Bloody Kyoto

"My lord, I think that to find out why the murderer was so cruel, we must first find out the cause of the Third Madam's death."

Wang Xiangyang stuffed the last bite of the steamed bun into his mouth and said something inexplicable.

These words startled Zhao Rongyuan, and then, as if he had realized something, his expression turned extremely ugly.

After a long pause, he asked hesitantly, "Xiangyang, what do you think of the Third Madam's abilities?"

"Amazing!"

"if……"

Zhao Rongyuan's voice trembled as he said, "I'm saying if, if anyone thinks that her flesh and blood also contain her power..."

“Of course, we’ll kill her and eat her,” Wang Xiangyang said calmly. “Human hearts are inherently greedy.”

Zhao Rongyuan lost his balance and fell backward, but Wang Xiangyang caught him quickly.

Zhao Rongyuan grabbed his arm tightly, "Go, go open the coffin quickly, I need to examine the body."

Wang Xiangyang helped him sit down in the chair. "I'll go right away!"

As Wang Xiangyang reached the door, Zhao Rongyuan added, "Be quiet, don't let anyone find out."

"My subordinate understands!"

After Wang Xiangyang left, Zhao Rongyuan was startled when he turned around; there was another person in his room.

After recognizing who it was, he patted his chest and strode over to greet them, "Young Master, what brings you here?"

The person who came was none other than the bearded man Li Nanle had seen before, Zhao Moyan, the prodigy of the reclusive Zhao family.

Zhao Moyan looked away with deep eyes and did not immediately answer Zhao Rongyuan's question.

Zhao Rongyuan could tell at a glance that he was in a bad mood, so he quietly stayed to the side without saying a word.

After a long while, Zhao Moyan sighed deeply, his eyes turning slightly sharp. "Cousin Rongyuan, I've found out how Huo Yunxia died."

Zhao Rongyuan, a member of the Zhao family and a good official who stood up for the people, was extremely excited upon hearing this.

"Young Master, how did the Third Madam die?"

"It was horrific, utterly inhumane!" Zhao Moyan's eyes turned bloodshot as he thought about what he had discovered.

"Young Master, how exactly did the Third Madam die?" Zhao Rongyuan's forehead was covered in sweat. The fact that the Young Master was so angry showed how bad the Third Madam's fate must have been.

Afterwards, Zhao Moyan told Zhao Rongyuan everything she had found out, and Zhao Rongyuan collapsed to the ground upon hearing it.

"Third Madam, Third Madam..."

"Beasts, a bunch of beasts..."

He burst into tears, while Zhao Moyan stood with his hands behind his back, looking out the window, his eyes filled with the raging wind.

In the space

Li Nanle carefully chopped firewood; he would need a lot of firewood in the future, so he needed to prepare more.

After chopping a pile of firewood, she took out the list of Zheng Jiaojiao's informants and looked at the names on it. "Tonight, it's your turn."

It was already late afternoon when I left the space.

Friday had already passed, and Ah Niu was chopping firewood in the backyard. When he saw her come out, he immediately went to greet her.

"Miss Nanle, are you going out?"

"Okay." Li Nanle nodded. "I need to get to know a few people so we can take care of them tonight."

Upon hearing this, Ah Niu's eyes lit up, and he then solemnly instructed, "Miss Nan Le, please be careful."

"rest assured!"

Li Nanle first arrived at the Colorful Fabric Shop, but as soon as he entered, the shop assistant waved him away.

"Come on, come on, the cloth in our shop is not something a vulgar woman like you can afford."

Despite being looked down upon, Li Nanle wasn't angry. He simply took a deep look at a woman dressed in very nice clothes who was introducing fabrics to a customer.

She had just overheard someone say that the customer praised the woman, "Manager Wu has a good eye."

Therefore, she is the manager of this dazzling fabric shop.

Li Nanle was shoved and pushed onto the street. The shop assistant spat at her with disdain and arrogantly turned back to the shop.

The shopkeeper also glanced at Li Nanle, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Ma'am, please don't go to this fabric shop anymore. They only cater to powerful and wealthy officials."

A young woman on the street said this to Li Nanle.

Li Nan nodded nodding, "Thank you, sister. I understand. I won't go next time."

A young man in the teahouse across the street looked at Li Nanle with a puzzled expression. Strange, her face and bone structure don't match. Is she deliberately disguised?

"Oh! It's Aunt Gao Gao!" Little Bean exclaimed, jumped off the stool, grabbed the boy's hand, and headed downstairs.

"Second Uncle, hurry up, Little Bean wants to see Aunt Gao Gao."

The boy was Lu Xue, the second son of the Lu family patriarch. Upon hearing the name Aunt Gao Gao, he immediately realized that the woman from earlier was Xiao Dou Dou's savior.

He picked up Xiaodoudou in one scoop and said, "Come on, your Aunt Gaogao has been bullied. Your second uncle will take you to stand up for her."

"Were you bullied?" Little Bean clenched her little fists, her face fierce, and shouted, "Stand up for me! Stand up for me!"

Lu Xue smiled and gently pinched his little niece's nose before quickly carrying her downstairs.

"Aunt Gao Gao".

After walking for a while, Li Nanle heard this strange, soft, and affectionate address and immediately guessed who it was.

Looking back, she saw a boy running towards her carrying Little Bean, who was waving enthusiastically.

When they reached each other, Xiaodoudou kicked her leg, and Lu Xue let go, causing Xiaodoudou to slide down.

She grabbed Li Nanle's leg and said with her head held high, "Auntie Gao, the cakes made by the cook are not as delicious as the ones made by Auntie Gao."

Looking at her adorable appearance, Li Nanle couldn't help but bend down and pick her up.

"I'll make some tomorrow, and you can have someone pick them up from the steamed bun shop at noon."

If a cook's food doesn't taste good, it's not actually the cook's fault, nor is it the recipe's fault, but rather the fault of the ingredients.

All the ingredients in the cakes she made were products of the space. Although the space had no spiritual energy, everything grown there tasted better than anything outside.

Upon hearing this, Xiaodoudou grinned and turned to look at Lu Xue, "Second Uncle, did you hear that?"

Since Lu Xue came to Li Nanle, his eyes have been fixed on her, and he heard his little niece's question.

He turned his gaze to his little niece and replied indulgently, "Uncle understands. I'll have someone go to the steamed bun shop to pick up the cakes tomorrow at noon."

"Second Uncle is the best."

The moment Li Nanle saw the boy, she recognized him as the one who had said at the city gate that she didn't look like a thief.

Those who can say such things must have some skill; it's best to avoid them.

She put Xiaodoudou down on the ground and said to her, "Auntie has something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Unexpectedly, Xiaodoudou grabbed her leg again, turned around and looked at Lu Xue, "Second Uncle, stand up for me, stand up for me!"

Lu Xue smiled and nodded, then looked at Li Nanle, "Aunt Gao, I just saw the snobbish behavior of Xuan Cai Cloth Shop upstairs, and I was furious. I wanted to find a way to cause trouble. I wonder if Aunt Gao would be willing to accompany me?"

Based on what Xiaodoudou had just said about standing up for her, Li Nanle knew that they were trying to avenge her.

But there's really no need, because that shopkeeper will become a corpse that very night.

In addition, she didn't want to have too much contact with that cloth shop, lest the shopkeeper's death be linked to her.

"No, that cloth shop looks like it has a powerful backer. I'm just an ordinary person and don't want to get involved. I just want to stay away from it."

Lu Xue had been watching her, and after hearing her words, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Since Aunt Gao is unwilling, then forget it."

He beckoned to Little Bean, "Come here, Aunt Gao Gao isn't going, let's go vent our anger."

Little Bean reluctantly let go of Li Nanle's leg, "Auntie Gao Gao..."

Li Nanle patted her head. "Go!"

Little Bean nodded and returned to Lu Xue's side. She then turned back to Li Nanle and asked, "Aunt Gao Gao, can Little Bean come to play with you?"

Before Li Nanle could answer, Lu Xue refused, saying, "Little Bean shouldn't bother Aunt Gao Gao. Aunt Gao Gao is very busy every day."

Little Bean's eyes widened. "Very busy?"

"Yes, very busy!" Li Nanle felt that the boy's last three words, "very busy," were quite meaningful.

Little Bean drooped her head in disappointment, but after a while, she raised her head again and said with a smile, "Little Bean will eat well and grow up well. When I grow up, Little Bean will come and help Aunt Gao Gao with chores."

Li Nanle smiled at her and said, "Okay!"

Lu Xue frowned as he watched the interaction between the two. He picked up Xiaodoudou and said politely to Li Nanle, "Aunt Li, I won't bother you any longer. I'll take Xiaodoudou and leave now."

From Aunt Gao Gao to Aunt Li, Li Nanle knew that the young man did not want her to have too much contact with Xiao Doudou.

Regarding this point, Li Nanle was pleased to see it happen.