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Qiao Liangjin crooked her finger and said with a smile, "Then I'll have to trouble you two to get a better set of clothes and dress me up. After all, we are the rank 1 princesses, you have to have some face, right?"

The rest of them giggled as Pink and Rowan entered the room to help Qiao Liangjin with her clothes.

Qiao Liangjin looked at herself in the mirror and counted with her fingers: "Strange, Zi Yan has been gone for a few days, why hasn't she come back yet? I saw that Ah Bai and Ah Kuan are back."

Ruo Lan combed her hair and said, "Yeah, usually, Zi Yan will be back in two days. It's been a few days, and she still hasn't come back."

Qiao Liangjin suddenly felt goosebumps all over her back. She suddenly felt uneasy. He knew that her intuition was on the line again. She suddenly stood up and walked towards the door.

Ruo Lan quickly followed him out and asked, "Miss, what's wrong?"

"I want to see Zi Yan. I'm not at ease." As she spoke, she pulled out the hairpin.

Ruo Lan stood in front of Qiao Liangjin and shook her head: "Miss, today is a very important day, you can't go out ah. Later, when the imperial edict is passed, we'll go find Zi Yan. What do you say?"

Qiao Liangjin furrowed her long brows as she looked at the firm expression of Ran Lan. She then raised her head to look in the direction of the sunrise. She sighed and said, "Alright, then we'll wait for the imperial edict."

Time passed minute after minute as Qiao Liangjin paced back and forth, looking at the sun from time to time. The fear in her heart grew stronger. She didn't know why, but she had the feeling that something bad had happened to Zi Yan.

She suddenly walked in front of the dressing table, tied up her hair, and walked in front of the mimosa. She said, "In a while, pretend to be me and accept the decree. I'm going out for a while."

The whirlpool immediately transformed into the little girl and nodded: "Okay, master be careful."

Yuesheng was basking in the sun on the grass in the courtyard. Seeing Qiao Liangjin about to leave, she rolled over and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'll go find Zi Yan." As she spoke, Qiao Liangjin jumped onto the wall and glanced back at Ruo Lan and Pai Di.

The little fox immediately transformed into the shape of a fox and jumped onto the wall, nimbly lying on Qiao Liangjin's shoulder.

Qiao Liangjin patted her head and said with a smile, "Let's go."

She vaguely remembered that Zi Yan had told her the location of her home. According to her directions, Qiao Liangjin had used her Qing Gong to jump all the way, and in a short while, she had arrived near where Zi Yan had said.

She squatted on the roof and carefully looked around the nearby houses. All of the houses looked exactly the same. Qiao Liangjin's eyes suddenly fixed on the door of a room with dried Redbud Flower hanging on it.

Qiao Liangjin jumped off the roof and lightly walked to the door of the room with the Redbud hanging on it. She raised her hand, wanting to raise it and knock on the door, but the feeling of unease that came over her was strong.

She could smell the thick scent of blood! A thick stench of blood came from the house!

Qiao Liangjin's heart was thrown into disarray. She pushed open the door and saw dried blood all over the floor. Her gaze swept in all directions as she anxiously and nervously called out Zi Yan's name. When she entered the room, she opened her mouth and found that she was unable to speak a single word.

Zi Yan was lying on the messy bed, not a single piece of clothing on her. A knife had cut open her chest to her abdomen, and all her organs were piled at the side. Her eyes were wide open as she stared unwillingly at the door, as if she was waiting for someone.

Qiao Liangjin closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Step by step, she walked to the bedside. She no longer cared about the pile of organs. She held Zi Yan's hand and said softly, "I'm late."

She gently placed the organs one by one into the empty chest and whispered, "The heart is here, the lungs are here …" Purple Smoke... "Purple smoke …"

Her hands trembled, and her tears began to fall incessantly on Zi Yan's chest. However, she had to complete this mission. She had to give her everything.

Placing her internal organs back into her chest, Qiao Liangjin looked around for needle and thread, carefully sewing up Purple Smoke's wound. She sat blankly to the side, her hands covered in blood, wondering who was it, who was it, who was it, being so cruel, treating her servant like this.

She looked at Zi Yan's eyes that were filled with grievance when she died and swore through gritted teeth, "Zi Yan, in the future, I'll capture the person who killed you and make her pay a thousand times the price." Saying that, she closed Zi Yan's eyes.

Zi Yan only had one family member, and she was also a younger brother. However, her pain seemed to be a little less than Zi Yan's. She didn't suffer any more after dying, but from now on, Zi Yan's family would no longer exist.

Qiao Liangjin washed off the blood on her hands, found a purple dress, and put it on Zi Yan's body. She gently kissed Zi Yan's face and said softly, "Zi Yan, you have been taking care of me the whole time. Today, I will take care of you and send you out."

Qiao Liangjin sprinkled the oil of the fire onto Zi Yan and Zi Yan's bodies and ignited a fire piston. She looked coldly at the two corpses lying side by side on the bed and did not hesitate to throw the fire piston onto the bed. The ball of fire suddenly began to burn with a 'peng' and Yu Sheng transformed into his human form as he asked in a soft voice, "Do you need my help?"

"I don't want anyone to find out that Zi Yan is dead. Can you cremate her even more thoroughly?" Qiao Liangjin's voice was somewhat dry.

Yuesheng raised her palm and a green fireball flew towards the cluster of fire.

Qiao Liangjin didn't know how she managed to get out of the house. Her hands and feet were already powerless as she leaned against the alley's entrance and looked at Violet Smoke's house that was not far away with blazing flames.

It was as if she was saying her farewells as the fire in her eyes flickered. Her purple smoke was gone. In just a few days, the purple smoke was gone. Exactly who was so frightening that she killed that gentle girl like this?

Zi Yan's kung fu was extremely high, and in this world, there was no one who could take her down. Qiao Liangjin's brain was working at high speeds.

Unable to come up with a solution, unable to come up with a solution, Qiao Liangjin saw more and more people coming over with buckets and wooden basins. She tried her best to support her body as she walked towards the Prime Minister's Mansion in big strides.

When she reached the market, her legs gave way and she sat on the ground. A feeling of powerlessness overwhelmed her and she curled up into a ball of dust.

A warm palm gently rested on her shoulder. Qiao Liangjin raised her head. Within her teary eyes, a bewitching red figure was standing in front of her.

Qiao Liangjin tried her best to pull a smile on his face, but in the end, he failed. She helplessly lowered her head, hugged her knees, and said with a trembling voice, "So cold … "So cold …"

He was about to head to the Prime Minister's Estate to deliver his gift when he met Qiao Liangjin, who was sitting on the ground in a daze. His heart tightened and he wanted to ask what was going on. His Qiao Liangjin had never been in such a daze before. Just how much trouble had she encountered to be able to make her so terrified?

He carried Qiao Liangjin in his arms and looked at the woman in his arms who was mumbling to herself. He could not help but feel a twinge of heartache as he climbed into the carriage and gently carried Qiao Liangjin in her arms.

He looked at the little fox, wanting to say something, but it shook its head and did not reply. It lowered its head and looked at the person in its arms, asking, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Liangjin suddenly froze. Yes, what happened? What was going on? Was what she saw just now an illusion? Or maybe they were actually in that fog and hadn't come out yet, and Zi Yan was still alive, right?

She suddenly jumped up, grabbed the clean collar, and asked: "Do you know? This is a dream. I'm in the magic array, right? So I'll see Purple Smoke dead, won't I? "

The clear phoenix eyes looked at Qiao Liangjin who had lost her soul, and its voice was filled with questions: "Purple smoke? "Dead?"

When Qiao Liangjin heard this question, she suddenly felt as if she had let out a breath of air, and muttered: "Dead, dead, I made sure she didn't even have a corpse left …" I'm vicious, aren't I? "I didn't even leave her with a complete corpse …"

His heart ached from the pain. Jin'er was so sad that she didn't dare to even dare to unbridledly cry. He grabbed her wrist and made her look at him, saying, "Jin'er, look at me …" Jin'er, look at me … "

Qiao Liangjin's gaze was fixated on her face, but her eyes were unable to focus at all. She gave a faint smile, and gently caressed his face, saying with a weak voice: "Su Qingqing, I only … He was just strong … I can't even protect the people around me... "I really failed so badly …"

She suddenly pulled Qiao Liangjin into her arms and hugged her tightly, comforting her, "With me around, I'm here. I've been here all this time. I'll definitely find out the truth."

Qiao Liangjin slowly closed her eyes and sighed softly. Her voice was filled with exhaustion, "I'm so tired … So tired... I need to get some sleep. "

Before he even finished speaking, his entire body had already limply lied on Su Ming's shoulder.

She patted Qiao Liangjin's back lightly and said in a low voice: "I'm not going to the Prime Minister's Palace, I'm returning to the Seventh Marquis' Mansion."

Qiao Liangjin slowly woke up and subconsciously shouted: "Purple Smoke." The moment this name left her mouth, she felt a wave of pain in her heart. How could it be so painful?

"You're awake?" In the darkness came the voice of the Seventh Marquis.

Qiao Liangjin was lying on her back and her voice contained an indescribable sense of loss. "How long have I slept for?"

"Forty hours."

"Zi Yan is dead."

"The dead are already dead. No matter how guilty you are, she won't be able to live. Only if you are alive can you find the culprit and turn the tables." A clear voice resounded in the quiet room.

Qiao Liangjin was silent for a moment. Then, she suddenly let out a soft laugh. That's right, she understood the reasoning. She had seen the corpses of so many people before. How could she not understand?

However, she was the woman who had been protecting him ever since he came to this world, the mountain of sabers and the sea of fire. Zi Yan had always been following him silently, never fearing him.

A hand gently rested on Qiao Liangjin's wrist. The warmth of that hand passed through her skin, transmitting its care to Qiao Liangjin.

"Jin'er, if you want to cry, then cry. Don't hold yourself back. With me here, I will help you find the culprit." She once again repeated the oath she had made on the carriage.