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

Upon arriving at the foot of the mountains in northern Vietnam, Wu Kai led the group directly to a small mound.

Indeed, as he said, there was no tombstone in front of the grave, but there was an old tree next to it.

Two Wan Tingjun soldiers, carrying tools such as shovels and ropes, waited to the side. Only after Wu Kai offered incense and paper money as a sacrifice did they begin to dig.

About fifteen minutes later, a fine coffin made of Phoebe zhennan wood emerged from the ground.

Together they lifted the coffin out and pried off the nails. Just as they were about to open the coffin, a voice came from behind them.

"Wait a minute."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, their expressions varying.

Zhao Wan's car was parked on the side of the road, and she and Xia Ximo got out of the car together.

The person who stopped them from opening the coffin was Xia Ximo.

Wu Kai didn't know why they had followed him, so he glanced at Ren Fengjue and waited for his signal.

As a result, Lord Ren inexplicably stood there in a daze, seemingly lost in thought, without saying a word.

It wasn't until Xia Ximo walked up to him that he slowly came to his senses and asked curiously, "Why are you here?"

Xia Ximo stopped in front of him and gave him a deep look.

Anyone with eyes could see that the atmosphere between them was clearly different from that of others.

Yu Lang even quietly took a step back.

Xia Ximo's eyes seemed to hold many unspoken words, but after speaking, only one sentence remained.

"The coffin contains a wisp of malevolent energy; it cannot be opened directly."

Upon hearing this, the two Wan Ting soldiers retreated.

Wu Kai, however, refused to believe it. "What evil aura? There's clearly..."

"General Wu."

Ren Fengjue interrupted him directly, showing that he also sided with Xia Ximo, "Listen to this young lady."

Wu Kai: "..."

Frustrated, General Wu had no choice but to take a step back as well.

Ren Fengjue looked at Xia Ximo awkwardly: "Then what do you think we should do?"

Xia Ximo remained silent, but walked to the coffin, stretched out a hand, and covered it directly.

A chilling aura emanated from her and began to rise, slowly enveloping the entire coffin.

The two Wan Tingjun soldiers saw this and were so frightened that they quickly took several steps back.

Wu Kai also looked like he'd seen a ghost...

The next second, cracks suddenly appeared in the coffin, followed by a deafening roar, and the coffin exploded in two, scattering on the ground.

After the black mist dissipated, it was indeed empty inside.

No body...

Wu Kai's expression became even more complicated. He even subconsciously rubbed his eyes. "How could this be? How could this happen?"

Yu Lang exclaimed, "It seems Lord Ren was right; Jiang Ye did indeed fake his death..."

Zhao Wan, who was standing nearby and didn't know the specifics, quickly leaned over and asked, "You're saying this is Jiang Ye's coffin? Is it true?"

Yu Lang replied, "Now it seems it was fake."

Wu Kai wanted to refute, but he was speechless, and even his eyes showed frustration.

The calmest players on the field were Ren Fengjue and Xia Ximo.

The former showed no surprise; clearly, everything was within his expectations.

The latter suddenly bent down, picked up a bone from the coffin, and examined it closely.

A moment later, she turned around, handed the bone to Ren Fengjue, and said, "The Jiang Ye of the past should have been transformed from this bone."

Ren Fengjue hesitated for a moment, then took the bone and asked, "Is this Chong Li's bone?"

Xia Ximo nodded. "There's no need to look for Jiang Ting anymore. If I'm not mistaken, his fate will be the same."

This is probably the only fate a discarded piece can have.

She then asked Ren Fengjue, "What did you find at the Zhenbei Marquis's residence that led you here?"

Ren Fengjue heard that her tone was normal, as if everything that had happened that morning was just an illusion.

For a moment, I was in a daze again.

Xia Ximo noticed that he was clearly distracted, frowned slightly, and asked, "Is it inconvenient to disclose?"

Ren Fengjue immediately came to his senses, "No...no."

He seemed a little nervous, and suddenly realized that someone was watching him from behind, so he quickly turned around and looked.

Yu Lang and Zhao Wan behind them quickly looked away and took a few steps back.

Wu Kai was still annoyed, and seeing their unusual behavior, he began to wonder...

After Ren Fengjue composed himself, he recounted all the clues he had found within the Zhenbei Marquis's residence to her.

Xia Ximo asked, "You're saying that Jiang Ye has been imprisoned in a dungeon for the past three years?"

I think so.

Ren Fengjue then took out Yao Guang's waist token and said, "These past few days, I have completely lost contact with Yao Guang, and the other Shadow Guards have not seen any trace of her either, but her waist token appeared in that woodshed."

"I guess she must have bumped into Jiang Ye that day, and in her haste, she left behind her waist tag."

If that's the case, Yao Guang's situation will inevitably be perilous.

Xia Ximo paused for a moment, took the bone left behind by "Jiang Ye" from Ren Fengjue's hand, and said, "Let's go back first."

On the way back, Yu Lang could clearly feel that Ren Fengjue's originally low mood had started to rise, and even his steps became much lighter.

He was feeling rather uncomfortable, but halfway through, he couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what did Miss Xia say to you? Did she explain why she said those things this morning?"

Ren Fengjue said casually, "He didn't say anything, he only talked about things related to Jiang Ye."

Yu Lang was quite disappointed. "Is that all?"

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Seeing how happy you are, I thought you and Miss Xia had made up."

Ren Fengjue couldn't help but ask, "Why am I happy?"

Yu Lang said, "You're all beaming with joy, you're practically wearing your 'good mood' written all over your face."

"..."

Ren Fengjue didn't reply, but lifted the carriage curtain and glanced back. He suddenly realized that he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, but he forcibly suppressed it.

On the other side, Zhao Wan couldn't help but question Xia Ximo.

"I saw you two were having a very pleasant conversation. Ren Fengjue's face, which was initially dark, suddenly brightened up. Isn't that amazing?"

The princess spoke with such dramatic intonation and rhythm, as if she were a storyteller…

To everyone's surprise, Xia Ximo closed his eyes calmly, looking like a meditating monk.

Zhao Wan couldn't help but push her, "I'm so worried about you guys, but you seem completely indifferent."

Xia Ximo forced his eyes open: "What's the rush?"

Zhao Wan said, "Of course I want to attend the wedding..."

"..."

Xia Ximo closed her eyes again. "You want to harm Ren Fengjue?"

Zhao Wan said with a grin, "This is called fulfilling someone's wish. Believe it or not, Ren Fengjue must have had this idea a long time ago."

Xia Ximo didn't want to answer, so she leaned her head against the car wall, but the unfinished words Ren Fengjue had spoken that morning kept replaying in her mind...

"I've even planned that once I return to the capital, I'll..."

She didn't dare listen to him any longer and interrupted him.

But when I thought of his sincere eyes and firm tone, we both understood what was to come, even if we didn't say it.

Zhao Wan also leaned her head over, and although she sighed, she looked like she was about to watch a good show.

"This princess wants to see how long you can hold out..."