Chapter 305: Medicine
"Please spare our lives, sir. We didn't know they were His Royal Highness Prince Xuan! We just saw that they were rich and had no followers, so we had evil intentions and wanted to get some money from them!"
Feiyunwei interrogated the captured people and found that they were just small thieves on the street and were not the culprits who kidnapped the child.
Xie Zhuoning sighed and said, "That's what I told you."
They captured so many children and didn't leave much evidence at the scene. How could they have been caught so easily?
It seems that the method of luring the snake out of its hole is not feasible, and we have to think of another way.
Xiao Jinxuan paused, then suddenly said, "It seems that Ling Xiao hasn't come back."
"Hmm?" Xie Zhuoning looked up in confusion.
Xiao Jinxuan explained it again in detail, "After we came back, it seems that we haven't seen Ling Xiao. It seems that he didn't come back with us."
At that time, all of their attention was on those thieves, and since Ling Xiao was not a real child, no one paid any attention to him.
Anyway, as long as he removes the steel needles from the acupuncture points, he can return to his normal state.
But no matter whether he is an adult or a child now, he should follow them back to Yufusi.
But now, the person is gone.
Xie Zhuoning frowned and said, "Could it be that he was in a hurry to go to the bathroom and fell behind? Or was he having so much fun on the way that he forgot the time?"
Xiao Jinxuan said: "He is not really an ignorant child."
He is a Feiyun Guard and would never make such a low-level mistake.
Xie Zhuoning actually realized something in his heart, but he just couldn't believe it because the clue came so suddenly.
She suppressed her excitement and took out a small copper ball. "I left the scent of lily of the valley on Lingxiao. I can use the jade bee to track him!"
Seeing this, Xiao Jinxuan did not delay and immediately asked people to prepare the horses.
This pursuit went all the way from the capital to a dense forest outside the capital.
The terrain in the forest is complicated. If it weren't for the Jade Bee leading the way, it would be difficult for them to get out even if they got here.
After many twists and turns along the way, we finally heard someone talking in front of a cave.
"How many more children are missing?"
"We still need about ten to reach ninety-nine. How about we go to the nearby villages and pick some to make up the number?"
"No, Doctor Feng said that it must be a child who has been carefully raised, with tender skin and flesh, and not contaminated by dirt, to be more suitable for use as a medicine guide."
"How can you use a child as a medicine? I think that Doctor Feng is just a charlatan!"
"Tsk—you're going to die!"
Just a few sentences, but the information is huge.
Xie Zhuoning and Xiao Jinxuan looked at each other and saw anger in each other's eyes.
I originally thought these children were kidnapped and sold, but I never expected that they were captured to be used as medicine!
Ninety-nine children, what kind of illness do they have that requires such a huge cost to treat?!
Trying his best to calm himself, Xie Zhuoning lowered his voice and asked Xiao Jinxuan, "Do you think these people's behavior is similar to Gong Li and Xu Yi before?"
Xiao Jinxuan frowned, "You are suspicious, is it the dark pavilion?"
"Yeah." Xie Zhuoning nodded.
The fact that they would use such an evil method on a child to treat an illness shows that the child has a serious illness that cannot be cured by ordinary means.
The fact that these people were able to abduct so many children from the capital quietly without leaving any evidence shows that they were skillful and well-trained.
Combining these two conditions, the first person that popped into her mind was Xiao Bicheng.
Xiao Jinxuan narrowed his eyes, revealing an uncontrollable murderous intent, "If it's really him, I will never tolerate it!"
The most urgent task at the moment is how to enter the cave quietly and rescue the children.
He immediately sent a message to Feiyunwei, who approached stealthily and eliminated the guard at the cave entrance in a lightning speed.
Once you enter the cave, you'll find a whole new world inside.
Not only are there many forks in the road, but the number of guards has also increased significantly.
But wherever the Feiyun Guards passed, all those people fell down silently without leaving any trace.
Seeing this, Xie Zhuoning thought to himself, it’s a good thing that Xiao Jinxuan is a decent person. If he were a villain and led the Feiyun Guard to do bad things, who could stop him?
After walking a little further, a strong smell of blood hit my nose.
A strong sense of uneasiness also surged in Xie Zhuoning's heart.
Beneath her sleeves, she clenched her fists.
But don't let it be what she thinks...
The oldest of those children was no more than seven or eight years old, still at an age of ignorance. Are they going to encounter misfortune?
Just when she was feeling uneasy, Xiao Jinxuan suddenly said, "There was a sound of fighting."
"The sound of fighting? Could it be that the Feiyun Guards who were exploring the way were discovered?"
Without hesitation, the two of them headed towards where the movement was.
Once inside, the view suddenly opens up to a cave that can accommodate hundreds of people.
In the cave, dozens of children were crowded together.
One of the children, about seven or eight years old, was jumping up and down like a monkey, making sneak attacks from time to time.
The man dressed as a traveling doctor standing in the middle of the cave was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and stamped his feet, "What are you doing? You are masters of the imperial court, but you can't even catch a child!"
He had bruises on his face and a bump on his head. No surprise, it was caused by that kid.
When Xie Zhuoning looked at the child, he couldn't help but laugh.
If it’s not Ling Xiao’s guy, who else could it be?
This kid really infiltrated the enemy!
Xiao Jinxuan did not hesitate. With a command, the Feiyun Guards rushed out quickly and controlled the situation in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, the Feng Shen doctor shouted at the top of his voice, "What are you doing? I work for the Crown Prince, how dare you treat me like this? Be careful or I will have the Crown Prince issue an order to have all of you executed!"
"Oh? The whole family was killed?" Xie Zhuoning raised the corner of his mouth.
The other party was proud, "What? Are you scared? Let me go!"
Xie Zhuoning's smile widened. "Did you hear that, Xiao Jinxuan? He said he would have the Crown Prince execute your entire family. Your brother is the current emperor. Does the Crown Prince want to kill his father?"
"Xuan... King Xuan..." The expression of Doctor Feng froze in an instant.
When Ling Xiao saw his grandfather and his family arriving, he felt like he was seeing his long-lost relatives and almost wanted to cry.
"Wuwuwu, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have died..."
Xie Zhuoning took a look and saw that he was covered in wounds and looked horrible. "What happened to you? You are a Feiyun Guard after all. How did you end up like this?"
Ling Xiao felt aggrieved, "I am controlling so many people by myself, how can it be easy for me?"
When he was captured, he found that those people were bleeding the children.
In order to delay the other party's progress and save more children, he went to great lengths.
"Bleeding?" Xie Zhuoning looked at the buckets filled with blood in the cave, and the uneasiness in his heart became a reality.
Her throat tightened, and she quickly asked Feiyunwei to count the casualties of the children.
"A total of 87 children, seven were seriously injured and two died."
The two children who died were only four or five years old.
All the blood in his body was drained out.
Xie Zhuoning is such a strong man, but faced with this kind of scene, he was a little afraid to look.
Noticing her body trembling, Xiao Jinxuan gently held her in his arms.
Ling Xiao also fell into deep self-blame, "I'm sorry, I couldn't save everyone."
Xie Zhuoning gritted his teeth and said, "No, it's not us who are wrong!"
It was their crown prince who was so high and mighty, enjoying tributes from the people but treating the lives of the people as worthless!