Xiao Pu was panicking. Before he left, Qiao'er had repeatedly warned him to take care of her young lady's safety while working for Jiu Ye. If her young lady brought back a single hair damaged, he would be held responsible.
So he walked closer and said, "What do you mean by 'missing'? General You, don't talk nonsense."
You Yi lowered his head and supported himself on the ground, clenching his fists as he spoke word by word: "Tongtong saw a group of people gathered at the west entrance of the Wei River, so he dismounted to see. I planned to follow them, but after I dismounted, they disappeared. I thought Tongtong was playful and might have squeezed in, so I ordered people to drive the group away, but after the crowd dispersed, they were nowhere to be seen!"
Xiao Pu: "What!!"
Lu Zhenzhi slowly stood up, patted the memorial paper, walked over, sat on the high couch, took a sip of tea, and glanced down at You Yi:
"General, are you hiding her?"
"Ninth Master," General Youyi of the Cavalry knelt in his direction, "I beg you to immediately send people to search Shangyang County inside and out. Tongtong has only learned the basics of martial arts. We should let her be happy on weekdays, and in times of crisis, helping her can also save the day. Now, I don't know who has abducted her, or if she is targeted by the underground forces here. I know that Shangyang County is treacherous, and she is quite beautiful. I am worried that she has been trafficked to a treacherous place. I beg you, Ninth Master! Send troops immediately! It's too late, the consequences will be disastrous, Ninth Master!"
Lu Zhenzhi supported the tea table with his hands, walked down, stroked his ring, and turned to You Yi: "General You, if you tell even a single lie, you know the consequences."
"I guarantee with my life that she really, truly, vanished before my very eyes! Master Jiu! Time is running out!"
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The western entrance of the Wei River in Shangyang County was surrounded by the imperial army, and all the victims were gathered at the entrance of the village.
Every household was searched inside and outside by imperial guards, but they did not find Fu Tong'er.
Several soldiers were busy posting Fu Tong'er's portrait on the stone walls.
Jiu Ye sat at the entrance of the village, Lieutenant General Xiao stood beside him, and General Yi stood in front holding a portrait. The victims lined up in a column and went up one by one to identify the portrait.
"Have you seen her?" General You Yi patted the portrait on the table.
"Isn't this the chivalrous woman from that day?"
"Did you see who took her away?"
“No, no~”
The disaster victims all knew that this woman had punished the local bully and returned the silver. She was also beautiful, especially her big eyes. When she smiled, she was both proud and smart. When she sat on a white horse and whipped the bully Li San, she was even more domineering. Naturally, the disaster victims all remembered Fu Tong'er's little face.
At this time, it was noon. Wei Shichang, the county magistrate of Shangyang County, received the order and hurried over. He came forward with his clothes in his hand and bowed to the Ninth Master.
Lu Zhenzhi sat with one hand on the tea table and the other on his knee.
"Have you brought the things I asked you to prepare?"
Wei Shichang listened to the voice and hurriedly took out a cowhide map and said, "Yes, Master Jiu, this is the distribution of all the shops in this city and county, and the reverse side shows the terrain around the city and county."
"I want your people to clean up all these places for me." He stared at Xiao Pu, who immediately understood and took out Fu Tong'er's portrait and gave it to Wei Shichang, "Find her for me."
Wei Shichang opened the portrait and saw that this was the girl who dealt with the bully Li San that day.
Wei Shichang collected the portrait, raised his head and glanced at Jiu Ye. A single glance gave him a chill, and he quickly averted his gaze, prostrating himself and saying, "Jiu Ye, are you going to search the brothel?"
When Deputy General Xiao heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat for Wei Shichang!
"Research all areas every three hours. If you find anyone, bring them out immediately. Anyone who dares to stop you will be killed."
Wei Shichang took the order and left.
Not long after, just as Jiu Ye was about to get up, a soldier came to report that two wheel tracks were found hidden in the reeds ten miles from the shore where the official silver ship was capsized. Following the intermittent tracks, they found a bamboo garden on the outskirts of Shangyang County.
Jiu Ye ordered someone to get a search warrant from the government office and continue searching.
The soldier said, "Master Jiu, that area has been surrounded by private individuals..."
With a snap.
He slammed his palm on the table.
Jiu Ye: "Ask Lieutenant General Du to take you there! The rest of you, follow me!"
Deputy General Xiao hurriedly waved his hand to let dozens of imperial guards follow. The commander-in-chief's Miss Fu was missing, so how could he care about those things anymore?
On the outskirts of the city, green bamboos cover the road. At the end, there is a small bamboo hut, empty of people.
The winding fence is more than a hundred meters long, and on both sides there are thousands of acres of private grassland.
A little girl of about fourteen or fifteen hurried over with her skirt lifted up. As soon as she stepped into the narrow path, she was killed by arrows shot from all directions and fell to the ground.
She used up her last bit of strength to shout towards the deserted small bamboo garden ahead: "Hurry and report to the owner! Prince Chun, the regent, has set his sights on this place! Evacuate quickly!"
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