Qiao Shu slowly walked up to Lan Ruojing and said, "Young Master Lan, why do you come here now? Didn't you agree to give me five days?"

Lan Ruojing took two more steps towards Qiao Shu while Qiao Shu stepped back subconsciously.

Lan Ruojing stopped stepping forward until he pushed Qiao Shu to the wall. Then, he put his hand on the wall, embracing Qiao Shu.

Seeing that, Qiao Shu was shocked in her heart. She lowered her head and said, "Young Master Lan, please behave yourself!"

Lan Ruojing said, "Miss Qiao, did you hear what had happened in the Blossoming Peach today?"

Hearing Lan Ruojing's question, Qiao Shu nodded and said, "Yes. I heard that many tombs were dug by some tomb robbers..."

However, before Qiao Shu could finish her words, Lan Ruojing interrupted her, "But, Miss Qiao, do you know that Infanta An Qin's people were also involved last night?"

Hearing Lan Ruojing's words, Qiao Shu hid her eyes and said, "Young Master Lan, you're just kidding. How could Infanta An Qin tell me what she has done?"

She never expected that Lan Ruojing also arranged people to watch An Qin's every move.

Hearing Qiao Shu's words, Lan Ruojing withdrew his hand from the wall and turned around. He said, "How do you think that Infanta An Qin asked people to dig the tomb of an old bustard's son for no reason?"

"Young Master Lan, if you want to know that, why don't you ask Infanta An Qin directly?" Said Qiao Shu.

Lan Ruojing turned back and said, "Miss Qiao, are you kidding? If I could ask her directly, I would not come to your place here."

Qiao Shu's heart missed a beat when she heard Lan Ruojing's words. It seemed that Lan Ruojing was suspecting her.

Qiao Shu still pretended not to know that and said, "Perhaps Infanta An Qin had heard that Marquis Shuo and that bustard's son had a relationship, so it's not surprising for her to ask someone to investigate that."

Qiao Shu said.

Hearing that, Lan Ruojing raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Really? Miss Qiao, did this matter have nothing to do with you?"

Seeing that Lan Ruojing was still suspecting her, Qiao Shu looked at him and said, "Young Master Lan, if you do not believe me, you can do some investigation!"

Hearing that, Lan Ruojing burst into laughter, "Miss Qiao, you don't need to say that. If I do not believe you, I won't ask you to investigate such an important matter!"

"You..." Hearing that, Qiao Shu wanted to say something.

However, when she just opened her mouth, she saw Lan Ruojing turning around and walking to the window. He said while walking, "Miss Qiao, try to plan your time carefully. Now, one day is about to pass. You need to be quick."

Seeing that Lan Ruojing planned to leave, Qiao Shu stood up straight and said, "I know. Rest assured, Young Master Lan."

Hearing that, Lan Ruojing turned back and smiled at Qiao Shu. Then, he jumped out the window.

Seeing that Lan Ruojing had left, Qiao Shu quickly walked up to the window, closed it, and jammed it with her body.

Lan Ruojing was a nightmare for her.

But how could she draw the snake out of its hole next?

Thinking of this, Qiao Shu was puzzled.

However, at this time, Sicha went to the courtyard again.

Hearing the knock, a person in the room came over and had a look through the crack of the door. Seeing Sicha, he opened the door.

Sicha came in and told Ji Lan and others what An Qin had said.

Hearing her words, Ji Lan frowned tightly and said, "Now the government has intervened. Isn't it too early to take action?"

"It is Her Highness's order. You only need to follow it and find them quickly!" Sicha said to Ji Lan.

Hearing that, Ji Lan glanced at Wang Jianshan on his side and then nodded.

After informing them, Sicha got out of the courtyard and rushed to the mansion.

However, Ji Lan and others were puzzled because they did not know where to find some tomb robbers as they had not been to Jing City for a long time.

However, as it was an order, they must find them as soon as possible!

In Beiling at the same time

It was a sunny but piercingly cold day. The sky suddenly changed, becoming gloomy, and the whole sky seemed to fall.

As predicted, the sky finally failed to hold the snow. The feather-like snow broke through the clouds and couldn't wait to fall on the ground.

It snowed heavily all night.

The ground was covered with snow, which was about two feet deep. The heavy snow cut off the mountain roads, making it difficult to move a single step!

Shuo Ling suddenly stood up by the fire and looked in the direction they were going to go.

Mo Li looked at Shuo Ling and said, "Your Lordship, wait for some moments. The horses can't walk in this weather condition."

Shuo Ling did not give any reply. He thought for a moment and then stepped forward.

Seeing that, Mo Li stood up quickly, trotted forward two paces, and asked, "Your Lordship, what do you..."

"The horses could not walk. Then, we walk through it by ourselves." Said Shuo Ling, keeping walking forward.

With every step, the snow almost reached his waist.

Mo Li still wanted to say something else. However, seeing Shuo Ling, he turned back and slung the food they needed over his shoulder.

Then, he quickly caught up with Shuo Ling.

At this time, Yang Zijin and others, who had just ascended the mountain, were also trapped in by the heavy snow.

The steep mountain and the heavy snow last night made it hard for them to move a step.

For the sake of safety, Yan Luo asked others to rest on site.

Yan Lingjun curled up on the side, trembling all over his body.

Seeing that, Yan Luo walked up to him, took off her cloak, and gave him. She said, "Put it on."

"Mother, no... no thanks. I... I can endure it." Yan Lingjun stammered with his teeth striking against each other.

Ruan Yien walked over and said to Yan Luo, "Put on it. Don't catch a cold."

Ruan Yien took the cloak from Yan Luo's hands and put her into it.

After that, Ruan Yien took off his own cloak and walked up to Yan Lingjun, "Lingjun, put on it. Don't catch a cold."

"Father... I'm not cold. You put on it yourself." Said Yan Lingjun, shaking his head.

Seeing that Yan Lingjun was still in denial, Ruan Yien squatted directly and put Yan Lingjun in the cloak.

Seeing that, Yan Lingjun stood up to look at Ruan Yien and said with shivers, "Father, I can stand it."

He was about to take off the cloak and give it back to Ruan Yien.

Ruan Yien stopped Yan Lingjun and said, "Put on it. I'm not cold."

Then, Yan Lingjun nodded and gathered the cloak around him.

Despite the cold, Yan Lingjun did not regret following them here.

It kept snowing, and it was not far from the bottom of the mountain. The fire was extinguished in a moment as there was nothing to cover it.

Everyone had put on the coat they brought, but they were still cold...

Yang Zijin also curled up, and Jiang Wei put her own coat on Yang Zijin.

Seeing this, Yang Zijin turned her head and looked at Jiang Wei. She said with an authoritative tone, "Take it back and put it on. Otherwise, you'll suffer from frostbite after a night!"

Jiang Wei shook her head and said, "Your Ladyship, I'm OK. I can hold out for a while with my internal strength."

Seeing Jiang Wei's lips were blue with cold, Yang Zijin knew that Jiang Wei was pretending to be OK. Then, she said, "Take it back. I don't need it!"

Hearing that, Jiang Wei said, "Your Ladyship..."

Yang Zijin interrupted her before she could finish her words, "Don't speak. Save your heat. Take it back!"

Yang Zijin said again.

The weather was too cold. The temperature tonight should be at least minus 20 degrees. If they failed to keep warm effectively, they could easily freeze to death in minutes.

Having said a few words, Yang Zijin felt that her mouth was full of cold air.

Seeing the expression in Yang Zijin's eyes, Jiang Wei took off her coat from Yang Zijin and put it on.

Pei Moning on the side turned his face and said, "I've heard that Beiling is located in cold areas, but I never thought that it could be that cold!"

Yang Zijin nodded at Pei Moning and then put her hand on her mouth, signaling Pei Moning not to speak anymore to save some heat.

At this time, Runyu was looking after Yan Wanchu.

Runyu sat cross-legged and took Yan Wanchu in his arms. He closed his eyes and kept his body warm by virtue of his internal strength. Therefore, Yan Wanchu, who was leaning on him, would not feel cold.

Yang Zijin raised her head to look at others, finding that everyone was sitting cross-legged and pulling the coat tightly.

Although their strengths were also OK, they were not enough to defend against the cold.

Some of them were still shivering with cold.

Seeing that, Yang Zijin thought that they could not go on like this.

Turning her head and finding that everyone was sitting scattered, Yang Zijin frowned slightly.

Then, she stood up and walked to the middle.

Seeing Yang Zijin standing up, Jiang Wei on her side was confused. She also stood up quickly and followed Yang Zijin.

Standing in the middle, Yang Zijin said, "Let's huddle together rather than sit separately."

Hearing Yang Zijin's voice, all the people raised their heads and looked at her.

Seeing that no one moved, Yang Zijin said, "Let's huddle together for warmth. Then, we won't feel that cold."

Hearing that, all the people looked at each other.

Yan Luo stood up and walked up to Yang Zijin, "Qingcheng, what's this for?"

Yang Zijin wrapped herself tighter in the coat and said, "Aunt, the weather is cold, and we can huddle together for warmth."

Hearing that, Yan Luo nodded and spoke loudly, "Let's gather together."

Hearing Yan Luo's words, all the people stood up and walked to the middle.

Then, they gathered together.

They sat down according to what Yang Zijin said.

They indeed found that they were not that cold after gathering together.

Yang Zijin was also sitting among them.

At this time, Shuo Ling was walking towards the Arctic Mountain step by step.

The snow kept falling, not seeming to stop.

Because of the heavy snow, Shuo Ling had already sweated.

Seeing Shuo Ling, Mo Li followed him but did not know how to stop him.

He could only follow him silently.

The daylight finally came.

The snow also stopped.

Yang Zijin and others woke up and beat the snow off their clothes.

Seeing the clear sky, everyone sighed with relief and then got things ready.

Then, they continued up the mountain.

However, at this time, Uncle Liu had already been halfway up the mountain. The snow was heavy last night, but he was lucky to find an ice cave and hide in it.

When he woke up, he cleared up the snow accumulating in front of the cave and got out of it.