The next day, just as Gao Hongyuan was about to enter the palace to see the Empress Dowager to discuss some matters, a guard requested an audience.
"Your Excellency, our cave on Broken Cloud Peak has been burned down, all the guards are dead, and the children are gone!"
What!
Gao Hongyuan slammed his fist on the table and stood up, glaring angrily as he demanded, "Who did this?"
"Reporting to the Grand Preceptor, I do not know either. Today was the day when I and several other brothers went to relieve the others. When we arrived at the mountain, we found that the entire cave was pitch black. Apart from the bodies of the guards who were guarding the cave, we did not see the bodies of any other children."
Therefore, it couldn't have been an accidental fire.
Gao Hongyuan clenched his fists tightly. The cave was burned, so be it; the children were gone, so be it. He could always catch more children.
But that child who had survived in the iron cage for fifty days was someone he had finally found with great difficulty.
"Go and investigate immediately! You must bring that child back to me!"
"Yes, Imperial Preceptor." The guard withdrew.
After the guards left, Gao Hongyuan arrived at Ningkang Palace.
"Rou'er, give me the Imperial Guard transfer order, and I also need all the Shadow Guards."
Seeing Gao Hongyuan's nervousness, Empress Dowager Wu knew something was wrong. "Cousin, what happened?"
"That star shines brighter than the Purple Star!"
Empress Dowager Wu's face turned pale as soon as Gao Hongyuan said this.
In fact, between two stars that are so close together, the one that shines the brightest is the Ziwei Star. Gao Hongyuan's words are tantamount to saying that a new emperor will appear in Xiaoyue!
"No, this is impossible, cousin, you have to think of something."
"That's why I had to mobilize the Imperial Guards and Shadow Guards to find the person."
"Alright, alright, here's the transfer order." Empress Wu handed the transfer order to Gao Hongyuan without saying a word.
Gao Hongyuan immediately turned and left the palace, ordering the search to begin for people with heterochromia, expanding to the surrounding suburbs.
Longxiao City has been under lockdown for several days. People inside can't get out, and people outside can't get in. The people in the city are starting to get restless.
Previously, it was the city gate guards who were suppressing the people, but now the Imperial Guards have joined in. The people dared not speak out against the injustice and could only continue to endure it.
Still unable to find anyone in the city, Gao Hongyuan expanded his search to the outskirts.
When Su Ruojin found out, she had An Yi move the children to a safer place.
Besides performing surgery on Fu Linglong's face, she seized the time to study. Fortunately, with her medical skills and basic formations, Su Ruojin didn't find it too difficult to learn.
For anything she didn't understand, Fu Linglong explained it to her on the spot.
Fu Linglong then realized that her apprentice was even more capable than she had imagined. The problem that had taken her months to figure out back then, Su Ruojin understood with just a little guidance from her.
The same applies to astrology; as soon as she explained it, Xiao Jin immediately understood.
All that's left is to familiarize yourself with it and put it into practice.
Looking at Xiao Jin, who was studying diligently, Fu Linglong felt even more gratified. It was indeed a good decision to entrust the Star Gu Pavilion to her.
In fact, before Fu Linglong's master passed away, he told her that the Star Gu Pavilion would soon welcome a new pavilion master who would carry forward the Star Gu Pavilion.
Now it seems that Xiao Jin is exactly the person Master was talking about.
Compared to Fu Linglong's relief and joy, Xiao Yanchu felt the most heartache.
He had seen how hard Su Ruojin had worked these past few days. She spent all day reading, and sometimes she would fall asleep in her chair while reading.
He could only gently carry her to the bed to make her more comfortable.
After all, this is the legacy of the Star Gu Pavilion, and only A Jin can see it. Xiao Yanchu wanted to help but couldn't do much, so he could only ask the guards to hunt some wild game to nourish A Jin.
*
Back at the Princess's residence, Yuening was still unaware of Zhao Ruojin's true identity and had been waiting for news from the Night Alliance. She sent people to look for Zhao Ruojin, only to find that she had disappeared.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com