Noticing father and daughter suddenly whispering together before turning their combined attention toward her, Xue Qing grew increasingly flustered.Xia Zhongyang naturally noticed Xue Qing's obvious panic, and a flicker of ruthless calculation crossed his hardened expression. "This particular girl—personally trained by my own hand—and yet she'd still betray me this way, courting her own destruction!"Following this considerable commotion, everyone's luggage had finally been properly loaded onto the official carriages!Before Mo Qian boarded his own carriage, Ximen Yong grasped his hand warmly, expressing genuine gratitude. Having witnessed Mo Qian step forward decisively during the earlier crisis, Ximen Yong now regarded him as genuine family.Just then, Shi Kang, the Ximen household's attendant, hurried over breathlessly, presenting a scabbard to Ximen Yong.Studying the scabbard briefly, Ximen Yong personally fitted it onto the Bright Rainbow Blade at Mo Qian's waist!Earlier, when

The two departed the morgue together, making their way toward the constabulary.Fan Yuanhai suddenly remarked, "As I recall, standard protocol permits proper burial once the detailed autopsy report has been completed, correct?"Liu Kui understood Fan Yuanhai's underlying implication and sighed. "Chief Constable Xie always managed his household affairs rather harshly. The moment his servants learned of his death, they immediately divided up his remaining household belongings and scattered."Fan Yuanhai shook his head sadly. No wonder Xie Daohan had cared so deeply about Xie Lei's death previously—without his nephew remaining, there truly existed no one left to properly mourn him, arrange his burial, or see him off with appropriate ceremony.Fan Yuanhai produced a silver note, pressing it into Liu Kui's hand. "Please arrange a modest coffin and find an appropriate time for proper burial."Accepting the silver note, Liu Kui clasped his fists respectfully. "On behalf of Chief Constable Xi

"In what particular way?" Fan Yuanhai asked.Zhu Guibao explained, "He simply stared blankly at the Chief Constable's remains—showing neither genuine anger nor obvious shock! I didn't pay much attention to this detail at the time, but now that you've raised the question, it does seem genuinely unusual in retrospect..."Fan Yuanhai smiled coldly, thinking privately: Of course he showed neither anger nor surprise—because he himself was one of the perpetrators. Unfortunate that he ultimately became a casualty of this same conspiracy instead.What a genuinely elaborate scheme of mutual destruction!Fan Yuanhai paced before the desk, sensing he'd finally connected every thread of this particular case."Everything's finally converging! This truly represents a genuinely unfortunate confluence of circumstances!" Fan Yuanhai murmured to himself, suddenly turning back toward Zhu Guibao. "Find me a fast horse immediately! I need to leave the city right now!"Zhu Guibao startled visibly, genuinel

The moment Ge Qingchuan began speaking, a massive dark shape suddenly erupted from the clearing's very center, bursting upward from the ground, sending a tremendous cloud of dust scattering violently, like sudden rain descending from above...Two individuals positioned directly within the clearing's center were struck down entirely by this massive dark eruption, collapsing to the ground, while everyone else scattered in alarm. Only Ge Qingchuan remained smiling calmly throughout, entirely unbothered by the sudden disturbance.A giant figure, nearly ten feet tall, had descended from directly overhead, landing with tremendous force at the clearing's center, his massive feet settling like solid stone platforms!This particular giant possessed a broad, square face, wide nose, and large eyes, resembling nothing so much as an animated mountain of flesh. Having leapt upward from beneath the ground, the considerable dust he'd raised struck everyone present like driving rain. Though the assemb

The remaining members similarly clasped their fists respectfully before dispersing, their figures blurring into motion. Within moments, the entire clearing stood completely empty once more.Ge Qingchuan turned to the dwarf beside her, asking, "Xiao Tang, have the explosive charges and poison powder been properly buried in position?"The dwarf confirmed, "Everything's already in place. Ah Guo is currently monitoring the site."Ge Qingchuan nodded. "Then you should proceed to your own position and prepare for combat as well.""Understood." The dwarf blurred into motion, departing the dense forest.Once Ge Qingchuan confirmed she stood entirely alone, she finally allowed herself a genuine sigh of relief. Given this operation's tremendous significance, the pressure weighing on her could hardly be overstated.Pressing her lips together thoughtfully, Ge Qingchuan studied the kraft paper still in her own hand, which read: Fan Yuanhai, sect envoy, second-level true-energy realm cultivation, w