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A lot of rat and snake ants had appeared around the dungeon for no reason …

Almost subconsciously, Magistrate Zeng thought of Qu Ling.

Miao Renren was most adept at controlling these things.

He no longer needed to go back to the courtyard to personally confirm that Qu Ling was there.

Although he did not send any heavy soldiers to guard that courtyard, this was still an important place to the government. If a weak girl like Qu Ling could leave this place silently, she would definitely have the help of some experts.

Speaking of "expert", Magistrate Zeng thought of Xiao Jingyue, who had also silently left the dungeon.

It was rumored that the relationship between the General Xiao and the Mrs. Xiao was very good. The matter of the General Xiao condescendingly carrying the Mrs. Xiao across the West Street of Qi Jing had once become a hot topic of conversation.

Just like this, Xiao Jingyue taking his wife away after leaving the prison wasn't anything strange.

However, just when did it happen …?

Magistrate Zeng suddenly remembered that day when his son, under the order of his mother, came over to invite him to eat together with her.

In the next moment, his chest heaved as a strong sweet and fishy taste gushed out from his throat.

The soldier closest to Magistrate Zeng called out, "Sir?"

Magistrate Zeng shook his head and didn't say anything. He swallowed the sweet taste in his throat forcefully.

In the main hall of the magistrate court, there was complete silence.

After the short moment of losing control of himself, Magistrate Zeng, who knew that his influence was gone, gradually calmed down.

A deathly calm.

He sat on the chair with a dejected look in his eyes.

He was clearly a man in his early forties, but now he looked like he was in his fifties or sixties.

At this moment, Madam Zeng leisurely walked in and raised her hand to push back the others.

The soldiers in the hall left the door in an orderly manner, and before long, only the couple remained in the hall.

Madam Zeng's gaze was gentle as she looked at her husband, who had been with her for most of his life. After a while, she gently asked, "I'm not afraid of death. Are you afraid?"

In the blink of an eye, Magistrate Zeng who seemed to have aged a lot heard what she said and raised his head to look at his wife, who he had doted on for half his life.

After an unknown period of time, he said hoarsely, "I'm scared. I'm afraid of death. But I am more afraid that you and Huai'er won't be able to live well. "

Madam Zeng's young face no longer revealed a calm smile. She slowly walked in front of Magistrate Zeng and gently held his hand, her voice as gentle as when they had first started to love each other, "If it weren't for you, I would have already been a pile of bones under the dirt. I would have died a long time ago."

She lovingly raised her hand and caressed her beloved husband's slightly aged face as she softly said, "There's no one that doesn't want to live for no reason. The commoners that are submerged under the river all want to live … Brother Ce, do you remember what you said before you rushed to the capital to take the exam? "

Magistrate Zeng looked at Madam and a layer of mist gradually appeared in his eyes.

His gaze became glazed, as if he had fallen into his memories. He muttered: "Obtaining fame is not a blessing, I just want to use my own weak strength to be loyal to the country, to be loyal to the people, and to be loyal to my conscience … "I don't ask for a name that goes down in history. I'm only willing to be a parent with a clear conscience …"

Before he could finish his sentence, the man in his forties was already sobbing silently.

He did not do what he said.

Before the righteousness of the nation, he selfishly chose his own wife.

In order to protect his wife's life, he had listened to Chen Lin, who was at that time in charge of the construction of the riverbank.

With just a thought, he had embarked on a path of no return.

Madam Zeng held her husband, who was crying, in her arms and patted his back. Her expression became gentler, "Brother Ce, you are a kind person."

If it wasn't for the kindness in his heart, he wouldn't have bothered to repair the riverbank, and he wouldn't have been so slow in killing those people in the dungeon.

Outside the hall.

The snow-white youth's eyes were red as he struggled to hold back his sobs as he looked at his parents in the hall.

He watched them in silence until he was frozen solid by the wind, until they cried until they would never cry again.

The moment both husband and wife fell to the ground, the youth finally collapsed and rushed in wailing.

Unknowingly, Xiao Jingyue had walked into the hall, looking at the scene of death, there was no sadness nor joy.

Seeing that the young man was about to faint from crying, Xiao Jingyue walked over, bent down and grabbed the young man's slender arm, lifted him up, and said indifferently: "Your parents chose to commit suicide to protect you.

If he went back to the capital for trial, Zeng Huai, as Zeng Ce's only son, would definitely be implicated. Now that the husband and wife had committed suicide, the Emperor would definitely forgive the fact that the Magistrate Zeng did not truly kill the Eighth Prince. He would even arrange everything in the city properly, fix the riverbank to resolve the crisis the citizens were in, and spare the young Ceng Huai's life.

Qu Ling controlled the bugs and caused the soldiers who were guarding the dungeon to be thrown into chaos.

After Murong Yan's men rescued Eighth Prince and the others who were trapped in the dungeon, she put away her flute without the slightest reluctance and left the mansion together with Murong Yan.

The two of them did not return to the inn, but instead went to the courtyard where they had stayed when they first entered Tong Huai Palace.

Aside from Chen Linye and Xiao Yi, the other people who had entered the cave suffered heavy injuries. Adding this to the fact that they had been locked up in the dark and damp dungeon for a while, Eighth Prince and Xiao Er had even fallen into a coma, and were on the verge of death.

Murong Yan and Chen Linye both knew how to treat, and the two respectively went to save Eighth Prince and Xiao Er.

Qu Ling rushed Xiao Yi, who wanted to follow him in and out, back to the bathroom, then went to look for Xiao San alone.

Amongst this group of people, the one who was in the best condition was the "Living Death" Xiao San.

Seeing Qu Ling coming over, Xiao San was very surprised, and blurted out a question: "Madam, aren't you going to look for Master?"

On the way back, Xiao San heard from Chen Linye that Qu Ling had always been following by his side these past few days, and did not look for them.

Judging from how master and mistress had been so close to each other a few days ago, Xiao San thought that since the villain had gone through so much trouble to be executed, the mistress and her master should have really missed coming to the other party's side.

Qu Ling carelessly waved his hand, and said: "He's very busy, if you don't have time for me, it's better if I don't disturb him."

The biggest official in the city had died, and there were still many minor officials below. Xiao Jingyue had to take care of this matter properly. There were also people outside the city who needed to find a place to settle down, and people in the city who needed to be pacified. In addition, they needed to take care of the government money, investigate the matter of building the riverbank, and look for people to look at the newly built riverbank …

All of these things seemed simple, but they were not so easy to do.

Therefore, Qu Ling decided to bear with it a little longer, giving Xiao Jingyue some time to busy himself with work.

Seeing that the Mistress actually knew about righteousness, Xiao San suddenly regretted helping an outsider against the Mistress in the past.

He frowned and was about to speak.

Qu Ling suddenly said: "I have already researched a method to remove the Soul Borrowing Gu, but I am not sure if it will work, do you want to try it?"

His words and tone sounded as if he had just cooked a new dish for someone to try out.

Xiao San was already a dead person, and he was still brooding over the fact that he had used the Evil Gu to revive her.

Now that he knew that the Gu could be dispelled, he immediately said joyfully, "This subordinate is willing to give it a try!"

Murong Shan, who had originally planned to come and see Xiao San, had just walked out when he happened to hear the conversation between Qu Ling and Qu Ling.

Shortly after, he took a deep look at the door before turning around and leaving.

Just as she turned around, Qu Ling who was talking to Xiao San suddenly turned her head and looked towards the door.