My sister, Miao Ling, was the only family he had in this world. If the heavens had eyes, then please bless her with a lifetime of peace.
Chu Mingxuan prayed silently in his heart.
Leng Ruo Li pondered for a few seconds.
"Wait for me here for a moment. I'll go back to my room and then accompany you to find A'Man," Leng Ruo Li said with a serious expression.
Immediately, she turned around and hurried back to her room, quickly changing into a clean and neat plain-colored outfit. She then brought her little snow fox out of the system space and returned to the courtyard.
"Chu Mingxuan, do you have anything that A'Man carried? Quickly give it to the little snow fox to smell," Leng Ruo Li asked urgently.
Upon hearing this, Chu Mingxuan shook his head. "No!"
"A handkerchief, hair accessories, or anything like that would do!" Leng Ruo Li furrowed her brows and asked again.
Afterward, Chu Mingxuan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment. Suddenly, a gleam flashed in his pupils. He said, "That day, when I brought Sister Miao Ling to the Cold King's estate, I found a handkerchief on the bed where she slept. I still have that handkerchief with me."
"Quickly take it out for the little snow fox to smell!" Leng Ruo Li urged.
After hearing Leng Ruo Li's words, Chu Mingxuan immediately took out the handkerchief he had been hiding in his sleeve and placed it in front of the little snow fox. The little snow fox sniffed the scent on the handkerchief and immediately nodded.
"Let's go. We'll go outside the city to the place where Liu Ruo Yi has been living since she was expelled from General Leng's estate."
Leng Ruo Li said sternly, her clear and bright eyes still shimmering like autumn water under the moonlight.
Instantly, the Cold King and his consort, accompanied by Ye Ying and a few guards, left the Cold King's estate with Chu Mingxuan.
Within the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the group, flying over eaves and walking on walls, appeared before the humble thatched hut where Liu Ruo Yi had lived in her destitution.
As soon as Chu Mingxuan arrived at the thatched hut where Liu Ruo Yi and A'Man had lived, he impatiently walked over and pushed open the door to enter.
Chu Mingxuan searched the thatched hut but could not find A'Man. There were only a few mice scurrying wildly inside, gnawing the various furnishings to pieces. Furthermore, thick dust had accumulated on the table and floor.
"Consort, Sister Miao Ling is not here," Chu Mingxuan said with disappointment.
"Don't worry! Let's look around some more," Leng Ruo Li's willow brows knitted together as she gently placed the little snow fox in her arms down.
"Little snow fox, the task of finding people from now on is up to you. If you complete the mission, I'll reward you with three roast ducks and two fish. What do you say?" Leng Ruo Li tempted.
Upon hearing about the reward, the little snow fox eagerly nodded. "Slurp!" it gulped.
It hadn't eaten roast chicken for several days. This was because a few days ago, it had gotten into a fight with the snow dragon on the grass in the space. As a result, they had killed the two koi carp in the deep pool. The master had then punished them by not allowing them to eat meat. Now, when anyone mentioned roast chicken, its mouth watered uncontrollably.
The next moment, the little snow fox obediently went out with Leng Ruo Li to find the person. Leng Ruo Li and the others followed the little snow fox into the bamboo forest behind the thatched hut.
The little snow fox led everyone through the dark bamboo forest, circling around until it finally stopped at a freshly dug grave.
"Little snow fox, why have you brought us to someone else's grave?" Leng Ruo Li asked, full of confusion.
"Master, the person you are looking for is underground," the little snow fox replied to Leng Ruo Li with a touch of arrogance.
"Little snow fox, are you sure you're not mistaken? This is a new grave. The soil on the ground is still so fresh; it's obvious it was buried in the last two days..."
As Leng Ruo Li was speaking, she suddenly remembered something.
"Yin Chen, quickly go and see whose name is written on this tombstone!"
"Yes, Consort!"
Upon receiving the order, Yin Chen immediately ran to the tombstone of the new grave and examined it carefully.
"Consort, it's written 'Tomb of Liu Yongsen.' The accompanying description says he is Liu Ruo Yi's son," Yin Chen said loudly.
Upon hearing this, Leng Ruo Li instantly understood.
"Yin Chen, you all quickly dig open this grave!" Leng Ruo Li said anxiously.
At this moment, Jun Mo Han and Chu Mingxuan also understood Leng Ruo Li's intention.
It seemed that that crazy woman Liu Ruo Yi had possibly made A'Man be buried alive as a sacrifice for her son.
"Consort, could it be that my Sister Miao Ling... If my Sister Miao Ling is gone, even if Liu Ruo Yi dies, I will dig her up and whip her corpse," Chu Mingxuan said furiously.
Immediately, Chu Mingxuan also joined the grave-digging team. The group dug open the grave of Liu Ruo Yi's son with the utmost speed. Indeed, there were two coffins buried underground.
Leng Ruo Li and the others could not distinguish which coffin contained A'Man, so they could only open both coffins to see. As a result, they truly found A'Man in the coffin on the right.
Chu Mingxuan and Yin Chen quickly carried A'Man out of the coffin. Leng Ruo Li and Chu Mingxuan immediately took A'Man's pulse and conducted a simple physical examination. They discovered that A'Man still had a faint breath, and their hearts were immediately filled with joy.
Leng Ruo Li immediately took out a Jade Dew Pill from her sleeve that melted upon contact with the mouth and placed it into A'Man's mouth. Then, Leng Ruo Li immediately began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on A'Man.
Leng Ruo Li continued to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on A'Man for more than ten minutes, but A'Man's body still showed no response. Even Leng Ruo Li thought A'Man was beyond saving; all she could do now was her best.
However, at this very moment, A'Man suddenly coughed, and her heartbeat actually resumed.
"Sister Miao Ling, Sister Miao Ling, sob sob... You're finally alive," Chu Mingxuan said, tears of excitement welling up as he heard A'Man's cough.
Although A'Man was still unconscious, her heartbeat had returned to a normal human rate, indicating that she was out of danger.
"Chu Mingxuan, don't get too excited yet. You and Yin Chen, along with two guards, immediately carry A'Man back. Those who remain, quickly bury Liu Ruo Yi's son's coffin properly. We need to hurry back," Leng Ruo Li said sternly.
As she spoke, Jun Mo Han's guards immediately set about burying Liu Ruo Yi's son's coffin back into the ground. Then, the entire group hurriedly returned to the Cold King's estate.
Thus, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han spent another night in a flurry of activity.
The next day, A'Man slowly woke up in bed and opened her eyes wide, finding herself lying on a strange bed.
Huh? Wasn't she buried alive by Liu Ruo Yi? How did she end up here?
Could it be that someone had rescued her?
She clearly remembered that on the day Liu Ruo Yi's son was murdered, shortly after Liu Ruo Yi returned to the thatched hut, she had made her drink a cup of water. After drinking it, she suddenly couldn't move, but her ears could still hear Liu Ruo Yi speaking.
That day, Liu Ruo Yi had spoken many, many things to A'Man while talking to herself. She had confessed all the bad deeds she had committed in her life to A'Man.
However, A'Man was not interested in those matters.
But what interested A'Man the most was her savior. Just as she had guessed, it wasn't Liu Ruo Yi. However, Liu Ruo Yi herself did not know who exactly had saved her.