4847

Chapter 4847: Latched On

Murong Zhao and his sister saw her somewhat agitated reaction and quickly asked, "Is something wrong?"

"According to our investigation, there is conclusive evidence that people from Shuntian Prefecture accounted for more than half of those who acted against the Sacred Water Sect back then."

Qiao Mu glanced at the siblings, and asked with a speechless expression, "Dun... I mean, that Prefect Geng Pengcheng of Shuntian Prefecture, was he brought back to Wangchuan by you?"

"That's right," Murong Fei said with a serious face. "We immediately sealed his spiritual consciousness and confined him in the dungeon for interrogation."

"That old man is stubborn; he refused to confess anything."

"The strangest thing is, soul-searching was ineffective on him!"

Qiao Mu: ...

You really got the wrong person!

She could already imagine that old man Dun Zhu's bitter gourd face, his little clawed hands clutching the prison bars, wailing and crying, "Master, little master! Please save Dun Zhu!"

"Peach Blossom, Peach Blossom, please save your Dun Zhu."

Qiao Mu couldn't help but press her throbbing head, faintly seeming to "hear" Dun Zhu's miserable cries.

What a pitiful old man, why is he so unlucky in this life?

"When did you capture Dun, that Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture?"

"When?" Murong Zhao and Murong Fei pondered for a moment, then said, "It must have been about three months ago."

Qiao Mu's eyes widened in astonishment. "So you've been detaining and torturing him all this time?"

Murong Fei smiled sheepishly. "Yes. Cough, actually, we didn't want to detain him. The main thing is, this guy, not a single word he says is true. His words are illogical, sounding like made-up lies."

Qiao Mu was speechless. After a moment of silence, she said, "Can you release him first when you return?"

"You know him?" Murong Fei was startled, sizing Qiao Mu up and down. "That old man doesn't look like a good person."

Qiao Mu didn't know how to explain it to them. After much consideration, she said, "Actually, you've got the wrong person. The soul fragment currently residing in Geng Pengcheng's body is temporarily inhabited by a friend of mine."

Murong Zhao and his sister had black lines on their foreheads, looking at Qiao Mu speechlessly.

"This is a long story; we can talk about it later when we have time," Qiao Mu hinted with her eyes for them to turn around.

Murong Zhao and his sister turned, only to see their elder brother, Murong Yan, walking towards them.

Murong Fei said with a smile, "Resolved?"

Murong Yan's expression was slightly stiff. He shook his head, raised a hand to rub his aching temples, and said in a low voice, "This Steward Gu insists there's no written proof of annulment, saying the matter was never set in stone. So the engagement still stands."

Everyone exchanged glances.

Their elder brother had been latched onto!

Murong Fei's small face was puffed up with anger. "They were the ones who said they wanted to break off the engagement back then, and now they're the ones insisting it wasn't broken off. I really don't know what they want? How is it that all the logic in the world always seems to be on their Fang family's side?"

Murong Yan, whose temper was excellent, smiled. "Never mind, we'll discuss this later. Little sister, stay here and don't wander off. Your second brother and I need to discuss the upcoming entry into the secret realm with the two Young Masters of the Qin Estate."

They had a purpose for this trip: to maximize their family's interests.

Murong Yan looked sideways at Qiao Mu, nodding very politely.

Before he could speak, Murong Zhao said, "She's one of us."