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After Beigong Ziyuan settled down in the palace, he immediately sent an eight hundred kilometer order to the far north. When Chu Yiqun heard that the Emperor had summoned him back to the capital, he was so excited that he cried his eyes out.

With the Emperor's orders for him to leave immediately, Chu Yiqun picked up two sets of clothes and sat on the carriage that was supposed to take him back to the capital.

Although he didn't know why the emperor had suddenly thought of him, it was still a good thing that he'd been able to return. Only the heavens knew how he had lived these past few years in Extreme North, even though he did not have to put in effort anymore after that because of Chu Yunmu joining the army. But how could life here be lived by humans?

Even in his dreams, he wanted to return to the capital, but who would have thought that this day would finally come. Because they had left in a hurry, they did not have time to inform the branch on Zhou Niang's grave. Zhou Niang, I'm sorry, but you have no children, so it doesn't matter where you bury your bones.

Xuanyuan Zhi hurried to the place stated in the letter and searched through the entire village, but he could not find the Second Prince. He asked the villagers if they had indeed saved a man, but the man seemed to have hit his head and could not remember anything from the past. I saw him sitting at the village entrance two days ago! I don't think I've seen it since yesterday.

Although Xuanyuan Zhi was anxious, he had also ruled out the possibility of the Second Prince being killed. The Second Prince's skills were not bad. Even if he had messed up his brain, his skills should still be there. If someone wanted to kill him, he would certainly resist. The moment they fought, the village would hear the sound of movement.

"Go and search outside the village." Xuanyuan Zhi felt that the person who lost their memories should not leave on their own, because he didn't know where he should live.

Just as he finished speaking, he saw Qi Sha limping in from outside the village, his body still stained with blood.

When Qi Sha saw that the Prince had personally come, he immediately kneeled down and begged for forgiveness, "Your Highness, Qi Sha deserves to die a thousand deaths. He was blocked on the way and had his leg injured, so he could only hide in the wilderness and recuperate. If I have to implicate the prince in this trip, I will be guilty. "

"Your legs are going to be crippled. Hurry up and get up." Seeing that Qi Sha had returned safely, Xuanyuan Zhi heaved a sigh of relief.

Qi Sha stood up. Because of him kneeling, the wound on his leg seemed to be stretched. "The prince seems to have come from the village, why haven't I seen the second prince?"

"He's gone." Xuanyuan Zhi was a little uneasy.

Just as the guards were about to disperse, they saw a cloud of dust rolling in the distance, as if a lot of people had arrived. Xuanyuan Zhi frowned, telling the guards to stop first. When those people arrived, the leader of the group said to Xuanyuan Zhi, "roasting king, hand over the Second Prince and I will spare your life."

Under Xuanyuan Zhileng's heavy gaze, the mood grew even worse. The moment this person opened his mouth, he immediately revealed that the Second Prince was not in the hands of the Emperor. Could it be that other powers were looking for him as well? He was startled and thought of the second prince's grandfather.

Looking at the 30-40 riders from Royal Feather Guard, Xuanyuan Zhi shouted angrily, "Kill!" At the same time, the cries of the horses could be heard. With a sweep of his long sword, he had already cut off the horse's legs. The leader on the horse had just abandoned his horse and was about to jump down, but his sword had already pierced through his heart.

In the blink of an eye, he had cut down over a dozen horses. When the two sides fought, people immediately noticed that Qi Sha's legs were not nimble, and became the focus of attention for the Royal Feather Guard.

Qi Sha was furious, did they really think that he was a pushover? With a taut face, he continuously displayed his sword moves in a continuous manner, as if the wounds on his leg did not affect his performance in the slightest.

Just as he was about to take a person's head, another person's sword stabbed straight at his injured leg. He had made up his mind to trade one leg for his life.

When the head in front of him fell to the ground, he heard a miserable scream from his side and saw that the Prince had already killed that person for him. "If you dare to cripple your legs, this king will send you to the palace as a eunuch."

Qi Sha trembled. If he was to become a eunuch, he might as well die.

Xuanyuan Zhi's sword was like a dragon and snake dancing wildly. He was unrivalled, and the Royal Feather Guard that was attacked by him only had enough time to see a series of afterimages before they disappeared without a breath. The battle ended very quickly. In less than an hour, all the Royal Feather Guard were annihilated.

Although the villagers had heard the commotion, no one dared to come out. Xuanyuan Zhi ordered his men to sweep the battlefield, moving the corpses to one side and setting them on fire. The five dark guards that were ordered to stay behind to continue their search for the Second Prince, and only brought Qi Sha back to the capital.

After all, Qi Sha was his secret bodyguard, it wasn't good for him to be crippled, so he wanted to bring Qi Sha back to the manor and let Chu Qingyao help him take a look.

The guard searched the area for another three days, but couldn't find any clues so he had to leave. Once they were gone, two men emerged from an empty cellar, staring in the direction the guards had gone.

After a long time, one of them said, "Second Prince, let's go!"

"Alright, let's go to Yunnan." This person was the Second Prince, Xuanyuan Huo. His gaze was ice-cold as he glared in the direction of the capital. A cruel smile was plastered on his face. "Father, wait for me to come back and find you!"

Because he had stayed in the village for a period of time, he knew that the villagers liked to tie up their cattle and horses and feed them in the woods outside the village, only bringing them back at night. After Xuanyuan Zhi arrived at the village entrance, he killed people and burned corpses, scaring everyone in the village silly. Even if they remembered these animals, no one dared to come out.

As a result, the two of them easily found a horse and headed towards the Yunnan. The Second Prince's matriarch was born from the Han Family, and the Han Family's Patriarch, Han Xiuyuan, held a hundred thousand strong army.

Han Xiuyuan had been in the Yunnan for many years, and because he had been successful in defending the Yunnan, he was well-loved by the commoners. Every year, the Emperor would bestow him with many rewards, allowing him to gradually become a power that reigned supreme over the Yunnan, and he was secretly addressed as the Yunnan King by the commoners.

Nine Moons Country Capital.

Hua Ximo decided to scout the palace at night, but was stopped by Fang Jian, and said, "Head senior brother, in these two days, we have discovered that the people from the crown prince's mansion are also secretly searching the city, I think we should make contact with Dongfang Shun below. If he is also looking for Yan Er, it would be better for the palace to let him do the deed."

Hua Ximo thought about it and felt that this plan was reliable. Yan Er was the only family he had left in this world, so nothing bad should happen to him. He glared with his red eyes, and immediately left. Fang Jian knew that he had heard it, and followed closely behind.

The two of them arrived at the crown prince's residence and reported their names. Not long after, they were invited to the crown prince's study.

"Guwu Men Hua Ximo greets His Highness, Crown Prince."

"Exempt from formalities, sit down!" Dongfang Shun recognized Fang Jian, so he intentionally looked at him twice. Seeing the two's haggard appearance, he knew that Yan Er had not found them yet.

"I hope that Your Highness can forgive me for my rash visit. I really need your highness's help with something. " Hua Ximo immediately said the reason.

"Leader, please tell me. If I can help, I will not refuse." Because of Yan Er, Dongfang Shun was very polite to him.

"My sister, Hua Qianyan, came to the capital about a month ago, but she suddenly disappeared. We've already searched the entire capital, but we can't enter the palace. I wonder if Your Highness can help us investigate?"

Dongfang Shun said painfully, "To be honest, I was looking for Yan Er as well. I can guarantee that Yan Er is definitely not in the palace. I found out that the last place she appeared in was the Dingguang Mansion.

"Do you know who saved her?" Hua Ximo was very anxious.

"Didn't they ask Yan Er to come here to treat Stable King? Why do you still need someone to save her? Could it be that your intention is to imprison her? " Fang Jian was furious.

"I will explain the things inside after I find Yan Er. I can only guarantee that I won't harm Yan Er, and at the same time, I will remove all those who want to harm her one by one." Dongfang Shun's killing intent that was released in an instant shocked Hua Ximo. Perhaps he really cared about Yan Er.

But he would never agree.

Just a little bit of relationship had to do with the royal family, yet Yan Er's whereabouts were unknown. The royal family was too terrifying! His sister was so innocent; she wasn't suitable for the palace at all.

"Your Highness, do you really not know who saved Yan Er?" He withdrew his thoughts.

"I don't know." A few days ago, Dongfang Shun had specifically gone to find Dongfang Yanyue to find out who saved him. But Yan Yue insisted that she did not recognize him.

Hua Ximo's heart completely sunk. The capital city was under the watch of the Emperor, if even the Crown Prince couldn't find him, who would he go to? He pondered and said, "I have a presumptuous request, can your highness the crown prince help me find out what the person who saved Yan Er looks like? This way, I can have a direction."

Dongfang Shun had long thought of this, but the people of Dingguang Mansion all said that it was too dark to see the sky clearly, and the clues ended there.

Hua Ximo said apologetically as he stood up to leave, "This matter arose because of my Imperial Family. I will definitely give all of you a satisfactory answer."

Hua Ximo turned around, "I only want Yan Er to be safe and sound."

What's the use of giving an explanation? A single empty word could not even compare to a smile on Yan Er's face. Although he did not say it, he already hated the Imperial Family in his heart. Forget about Yan Er, if there really was anything, he would not let a single person from the Imperial Family off.

After He Lanxi and Chu Yunmu came out from Prince Zhi's Mansion, they told Deputy General Yu about Hua Qian Yan's disappearance. Deputy General Yu took a horse and was about to leave without a second word.

"Stop, why are you in such a hurry? You can go and claim your leave from my father, then bring me along. I'll go with you. " He Lanxi looked at Chu Yunmu apologetically: "Yun Mu, Qian Yan is my good friend, I cannot ignore her when something happens."

"I'll go with you." Although Deputy General Yu was following him, Chu Yunmu was still worried.

He Lanxi shook his head, "Your father is about to return to the capital. If nothing happens to Qian Yan, I will be back soon. " She jumped onto her horse and nodded to Deputy General Yu, "I will wait for you at the city gate."

Since something had happened to Yan Er, Chu Qingyao was more anxious than anyone else. She only hoped that Xuanyuan Zhi would bring the Second Prince back soon so she could have time to go to the Nine Moons Country. During the three years they had spent together in the Guwu Men, she had long treated Yan Er and Xi Mo as relatives. Now that Yan Er had matters to attend to, how could she not be anxious!

"Princess, we have already sent a message to the Nine Moons Country, asking our people to help us find them, but we cannot reveal our identities, we can only look for them in the dark." After calculating the date, he was sure that the news had reached the other side.