Around noon, Hua Qingcheng, Han Yichen and Yu Xiaotian left the red rose field and walked towards the gate of Xiangyang Temple.

"Your Highness, Han Liang's side, Yu Liang's side."

As Hua Qingcheng and her group walked through hall after hall, they suddenly heard that familiar voice again. Hua Qingcheng turned around and saw An Zihao's familiar figure again.

"Your humble servant pays respect to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess!"

An Zihao, dressed in an indigo palace robe, walked slowly towards Hua Qingcheng and the other two.

"Your Excellency, An, there's no need to be so polite. Are you here to pray for the Queen Mother again? You've really worked so hard!"

Hua Qingcheng, who didn't want to attract attention, was a little dissatisfied with An Zihao's greeting, and her words were also filled with a hint of blame.

"As Her Royal Highness said, I have indeed come to pray for the Emperor. The Emperor is the ruler of a nation, and his body is the key to the stability of the court and the country. I cannot complain about the opportunity to burn incense and pray for the Emperor."

An Zihao responded gracefully and appropriately (with a high-sounding tone), but his eyes turned slightly cold as he changed the subject, "Shouldn't Your Highness be at the Imperial College right now? Why is she here at Xiangyang Temple, on the northern outskirts of the city?"

"I've heard that children have been missing from various places lately, and I'm deeply worried. I've come to Xiangyang Temple today specifically to burn incense and pray for those missing children..."

Before Hua Qingcheng could finish her excuse, Yu Xiaotian's words suddenly echoed in her mind. The beautiful red roses in Xiangyang Temple were watered with the blood of young girls and boys who were naive to the world...

Thinking back on the people who have gone missing in various places recently, including those who were previously kidnapped together with Feng Qiyan by the masked men in black, weren't they all young girls and boys who were ignorant of the world?

Hua Qingcheng inexplicably felt that the two might be closely related...

"Your Highness the Crown Princess truly cares about the people. I believe the case of the missing children will be solved soon, and those missing children will be found as soon as possible." An Zihao flattered.

"I hope I can take your advice."

At this moment, Hua Qingcheng sincerely hoped that as An Zihao said, the case of the missing child could be solved as soon as possible.

"Ugh~"

Han Yichen didn't know why, but when he saw An Zihao, who had fair, tight skin and black hair, he couldn't help but feel nauseous again.

"Achen, are you okay?" Hua Qingcheng hurriedly helped Han Yichen to the pavilion nearby and let him sit down and rest for a while.

"Much better..."

After being away from An Zihao, Han Yichen felt a lot more comfortable all over.

Seeing Han Yichen's nausea at the sight of An Zihao, Yu Xiaotian's mind inexplicably flashed back to the time Han Yichen vomited violently whenever he approached the red rose. Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but turn his head to look at An Zihao not far away, his eyes full of inquiry.

According to my third brother, this Emperor An was not only afflicted by Han Shuying's "Ice Soul and Snow Spirit," but also by his "Beauty Withering." Logically, after being weaned off my third brother's medicine, Emperor An should have been wearing a head of silver hair and his appearance gradually withered. But now, he looks so radiant, which is truly strange...

However, with so many people coming and going here, it wasn't a good time for him to activate his spiritual power to see if there was anything strange about An Zihao. Yu Xiaotian could only suppress the strange feeling in his heart for the time being, thinking about looking for another opportunity to investigate.

At the same time, in the secret room under the main kitchen of Xiangyangguan dining hall.

“Eat quickly!”

“Eat quickly!”

"Don't dilly-dally, you're wasting my time!"

A fat and big-eared Taoist priest was shouting at the children locked in the secret room.

“Ouch~”

“Eat quickly!”

"I'll be here to collect the dishes in a moment!"

The fat Taoist priest suddenly felt a stomachache and shouted to the children before leaving the secret room. In his haste to go to the toilet, he did not close the door tightly, leaving it open.

After leaving the secret room, the fat Taoist priest immediately walked through the secret passage, then went up the stairs and returned to the kitchen. Holding back the urgent feeling of the urgency that was about to burst out from under him, the fat Taoist priest only had time to pull the basket beside him to cover the tunnel entrance, then rushed out and ran quickly towards the toilet...

In the secret room under the kitchen, after the fat Taoist priest left, the children inside saw that the stone door was not closed tightly, and they all tried to get out. Unfortunately, the opening was too small for them to pass through.

"Little brother, you are the youngest and the thinnest, why don't you give it a try. If you can get out, remember to find someone to rescue us!" A girl who looked about eleven or twelve years old said to Ermao.

"Ermao is scared..." Ermao, who was over three years old but less than four years old, said timidly.

"Ermao, this may be our only chance to stay alive. Otherwise, we... may all die soon. Then, you will never see the person you want to see again..."

The girl already had a premonition that the companions who disappeared this morning were probably dead... In order to survive, she could only coax Ermao patiently.

"Dad~"

“Hmm…”

Ermao was about to cry, but the girl covered his mouth.

"Shh~"

"Ermao, little brother, don't cry, otherwise you'll attract bad guys. The fat Taoist priest must have gone to the toilet, but I'm afraid he'll be back soon. Ermao, little brother, you'd better hurry up..."

The anxious girl picked up Ermao and stuffed him out through the gap in the stone door. Fortunately, he was just big enough to pass through.

"Sister~"

Ermao looked at the little girl in confusion.

"Little brother Ermao, run out quickly! Remember to find someone to rescue us when you get out, you must remember!" The girl pushed Ermao and signaled him to leave quickly.

"Hmm~"

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