In Yecheng, the capital of Tiger City, at Prime Minister Murong's residence, it was evening.
Murong Wentian was pacing back and forth in the living room, looking anxious.
Because Jiang Xiao, who led more than 40 guards to the dilapidated temple in the southern suburbs outside the city at night, had no news for the whole day, and no one came back.
Therefore, Murong Wentian was extremely anxious at the moment. On the one hand, he was worried about the safety of Jiang Xiao and the others, and on the other hand, he was worried about the white jade key in Luo Ying's hand.
"The southern suburbs outside the city are not far from home! Didn't they say that Luo Ying only had a dozen people? How come a whole day has passed and there is still no news?"
An hour ago, Murong Wentian sent people from his mansion to the southern suburbs to look for Jiang Xiao and the others, but they have not returned yet.
The southern suburbs outside the city are less than an incense stick of time away from Murong Mansion. However, Jiang Xiao has not returned for the entire day. Even the people sent out to look for Jiang Xiao have not returned yet after an hour.
So, at this moment, Murong Wentian was like an ant on a hot pan, standing, sitting, walking, and no matter what he did, nothing went right.
"Master, Master, something bad has happened, something terrible has happened!"
Murong Wentian, who was in the living room, was extremely anxious when he suddenly heard a mournful report from outside the door. His face turned pale and he said in panic, "Come in, come in quickly!"
Before Murong Wentian finished speaking, a middle-aged disciple ran into the hall in panic. The middle-aged man had a blank expression on his face, and his eyes exuded deep sadness. He said, "Master, something terrible has happened, something terrible has happened!"
“Lin Sen, didn’t I tell you to go to the southern suburbs outside the city?” After Murong Wentian finished speaking, his face suddenly turned snow-white, and he said in astonishment: “Lin Sen, is it possible that something happened to Jiang Xiao and the others?”
"Master, Master!" Lin Sen, a dignified and tall man, burst into tears and said, "Master, Master Jiang Xiao and his brothers, they were all killed!"
“What!” When Murong Wentian heard Lin Sen say that Jiang Xiao and the others were all killed, his eyes turned pale and his face turned gray. He said sadly, “Lin Sen, you said, Jiang Xiao and the others are all dead!”
Seeing Murong Wentian's gloomy expression, Lin Sen said sadly, "Master, Master, when we arrived at the southern suburbs, we found them all dead on the ground in a pool of blood."
"Where is Jiang Xiao! Is Jiang Xiao dead too?" Murong Wentian asked anxiously.
"Master, master, when we arrived, we found a dying guard on the ground. He said that Senior Brother Jiang Xiao was thrown off the cliff!" Lin Sen said sadly.
"Jiang Xiao was knocked off the cliff. Did the guard say who killed them?" Murong Wentian asked anxiously.
Lin Sen shook his head and said, "Master, the guards told us that after Senior Brother Jiang Xiao was thrown off the cliff, he stopped breathing! We later searched the entire cliff, but we couldn't find Jiang Xiao's body!"
"Where are the Luo family members! Have you seen any Luo family members at the scene? Have you seen Luo Ying?" After Murong Wentian knew that Jiang Xiao and the others were all killed, he thought of Luo Ying, because the white jade key he wanted was on Luo Ying.
"Master! All the members of the Luo family were killed, and we did not find Luo Ying's body at the scene!" Lin Sen replied.
When he heard that Luo Ying's body had not been found, Murong Wentian breathed a sigh of relief, because as long as Luo Ying's body had not been found, it proved that she was not dead, and as long as she was not dead, he still had a glimmer of hope!
"Lin Sen, go and pass on my order immediately. The entire Murong Mansion must find out the truth about what happened in the southern suburbs today at all costs. In addition, you must find out the news about Luo Ying at all costs and bring her back to me unharmed!"
Murong Wentian finished speaking, and then continued: "Go, do it now!"
"Yes! Master!" Lin Sen responded and hurried out of the hall.
Looking at Lin Sen's hurriedly leaving back, Murong Wentian's face was full of confusion and his heart was full of doubts.
How were Jiang Xiao and the others discovered? What were the identities and motives of the murderers who killed them? Could it be that they were also after the Luo family's treasure and wanted to get the white jade key from Luo Ying
Thinking of this, Murong Wentian couldn't help but think about the forces in Yecheng that were capable of competing with his own.
Of the four major families that originally dominated Yecheng, the head of the Luo family, Luo Zheng, has passed away, and the Luo family was also destroyed by the Tiger City. As for the Ye family, the head Ye Long and the third son Ye Tian had their martial arts abolished and became disabled people. They are working as coolies in a mining field and living a life like slaves. The Chen family was destroyed by Ye Feng a long time ago.
In the current Ye City, there is almost no force that can compete with the Murong family. If Ye Feng came back to kill them, the whole Ye City would have been in chaos by now.
Thinking of this, Murong Wentian said suspiciously: "Could it be them?"
After being surprised and doubtful, Murong Wentian told himself silently.
It can't be them! Even if they are crazy about killing, they won't do it to their own family!
Where did those mysterious killers suddenly appear from? They killed Jiang Xiao and the Luo family and kidnapped Luo Ying. Could it be that they were after the Luo family's treasure
Murong Wentian was filled with confusion. He stared at the endless sky outside the door for a long time and was at a loss for what to do with what had suddenly happened.
However, Murong Wentian, who had always been cunning and treacherous, did not know that the people who killed Jiang Xiao and kidnapped Luo Ying were none other than the Tiger Kingdom, the only country he had just thought of that had the power to fight against them.
What he could not have imagined was that the people from the Tiger Country captured Luo Ying for the Luo family's treasure.
Just when Murong Wentian was deeply confused and anxious, and began to pace back and forth in the living room, Lan Qing and others, who had killed Jiang Xiao and his group of more than 40 people in the southern suburbs, had already brought Luo Ying quietly into the capital of the Tiger Kingdom, which was the former Luo family mansion.
In a side hall of the Tiger Kingdom's capital, Lan Qing and Jiang Yun were escorting the tied-up Luo Ying, waiting for the arrival of the Tiger Kingdom's king, Lan Huo Zhenren.
Luo Ying, who was tied up, was thrown into a corner on the left side of the side hall, her face full of surprise.
Back then in the ruined temple in the southern suburbs, Luo Ying originally thought that those men in black who suddenly appeared and fought with Jiang Xiao and others came to save her. On the way back to Yecheng, she was still guessing about their identities.
However, he did not expect that when he was brought to a familiar place and saw those blue-clothed barbarians, Luo Ying realized that the people who suddenly appeared in the ruined temple in the southern suburbs and killed Jiang Xiao and his group were actually this group of murderous maniacs.
Luo Ying looked carefully at Lan Qing and Jiang Yun in front of him, wondering in his heart: "Why would they secretly kill so many guards of the Murong family for their own sake, and also killed Murong Wentian's apprentice Jiang Xiao? Could it be that they also did it for..."
Just when Luo Ying was puzzled, hurried footsteps were heard outside the side hall.
The footsteps were steady, and while hearing them, one could feel a delicate and rhythmic breathing sound.
The person who came must be a master with extremely high martial arts skills.
While Luo Ying was thinking silently, a tall, burly middle-aged man with an imposing face came into the side hall.
"Your Majesty, I am Lan Qing and Jiang Yun. I pay my respects to the king!" The moment Lan Qing and Jiang Yun saw the middle-aged man, they bowed and nodded to pay their respects to him.
It turned out that the person who came was none other than the former lord of Tiger City, Master Lanhuo.
Lan Huo Zhenren smiled and motioned Lan Qing and Jiang Yun to stand up. Then he looked at them with surprise and asked, "Lan Qing, I just heard that you have captured Luo Ying from the Luo family!"
"Reporting to the king, yes! Lan Qing did catch Luo Ying!" After Lan Qing finished speaking, he looked in the direction of Luo Ying and said, "King, she is Luo Ying of the Luo family!"
Following Lan Qing's guidance, Master Lan Huo saw Luo Ying, who was tied up.
The moment he saw Luo Ying tied up, Master Lanhuo walked up to Luo Ying with excitement on his face.
He looked Luo Ying over and said inwardly, "What a beauty!"
After feeling secretly delighted, he hurriedly ordered Lan Qing to untie the ropes on Luo Ying, then looked at Luo Ying with a smile on his face and said, "Girl, you are Luo Ying of the Luo family, and Luo Zheng is your biological father?"
Regarding these barbarians from Menghu City in front of him, Luo Ying thought of the time when they attacked Ye City and killed countless civilians, the time when they used Murong Wentian to secretly collude with them and destroyed the Ye family, and the time when they killed his own Luo family guards and turned the Luo family into the Menghu Kingdom's royal palace.
Thinking of this, Luo Ying felt deep disdain and even deep hatred for their actions. Facing the question from Master Lan Huo, she snorted coldly and turned her face away, not looking directly at Master Lan Huo, Lan Qing and Jiang Yun.
Hearing Luo Ying's cold snort and seeing her turn her head away with disdain, completely ignoring Blue Fire Master, Jiang Yun walked up to Luo Ying with a sinister look on his face, and shouted sternly: "Luo Ying! How dare you disrespect our king!"
After Jiang Yunli finished shouting, he raised his right hand and slapped Luo Ying in the face, then scolded loudly: "Luo Ying, do you think you are still the shitty eldest daughter of the shitty Luo family? I tell you, you are nothing now, just a prisoner. Be sensible, or you will suffer!"
"Hahahaha!" Luo Ying's sudden laughter at this moment shocked Master Lan Huo, Lan Qing, and Jiang Yun who were present.
"Luo Ying, what are you laughing at! How dare you be rude to our king? I'll teach you a lesson!" Jiang Yun said angrily and raised his right hand to attack Luo Ying again.
Seeing that Jiang Yun was about to attack Luo Ying again, Master Lan Huo deliberately said in a scolding tone: "Jiang Yun, stop it, do you know what you are doing? You are so disrespectful, do you know who she is? She is the eldest daughter of the Luo family, stop it now and apologize to the eldest daughter!"