Chapter 107 Give Yunxi back to me

Knowing that Yunxi was no longer at the Yongwang Mansion, Gu Nanxiao took Moyu and Qianyu directly to Qi Jinxiu's residence.

Without a word, he forced his way in, but once inside, they discovered that Qi Jinxiu was not there at all, nor was Yunxi in sight. The servants inside the mansion also shook their heads, claiming to know nothing when questioned.

Gu Nanxiao had no choice but to have Mo Yu bring in several secret guards to stake out around Qi Jinxiu's residence.

He then mobilized all the Imperial Guards, assigning over a hundred men to guard the four city gates, forbidding anyone from leaving the city. Afterward, he led the remaining men to begin searching Yunxi's residence, house by house, throughout the capital.

He knew that what he was doing would cause a huge commotion. But he was extremely anxious at the moment because he had a premonition that Yunxi would never come back after leaving this time.

He couldn't lose Yunxi, so tonight he would find her no matter what it took. He could apologize to Yunxi, and he could let the little girl scold and beat him, but he just couldn't let Yunxi leave him.

Gu Nanxiao led his men tirelessly, searching house to house. Some officials of high status were already furious at his arrogant barging into the mansion and wanted to argue with him.

When they saw his pale face and bloodshot eyes, they wisely shut their mouths.

Gu Nanxiao gives the impression of teetering on the edge of going berserk, as if a mere spark would set him off.

No one would argue with a madman, at least not when he's having a fit. Even though they were unhappy, they still cooperated with him in searching the mansion.

The next day, at the break of dawn, Gu Nanxiao had searched the entire capital city thoroughly, but still could not find Yunxi. His ominous premonition had reached its peak.

Seeing his master standing dumbfounded in the street, not knowing what to do, Mo Yu advised him with heartache, "Master, why don't you go back to the manor and rest for a while? Otherwise, you'll have to go to court soon."

Upon hearing the news of the morning court session, Gu Nanxiao felt as if he had grasped his last hope. He suddenly raised his head, immediately seized a subordinate's horse, and rushed towards the palace.

When he arrived at the palace gate, he saw ministers heading to the council hall in twos and threes. He quickly straightened his hair and smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes before hurrying towards the main hall.

Upon entering the hall, he indeed saw Qi Jinxiu, who was already standing there, in the position of the head of the civil officials. He wanted to step forward immediately to inquire, but then he heard the eunuch announce, "His Majesty has arrived!"

With no other option, Gu Nanxiao could only stand in his place, but his eyes were fixed on Qi Jinxiu, as if he was afraid that if he lost focus for even a moment, Qi Jinxiu would disappear.

Throughout the entire morning court session, he couldn't hear a single word the officials were saying. Even when the Emperor questioned him about what happened the previous night, Gu Nanxiao remained deaf to his pleas.

Having finally made it to the end of the court session, he immediately chased after Qi Jinxiu, and just as Qi Jinxiu was about to walk out of the palace gate, he took a step forward and caught up with him, blocking his way.

Then he asked urgently, "Tell me, where is Yuxi?"

Qi Jinxiu's eyes also burned with anger, and he questioned her without any politeness: "What right do you have to look for her?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Nanxiao said matter-of-factly, "Yunxi has already agreed to marry me, so I am her husband and of course I have the right to ask about her whereabouts!"

Qi Jinxiu chuckled and coldly questioned, "You know she's willing to marry you, but how have you treated her? This is the treasure I, the Grand Secretary, crave more than anything, how could you bear to let her get hurt? You're a beast!"

Qi Jinxiu channeled his inner strength and punched Gu Nanxiao in the side of the face, causing him to stagger. However, Gu Nanxiao was completely oblivious to the pain on his face at that moment.

Qi Jinxiu's words were still echoing in her ears. When he mentioned Yunxi's injuries, she immediately thought of her outburst that day. In addition to regret, she was also certain that Yunxi had gone to Qi Jinxiu's place.

So he rushed over, grabbed Qi Jinxiu's collar, and angrily questioned, "Where did you hide Yunxi? Give her back to me! What right do you have to take my wife away?"

Without any politeness, Qi Jinxiu shoved away the hand that was restraining him, straightened his wrinkled clothes, and looked back at him with eyes as sharp as knives, uttering words of venom without hesitation:

"I was able to take her away because she wanted to come with me. As for your wife, weren't you already planning to marry a concubine? This time you can just marry your principal wife instead, so as not to disappoint your childhood sweetheart."

Gu Nanxiao suppressed the stinging pain in his heart, ignoring his mocking expression, and hurriedly explained, "Please tell Yunxi that I will not marry anyone else."

There has never been a secondary wife; it was merely a temporary measure. I've been thinking of a solution for a while now. I won't do anything she dislikes. Let me meet with Yunxi, and I will explain things to her back then.

How could Qi Jinxiu listen to what he said? Thinking of Yunxi, who was carrying back to the manor with injuries all over her body, he clenched his fists again and rushed forward to fight with Gu Nanxiao.

This time, Gu Nanxiao did not stand idly by and take the beating. His anger drove him to fight with all his might against Qi Jinxiu.

To his great surprise, Qi Jinxiu, a seemingly weak scholar, was able to fight him to a standstill.

This forced Gu Nanxiao, who had not encountered a worthy opponent since reaching adulthood, to re-evaluate the man before him. He hadn't expected the man to be so cunning; no wonder he had been able to secretly cultivate such a powerful force.

At the same time, what worries Gu Nanxiao even more is that if Qi Jinxiu has such strength, it will probably be even more difficult to snatch Yunxi back from him.

Besides, Yunxi probably doesn't want to come back with him...

But no matter how difficult it is, Gu Nanxiao will not let go of the opportunity to find Yunxi.

The two fought for a while inside the palace gates before being surrounded by the Imperial Guards and driven out of the palace.

After leaving the palace, the two did not continue their fight. One got into the carriage with a cold face, while the other mounted his horse and followed closely behind.

When the carriage arrived at the residence of the Grand Secretary, which was personally bestowed by the Emperor, Qi Jinxiu jumped down after the carriage came to a stop and strode into the residence.

He didn't stop Gu Nanxiao from following him in, but simply walked towards his bedroom without paying any attention. Gu Nanxiao was convinced that he was the one who had hidden the person, so he followed him into the bedroom.

After searching inside and outside, he found that Yunxi was not in the house, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then, he hurriedly went to the courtyard next door to look for her.

He searched round and round, but still couldn't find Yunxi. Finally, unwilling to give up, he returned to Qi Jinxiu's bedroom.

However, they learned from the servants that Qi Jinxiu had already left the mansion, but the servants did not know where their master had gone.

Gu Nanxiao immediately chased after him out of the mansion, but didn't see a single person. He summoned the guards stationed outside and learned that no one had seen Qi Jinxiu leave the mansion.

He felt that he had been clearly tricked by Qi Jinxiu. Gu Nanxiao, who was extremely angry, felt a metallic taste rise in his throat. After he forcibly suppressed it, the panic in his heart rose to another level.

Yunxi disappeared, and Qi Jinxiu disappeared as well, leaving him with no clues whatsoever. It was as if he was the only one left in this vast world.

Gu Nanxiao returned to the Yongwang Mansion in a daze. When he pushed open the bedroom door as usual, he could no longer see the figure reclining on the chaise longue, reading a book.

Inside the room were only a messy brocade quilt and a pile of wedding clothes that he had torn to pieces.