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"This is the end. May the Lord appear and protect us."

Those people finally spoke. The leader said something, and the others repeated themselves.

Although her voice was soft, Xi Mengyao could hear that it was a woman's voice.

What they said were all polite words, and they were just begging their lord to protect them.

They only stopped when the incense was almost half lit.

The person in the lead lit up the paper money with the help of a candle.

If she didn't say anything now, she would take off her black robe that was stained by the rabbit's blood after she finished burning it.

Beneath the black robes of the three people, there was nothing new at all.

The three of them placed their robes together and started to burn the candles. When the light from the candles reached the sky, Xi Mengyao could just barely make out their faces by the light.

These people covered their faces with black muslin, but muslin was muslin. If you stacked four or five layers, you could clearly see the cotton down below.

She did not know the three of them, but she saw that their faces were covered with thick, scalding scars.

The scar was horribly twisted, extending from the forehead all the way to the chin, almost covering the entire face.

The three of them looked exactly the same, except for one eye on the left, which was clean.

After Xi Mengyao compared them carefully, she discovered that the wounds of these people were actually extremely similar! It was as if they were copied from the same appearance.

At this time, the three of them reached out their right hands.

The leader of the group, the scimitar in her left hand aimed at the artery of her wrist and fiercely slashed down. Blood immediately gushed out as she turned her hand around, sprinkling blood on the charred black robe.

Seeing this, the two of them followed suit.

Following that, the three of them went up together and shouted loudly, "Ha!"

This sound was not small.

This made Xi Mengyao suddenly remember that a few days ago, she had also heard a sound like that, it was just that at that time, she had thought that someone was fighting, so she did not pay too much attention to it, and just passed.

He didn't expect that the sound would be like this.

After that loud shout, the three of them held their hands together, and blood gushed out like a fountain, causing Xi Mengyao's heart to tighten. She had thought that the three of them would become like this, fainting due to excessive blood loss.

Unexpectedly, after the three of them shook hands, they each nodded their heads and took out a strange black cloth to wrap around their wrists. Then, the blood immediately stopped flowing.

The three of them kowtowed towards the ground.

Then, the leader lowered his voice, gritted his teeth and said, "May there be no grievances in this world, I will kill all the evil people in this world."

"Kill them all!"

It sounded like a declaration of vengeance.

Xi Mengyao was a little confused. She tried to recall that in both her and the young miss's memories, there had never been someone who could do such a thing.

In the end, it was all a sin on their part for them to be so exaggerated.

She frowned when she saw that those people did not seem to be targeting her at all. They only gritted their teeth as they stared at the wall, as if the wall was the one that had killed their parents.

Could it be … What's wrong with this house?

Xi Mengyao thought it was strange, but she did not make a sound, too.

Just then, the leader's body trembled, he suddenly seemed to have found something, and then he shot a glance towards Xi Mengyao's cave!

Xi Mengyao was shocked, she immediately closed her eyes and squatted down to avoid the attack. Then, she grabbed the stones on the side to block the cave entrance.

She didn't dare to stay any longer and used her feet to support herself as she quickly jumped into the room through the window.

This courtyard was originally small and secluded to begin with. It was only after she silently moved past that she heard that person climb over the wall and enter.

Xi Mengyao heard a few people whispering outside the courtyard. They talked for a long time, and some even tried to look in from the windows.

Fortunately, she saw it earlier, so she wasn't afraid. She had already prepared herself in bed. She just squatted close to the wall and the people outside didn't see her.

Then, she heard a faint sound of "exposure", but did not know if the other party knew something.

Xi Mengyao clenched her teeth, and secretly listened at the side.

However, the few people outside seemed to have reached a consensus. After a short commotion, they didn't do anything and just climbed over the wall.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Xi Mengyao did not follow them out at that time.

He stayed up all night and waited for daybreak before going out.

The first thing he saw was that the outside had been cleaned up.

Other than the traces of burning and the faint smell of blood, there wasn't much else that had been left behind, just like before.

Moreover, someone had moved some small flowers and grass over behind him to block the place.

If she didn't know that there was something fishy, she probably wouldn't have specially come to take a look.

When she came out, she made sure that there was no one around before going to the last corner to take a look.

Sure enough, that place had been swept clean.

As she thought this, she pretended as if nothing had happened. She tapped her shoulder, acting as if nothing had happened as she prepared to take a good look at the surroundings.

Logically speaking, the guards in Prince Jing Mansion should not be this harsh.

Even though there was no rule for maids at night, they were not allowed to go out. However, generally speaking, it was very difficult to not be discovered if one was sneaking around like this.

It was as if the guard had forgotten where he was last night.

Was this a deliberate arrangement, or had the guards been lured away?

She frowned, wanting to ask Song Chongjing, if he knew who these people were.

Unexpectedly, after only two steps, she saw a young maid cowering behind her, as if she was trying to follow her.

However, this person wasn't that skilled, and her gaze betrayed her.

Not to mention, this body couldn't be hidden.

Xi Mengyao thought about it, then casually walked in front of Palace Maid. The servant was shocked, she did not expect Xi Mengyao to turn around so quickly, and only looked at her in shock.

"Next time when you are following someone, remember to stay far away. Tracking down someone is also a type of skill. If you don't master it well, it's very easy to be followed from the back." Xi Mengyao sneered.

After that person heard this, his entire body began to tremble.

"I won't make things difficult for you now that you've made everything clear. If you want to hide something from me, don't blame me for being impolite."

As Xi Mengyao spoke, she also took out a dagger and directly pressed it against the Palace Maid's slender neck.

She had brought it with her last night, and it was meant for self-defense. She didn't expect it to be useless yesterday, but now it was useful.