After regaining his composure, Sheng Anlang continued to explain, "I didn't send a message back because I wanted to see if, if they really believed their master was dead, that Fifth Prince would truly remain chaste for the sake of the Fifth Prince and not marry anyone else..."
Upon hearing this, Xinrong couldn't help but ask, "Are all her subordinates this loyal? Are you even going to investigate the Fifth Prince for her?"
“In June of the year Yihai, when I was about to be beaten to death, my master appeared and saved me, gave me a glimmer of hope, and gave me a home. At that time, I swore that I would serve my master for life.”
“But my mistress said that she already had someone to protect her. At that moment, I knew that I couldn’t have any other thoughts. My mistress is my mistress, there’s no other…”
Xinrong asked, "So, you really did have that thought before?"
"Not really, because I've never felt angry or upset because Master likes the Fifth Prince. My attitude is the same as any other subordinate: as long as Master is happy and won't be wronged..."
"If our master likes the Fifth Prince, then we'll protect him; if our master dislikes the Fifth Prince, then we'll dislike him too..."
"The current situation is something that all of us brothers in the sect have thought of."
Xinrong asked timidly, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if something really happened to the Fifth Prince during this time? Would your master hate you when he wakes up?"
“I have thought about it, but my mistress is a strong person, so no matter what happens to the Fifth Prince, she will live on strongly, after all, she still has two children to take care of…”
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About half a month later, Yongqi and his men searched everywhere for Xiaoyanzi but to no avail, so they had no choice but to return to the capital.
Meanwhile, Sheng Anlang and Xinrong traveled leisurely, taking Xiao Yanzi back to the Ziyun Sect headquarters in Hangzhou.
On their way back, some disciples of the Purple Cloud Sect received the news and approached them, hoping to pick up their sect leader.
Upon seeing the cult leader's face, they all felt somewhat distressed.
"The cult leader is really pitiful."
"What's so great about men? They still need women to go to the battlefield..."
"What are you saying? Didn't the leader say that men and women are the same? The leader and the Fifth Prince defeated Annam, and the leader must be very happy..."
"What do you think the Fifth Prince would do if he saw the leader's pale face like this?"
"Sigh, according to Jiang Ying, the Fifth Prince is now completely despondent. If it weren't for Master Xiao using their child to provoke him, he might have already..."
"What a devoted lover! But this is just the beginning. None of us know whether he will continue to persist or reveal his true nature in the days to come..."
"So, what do you think? If the leader finds out about our plan, will she beat us up?"
"Knowing the cult leader as I do, she'll definitely beat us up!"
"That's right, the leader is extremely protective of his own, especially of the Fifth Prince!"
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On the other side, Fu Erkang continued to persuade Yongqi, "Yongqi, can't you cheer up?"
Would Little Swallow want to see you like this?
At this moment, Yongqi's face was streaked with tears, and he looked much more haggard than before. "Little Swallow, did you know all along that something bad would happen? That's why you repeatedly told me to live well and not to do anything foolish..."
They had agreed before they came that everyone would go back, so how did this accident still happen? And of all things, it happened to Xiao Yanzi?
"Ziwei, tell me, how am I supposed to go back and face Mianhua and Mianyao?"
"I'm so unwilling to accept that I failed to take Li Chengyun's life this time!" Yongqi was furious just thinking about that despicable man.
Fu Erkang frowned. "It seems that the war Li Chengyun launched this time was all for Xiao Yanzi..."
Xiao Jian chimed in, "During a war, everyone has their own tasks to attend to, and there will inevitably be areas that cannot be overlooked. That is the best time for Li Chengyun to strike."
"After Qing'er and I were lured away, when we arrived at our destination, the scene was indeed quite shocking. Qing'er and I were furious and rushed over to help."
"But little did I know, those women were all spies, just there to lure us away..."
"It took us a lot of effort to get rid of those people, but unexpectedly, Li Chengyun seized the opportunity to threaten Xiao Yanzi, which led to this tragedy..."
Yongqi shook his head. "It can't be a tragedy, it can't be a tragedy. Xiaoyanzi must still be alive. I can feel her heartbeat. She must still be here..."
“But if Xiao Yanzi is still alive, where is she?” Xia Ziwei’s eyes were also red and swollen. “If she were still awake, she would definitely try to send us a message, but we haven’t heard from her at all…”
"Either Little Swallow hasn't woken up yet, or Little Swallow has woken up but can't send us messages anymore..."
The disciples of the Purple Cloud Sect did not inform Xia Ziwei, the vice leader, of their plan, simply because Xia Ziwei was Yongqi's sister. If she knew, she might help Yongqi, and their plan would not be able to be implemented.
Xiao Jian frowned and analyzed, "At the bottom of that cliff, all the dead were Annamese soldiers, but there was no trace of Xiao Yanzi. There are three possibilities: one is that Xiao Yanzi killed them and then escaped; another is that Xiao Yanzi was rescued by someone else; and the worst possibility is that Xiao Yanzi was taken away by Li Chengyun..."
Everyone present knew what Li Chengyun's feelings were for Xiao Yanzi. They dared not imagine what Xiao Yanzi would go through if she were really taken away by Li Chengyun...
Qing'er sighed, "Now I just hope it's not the worst-case scenario."
"Whether Xiao Yanzi escaped to recuperate and doesn't have time to send us messages right now, or whether Xiao Yanzi was rescued by someone else, it's better than her being taken away by Li Chengyun..."
Fu Erkang continued, "Falling off a cliff and being seriously injured, doesn't this sound like the story Hanxiang and Mardan told us before?"
After Fu Erkang said that, Xiao Jian and Yong Qi realized what was going on.
Yongqi swallowed hard. "Xiaoyanzi and I have been through so much to avoid ending up like that!"
He couldn't imagine what he would do if Xiao Yanzi forgot about him and had children with other people.
In short, he could never accept it!
He might go mad, snatch Little Swallow back, imprison her, and prevent her from contacting outsiders; he'll do anything to make her remember...
Perhaps he couldn't accept this fact, so he chose death! It's absolutely impossible for him to accept such a thing!
Seeing that Yongqi was trembling, Xiao Jian quickly patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Let's not scare ourselves. Maybe Xiaoyanzi is lucky and will come back on her own!"
Xia Ziwei chimed in, "Yes, let's not think too badly of things. Xiao Yanzi is so clever and resourceful; as long as she still has the ability, she'll definitely send a message back soon!"
Qing'er chimed in, "Yongqi, Xiao Yanzi loves you so much, she will never forget you, she will definitely come back!"
Xiao Jian sighed, "Yongqi, be strong. We're all here for you. We'll wait for Xiaoyanzi to come back!"
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