Nan Hua's eyes lowered. It seemed that she had to be prepared for other options in the future. The people in this era were also cruel and treated lives of servant worse than them like ants.
If she wanted to be able to one step ahead of them, she had to make sure that she would not fall for their trap.
"Young Miss," Hou Liang called from the back. "These are all the people around this area who tried to escape."
"Interrogate them."
The soldiers who were in charge of this area would come sooner or later. It would be hard for them to know any information from these people if they handed them to the soldiers and let them handled the case. It would be better for them to interrogate them faster.
"Yes, Miss."
Thud!
At the front, Xiao Yun was staying right in front of her parents' house. Tears streamed out of the corner of her eyes. She might have been sold by her parents when she was young, but they were still her parents who used to care for her.
Beside her, Xiao Yan walked and patted his younger sister. His clothes and hand were dirty thanks to the soot. However, he still stood straight and looked at the house in front of him without any expression.
"Brother…"
"Cry if you want."
Xiao Yun sobbed and cried.
Xiao Yan stayed still for some time before he walked to the ruined house and began to toss the things around. No one stopped him as they waited for him to open up the path for them.
Before long, he could see two remains at the bottom.
'This is the bedroom… Why are they still sleeping at this time?'
Because of their poor living condition, it didn't make sense for his parents to sleep in when it was already this bright. Not to mention, they would have to work hard if they wanted to survive.
Xiao Yan was silent for some time before he walked to Nan Luo and the others. They had just finished interrogating the group of people. Half of them were just passerby who were unlucky enough while the others were the real culprit who ended up confessing.
"Young Master."
"Xiao Yan." Nan Luo furrowed his eyebrows. "What is it?"
"The people are found in their bedroom. Is it possible for them to be sleeping at this time?" Xiao Yan expressed his confusion.
Nan Luo blinked his eyes. He then turned to look at Feng Ao Si and Feng Ao Kuai who were staying with him. "What do you think?"
"Either sleeping incense or poison." Feng Ao Kuai passed a look at Xiao Yan. "However, it'll be difficult to determine when the corpse is already destroyed until this extent."
In this era, they could still examine when the corpse was intact. But if the corpses had been burned into ashes, or until they were only bones without anything else, it would be hard to determine what had happened.
Xiao Yan nodded and didn't seem to be that worried.
However, Nan Luo clenched his fist. If everyone was burned to death, it would erase the evidence that someone was here first.
"We can only rely on these people's testimonies." Nan Luo was frustrated.
Feng Ao Kuai passed a look at Nan Luo then shook his head. "It'll be beyond us. Do you want to use this to pull that concubine down the seat?"
"Yeah, if possible."
"Not possible in this case."
Nan Luo looked at the mess and sighed. He then turned to look at Nan Hua, who was still standing in place. "Hua'er, do you want to stay here for a long time?"
Nan Hua turned to look at Nan Luo and shook her head. She knew that the other parties would have long erased any evidence that would point to them. There was no use of them trying to stay here any longer.
"Let's go back."
"And these people?"
"Let Hou Liang handle it."
"Yes."
Even though they were unwilling, they were not soldiers and certainly not officials who were tasked to investigate the case. They could only let those who had the position to handle it.
"Miss!"
At this time, Xiao Yun stood up and rushed over to Nan Hua. Her face was still stained with tears but the gaze in her eyes turned resolute. "Miss, let me come back with you."
"Don't you want to bury your parents?" Nan Hua asked.
Xiao Yun wavered. She gritted her teeth. "I'll bury my parents then I'll return, Miss. I'll never betray you and follow whatever you ask me to do, Miss! Please allow me to continue serving you, Miss."
Looking at Xiao Yun's determined gaze, Nan Hua's mind flashed with an image. A young kid at the tender age of 10 years old was looking at her with tear stained face. However, the twisted expression on the other party's expression was still clear in Nan Hua's mind.
No matter how much time had passed, she could never forget that person.
The only person who Nan Hua allowed to enter her heart.
"Don't you regret it?" Nan Hua asked in low voice.
Because of following Nan Hua, Xiao Yun lost her parents. For those who cared a lot for their parents, they would surely felt the heartache.
How could they face the heartache if they continued to serve the person who was the cause of her beloved one's death?
Xiao Yun had been thinking of this many times. When she was sold by her parents, she was still very small and barely remembered anything. However, she had been following Nan Hua for a long period of time.
At that time, she had seen Nan Hua in many different situations.
Many times she was helpless for she was unable to help the miserable young girl in front of her.
"No. I'll follow you forever, Miss." Xiao Yun smiled.
Nan Hua was silent for a moment then turned her body around. "You can come back."
She would only allow Xiao Yun to come back but not to enter her heart.
The one and only person whom Nan Hua ever trusted with her entire heart ended up plunging a knife to her chest, nearly killing her.