Chapter 199 Return

"What happened?"

The crowd was somewhat alarmed.

Amidst the piercing alarm, the curtain lit up again, revealing Yinreng sitting in the empty Qianqing Palace, wearing a python robe, his eyes closed, and his face solemn.

“Baocheng…”

Kangxi called out subconsciously, and Yinreng, inside the curtain, seemed to hear his voice and suddenly opened his eyes.

His sharp gaze seemed to meet the invisible camera in mid-air as he coldly declared, "No matter what you are, I will catch you!"

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu, go and bring Zhang Xiao here."

"Chirp!"

"Caw!" The crow and the peacock responded simultaneously, and the two little ones flapped their wings and flew out of the palace.

"It's Second Brother! Second Brother discovered we're missing!"

Yinzhen cried out. Clearly, the new scene was not a new historical deduction, but a real event that had actually happened in the real world.

They had just told them to trust the capabilities of the observation system and that they wouldn't be detected, but Yinreng contradicted them, and the system's alarm even stopped beating.

[A danger has been detected to the observer. Emergency defense measures are now activated!]

"don't want!"

Everyone screamed, but they were bound to the sofa by an invisible force and could only watch helplessly as the red rays pierced through the curtain and shot straight at Yinreng.

Yinreng was completely unaware of this, and even his fifth and sixth sons, who were supposed to protect him, were sent away by him.

"No!"

"Second Brother, run!"

The crowd was filled with rage and despair.

The moment the red light touched Yinreng, a golden light suddenly flashed, its brilliance instantly intensifying. It not only devoured the red light but also pierced through the curtain, illuminating everyone present.

The light was so bright that everyone couldn't open their eyes and instinctively shielded them with their hands. When they realized they could control their bodies again and opened their eyes, they found themselves back inside the Qianqing Palace.

"What's going on..."

"Protect Cheng!"

Kangxi snapped out of his daze and immediately called for his beloved son.

"Father Emperor."

Yinreng immediately responded, and following the sound, he saw his Kangxi approach in a few steps. Kangxi excitedly pulled him into his arms and hugged him tightly, then hurriedly checked his physical condition.

Yinreng was somewhat bewildered by his series of actions. By the time he was about to speak, the others had also gathered around him, chattering with concern.

"I'm fine, don't worry. How are you guys? Are you hurt?"

When asked by Yinreng, everyone shook their heads in unison.

Kangxi spoke first: "We're fine, we were just taken to a strange place."

“That’s right, Second Brother, you don’t need to worry,” Yinzhi said immediately.

But then Yinreng squeezed to the front with a pitiful look on his face and stretched out his hand to show Yinreng: "No, Second Brother, something's wrong. I was electrocuted... I got an electric shock."

Yinreng frowned: "Electric shock?"

Everyone glared at them angrily. Was this the time to vie for favor?

Yin Tang slapped his hand away, "Second Brother, don't listen to his nonsense, it's all healed now, there's not a single red mark left on my hand!"

Yin wanted to say something, but he finally noticed the other people's gazes. He shrank his neck, forced a smile, and nodded: "Yes, Second Brother, don't worry, I was just saying, I'm fine now."

Since Yinzhen had said so, Yinreng didn't press further: "It's good that everything is alright."

The hall fell silent for a moment. It seemed that both sides had many questions they wanted to ask, but were also hesitant to speak due to some concern.

In the end, it was Yinreng who broke the silence.

He slowly opened his palm, and a small sphere emitting a pale white light floated on his palm.

"This... should be the thing that made you disappear."

"Observation system?"

Yinzhi couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the little thing that took them away?"

As if hearing his voice, the little ball bounced gently on Yinreng's palm.

"Observation system..." Yinreng repeated the name thoughtfully, "So what is this observing? And why did you take me away? Is it related to Zhang Xiao?"

Yinzhi was speechless for a moment. He didn't really want to tell Baocheng the two deductions he had just seen. He was already upset twice, and there was no need to upset Baocheng.

Then, Yinzhi looked at Kangxi.

Kangxi was also unsure how to respond, but Yinzhi reacted quickly and seemingly naturally changed the subject: "So, Second Brother knew from the beginning that Zhang Xiao had a problem?"

Others are also curious about this issue.

After all, when he saw the curtain and realized they had disappeared, Yinreng's first reaction was to send Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu to find Zhang Xiao.

Yinreng's gaze flickered slightly, and he said with a hint of innocence, "When I first saw her, I noticed something unusual about her; her body and soul didn't seem to match..."

“So,” Yinzhen looked at Yinreng with a resentful expression, “Second Brother, you also know what we’re doing, don’t you?”

Yinreng turned his head away, not looking at him: "It's mainly because I see you're taking it so seriously, so I can't really stop you."

Turning her head, she met Yinzhen's slightly reproachful gaze: "Second Brother..."

It wasn't that he was blaming him for not telling them; after all, they wouldn't believe such a miraculous thing if they hadn't discovered it themselves. So Yinzhen could understand Yinreng's tight-lipped nature.

Yinzhen was unhappy because Yinreng knew that Zhang Xiao had problems and was potentially in danger, yet he let it go unchecked.

"Next time, I'll definitely tell you next time," Yinreng pleaded, but seeing Kangxi's disapproval written all over his face, he added sarcastically, "I didn't tell you, and you didn't tell Father Emperor either."

"!" Resentful eyes were all fixed on Yinreng. Were they still good brothers (or good uncle and nephew)? Why were they hurting each other?

Before they could speak, Yinreng changed the subject again: "So, what exactly are you observing?"

"..." It's not good for Second Brother (Eldest Nephew) to be too smart. It's all up to you now, to protect your only father!

Emperor Kangxi, now the center of attention, froze, inwardly cursing. "Fine, not telling him in the first place was bad enough, but now you've thrown this problem at him! Even worse!"

"Father Emperor."

"Hey," Kangxi responded instinctively upon hearing Yinreng's call, but hesitated upon meeting his questioning gaze, "Baocheng... he's actually not that important..."

Yinreng looked at him quietly, and Kangxi could no longer speak.

“Let me guess,” Kangxi said, turning to look at the others. Finding them also avoiding his gaze, Yinreng chuckled and began to analyze, “Eighth Brother didn’t deny the previous questions, so it’s related to Zhang Xiao. And the way Zhang Xiao looked at me was strange; it was as if he knew me, yet also as if he felt sorry for me…”

Yinreng paced back and forth, gazing at the strange little sphere in his hand: "Father is unwilling to say, elder brother is unwilling to say, none of you are willing to say, so the content that can be observed must be related to me... Can this strange thing observe my fate? Is it that I will have a bad ending?"

"No way!"

Kangxi retorted, "Baocheng, you will be fine!"