The Eagle Guards quickly followed orders and rushed towards the ruins.
The fire, which lasted all night, had already reduced the palace to ruins, with charred wood and broken rubble among the ashes.
Soon after, several Eagle Guards came back with solemn expressions and knelt down to report.
"Your Majesty! Madam Helan... suffered burns all over her body and has been rescued, but..."
"But what?" Dotta's voice was as cold as a knife.
"She...she's seriously injured, her appearance is completely disfigured, and she hasn't regained consciousness yet..."
Duota's brows furrowed, his gaze as cold as a pond. "Where's Zhizhi? Any information on her whereabouts?"
The Eagle Guard shook his head, "Your Majesty, there is no trace of the young prince!"
Dota looked up at the ruins still shrouded in smoke, his chest feeling as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand.
Yuan Zhizhi is missing...
The small, always smiling face appeared before his eyes, and he clenched his fists so tightly that veins were exposed.
He suddenly raised his eyes, his voice as cold as ice: "Keep searching! I don't believe she will disappear just like that!"
"Yes!" the Eagle Guards responded in unison.
Duota thought of something and turned to ask Qingzhi, "Where's Xiaobai?"
Qingzhi was stunned, Xiaobai?
"That little white tiger." Dota asked in a deep voice.
Qingzhi finally remembered, and after a moment's thought, she said, "I haven't seen him since I woke up."
A palace maid on the other side trembled and said, "Your Majesty, there was a big tiger at the fire scene..."
"Where did you go?"
"Your Majesty... that big tiger and Cang Yuan went out of the palace together..."
Dota's expression hardened. "Which direction?"
The palace maid pointed in a direction, which was west.
Dota was about to chase him, but was stopped by one of the Eagle Guards.
"Your Majesty! Why not let your subordinates investigate? It's too dangerous for Your Majesty to go in person. We might be ambushed again!"
…
When Yuan Zhizhi woke up again, she found herself locked in a dim room.
Looking at the messy environment around her and her tied hands and feet, it took her a while to figure out the situation.
Is this... kidnapping?
She tilted her head and thought for a long time.
Who tied her up?
The big devil?
But hadn't the Great Devil treated her well and treated her well? Could it be that he suddenly changed his mind?
Shaking her head, she felt that it definitely couldn't be Dota.
Who else could it be?
Does she have any other enemies?
Wei Jiaojiao?
Didn't she disappear? How could they chase her to the Northern Qiang Palace and kidnap her?
She called out to Xiaobai in her heart for a long time, but there was no response.
It seems to be far away from Xiaobai...
After thinking for a long time without any ideas, Yuan Zhizhi just lay down on the ground, staring at the ceiling with a look of despair.
“Gugugugu…”
I'm hungry...
She sat up with great effort, her small body panting from the struggle, her cheeks flushed, and her hair stuck to her forehead.
She gasped and tried to calm down, her heart filled with grievance and unwillingness to accept.
[Who can help me?! Is anyone there?!]
She shouted loudly in her heart, her tone fierce and full of anger.
[If I knew who kidnapped me, I would definitely not let him go!]
The only response she got was silence.
Just when Yuan Zhizhi was about to stamp her feet in anger, suddenly, she heard a rustling sound beside her ears, as if something small was moving in the corner.
She turned her round head and tried to look over, and her big black eyes met the round eyes of a little mouse in the corner.
"Squeak-squeak!" The little mouse shook its whiskers, raised its front paws and looked at her curiously.
Yuan Zhizhi was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and a pitiful smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She tried to move her bound hands, and looked at the little mouse pleadingly:
[Mouse, can you help me untie the nest? ]
The little mouse tilted its head and squeaked, as if thinking.
Yuan Zhizhi saw that it didn't run away immediately, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot, nodded vigorously, and added with sparkling eyes,
[Great, great! I'll definitely find you a good one! There are so many delicious cakes!]
Hearing "good", the little mouse's ears twitched and he felt a little excited.
It looked around vigilantly, then looked at the little girl in front of it who was tied up like a "dumpling".
"Squeak!" The little mouse cried out, and actually jumped over. It used its little claws to tentatively approach Yuan Zhizhi's knot and began to nibble at it bit by bit.
Yuan Zhizhi felt the touch of the little paw, her eyes became brighter, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
[Great, great! I'm saved!]
[Come on, Shushu! You are the fattest!]
The little mouse moved very quickly, its small teeth were flexible and sharp, and in a short while, part of the knot was bitten open.
Yuan Zhizhi felt the restraints on her hands gradually loosen and blinked excitedly.
Just as she felt the little mouse was about to bite the door open for her, footsteps were heard outside the door.
The little mouse pricked up its ears and quickly hid in the hole in the wall.
Yuan Zhizhi also quickly lay down, covering the rope on her back that had been loosened by being bitten, and pretended not to wake up yet.
The door of the woodshed was opened with a "whoosh", and from the sound it seemed that several men came in.
"Is this Dota's illegitimate daughter?"
[Illegitimate daughter? What illegitimate daughter? What are you talking about?]
"That doesn't look like it. Did you make a mistake?"
[Nine-four-nine-four, I made a mistake! Try again!]
"How could we be wrong? It took a lot of effort to catch this little girl! She lives in the main palace and has a tiger following her around. It's absolutely bizarre!"
[You're really talking about the nest... But why would you capture the nest? ]
"Alright, we have orders from above. We must keep an eye on this girl and not let her escape. Otherwise, our lives will be over."
"Tsk, she's just a little girl who just learned to walk, where can she run to?"
[Nine four nine four, there is a little girl in the nest, she can't run away, you cute little girl, hurry up! ]
"Do you think someone as cruel as Dota would really come to save this little girl?"
[Ah, you're going to use me to threaten the devil...]
"Who knows? We just have to keep an eye on her."
Yuan Zhizhi listened secretly and felt a little scared, but she quickly mustered up her courage.
[If the Great Devil knew, he would definitely come to save me! I must hold on!]
She closed her eyes tightly and tried not to move. Her little face was red in the firelight and she really looked like she was sleeping.
After the men confirmed that she was not awake, they stopped being suspicious and closed the door and continued to guard outside.
The little mouse poked its head out and squeaked softly, as if asking if she was safe.
Yuan Zhizhi slowly opened her eyes and nodded gently to the little mouse.
[Don't worry, Mouse! Let's continue... I don't believe I'll be caught like this!]
The mouse leaped up behind her again and began rapidly gnawing at the remaining knot.
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