79: It must be a living person.

Lu Qianqian remained calm in the Face of danger, her sword shifting from a horizontal block to a thrust as she also charged toward Luo Meng.

Inside the Feng Family's inner courtyard, the clanging of weapons rang out incessantly.

At this moment, a flash of white light streaked across the dark, heavy sky.

Followed by the roar of thunder.

Torrential rain began to pour down in an instant.

In the rain, the two combatants did not slow down at all despite the downpour.

They continued to trade blows, fighting intensely.

However, at this moment, no one knew that there was another uninvited guest outside the Feng Family gates.

The rain poured down, continuously washing the ground.

Huangfu Yunyan stood below the stone steps of the Feng Family entrance, watching the blood being washed away by the rain, her tears mixing with the rainwater.

"Father!"

Huangfu Yunyan threw herself forward, kneeling before Huangfu Xuan and crying heart-wrenchingly.

In the Huangfu Family, because of her father, Huangfu Yunyan was a proper Young Miss of a great Family.

At home, she not only had Maids to serve her, but people outside also gave her some Face.

But who could have imagined that change would come so quickly?

Within two days, first her elder brother died, and then her father!

Huangfu Yunyan truly couldn't understand why things had turned out this way in just a few short days.

A few days ago, they were a Family even more famous than the Feng Family.

Even if they were just a branch of the Huangfu Family, they still appeared more noble than the Feng Family.

And she had her brother's support and her father's protection.

But now, with the dead and the gone, the Family had shattered, leaving only her behind.

In the heavy rain, Huangfu Yunyan dragged her father's corpse down the stone steps step by step.

The blood on the stone steps was quickly washed clean by the rain, as if none of it had ever existed.

As she listened to the increasingly rapid clanging of the fight within the Feng Family,

she merely took one look back at the Feng Family's main gate.

"Today's grudge is irreconcilable. One day, I will bring ruin to your Feng Family!"

Huangfu Yunyan said each word with conviction.

After speaking, she left with Huangfu Xuan's corpse.

The rain washed away all traces, as if nothing had happened.

Inside the Feng Family residence.

The battle between Lu Qianqian and Luo Meng had reached a fever pitch.

Although there was only a gap of two Realms between their strengths,

in a fight, Lu Qianqian was simply no match for Luo Meng.

This wasn't just a matter of the gap in strength, but also combat experience.

A Sect Disciple still in the learning stage

had no combat experience to speak of.

Facing a battle-hardened expert like Luo Meng, she was naturally at a disadvantage.

Therefore, since she was inferior in both strength and experience, Lu Qianqian could only suffer.

With a flick of his palm, the large saber in Luo Meng's hand instantly blocked Lu Qianqian's long sword.

When Lu Qianqian tried to pull back and retreat, she discovered that he had used some unknown method to firmly trap her sword.

She couldn't break free at all!

"Miss Qianqian, you are still too young. Young people should restrain their sharpness; sticking your neck out makes it easy to suffer!"

Luo Meng laughed, his tone playful; clearly, he hadn't used his full strength yet.

Lu Qianqian said coldly,

"Hmph, Luo Meng, I may not be able to beat you, but so what? My father is the City Lord of Qingyang City. You either kill me, or as soon as I return, neither you nor the Huangfu Family will have an easy time."

Luo Meng laughed upon hearing this.

"Miss Qianqian, reverse psychology doesn't work on me. I know the City Lord's strength well, and I won't kill you. But whether you can make things difficult for me and the Huangfu Family after returning to Qingyang City... that's hard to say."

"Luo Meng has a connection with the Huangfu Family; he came to discuss business with Feng Ming on behalf of the Huangfu Family!"

"But what does that have to do with me?"

"What do you mean?"

Lu Qianqian's brow furrowed, clearly sensing that something was not quite right.

Luo Meng laughed and said,

"Luo Meng came to discuss business with Feng Ming, they parted on bad terms, and Luo Meng already left."

"You!"

Lu Qianqian suddenly realized.

She had wondered before why Luo Meng didn't act directly and insisted on leaving first; it turned out to be for this reason.

"Truly cunning and despicable."

Seeing that Lu Qianqian understood, Luo Meng continued to laugh.

"I'm just a nobody with no connection to the Huangfu Family. Could it be that these days, failing to reach a business deal is also a crime?"

"You!"

Lu Qianqian was so infuriated by Luo Meng's words that her composure was completely disrupted, and her confrontation with Luo Meng instantly turned unfavorable.

Seeing that she could be injured by the opponent's Saber Qi at any moment,

Lu Qianqian didn't dare to act brave and quickly called out to Feng Ming for help.

"Brother-in-law, come quickly! I can't hold on much longer!"

Inside the house.

Everyone had also heard Luo Meng's words clearly.

But they felt very confused.

"What exactly does Luo Meng mean by that?"

"We're all watching; he is Luo Meng. But hearing him talk, how can his and the Huangfu Family's crimes not be proven?"

Feng Mian couldn't understand.

Jiang Shuwan was equally puzzled.

Instead, the Eldest Uncle's Wife on the side sighed and spoke.

"He's right. As long as there's no evidence, even the City Lord can't convict them."

"Unless we can catch him, and catch him alive. Only then can we confirm what he and the Huangfu Family have done."

"A dead one won't work? Why?"

Feng Mian blinked, looking completely bewildered.

"You pig-brain, when will you ever be a bit smarter?"

The Eldest Uncle's Wife didn't explain, but instead looked at Lu An'an.

"Anan, you tell him!"

Lu An'an nodded upon hearing this and said,

"To prove that the Huangfu Family sought a partnership with Feng Ming and then resorted to exterminating the household when it failed, wouldn't we need witnesses or physical evidence?"

"Yes!"

Feng Mian nodded.

"Luo Meng is the witness, but if he runs away, the witness is gone. Without proof, who would believe it?"

"Even when my father judges a case, he needs to rely on evidence. Otherwise, if anyone could just run to him and say someone wanted to harm them, would he have to investigate every time?"

"Without evidence, a crime cannot be established."

Feng Mian was still confused.

"But we all saw it; he is Luo Meng."

Lu An'an didn't get frustrated and just continued to explain.

"Let's put it this way: if someone says you, Feng Mian, killed someone, and there are three or five witnesses, does that mean you definitely killed them?"

Feng Mian was speechless.

He finally understood why evidence was absolutely necessary.

"If he runs, it's just hearsay. If he's dead, there's no way to testify. So, it must be a living person."

"Otherwise, with a dead body, who can prove he is Luo Meng?"

"Only if he is alive is there a chance to convict the Huangfu Family!"

"Because as long as he works for the Huangfu Family, he will always leave some clues. Whether it's people in the Huangfu Family who have seen him or some financial dealings with them, these can only be investigated while he is alive!"

Lu An'an analyzed all the reasons.

Feng Mian nodded, truly feeling that his brain was a bit slow.

Of course, if Feng Ming were here, perhaps he wouldn't find this matter difficult to explain.

Isn't it just a lack of ID cards?

Especially since this person was kept in the shadows by the Huangfu Family.

It would be even harder to confirm his identity.

This also conversely demonstrated how important it was to establish a complete Identity Identification System.

Not only could it quickly identify a person, but it would also be error-free.