Yan Jingjing recalled: "I heard my brother mention that Ma Haofeng seemed to be seriously ill and bedridden."
Tang Yuan vaguely realized something.
Lu Feng picked up a branch from the side and carved on the ground the names of the Eight Prefectures of Qinglong Town.
Whenever Tang Yuan named someone, he would carve that person's name in the corresponding place.
In addition to the dead Yan He and the imprisoned Qiao Xueer, among the eight palaces, there are descendants from the fifth palace who have suffered inexplicable accidents.
"I'm afraid someone is secretly trying to deal with you in the Eight Prefectures," Lu Feng said with an almost certain tone.
"The power of the Eight Prefectures is so huge, who can defeat the Eight Prefectures?" Yan Jingjing questioned with some disbelief.
Lu Feng secretly sneered. How could eight secular business houses in a remote town be called huge?
There are countless more powerful forces than this.
I just didn't expect that this small Qinglong Town would have such undercurrents.
At this time, Tang Yuan also sorted out all his thoughts and sorted out some of the things that had happened so far.
"Half a year ago, Cheng Zhishu had an accident first, followed by Ma Haofeng and I."
"As the three of us were injured and hiding, in the next six months, Ruoyun was hunted, Xueer was imprisoned, and Yan He paid with his life."
"Although there is no news from the remaining Qu Mansion and Shi Mansion, something should have happened to someone."
The expression on Tang Yuan's face became extremely serious, and he continued in a deep voice.
"This group of forces hiding in the dark acts very cautiously, with clear organization and rigorous planning. Take the case of Xue'er as an example. They not only kill people with a borrowed knife, but also kill two birds with one stone."
"Not only did he kill Yan He, but he also put Xue'er in jail to await execution. If Lu Feng and Jiang Ruoyun hadn't insisted on intervening, Xue'er would have been sentenced to death right now."
Tang Yuan pointed to the place where the black shadow disappeared in the distance, and said to Yan Jingjing: "Based on what happened just now, if Brother Lu hadn't sacrificed himself to protect you, you would have turned into a puddle of stagnant water right now.
The three of us will definitely not be able to escape, and the four of us can be eliminated in one fell swoop."
Yan Jingjing was a little stunned, and finally there was a hint of fear in her heart. In her mind, Qinglong Town had always been a peaceful place. How could there be so many disputes?
Yan Jingjing stood there with a dull expression, seeming to be quite touched.
Jiang Ruoyun reminded: "We must take precautions in advance. If we wait for that dark force to take shape, I am afraid that the Eight Prefectures will be harmed by it."
Yan Jingjing was stunned and hesitant. She couldn't cope with the sudden events before her. There were too many shocks and surprises for her tonight, and she couldn't digest them at the moment.
"Rescue Xue'er first!" Tang Yuan looked straight at Yan Jingjing, implying that he wanted her to go to the prison to clarify.
Yan Jingjing did not respond immediately, but said anxiously: "I want to go back and discuss it with grandpa..."
Tang Yuan was a little helpless, but after hearing Yan Jingjing's words of help, he didn't say anything more. After all, Yan Jingjing also had her own concerns and difficulties.
"We will go back with you," Lu Feng said. The misunderstanding had just been clarified. If something happens to Yan Jingjing at this moment, everything will be turned upside down.
Yan Jingjing muttered in her heart: "You have some conscience," but naturally she would not say that because of her arrogant temperament. She just replied lightly, "It's up to you."
The four of them extinguished the fire in the ruined temple and walked towards Yan's Mansion. On the way, Jiang Ruoyun asked Lu Feng in a low voice: "We kidnapped him and sent him back. If Mr. Yan gets angry, won't we come and die?"
Lu Feng gave a helpless smile, "If we don't go, it's probably hard to impress Mr. Yan with Yan Jingjing's words alone."
The most important thing is that Lu Feng also wants to see if Mr. Yan, or the senior officials of the Eight Prefectures, are aware of the undercurrent in Qinglong Town and have taken any corresponding preventive measures.
Tang Yuan felt very uneasy as he walked on the road, and silently made a decision. If something unexpected happens in the Yan Mansion later, he will stay behind.
The Yan Mansion had already exploded after Yan Jingjing was kidnapped. Hundreds of people in the mansion, large and small, were destined to have trouble sleeping tonight.
Under the arrangement of Mr. Yan, several teams were formed to search for the whereabouts of Yan Jingjing in Qinglong Town all night long.
"Uncle Yan~"
Yan Jingjing shouted to an elderly person leading the team in the distance.
After hearing Yan Jingjing's cry, the old man quickly came to Yan Jingjing's side. His face was full of joy and he said excitedly: "Miss, it's fine that you're fine, but you've made us anxious."
He actually looked like he was crying.
"It's okay, Uncle Yan, they don't mean any harm." Yan Jingjing explained, her eyes flashed across Lu Feng with a hint of shame and resentment, as if to say, "Except for you, you are full of malice!"
Uncle Yan followed Yan Jingjing's words and looked at Lu Feng and the others. When he saw Tang Yuan, he looked a little defensive. He turned sideways to protect Yan Jingjing behind him and stared at Tang Yuan with a wary expression.
"Are you the one who fought against the head of the family in the main hall?"
Tang Yuan's appearance was so 'outstanding' that it was no wonder that Uncle Yan recognized him at a glance. After all, there were not many people with such a beast's arm.
Tang Yuan nodded noncommittally.
"Why did you break into Yan's house at night and make a scene in the mourning hall?" Uncle Yan accused.
"Brother Tang Yuan did it because of Sister Qiao's matter..." Jiang Ruoyun came to his rescue.
Since the people of the Yan Mansion had not seen Jiang Ruoyun and Lu Feng appear tonight, their attitude towards the two was quite polite. In addition, Jiang Ruoyun was the daughter of the Jiang Mansion. Although his reputation was not good, at the level of the Jiang Mansion, Uncle Yan also
Don't embarrass her.
"Oh?" Uncle Yan looked at Tang Yuan with his presbyopic eyes, and sighed: "You are Tang Yuan, what a pity..."
"What's a pity?" Tang Yuan was puzzled.
"It's a pity that I like the wrong person. It's not good to like anyone, but I like the murderer Qiao Xueer." Uncle Yan said sarcastically.
The relationship between Tang Qiao and Tang Qiao is not a secret in the Eighth Mansion, but because of Qiao Xueer's relationship, the old man is not optimistic about Tang Yuan.
An invisible aura emanated from Tang Yuan, and it was obvious that the old man's words had angered him.
But considering that this was not the time to get angry, for the sake of the overall situation, I had to suppress my anger and corrected myself: "Yan He was not killed by Xue'er. Even if Xue'er really kills someone, I will not change my feelings towards her at all!"
Looking at the awkward situation, Yan Jingjing said: "Uncle Yan, let's go back to the mansion first. Grandpa and the others should be worried."
Yan Jingjing affectionately pulled Uncle Yan to turn around, and then said to the guards on both sides: "They have something to discuss with grandpa, so let them follow."
Uncle Yan looked at Yan Jingjing lovingly and stopped caring about Tang Yuan and the others.
After arriving at Yan's Mansion, Yan Jingjing said to Lu Feng and the other three, "You go to the side hall and wait first. I'll talk to Grandpa about the situation."
At this moment, the core forces of the Yan Mansion are discussing in a main room.
Yan Zhengchi had fought against Tang Yuan, and although he did not know Tang Yuan, he speculated from the latter's martial arts aura that he might be from the Tang family.
As a result, the people present pointed their finger at the Tang Mansion, thinking that what happened tonight was the Tang Mansion's doing, and they were about to come to seek justice.
Uncle Yan and Yan Jingjing walked in hurriedly.
After everyone saw Yan Jingjing returning safely, the anger on everyone's faces dissipated a lot.
Mr. Yan looked even more excited, shaking his hands and walking towards Uncle Yan on one side.
"Jing'er, where did you get it back from? Good guy, I owe you another favor."
Although Uncle Yan is a servant of the Yan Mansion, he and Mr. Yan have been life-and-death friends since they were young. After decades of being together, the two of them are servants of the master, but they are more like brothers.
Uncle Yan responded with some embarrassment: "I found it somewhere. The lady came back by herself."
At that moment, he reported all the things he encountered on the street to Mr. Yan.
Yan Jingjing looked at the change of expression on her grandfather's face and knew that the latter might have misunderstood Tang Yuan.
Uncle Yan's description just now is not enough to explain clearly what happened.
Yan Jingjing hurriedly told what she saw and heard in the ruined temple.
When talking about the possibility that Bafu was deliberately targeted, Yan Jingjing said it softly because she did not think those present would agree with this reasoning.
But after hearing this, everyone present looked worried, and no one was laughing.
Obviously, they actually believed Yan Jingjing's reasoning that she didn't quite believe.
"It seems that the peaceful days of the Eight Prefectures are coming to an end."
Mr. Yan said with some emotion, and the others also had worried looks on their faces.
Lu Feng's reasoning has actually been known to the senior officials within the Eight Prefectures for a long time, but so far no one has found out who did it.
Mr. Yan looked directly at Yan Jingjing and asked: "You just said that these speculations were told to you by a person named 'Lu Feng'? Where is he now?"
"Just in the side hall, with Tang Yuan."
Yan Jingjing responded, but there was a big wave in her heart, "Someone is really dealing with Bafu. Grandpa and the others know about this?"
"Let's go, Zhengchi, let's go meet those young people together." Mr. Yan shouted, with a slightly unkind tone.
Side hall.
Jiang Ruoyun propped up her chin and rested on the tea table, frowning slightly. It had been more than an hour since Yan Jingjing left, her temper was almost gone, and it was almost dawn outside.
"Someone is coming," Lu Feng reminded, lest Jiang Ruoyun lose his composure.
Following Lu Feng's words, Jiang Ruoyun looked towards the side door and saw Mr. Yan walking slowly, accompanied by several core figures of the Yan family.
Mr. Yan glanced at the three of them. A trace of surprise flashed across Lu Feng, but he did not show it. He asked, "Why are you three here at the Yan Mansion?"
He only said nothing about what happened in Yan's house that night, but Lu Feng and others understood that not mentioning it at this moment was more terrifying than mentioning it.