Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The old Marquis Xuanwu's tall and mighty body finally couldn't hold on at this moment, and he swayed slightly.

[Oh no, host, the old Marquis Xuanwu's health is probably failing. Although he looks incredibly agile and has a strong voice, he is old after all. The hidden injuries he sustained on the battlefield in his early years have not flared up because he has taken good care of them.]

But this requires a calm and peaceful state of mind; as things are now, things are probably not going well for him.

As soon as Xiao Dian finished speaking, the old Marquis Xuanwu suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The old man, who was originally ruddy-faced, now had no gold paper on his face, and his eyes were cloudy and weak. However, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

"Father!" Marquis Xuanwu was horrified and stepped forward to support the old Marquis Xuanwu's swaying body.

The old Marquis Xuanwu was truly too old. He closed his eyes, took a few breaths, and gradually regained his ability to speak.

He looked in the direction of Lord Feng and said, "Lord Feng, just handle this fairly. My Zhong family will never protect a beast."

Upon hearing this, Marquis Xuanwu and his wife remained calm, as they had expected it.

Their eyes held sorrow, but no selfishness.

Lord Feng sighed deeply. "My lord, please take a seat. With your words, I will definitely investigate the truth and never wrong an innocent person, nor let a guilty person go unpunished."

"Little Dian, I need to save him. Could the Life Essence save him?"

Of course! Although the Essence of Life only costs 50 points, it has miraculous effects on the body.

Ying Yufu immediately bought a bottle of Life Essence Liquid, but when she received it, she hesitated. She was not familiar with the people of the Xuanwu Marquis's mansion, and it seemed a bit strange to suddenly give him a bottle of medicine.

The Crown Prince seemed to sense her troubles. He glanced at her and exclaimed softly, "Oh? Fu'er, isn't this that delicious medicine?"

Ying Yufu looked at the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince also looked at Ying Yufu.

Ying Yufu said, "Your Highness, are you acquainted with that old Marquis? I see he's not in good health. This medicine can treat his hidden injuries, you see..."

"I am the Crown Prince. I gave him medicine, so he should thank me."

Before Ying Yufu could finish speaking, the Crown Prince naturally took the Life Essence from Ying Yufu's hand and walked towards the old Marquis Xuanwu.

The old Marquis Xuanwu weakly raised his eyes and looked at the Crown Prince. "Your Highness, this old minister has failed the late Emperor and His Majesty. Upon returning, this old minister will request His Majesty to revoke my title..."

"My lord, please don't be anxious."

The prince suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Things might take a turn for the better. It's not as bad as you think. Drink this medicine first; it will be good for your health."

The old Marquis Xuanwu glanced at the strange glass bottle and the green liquid inside. Although he found it novel, he drank it without hesitation since the Crown Prince told him to.

He gave a bitter laugh. "Your Highness, I will pretend I didn't hear what you just said. My Zhong family will never protect such a beast."

He thought the Crown Prince's previous words were meant to comfort him and help him save his only son's life.

However, he glanced at the corpses outside. Such a thing was intolerable. Even if the Zhong family were to be wiped out, they would not allow such a beast to accumulate wealth and endanger human lives.

The Crown Prince saw that he had misunderstood, but did not explain. Now, he just waited for Fu'er to tell the truth.

Zhong Xingchu, however, was in a bad situation. He was stunned when he heard his grandfather say that he would not take care of him.

He couldn't believe that his grandfather could really abandon him.

Lord Feng asked Old Ding below, "When you searched the Xuanwu Marquis's residence just now, did you find any other suspicious people?"

Who buried those bodies? And who took those children back...?

Old Ding immediately clasped his hands in a salute and said, "My lord, yes, besides bringing back these remains as evidence, we also brought back the young master Zhong's men who secretly worked for him. We didn't have time to report to you earlier, but we were just about to tell you."

Lord Feng's eyes sharpened, and he said, "Bring him up."

Before long, several burly servants were brought up.

"My lord, these two are flower servants. They are responsible for taking care of the flowers in Prince Zhong's garden. They admitted that Prince Zhong ordered them to bury those remains."

And these few others, they traveled through the streets and alleys of the imperial city, their purpose being to find beautiful girls without any family background; they had already confessed to this.

Lord Feng's eyes flashed with power, and he slammed his gavel down, ordering those people to confess the truth.

Sure enough, after those people knelt down, they began to confess with expressions of terror on their faces.

"That's not right, Lord Feng. If it were these people, they would have left some clues after capturing those children. But the Marquis of Xuanwu's residence hasn't noticed anything for so long. Could it be that someone else is helping them?"

The crown prince raised his doubts.

Feng Hou was naturally puzzled as well, and he looked at those people coldly once again.

One of the gardeners, who was in his forties, said, "Yes, there are people who are specifically there to clean up after His Highness the Crown Prince!"

His Highness spent a fortune to hire a master from the martial arts world. Over the years, that master has been the one to erase all traces of those children from His Highness's life.

Even when the young master was enjoying himself in the manor, that expert was secretly keeping watch, ensuring that the servants wouldn't notice, and of course, that the Marquis, his wife, and the old Marquis wouldn't discover it.

Upon hearing this, the old Marquis Xuanwu, the Marquis Xuanwu himself, and his wife were all horrified. Their eyes widened, their faces filled with shock.

So, all these years, a master has been lurking in their mansion?

Even they didn't notice at all?

Not to mention them, even Lord Feng and the Crown Prince felt a chill in their hearts.

If even experts like the old Marquis Xuanwu and the Marquis of Xuanwu could be fooled, then how strong must the person who secretly cleaned up the mess for Zhong Xingchu be?

Could Zhong Xingchu really hire such a skilled fighter just by spending money?

Everyone found it unbelievable.

Ying Yufu narrowed her eyes slightly, and then heard the system voice sound again:

[Ding! The face-slapping mechanism has been triggered. Host, please find the mastermind behind this and cripple the Queen's arm.]

Ying Yufu: "!"

Crown Prince: "!"

It's the Empress again!

"puff!"

Just then, the old Marquis Xuanwu's blood surged, and he spat out another mouthful of blood. But this time it was different; after spitting out the blood, he felt completely relaxed.

Even his dim and weak eyes instantly regained their clarity and brightness.

The old man was instantly stunned.

"It's a misfortune for our family, such is the fate of the Zhong family. Marquis Feng, we have nothing to say." The old Marquis Xuanwu was shocked by the changes in his body, but his heart was too heavy, and he didn't think too much about it.

"Grandfather, you can't abandon me! I'm your only grandson, the sole heir of the Zhong family!"

"That's not necessarily true. Someone as inhuman as you doesn't deserve to be a descendant of the Zhong family!"

Ying Yufu suddenly spoke up. She stood up and walked to the old Marquis Xuanwu.

She glanced at the old Marquis Xuanwu, her gaze finally settling on the Marquis's wife: "Madam, this beast is not your biological child. Your own child was switched at birth."