Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

It was a mess outside the city. Even though Ye Xiwu's reputation in the capital was already bad enough, the Grand Princess had no intention of adding any bad reputation to Ye Xiwu, so she immediately asked Jiang Xinxin to pack up the gorgeous carriage that Ye Xiwu often used at home, and took a dozen guards with her to leave the city.

The eldest princess said, "When you leave the city, go directly to my farm and mobilize people to secretly look for Xiwu's whereabouts. If you find her, don't rush back. Just tell her that Xiwu loves the red plum blossoms on the farm and wants to see more of them while they are in full bloom."

This reason might sound a bit far-fetched if it were applied to other people, because the New Year was just around the corner, and no girl or young wife would run to the farmhouse to see the flowers at this time. But it was different for Ye Xiwu, as everyone in the capital knew that she was out of tune.

So Jiang Xinxin sat in the gorgeous carriage, wearing Ye Xiwu's favorite cloak, and left the city with great fanfare.

As for the ordinary carriage that Ye Xiwu and Chuntao had taken earlier, the General's Mansion had already found out from which direction they had left the city, and directly framed Ye Lingyu, thus saving Ye Xiwu's reputation.

Ye Xiwu's whereabouts were easy to find. She was only accompanied by a little maid named Chuntao, so they could find her just by looking at her footprints and the threads hanging on the thorns along the way. The General's Mansion also never lacked scouts, and they were great at finding people.

The trouble was that there were traces of bandits and man-eating monsters here. Especially after the scouts pinned down two bandits who were letting out the news, they learned from them that they were hired by Ye Xiwu to kidnap Ye Bingshang. Jiang Xinxin's heart sank to the bottom of the valley and she felt cold all over.

Jiang Xinxin turned around and sternly warned the village head and the guards who came with him: "What happened today must not be revealed from our mouths, otherwise the lives of the whole family will be in danger!"

The internal conflict between the two girls in the general's mansion has now come to the point of life and death. Everyone has a lot on their mind and responded to Jiang Xinxin's words with a solemn expression. After all, the Ye family is their master's family. If the master's family has a bad reputation, they as servants will also be affected.

Jiang Xinxin thought that if she could find Ye Xiwu as soon as possible and ensure Ye Bingshang's safety, today's incident would be mostly over. However, she did not expect that King Xuancheng Xiao Lin had already received the news of Ye Bingshang's disappearance and came to find her. Some things were difficult to conceal, but as a servant, she could not discuss the handling of Ye Xiwu with Xiao Lin, and could only try her best to provide the information they had already obtained.

After the two scouts and the village head told Xiao Lin all the clues they had, Jiang Xinxin took the initiative to say, "Your Highness, the most important thing now is to determine the whereabouts of the concubine. I still have a few people who can be used. Your Highness will be at your disposal."

Everyone Jiang Xinxin brought with her followed Jiang Xinxin's actions and knelt on one knee to express their loyalty to Xiao Lin. Although Xiao Lin was very angry and disgusted with Ye Xiwu's actions, he never took his anger out on others. Especially when he saw that Jiang Xinxin, a young girl, acted in an orderly manner, he felt a little admiration in his heart, so he softened his tone and called out to her.

Xiao Lin said: "Half of you can go to Miss Ye Xiwu, and the rest of you can come with me to investigate the situation of the monster."

Now Ye Xiwu's whereabouts are unknown, but according to the two bandits who spread the news, the direction they are going is clearly the direction where the monster is said to have occurred. Xiao Lin became more and more anxious, and left after leaving this sentence.

Jiang Xinxin quickly stood up and made arrangements: "If you find the young lady, send her back to the manor directly. If you find the bandits, send them back to the manor safely. The General's Mansion must give an explanation to the Prince's Mansion of Xuancheng for what happened today."

Jiang Xinxin hinted to the village head that the captured bandits should not be allowed to meet with any accidents at the hands of the Ye family, but at the same time they should not be handed over to the people at the Xuancheng Palace. The right balance could only be determined by the village head's decades of life experience.

How could the village head under the Grand Princess be so lacking in insight and decisiveness?

The head of the village nodded, and Jiang Xinxin turned around and took people to chase Xiao Lin.

On this side, Xiao Lin and Jiang Xinxin had not walked far when the two skinny bandits they caught first confessed everything. It turned out that they were not bandits, and they took Ye Xiwu's order purely to swindle and lure people for money. Their original intention was to kidnap the person, find a quiet place to put him up for one night, and then release him early the next morning so as to defraud Ye Xiwu of her money.

But Ye Xiwu suddenly decided to go along with them to take a look, so they could only try to pick some very difficult paths to let Ye Xiwu give up, and then they could continue with the previous arrangements. In a word, they had no intention of hurting anyone!

But the situation is different now. They heard that the young man who looked so powerful before was actually a prince, and the woman who was robbed was the prince's concubine, and even the woman who came to them was from the general's mansion. No matter which one of them, they can't afford to offend!

Xiao Lin and Jiang Xinxin were walking on a relatively flat road, while the bandits with Ye Bingshang, Ye Xiwu and Chuntao, a maid, were walking on a more rugged mountain road on the other side. So in fact, they were not walking as fast as Xiao Lin and Jiang Xinxin at this moment.

Especially since Ye Xiwu caused all kinds of trouble along the way, the four bandits knocked Ye Xiwu and Chuntao, the master and servant, unconscious with just two knives. After discussing with each other, the four of them robbed Ye Xiwu of all the valuable jewelry, and then carried the unconscious Ye Bingshang for a while before abandoning her in the mountains.

Of course, they had no intention of killing anyone, they just wanted to make money, so they planned to go down the mountain to see if anyone was looking for someone. They also thought that maybe they could earn some money as a guide.

Ye Bingshang soon came to her senses and found herself alone in the mountains. She did not dare to go down the mountain from the way she came, so she simply gritted her teeth and walked forward for a while, intending to go down the mountain from the other side and then find a way back to the city. However, she did not expect that her thought would send her to the outside of the monster's cave. If it were not for Tan Tai Jin who had been following her and Ye Xiwu, she would have been in real danger.

Xiao Lin was a cultivator, so he could naturally see that the cave ahead was filled with evil spirits. This should be the real culprit that caused the recent deaths in the capital city. He didn't know whether Ye Bingshang had been swept in by the evil spirits, so he just thought about it for a moment and then went in alone to investigate the situation.

Jiang Xinxin quickly stopped Xiao Lin: "Your Highness, wait a minute!"

Although Xiao Lin was very impatient, he still turned around to listen to Jiang Xinxin's opinion, "Miss Jiang, what do you think?"

Jiang Xinxin stepped forward helplessly and said, "After all, the safety of the concubine is caused by the second young lady. Since I can represent the eldest princess to take charge of the matter today, I will investigate first."

Who would choose to die when they can live?

But no one in the General's Mansion can shirk responsibility for today's matter. Even if Jiang Xinxin didn't express her attitude on behalf of the General's Mansion at this moment, Xiao Lin might not care about the General's Mansion, but Emperor Sheng in the palace would definitely remember it for him.

Xiao Lin understood why Jiang Xinxin was determined to step forward, but he still didn't think of making things difficult for Jiang Xinxin or even the General's Mansion, so he rejected Jiang Xinxin's proposal: "What can you, a girl, do if you go in? Even if the people you brought in go in, they will only give the monster their heads. They are of no use to me, but a burden."

Jiang Xinxin was of course unhappy to be called a burden, but she also knew that what Xiao Lin said was the truth. However, if she didn't go in, Emperor Sheng might surround the general's mansion today.

Jiang Xinxin could only continue to fight: "Your Highness, I am a skilled martial artist and will not be a burden to anyone. Besides, one person's shortcomings are better than two people's. Maybe I can help a little."