Chapter 1321: Marquis, We’ve Found the Person
Bai Zhi’er was taken aback.
What exactly happened that warranted Feng Fuce, usually so indifferent, to describe it as ’tragic’?
Lei Hu and the Xiu Luo Envoy acted quickly, and Jiang Ying’s cries echoed throughout the valley.
Only after they had mostly finished did Feng Fuce lead Bai Zhi’er forward.
At first glance, Bai Zhi’er was stunned.
Jiang Mian was covered in bloody wounds, her face deathly pale, clearly already deceased.
Lying beside her, the two servants and Song Yucheng were also stained with blood.
Lei Hu had already finished his inspection and came over to report:
"Marquis, aside from that lady who was stabbed eleven times and died, the other three have faint breathing. Though severely injured, they should still be salvageable."
Bai Zhi’er hurriedly said: "Let’s carry them back first!"
Feng Fuce swept his cold eyes around, noticing small traces of blood leading toward the depths of the grass.
Unlike the blood on Jiang Ying and Song Yucheng.
"Take the hounds to pursue, it looks like the attackers are wounded too and won’t have run far."
Lei Hu immediately accepted the order, divided some people to chase the culprits, while others helped arrange for the injured and deceased.
Jiang Ying tightly clutched Jiang Mian’s hand. Cuicui was very weak, yet her blood soaked her originally blue dress into a heavy crimson.
"Mianmian, you can hear me, right? You won’t be in trouble. Open your eyes and say something to me, okay? Mianmian..."
The Xiu Luo Envoy approached Jiang Ying: "Miss Jiang, we still need to quickly take everyone to the Yizhuang in the city. Please invite your parents to identify the body..."
"No! That’s not a body; my sister isn’t dead!" Jiang Ying wailed, close to breaking down.
Bai Zhi’er stepped forward: "Sister Jiang Ying, no matter what happened, I believe Sister Jiang Mian wouldn’t want to see you like this."
"Moreover, regardless, we must first carry her to a clean place so I can see if there’s a chance for a change."
Jiang Ying trusted Bai Zhi’er the most. Upon hearing this, she choked on her sobs and staggered back.
The Xiu Luo Envoys together took Jiang Mian and the injured Song Yucheng and others down the mountain.
Because Jiang Mian was deceased and murdered, per procedure, she couldn’t be sent directly back to the Jiang Family.
Thus, according to protocol, Jiang Mian was sent to the Yizhuang.
Bai Zhi’er didn’t leave, and naturally, Feng Fuce accompanied her.
She used mana to observe Jiang Mian’s souls, and likely because of an untimely death, they hadn’t yet departed her body.
But this body was already dead beyond saving, so soon, Ghost Messengers should arrive.
Thus, Bai Zhi’er decided to stay the entire night.
Song Yucheng and the two house servants, still breathing, were sent to the nearest clinic for treatment.
The Master and Madam Jiang arrived at the Yizhuang first, seeing the daughter they had only retrieved days earlier reduced to a cold corpse, they wept bitterly.
Madam Jiang fainted several times.
Jiang Ying sat listlessly by the coffin, her gaze empty.
At this moment, Lei Hu walked in.
"Marquis, we’ve found the person."
Only then did Jiang Ying raise her eyes.
Lei Hu reported to Feng Fuce: "It’s Li Zhuangnian; when we captured him, he was severely wounded."
"He claimed that he had been tailing Jiang Mian and them when Bi Yong suddenly attacked with a dagger."
"Song Yucheng discovered it and fought with the two servants, but being unarmed, they were all injured by him."
"After Song Yucheng and the others fell injured, Li Zhuangnian chased Jiang Mian with a dagger, and later..."
Jiang Ying wailed, "Even if he had a grudge against Jiang Mian, he wouldn’t go to such extremes! Where is he, I want to kill him myself!"