There was some food on the plate: a bowl of porridge and some side dishes. The food looked like it had been eaten, but there was still a lot left.

Who exactly is being held here that Zhou Wenli would personally deliver food to them?

Qu Qingxi became even more curious, but they didn't rush. They waited until the light in Zhou Wenli's room was turned off before they began to act.

The two tiptoed into the room, where the candles were still burning. However, once inside, they couldn't find the hole. They both knew that there must be some kind of mechanism or trap in the room.

He Liufeng explored the surroundings and quickly found the location of the mechanism, which was right next to the table.

After opening the mechanism, He Liufeng took out a tinderbox, and the two of them slowly walked inside.

The passageway wasn't long, and the two quickly reached the top. At the end of the passageway was a wooden door. The two exchanged a glance, and He Liufeng stood in front of Qu Qingxi, assuming a defensive posture, and suddenly pushed open the wooden door.

However, when He Liufeng saw the scene inside, he was stunned. Qu Qingxi peeked inside from next to He Liufeng and saw that it was a small room.

There were two people in the room, a woman and a little boy, both of whom looked like they were completely helpless.

When the door was pushed open, the little boy did not turn around, but sat with his back to the door. The woman, however, heard the sound, turned around, and saw two men in black. Her expression changed drastically.

The woman shielded the little boy behind her, watching the two people in the doorway warily, and stammered, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Seeing the woman's reaction, the little boy knew that the person who came was not the man. So he turned to look at the door. When he saw that it was two men in black, his face showed surprise, but he showed no fear.

"Who are you? Were you sent by Zhou Wenli?" The little boy stared at the two people in front of him.

Upon seeing the little boy's face, Qu Qingxi almost instantly thought of Xu Yanyan. Their features were so similar that an unbelievable thought flashed through Qu Qingxi's mind.

The little boy in front of you is very likely Xu Yanyan's son.

However, upon closer inspection, Qu Qingxi felt that the two did not look very alike, and looked at He Liufeng.

He Liufeng stared intently at the little boy, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

“You are the son of Xu Yanyan and Zhou Wenche,” He Liufeng said with certainty.

Upon hearing those two names, the little boy immediately jumped off the stool and took two steps towards He Liufeng, asking, "Who are you? How do you know my mother's name?"

Zhou Wenche? The name of the eldest prince of the Zhou Kingdom?

So, the little boy in front of us really is Xu Yanyan's son, but why is he locked up in this place?

"Do you want to leave?" Qu Qingxi stepped forward. She finally understood why Xu Yanyan was willing to be controlled by Zhou Wenli. It turned out that Zhou Wenli had captured her son.

"I can take you to see your mother." Seeing the longing in the little boy's eyes, Qu Qingxi spoke again.

"Why should I trust you?" The woman tried to stop him, but the little boy blocked her way. Clearly, the woman was the servant who was taking care of the little boy.

However, the little boy was also very wary and did not agree immediately.

“If I’m not mistaken, we should be the only people who have entered here besides Zhou Wenli during this period. I’ve also met your mother; she’s a friend of mine. If you’re willing to trust me, I can take you out.”

"Then what proof do you have?" The little boy hesitated.

Qu Qingxi thought for a long time and suddenly remembered that Xu Yanyan had once given her a set of jade ornaments, which she had put in her space.

So she took out a jade hairpin from her sleeve and waved it in front of the little boy. "Look, do you recognize this jade hairpin? It was given to me by your mother."

The little boy had clearly seen the jade hairpin before, and his eyes lit up. "Can you really take me to see my mother?"

"Of course," Qu Qingxi nodded seriously. As long as the little boy is rescued, Xu Yanyan will no longer be under Zhou Wenli's control.

The woman standing nearby stopped the little boy again, saying, "No, Your Highness, you can't go with them. What if they're liars?"

“They are not. This jade hairpin belongs to my mother.” The little boy shook his head and was about to walk towards the two of them, but was stopped by the woman.

"You can't take him away! Someone's here..." Before the woman could finish her cry for help, Qu Qingxi threw a silver needle at her, and the woman immediately closed her eyes and fell to the ground.

The little boy glanced at the woman lying on the ground, but did not cry for help.

"Should we take her away?" Qu Qingxi glanced at the person on the ground, a look of disdain flashing across her face. When that woman saw them, she was clearly frightened, and she didn't think that the woman was genuinely concerned about the little boy.

“No, she’s Zhou Wenli’s woman.” The little boy shook his head. Although she had been taking care of him during this time, it was only on the surface. When Zhou Wenli was around, she was nice to him, but when he wasn’t, she didn’t care about him at all and sometimes even scolded him.

She said that if it weren't for him, she would have been enjoying life outside long ago, instead of being locked up in this dark place like a rat, unable to even see the sun.

He Liufeng stepped forward and picked up the little boy, but the little boy looked at Qu Qingxi, as he trusted Qu Qingxi more.

“He is also a friend of your mother.” Qu Qingxi glanced at He Liufeng.

The two had just stepped into the courtyard when they suddenly bumped into Zhou Wenli.

Both of them were stunned at the same time. Qu Qingxi grabbed a handful of sleeping pills from her spatial storage and threw them at the other side. Zhou Wenli reacted quickly and took two steps back to avoid the sleeping pills coming at him.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, He Liufeng grabbed Qu Qingxi's waist, used his lightness skill, and flew outside.

Seeing this, Zhou Wenli quickly looked at the people behind him and said, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and chase after them!"

Zhou Wenli was still wounded and couldn't use his internal energy to chase after them. He could only quickly order his men to give chase. He never expected that someone would discover Xu Yanyan's son and successfully kidnap him.

If I hadn't been having trouble sleeping and hadn't come to check on Xu Yanyan's son, I probably wouldn't have even known when he disappeared.

I wonder whose people they are, that they dare to come here and kidnap people. But how did they even find this place?

He Liufeng led Qu Qingxi on a wild run, with the experts behind them in hot pursuit. Qu Qingxi was occasionally throwing some kind of sleeping powder or something similar at her.

As He Liufeng turned the corner, he was about to lead his men to the Crown Prince's residence when Qu Qingxi stopped him, saying, "I'll go to the Xu residence first."