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This person's tone of voice was extremely arrogant. When Xi Mengyao saw her attitude, she knew that this person must have some sort of plan, and they felt that it was foolproof.

As she thought of this, she couldn't help but cough.

Xi Mengyao did not notice this detail, and her eyes dimmed a little, as she thought about how she should respond.

However, she didn't know what to do because she was too nervous, but she didn't know what to do.

Contrary to her confusion, the unease in her heart continued to grow.

Soon, all of the refugees in the village came out, they were filled with dozens of people, standing at the side, and followed not too far behind Xi Mengyao.

At first glance, it looked like an army that she had brought with her.

However, Paner was one of the few that could not be seen. After Ji Xuande came out, he also looked around suspiciously.

He had long loved this little girl like his own granddaughter. Now that he didn't see her, he could not help but worry, and had already guessed what was going on when he saw her actions. He could not help but frown and look at Xi Mengyao: "What's going on?"

Xi Mengyao shook her head, looked left and right, after giving the order, she explained in a low voice, then said: "I'm afraid Paner has already landed in their hands."

She only said that she felt that this room was very strange and had casually told Paner that Paner had understood everything. Now that she thought about it, she naturally went in to look for someone of her own volition.

"But these people's thoughts are too detailed." Xi Mengyao could not help but regret her decision.

If she had known earlier, she would have been more cautious.

"What are the origins of these women?" After Ji Xuande heard this, his face became serious as he asked.

He knew it was premeditated and organized, but he had never heard of such a group.

Xi Mengyao was a little hesitant after hearing this. Because she was afraid of causing other troubles, she could not bear to see the old mister running around at such a young age. She only said that they might be related to the party battles in the imperial court.

However, when he heard that this group of people were related to the imperial government, this old mister could not hold it in any longer and pulled Xi Mengyao's hand to the side.

If they are truly related to certain individuals within the imperial government, you must explain this matter to me. Although I am not in the imperial government at this age, my heart is in the imperial government, and you should know that.

When the old man said these words, he was extremely agitated. After Xi Mengyao heard this, he understood what he was thinking.

She wanted to explain, but it was still a bit difficult for her to clear her throat and say "one, two, three".

Furthermore, that group of people were glaring at them like tigers stalking their prey. Xi Mengyao knew that they were stalling for time, and was afraid that they would start a fight if they did, so she could only tell Ji Xuande that things were complicated and could be done later.

After Ji Xuande heard this, he could only give up.

"I think they are stalling for time because of the topography. Have you ever heard of anything strange happening around the capital?"

After Xi Mengyao thought about it again and again, she was afraid that this was the only reason that could make them so sure.

Not only was it weird, it was definitely a huge matter, so big that they couldn't get out.

Ji Xuande remained silent, as if he was recalling something.

Xi Mengyao, however, was very anxious. She continuously looked around at the situation, her heart unable to calm down.

This was very unusual.

Unfortunately, when Xi Mengyao realized this point, an hour had already passed.

Ji Xuande left the office early and was away from the capital all year round.

When he was in the capital, he thought about it for a long time but could only think of one thing.

"About sixteen years ago. After the winter solstice, it would be around the end of the year. That's right, this is about the same time as well …"

He was still in the Ministry of Justice at the time, and he was in charge of both large and small cases.

That year, he was originally very calm. However, at the end of the year, a murder case suddenly occurred.

And it was a very complicated case.

At the top of a nearby mountain, the corpses of a dozen men suddenly appeared. They were all strong men, and they were hung on a big tree with two of them holding each other's arms.

It really was a full row.

The one who found the corpse was a woodcutter. When one of them saw this scene, he immediately fainted. He even heard that he had a nightmare for a few months.

"I've sent people to investigate for a long time, but I only found out that the culprit was one of the great bandits that had wandered into the capital. However, I don't know why he killed him."

"Don't know?" Xi Mengyao was surprised, how could a murderer not know why he killed?

"Indeed, he did not know that regardless of whether it was torture, bullying, or enticement, we had tried many different methods, but he had only said that he would kill anyone he wanted. Later on, we only considered that he had gone into hysteria, made a decision, and then ended the case."

As Ji Xuande spoke, he could not bear to turn around and glance at the hillside.

Xi Mengyao also followed him for a look. She felt that something was passing by, but when she thought back carefully, she couldn't help but feel even more impatient.

"This group of villains, if I had a sword, I would have definitely let their blood splatter on the spot!" Ji Xuande seemed to have thought of something and suddenly shouted.

Xi Mengyao listened and frowned. After watching for a while, she reacted first!

She felt a little dizzy. She was shocked. She forced herself to take a deep breath and slowly opened her eyes. She felt that her mind had gradually cleared up. The irritation quickly dropped.

She immediately realized that there must be something wrong with the air here!

She looked around and saw a misty land in front of her, but she couldn't see anything.

After looking at it a few times, she coughed and looked at Ji Xuande, exhorting him in a low voice: "Old sir, calm down, do you want to take a deep breath and see?"

Ji Xuande felt it was strange, but after doing it, he looked at Xi Mengyao in astonishment.

"Looks like this is exactly what they calculated." Xi Mengyao clenched her teeth, and said, she noticed that the person who was looking at them and laughing, had finally started to move!

However, they seemed to be slowly retreating.

In just a short moment of time, this group of people had already retreated to the large courtyard and stood against the wall in a row, as if they were guards.

When Xi Mengyao went to look at them, she felt even more uneasy.

If the air here wasn't strange, they wouldn't do it.

She couldn't help but look around.

The sun was high in the sky now, and although it was winter and the sun was warm, when she saw it, she couldn't help but feel a bit worried and annoyed.

Xi Mengyao forced herself to say that she shouldn't be too anxious, but this kind of psychological hint wasn't really of much use.

As soon as she relaxed, she couldn't help but feel upset again.

At first, it was okay to take a deep breath, but then it became less effective. Not only that, she seemed to become more agitated because of it.

If only he was still in modern times!

As she thought about it, she started to complain nonstop.