Wandering among the heavens, learning has no end.

After saying that, Zongzheng Mingzhu noticed the three people following behind him.

"Young Master Fang, who are these three?"

"Oh, they are my pageboys, maids, and servants."

Fang Duobing rambled on.

Ji Yuan and the other two remained silent for a second.

"Ah."

Zongzheng Mingzhu nodded.

Then, he led the group to meet Yu Cheng's young lady, Yu Hongzhu.

“Sister Hongzhu, this is the son of Minister Fang, Fang Duobing, also known as Young Master Fang.”

Zongzheng Mingzhu introduced the prescription for multiple illnesses to Yu Hongzhu.

"Is there a problem?"

Yu Hongzhu looked extremely sad and didn't want to talk to anyone.

After all, he had just learned of his younger sister's death.

And it was her own husband who killed her.

“Madam Yu, we feel there are still some suspicious points in the Second Miss’s death. We hope you will allow me to investigate this case.”

Fang Duobing clasped his hands in a fist salute and said.

"Suspicious points? What suspicious points could there be about my sister's death?"

Yu Hongzhu immediately asked.

"We don't know yet. I hope we can examine the Second Miss's body."

Fang Duobing continued.

"no!"

Yu Hongzhu directly rebuked Fang Duobing's suggestion.

“Madam Yu, I really want to find out the truth about this matter. I don’t want any other murderers to escape.”

Fang Duobing clasped his hands in a fist salute and continued speaking.

Yu Hongzhu pondered for a while, and after much deliberation, thinking that her younger sister could not die without knowing the truth, she nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you."

"Thank you, Madam Yu."

Fang Duobing clasped his hands in a fist and said.

Subsequently, Ji Yuan and the others were able to see Yu Qiushuang's body.

After a brief examination, Li Lianhua discovered that Yu Qiushuang had not only been struck in the heart by the Soul-Stealing Needle, but also suffered a fatal blow from a palm strike.

Li Lianhua reminded Fang Duobing that he had discovered this.

He immediately went to inform Yu Hongzhu.

Yu Hongzhu was also surprised to hear that there really were other murderers.

Afterwards, Fang Duobing wanted to see Yu Mulan, Yun Jiao, and the guards from the previous night again.

Then Fang Duobing learned that all the guards had been killed.

Although Yu Mulan and Yun Jiao haven't been killed yet, they've been tortured and are currently unable to speak.

Fang Duobing was furious after hearing this: "Madam Yu, how could you kill those guards so casually?"

“The Jade City servant is probably unrelated to Young Master Fang. Young Master Fang should focus on investigating the case.”

Yu Hongzhu said coldly.

"Alright, let's investigate the case first."

Li Lianhua stopped Fang Duobing, who was about to say something more.

……

Afterwards, the four left the main hall and strolled around the city lord's mansion.

"The guards are dead, and Yu Mulan and Yun Jiao have been tortured and can't speak. How can this case be investigated now!"

Fang is often ill and has a headache.

Ji Yuan looked at Fang Duobing and said, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, Yu Qiushuang was slapped. Who do you think was the person who slapped her?"

"How could I have thought of that?"

Fang Duobing asked in silence.

"Put yourself in her shoes. Back then, when this second young lady was slapped, why didn't she go directly to her own sister or her fiancé? Why did she go to Yun Jiao instead?"

Ji Yuan continued.

Fang Duobing was startled: "You suspect... suspect that it was Yu Hongzhu or Young Master Zongzheng who did it?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. One is the second young lady's older sister, and the other is her fiancé. Why would they kill the second young lady?"

Fang Duobing was somewhat incredulous.

However, after hearing Ji Yuan's words, he also began to have doubts.

Why didn't you go to your sister when you were injured?

Even if you can't trust your fiancé, can't you trust your own sister?

"Perhaps it's because Madam Yu had an affair with Zongzheng Mingzhu, which was discovered by the Second Miss."

You may not have noticed, but there's a fragrance of osmanthus in Madam Yu's bedroom, and Zongzheng Mingzhu also carries it.

Li Lianhua added.

"You already knew... so why didn't you say so earlier?"

Fang Duobing looked at the three of them and asked.

“Say it to his face: Do you think they will cooperate with our investigation, or will they kill us to silence us?”

Li Lianhua asked.

"Now what?"

Fang Duobing continued to ask questions.

"Don't worry, last night I wrote letters to Baichuan Academy and the Censorate in your name. If they travel overnight, they should arrive today."

Let's take a stroll around the city lord's mansion first.

Li Lianhua patted Fang Duobing on the shoulder and said.

Fang Duobing pointed at Li Lianhua: "You really are a cunning old fox..."

"You all go about your business, I have something to attend to."

As Fang Duobing spoke, he parted ways with the others.

This surprised Li Lianhua somewhat.

He had thought he would find a chance to separate from Fang Duobing, but unexpectedly he separated from them first.

To separate from Fang Duobing, there must be something to take care of.

The three arrived at a secluded spot, and Li Lianhua looked at Ji Yuan: "Let's begin."

"Okay, you guys wait here for me, I'll be right back."

Ji Yuan changed her appearance and then left.

Not long after, Ji Yuan captured Zongzheng Mingzhu.

Li Lianhua and Su Xiaoyong hid in the shadows first.

Although Zongzheng Mingzhu has many faces, too many people would easily expose him, so Ji Yuan alone is enough.

"Who are you?! Why are you arresting me?!"

Zongzheng Mingzhu tried to break free, but Ji Yuan had acupunctured him, and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't budge him.

"Kid, I have something to ask you. I advise you to be honest."

Answer truthfully, and I'll let you go. If you don't cooperate, I'll send you to meet the King of Hell.

Ji Yuan asked in a somewhat rough voice.

"What do you want to ask?"

Now that his life is in their hands, Zongzheng Mingzhu plans to cooperate for the time being.

"Ten years ago, the vice leader of the Si Gu Sect, Shan Gu Dao, do you know him?"

Ji Yuan asked.

"know."

"He was killed by the three kings of your Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance. Where is his body?"

Ji Yuan continued to ask.

Zongzheng Mingzhu was startled and quickly said, "What are you saying, great hero?"

"You're saying I'm a member of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance? How could that be? My family has been officials in the imperial court for generations. How could I possibly be a member of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance?"

"Stop talking nonsense. Since I captured you, it means I have some information. Talk or die."

As Ji Yuan spoke, he grabbed Zongzheng Mingzhu by the neck, looking as if he was about to strangle Zongzheng Mingzhu to death.

“I’ll tell you, I did have some cooperation with the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance… but ten years ago, I really had no contact with the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance, so how would I know where Shan Gu Dao’s body was?”

Zongzheng Mingzhu immediately spoke.

"Really?"

"It's absolutely true! If I'm lying, may my whole family die!"

"Alright, if you don't know the whereabouts of Shan Gudao's body, then tell me about the whereabouts of the other high-ranking members of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance that you know of."

"This one……"

"Ok?"

Ji Yuan increased the pressure on his fingers.

"I'll tell you... I'll tell you... The Medicine Demon has been in the back mountain of Jade City for almost ten years, I don't know what he's up to there."

This is the only trace I know of of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance's higher-ups.

Zongzheng Mingzhu immediately spoke.