"It turns out it was the eldest son who rescued us. How rude of me not to notice. I, Su Huarong, on behalf of everyone, express our gratitude to the eldest son." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

As he watched Qin Hong approaching from a distance, Su Huarong promptly clenched his fist in salute.

On Qin Hong’s face was still that flawlessly perfect smile, making Su Huarong tighten his hold on his expression.

"There’s no need for thanks, you are all Pan’er’s family, hence you are also my, Qin Hong’s family. From now on, live in the mansion. If there is anything you need, feel free to mention it."

Those who had stayed in the Qin mansion were all here, and upon hearing Qin Hong’s words, everyone turned their attention to him.

"Damn it!"

Su Ke jumped out from behind, pointed at Qin Hong and cursed, "It was you, you bastard, who took my Fourth Sister away at the beginning! Don’t think I don’t know, give me back my Fourth Sister, you bastard!"

"Ke’er, don’t be rude!"

Su Huarong hurriedly reprimanded him, his look filled with deep worry. Initially, he was trapped in Huangjue Temple, then mysteriously, the troops of Huangjue Temple retreated. However, soon afterward, there was chaos in Shengjing, and the entire Qin mansion was taken over by Qin Zitong’s men.

Despite being in Yingtian Prefecture, Qin Hong somehow managed to extricate them from Shengjing. Originally, after the incident with Fourth Younger Sister and Fourth Brother-in-law, the entire Qin mansion was controlled by Qin Zitong’s men.

He had thought that he would never be able to walk out of the Qin mansion alive in this lifetime, but, unfortunately, he somehow ended up standing here.

With this, his wariness of the amiably smiling Qin Hong in front of him deepened!

After stopping Su Ke, he turned back and saluted Qin Hong, "My younger brother is young and ignorant. Please, Eldest Sir, don’t be angry."

Su Ke wanted to speak again, but ultimately did not.

Qin Hong not only was not angry, he even broke out into a big laugh.

"Ha, ha, ha...no matter, no matter. I and Pan’er have a very special relationship. Pan’er’s younger brother is my younger brother, and Pan’er’s elder brother is naturally my elder brother. You may consider this place as your home and live here. Anything you need, feel free to ask the caretaker."

"Of course."

Su Huarong’s expression changed, "Speaking of needs, I wouldn’t have any. However, I would like to know about Fourth Younger Sister’s situation. Please, Eldest Son, do tell."

"Speaking of it, it’s regrettable."

The smile on Qin Hong’s face disappeared, and he sighed deeply, "My people sent back a message saying that, Pan’er...she escaped from Hezhong Prefecture with the refugees, and her whereabouts are currently unknown. She could be alive... or not..."

"What?"

Both Su Ke and Su Huarong were so shocked that they sprung up.

Without caring for anything else, Su Ke rushed to Qin Hong in two steps, "You say, what exactly happened to my Fourth Sister?"

Also not caring to teach Ke’er manners, Su Huarong rushed forward, looking anxious and asking, "Eldest Son, what exactly is going on?"

"Ah, the situation is this..."

Qin Hong then narrated the story of him hiding the beauty in a golden house. However, in his words, it naturally became Su Pan’er and him developing feelings for each other, Pan’er even willingly moving into the farm with him. However, later, Qin Yi used the child as a hostage to forcibly take them away, separating the two of them...

Qin Hong sighed, "When I received the message and rushed over, it was ultimately a step too late. I pursued them along the way, but still didn’t find them. Not long ago, I received news that Pan’er didn’t want to stay with Qin Yi, so she escaped from Hezhong Prefecture and disappeared with the refugees. I’ve searched everywhere, but I still have no news of her..."

Speaking of this, a look of anxiety and sadness surfaced in Qin Hong’s eyes.

His sincerity, making Su Huarong uncertain.

"Impossible! You’re lying, you’re a liar! My Fourth Sister and Fourth Brother-in-law are not these type of people!"

Su Ke couldn’t stand others slandering his Fourth Sister and Fourth Brother-in-law. In his heart, from the first time he saw Qin Hong, he felt something was off about Qin Hong’s look towards his Fourth Sister, and instinctively classified him as a bad person.

I have to say, Ke’er’s instinct was strong!

"My Fourth Sister is truly good to Fourth Brother-in-law. Fourth Brother-in-law even listens to Fourth Sister’s every word. He would never harm my Fourth Sister!"

"Originally, he was not intending to harm her, he just wanted to separate Pan’er and me."

The sadness on Qin Hong’s face deepened, and he lifted a hand to swear, "However, I swear to heaven that, what I feel for Pan’er is genuine! If I say even half a lie, may my intestines rot and kill me!"

His vow, not to mention changing the expressions of Su Ke and the others behind him, even Su Huarong’s expression momentarily changed. Nevertheless, in an instant, he had regained his usual expression.

What Ke’er said represented his thoughts. But he also noticed that when Qin Hong was making his promise, he was sincere!

Because of this feeling, he changed his expression!

Previously when he was dealing with Qin Hong, he was determined not to give in, even if Mount Tai was collapsing in front of him. However, just a few words from Qin Hong sparked his thoughts.

There was some hesitation on Su Ke’s face, and he momentarily forgot to continue arguing.

However, the smile on Su Huarong’s face disappeared. After a while, he formally looked at Qin Hong and slowly saluted.

"At this moment, Eldest Son tells us these things, I’m afraid you have some arrangements for us. Just say it directly. If it’s within my capabilities, I, Su Huarong, will support it wholeheartedly."

If it’s beyond my capabilities, don’t blame me.

This statement greatly pleased Qin Hong!

"Actually, my reason for bringing you here is that I was hoping you could help find Su Pan’er!"

Qin Hong said it straight up!

This attitude suggested a complete disregard for Su Huarong and Su Ke. It made Su Ke gasp, and then he began to cough violently.

While Qin Hong, who was far away in Yingtian Prefecture, was discussing details with Su Huarong, news that Qin Feimo was not the emperor’s bloodline had reached Qin Yi, who was commanding the battle in Hezhong Prefecture!

Upon hearing Master Uncle Cheng recount this, Qin Yi’s mouth hung open wide enough to fit a goose egg and remained so for quite a while before he finally closed it.

"Who spread this news?"

"The original source of the news has become untraceable, but, although the plot is low-level, it is very effective."

Master Uncle Cheng glanced at Qin Yi, a hint of hesitance in his eyes, "I’m afraid there will be further action from them soon. If that happens, unfortunately..."

If chaos were to break out in Jingzhao Prefecture, this war would be even harder to fight!

Qin Yi thought for a moment, then sighed and shook his head, "I’m sure Brother Ye would have made arrangements for this. However, with this kind of situation at present, I’m thinking, do I need to make a trip back to Jingzhao Prefecture?"