"Young Master, I just checked the old mansion and found that Xia Bingqing is missing!"

Xia Bingqing had been confined to the study, with meals delivered to her by a special person at mealtimes, and everything had been peaceful until now. However, when the meal was delivered just now, Xia Bingqing was nowhere to be found.

Mu Nanxun frowned. "What's going on? Who else knows she's being held here?"

"Young Master, besides the Old Master and you, only the men in black know where Xia Bingqing is being held. Even the young lady doesn't know. Originally, Xia Bingqing ate and drank well in the study all day long. She was also well-behaved, and since she didn't have much martial arts skills, I relaxed my vigilance. Apart from mealtimes and the three daily patrols in the morning, noon, and evening, I didn't keep an eye on her. She was still there when I delivered lunch, but just now, when I went to check again, the study was empty."

The old house has a rather complicated layout, and Xia Bingqing, being so gentle and delicate, really couldn't bring herself to sneak out alone.

"I'll go take a look."

Mu Nanxun frowned and strode towards the study.

The man in black and Yi Yi quickly followed behind him.

The lock on the study door was intact, and there were no signs of mess or disturbance inside.

Is the door locked?

"Yes. I remember it clearly. The doors and windows were always closed after each inspection. And when I arrived, the door was locked as well."

Mu Nanxun entered the study and walked around it, finding nothing unusual. Only the window…

"Your subordinate deserves to die." Upon seeing this, the man in black lowered his head and admitted his mistake. "Your subordinate did not notice that the window was broken. Xia Bingqing must have escaped through the window."

Mu Nanxun walked closer to the window and glanced down. "Do you think a weak woman with no martial arts skills would dare to jump from this six-meter-high place?"

Xia Bingqing was spoiled since childhood. Although she was arrogant and domineering, she was incredibly timid. Asking her to jump off this building would be tantamount to killing her.

"Young Master, so you mean..." The man in black understood, "You mean someone..."

"Never mind, it's just Xia Bingqing. She's gone, so be it. It won't affect us much. You can go out now. I'll help Yi Yi find something."

The man in black bowed respectfully and withdrew from the study.

"Young master, I'll take my leave."

Only Yi Yi and Mu Nanxun remained in the study.

Mu Nanxun pointed to the scattered books in the study and said, "The rest of the books are here. Some were left over from when we moved. You might find what you're looking for here. Start looking."

"..."

After talking for a while, I still didn't hear a reply from Yi Yi.

Mu Nanxun turned around curiously and looked at Yi Yi, who was in a daze. She was sniffing here and there, not knowing what she was doing.

"What's wrong? Did your little dog nose smell something delicious?" Mu Nanxun teased with a smile. He knew Yi Yi had a keen sense of smell; it was Yi Yi who had smelled the sleeping pills that Liang Xiaoru had mixed into Mu Wenya's water.

"Mumu, can you smell it? It smells nice, really nice."

"The fragrance? You're smelling the flowers outside, aren't you? I'll pick some and bring them to your room later."

Upon hearing this, Yi shook her head repeatedly, "It's not the scent of flowers."

"What is that? Could it be that you're trying to say it's your body scent?" Mu Nanxun's low voice rang out, his ambiguous breath spraying onto the woman's delicate cheeks.