She was already decomposing, but her body bore the marks of a wild beast's mauling, clearly having been killed by an animal, ruling out the possibility of murder.
After returning, he wanted to expose the fake Xia Ningxing, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to do it.
During that time, she was almost like his own sister, loving, cherishing, and regarding him as her whole world.
He had already lost a sister; he couldn't bear losing this one too.
Therefore, he chose to feign ignorance, as if he knew nothing.
"Of course we can, but then we will face the endless hunting by Prince Tingli. I think by then, neither of us siblings would be able to leave this royal city, and we would be directly chopped down by chaotic blades," Xia Ningxing analyzed for him.
Lu Tingli would never let a woman who could make such weapons leave.
Unless she was dead.
Xia Tuanzi's heart gradually sank.
It was all his fault for bringing such calamity upon his sister.
