On the seventh day after the Gao Family had been exterminated on the surface, Mu Changyan told An Zaixin to bring people to the Gao Family compound to search them again. After all, the soldiers" search of the Gao Family seemed to be like a wild wind sweeping away fallen leaves, but perhaps the Gao Family"s many secrets still needed to be carefully discovered.

An Zaiyan knew that Mu Changyan wanted him to stay away from Empyrean Terminus Palace, but he couldn"t figure out why.

Perhaps, Mu Changyan had already given up?

He just wanted to let An Zaixin protect Xiao Qidao properly.

No one knew how many secrets were hidden in the Gao Family"s courtyard.

In order to let them all gain some experience, An Zhe brought them all.

Even though the Gao Family Compound occupied a huge area, it was outrageously large.

But whether it was architecture or decoration, it was so low-key that people thought they might have gone to the wrong place.

At this time, a portion of the security forces in the Gao Family"s courtyard were transferred from the military, and the most important locations were all officers of the Thousand Revolution School.

The elites of the almost disbanded army were still keeping a low-profile and reserved att.i.tude. They were terrifyingly calm and collected.

After all, if it wasn"t for the An Vanguard Department, then the empress dowager would have taken care of everything else.

The skinny Du looked around while walking and could not help but shake his head: ""This place is so big that it seems to be the military"s drill ground. Don"t tell me the Gao Family can"t bear to part with a few trees?""

He stopped and looked around.

The Gao Clan"s courtyard was truly huge, but the vast majority of the area was paved with extremely smooth and firm s.p.a.ces. Only a few small gardens had some flowers and plants, and they didn"t even have a name.

Such an empty courtyard was either because a large number of people practiced frequently, or because they had other purposes.

However, the Gao Clan had at least over a thousand helpers in Fang Gu City. Just thinking about the scale of the a.s.sa.s.sins when the Gao Clan attacked Heavenly Temple made no sense.

And if all the employees of the Gao Family"s casino within the entire Yan Kingdom were taken into account, there would at least be over ten thousand people.

Therefore, the courtyard was s.p.a.cious and empty, most likely because too many Gao Family guards and fighters needed cultivation and body tempering.

Anjou stepped into an open s.p.a.ce and squatted down to sniff. The smell of lime entered his nose.

There is, of course, nothing to doubt, that the ground will be harder by mixing lime with earth.

However, An Zhe felt that something was wrong. He turned around and called out, ""Send a team over here and dig down from here.""

Before long, fifty or sixty able-bodied soldiers with shovels began digging downward.

Thin Du was also curious as to what exactly An Zhe had discovered. He grabbed a shovel from a soldier and began digging downwards with keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng-keng.

These people were well-trained and physically strong, and it didn"t take them long to dig more than a meter deep.

At a meter and a half, the soil became whiter and whiter, and the lime should be higher and higher.

After digging for a few dozen more centimeters, the shovel could actually hit sparks.

""No, there"s a layer of gravel under the lime.""

""Maybe it was the foundation the Gao Family laid when they first built the yard?""

The stones are of different sizes and are very thick. ""

The cat owner squatted on An Zeng"s shoulder and called out to the bottom of the hole.

It rubbed its contentious face as if it was afraid, but also as if it was disgusted.

An Zhan handed the good lord to Qu Liuxi, and he jumped down.

Squatting on the stone floor, he carefully examined it, then dug out a stone and looked at the sun. ""The stone was buried in there for less than two years. It definitely wasn"t buried when the Gao Family first built the courtyard.""

""The Gao Clan"s residence is in Fang Gu City for at least a hundred years. There"s something down here, and it hasn"t been buried for more than two years.""

""Move the stones away!""

With an order from An Zaiyue, the soldiers began to carry the stone away.

These soldiers were strong and curious, so they worked especially hard.

The stone was more than half a meter thick, and after two years of pressure, digging it out wouldn"t be easy.

The dozens of muscular men worked for a full hour before they managed to clear out an area that was three to four meters in radius.

But beneath the stone stratum, there was another layer of lime.

Everyone couldn"t help but feel a little disappointed. Perhaps this was just because the Gao Family had once repaired the ground in the courtyard two or three years ago, and there were no secrets below.

Anjou asked for a shovel, sc.r.a.ped the layer of lime, and found it only a few centimeters thick.

He sc.r.a.ped the plaster aside, and everyone"s hair stood on end.

Corpse.

An Xin went up and ordered more people to come over.

After that, he would send people to report to the army and Heavenly Temple, and have the soldiers and Heavenly Temple send people over to keep an eye out.

After another hour, five hundred elite soldiers were sent to the army, and over a hundred guards were sent to the Heavenly Temple to gather some more people from the Punishment Department.

Before the matter was decided, there were no laborers employed in the dispute.

The soldiers were w.a.n.g Kaitai, the Heavenly Temple was An Chengli, and the two were old acquaintances. They were chatting quite warmly along the way, but when they saw the scene in the pit below, their faces turned pale.

The group of seven to eight hundred people had cleared out all the courtyards. There were several large pits underneath the layers of rocks. There were countless corpses, at least a thousand of them.

The year in which these corpses were buried was different as well. After An Zaihai had seen them, he discovered that the earliest corpses would take around ten years, and the latest was no more than half a year.

And among these thousand corpses, there wasn"t a single adult male.

A woman or a child.

""Motherf * cker!""

Skinny Du threw the shovel to the side and squatted down while hugging his head. ""The Gao Family b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!""

Gu Qianlin and Qu Liuxi were already holding hands and standing to the side. Their eyes were red, and they didn"t dare to look at the corpses below.

The new body, though rotting, was vaguely recognizable.

More than half of them were the remains of young women, and the other half were children who were no more than ten years old.

w.a.n.g KaiTai"s eyes almost popped out, ""Every year, there will be a lot of missing cases in Fang Shoucheng. The Fang family"s investigation went on year after year and the Board of Justice"s investigation went on year after year, but they have no clues at all.""

""So it"s all here … d.a.m.n it, what the h.e.l.l is the Gao Family doing!""

Andersen covered his face with a cloth and went down to check again.

In this aspect, even the most outstanding coroner of the Ministry of Justice was not as experienced as he was.

Not long after that, Tritchard, the commander of the Board of Justice"s cavalry, arrived as well. When he saw the corpse below, his face paled.

Tantai Chui covered his mouth and nose with a cloth before jumping down. He squatted beside An Zaihai and said, ""Did you notice? All the corpses that could see the wound had the same location.""

An Zaixian nodded, ""Someone dug my heart out.""

Tantai Che heaved a sigh of relief. ""It"s been more than ten years. Over a thousand people had their hearts dug out and then buried in this courtyard. Just what is the Gao Family planning to do?""

""Evil magic.""

An Xuan stood up. ""Some people said that eating from the heart of a child can prolong one"s lifespan.""

Tantai was stunned for a moment, ""Isn"t this nonsense!?""

""Or...""

An Ying"s eyes flickered for a moment: ""Or perhaps, the Gao Family keeps a demon beast. This child is used to feed and kill demon beasts.""

""Why are there still so many young girls,"" Tantai asked. ""Besides the children, the corpses here are all young girls.""

An Zhe shook his head. Even though he had been in charge of handling the Division in the Great Xi for so many years, he had never seen such a cruel and vile thing.

What exactly had the Gao Family been doing all these years, killing so many people?

Tantai Cha said, ""The number of reported disappearances in the Board of Justice and Fang Shoufu"s household added up to less than ten years. Clearly, there were still many people who were kidnapped outside of Fang Shoucheng.

What was the Gao Family planning to do?

""Aren"t you afraid of retribution if you do such a wicked thing?""

""If the punishment of the wicked is placed on retribution, the wicked will live more comfortably.""

He turned around. ""Scoop every open s.p.a.ce in the yard!""

The soldiers and officials of the Ministry of Justice"s Fang Shoufu began to move. Everyone"s hands were trembling as they dug around. No one wished to dig out the corpse again.

When those children died, the oldest would probably be no more than ten years old.

This sort of sin would cause even Buddha to feel fury towards Kong Kim.

Still, they saw more bodies.

Three more bodies were found in the yard. Although there weren"t as many corpses dug up as the last one, there were at least two or three hundred.

The bodies had been dead for a little longer, fifteen to ten years ago, according to the report.

""That is to say, it started about fifteen years ago?""

Tantai Cha frowned. ""When we look back, we find out what happened to the Gao Family fifteen years ago. That"s why they started killing people in such a crazed manner.""

An He suddenly recalled what Zhuge Liuyun said not long ago about raising the Withering Blood Vine in the ancient tomb.

However, it was quickly denied … Zhuge Liuyun had said that raising the withered Blood Vine to guard the tomb was the best way to slaughter the entire clan.

No matter how domineering the Gao Family was, they would not dare to do something like that.

Moreover, these corpses were clearly not of the same clan. Not a single clan had been able to withstand such a disaster like losing all of their children and young women for over ten years.

An Chengli felt his stomach churning. He didn"t want to stay in this place for even a second longer. ""Um … I"ll go back and report this to the King first. It"s better to leave this matter to the Ministry of Justice to investigate thoroughly.""

Then he turned and walked away, almost running.

w.a.n.g Kai-tai was silent for a while before he said, ""This matter cannot be announced for the time being. If it is leaked out too early, the imperial court will not be able to withstand the public"s anger and attack.""

""In particular, the Ministry of Justice and the Fang family.""

Xu Zhengsheng, who had already rushed over, quickly nodded, ""Yes, yes … if the news were to spread now, the Fang family will be surrounded by people so tightly that not even a drop of water will leak out.""

An Zhan glanced in the direction An Chengli left, then looked towards Xu Zheng and said, ""Sir Xu, have you heard of what happened to the Gao Clan fifteen years ago?""

""Fifteen years ago?""

Xu Zhengsheng knew that this matter was too big and did not dare to ignore it. He thought carefully for a moment, ""This official remembers that more than ten years ago, the eldest son of the Gao Family, the eldest brother of Gao Yuan Lake, had some accident.""

Other than that, he didn"t seem to have heard anything about the Gao Family.

Oh right, it seems like the old lady from the Gao Clan personally stepped in to look for famous doctors over ten years ago.

Some of the famous doctors and doctors in the Fang Residence were invited. In addition, the Gao Family sent almost all of the Great Xi and a dozen other countries over. They even went to the Savage Mountain to look for ancient medicine.

This could be the cause of death for these children and young women?

At this time, An Chengli wasn"t in the Heavenly Protection Hall, and only Nie Qing remained by Mu Changyan"s side.

Standing behind Mu Changyan, Nie Qing originally had a blank expression on his face. After waiting for An Chengli to leave, his eyes suddenly shone with a terrifying light.

He grabbed Mu Changyan"s neck from behind and slapped her on the back of her head.

Mu Changyan didn"t even have the slightest reaction before she was knocked unconscious by Nie Qing.

Nie Qing took out a small jade bottle from his chest, poured out a very disgusting worm, and stuffed it into Mu Changyan"s mouth.

He then took out a cloth bag and opened it. Inside was a row of silver needles.

Nie Qing stood there, expressionlessly using needles on Mu Changyan.

He moved quickly, but stiffly.

In just a few minutes, the silver needles had all entered Mu Changyan"s body. From the outside, it was almost impossible to see any trace of them.

In Nie Qing"s eyes, an extremely evil light flashed, causing people to shiver in fear."