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

But he had no time to think deeply, because they were so tormented by the lion pride that they were powerless to care about anything else, and could only howl in agony, with stars flying everywhere in front of them.

Finally, they closed their eyes and passed out completely.

"Goddess, they have all fainted," the Lion King said to Ying Yufu as he stepped forward.

Ying Yufu glanced at the group of Meng family guards on the ground, a smile appearing on her lips.

Suddenly, she saw that one of the guards hadn't fainted; he had raised his hand, holding a letter in his hand.

Ying Yufu narrowed her eyes slightly, and a Flying Tiger soldier stepped forward and took the letter from the guard's hand.

Ying Yufu turned to the Lion King and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Leave them here and don't worry about them. We're continuing on our way. You can go back to your own territory too."

"Goddess, we'll meet again next time," the Lion King said with a face full of adoration.

Ying Yufu watched the lion pride leave with a smile, then took the letter from the Flying Tigers.

Upon opening it, one finds only a few lines of writing in cinnabar, the characters messy and illegible, indicating they were hastily written.

"Fu'er, what does this letter say?" Shangguan Fei asked.

Ying Yufu handed the letter to her, "Big Cousin, you can read it yourself."

Shangguan Fei took the letter, and after reading it, she showed a slight surprise. Then, the letter was passed around among them.

"Who would have thought that young master Meng is such a romantic?" Young Master Jiang said, fanning himself with a folding fan.

The letter contained a request from the young master of the Meng family to search for the body of a farmer in Anzhou, saying that the farmer's daughter was his beloved.

If you can help him find it, he will be very grateful.

"A romantic? If he's a romantic, why doesn't he go looking for one himself? Instead, he asks a bunch of strangers like us to do it?" Shangguan Fei scoffed.

Young Master Jiang said, "Perhaps Young Master Meng is in trouble."

Shangguan Fei raised an eyebrow: "Are there difficulties in going to the capital to enjoy a new life?"

"This..." Young Master Jiang was speechless, unable to think of anything to say for the moment.

Shangguan Fei snorted coldly, "No matter what, since we've come across this, let's find the farmer's body and find out the cause of death."

The letter said the farmer died in an accident, which I found rather suspicious.

Everyone nodded, a sense of curiosity arose within them.

At this moment, the system voice sounded in Ying Yufu's mind again.

[Ding! Please find the bodies of Cuiluo's family, save Cuiluo from her desperate situation, and slap the Meng family in the face.]

Special reminder: Please save Cuiluo first, as she is about to die.

Ying Yufu's pupils dilated; there was definitely something fishy going on!

"Xiao Dian, is Cuiluo that peasant girl? Where is she?" Ying Yufu asked hurriedly.

Everyone looked over and pricked up their ears.

Xiao Dian said, "Downstream of the moat of Anzhou City, there are often mountains of rotten fish and shrimp. The bodies of Cuiluo's family were buried by those rotten fish and shrimp."

A second later, and their bodies would have been wrapped in the fish and shrimp, and dumped into the pit.

Everyone's expression changed, and Ying Yufu said, "We have to go save Cuiluo first."

"Let's go into the city," the prince said.

Before long, Anzhou City suddenly appeared before them.

At the same time, on the official road, the Meng family's caravan stopped to rest. Old Master Meng got off the carriage, looked around, and frowned slightly.

"What's going on? Han Chun hasn't returned yet?"

A guard who was on good terms with Han Chun stepped forward and said, "Sir, should I take some men to investigate?"

Old Master Meng hesitated slightly. Han Chun had brought in half the people, leaving few behind. If he sent another group away, there would be very few people left in the team.

If they were to encounter thieves, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But we really can't ignore Han Chun's situation.

Just as he was struggling with this decision, Han Chun and the others returned.

"grown ups!"

Han Chun cried out, her voice filled with sorrow.

Old Master Meng and the others turned their heads and saw that in the distance, Han Chun and a group of Meng family guards were disheveled, with their hair in disarray and covered in bits of grass and debris, heading towards them.

Their bows and arrows were nowhere to be seen, as if they had been robbed.

Grandpa Meng was somewhat bewildered.

He stared blankly as Han Chun and the others approached, and then they knelt down in front of him.

"My lord, your subordinates are incompetent and have failed in their duty. I have returned to accept my punishment."

"It didn't work out?" Old Master Meng murmured, staring at Han Chun. "What exactly happened? Where are your weapons?"

Han Chun said, "My lord, we were about to shoot down that group of merchants, but a group of lions suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

There were hundreds of lions, and they...they were playing us for fools!

"Nonsense!" Old Madam Meng stepped forward, her face grim. "Hanchun, even if you haven't completed the task Master assigned you, you can't talk nonsense!"

Han Chun and the other guards said in unison, "Sir, Madam, we really didn't lie. We led the lion pride to the merchants, but the lions seemed to know the merchants."

They don't attack the merchants, they only target petty people and scoundrels!

Madam Meng's face turned ashen; she clearly still didn't believe it.

Grandpa Meng also looked quite grim.

He stared at Han Chun, as if analyzing the truth or falsehood in his words.

Han Chun said, "My lord, please believe me. If I have uttered even the slightest lie, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

The other guards also swore solemn oaths to ensure they were not lying.

Old Master Meng couldn't help but believe it to some extent.

But when Han Chun and the others said that the lions' buttocks were like those of Vajra, he no longer believed it.

His gaze toward Han Chun and the others was very subtle.

Han Chun and the others also found the matter unbelievable, but what they saw with their own eyes was definitely not an illusion.

Seeing that Master Meng looked unconvinced, Han Chun felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

In the end, Old Master Meng suppressed his displeasure. The journey home was still long, and they needed escorts. Once they reached the capital, they would deal with the matter further.

……

Ying Yufu entered Anzhou City and headed straight for the lower reaches of the moat.

This area is already on the outskirts of Anzhou City, in a remote location. The surrounding residents are all people who live by the lake and make a living by fishing.

As soon as you approach the moat, waves of foul stench hit you.

The group paused, and the Crown Prince's face paled slightly, but he managed to suppress his discomfort.

Ying Yufu said, "Your Highness, it's best if you don't come any closer."

The Crown Prince shook his head slightly, "Fu'er, I am not that fragile."

Seeing that he insisted, Ying Yufu didn't say anything more.

Just then, they heard someone shout in the distance, "It stinks! Quick, push this pile of rotten fish and shrimp into the pit and bury it! Hurry!"

After yelling, the man added, "Has this been piling up for days? It smells so bad, it's never smelled this bad before!"