Chapter 126
"...Master, Miss Mu Jiao was rescued the day before her execution and is currently... missing."
"Is this the information you found out?" Huo Qi looked gloomy and coldly at Ze Shiyi.
"Master, please calm down! Miss Mu Jiao will be fine." Ze Shiyi, stared at by his master's cold gaze, lowered his head, feeling extremely sad inside.
Framed and missing. He was still a step too late. He thought he could rescue his girl this time, but in the end...
"Cough cough cough..." Huo Qi couldn't help coughing.
"Your Highness, let me treat you first." When Xikai E Peizhen heard Huo Qi's cough, she hurriedly prepared to use her innate power to treat him.
The environment of Han'e Star is harsh and the climate is cold. When Huo Qi's gene collapse syndrome attacks, his whole body is cold and painful, which also makes him very afraid of cold after he becomes ill.
The environment of Han'e Star is very detrimental to his body. In addition, he has hardly had a good rest during this period of time in order to find Mu Jiao. Therefore, on the first day they arrived here, His Highness's physical condition was not good. Although His Highness's gene collapse syndrome has not occurred so far, Xikai.Epei really feels that if His Highness continues to ignore his health like this, his gene collapse syndrome will sooner or later occur again.
"No need, I'm fine." Huo Qi stopped coughing and refused Xi Kai's treatment. He just wanted to find the girl as soon as possible and didn't want to waste a single moment.
"Your Highness, please take care of yourself. If you continue like this, your health will definitely be in trouble, which will delay you even more. Miss Mu Jiao is still waiting for your Highness to rescue her."
"...Okay, you start." Huo Qi knew rationally that his friend's advice made sense, but he couldn't help wanting to find his lost treasure... After a long silence, Huo Qi finally agreed to the treatment.
After the treatment, Huo Qi took a short break. Ze Shiyi and Xikai E Peizhen left together.
"Xikai, how is the master's health?" Ze Shiyi and Xikai E Peizhen were walking side by side. Thinking of the master's condition, he couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing serious. The master is afraid of the cold. The environment of Han'e Star is not good for the master's body. In addition, the master has not had a good rest for a while, so he has a cough." Seeing Ze Shiyi's worried look, Xikai rarely said a few more words.
"That's good. I'll go to work first. I hope to find that Miss Mu Jiao as soon as possible. Otherwise, the master's cold eyes will scare me to death sooner or later. That Miss Mu Jiao should be a more perfect person than my goddess Bin Ruodi'er, right? She can even make the master feel "mortal"..." Ze Shiyi said a few words with a sigh, then patted Xikai.E Peizhen's shoulder and left first.
“…”
After listening to Ze Shiyi's words, Xikai.E Peizhen paused and said nothing, letting Ze Shiyi leave before him.
Although they had successfully reached Han'e Star, the situation was extremely unfavorable for Huo Qi and his team. Han'e Star was the Orcs' stronghold, and their leader, Yin Jiuyuan, was quite resourceful and could be considered the overlord of the Swamp Region. As the Yin clan's base, Han'e Star was heavily guarded. They had spent considerable effort concealing the starship's tracks and infiltrating the city.
Yin Jiuyuan was clearly no pushover. While hiding his tracks was difficult under the cover of the Great Cold, it wasn't all that difficult either. However, the army searching for them grew in number, and the guards at the city gates increased several fold. Ze Shiyi came back to say that the gates were now closed to all but the orcish troops. This meant that aside from the few spies who had entered the city earlier, they couldn't send anyone else in...
…
Han'e Star Leader's Residential Area
"Jiuyuan, we've sent out numerous search teams over the past few days, but so far no trace of Huo Qi Rex has been found."
"Not enough! Order the Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth Armies to deploy troops, forming a joint force to conduct a continuous search day and night. Focus on searching Kezi Mountain, the Edong Mountains, and the Wuxi Valley area. Huoqi Rex is using the severe cold weather as a cover to avoid entering the city. How cunning! Send the message immediately."
Yin Jiuyuan was wearing a military uniform and sitting on a black sofa chair. He looked at the huge topographic map of Han'e Star behind him and gave orders with a stern look.
"Yes." Shi Wu left immediately after receiving the order.
After Shi Wu left, Yin Jiuyuan looked at Shi San who was standing aside, rubbed his brows and said:
"No news about her whereabouts yet?" Yin Jiuyuan rubbed his brows.
"Yes, the Royal Guards still can't find the identity of that mysterious man. The people sent out to search inside and outside the city have not yet returned any news."
"What about that bowl of liquid... Have you checked it out?" Upon hearing this, Yin Jiuyuan suddenly threw the pen in his hand heavily onto the table, and his tone became even colder.
"There was indeed no testing in the main kitchen. During the interrogation, they said that the reason was that they thought Miss Mu Jiao was cooking for the pets again, so they didn't pay attention. They didn't expect that the bowl of liquid would be served to Miss Shiwei. Everyone around Miss Shiwei was interrogated, and their statements were consistent, saying that Miss Shiwei was poisoned and unconscious immediately after drinking the bowl of liquid." Shi San knew that his master was angry, but there was nothing he could do. He had to bite the bullet and continue talking.
Now all the evidence points to Miss Mu Jiao, and there is almost no reason not to suspect that Miss Mu Jiao is the murderer.
The most important thing was that this incident had caused a huge uproar. The whole city was buzzing with rumors that Miss Mu Jiao had used her knowledge of the gene collapse syndrome to exploit Miss Shi Wei's eagerness to recover and poison her. Miss Shi Wei was quite well-respected within her clan, while Miss Mu Jiao was already a target of public condemnation.
But the chief asked him to re-investigate the matter and sent the Royal Guards to find Miss Mu Jiao's whereabouts. He also ordered that after finding her, not a single bit of her should be touched and she must be brought back safely. Perhaps the chief did not believe that Miss Mu Jiao had poisoned anyone.
"Keep investigating this matter and don't miss any clues. As for the Guards, increase your efforts and tell them that if they can't find the person, don't come back!" Yin Jiuyuan ordered in a cold voice.
"yes."
"Jiuyuan, the Guards' mission is to protect your safety. They cannot leave the base for a long time. So..." Liao Shitang couldn't help but frowned after listening to Yin Jiuyuan's words.
"Atang, do you think that little thing has the intention to poison Yin Shiwei?" Yin Jiuyuan ignored Liao Shitang's concerns, but looked up at Liao Shitang and asked.
"This... is definitely not the case, but there's no guarantee she's not pretending..." Liao Sitang couldn't continue. People like them, who had been around all kinds of people since childhood and had experienced life and death, could tell at a glance whether someone was pretending or not. That Mu Jiao probably hadn't even killed a fish before, so how could she poison someone...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
