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Chapter 1103: Qian's Secret Investigation, the Death Penalty May Bring Disaster to the Xiao Fam

Seeing Meng Ling'er refused to speak, Xiao Lie jokingly said, "Cousin, don't hide it. Could it be that some young master has bewitched you so much that you even look down on your cousin Xiao Yan?"

Meng Ling'er's cheeks flushed red as she said angrily, "Cousin, if you tease me again, I won't pay any attention to you. Let's go check out Qian's private vault and accounts."

Seeing that she changed the subject, Xiao Lie stopped asking questions and nodded, "Okay, let's go now."

The two cast an invisibility spell and quietly sneaked into Qian's room. After searching for a while, they finally found the secret door and account book of the private vault.

When they opened the account book, they saw a dense record of the amount of money Qian had withheld from the public treasury, as well as many shameful transactions. Meng Linger gnashed her teeth in anger and whispered:

"This Qian family is really going too far. Let's quickly keep this evidence. It will be useful in the future.

"Let's find Li Kangning and Yan Ziyi and ask them to help us. Take away all the money that Qian has withheld and keep it for my cousin. We absolutely cannot let her and her useless son get away with it."

Xiao Lie nodded and was about to put away the account books and some important bills. Just as they were about to leave, Qian suddenly returned and was heading towards the secret room.

In order not to alert the enemy, Xiao Lie and Meng Ling'er quickly returned everything to its original place and hid.

Qian came to Mishi, added another entry to the account book, and then pressed a certain place on the wall. A niche was revealed on the dense wall, and there was an exquisite rosewood box inside.

Qian took out a silver note from her sleeve pocket and carefully placed it in the box, then restored the niche.

Meng Ling'er and Xiao Lie both saw it, and they were glad that they didn't alert the enemy.

The gold and silver jewelry they had just seen were not the biggest. The privately hidden silver notes were actually hidden here, which was really an unexpected gain.

Qian left immediately. Meng Ling'er and Xiao Lie opened the alcove and counted the banknotes, which totaled to 120,000 taels.

Of this large income, 60% was deducted from the income from Xiao Yan's cousin's mother's dowry shop and farm, 30% was deducted from the income from the shop and farm under his uncle's name, and the remaining 10% was interest earned from Qian's usury.

Xiao Lie asked, "Should we take this box and the account book away in advance?"

Meng Ling'er felt that the account books, bills and banknotes were too important and she had to take them away even at the risk of alerting the enemy.

Even if Qian knew that the secret room had been stolen, it would be impossible for him to transfer his property in a short period of time.

So, the two of them carefully put the account books, bills and banknotes into their arms and quickly left the secret room.

As soon as they returned to Meng Ling'er's residence, they immediately began to discuss their next plan.

Meng Linger decided to find Li Kangning and Yan Ziyi immediately and ask them to clear out the Qian family’s hidden property immediately to avoid any further complications.

Xiao Lie was worried that after the Qian family discovered that their things were stolen, they would become alert and even do something bad to Xiao Yan.

Meng Linger comforted him, "Mrs. Qian doesn't know her things have been stolen yet, so we should take the initiative. With this evidence, even if she wants to play tricks, she won't be able to cause any trouble."

Besides, Brother Xiao Yan hasn't come back yet, so even if Qian wants to blame him, she can't. "

The two of them were conspiring, and Yun Yisanren overheard them. He had already known what they were doing together, and was just about to come over to tell them more explosive information.

Yun Yisan knocked on the door outside and told the information he had just found out.

"Qian's family and the Qian family are colluding in a shady business, and there's still a lot of money tied up in that business. You should do it as well."

Xiao Lie stood up suddenly, very nervous. When he saw Yun Yisanren, he opened his eyes wide and asked in disbelief:

"Are you really Senior Yun Yisanren? Not only do you sound young, you look even younger. Are you truly an immortal who can remain eternally young?"

Yun Yi Sanren was no longer surprised by such questions. He nodded and replied, "It's me. Cultivators who reach the Immortal Realm and above will become very young. Their appearance will also change."

Xiao Lie's eyes were filled with admiration, and he immediately knelt down in worship.

"Senior Immortal, please accept my respects from this junior, Xiao Lie."

Yun Yisanren was attracted by Xiao Lie's unabashed nature, and the corners of his mouth curled up. With a flick of his finger, he dragged Xiao Lie, who was actually kowtowing, to his feet.

He continued, "Mr. Xiao, you're welcome. Just follow Ling'er and call me Grandmaster Uncle. Ling'er said you wanted to learn a few magic tricks, so come to class with Ling'er."

Xiao Lie was so happy that he bowed respectfully to Yun Yisanren again and shouted, "Master, please accept the thanks from your disciple Xiao Lie.

Tomorrow, I will bring a generous gift to thank you, Uncle Master, for teaching me the magic arts. I will definitely live up to your teachings."

Yun Yisanren nodded and said lovingly to Meng Ling'er, who was also smiling beside him, "Ling'er, our uncle-master has agreed to your request. Now you can cultivate with peace of mind, right?"

"Uncle Master, thank you for accepting Cousin Xiao Lie as your disciple.

But we haven't dealt with the Qian family and Xiao Yan's cousin's affairs yet, and the situation is very complicated. What information did you find, uncle-master?"

"That Qian not only colluded with her brother on her mother's side to engage in usury, but also engaged in smuggling and trafficking in illegal salt. Each of these offenses is a serious crime punishable by death and extermination of the entire family.

All the officials in the Xiao family would be dismissed from their posts, their property would be confiscated, and the entire family would be exiled.

Therefore, you must discuss what to do with your father and brothers in the Xiao family."

Xiao Lie said in horror: "If we want to save the Xiao family, we must immediately get rid of this Qian family."

Ling'er continued, "After we've severed our ties, the Xiao family will take the initiative to secretly report the crimes of Qian and her cousin to my father some time later. This is the only way to save the Xiao family.