Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

Jiang Ye has been dead for three whole years; his body is probably just bones by now.

Upon hearing that the autopsy was to be performed at this time, Wu Kai immediately refused.

"We're looking for Lord Jiang, so why are we digging up Young Master Jiang's grave?"

Wu Kai thought that it was already pitiful enough that Young Master Jiang died young, and now that he was dead, he should not be allowed to suffer this torment.

Ren Fengjue knew that he was loyal to Jiang Ting and was unaware of the truth behind it, so he came up with an explanation to try to persuade him.

"I suspect that the person who was imprisoned here before was Jiang Ye."

Wu Kai immediately retorted, "How could that be? I personally witnessed Young Master Jiang's burial!"

Ren Fengjue said unhurriedly, "Even the dead can be manipulated to rise from the ground and attack people. What else is there that General Wu wouldn't believe?"

Yu Lang added, "I bet you didn't open the coffin to check anything before the burial."

Wu Kai: "..."

After a brief standoff, Ren Fengjue softened his tone and said, "General Wu, Jiang Ting's disappearance is too suspicious. We have limited clues, so we must investigate thoroughly."

"Whether Jiang Ye really died three years ago is very important to us."

Having said all that, even if Wu Kai was unwilling, he was somewhat swayed.

Ren Fengjue then bowed respectfully and said, "General Wu, please consider the overall situation."

Wu Kai finally sighed, as if there was no other way, "Then...you'll have to come with me to Yuebei Mountain!"

After the three left the Marquis's residence, Wu Kai prepared a horse and called two Wan Ting soldiers to follow.

Yu Lang and Ren Fengjue rode in the same carriage they had come in.

Just as the group was about to set off, they saw a familiar carriage slowly approaching from the road. Upon closer inspection, they realized it was Princess Fenghua's carriage.

This puzzled Yu Lang for a while, so he turned to Ren Fengjue inside the carriage and said, "My lord, guess who followed us?"

Ren Fengjue had no time to guess. He lifted the carriage curtain and glanced outside, and was also taken aback.

Yu Lang said meaningfully, "I wonder if the person sitting in this carriage is the princess..."

The person inside the car immediately gave him a sharp look.

Yu Lang immediately became serious. "But then again, how did she know we were here?"

Ren Fengjue's decision to come to the Zhenbei Marquis's residence to investigate the case was entirely impromptu.

Because of Xia Ximo's matter, he was upset and confused. In order not to get depressed, he could only calm down for the time being and distract himself with other things.

Zhao Wan's sudden appearance at this moment made his heart flutter again.

He had a premonition that Zhao Wan's visit was related to Xia Ximo...

As they were talking, Princess Fenghua's carriage arrived in front of them.

The coachman said to the inside, "Princess, we have arrived at the Marquis's residence."

Immediately, a hand lifted the carriage curtain, and a head peeked out—it was Zhao Wan.

Zhao Wan was surprised to find the area in front of the Marquis's mansion so "lively," with not only Wu Kai but also Yu Lang and Ren Fengjue present.

She immediately lowered the carriage curtain and said to Xia Ximo inside, "Ximo, guess who I saw?"

Xia Ximo didn't want to guess and was about to see for himself when Zhao Wan stopped him.

"Yu Lang and Ren Fengjue are also here."

Upon hearing this, Xia Ximo paused slightly. "Why are they here too?"

Zhao Wan smiled and said, "I guess we thought of the same thing."

Xia Ximo hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's okay, let them investigate, we'll investigate ours."

Just as she was about to get out of the car, Zhao Wan pulled her back, saying, "Wait a minute, I have something to say."

Xia Ximo turned back to look at her helplessly, "What did you say?"

Zhao Wan smiled and said, "It's not that I'm speaking up for Ren Fengjue, but your attitude towards him this morning was indeed a bit hurtful."

"I imagine the young marquis is currently heartbroken."

Xia Ximo twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, but said, "What's said is said, and there's no going back."

Zhao Wan immediately shook her head, "You can't say that. Ren Fengjue may be heartbroken, but his feelings for you won't change anytime soon. Why don't you find an opportunity to talk to him clearly?"

Xia Ximo frowned slightly. "There's no need."

Zhao Wan tentatively said, "Then I'll go and say it for you..."

She made a move to walk out, but Yu Lang's voice came from outside the car.

"Why did the princess suddenly come?"

Zhao Wan lifted the carriage curtain again and looked outside. After exchanging a glance with Yu Lang, she immediately understood what he meant.

She deliberately retorted, "If Ren Fengjue can come, why can't we?"

When Yu Lang heard her say "we," she knew that Xia Ximo was also there.

He smiled and said, "Lord Ren and I have just investigated the Marquis's residence and obtained some clues. We are now going to investigate further."

"Oh?" Zhao Wan responded, "So where are you going now?"

Yu Lang replied, "Go to Yuebei Mountain."

After a moment's thought, Zhao Wan instructed the driver, "Make way for them."

Yu Lang then returned to his carriage and said to Ren Fengjue, "My lord, Miss Xia is also in the carriage."

In fact, Ren Fengjue heard everything they were talking about.

With his keen insight, how could he not guess that Xia Ximo was inside?

But he didn't say anything, only saying, "Let's investigate the case first."

Unsure of what he was thinking, Yu Lang dared not say more, and simply turned to Wu Kai beside him and said, "General Wu, lead the way."

Wu Kai responded from horseback, his body as steady as a mountain despite holding the reins in one hand.

As he galloped away on his horse, Yu Lang immediately whipped his horse to keep up.

As the sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance, Zhao Wan said to Xia Ximo, "Ximo, now it's your decision whether we should follow..."

Xia Ximo also lifted the curtain and looked outside. Her gaze lingered briefly on the Zhenbei Marquis's residence before shifting to the distant mountain shadows.

"Keep up with them."

Zhao Wan smiled and knocked on the carriage wall. The driver outside understood and immediately drove off to follow.

After driving for a while, Yu Lang looked back and saw that, just as he had expected, the princess's carriage had caught up.

He deliberately informed Ren Fengjue, "My lord, the princess and the others have caught up."

Ren Fengjue inside the car did not respond.

Yu Lang continued, "I guess Miss Xia realized that what she said this morning was too harsh, so she followed you here to explain..."

Ren Fengjue still ignored him.

He leaned against the car wall, but Xia Ximo's words involuntarily floated into his mind. He felt no resentment, only helplessness.

He also knew perfectly well that he didn't need any explanation.

Because Xia Ximo had already explained it.

She said that she was just a passerby in this world, so she didn't want to have too much involvement with anyone, including him.

Her aloof and distant attitude was actually just a way to make him back down.

Ren Fengjue took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and listened to the rumbling of the car, suppressing all the tangled and annoying thoughts that he couldn't shake off...