Seeing this, the man in black made a few feints and, together with the other men in black, suddenly rushed towards Yuwen Zheng.

"master!"

"Quickly protect our master!"

Amidst the eunuch's terrified screams.

All the experts in black outfits headed towards Yuwen Zheng's side, leaving Ah Li with few guards.

Suddenly, the men in black threw out several cigarette butts. As the smoke rose, they quickly changed direction, broke a window, and fled.

The man in black with a jade pendant at his waist took advantage of the chaos to kidnap Ah Li.

Ah Li didn't shout or make a fuss. She even heard the person holding her say to her, "Excuse me."

Yuwen Zheng immediately realized that the men in black were deliberately feinting; they never intended to hurt anyone from the beginning, they just wanted to capture Ah Li.

"Wife?"

Yuwen Zheng walked towards the direction where Ah Li had just been standing.

The smoke gradually dissipated, but Ah Li was nowhere to be seen. Only Qiu Gu and a few others were kneeling on the ground, trembling.

They failed to protect the Empress.

Yuwen Zheng pursed his thin lips and said, "Issue my order: close the city gates and strictly check all personnel entering and leaving!"

"Here you go."

Someone responded and turned to leave.

Yuwen Zheng then said, "Send an order to the capital's government office to quickly dispatch manpower to find the person."

"Here you go."

Someone else responded and left.

The people in the restaurant who initially watched the spectacle from a distance eventually knelt down upon seeing the commotion and hearing Yuwen Zheng's self-proclaimed title.

Yuwen Zheng looked at the spot where Ah Li had just been. He realized he was wrong; he shouldn't have brought her out.

Yuwen Zheng did not leave either; he remained in the private room of the restaurant.

She might just come back on her own.

Qiu Gu and the others remained kneeling, and even the head eunuch knelt down; he shouldn't have yelled like that.

Outside the restaurant, people from the Kyoto government office began searching the entire city for the person.