Chapter 864: You Brought This Upon Yourself

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Master Mo’s once fearless and unshakeable appearance now had a crack in Xie Pinggang’s heart.

Zhao Xuanjing turned his head to look at him and placed the roasted meat in his hand. “Even food can’t shut you up.”

Xie Pinggang took a bite without any hesitation. “Thank you, Your Highness.”

“In a few days, I will go with Master Mo to welcome her back. Over at the Fortune Pavilion, Qiao is learning diligently. Don’t… disturb her.” Zhao Xuanjing thought for a moment and said.

“Rest assured, Your Highness. Although I don’t approve of my eldest sister running around like Master Mo, if it’s nothing big, let her do what she wants.” Xie Pinggang did not care about these things.

It was not like he had nothing better to do. Why would he stare at his sister?

Moreover, she was about to get married. In the future, when she became the Princess Consort, she definitely would not have the freedom to do what she wanted. Now, she could just wander around.

Fortune-telling and performing physiognomy. As long as she did not have to deal with ghouls every day, it was good enough.

“You really love your younger sister.” Zhao Xuanjing laughed.

“This humble subject only has two younger sisters. It’s only right,” Xie Pinggang replied with a chuckle.

Among his colleagues, some had more than a dozen sisters in the family, such as Zhou Weizong. There were many younger sisters in the family. He was different. If one died, he would not have more sisters. At his father’s age, he would not be able to marry another wife. He did not expect him to have another child.

The ruler and minister seemed to be chatting happily.

Xie Qiao had just been exposed, so she did not dare to go up to them.

After eating her fill, she went to rest.

The next day, she returned to the capital.

She was not in a hurry to go home. The Crown Prince had many things to do, so he left first. Xie Pinggang accompanied her to meet the descendant of the ghoul.

The descendant’s residence was in Yixiao Alley in the capital. Xie Pinggang first went to the government office to check the household registration. Before he arrived, he already knew the specific situation of the ghoul’s descendant.

His name was Li Yan. He became an orphan at the age of ten. His father was in debt and was beaten to death. After he died, there was nothing left, and there was no inheritance left for him.

However, his uncle’s family was kind. They took him in and gave him a place to live.

Although a 10-year-old child could hardly work, he was still young and had no place to live or food. It was pretty good for him to have been raised for eight or nine years.

However, he was already 18 or 19 years old. It was time for him to marry a wife.

His uncle’s family had children to feed. He could not possibly neglect his own sons and help his nephew build a family and business, right?

Therefore, no one cared about him.

When Xie Qiao arrived, she saw him walking out of the house.

He was not too skinny, and his face looked gloomy.

“How is it? Master Mo, is this person doomed?” Xie Pinggang asked.

Xie Qiao nodded. “Yes, that’s what they say… When the glabella is turning black, it’s an ominous sign. Earlier, he was protected by a rather powerful ancestor, so although the dark energy invaded him, he could still endure it. But now that I’ve captured that ghoul, he can’t take care of himself. How could he protect him? Looking at his face, he’ll definitely die in less than three days.”

“I’ll go ask him.” Xie Pinggang walked forward directly.

Xie Pinggang was tall and big. As soon as he appeared, he saw this person hiding to the side. It could be seen that he was indeed a coward.

“Why are you hiding? I’m looking for you.” Xie Pinggang directly blocked his way. “Your ancestor collected ghouls everywhere. Did you know about this?”

Li Yan’s expression changed when he heard that.

Xie Pinggang had interrogated many people. Looking at his expression, he definitely knew what happened.

“So you really know?” Xie Pinggang sneered. “Then…. you brought this upon yourself.”