Chapter 492 The Bewilderment of the Zhu Family

Zuo Qiuyu supported Ling Ye as he leaned against the horse carriage.

It took Ling Ye great effort to finally calm his breathing, after which he succeeded in narrating what really happened from his now complete memory.

“We had just left the mansion when someone came to deliver a letter to His Highness. After His Highness finished reading the letter, he had me accompany him to the mansion belonging to Zhu Qiyun. However, for some unknown reason, His Highness got into an argument with them. Then, all of a sudden, someone appeared beside me and flashed a mirror at me. I had no recollection of events after that.”

At Ling Ye’s words, the expressions on everyone’s face turned serious.

The name “Zhu Qiyun” obviously did not ring a bell with Lin Mengya.

She instantly turned to look at Zuo Qiuyu and Liu Xuan, who exchanged looks.

Zuo Qiuyu then said, “Zhu Qiyun is the father of that Master Zhu whom we punished. He is the country’s official in the ministry of tax.”

She was surprised to find that this person was the father of Master Zhu. She had obviously stumble upon some leads.

Master Zhu had been made to suffer pathetically. It was only reasonable that Zhu Qiyun desired to avenge him.

However, why did they set this whole thing up?

“Your Highness, we’ve checked. And these men had been slain with just one stroke of the sword. They didn’t appear to be people who knew martial arts.”

Yu An’s words confirmed Lin Mengya’s suspicion.

The entire episode had a delusional set up to deceive them.

“Little Sister, why do you think they have employed this tactic?”

Despite being an intelligent person, Zuo Qiuyu was totally confused by now.

Zhu Qiyun had captured Long Tianyu and managed to control Ling Ye, so he would make a false report. Had he gone so far just to distract their focus