The voice suddenly rang out behind her, startling Ye Meng.

Ye Meng quickly turned around and was met with Ni Niang's wrinkled, sunken-eyed, aged smiling face.

"Ni Niang? What are you doing here?" Ye Meng's eyes flashed with excitement, and she quickly stepped forward to hug Ni Niang tightly.

“Ni Niang, do you know how much I’ve missed you these past few days? But I haven’t seen you since I returned to the Ye family.”

"By the way, Ni Ni, did you know that Sister Momo and Master Ting were poisoned on their very first night at the Ye family home? Ni Ni is quite knowledgeable about poisons. Ni Ni, do you know who else in our Ye family, besides you, knows how to use poison?"

Ni Niang's sunken eyes gleamed with a captivating smile: "Of course I know, Mengmeng, do you want to know?"

Ye Meng seemed to have grasped a glimmer of hope, and quickly and happily grabbed Ni Niang's sleeve:

"Of course I want to know! Ni Ni, besides our Ye family, who else knows how to use poison?"

But as soon as she finished speaking, she sensed something eerie, and even the surrounding air became sinister.

That's not right. Her room was clearly locked. How did Ni Niang get in?

Could it be that Ni Niang was hiding in her room from the very beginning and deliberately chose this time to appear?

In that instant, Ye Meng felt a chill run down her spine, and when she looked into Ni Niang's eyes, she felt a chill run through her body!

Ni Niang always liked to go to bed early, and she had never seen Ni Niang appear at this time before, let alone in such a strange way!

"Who are you?!" Ye Meng suddenly stood up from the window and pressed the alarm button hidden by the window.

However, the alarm was meant to alert the outside world, and there was no deafening sound inside Ye Meng's room, so the person was unaware of it.

The smile on Ni Niang's face suddenly turned eerie, and most of her aged face was hidden in darkness.

"Who am I? You'll find out then, won't you, Mengmeng..."

Her eerie laughter grew fainter and fainter, and Ye Meng felt her body go limp, then she lost consciousness.

I could only vaguely sense that the person's voice gradually transformed into an aged male voice...

At that moment, the alarm that Ye Meng pressed resounded throughout the entire Ye family, instantly waking everyone up, and they all ran towards Ye Meng's courtyard.

"What happened? Who pressed the alarm?!"

"Reporting to the master! The alarm in Miss Ye Meng's room has been activated."

"What?!" Ye Xichen's face immediately tightened, and he rushed to Ye Meng's room, sending someone to break down the door.

But when they broke into Ye Meng's room, it was already empty, and Ye Meng was nowhere to be seen.

A flicker of panic crossed Ye Xichen's eyes, and his fists clenched tightly: "Where's Ye Meng? Where did she go?!"

The subordinate was slightly startled, seemingly not expecting Master Ye Xichen to erupt in such a furious voice, so he hurriedly said tremblingly, "Master, please wait a moment, we will check the surveillance footage immediately!"

"Then hurry up!" Ye Xichen's furious voice was almost a shout.

The subordinate was so frightened that he ran away immediately: "Yes, yes, yes...we'll go right now!"

"What are you all doing here? Go find someone right now!" Ye Xichen's face was ashen, and he was on the verge of exploding with rage. The servants were so frightened that they ran away immediately, none of them daring to provoke this lord.

Ye Xichen's daughter, Ye Ruyu, had just arrived and seemed surprised that Ye Xichen would erupt in such anger.

A strange glint flashed in her eyes, and she tentatively asked, "Dad, didn't you hate Ye Meng the most? Now that Ye Meng is gone, shouldn't you be happy? Why do you seem so anxious?"

Unexpectedly, Ye Xichen slammed his hand on the table, furious and embarrassed, and said, "Am I worried about Ye Meng? I'm worried about the safety of the Ye family! Right now, the people from the Emperor-Slaying Alliance are in the shadows, while our Ye family is in the open. If they can kidnap Ye Meng at will, they can kidnap you, my daughter, at will! They might even take our lives. How can I not worry about the Ye family?!"

After saying that, he immediately reprimanded his subordinates: "Go find her right now! This spendthrift Ye Meng has caused such a big mess for the Ye family! Once she comes back, kick her out of the Ye family immediately. Our Ye family can't afford to support this jinx!"

Ye Ruyu gently played with the strands of hair on her shoulder with her slender fingers, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes.

The commotion was so great that it quickly attracted the attention of the rest of the Ye family. Upon hearing that Ye Meng had gone missing, the Third Master Ye Qingfeng and the Fourth Master Ye Wanjun walked over with dark faces. Meanwhile, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting also arrived.

Seeing so many people at the scene, Gu Momo and Li Zhanting exchanged glances, then quickly walked over, only to hear Third Master Ye Qingfeng angrily rebuke:

"I already said she has to get out of the Ye family! Her return only causes trouble for the Ye family!"

He then glared angrily at Gu Momo and Li Zhanting: "Since you already know that Ye Meng is the most qualified heir to the Shao family's assets, you should know that the leader of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance hates her to the bone! Bringing her back to the Ye family that we have rebuilt is tantamount to letting her bring annihilation to our Ye family! How many times have we advised against it, and you still dare to bring her back?!"

After saying that, he was about to slap Gu Momo across the face, but Li Zhanting stopped him.

"So you've finally admitted you're from the Shao family?" Li Zhanting's cold eyes radiated a chilling aura.

"Since you know that the leader of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance is someone from your Shao family, then with your intelligence, you must be able to see that the leader of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance is targeting everyone in your Shao family, not just Ye Meng!"

"The most important thing now is to find Ye Meng. If anything happens to Ye Meng, you will definitely have a hard time escaping the clutches of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance! Momo and I will act immediately. Let's see if you dare to cooperate with us and find the person who kidnapped Ye Meng!"

After saying that, he grabbed Gu Momo's hand tightly and left in a domineering manner.

The eldest master of the Ye family, Ye Xichen, the third master, Ye Qingfeng, and the fourth master, Ye Wanjun, were so angry that their faces visibly turned red.

Fourth Master Ye Wanjun immediately scolded his subordinates: "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go find them! Didn't you hear what they said? If we don't catch the person behind this, we're all doomed!"

"yes!"

The subordinates hurriedly ran away in a panic, while Gu Momo and Li Zhanting on the other side also immediately dispatched their men.

Gu Momo immediately prepared a detailed search plan and handed it over to the Dark Night Alliance and the Glazed Pavilion for joint investigation.

She and Li Zhanting also launched an operation overnight. However, just as they reached a certain bamboo forest deep within the Ye family's territory, Gu Momo suddenly remembered something and quickly grabbed Li Zhanting's hand: "Wait, Zhanting. Don't you think it's a bit strange that they captured Ye Meng?"