accept that Lord Han treats me like I'm nothing! The Gao family's indenture is in my hands. What right do you, a mere steward, have to dispose of it privately?"

Han Song was in a state of utter confusion and had no words to reply.

"The Gao family has disappeared. Were they taken away by these people?"

"We're innocent! They were gone when we arrived. Besides, the guardian spirit of the Guest Inn might be playing tricks on us brothers; it could be him!"

The eight people all cried out that they were innocent.

Li Ermi, with his sharp eyes, asked, "Miss Yang, how come you have this statement?"

The paper slipped out of Han Cuiyin's sleeve and landed right at Li Ermi's feet.

“Confession? I don’t know! I was sleepwalking and I did hear some guardian spirit saying that this piece of paper should be handed to the Fourth Prince so that he could make the decision and restore the true justice to Chang Le County.”

Han Cuiyin feigned ignorance, "Which one of you is the Fourth Prince? And this young master, are you?"

She stared intently at Luo Jingqian with her large, almond-shaped eyes.

Luo Jingqian: Keep pretending!

"it's me!"

The fourth prince stepped forward and said, "Just say what you have to say!"

"I don't know if it's true or not. The guardian spirit of the Guest Inn only said that the prefect was wicked and had harmed many young ladies. I've forgotten the rest."

Han Cuiyin gave a simple, honest smile, her face dark and sullen. The Fourth Prince quickly looked away.

"Oh, if that's true, I will handle it myself and will not tolerate it."

"It's all true!" Li Ermi crawled over on his knees and hugged the Fourth Prince's leg. "This humble subject was forced into it! My sister was forcibly taken away by these people, and I only found out later that she went to the Princess's residence..."

That's how the story of the Li siblings came about.

"We'll go find that bead; you're in charge here!"

Mo Changdao and Xu Tianyun really didn't want to hear about these mundane matters, so they flew away.

"Guards, take the token given by the Emperor and arrest the Prefect of Chang Le County. Send his family back to the capital to await further orders. His deputy will temporarily take over the affairs of the city."

After reading the contents of the paper, the fourth prince found that about 60% of what the eight people had said matched up.

The 40% that don't match up occurred before Li Ermi achieved "success".

At this point, Han Cuiyin also breathed a sigh of relief.

Her quick wit saved her once again.

As soon as she looked up, her eyes met Luo Jingqian's.