Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 431 - 229: Losing the Lady and the Troops?

Chapter 431: Chapter 229: Losing the Lady and the Troops?

Jiang Mo had been missing for two days.

It was on the second day that Ran Qingchen discovered that the other party was not there, and after asking Xia He, they learned that the man had not accompanied them to the lantern festival.

In other words, Jiang Mo had not returned for an entire night.

The bathing tub in the room was still there, obviously having been used for a bath the previous night.

At first, everyone thought that Jiang Mo had gone out on an errand, but after waiting another day, there was still no trace of him.

Ran Qingchen went to ask Li Nanshuang, who also said they hadn’t seen him.

Now everyone started to feel uneasy.

How could a person in good health just suddenly disappear?

Given Jiang Mo’s character, even if he was going out on an errand, he would have given advance notice.

"No need to guess, this young man definitely has someone on the side,"

Jiang Yi held a teacup, sipping slowly and methodically, "I reckon right now he must be entwined with his lover. You are all searching for him with great effort, but he’s out there enjoying the tender land of love. Men are just like that."

Chun Yu put on a look that said ’I understand men’ and spoke to the worried Qiuye and Xia He, "The madam is right, Jiang Mo must have gone out gallivanting with another woman."

Just then, Shan Dongchuan and Yuan Anjiang hurriedly arrived in the hall.

"Lord Ran, there’s trouble!"

Shan Dongchuan looked anxious and spoke solemnly, "People from the Murong Family have come, saying that Master Jiang killed Murong Shuo last night."

What!?

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in disbelief.

Ran Qingchen frowned slightly, "What kind of joke is this, how could Jiang Mo possibly kill Murong Shuo."

Murong Shuo was the father of Murong Nan.

When Jiang Shouzhong and others went to investigate Murong Nan’s cause of death last time, the latter had been rather quiet and reticent.

"It’s true."

Yuan Anjiang looked serious, "The Murong Family is convinced that it was Jiang Mo who killed Murong Shuo, and right now they are all outside demanding justice."

Ran Qingchen’s expression turned ugly, "Let them in."

Soon, a group of people came into the hall making a racket, among them two carrying a plank of wood covered with a white cloth.

Leading them were Murong Nan’s uncle, Murong Tong, and the person responsible for the Qingzhou Murong Family’s business, Murong He.

"Lord Ran."

Murong Tong’s gaze was piercing as he scanned the hall and coldly asked, "Where is Jiang Mo hiding?"

Ran Qingchen’s expression was displeased, "Murong, first tell me what happened, what’s going on here?"

"Hmph, Jiang Mo killed my younger brother. Lord Ran, if you really don’t know, then it’s fine, but if you are deliberately covering for Jiang Mo, I’m afraid the friendship between our Murong Family and your Ran Family will end today."

Murong Tong’s gaze was icy, suppressing his anger.

Ran Qingchen shook her head, "I refuse to believe that Jiang Mo would kill Murong Shuo. Why would he kill him for no reason? Where’s the evidence?"

"Evidence, you say?"

Murong Tong gestured lightly with his hand.

Two subordinates carrying the plank came into the hall and set it down on the floor.

Ran Qingchen uncovered the white cloth and her pupils suddenly contracted—indeed, it was the corpse of Murong Shuo, and there was a fatal knife wound across his chest, deep enough to see bone.

The edges of the cut were curled and tinged purple, with a residual aura of cold fierceness.

"Lord Ran, do you recognize what weapon caused this injury?"

Murong Tong asked.

Ran Qingchen remained silent.

The four sisters, Xia He, advanced to examine the corpse. Dong Xue’s pretty face slightly changed, "Such strong killing intent, this blade must have been nurtured through prolonged killing. The blade soaks up the blood qi, and the qi solidifies into a fierce aura—there could only be..."

"Seven Kills Blade."

Chun Yu provided the answer.

"The two young ladies do have insights."

Looking at Ran Qingchen, who was silent, Murong Tong opened his own clothes to reveal a shallow knife wound on his shoulder and said,

"Two days ago, I had a confrontation with Jiang Mo, and you all were there, I suffered a loss. At that time, Jiang Mo used the Seven Kills Blade to wound me, this scar is exactly like my brother’s.

It’s just that I was lucky and managed to avoid serious harm, whereas my brother wasn’t lucky and died under Jiang Mo’s blade!

Lord Ran, my brother was an official of the Ministry of Justice. Killing an imperial official, you know the crime better than I do. I hope Lord Ran can hand over Jiang Mo."

The hall fell silent.

Even though Yuan Anjiang and the others knew Jiang Shouzhong couldn’t possibly be the murderer, the evidence before them was unmistakably present.

Ran Qingchen and Chun Yu were all experts.

From the look of the wound, it indeed resembled one caused by the Seven Kills Blade.

Ran Qingchen was silent for a while, then spoke softly, "A single knife wound can’t prove that the murderer is Jiang Mo, and besides, Jiang Mo isn’t at the Liushan Division."

Murong Tong sneered, "Could it be that Lord Ran is intending to shield him?"

"Lord Ran, would this count as evidence?" Murong He suddenly drew out a Token and presented it to Ran Qingchen.

Yuan Anjiang exclaimed, "Is this Jiang Mo’s Identity Token?"

Ran Qingchen took the Token, confirming that it was not a forgery by looking at the "Jiang Mo" inscribed on it, her heart suddenly sinking.

Could it be that Jiang Mo really killed Murong Shuo?

Murong He said, "Lord Ran, let us tell you the truth. Last night, Murong intended to find Jiang Mo, planning to inquire about his son Murong Nan’s feud with Jiang Mo.

Because Jiang Mo had a conflict with Murong Nan at the Famous Sword Villa; this is a well-known matter. Murong suspected that his son’s death was related to Jiang Mo.

But this morning, we found Murong’s corpse, and not far from it was Jiang Mo’s Liushan Division Identity Token...

So no matter what, the murderer is related to Jiang Mo."

Ran Qingchen clenched the Token tightly, her hand’s veins bulging, her mind in turmoil.

If Jiang Mo had killed someone else, it wouldn’t have been a big deal.

But the Murong Family was not to be taken lightly, let alone the fact that Murong Shuo was an imperial officer of the court, and just because the Murong Family possessed the iron-blooded edict given by the emperor at the founding of Dazhou, which underscored their family’s special status,

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