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Chapter 74 Yan Fan's Revenge, Zeng Shihong's Grandson Imprisoned

Li Miaoyi watched Shen Yan leave, her expression complex.

He glanced down at the mark of the Heart-to-Heart Gu on his wrist and sighed softly.

She didn't stay at Shen Yan's house. Li Wu hadn't been found yet, and she wanted to inquire about him before taking him back to the Southern Frontier. From then on, she would never set foot in Bianjing again.

After a night of rest, her injuries had almost healed.

Li Miaoyi arrived at the stronghold of the Heavenly Principle Sect and inquired about the recent events that had occurred in the Heavenly Prison.

Although Shen Yan and Zeng Wenyuan had repeatedly ordered that Li Wu's matter not be leaked, the prison was like a sieve; it was useless unless a knife was held to the jailer's neck, because the jailer was a gambler.

When gambling becomes an obsession, rationality disappears.

Casinos can sell information to offset gambling debts in exchange for a chance to recoup their losses.

This is also a major source of information for the gambling industry.

Soon Li Miaoyi received the news that Li Wu had died in the Heavenly Prison, succumbing to heart palpitations.

Upon hearing this news, she swayed slightly.

Repeatedly inquire whether the source of the information is true.

Upon learning that the Ministry of Justice, the Imperial Clan Court, and the Imperial Prison had all reviewed the case, they reached the same conclusion.

With a somber expression and a heavy heart, she left the stronghold.

There was no one or anything she cared about in Bianjing anymore.

Li Miaoyi showed no hesitation and chose to leave Bianjing directly.

But after leaving Bianjing by only a dozen miles, she sensed someone following her.

"Please wait, benefactor. I see something on you that I have a connection with. Please give it to me!"

Li Miaoyi turned around and saw that the person who came was a monk wearing a monk's robe.

Because Emperor Xuanwu favored Taoism and suppressed Buddhism, monks were not as common as Taoist priests in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Big monk, aren't you afraid of getting slaughtered if you come all the way to Bianjing?"

"You need not worry about my safety, benefactor. Please hand over the items quickly!"

Li Miaoyi frowned slightly.

"What an annoying monk! He always speaks in a cryptic way. What do he want me to hand over?"

"Naturally, it is the root of trouble left by Li Wu. If it weren't for him, how could Bianjing have caused so many martial arts practitioners to perish?"

Upon hearing this, Li Miaoyi immediately understood that they were after the "Longevity Manual." Indeed, many martial arts practitioners had come to Bianjing recently, only to be dealt with by the Imperial Guards.

The monk grew anxious when he saw that she remained silent and made no move.

"Benefactor, you should not be so stubborn and risk your life."

Seeing that the monk's aura far surpassed her own, having already reached the upper three ranks, Li Miaoyi's heart sank.

Just then, a familiar voice came from inside.

"Master Huijue, instead of staying in India, why did you come to Great Zhou with a death wish?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huijue's expression tightened.

He saw a palm formed from true energy slapping towards him.

With no way to avoid it, he coughed up blood and flew several meters away.

"Xu Tianli! You...you've become a Grandmaster?!"

"Hehe! Not yet! But I'm still enough to beat you up."

Xu Tianli turned to look at Li Miaoyi and saw that she was not injured.

His aura was refined, his foundation had become more solid, and he possessed a trace of innate Daoist charm, which greatly alarmed him.

"I wonder what kind of opportunity Miaoyi obtained in Bianjing that allowed her to acquire a trace of innate Daoist essence."

He didn't kill Huijue, but spared his life, waiting for Li Miaoyi to break through and personally get revenge.

Upon hearing that Li Miaoyi had actually obtained the "Longevity Manual," Xu Tianli abandoned his plan to go to Bianjing to join the excitement and instead took her directly back to the Southern Frontier.

Huijue left injured. His trip to Bianjing was not solely for the martial arts manual; someone had invited him.

If this matter can be accomplished, it will be of immeasurable merit to Buddhism.

The incident involving Li Miaoyi was merely a coincidence.

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Shen Yan arrived at the prison, and Chen Xiaoshuan ran in.

"Lord Shen, something happened in the cell where the mysterious prisoner was last night."

"Did the thieves really come last night?"

Shen Yan sighed inwardly, wondering if Zheng Jun could tell fortunes.

"That's right, I heard it's a woman, I think it's his daughter. I heard other prisoners talking about it, they call him 'Dad'!"

Shen Yan's gaze sharpened slightly upon hearing this, and he began to speculate.

"Could it be that woman from last night? If Li Wu isn't having an affair, does that mean she's the current princess?"

If she were truly a princess of the current dynasty, it wouldn't be impossible for her to escape from Zheng Jun's clutches.

Although Shen Yan didn't know Zheng Jun's true strength, he estimated that it couldn't possibly be lower than the third rank.

However, Shen Yan will soon be in trouble.

He heard cries of injustice coming from cell number A.

Although it is quite normal for prisoners to cry out for justice in the imperial prison, it is not common for prisoners in the Class A prison to do so.

This person is someone of considerable importance.

He is Zeng Lingchen, the grandson of Zeng Shihong. Although he was born out of wedlock, he is still considered to be of noble birth.

He committed the serious crime of murder, but has not yet been convicted and is still under trial by the Ministry of Justice.

Shen Yan had reviewed the case file and found the evidence conclusive. Although there were signs that someone had been wronged, there was no room for defense.

The person he killed was his father's newly acquired concubine.

The case file states that he was aroused by lust and wanted to commit that despicable act.

The concubine refused, and in a fit of anger, he accidentally pushed her into the well.

By the time they were pulled out of the water, they were already lifeless.

Of course, all of this did not happen at Zeng Shihong’s residence, but at a private residence.

The argument between the two attracted the attention of the neighbors, and while the neighbors were watching, Zeng Lingchen personally pushed him to the bottom of the well.

The incident happened yesterday, and the person was just brought in this morning.

It wouldn't have escalated to this point if it had happened at the Zeng residence.

Although it was a human life, it was nothing more than a concubine.

Compared to servants and maids, their status wasn't much higher.

However, this happened in full view of everyone, and it was an incestuous affair.

In addition, Zeng Shihong has a special status as the leader of the Qingliu faction.

Such an incident is naturally embarrassing and cannot be resolved privately.

We have no choice but to uphold justice and disregard family ties.

Otherwise, the rumors circulating in Bianjing the next day would have overwhelmed the Zeng family.

Shen Yan estimated that Zeng Wenyuan should be arriving soon.

Everyone knew in their hearts that this matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Zeng Lingchen was definitely set up.

Shen Yan secretly wondered what was going on in his mind.

"Could this be the Yan family's revenge? You harmed one of my nephews, so I'll kill one of your grandsons."

It's no wonder he thought that way; the whole thing was just too coincidental.

By this calculation, the Zeng family suffered a huge loss.

As far as Shen Yan knew, Zeng Shihong had two sons, but not many grandsons.

Zeng Lingchen was also quite favored by Zeng Shihong, as he was clever and quick-witted from a young age.

He is now a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial examination), but he has not gone out to serve as an official because he is preparing to take the Jinshi (a successful candidate in the imperial examination) exam.

With the Zeng family's status, he will surely soar to great heights and have a limitless future.

Shen Yanyue was increasingly amazed as he looked at Zeng Lingchen's case file.

"Yan Fan is really ruthless. Even if Zeng Lingchen manages to escape, he'll be basically crippled."

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, if you wanted to become an official, you weren't afraid of anything else, except having a stain on your record.

Although officials may engage in frivolous activities in private, on the surface they all appear to be respectable gentlemen and upright individuals.

After reading the case file, Shen Yan became quite curious about Zeng Lingchen and decided to go to the prison to meet the grandson of the current prime minister.

After all, he had been protesting his innocence all morning, and his demands were quite strange.

The jailers were completely helpless against this old man.

Although Zeng Lingchen was in the Heavenly Prison, he was not someone the prison guards could afford to offend.