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Feng Ranchen could clearly see the body after attendant brought it out. The flesh of the corpse had already rotted away, and one could even see the white bones on its body.

Feng Ranchen's heart skipped a beat. This body didn't seem like it had just disappeared in the past few days. Feng Ranchen remembered the story that Hong Xiu told her about Xiao Qing. Maybe this body was Xiao Qing?

Hong Xiu, who was standing beside Feng Ranchen, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when she saw the corpse being carried out. Her eyes were tightly shut.

Zhao Yuqing heard the commotion from Feng Ranchen's side and laughed contemptuously.

"Did you find anything?" One of them was a coroner.

That person squatted beside the corpse and wore a strange glove on his hand. He rummaged through the corpse and picked it up. Hearing Zhao Yuqing's question, he quickly turned around and knelt on one knee.

"Master, this corpse is a man, but there's something strange about it …" The man stared at the body in confusion.

"Speak." Zhao Yuqing was also curious. This subordinate of his could be considered an experienced coroner. Even he felt that there must be a problem.

That subordinate answered Zhao Yuqing's question as he checked the corpse.

"Obviously, he was only killed in the past few days, but this corpse's level of decay …"

"Oh, why did you say he was killed in the last few days?" Zhao Yuqing asked.

The subordinate pointed at the corpse's clothes and said, "If the corpse had died long ago, the clothes on the corpse would have already rotted cleanly. But now, master, look."

Sure enough, the corpse had long since rotted into a pile of bones, and only a few parts were still connected to the flesh. But, what was strange was that the corpse's clothes were torn and tattered, although only a few strips of cloth were left, but it could still be seen that those clothes were only stained with some dirt, not some sort of natural decay.

"Zhao San, go find someone you know well." Zhao Yuqing said to a subordinate beside him.

Feng Ranchen clutched her handkerchief tightly. Not her?

Soon, a thin and weak man arrived.

"Reporting to master, his name is Zhao Peng. He's Zhao San's cousin."

That thin man used to feed the horses and rarely saw Zhao Yuqing. Now that he was called over by Zhao Yuqing for this reason, he was naturally very nervous.

"Let me ask you, when did Zhao San disappear?"

"Yes, yes, young master. We haven't seen each other since yesterday." The man curled up his body and spoke in a pitiful voice.

"Is there anything special about Zhao San?" Zhao Yuqing stared at the corpse's leg, which was a little abnormal. He suddenly turned around and stared at Zhao Peng as he asked.

"This … I remember now." The thin and weak man slapped his forehead, and even his voice became a lot louder.

"A few days ago, Zhao San lost all his money and his leg was broken by those people. I don't think he's recovered yet."

Feng Ranchen also heard this and quickly suppressed her fear to look at the corpse. Indeed, there was something wrong with the left leg of the corpse.

"Find out why Zhao San died here. Bring the body down and check it out." Zhao Yuqing knew that he couldn't get anything out of them now, so he arranged for some things to be done and took his men back.

"It's best not to come out for the next few days, otherwise …" Zhao Yuqing said as he passed by Feng Ranchen. Then, he didn't even look at Feng Ranchen.

After Zhao Yuqing left with his people, only a few people were cleaning the bodies. Hong Xiu felt that this place was getting weirder and whispered to Feng Ranchen, "Second Young Madame, let's go back."

Feng Ranchen nodded and walked back slowly with Hong Xiu's hand in her other hand. She felt her legs go weak. If she stayed any longer, she might not end up making a joke out of herself.

The sky quickly darkened, probably because a corpse was found in the manor. Everyone was afraid, so they turned off the lights early to rest. Soon, the manor descended into silence.

Because she had seen the corpse, Feng Ranchen didn't eat anything at all during dinner. Her entire body felt weak, so she simply made Hong Xiu make up the bed early.

Hong Xiu was afraid that Feng Ranchen was scared and wanted to stay, but Feng Ranchen insisted that she stay. Hong Xiu had no choice but to leave a small candle in the room on the table and went back.

There was only one dim yellow light in the room. Because the candle flame was weak, it could only illuminate a little bit of the room, but it made the other places look darker. A gentle breeze blew, and the candle flame flickered continuously, casting a strange light on the furnishings within the room.

Feng Ranchen closed her eyes and lay on the bed, trying her best to tell herself that she needed to rest. However, the more she thought about it, the more spirited she became.

Whoosh. Feng Ranchen heard the sound of wind coming from the house even though the doors and windows were all tightly shut. Feng Ranchen instinctively felt that something was wrong in the room, but she dared not open her eyes.

"Snap." Suddenly, Feng Ranchen heard a sound, as if someone was knocking on the window. Feng Ranchen couldn't be sure.

After a while, Feng Ranchen heard the sound of "buckle" again.

The sound was very clear. Feng Ranchen held onto the quilt tightly, not daring to move. Cold sweat flowed down her face.

It was probably because the people outside did not hear any response, thinking that the person inside was asleep. Thus, Feng Ranchen heard a creaking sound as the window was opened.

The sweat on Feng Ranchen's forehead dripped into her eyes. It was stinging, but Feng Ranchen didn't even have the courage to wipe it off.

She vaguely remembered the dreams she had had, as well as the corpse she had seen today. That was why Feng Ranchen's spirit had already reached its peak.

Vaguely, Feng Ranchen felt that person jump in through the window and slowly walk towards her.

Who, who, who? Feng Ranchen didn't dare open her eyes to look.

"Miss Liu?" A cold voice rang out.

Feng Ranchen was startled by the sudden voice and shuddered.

"I'm Yuan Yi." The voice was the first to identify itself.

Feng Ranchen swallowed the scream that was about to spill out of her mouth. She raised her perspiring face and opened her trembling eyes. When she saw that the person in front of her was indeed Yuan Yi, she heaved a sigh of relief.

"Young Master Yuan, didn't you already leave?" Feng Ranchen's voice couldn't help but tremble. She thought it was …

The person Yuan Yi An inserted into the mansion reported what happened in the Zhao Mansion today, so he also knew about the corpse.