Knowing the gravity of the situation, the servants at Moxuan Garden didn't dare seek shelter from the rain and continued their work on repairing the garden.
Gong Shu was constantly ordering people to repair the Moxuan Garden, while also sending people to investigate how the fire started. As for Nan Xuzong, he certainly couldn't disturb him first, because a secret guard had already told Gong Shu that the master was spending the night in pleasure even when the fire was raging, so it was best not to run into trouble!
Gong Shu clearly told them that they had been tricked into doing this! The guards fell silent and continued their work quietly.
When Nan Xuzong arrived at the side courtyard, the head maid Cuiwu and Hongfei ran in from outside, "Master."
"I told you to protect the Crown Princess and keep a close eye on her! What's wrong with you?!" Nan Xuzong swiveled his wheelchair around and roared. His chilling aura was intimidating, and Hongfei and Cuiwu immediately knelt down, begging for mercy.
"Spare me?" Nan Xuzong sneered. "You can't even do something this simple? Have I been too lenient with you?"
"Please punish me, sir!" Hongfei gritted his teeth.
"Cuiwu, I told you to go out and find the Crown Princess, what exactly is going on!" Nan Xuzong waved his sleeve, but in the next second, he took the sharp palm wind with him.
Cuiwu and Hongfei were terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. If the master were to unleash a palm strike like that, they would surely die!
"The Crown Princess has asked me to do something!" Cuiwu knelt even more steadily and immediately explained the matter.
Nan Xuzong narrowed his eyes, his whole demeanor cold and arrogant. "I want to know all of this within three days!"
“Yes!” Hongfei and Cuiwu nodded immediately.
"Go down!" Nan Xuzong said at this moment. "Go to the secret room and bring out the Crown Princess. Settle her in this room. I have other matters to attend to, so don't disappoint me!" As Nan Xuzong finished speaking, his sharp eyes fell on the two of them.
Nan Xuzong doesn't give others many chances; that's his rule. But if someone is kind enough to give you a second chance, it means they truly trust you!
Hongfei and Cuiwu kowtowed gratefully, "Thank you so much for sparing our lives, sir!"
Nan Xuzong waved for them to leave. Based on his guess, the person behind this must still be in the mansion! He would find him tonight!
Nan Xuzong quickly entered the secret passage.
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Nan Jinxue was returning to Yuxue Garden at this moment. "How infuriating! I never expected his martial arts to be so powerful!" Nan Jinxue said angrily, then sat down at the table. "Someone, pour me some tea!"
A maid immediately came forward to pour tea. After drinking the tea, Nan Jinxue realized that she had returned here again. But why didn't Ji Yinxue come out to greet her? Wasn't she always looking forward to her arrival?
Inside, Ji Yinxue was passionately entwined with Huangfu Ting. Hearing Nan Jinxue suddenly enter the room, Ji Yinxue immediately tensed up and shoved the person on top of her, shouting, "Get off me!"
"What, you're scared now that your husband's back?" Huangfu Ting laughed, then delivered a heavy blow. She groaned, and Huangfu Ting sneered, "Is the thrill of having an affair exciting?" he said with a wicked smile.
"Get out of here, leave now!" Ji Yinxue was sweating profusely. How could this man not get tired after taking so much?
If Nan Jinxue finds out, it'll be obvious that she deceived him! She didn't get pregnant with his child, and she's still cheating on him with another man!
Huangfu Ting, in a perverted manner, not only didn't leave, but also poked and prodded even more fiercely!
Ji Yinxue was completely enslaved by him, feeling both excited and nervous.
Unexpectedly, just as Nan Jinxue was about to go into the inner room to take a look, a maid rushed forward and said, "Second Young Master, something bad has happened. Sister Youlan and Sister Shuipei are sick."
Sick? Only then did Nan Jinxue remember her two concubines. In the Great Xia Zhou Dynasty, some women in the inner palace would sometimes make up excuses of being sick in order to gain their husbands' attention.
Nan Jinxue thought to herself that Youlan and Shuipei might definitely use such a method, but she really wanted to go and see them tonight because that bitch Ji Yinxue had gone to sleep alone without waiting for her! She was probably past her fertile period by now, so what was wrong with her having sex with her husband!
Enraged, Nan Jinxue snorted coldly. She should ignore this wretched woman and let her know her place! Don't think that thinking she can solidify her position by bearing her a son or daughter, what a pipe dream!
If it weren't for the fact that she still had some value, that she wasn't even remotely attractive, and that her skills weren't even that good, I would have definitely abandoned her under the seven grounds for divorce!
An excuse? One of the seven grounds for divorce? Easy enough!
Ji Yinxue breathed a sigh of relief only after the man had walked away. The man on top of her snorted coldly, and seeing that Nan Jinxue didn't come in but withdrew from her, her passion hadn't subsided, but he did this to her, and she suddenly grabbed him, "No! I...I want more!"
"You slut!" Huangfu Ting said coldly, then struck her hard, almost knocking her away. Ji Yinxue immediately grabbed his arm, "Slut? If you're not slutty enough, how can I make you ecstatic!"
"That's true!" Huangfu Ting sneered, quickly shaking until he finally released the heat before withdrawing. With a gentle push, the fluids flowed onto the bed, creating a scene of utter debauchery.
Huangfu Ting calmed down and put on his clothes. "You can handle the rest yourself. I have other things to do and won't be coming for the next few days!" he said, adjusting his mask.
"Fine!" Ji Yinxue said coldly. Since Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong had already been burned to death, what else did she have to worry about?
Huangfu Ting snorted coldly, glanced at the woman on the bed, and then walked out.
His steps were very light, and he entered the corridor in no time.
Just as he was about to leave, a person suddenly appeared in front of him in a wheelchair. Huangfu Ting immediately took a few steps back, and when he looked closely, he was deeply shocked, "You're not dead!"
Nan Xuzong stared coldly at him. "It seems you quite desire my death." He fiddled with his golden hairpin. "You must have had a good time at Yuxue Garden, right? I wonder what my second brother will think if he finds out it was you?"
"What do you mean?" Huangfu Ting asked, seemingly unaware of his own identity. But how did he know he came from Yu Xue Garden? Nan Xu Cong, Nan Xu Cong, you are truly doomed!
"What do I mean? Do you have to ask me?" Nan Xuzong said coldly.
"Hmph, if it were in the past, you might have been able to fight me to a draw, but tonight, you're dreaming if you think you can stop me! Don't think that incense is simple. Once it cures Ji Wushang's poison, the poison will enter your body!" Huangfu Ting was now in a fighting stance. If Huangfu Ting dared to come forward and try to stop him, he would definitely kill him!
However, he didn't know how powerful his kung fu was... Now they were in the Marquis's residence, and someone might come to help immediately. If people found out that he was Huangfu Ting, he would never have the chance to become the crown prince again, unless he murdered the emperor!
We don't have enough strength right now! So, it's best for me to leave!
Nan Xuzong was stunned for a moment. He had already gathered a lot of power. Huangfu Ting immediately retreated and flew out with a force of his feet. Nan Xuzong shot out the golden thread and grabbed one of his legs. Huangfu Ting landed on the ground and swung his long sword at Nan Xuzong!
Nan Xuzong withdrew one of the golden threads, and the other golden thread was already attacking his face!
The guards patrolling elsewhere heard the sounds of fighting and immediately rushed over.
Huangfu Ting realized this wasn't a good approach; with so many people, he would definitely be at a disadvantage! Moreover, Nan Xuzong's skills were simply too good! At best, he could only manage a draw with him; if Nan Xuzong recovered, he would surely be captured!
Nan Xuzong's cold face was fixed on Huangfuting. He needed to find his weakness and break through it bit by bit!
Huangfu Ting struggled to parry. Nan Xuzong's two golden threads seemed to come alive. He could attack Huangfu Ting from a distance, but Huangfu Ting couldn't get close to him at all!
At this moment, some guards stepped forward, but seeing Nan Xuzong's two golden threads clashing with the black-clad masked man, they stood aside in astonishment. They wondered how they could possibly have such skill to intervene. They decided to wait and see who fell first before stepping forward.
However, judging from the looks of it, it seems that the man in black with the mask was no match for the young master!
The guards were thrilled. They had just heard, and some had even witnessed, that the young master had used his divine powers to extinguish the great fire in Moxuan Garden and summon a downpour, preventing the garden from being completely destroyed! And now, he had suddenly appeared here, fighting this masked man in black who had appeared out of nowhere! This was definitely a godlike being!
Huangfu Ting was gradually losing to Nan Xuzong. He suddenly pointed his long sword at Nan Xuzong, intending to fight to the death. Nan Xuzong's eyes flickered slightly. He released his true energy and sent golden threads flying towards Huangfu Ting's chest!
Huangfu Ting staggered backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood after being hit. Nan Xu Cong's golden threads rolled out again, but unexpectedly, someone screamed from the side, "Ah!"
Nan Xuzong was slightly taken aback. Huangfu Ting immediately took advantage of this moment, moved his feet, grabbed a guard, and slapped him at Nan Xuzong before quickly escaping!
Nan Xuzong rolled up the golden thread and wrapped it around the guard. The guard was terrified and cried out, "Ah!" Nan Xuzong's eyes turned cold, and he quickly pulled off the golden thread. The guard fell to the ground, but he wasn't seriously injured; at least he wouldn't die!
Ignoring the stunned guards, Nan Xuzong wheeled himself up and instantly appeared before the screaming maid. "What did you just yell?" Nan Xuzong's thin lips moved slightly, his cold brows furrowed, his entire body radiating murderous intent!
The maid saw that it was Nan Xuzong, and her legs went weak and she immediately knelt down. "This servant, this servant saw, saw..." she said, pointing to a spot.
The body of a maid lay on the cold ground.
Nan Xuzong's eyes turned slightly cold. He had seen the technique from a distance, and it must have been the man from before. If it weren't for the maid in front of him distracting him, Nan Xuzong would have definitely been able to capture him! However, he was now seriously injured and wouldn't have an easy time!
His golden threads are often contaminated with poisons or tonics and medicines. When mixed together, they are bound to be highly toxic. Touching them normally is fine, but if he touches his golden threads while practicing his internal energy, he will definitely be affected by the power of his internal energy or the effects of the medicine, and he will definitely be poisoned!
I'm absolutely certain I can find an injured man like this in the capital within the next few days!
Seeing the guards about to give chase, Nan Xuzong immediately said, "No need to chase! Just do what you're supposed to do!" Nan Xuzong then turned his gaze to the maid, "Get out of the Marquis's mansion, and don't let me see you again!" With that, he coldly pushed his wheelchair away.
Upon hearing this, the guards immediately stepped forward and pulled the maid away, while other guards carried out the maid who had just died to dispose of her body.
The maid who was about to be kicked out of the manor immediately cried out, "Young Master, Young Master, please forgive me!"
"Stop talking. It's already a miracle the young master didn't kill you!" a guard said coldly. Interfering with the young master's business—surviving was a stroke of luck!
The maid lowered her head, not daring to speak further, but a sly glint flashed in her eyes. She was dragged away by two guards.
A cold glint flashed in Nan Xuzong's eyes. He moved with lightning speed, instantly turning his wheelchair around and simultaneously wielding the golden silk ribbon to attack the maid from before!
The guards were all astonished, and Nan Xuzong's golden threads struck several acupoints on the maid's body like lightning, causing the maid to fall to the ground!
The guards immediately stepped back slightly, surrounding the maid in a circle.
Could it be that there's something wrong with this maid? Has the young master discovered her?
Nan Xuzong, already in his wheelchair, stepped forward. He pulled back his gold hairpin and ordered, "Make her kneel down!"
Two guards immediately stepped forward and forced the maid to kneel before Nan Xuzong.
The maid never imagined that her cold smile, uttered while looking down, would lead to such a deadly disaster! She had been far too careless! She didn't even know if she could find anyone in the capital who could stand against him!
"Speak! Who ordered you? Who is that masked man in black?" Nan Xuzong spoke coldly, as if he were the King of Hell himself!
"Since I've fallen into the young master's hands, I have no intention of leaving alive. Young master, please just give me a quick death!" the maid said coldly.
"Stubborn!" Nan Xuzong sneered, and with a swift and vicious flick of his golden silk, knocked all of the woman's teeth out!
His mouth was full of blood!
The guards were all terrified. This method was very strange. If other men were interrogating women, they would probably use different methods!
Nan Xuzong narrowed his eyes slightly. He was indeed not very good at interrogating women. It would be better to hand this woman over to that girl Hongfei! She was the most skilled at getting people to talk!
The maid was in great pain. She had thought that she might be beaten or whipped, but that would only be some physical pain. However, she never expected that the Prince of the South would knock out all her teeth. The mouth is full of nerves, and she never expected to be tortured like this!
“I don’t have much patience,” Nan Xuzong said coldly.
"You...kill...me!" the maid said incoherently.
Nan Xuzong's lips twitched, and the golden thread shot out again, striking several acupoints on her, preventing her from committing suicide or using other sharp weapons to harm herself. Similarly, the pain of dislocated tendons and bones traveled from every part of her body to her heart and mind!
My limbs are useless and I'm in excruciating pain all over my body!
Nan Xuzong snorted and glanced at her, then walked back on his own. "Hand her over to Hongfei, and all of you go and take care of tonight's affairs!"
"Yes!" the guards replied, and immediately escorted the maid to a side courtyard of Moxuan Garden, where Hongfei's maid was located...
Nan Xuzong glanced in the direction of Yuxue Garden, wondering if he should remind Nan Jinxue to know that he had been cuckolded. If he had evidence, that bitch Ji Yinxue would definitely be drowned!
However, if Ji Yinxue were to be drowned in the river, the Ji General's Mansion would likely be implicated, after all, the Gao Prime Minister's Mansion is a prime example! Right now, the Gao Prime Minister's Mansion can no longer hold its head high in the entire capital, and the Left Prime Minister Gao is "on sick leave at home"!
If General Ji's mansion is implicated, Ji Wushang will also be affected... This method still won't work! Then let's try another method!
Nan Xuzong headed back to his Moxuan Garden.
In the Moxuan Garden, Gong Shu was constantly directing his servants to repair the garden. When he saw Nan Xuzong enter, Gong Shu immediately stepped forward and greeted him, "Master!"
"Hmm." Nan Xuzong nodded, then looked around. "Who started the fire? Have you found them?"
"Reporting to you, sir, the arsonist has already burned to death in the fire!" Gong Shu immediately waved for his men to carry up the charred corpse.
Nan Xuzong's cold gaze swept over the charred corpse, and he sneered, flicking his sleeve, "Throw it into the back mountain to feed the dogs! It was just a pawn, and a pawn that's been used is doomed to die!"
Those around dared not utter a sound. Gong Shu immediately waved his hand, ordering his servants to carry the body away.
Looking at his Moxuan Garden, which he had designed from scratch, and now burned to the ground, it was impossible for him not to be angry!