Grudge Breaker

Chapter 320 Human nature is like this
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"Lord Si Chen means that the murderer is hiding among the people attending the banquet tonight?"

Ruan's mother, who had been listening quietly, suddenly reached out and grabbed Mo Ting's sleeve. The images of the guests attending the banquet quickly flashed through her mind - Gu Cangyue, Qin Che, Shu Tinglong... Her eyes were as bright as torches.

"Then is the culprit who designed to kidnap my Mianmian also among them?"

Mo Tingfeng let Jing Lan pull his sleeve and nodded solemnly.
"Most likely."

"So, Madam Jing, we are all on the same boat. Please keep everything that happened here tonight, especially everything we talked about, a secret."

Hearing that there was a direction to investigate Ruan Mianmian's disappearance, Jing Lan would definitely agree. She let go of Mo Tingfeng and nodded rapidly, wishing she could show her determination by pouring out her heart.

"Master Si Chen, rest assured. I swear on my five tones that if I say even a word to someone irrelevant, my mouth and tongue will be sore, my voice will be completely shut, and I will never be able to speak again in this life!"

With Jing Lan's promise, everyone spoke more confidently.

Ding Heran looked at Ye Wujiu's almost broken arm, his eyes filled with rage.

"Why should we suspect others? Isn't Gu Cangyue the biggest suspect?"

"Only he has the right and ability to bring the art of Dream Nirvana back to the world!"

Ding Heran knew that he was just saying this in anger, but he really couldn't help it - he was so indignant watching Ye Wujiu suffer such a disaster because of this evil magic that he wanted to fight to the death with Gu Cangyue.

Of course Mo Tingfeng understood why he was like that, but he didn't say anything and just looked at Ding Heran quietly.

The latter immediately regained his senses, put his feet together, pulled his stomach in, bowed his head,
"Sir, I know I was wrong!"

"...I shouldn't be swayed by my emotions. This is a taboo in solving a case."

Mo Tingfeng nodded, accepting Ding Heran's reflection. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Jing Lan.
"Master Si Chen, forgive me for being blunt, Commander Ding is right, the guy in Wangchuan is indeed the biggest suspect. Why don't you arrest him or put him on trial? Is it because you are afraid?"

"Gu Cangyue is violent and capricious, he can do anything!"

"What if he uses that evil magic of dreams to control Mianmian? Given his character, even if he can get her back, I'm afraid he will have to... also have to... Sir! Please arrest her quickly and interrogate her thoroughly!"

Jing Lan was about to rush towards Mo Tingfeng again, but Zhuang Yuheng stopped her.

"Aunt, we are all very anxious about Mianmian's disappearance, but the more anxious we are, the more we should not make random guesses."

Zhuang Yuheng was quite helpless and pulled Jing Lan to his side unnoticeably.

"Especially when all the obvious clues point to someone, you need to be more cautious, because often these clues are another trap."

"If you want to save Mianmian, you should listen to Tingfeng. Don't make assumptions or act on your own!"

Jing Lan was pulled by Zhuang Yuheng and she struggled several times but couldn't get free. She could only look at Mo Tingfeng in pain and hope - she needed reassurance.

Mo Tingfeng had no choice but to walk over and clasp his fists.

"Mrs. Jing, I understand how you feel."

"However, the more obvious the clues are, the more likely they are to be deliberately created. The real murderer will definitely try to cover up his crime. Especially the person who can commit the crime in the Territory Lord's Mansion is definitely not an ordinary person. In a place like this, the more direct the evidence is, the more likely it is to be a trick to deceive people and frame others."

"Don't worry, we don't consider identity or status when handling cases, but we will definitely consider the completeness and rationality of the evidence and motives. If it is really Gu Cangyue, we will not tolerate it."

"Okay! Lord Si Chen, I feel relieved with your words."

"As the mistress of the Ruan Mansion, I swear in front of everyone today that I will follow your instructions regarding the disappearance of Mianmian. If you can rescue my daughter safely, the Ruan Mansion will follow your orders from now on, Lord Si Chen, and will obey your orders, no matter what the odds!"

Jing Lan was about to kneel down, but Mo Tingfeng quickly stopped her.
"Mrs. Jing, you are too serious. Time is urgent and we need to discuss business matters first."

"We will return as soon as possible while the banquet is still going on. Please pay attention to one thing after you two take your seats: Yuheng should focus on who cares the least about your movements tonight, and Madam Jing should focus on who cares the most about your movements tonight."

The reason is simple. Zhuang Yuheng is the head of Sikong Mansion, but he was not seen the whole night when he attended the family banquet of Jingzhu Mansion. If he appears again, he will definitely attract a lot of attention. Therefore, those who did not pay attention to him at the beginning either knew his movements or subconsciously avoided suspicion.

On the contrary, the Ruan family was not considered a noble and powerful family among the nobles attending the banquet tonight, so no one should have paid attention to whether Jing Lan was at the table or not. Anyone who paid too much attention to it must have something fishy up his mind.

Human nature is what it is.

Of course, this excludes people like Gu Cangyue and Ji Baishou who do their own thing. They are not within the scope of this topic.

"Also, the person who set up the trap tonight intends to draw our attention to Gu Cangyue, so if someone deliberately targets him after we return, we must pay special attention."

He made detailed arrangements. Considering that Ye Wujiu and Ding Heran were both seriously injured, Mo Tingfeng ordered them to return to Si Chen Mansion to recuperate first. The three of them then rushed to the main hall separately.

This remote corner of the Lord's Mansion finally returned to peace. The narrow hole in the rockery that was originally the exit of the Huiming Mysterious Array disappeared at some point and turned into a real solid mountain wall.

It seems that Ye Wujiu's previous speculation was true. This formation is full of mysteries. Even if he follows the discovered exit again, he will not be able to escape successfully.

But how could the art of dream penetration be easily achieved in such a place?
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So Mo Tingfeng hid a sentence.

He had a hypothesis that he hadn't stated.

It is not something that ordinary people can perform the art of dream nirvana in the Lord's Mansion which is full of traps and mysterious formations. The owner is the most suspicious.

In other words, Territory Lord Qin Huan...

However, he had to keep this to himself. Even if he wanted to investigate, he could only act alone to avoid involving innocent people.
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Mo Tingfeng was concerned about Song Weichen, so he walked very fast. He was the first of the three to return, but he noticed something was wrong as soon as he entered the main hall. Almost everyone raised their glasses to greet him the moment they saw him, and kept on congratulating him.

Just as he was wondering, he saw Song Weichen coming towards him, his eyes were red as if he was about to cry, but with a happy smile on his face, he leaned close to him and whispered in his ear,

"The Lord of the Territory has personally arranged a marriage for you. The wedding date is set for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival. Are you happy?"

"Arranged marriage?"

Mo Tingfeng was surprised and happy. He subconsciously grabbed Song Weichen's hand, but felt her palm was cold.

"Marriage is a big deal between you and me, why don't you wait until I'm here to arrange the marriage?"

Song Weichen smiled reluctantly and pulled his hand away without leaving any trace.

"When you left the table just now, didn't you say that everything would be decided by the Territory Lord? Since you didn't come back, the Territory Lord couldn't wait any longer and announced the good news in advance."

Mo Tingfeng frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

He did say this when he left the table, but it originated from the fact that Qin Xueying wanted to participate in the "Warlock Classification Trial" in half a month as an ordinary warlock.

Although this matter was handled by the Sichen Mansion and supervised by him, she was the eldest princess after all, and her participation in the event had to be "decided by the Lord of the Territory".

But what does this have to do with his marriage?
Just as I was about to ask more, Qin Xueying also came over, her cheeks flushed, her eyes watery, and revealing an inexplicable shyness.

"I didn't see Brother Feng drink much tonight, why did you take so long to sober up? Father has been waiting for you."

"Okay, I'll be there right away."

As they were talking, Zhuang Yuheng and Jing Lan entered the hall one after another. Mo Tingfeng quickly glanced at the two of them and turned to go up to Chairman Jing.

Song Weichen followed and took two steps, but hesitated. She looked at Mo Tingfeng's back with a gloomy expression, and everything that had just happened was vivid in her mind.

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Half an incense stick ago, the territory master intended to arrange a marriage for Mo Tingfeng in his absence and announced his marriage to Qin Xueying - it was hard not to suspect that this was a well-planned show.

Who is the instigator of such absurd and despicable means? Could it be the territory master? Or was it Qin Xueying's idea?

But when the guests in the hall heard the good news, they were already in a mess, vying to congratulate Qin Xueying. Even if Song Weichen wanted to "debunk the rumors" for Mo Tingfeng, no one would pay attention.

Not to mention that she was just a common musician in Sichen Mansion, her body was like a floating duckweed, her words were insignificant;
Even if she revealed her true identity and admitted that she was the new White Robe Reverend, what would that mean? Apart from making Mo Tingfeng more guilty of deceiving the emperor, it would not change the current situation at all.

How ridiculous...

Song Weichen was stunned, but the Lord of the Land patted her hand meaningfully, still as loving as ever, without any ambiguity.

"I know that you and Tingfeng love each other, but after all, your social statuses are very different. If you really want to be with him, you should consider his future. Xueying and he will surely be able to achieve mutual success in the future. As a concubine, you will not only be favored by them, but also be able to rise to prominence with them. Why not do it? It's a great good, a great good."

"Ah……"

She couldn't help but chuckle, her lips trembled slightly, and she was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say about such a hooligan behavior.

Seeing that her nose and eyes were slightly red, which added a bit of pitiful charm to her, the territory master Qin Huan suddenly changed his expression, leaned closer, and there was a barely perceptible ambiguity in his tone.

"Miss Sangpu, I know you've been wronged, and I want to make it up to you."

"Well, if you don't want to be Tingfeng's concubine, you can just treat this place as your own home. You can choose any of my courtyards and jade towers. If you want anything, just ask me."

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Originally, Gu Cangyue had already returned to his own side seat. Especially after the territory lord announced the marriage of Qin Xueying and Mo Tingfeng, he looked even more nonchalant, leaning against a table drinking, occasionally pinching the hand of a maid who came over to pour wine, as if he was very drunk.

But the last words of the territory master clearly reached his ears. Gu Cangyue snorted coldly and suddenly threw the wine bottle in his hand onto the cushion of the territory master's seat with a thud. The wine spilled and splashed the territory master's brocade robe.

"It's splashed, Lord Territory Master."

"Please be patient. I drank too much and my hands are shaking. If I'm not careful, I'll make a splash!"

Hearing this, Qin Huan coughed dryly, looked embarrassed, and immediately sat back down seriously.

It must be said that Gu Cangyue understands yin and yang.

If it were in the past, Song Weichen would have definitely burst out laughing, but right now his heart was so sour that he couldn't really laugh.

There were two little people playing tug-of-war in her heart.

One of the little guys was cursing and waiting for Mo Tingfeng to come back and tell on her, but she just didn't believe it. Could it be that if Bingtuozi didn't agree, could Qin Xueying still be forced to marry him?
Mo Tingfeng is gone, but he is not dead! Isn't it time to slap him in the face when he comes back?

Song Weichen really wanted to see Qin Xueying's embarrassment.

But the other little person didn't make any noise, but obviously pulled the red rope that bounded the center of the tree to her side.

This little person reminded Song Weichen softly that she would lift the love ban for Mo Tingfeng on Valentine's Day. If he forgot about Sang Pu and Song Weichen after that, would she still marry him?
Or should we ask, will he still marry her?
Moreover, once the love-killing ban was lifted for Mo Tingfeng, it would mean that the mark of her past life on her body would never have a chance to be erased, which meant that she would die soon... From this point of view, she would rather he didn't remember anything.

So...what is there to argue about?

Having made up his mind, Song Weichen forced a smile, stood up and bowed to Qin Huan.
"My Lord, I have a favor to ask of you."