"I've brought it! I've brought it!"
The Marquis of Pingyang quickly beckoned to the young servant behind him. The servant then stepped forward, holding a long object in his arms.
"Prince Cang, here is the Jiaowei Qin that my daughter loved most in her previous life. Please, Prince Cang, do your best to help us find out where my daughter's remains are!"
Cang Xuan stood up and walked towards the Marquis of Pingyang. As his robes fluttered gently, the incredibly handsome man, as charming as a demon, reached the Jiaowei Qin.
This scene made Lady Tong, the Marquis of Pingyang, and Su Zeqian hold their breaths nervously.
Although the man was extremely young, for some reason, the aura and pressure emanating from him were even stronger than when they met the emperor or any of the princes. Even the battle - hardened veteran of the court, the Marquis of Pingyang, inexplicably felt like kneeling before the man.
Cang Xuan's well - defined hands unwrapped the black cloth around the Jiaowei Qin. His fair skin stood in sharp contrast to the black cloth.
However, when the black cloth was removed and Cang Xuan saw the broken strings and the prominent scratches on the Qin, his glass - colored pupils instantly changed, turning as cold as ice.
"What's going on?" he questioned sternly.
The Marquis of Pingyang's face stiffened. Meeting the man's somewhat terrifying expression, he inexplicably felt guilty.
On the other side, Tian Shu also felt a bit guilty.
There were spies from the Liuyun Pavilion in the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion. They had learned yesterday that the Jiaowei Qin had been damaged. But they thought it didn't matter, so they directly put the letter tube related to this Qin into the secret compartment of the chamber.
They never expected that the lord's real purpose was not the 100,000 taels of gold, but this Qin.
The Marquis of Pingyang explained, "I once bestowed this Qin to my eldest daughter, Su Qingyu. She was a bit careless when using it and accidentally... accidentally damaged the Qin like this."
"Su Qingyu." Maybe it was just their illusion, but when they heard this name coming from Cang Xuan's mouth, it seemed to hide a hint of killing intent.
Indeed, he had the will to kill Su Qingyu.
Although they had met several times in the court, the killing intent in Cang Xuan's eyes at this moment made the Marquis of Pingyang completely dare not meet his light glass - colored pupils.
However, Cang Xuan quickly withdrew his imposing aura and hid that killing intent in his heart. He said to the people in the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion,
"It's really a pity. This is a rare and excellent Qin in the world. I'm sure your daughter cherished it very much in her lifetime. But now that the Qin has been ruined like this, if your daughter's soul knew about it, it would be difficult to calm her anger. It may very likely lead to an inaccurate result in the divination. I can only do my best based on the items you've brought, but I can't guarantee the result."
The Marquis of Pingyang didn't want to see the Qin ruined like this either. He bowed to Cang Xuan and said,
"If Prince Cang can really see my daughter's soul, please convey to her on my behalf that I've already punished her elder sister, the legitimate daughter, and driven her out of the mansion. I've also returned all of my daughter's things to their original places and avenged her."
Driven out of the mansion? Returned things to their original places? Is that all?
Cang Xuan sneered.
Back then, the Marquis of Pingyang had publicly announced that he had severed the father - daughter relationship with Su Yuanyuan. Now, he had only driven Su Qingyu out of the mansion, and several shops like Hanyu Zhai were still in her hands. She still had a way to return to the mansion and regain her status as the legitimate daughter of the marquis.
But it was good this way. That woman had made the little girl suffer so much. If she was killed at once, it would be less fun. She should also experience the feeling of being unable to live or die.
Cang Xuan smiled slightly and said, "I'll do my best."
In the courtyard of the Prince Cang's Mansion, an altar for divination was set up.
The Jiaowei Qin brought by the Marquis of Pingyang was placed in the center of the altar.
Cang Xuan changed into a dark - blue robe painted with bright stars. Standing in the center of the altar, he held a golden bell in his left hand and a yellow talisman in his right hand. On the sacrificial table in front of him, there was a divination instrument.
He closed his eyes and stood facing the sunlight. His robe and long hair fluttered without wind, and the bright star chart painted on his robe seemed to be rotating, making him look mysterious and eerie.
The Marquis of Pingyang, Lady Tong, and Su Zeqian held their breaths and looked up at Cang Xuan in the center of the altar. They were shocked by this scene, and a sense of awe involuntarily arose in their hearts.
The Marquis of Pingyang was even secretly astonished.
As a courtier, this was the first time he had seen Cang Xuan show his true skills. He used to believe the rumors outside and always thought that Cang Xuan was just a liar full of lies about mysterious arts. But seeing him today, he was completely convinced.
He never expected that Cang Xuan actually had such amazing abilities that could reach the heavens. No wonder he was so highly regarded by the emperor.
The sunlight shone on the divination instrument, casting a shadow. When the shadow gradually turned towards the character "Kun", Cang Xuan moved.
The sound of the golden bell, which could shake people's souls, resounded throughout the yard. Accompanied by it was the chanting sound like the sounds of heaven. The tortoise shell in the divination instrument actually stood up by itself and began to spin rapidly. A strong wind blew up all around, with sand flying everywhere, making it hard for people to open their eyes.
Feeling the sand getting into their eyes, the three onlookers couldn't help but close their eyes. At this moment, the sound of the bell suddenly stopped, and the wind also ceased instantly. They only heard a "thud", which was the sound of the tortoise shell falling into the divination instrument.
They hurriedly opened their eyes. The three from the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion craned their necks and looked at the sacrificial table. They saw the tortoise shell lying quietly in the divination instrument, and all the divination coins had fallen outside the Eight - Trigram Formation. None of them had fallen on the divination positions.
What did this mean?
"Prince Cang..." Lady Tong was a bit impatient and subconsciously opened her mouth to ask.
Cang Xuan opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the three of them. His eyes were full of coldness as if looking down on all sentient beings.
"The divination coins are all yin and have left the divination formation. This is a sign that everything is empty."
The Marquis of Pingyang stood still, feeling as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him from head to toe. His body was icy cold.
"A sign that everything is empty?" he repeated this sentence in a murmur, his eyes full of disbelief. "How could this be?"
Lady Tong became even more emotional. "I don't believe it. There must have been some mistake during the divination just now. Prince Cang, please, do it one more time! Do it one more time!"
Su Zeqian quickly supported Lady Tong and said hoarsely, "Prince Cang, as my mother said, could you please do the divination one more time?"
Cang Xuan laughed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "Are you doubting my ability?"
The look in his eyes made Su Zeqian shiver. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look directly at him. "Zeqian doesn't dare."
Cang Xuan said in a very calm tone, "Since you don't believe me, I can use another method to do the divination for you again. But things can't be repeated more than three times. You still have two chances left. Please cherish them."