Since Qinghui left the Dark Guard Camp, she could no longer access any information within the camp.

She looked at Su Liuer in surprise.

What are you surprised about?

Su Liuer ignored her and muttered under her breath.

"The remnants of the Sui Dynasty went to Xuanling Mountain, but they also went to Huguo Temple. What exactly are they trying to do?"

"Jiang Qingwan, is there any news about the Prince?"

Jiang Qingwan frowned.

"Qinghui, go to the front yard and find Ye Shisan. If he's there, have him come to see me. If he's not there, ask the guards if the Prince went back last night."

"yes!"

Qinghui agreed and left in a hurry, but soon returned.

"Miss, the Prince didn't return to the manor last night, and Ye Shisan isn't here either. Has something happened?"

Jiang Qingwan recalled how Mo Yunhan had left in a hurry after treating her leg that night, and a sense of unease rose in her heart.

"Manager Su, what else do you know?"

Su Liuer said anxiously, "I only know that the Prince is investigating this group of thieves. The weapon they use is called the Golden Hook Curved Blade, which is extremely powerful. The group of treasure sellers I asked you to find are also this group of thieves. I suspect they are using various methods to plunder silver to stockpile military supplies. Their appearance at Xuanling Mountain must be because they covet the treasures in the imperial tomb. The Protectorate Temple is probably just a cover. The Prince must have discovered something and encountered danger, otherwise why would he have been missing for so long?"

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and she grabbed Jiang Qingwan's wrist to urge her on.

"Aren't you good at finding people? Why don't you use divination to find out where the prince is?"

Jiang Qingwan did not have any of Mo Yunhan's personal belongings at hand.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the dragon pendant from his purse and began to cast a divination.

Su Liuer was startled when she saw the dragon token.

"The prince actually gave this to you?"

Jiang Qingwan remained silent, concentrating on casting a divination.

The pointer on the small compass in his hand remained completely still.

Her expression grew increasingly serious.

There is only one possibility for this situation: Mo Yunhan is trapped in an extremely powerful formation, where spiritual energy is interfering and the divination results are not visible.

Could it be the owner of the black crow?

But last night, when the two of them were fighting, that person must have been seriously injured. How could he still have such great power to trap Mo Yunhan and prevent her compass from moving?

"So, did you find it?"

Su Liuer urged anxiously.

Just as Qing Sui was about to step forward, she suddenly drew a dagger from her waist and rushed to the door.

At the same time, he gestured for Jiang Qingwan and the other person to be quiet.

Su Liuer instinctively stepped in front of Jiang Qingwan.

She could sense that the newcomer exuded a strong murderous aura.

The moment she pushed open the door, Qing Sui's dagger flew out, but was blocked by a longsword.

"Night Seven?"

Ye Qi was covered in dust and grime, his breathing was unsteady, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was extremely pale.

Behind him followed Ye Shisan, whose face was covered by a mask.

Jiang Qingwan's heart sank immediately.

"Has something happened to Mo Yunhan?"

Although it was a question, the tone was unusually certain.

Ye Qi didn't bother with the formalities and quickly walked to Su Liuer's side, grabbing her shoulder tightly.

Why are you near Xuanling Mountain? What happened?

Just as Su Liuer was about to explain, Jiang Qingwan interrupted her.

"Ye Qi, where did you and Mo Yunhan part ways?"

There's no way Ye Qi could break out of the place that can trap Mo Yunhan.

“The back of Xuanling Mountain.” Ye Qi gripped the hilt of his sword tightly. “The imperial mausoleum was attacked by remnants of the Sui Dynasty. The prince asked me to provide support. When I returned to the mountain to look for him, I could no longer find him. Later, when I saw the firework signal released by Ye Shisan, I thought the prince had already gone down the mountain.”

He became more and more anxious as he spoke.

"Your Highness, the Prince vomited blood several times in the mountains and is very weak. Was it because of you that night..."

There were other people around, so he couldn't be too blunt.

Jiang Qingwan asked, "Are there any formations on Xuanling Mountain?"

Ye Qi nodded, "There is a protective array around the mountain, but members of the royal family can enter and exit by offering blood as a sacrifice."

"Go to Xuanling Mountain."

Jiang Qingwan stuffed the compass into her purse, grabbed a cloak, and prepared to leave.

Ye Qi and the others naturally followed.

Su Liuer also wanted to go, but was stopped.

Lian'er and Li Dou were both in the courtyard when they heard the commotion.

"Miss, what happened?"

Before Jiang Qingwan could answer, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly echoed from the streets outside.

Ye Shisan had already leaped onto the wall to investigate, and in the blink of an eye, he landed in front of Jiang Qingwan with an unusually solemn expression.

"It's the Imperial Guards, heading towards the Prince's residence."

"The Imperial Guard?" Ye Qi frowned. "Which leader?"

"Yan Yunqing!"

Ye Qi felt a chill run down his spine.

They even mobilized the commander of the Imperial Guard.

“They’ve come with ill intentions. Qinghui, Thirteen, you two protect the Princess and escort her to Xuanling Mountain. I’ll go and distract Yan Yunqing.”

At this moment, Yan Yunqing had already reined in his horse and stopped at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion.

Holding the black and gold token, he shouted in a deep voice, "By imperial decree, the Ninth Prince's residence is sealed off. No one is allowed to leave. Anyone who disobeys will be killed without exception!"

Qing Sui's expression changed slightly.

"Yan Yunqing is the number one expert in the Great Zhou Dynasty. You're just asking for death by trying to draw his attention!"

"His Highness's life is of utmost importance." Ye Qi did not hesitate at all, turned around and bowed to Jiang Qingwan, "Please be sure to bring His Highness back."

Outside the back gate, the sound of the Imperial Guards' orderly footsteps and the drawing of bows echoed.

Jiang Qingwan called out to Ye Qi, who was about to leave.

“If you are exposed, everyone in the backyard will die.”

Ye Qi was stunned and glanced at Lian'er and Li Dou, who were standing to the side completely unaware of what had happened.

Those were Jiang Qingwan's people; he had no right to decide their life or death.

"What should we do then? The prince's fate is currently unknown; how can we just stay trapped in the palace and wait around?"

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