Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 407 - 349: After All... He Was Once an Uncle

Considering the incident within Wenchang’s territory, it’s highly likely that Qin Fu is involved in this matter.

The more Ruan Mian thought about it, the more she felt an invisible thread was guiding her. With this in mind, she asked Yun Xiu to take Li Si back to the house for treatment while she headed to the stables, planning to quickly go to Wenchang to investigate the situation.

Seeing her determination, Cui Zhu immediately stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pleaded, "Miss! Can I go with you?"

Ruan Mian looked at her trembling gaze, fully understanding her current thoughts.

Originally, she planned to go alone with Yun Xiu, but she couldn’t resist Cui Zhu’s repeated pleas and eventually agreed.

However, she added one more thing: "Zhu’er, it’s fine for me to take you, but I hope you can promise me that regardless of what the truth is, you must remain calm."

"Even if things are as Li Si said, you cannot lose your mind, can you?"

Cui Zhu nodded firmly, "Miss, don’t worry, I will stay calm and composed."

"Liu Shu is my husband; we were legally married. So, I really want to know what the truth is!"

"If it weren’t as Li explained, I would do everything I could to vindicate my husband. But... if it is as Li said, and Liu Shu is not a good person, and we trusted the wrong person, I would..."

"Alright, whatever the truth is, we will find out once we investigate."

After arriving in Wenchang City, as long as they followed the lead regarding Qin Fu, the whereabouts of the gunpowder would be traceable.

Determined, Ruan Mian took Cui Zhu and Yun Xiu to Wenchang.

The more people, the harder it was to act.

Luckily, each of the three had a horse, and after two days, they managed to reach Wenchang City before nightfall.

The place on the official road pointed out by Li Si had been deliberately cleared, but even so, Ruan Mian and the others noticed signs of fierce battles from the surrounding vegetation and soil.

Remembering Li Si’s words about the brothers who died, Ruan Mian, while Cui Zhu and Yun Xiu were not paying attention, touched the Jade Bracelet and called the Birds and Beasts to search for traces of nearby corpses.

Feedback came shortly after.

Following the direction indicated by the Birds and Beasts above her head, she led Yun Xiu and others to the forest beside the official road.

In the waist-high grass, they found several familiar faces.

But they were all dead now, abandoned in the deserted wilderness, leaving their hearts feeling uncomfortable.

"Ashu, later we’ll enter the city, buy some straw mats, good wine, and food, and hire a few people to bury these brothers properly."

Seeing them dead in a foreign land made Ruan Mian feel uneasy.

Only by uncovering the truth and seeking justice for them could they rest in peace in the afterlife.

However, seeing all this, Cui Zhu already had an uneasy feeling.

Because Liu Shu wasn’t among those faces.

In other words, among the team that left Wuheng, only Liu Shu was missing.

The outcome was easy to infer, only that without seeing Liu Shu for a day, Cui Zhu was unwilling to face it.

Upon seeing these sacrificed transport brothers, the three felt deeply troubled.

As darkness approached, Ruan Mian wanted to avoid delays and urged them to enter the city.

At the city gate, Ruan Mian took out a considerable amount of Silver to hire some honest-looking villagers to properly bury the brothers on the spot.

Holding a gold leaf in her hand, her gaze was heavy as she said, "Brother, those were our relatives, ambushed and brutally murdered while delivering goods. Now I must seek justice for them, uncertain if I’ll return to handle their affairs. So I ask for your help to ensure they are buried properly."

Upon hearing this, the man showed a face of pity and readily agreed.

As for the gold leaf, he declined to take it.

"Miss, this reward is too precious; it’s an act of charity, no need for this. Take the gold back; I’ll ensure your brothers are buried properly."

"To be honest, my brother’s entire family was exiled to Wuheng, and they’re likely in grave danger now."

Hearing this, Ruan Mian was slightly stunned: "Your family was exiled to Wuheng? What’s your brother’s name?"

"Old Wu, a whole family of them."

Old Wu, this name flashed through Ruan Mian’s mind, and Yun Xiu beside her recalled faster than she did.

"Sister Mianmian, is it the Old Wu who was with Li Si and them delivering goods?"

Among those who transported goods with Li Si, there was indeed an Old Wu, one of those murdered.