The young woman was so scared that she lost her mind, and had no idea what to do.
Under Qiao Mu’s pressure, she spilled all the details of the matter.
"Miss also cares about her reputation. She knows that marrying into the Wan family as Wan Ronghua’s mistress is not something honorable, so she changed her name and abandoned her own surname…"
"Young master Fang Yuan doesn’t know, and I think Miss deliberately hid this matter from him…"
Qiao Mu nodded quietly, pleasantly surprised.
Fang Yuan had been searching for his sister all along, and now he unexpectedly found information about Fang Fang first…
He said again, "Every wrong has a doer, and I have lived a righteous life. Even in death, I don’t want to carry a burdened soul to the Lord of the Underworld."
"Apart from framing me, what other mischief have you been up to? Tell me everything."
"Whether I bring you or Wan Ronghua to the underworld depends on your actions."
"Ghosts are more useful than living people… After all, vengeful spirits can drag people to hell, but living people… especially good ones, will only be pointed at with a spear."
Qiao Mu left the cottage and moved through the streets and alleyways like a ghost.
He dealt with one of the people who framed him that day, but there are still a few more to go.
Especially the main orchestrator behind the scenes, Wan Ronghua, Qiao Mu will have to pay him a visit.
The old ancestral home of the Fang family.
It was already late at night, but Fang Yuan still couldn’t fall asleep.
Qiao Shuanglin’s death made him feel guilty, and Hai Wuya had a vague idea that the matter might be related to the wealthy Wan Ronghua, but there was no evidence.
Fang Yuan felt that Qiao Shuanglin’s death might have something to do with himself. His mind was in chaos, so he decided to get up in the middle of the night and sit in the courtyard of the old house.
"Tomorrow morning, Lord Hai will attend the court meeting to restore Senior Qiao’s reputation… This night feels so long."
It was late at night, the moon was high in the sky, a cool breeze gently swayed the leaves of the two jujube trees in the courtyard.
Moonlight spread a silver glow on the ground, illuminating the walls. The shadows of trees on the walls intertwined and swayed with the breeze, just like the scenes he used to see when he cooled off in the courtyard as a young boy.
But now he was alone again. Qiao Zhong Qiao Shuanglin and his son had given him hope, but that hope was quickly shattered, and it ended up putting an outsider’s life at risk.
"How can revenge be entrusted to others? From the beginning, I should have relied on my own strength and not taken others’ help for granted…"
Fang Yuan sat alone in the courtyard in the middle of the night, and his heart gradually calmed down. He silently started meditating and practicing… Hai Wuya had also taught him the "Xumi Mountain King Sutra," and at this moment, he made a vow in his heart, determined not to rely on the luck of having someone influential help him.
"Is someone coming?" Fang Yuan became alert out of the blue.
But then, he saw the cat suddenly lose balance and fall from the top of the wall to the ground.
Fang Yuan was surprised and went closer to take a closer look. He noticed that the cat didn’t have any signs of injury. Instead, its limbs twitched slightly, its pupils dilated, and its tongue hung out of its mouth, looking like an idiot.
"Looks little one noticed." An old voice suddenly sounded abrupt.
Fang Yuan trembled all over and didn’t know when an old man had appeared where the cat had fallen down.
The old man was extremely aged, with many wrinkles on his face. Fang Yuan couldn’t tell how old he was, but he looked somewhat similar to Qiao Shuanglin, just a bit older.
"You must be Fang Yuan, right? Shuanglin mentioned you to me," the old man turned to face Fang Yuan, giving him a slight smile as he explained.
"My name is Qiao Senlin, and Qiao Shuanglin is my younger brother from the Qiao family."
"The Qiao family is connected by blood, and this demon cat named ‘Wuchang’ is raised by the Qiao family. It can sense the presence of the Qiao family…"
The little cat at their feet blinked its eyes, its scattered pupils momentarily focused before returning to their scattered state, seeming to give up on something.
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Fang Yuan had many things he wanted to say, but all that came out was a sigh. "Senior Qiao Senlin, you came so quickly…"
"I have a blood connection to the Qiao family, and we can feel each other’s presence, especially at moments of death… I was already in the Imperial Capital area, and rushed here as soon as I sensed my younger brother’s passing."
Every member of Qiao’s family practiced the "Martial Saint Spiritual Technique", so they could intuitively sense each other, which made sense.
"Senior Qiao Senlin…." Fang Yuan hesitated for a moment, wanting to speak, but Qiao Mu shook his hand.
Fang Yuan and Qiao Senlin weren’t familiar, but Qiao Mu knew Fang Yuan well, so he got straight to the point without wasting time:
"My younger brother has been framed, and I have already investigated it thoroughly. Several people, led by that wicked woman, will surrender to the authorities tomorrow…"
Qiao Mu had a busy night, and the young woman he saw earlier was the first person he met.
During the day, there were many people who pressured Qiao Mu, and they will naturally face consequences for plotting against him.
At that time, Qiao Shuanglin, who was in the bureau, couldn’t take action against them, but it was easy for Qiao Senlin, an outsider who came back to life.
He could easily find them when they were alone, and by pretending to be a ghost or scaring them, he could break their mental defenses one by one and make them confess their crimes.
After listening to Qiao Mu’s explanation, Fang Yuan was simply amazed.
Tomorrow morning, the young woman and her companions will surrender, and Hai Wuya will also strive in the court… One step at a time, perhaps there is hope to shake the hidden forces, restore Qiao Shuanglin’s reputation, and also confront the Great Dao Sect behind this tragic incident.