"I didn't expect it would take two days to master the eye technique. Ah Yue, is there something you need from me?"
Gong Mingyue gently stroked her cheek with his fingertips, his eyes filled with doting affection. "Can't I see Jiu'er if there's nothing wrong?"
“That’s not what I meant.” Ji Jiuying glared at him.
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. The Feng family is already here and they're looking for you everywhere."
"Jiu'er, should we kill them all?" Gong Mingyue narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flashing beneath them, his voice slightly hoarse.
Ji Jiuying shook her head. "I'm not afraid of facing the Feng family now, but I'm afraid they'll target the people around me."
"I plan to leave the capital in the next couple of days."
"good."
"There's still some time before dawn, Jiu'er, why don't you get some sleep?" Gong Mingyue looked at her with a half-smile.
"I'm not sleepy."
"You're sleepy..."
Without waiting for her to fall asleep, Gong Mingyue picked her up, placed her on the bed, and then lay down himself without any hesitation.
Ji Jiuying struggled a few times uncomfortably, "A-Yue, I'm really not sleepy!"
"Alright, since Jiu'er isn't sleepy, let's do something meaningful..."
As Gong Mingyue spoke, he deliberately leaned close to her ear, his warm breath filling her neck, making her tremble involuntarily.
If she continues arguing with him, she'll definitely be the one who suffers. A good woman doesn't fight with a man.
"I'm sleepy, Yue."
She immediately closed her eyes after speaking. Gong Mingyue looked at her with amusement and finally just gave her a light peck on the forehead.
His deep eyes fell on her exquisite face, his expression flickering slightly.
Longyang reported that after Yuezhu returned to the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, he joined forces with those old fogies to declare himself king in the Nine Heavens Divine Palace and proclaimed it to the world.
Those who supported him behind the scenes were all imprisoned by Yuezhu, and Xin Yao was no exception.
He remembered how he had left her in the Monster Forest, which almost caused her to disappear in the secret realm. He blamed himself for a long time. This time, he would not leave again.
The Nine Heavens Divine Palace is gone; he will take it back.
As dawn broke, Ji Jiuying was awakened by the noise outside her door.
Gong Mingyue, who was sleeping next to her, had disappeared without a trace.
"What's wrong?"
Ji Jiuying opened the door and asked.
When Qiu Yue and the others saw Ji Jiuying come out, they quickly stepped forward and said, "Princess, Sister Qingling has come to see you several times. She came just now, but she left again."
"What happened?"
The men shook their heads; they had been working in the courtyard and knew nothing about what was happening outside.
"However... seeing how anxious Sister Qingling is."
Ya Ya thought for a moment and said, "Princess, I remember now. Two days ago, in the evening, I happened to pass by the front hall and saw a young man with blue eyes and a young lady coming to see you. At that time, the young lady was already in seclusion, and only Sister Qingling and Lady Yingyue were there."
Upon hearing this, Ji Jiuying frowned slightly. Could it be that something had happened to Chu Yu and the others?
Okay, I understand.
Ji Jiuying returned to her room, disguised herself, and dressed in red with a fox mask, making it difficult to tell whether she was male or female for a moment.
After leaving the Princess's residence, Ji Jiuying went straight to the Wen residence.
Thinking about her appearance, Ji Jiuying decided to climb over the wall and follow the route she remembered to arrive at Wen Longting and Wen Longxiu's courtyard.
"who?"
A shout rang out in the courtyard, and a spiritual technique struck Ji Jiuying directly.
"Patriarch Wen, I am Ji Jiuying!" Ji Jiuying easily dodged his attack and landed in the courtyard.
The lady standing to the side, tears streaming down her face, stood up. "Are you Miss Jiu?"
Ji Jiuying nodded and took off her fox mask.
"It really is you. I was quite rude just now. I hope the princess won't take it to heart." Wen Yan bowed apologetically.
"It's alright." She was in the wrong first; too many people were watching her outside, and she chose to climb over the wall to avoid revealing her identity.
"Where are Ting'er and A-Xiu?"
Ji Jiuying looked around.
Madam Wen stepped forward and grabbed Ji Jiuying's hand, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Little Jiuying, I beg you, please save Ah Xiu."
Ji Jiuying frowned slightly and pulled back Madam Wen, who was about to kneel down. "What happened? What's wrong with Ah Xiu?"
"Ah Xiu...she's gone missing, Miss Jiu, please, you must help me find Ah Xiu..."
"Madam Wen, don't worry. Ah Xiu is a lucky person, she will definitely be alright." Ji Jiuying comforted Madam Wen, who was a little agitated.
Wen Yan helped Madam Wen sit on a stool to the side.
"Patriarch Wen, what's going on?"
"When did Ah Xiu disappear? Where did she disappear from?"
Wen Yan sighed, "Two days ago, she rushed out the door in the morning without telling Xiao Ting where she was going, and she didn't come back until sunset that day."
"Ah Xiu has always been well-behaved and sensible. She always tells her family where she's going and what she's doing. But that day, however..."
"Yu'er and Ting'er have barely rested these past two days. This matter is of utmost importance. For Xiu'er's life and reputation, we cannot make it public. However, we have searched the entire capital but have not been able to find her..."
Wen Yan sighed softly, as if he had aged ten years.
Ji Jiuying's mind raced. Ah Xiu was gentle and easy to get along with. Someone like her would never anger anyone. Who could possibly lure her out of the mansion and hide her away so quietly?
"Patriarch Wen, has the Situ family also investigated this?"
Wen Yan instantly understood what she meant. "Yu'er investigated from the beginning, and there was nothing unusual about the Situ family."
Ji Jiuying frowned. The Situ family, the only one connected to Axiu, was fine. So who kidnapped Axiu? And what was their purpose in kidnapping her?
After leaving the Wen family, Ji Jiuying went straight to the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
They didn't find A-Yue, but they did see Yin Han, whom they hadn't seen in a long time.
"hostess!"
"Yin Han, where is A Yue?" Ji Jiuying asked.
"Master, he..."
Before Yin Han could finish speaking, Gong Mingyue descended from the sky and appeared in front of the two of them.
"master!"
"Ah Yue, I've been looking for you."
"You've missed me this much after just a quarter of an hour?" Gong Mingyue gently stroked her nose with his finger.
Seeing this, Yin Han wisely retreated, but was stopped by Ji Jiuying.
"Yin Han, wait a moment."
Ji Jiuying turned to look at Gong Mingyue, "A-Yue, my friend Wen Longxiu has gone missing, and I'd like you to help me find her."
Gong Mingyue narrowed his eyes, seemingly trying to recall which one was Wen Longxiu. Then he glanced at Yin Han out of the corner of his eye.
"Are you still waiting here for me to treat you to a meal?"
Yin Han snapped out of his daze and slunk away. He dared not let his master invite him to dinner; if he were to be invited, it would certainly be his last meal together…
"Ah Yue, I'm going to go look for it too, do you want to come with me?"
Ji Jiuying asked.
"Okay, but we'll have to wait a moment."
Gong Mingyue conjured a wisp of gray smoke out of thin air, took one end and wrapped it around Ji Jiuying's wrist, while wrapping the other end around his own wrist.
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