The Fall of the Luo Family (Part Two)

In an instant, Luo Hong's corpse turned to ash, and another soul appeared in the Rebirth Record.

Before this operation, Lin Qing had thoroughly investigated the crimes committed by the Luo Family's key members and determined which were capital offenses warranting execution on the spot.

Luo Hong had committed countless crimes, second only to Luo Wandeng in the Luo Family. Death was too good for him; ending him with a single palm strike had been merciful.

By then, the constables accompanying Lin Qing had searched the nearby courtyards once more. In the end, they brought a woman before him.

"My lord, this courtyard was where Luo Wandeng rested tonight. Luo Tai lived next door. We have the situation completely under control," one man reported.

"My lord, this is Luo Tai's Woman. Luo Tai was asleep in his room earlier, but Luo Wandeng woke him. Both have since disappeared. None of the other Luo Family members nearby saw where they went. I suspect there's a hidden chamber or passage somewhere around here," another reported.

Lin Qing glanced around. More than thirty Luo Family relatives and guards had been brought into the courtyard and were kneeling on the open ground nearby. Some were crying; others looked numb.

The woman before him was deathly pale, trembling where she stood.

"My lord, I had nothing to do with it. Luo Tai forced me to become his concubine. Please see the truth," she stammered, two lines of tears sliding from her eyes.

"Do you know where the Luo Family's secret passage is?" Lin Qing asked.

"I don't know, my lord," she said quickly.

Lin Qing studied her frightened face. She did not seem to be lying. Besides, given how shrewd Luo Wandeng and his son were, they were unlikely to have shared such an important