I made the villain right.

Thinking of this, Shi Jin cast a glance at Fan Hua.

Fan Hua saw that Shi Jin had a frown on his face, and seemed to know her worries.

Just when I was thinking about how to comfort her, I saw her looking at me with worry in her eyes.

When their eyes met, he calmly gave her a soothing look, telling her not to worry.

After his eyes moved, he looked away in an instant.

When Shi Jin received the look, confusion appeared in his eyes.

What does that look mean?

Although she couldn't understand the deep meaning of that look, she saw that Fan Hua looked calm as usual. Thinking that he might have a backup plan, she stayed beside him with peace of mind and watched what would happen.

This game is mainly a psychological warfare.

Qin Yixian always hits the mark. If it weren't for the strong psychological endurance of Li and his son, they would have collapsed long ago, or they would have been caught by him.

It was obvious that Qin Yixian came here to keep an eye on the father and son, to prevent them from noticing and taking precautions, and to catch them in a trap.

Secondly, I deliberately said this in front of them in order to expose their true colors and then take them down completely!

Unfortunately, after hearing this, the Li father and son still sat there calmly.

Li Muci's performance was the same as Fan Hua's, but Li Zhi's was different.

But in unknown circumstances, Li Zhi felt a little uneasy when he heard that Qin Yixian had sent people to search.

With Qin Yixian's sudden attack, he couldn't guarantee that Fan Hua would be vigilant at all times and be absolutely safe.

As his eyes flickered, the uneasiness in his eyes was cleverly concealed.

Li Zhi had no choice but to wait and see.

Instantly, he realized something and pleaded in a low voice: "There is a ancestral hall in that house. Please ask Prime Minister Qin to ask the searchers not to disturb it."

Li Zhi's attitude of asking for help seemed to make Qin Yixian quite satisfied. There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Li Zhi didn't think too much about it. He just wanted to prevent anyone from disturbing her sister's peace, so he reminded her.

But this reminder aroused Qin Yixian's curiosity.

"For whom did the Marquis build the ancestral temple?"

Li Zhi did not intend to hide it. He said softly: "Dead sister"

Qin Yixian seemed to be deliberately trying to make Li Zhi unhappy and insisted on saying offensive words.

"Princess Yiran has already married into the Shengqing Palace and become the Shengqing Princess. Her spirit tablet has already been placed in the royal ancestral temple. It would be redundant and inappropriate for the Marquis to set up another temple to place it there."

Li Zhi cares a lot about his sister. What Qin Yixian said seemed to touch his reverse scale. He was very displeased and immediately refuted.

"So what? She is still my sister. Besides, my deceased sister, Li Yiran, is not the Princess of Saintly Kingdom. There is nothing wrong with that."

Qin Yixian didn't expect Li Zhi to overreact. He felt embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

He looked back and forth and glanced at Li Zhi meaningfully. It was unknown what he was thinking, but suddenly a barely perceptible cunning look flashed across his eyes.

"Since the Marquis has begged me so much, it would be unreasonable for me not to agree. I will instruct my men not to disturb the deceased."

After saying this, he signaled to Yan Cheng with his eyes. Yan Cheng came forward and whispered something in his ear, not knowing what he was plotting.

After a moment, Yan Cheng left.

Li Muci was afraid that his father would lose control of his emotions, so when he saw that the atmosphere was not right, he immediately changed the subject.

"Little fairy, I'm hungry, bring me some cakes."

When the name "little fairy" came out, all three of them reacted.

Shi Jin: ...Hmm?

Li Muci changed the topic so quickly that it took Shi Jin a few seconds to react.

"Yes." Shi Jin came to him with cakes.

He picked a piece and ate it leisurely, feeling very comfortable.

Fanhua:!

Fan Hua was afraid that Li Muci calling Shi Jin like that would attract Qin Yixian's attention and he would see something.

He glanced at Qin Yixian and saw that Qin Yixian just glanced at Shi Jin without any reaction. His tense body relaxed a little.

Li Zhi: !!!?

Li Zhi remembered that this name was the exclusive name his son used to call Shi Jin.

After noticing it, his eyes immediately locked onto Shi Jin, and at the same time he also saw Fan Hua standing next to her.

He almost recognized the servant who served Li Muci. His attention had been on Qin Yixian before, and he didn't notice that there were two new faces around his son out of nowhere.

Thinking about the way Li Muci had called them just now, as well as their figures, he already had the answer in his mind.

After a brief look, Li Zhi immediately withdrew his gaze, fearing that it would attract Qin Yixian's attention.

He didn't expect that at this critical juncture, Li Muci actually brought them here. Fortunately, they changed their appearance so no one noticed anything.

The most dangerous place is the safest place. Qin Yixian would never have dreamed that the person he was trying so hard to catch was right under his nose.

At this moment, Li Zhi's nervous and uneasy heart calmed down a little.

Li Muci's calmness at one point made Qin Yixian feel a little self-doubtful, suspecting that his intuition and judgment were wrong.

But he did not show any abnormality. He stared at Li Muchi with a smile and spoke sarcastically.

"Prince, please eat more. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat later."

Li Muci smiled and retorted, "Prime Minister Qin, please don't worry about this."

After a while, the room fell into silence, waiting for the result.

At this time in Jiuqu Alley, the imperial guards could be seen searching and interrogating every household, causing panic among the people on the entire street.

One of the houses being searched was occupied by an elderly couple who were hiding nearby and talking in low voices.

"Haven't you checked it once before? Why are you checking it again?"

"Who can bear this constant tossing and turning?"

After searching the entire yard, nothing unusual was found.

The leader took out a portrait of Shi Jin and Fan Hua and asked, "Have you ever seen the people in this portrait?"

The couple took a closer look, confirmed it, and shook their heads, saying, "I've never seen it."

"Have you ever heard of anything suspicious, or anyone suspicious?"

“Never heard of it”

Upon hearing this, the leader immediately led his men away to the next house.

same moment.

Inside Li's residence, Leng Yue stood in front of a courtyard, looking calmly at a group of imperial guards searching everywhere.

Inside the house, a guard was casually flipping through the items on the antique display shelf. When he touched a white porcelain bottle, the shelf moved instantly and a secret door opened.

The man was very shocked and he called out to his companions who were not far away.

"There is a secret room here. Please ask Commander Leng to come and take a look."

Upon hearing this, his companions ran out immediately, while he went in to investigate first.

He held a sharp knife and looked around vigilantly. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found that there was no one in the room. He put the knife away and saw Leng Yue hurriedly walking in.

Leng Yue glanced around the room and finally stopped at an octagonal table, on which was a plate of cakes and tea sets.

He walked forward, stopped, and lightly stroked the table with one finger. The tip of his finger was spotless.

Through these clues, she determined that someone had lived in this secret room recently.

He waved his hand and ordered: "Check this room carefully for me."

"Yes!" Upon hearing the voice, several people immediately stepped forward to search, rummaging through the drawers and cabinets.

Just as a man walked to the bed and turned over the bedding, Yan Cheng walked in and bowed to Leng Yue.

"Commander Leng, Prime Minister Qin has instructed us to focus on checking the ancestral hall in this house to see if there are any traitors hiding in it."

"understood"

Seeing that nothing was found in the secret room, Leng Yue immediately led his men out of the secret room and headed for the ancestral hall.

A quarter of an hour later, everyone left the ancestral hall, leaving it in a mess.

Afterwards, Leng Yue went to the homes of several families who provided clues and interrogated them.

After questioning the last family, Leng Yue's brows were frowning, and the look in his eyes was as heavy as water.

Just then, a man in black rode his horse at full speed into Leng Yue's sight and stopped in front of her.

The man in black got off his horse and handed her a note, saying hurriedly, "Right Envoy, urgent news from Wuji Sect."

Leng Yue took it and looked at it immediately. The note read:

Fengyun Pavilion suddenly attacked the Yuncheng branch with a large number of thunder bombs, and all the disciples of the branch were killed overnight.

Leng Yue's expression suddenly froze when she saw this. She turned around and told Yan Cheng, "Captain Yan, I will report to Prime Minister Qin. You lead the others to continue the investigation."

"Yes," Yan Cheng quickly replied when he saw her anxious expression.

After she finished her instructions, she immediately mounted her horse and galloped towards Yunbohou Mansion.