C231 The Chen Residence

"Woman …" "Woman, have mercy, have mercy, I will speak, I will speak …"

The waiter was so frightened by the sword in Liu Ruo Qing's hand that her legs went weak.

Even though he had never heard of gangs like the Cao Gang, the Salt Clan, and the Black Wind Stronghold, he knew from their fame that they would kill people without hesitation.

And this little girl, she looked gentle and refined, why was she so scary?

"Go ahead."

Liu Ruo Qing raised her eyebrow in satisfaction, pushed the sword back into the sword sheath and sat down beside Yan Yuan.

The waiter composed himself and said, "Esteemed guests, it is not that I am unwilling to speak, but rather the matter of the Chen family being exterminated involves the important figures of the imperial family. This one does not dare to speak."

The waiter's words made Yan Yuan recall the scene where the county's Zhuang Qing evaded his words, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"It doesn't matter, just say it, we won't go out and talk nonsense."

Liu Ruo Qing spoke out to comfort her.

Seeing that the waiter hesitated for a moment, he said, "The Chen residence was originally a big family in our town. Master Chen is in the fabric business, she is a kind and merciful person who is loved and respected by the people in our town. Suddenly one day, a young master went to the Chen family estate and asked for Miss Chen to marry him. Because there were only two young masters in the Chen family, and there weren't any young ladies. Master Chen thought that the young master was wrong.

"What's even more outrageous is that he had the guards he brought with him to search the Chen Mansion from top to bottom …"

After saying that, the waiter interrupted Yan Yuan's voice, "Guards?"

To be able to be called a "bodyguard", it seemed that the guard was not a small character.

"Yes …" It's a guard. "

The waiter's eyes flashed with a little fear. Then, under Yan Yuan's instructions, he continued: "That young master is the eldest son of the current King Jing, Yan Qi."

"Yan Qi?"

Yan Yuan's voice had changed slightly.

It was actually Fourth Brother's son. No wonder that Zhuang Qing didn't dare to say anything.

Liu Ruo Qing noted the change in Yan Yuan's expression and felt a little worried.

If this had to do with the royal family, it was no small matter. Forget about others, just with the hearts of the citizens of the Chen family in this small town, if Yan Yuan did not handle this matter well, his heart would definitely be broken.

If someone wanted to seize this opportunity, it was no small matter to fan the flames among the commoners.

"Yes, it is the young master of the King's family, Yan Qi." It is the young master of the King's family, Yan Qi.

As he said till here, he looked at Liu Ruo Qing fearfully.

"That Young Master Yan is the Emperor's younger cousin. How would we dare to speak of this?"

Yan Yuan nodded silently, "Continue."

"The guards searched the entire Chen residence, but didn't find the woman Young Master Yan was talking about, and they decided that Master Chen had hidden Miss Chen, and seeing how beautiful Young Mistress Chen is, they used the excuse that they couldn't find Miss Chen to bring her away. If the Eldest Young Mistress didn't comply, Lady Chen would help the Young Mistress beg for mercy, and in the end, Yan Qi was pushed hard and the back of her head coincidentally knocked onto a stone table in the courtyard, and died."

"Lord Chen was filled with grief. She charged forward to fight with Young Master Yan, only to be killed by the guards he brought with him."

Yan Yuan's face became darker and darker following the waiter's narration, and the fierce look in his eyes became denser and denser.

"Two people died in the Chen Mansion, and Young Master Yan panicked. In the end, he decided to kill everyone in the Chen Mansion and burn them to death."

"Bang ~ ~ ~"

A heavy punch smashed on the table in front of them, shocking the waiter and Liu Ruo Qing who both turned to look at Yan Yuan at the same time.

"He's simply crazy!"

His appearance was terrifyingly cold, and the cold light that shot out of his eyes made people tremble in fear.

Liu Ruo Qing reached out and gently pulled Yan Yuan's sleeves. When he looked back, she gave him a comforting look.

Yan Yuan's heart was a little stifled. After nodding to her, he said to the waiter: "What happened next."

The entire town is talking about it. Not long after, people saw the shadow of people wearing white clothes appearing near the Chen residence, and after that, every inn in the town started letting out ghostly wails after the time of the New Year. However, no one has ever heard ghosts killing people before, and this is the first time someone has died during the night you two stayed here.

Speaking of this, a trace of fear flashed in the waiter's eyes.

The matter was heard clearly now, and Yan Yuan's face was extremely ugly.

Liu Ruo Qing looked at Yan Yuan worriedly, and said to the waiter: "Brother Er, we understand, you can leave first, don't worry, we won't tell anyone about this."

"Alright, thank you young lady, thank you young master."

After the waiter thanked him, he quickly left the room.

Liu Ruo Qing had never seen Yan Yuan's face this ugly. Other than anger, she felt pain in her heart.

Liu Ruo Qing understood, no matter what, the person involved in this matter was his nephew, and had a huge relationship with his Yan Clan.

Seeing him like that, Liu Ruo Qing could not bear to see him. He reached out and placed his hand on the back of his fist that was tightly clenched, and said: "This is just the side of the waiter, I have to ask Yan Qi for more details first."

Yan Yuan regained his senses, and looked at Liu Ruo Qing's comforting eyes, and his heart started to feel warm.

After that, he sighed and said, "After Big imperial brother ascended to the throne, the few of us younger brothers all had our own fiefdom. Other than me and Eighth imperial brother's mansion in the capital, the other Big imperial brothers' fiefdom were all in different parts of the country. Other than some important matters, the king rarely ever returned to the capital, and Fourth Brother and I haven't seen each other for years."

Liu Ruo Qing understood the meaning behind his words.

Among the commoners, brothers were separated, not to mention their royal family.

It was a common thing for people to fight for power and profit. Between brothers, it was hard to avoid more estrangement.

Moreover, he and the late emperor were brothers from the same mother, and the eighth brother also lived in the capital for a long time.

The relationship between that Jing King and Yan Yuan was definitely not related to Yan Yuan by any means.

He naturally did not understand Yan Qi's nephew so well.

Furthermore, Yan Qi was still the Kaiser's younger cousin, the son of Prince Jing. If he did not do it before, could these commoners blame this matter on such a great figure?

She had only comforted Yan Yuan a few times just now, and Yan Yuan was sure that the matter that the waiter had mentioned was very likely to be true.

Liu Ruo Qing looked at Yan Yuan and felt a little uncomfortable. She wanted to comfort him, but felt that there was no meaning.

"One thing. Have you noticed it?"

She suddenly raised a doubt, which piqued Yan Yuan's interest.

"What?"

"Didn't the waiter say that in order to silence them, Yan Qi had locked the Chen Palace's people inside to burn them to death? "In that case, where did you get the stories from?"

Liu Ruo Qing's reminder made Yan Yuan stare blankly.

Earlier, he was so immersed in his anger that he didn't even notice this. Now that this little girl mentioned it, he felt that this matter was indeed strange.

That's right, Yan Qi actually wanted to kill them to silence them, how could he let the commoners know about this?

The story told by the waiter practically told all the details.

What do you mean Lady Chen's head hit the stone table and she died? Master Chen was killed by the guards …

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, how would he know that Madam Chen had died by colliding against a stone table, and not by being burned to death or killed?

Unless...

Yan Yuan looked at Liu Ruo Qing, "Could it be that there are still people in the Chen Palace who are not dead?"

Liu Ruo Qing nodded her head, "It's possible, if not, the waiter would not be able to make up such a detailed item."

"Yes."

Yan Yuan nodded with a dark expression, "If there really is someone who is not dead in the Chen Residence, then we will have to find that survivor in this case."

"Right."

As Liu Ruo Qing said this, she subconsciously dozed off.

Because she was in a rush to get to Huaxi Town, she didn't rest much on the way and didn't sleep much either. Although the sky had just darkened, she was already feeling sleepy.

Yan Yuan looked at her, and after pondering for a moment, he stood up from his chair, "After rushing for an entire day, go sleep first. I'm leaving. "

Liu Ruo Qing was startled, then realized that Yan Yuan was not sleeping in the same room as her this time, but she had actually subconsciously gotten used to sleeping in the same room with him.

"Alright."

She nodded and sent him away.

Walking to the door, Yan Yuan stopped in his tracks. He suppressed the reluctance in his eyes and said: "I'm staying at the inn. If you have anything to say, come find me there."

"Alright."

"Yes."

The two of them looked at each other without speaking. A few seconds later, Yan Yuan turned around and left, sending him down the stairs before Liu Ruo Qing closed the door.

The room was quiet and secluded. This was the first time she was living alone outside, and she could not help but feel empty inside.

She went to the bed and lay down. Due to the lack of sleep during the past three days, she fell asleep the moment she touched the pillow.

When she woke up again, the streets were buzzing with sounds that hit on Liu Ruo Qing's heart.

"It's time again …"

She sat on the bed and whispered, and the "ghost story" that the waiter had told her began to spin uncontrollably in her mind.

Although Yan Yuan had told her a few times that the ghost was a fake this time, she still couldn't help but scare himself.

Especially the swaying shadow of the tree outside the window, it made her extremely sensitive. She had the nagging feeling that a ghost would crawl in through the window.

Last time, Yan Yuan was lying on the seat right in front of the window and she was already scared to such an extent. This time, when Yan Yuan was not around, he was the only one in the room, she was so scared that she peed his pants.

The more he thought about it, the more scared Liu Ruo Qing became. The more afraid she became, the more she didn't dare to stay in the house.

She simply ran out of bed, picked up her clothes and pulled them on as she ran out.

The instant she opened the door, a pair of pitch black eyes that had just opened burst into her line of sight.