Qingluan pinched her throat tightly, with a fierce light flashing in her eyes.
The man in black had a look of fear in his eyes, his mouth opened wide, and his eyes were full of pleading.
He Xi looked down at him and whispered, "I ask you questions and you answer them. Don't say a word that is unnecessary, or I will have to use soul-searching. Who sent you here?"
The man in black opened his mouth, but found that no sound came out. He could only try to form three words with his lips, "Yes, Master!"
It was indeed Nalan Zhengze.
"What did he ask you to do?"
This time, Qingluan finally let go of the black-clothed man's throat, but put a dagger against his neck.
The man in black trembled and said, "Master, Master asked us to check everything that the young lady touched during the day, and... and to get rid of the two personal maids that the young lady brought with her."
He Xi nodded slowly and said with a smile: "I understand. Then, let's deal with it."
Qingluan's eyes remained calm when she heard that, and she slashed the black-clothed man's neck with the dagger that was originally on his neck.
The man in black died without even a grunt.
Smelling the blood in the room, He Xi frowned and stopped Qing Luan's actions.
The purple dark vine emerged silently from her sleeves, waving its branches excitedly.
The next moment, Qingluan was shocked to see that the purple vines had rolled up several people on the ground and started to gnaw at them with a crunching sound.
About two incense sticks of time later, the bodies on the ground disappeared without a trace.
Not only the flesh and blood, but also the clothes, bones and fur, seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, leaving no trace.
He Xi took back Zi Ming You Luo, stroked its trembling tail, and said in a half-loving and half-reprimanding tone: "This time is an exception. In the future, you are not allowed to eat anything raw or cold. Be careful not to eat anything messy. You will get an upset stomach."
Qingluan shuddered, and she suddenly felt that a princess who was liked by her master must not be an ordinary person!
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Nalan Zhengze had been pacing anxiously in the study room for the whole day, but this did not calm him down at all.
There was a knock on the study door and Nalan Ziyun hurried in.
Nalan Zhengze asked quickly, "How is it going? Have you found any trace of those assassins?"
"No." Nalan Zijun shook his head. "Dad, you must have made a mistake. Nalan Hexi has no cultivation at all. The maidservant beside her is only in the Qi Condensation Stage. She doesn't look like she has the ability to kill seven or eight masters in the Condensation Stage."
"Moreover, I checked her house thoroughly today, inside and out, and there were no signs of a fight, nor any traces of blood. No one could be seen dead at all."
Nalan Zhengze's frown didn't relax at all, but became more irritated. "But those assassins were clearly sent by me to secretly investigate Nalan Hexi. How come they suddenly lost contact? Could it be that someone is helping that bitch? Could it be the Xi Yue you mentioned? Did he kill all the assassins I sent out?"
Nalan Zijun shook his head and snorted, "Although Xiyue is a highly skilled doctor, her cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Dad, you sent out seven or eight experts at the Condensation Veins Stage. Even if Xiyue comes, how can she get any benefit?"
"And today I took Nalan Hexi to Shengde Hall for a tour. No one in the hall knew Nalan Hexi at all, and I was ridiculed by those ignorant servants. Humph!" (To be continued)