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The lead troops sent by Song Yungang quickly reached the peak of wolf. There were already people from the Flying Dragon Sect who arrived a step earlier than them, they had already received the signal from Thousand Mountains, but unfortunately, they were already a step too late.

On the peak of wolf, there was only a burnt black corpse, and beside the corpse was Lv Ning's sword.

The ground was covered with blood. The footprints were messy as they traveled from the grass to the forest. It was evident that this was truly a chaotic battle.

Uncle Man personally brought people here. After exploring the scene, they will only send a team to explore deeper into the forest.

Song Yungang's group had left three people behind, and the rest of the people had followed behind.

Song Yungang quickly rushed over, and the Uncle Man stepped forward, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

"decoction?" Song Yungang did not know the true identity of the Uncle Man.

Uncle Man said: "It's the decoction, and it's also the Flying Dragon Sect who received the thousand mountains signal."

Song Yungang could not help but be taken aback, "decoction is also a member of the Flying Dragon Sect?"

It seemed that it wasn't just Liang Gui who didn't understand Flying Dragon Sect, even he, as a Prince Zhenguo, knew very little about it.

The Uncle Man did not deny and said: "Yes."

"What did you find at the scene?" Song Yungang's eyes turned, and he saw a charred corpse on the ground. His breathing became sluggish, and he quickly walked over, and squatted down, causing the corpse to be charred pitch black, and he was unable to discern its face. However, he could tell that it was about the same height as Lv Ning.

He gently picked up the sword on the ground, his heart feeling a wave of grief, this sword, was Lv Ning's, the sword hilt had the word Lu carved into it.

"My lord, I received a message from Thousand Mountains. What happened?" Uncle Man asked.

Prince Zhenguo endured the pain and told him about the news of Qian Shan going back to report. Upon hearing that it might be Lv Ning who was killed, Uncle Man was stunned, he knew that Lv Ning and Qian Shan's wedding date was already set, and they were soon to get married.

"Indeed, Song Yunli did not die a stiff death." Uncle Man said coldly.

He turned his head and shouted, "Someone, come!"

"Your subordinate is here!" A Flying Dragon Sect disciple stepped forward.

Uncle Man ordered, "Go to scout group immediately and see if they have found anything."

"Yes sir!" The disciple accepted the order and left.

scout group was a very mysterious department. They were only responsible for gathering information and did not reveal their identity.

For example, Wan Qiang had to obey orders to protect Wen Yi, otherwise, she would only spy on him.

The news will not be made public, unless it is necessary.

The people who were searching deep within the forest came out very quickly, "Your Royal Highness, there's miasma in the forest, so we can't enter."

"Miasma?" Song Yungang frowned, "So you're saying, they already left the mountain range?"

The Uncle Man shook his head, "Not necessarily. It's not like the miasma barrier can't be entered.

"Antidote pills? Does your Flying Dragon Sect have one? " Song Yungang asked.

"No, but the spies can enter. The spies have an anti-poison Jindan."

"Then please send the scouts to investigate immediately."

Uncle Man immediately turned around and gave the orders, while Song Yungang looked around.

Some of the grass beneath the corpse had been burned, but not a large area of it had been spread. This proved that it was only a corpse.

He could not smell any of the tung oil and fire oil, and the burning smell had been blown away by the biting mountain wind. As he squatted down, he instead smelled the burnt meat.

Although he was not sure if the corpse was Lv Ning, but from the height of the corpse and the sword on the side, it was pretty much there.

"Come on, send the body back to the Ministry of Justice first."

In the end, a human life had occurred, and the corpse could not be sent back to the King's Manor. The corpse must first be sent to the yamen to let them determine the cause of death.

As Lv Ning's identity was special, he was an order for officials of the imperial government, and was the commander of the Yuelin Army. Therefore, they could not handle the matter of the Jing Zhao Prefecture Yamen, and could only hand it over to the Ministry of Justice.

Several axmen with scythes on their backs also went in. They looked very ordinary, with dark skin and calluses on their hands. It was as if they had spent all their lives in the mountains fighting for firewood.

These were the people from the scout group.

There were at most two or three missions sent by the scout group, and very few people would go together. It could be seen how much the Flying Dragon Sect valued Lv Ning.

Qian Shan was the Sect Leader's maid in the Flying Dragon Sect, but the Sect Leader's maid held a very high position in the sect. Sometimes, even the elders had to listen to her.

Lv Ning was Qian Shan's fiancé, so at least the news of him canceling the marriage hadn't spread out yet.

The sky gradually brightened, and the morning mist in the horizon began to gather. It turned from a faint red to an orange color, before gradually becoming brighter.

After a night of searching, everyone was tired, but no news had arrived yet.

The teams that had been sent out had people reporting back, but scout group had never returned.

Song Yungang and the Uncle Man placed their hopes on the scout group.

Until the end of the morning, scout group still had not come out.

Song Yungang was anxious, he thought for a moment, then ordered people to search from the left and right sides of the mountain.

Anyone who passed by would have to inspect their identity before passing. Hence, he concluded that if Song Yunli did not leave the mountain before the Flying Dragon Sect and his men arrived, he would still be inside the mountain.

The miasma might be their protective barrier. If their base was located behind the miasma, the people of the scout group would also be in danger.

After all, an ordinary woodcutter wouldn't be able to use miasma or miasma to gather firewood.

By noon, everyone was tired, but no one gave up.

Song Yungang's men would never give up, because Lv Ning commanded the Yuelin Army and the Forbidden Army in the capital. Although they were the guards of the Duke Palaces and the personal guards of the Duke Palaces, they were very familiar with Lv Ning.

Flying Dragon Sect would never give up.

The charred body had been moved back to the Ministry of Justice.

When Li Xun heard that there was a possibility that it was Lv Ning, he was shocked and immediately ordered a coroner to examine his body.

The coroner knew that it was Lv Ning, and did not dare to be careless as he carefully examined him.

An hour later, the coroner reported to Li Xun, "Sir, the deceased's height is eight feet (different from the ancient times in size, one foot is around 24 centimeters, eight feet, or 1.8 meters). There are five wounds on the body, the wounds have been burnt and the wound has shrunk, the victim is definitely a sword wound, there are traces of a heavy blow on the head, the back of the head is caved in, and there are smoke stains on the nose and the lungs of the mouth, confirming that the victim was still alive when they were burned."

After Li Xun heard the coroner's report, he frowned, "Is there anything that can prove your identity?"

When Li Xun asked this question, he felt that it was unnecessary. A burnt body, many of its body characteristics were no longer obvious, how could he prove it?

The coroner shook his head, "Your excellency, there is no other way to prove my identity, other than the sword I brought back with me."

"You've met Lv Ning, what do you think?" Li Xun did not ask further, he could not even differentiate his face, it was just a piece of charcoal.

Even though he knew that it was irrational, he did not want to connect the corpse with Lv Ning.

"Master, please invite the Lu Manor's people over. The only thing that can confirm the corpse's identity is a sword. The sword has the word 'Lu' on it, but it still needs the Lu Manor's people to personally confirm it." The assistant minister stepped forward.

"Yes, you can go and personally handle this matter. Tell it to the Master Lu." Li Xun said softly.

"Yes sir!" The assistant minister accepted the order and left.