Chapter 65: He Abducted Bao'er

  Baby missing?

  No way, nothing can happen to her baby.

  What shocked Ling Feng even more was not just the words, but the color of the words, a bright red that seemed to be written in fresh blood. The handwriting was slightly sloppy, which proved that the time was very urgent at that moment.

  Blood? Could it be that Murong Lingyun was injured? He wrote down these few words in a state of extreme urgency. If so, how is Murong Lingyun now?

  Ling Feng's eyes stared straight at the words on the paper, seemingly unable to accept such news for a moment, but her constantly trembling hands betrayed the terror in her heart.

  Her whole heart suddenly tightened, the pain was so severe that she couldn't straighten her waist, and the paper strip also kept tightening in her heart. Her face had completely lost its usual calmness, only a kind of panic-stricken helplessness, with heart-wrenching terror.

  She felt her heart racing rapidly, without a single rhythm, but only an uncontrollable fear.

  She forced herself to calm down, calm down... She couldn't afford to lose her composure at this moment.

  Murong Lingyun left the capital two days ago. With his horse that can travel a thousand miles in one day, if he didn't stop day and night, he should have arrived at Qing Shan by last night or this morning at the latest. This pigeon is always with Murong Lingyun, so even if something happened to him and he sent it out, it would take at least a day and a night for it to arrive in the capital.

  In other words, Murong Lingyun never arrived at Qing Shan and was ambushed on the way.

  Who is it? Who can hurt Murong Lingyun and also snatch Bao'er from Murong Lingyun's hands?

  If Murong Lingyun was really injured and Bao'er had gone missing, what should she do now?

  This time, Ling Feng was at a loss for what to do. Here, she originally didn't know many people, and now she couldn't even find someone who could help her out, while her own abilities were limited.

  A sudden flash in her mind, and she quickly stepped out with her feet, but suddenly felt her legs go weak, almost falling to the ground, only then did she realize that her recent fear had drained all her strength.

  After a slight pause, Ling Feng stood up straight and walked out quickly. The only person who flashed through her mind was Xuan Yuan Chen, because she knew that now the only person she could ask for help was Xuan Yuan Chen, no matter what, she would beg him to rescue Bao'er.

  Xuan Yuan Chen had said that he would send her to the Fallen Maple Pavilion, and without his orders, she was not allowed to leave half a step. However, there was no one guarding her, and in fact, the entire palace couldn't find a single guard. She didn't understand, with Xuan Yuan Chen's abilities, it was impossible that he wouldn't even have a few guards?

  None of this matters now, what's important is that she has to see Xuan Yuan Chen right away.

  She went straight to Xuan Yuan Chen's room after leaving the Luofeng Pavilion. It was so late, he should be in his own room, but when she arrived at his room, she saw that it was pitch black inside?

  Isn't Xuan Yuan Zhi back yet? Or has he already gone to sleep?

  With a hint of doubt, Ling Feng slowly walked forward, his hand slightly raised, and lightly knocked on the door. However, there was no response, and it was clear that Xuan Yuan Chen was not in the room at all.

  She couldn't find him, and her heart was inexplicably panicked.

  "How did the princess end up here?" Chu Wei's voice suddenly came from behind her, making her jump in surprise, but also quickly flashing a glimmer of hope. She hastily turned around, looked straight at him and said quickly, "I want to see the king."

  Chu Wei's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes, but she still replied with a slight bow, "The prince has gone to the imperial palace and hasn't returned yet."

  Ling Feng was taken aback, the glimmer of hope that had just flashed across his face quickly disappeared. He still hadn't returned, so who could she go to now? With something like this happening, she had long been completely flustered and didn't know what to do. Coming to ask him seemed to be her instinctive reaction, but he wasn't there, which made her even more panicked.

  Suddenly thought of Murong Lingyun, or he might have returned to Beijing by now, she could go find Murong Lingyun and ask him clearly. Thinking of this, she no longer hesitated, slightly dragging Chu Wei along, and went straight ahead, completely treating Chu Wei as air.

  "Your Highness." As she passed by Chu Wei's side, he suddenly spoke out to stop her, "Where is Your Highness going?"

  Ling Feng's footsteps came to an abrupt halt, but he didn't look back at him. Instead, he said coldly, "I have something important to attend to, I need to leave the manor." However, his urgent tone was barely concealed beneath his icy voice.

  "The king ordered that the queen cannot leave Luofeng Pavilion, so please go back, Your Majesty?" Chu Wei had a completely official and courteous expression on his face, one hand making a welcoming gesture, but also precisely blocking Ling Feng's path.

  Ling Feng froze, but also understood that at this moment, Chu Wei would never let her leave. However, she couldn't just wait here in vain.

  At this moment, her slightly confused mind didn't have any good ideas. She thought for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "Alright, since that's the case, I'll trouble Chu Guanjia to go notify my brother Murong Yuanshuai to come to the Wangfu immediately. Just say I have something important to discuss with him." Alternatively, she could let Chu Wei run this errand for her. After all, it wasn't suitable for her to return to the Murong residence in the middle of the night. By letting Chu Wei go to the Murong residence, she could also find out whether Murong Lingyun had returned or not.

  Chu Wei's eyes flickered slightly, hesitating for a moment before saying slowly, "Does the princess still not know?"

  Ling Feng was suddenly startled, his eyes quickly lifted up, staring straight at him, with a look of astonishment, he asked, "What do you know?" The urgent voice had a hint of tremble, and in the bottom of his heart, there was also an unbearable fear that flashed by, could it be that Murong Lingyun really met with an accident, could it be that he already...

  At this thought, her body involuntarily stiffened. No, it was impossible, Murong Lingyun couldn't have died like that, absolutely impossible.

  "Murong Yuanshuai was thrown into the heavenly prison this afternoon." Chu Wei had been observing her expression, seeing her obvious fear, and a hint of sympathy flashed in his eyes.

  "Thrown into the Heavenly Prison?" Ling Feng murmured, but in his heart he couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, fortunately, Murong Lingyun was still alive.

  But in her heart, a flash of confusion quickly passed, "How could Murong Yuanshuai be suddenly thrown into the Heavenly Prison? What's going on?" Murong Lingyun didn't do anything excessive, it's impossible to say that he was thrown into the Heavenly Prison just like that. Moreover, the Emperor is still unconscious now, who has the right to throw him into the Heavenly Prison?

  "It's an order from the Empress Dowager." Chu Wei didn't offer much explanation and simply replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

  "Empress Dowager?" Ling Feng slightly furrowed his brow, and in this moment of confusion, it seemed as if he had become slightly clearer-headed. How could the Empress Dowager suddenly throw Murong Lingyun into the Heavenly Prison? Just a few days ago, she was still letting him take the Emperor's place in governing. Moreover, the Empress Dowager wouldn't possibly disregard Murong Lie's feelings.

  It seems that Ling Feng has a feeling of coincidence. The day before yesterday, Xuan Yuan Chen discovered that she was not innocent, and today, Mu Rong Ling Yun was thrown into the heavenly prison. Is this too coincidental? Moreover, Bao Er also disappeared at the same time. Who would be so eager to deal with Mu Rong Ling Yun and also kidnap two-year-old Bao Er, who doesn't understand anything?

  The corners of his mouth slightly curled into a cold smile, and all this could only mean one thing: that Xuan Yuan Che had arranged and designed it all. Only he knew the whereabouts of Murong Lingyun, and could find him so quickly. Only he had the ability to hurt Murong Lingyun, take Bao'er away from his hands, and only he had the right to throw Murong Lingyun into the Heavenly Prison.

  The empress dowager is just a figurehead.

  At this point, Ling Feng couldn't help but secretly laugh at herself. She was actually foolish enough to come and beg Xuan Yuan Chen? Beg the culprit who had hurt Murong Lingyun and taken away Bao'er?

  However, once she figured it out, she was no longer so afraid. After all, he didn't kill Murong Lingyun at this moment, but instead threw him into the heavenly prison. So, for the time being, Murong Lingyun should be safe, and Bao'er should also be safe.

  "The princess should go back first." Chu Wei was shocked by the cold mockery on her absolutely beautiful face, and he didn't know what she was thinking. But seeing that it was already late at night and the sky was gloomy as if it was going to rain, he decided to send her back first anyway.

  "No." Ling Feng's voice was cold, "I'm not going back." His words paused for a moment, his eyes gazing straight into the endless darkness in the distance. Then, word by word, he spoke slowly, "I will wait here... for Wang Ye to return."

  Chu Wei's expression was slightly stunned, and she couldn't help but feel increasingly puzzled and worried. She said, "It's already very late now, I don't know when the prince will return, maybe he'll stay in the palace tonight. And it looks like it's going to rain soon, so perhaps Your Highness should head back first? Once the prince returns, I'll inform him..."

  "It's not necessary." Ling Feng coldly interrupted him, "No matter when he comes back, I'll be here waiting for him." She also saw Xuan Yuan Chen as soon as he returned to the mansion, and she had to see Murong Lingyun to confirm his safety, which would also confirm Bao'er's situation.

  "This..." Chu Wei was somewhat embarrassed, just wanting to speak again, but facing her determined gaze, he was taken aback. That kind of determination in her eyes was just like when the king had made up his mind about something, and whenever the king had that look in his eyes, no matter who it was, they wouldn't dare try to persuade him anymore, because everyone who followed the king knew that at that moment, all words were useless.

  At this moment, Chu Wei saw such an expression in Ling Feng's eyes and couldn't help but stop talking, the words behind were hard to hold back.

  Just looking at Ling Feng's straight figure, I was in a dilemma. At this moment, staying here is not right, leaving is also not right.

  "You can rest assured, I won't slip away quietly. You can go and take a break." It seemed that Ling Feng had noticed his concern, and with a gentle smile, he spoke up. At this moment, even if someone dared to make her leave, she wouldn't budge, because she knew that Murong Lingyun's and Bao'er's lives were currently in Xuan Yuan Zhen's hands.

  Chu Wei's face turned slightly red, and he rarely explained, "I didn't mean it that way." His voice was tinged with a hint of urgency and a hint of unnaturalness. He just felt that on this quiet night, the two of them standing alone in the courtyard would lead to misunderstandings, not because he was afraid she would leave.

  Ling Feng smiled and didn't respond, then ignored him. Unexpectedly, he didn't leave, so just let him be.

  The sky seemed to be getting darker and darker, with a gloomy feeling that made people feel suffocated. The faint moonlight that had just been shining was now completely covered by dark clouds, not letting out any light at all. The entire palace was plunged into an inky blackness where one couldn't see their own hand in front of them.

  A gentle breeze blew by, followed by a few raindrops that heavily hit Lingfeng's face and body, one drop at a time, without mercy, seemingly with a hint of cruelty, just like Xuan Yuan Chen's cruelty.

  "Princess, let's go back. The rain is coming too strong, I'm afraid..." Chu Wei's face flashed with a hint of urgency. Such a heavy rain, if they got soaked for a whole night, even he couldn't take it, let alone her, a weak woman.

  "You go back first, I'll wait here for Wang Ye to return." Ling Feng still had a determined face, without any hesitation, or perhaps she needed this rain to calm herself down.

  "It's raining so heavily, King Wang won't be able to return tonight, Queen Wang should wait till tomorrow..." Chu Wei continued to persuade.

  "Even if he doesn't come back, I'll wait, keep waiting until he returns." The calm voice was filled with an irresistible determination, and the rapid raindrops flashed by quickly, causing her voice to have a slight pause.

  In the darkness where one couldn't see their own fingers, with those increasingly large raindrops, it was impossible to make out anything. At this moment, although Ling Feng wasn't far from Chu Wei, he couldn't see him at all, only vaguely sensing that he hadn't left and was still standing there, but also didn't make another sound.

  ……

  In the palace, it was already deep in the night, but in the empress dowager's bedroom, it was still brightly lit. Outside, cold winds howled and the sound of rainwater hitting the windows was incessant, as if trying to break through the window paper and invade directly.

  The empress dowager lay quietly on the imperial chair with her eyes closed, while a palace maid in her early twenties was massaging her.

  In her twenties and still serving as a palace maid, it's quite unusual.

  "Empress Dowager, at this time you are putting Murong Lingyun in the Heavenly Prison, aren't you afraid that Murong Lie will take advantage of the situation to start a rebellion?" The palace maid was obviously one of the Empress Dowager's trusted confidantes, and she dared to ask such a sensitive question directly.

  The empress dowager still had her eyes slightly closed, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised with a hint of a smile. Her pale lips parted slightly as she said faintly, "I actually hope he takes this opportunity to make his move." As she spoke, a cold smile with a deeper meaning flashed across her face.

  The palace maid's face involuntarily revealed a hint of puzzlement, but her hands massaging the empress dowager did not pause for a moment. A flash of understanding quickly passed through her eyes, and she smiled faintly, "Your Majesty wants to use Prince Wang to deal with Murong Lie."

  "Haha... " The empress couldn't help but laugh out loud, her eyes suddenly opening and flashing with a sharp calculation. "With Xuan Yuan Chen here, what is there for me to fear?" She directly confirmed the palace maid's guess.

  "But with the king's personality, how can he be willing to be used by the empress dowager?" The palace maid immediately expressed her doubts. This time, the empress dowager was so obvious that even she could guess it, and there was no reason why the king wouldn't think of it too. Would the king really follow the empress dowager's intentions?

  The empress slightly waved her hand, interrupting her massage, then slowly got up, a pair of eyes staring straight out the window. Outside was a vast expanse of darkness, nothing could be seen at all, only the sound of rain getting heavier and heavier, constantly pounding against the window.

  "Perhaps not before, but now... Hehehe..." The soft words paused involuntarily, and a layer of murderous intent appeared in his eyes. "He wants to protect that woman, he must do so, and he and Murong Lie were originally at odds with each other. This war is about to ignite." But that woman actually dared to harm the Emperor, she would absolutely not let her off, even if Xuan Yuan Chen was protecting her, she would find a way...

  "Which woman?" The palace maid exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be the one that the prince had just married a few days ago? But wasn't it said that she was already given to a servant by the prince? How could the prince still be protecting her?"

  The empress's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "This point, I also don't quite understand, but I heard that on the day Xuan Yuan Chen returned home, a girl suddenly ran out and called Mu Rong Ling Feng 'mother' and Mu Rong Ling Yun 'father'. Could it be...?" Her words trailed off, but then she seemed to suddenly understand something, her cold smile spreading across her lips, "I didn't think Xuan Yuan Chen was still such a lovesick fool, able to endure such shame. Very good, very good, it seems this time we can completely eliminate the Mu Rong family."

  This time, I'm afraid it won't be necessary to make a move, Xuan Yuan Chen will not easily let Mu Rong Ling Yun go, after all, which man can allow his woman to have a child with another man? Could it be that the person he sent said that the child was suddenly taken away by someone, surely that person must also be Xuan Yuan Chen.

  ……

  In the palace

  The rain poured down for a whole night, but it still didn't show any signs of stopping. However, the sky was faintly shining with a hint of light. Ling Feng stood upright in the courtyard, getting soaked in the rain all night, while Chu Wei quietly stood by his side, accompanying him.

  The faint light made the two people who were originally very close slowly see each other clearly, both of them were drenched in rainwater, just like two drowned chickens, constantly dripping water all over their bodies, while the urgent raindrops continued to pour down on them.

  Chu Wei's eyes widened slightly, and he saw her appearance, his eyes flashing with a hint of reluctance, but quickly hid it. He couldn't help but feel a few points of admiration for her in his heart. Unexpectedly, this seemingly weak woman had endured a night of rain.

  He didn't say anything, he slightly turned his body and walked towards the gate of the Wang Mansion. Then, in a low voice, he ordered the housekeeper standing at the door, "Quickly go to the Imperial Palace to ask the Wang Mansion to return." He thought that if the Wang Ye doesn't come back, this woman will probably continue like this forever.

  It's already late summer and almost autumn, who doesn't know that during this season, it's a rain and sweat, especially at night, it's cold enough to make people shiver involuntarily.

  Even he, from head to toe, inside and out, was icy cold. In the dark of night, he didn't dare leave because he feared something might happen to her, thinking she would hold on for a while before automatically returning. But unexpectedly, she stood there all night, seemingly without even moving.

  Xuanyuan Zhan hurried back to the Wang Fu, only to see Chu Wei looking like he had just been pulled out of water, with water dripping all over his body, and his hair and clothes stuck to him.

  "What are you doing? What's going on?" Seeing Chu Wei's appearance, he couldn't help but be shocked. What was it that made Chu Wei rush to call him back and wait for him at the door in such a state?

  Chu Wei saw Xuan Yuan Chen hastily walking in and couldn't help but let out a slight sigh of relief. He took a few quick steps to stand before him, saying in a low voice, "The princess is waiting for the prince."

  Xuanyuan Chen was stunned, she was waiting for him? What does this mean, how could she be waiting for him?

  It seemed that Xuan Yuan Chen had noticed Chu Wei's suspicion, so he spoke again, "The princess has been waiting for the prince all night."

  Xuanyuan Chen's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he said in a cold voice, "What is it?" However, his eyes quickly flashed with a hint of unusualness, and his footsteps also quickened as he walked towards Luofeng Pavilion.

  "Your Highness." Chu Wei quickly intercepted him, "The princess is waiting for you in your courtyard, Your Highness."

  Xuanyuan Chen involuntarily froze again, his footsteps also stopping involuntarily. His eyes slightly turned, looking at Chu Wei with a puzzled expression, and said in a cold voice, "What's going on?" He wouldn't believe that the woman would be waiting for him in his room even if he was beaten to death.

  "Let's go take a look first." Chu Wei hesitated for a moment, but still didn't reveal the truth. Now, he was afraid that if he told Wang Ye that Wang Fei was waiting for him because of Murong Lingyun, Wang Ye might turn around and leave immediately. In that case, Wang Fei would probably continue standing in the courtyard getting rained on.

  For the first time, he concealed something from Xuan Yuan Che, solely due to that inexplicable reluctance in his heart.

  Xuan Yuan's eyes swept over him lightly, and his pupils flashed quickly, but he didn't hesitate at all. He walked towards his own room swiftly. Since Chu Wei said she was waiting for him in his room right now, it must be true. Chu Wei wouldn't deceive him after all.

  The guard who was holding an umbrella for him quickly followed Xuan Yuan Che's footsteps, holding it high to block the rain for Xuan Yuan Che, but still some rainwater kept seeping onto Xuan Yuan Che's body.

  He walked into his own courtyard, Xuan Yuan's footsteps paused slightly, as if still somewhat skeptical, but only for a moment. His footsteps then quickly continued, seemingly even faster than before, with a hint of expectation hidden within.

  As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, his body stiffened involuntarily. He saw a woman covered in water standing upright in the middle of the courtyard. Her hair was stuck to her face, and her clothes were tightly clinging to her skin. The thin clothes were useless at this moment, unable to block any wind or chill, nor could they conceal her faintly visible curves.

  His eyes sank suddenly, unable to tell whether it was anger or something else. He quickly took the umbrella from the guard's hand and said coldly, "You go out first."

  It was obviously said to that guard, but at this moment it also startled Ling Feng.

  Ling Feng quickly raised his eyes, and when he saw him, he was slightly stunned. His face, which had been washed by the rain, showed no expression at all. The only sign of emotion was a slight tremble due to the uncontrollable cold.

  Xuanyuan Chen didn't hesitate at all, holding the umbrella and walking three steps to take two steps to her front, naturally putting the umbrella above her. In his heart, he secretly regretted it. What was this woman doing? Why did she get soaked like this? Suddenly remembering what Chu Wei said earlier, that she had waited for him in his courtyard all night, his eyes flashed, could it be that she had stood in the courtyard waiting for him all night, getting rained on all night.

  She didn't go into deep thought about why she was doing this, or maybe he just didn't have time to think carefully at the moment. He simply shouted angrily, "Do you know what you're doing?" The hand holding the umbrella tightened involuntarily and leaned slightly towards her shoulder, as if wanting to pull her into his arms, but hesitated and stopped. His heart grew more and more frustrated - Xuan Yuan Chen was usually decisive in his actions, so why had he become so indecisive now?

  Ling Feng slowly lifted her face, her eyes staring straight at him, her pale purple lips trembling uncontrollably. This made Xuan Yuan Chen's already gloomy eyes even more somber. What did this woman want to do? And the hand that had just paused, almost unconsciously wrapped around her shoulder. He thought, this woman was probably about to freeze to death. Probably couldn't even speak anymore?

  But at this moment, her lips slowly opened, and what she said shocked him suddenly.

  "I want to see Murong Lingyun." The low voice, with a few hints of hoarseness, yet hid an unyielding determination that made one unable to ignore it. It was actually him who had captured Murong Lingyun, so she didn't need to pretend anymore; being direct would be better.

  Xuan Yuan's hand, which was about to wrap around her shoulder, stiffened and froze in place. The eyes that had been filled with remorse now overflowed with uncontrollable anger. It turned out that this woman, who had stood in the rain all night in his courtyard waiting for him, had only come to see Murong Lingyun.

  The corners of his mouth involuntarily flashed a hint of mockery, or rather self-mockery. He knew that this woman couldn't be waiting for him without a reason. It turned out that she already knew about Murong Lingyun being thrown into the great prison.

  It must have been Chu Wei who told her, thinking of Chu Wei's evasiveness just now, the cold smile at the corner of his lips became even more pronounced, and he didn't expect that even Chu Wei had learned to hide from him.

  Her eyes flashed cold, her face also darkened quickly, and the emotions she had just shown disappeared, restoring her usual coldness. "Do you think anyone can enter the Heavenly Prison?" The umbrella above her, however, remained unmoved.

  Moreover, Murong Lingyun was also personally ordered by the Empress Dowager to be locked up, and even he couldn't enter casually.

  "I want to see Murong Lingyun." But Lin Feng seemed not to have heard his words, and repeated the same sentence as before. His voice did not contain any intentional sincerity, but a kind of cold persistence. No matter what, she must see Murong Lingyun today.

  Xuanyuan Chen's eyes were filled with resentment, and the hand holding the umbrella tightened, as if he wanted to crush it. This woman, how dare she, so openly and brazenly tell him that she wants to see another man? What did he amount to in her heart?

  His thin lips moved, just about to get angry, but his hand happened to touch her shoulder, the icy coldness without any temperature made him stiffen involuntarily, and a hint of regret flashed quickly in the depths of his eyes. He said in a cold voice, "Follow me inside." As he spoke, he was about to walk into the room.

  She still stood there motionless, her trembling lips quivering again, and the words that came out were still the same sentence, "I want to see Murong Lingyun." At this moment, she really made people wonder if she had already frozen stupidly and could only say this one sentence.

  Anger was still brewing in his eyes, but he had yet to erupt, only the bulging veins on his tightly clenched fists revealed his uncontrollable rage.

  A gust of cold wind blew violently, causing the dense raindrops to slant onto Lingfeng's body. Lingfeng's slightly thin figure swayed gently with the overly fierce wind, but the umbrella tightly grasped in Xuan Yuan Zhi's hand didn't budge.

  Ling Feng's face was still looking at her, because the umbrella in his hand had blocked the rain above her, so at this moment, the water on her hair was no longer flowing down like a stream, but was dripping drop by drop.

  After a moment's pause, he seemed to have finally suppressed his anger and spoke again in a cold tone, "Mu Rong Lingyun is now imprisoned in the Heavenly Dungeon, no one is allowed to visit him."

  Ling Feng's lips slowly curled into a cold smile, and his eyes also flashed with obvious sarcasm. His icy lips moved again, "Among any of these people, I'm afraid it doesn't include Your Highness."

  At such a close distance, her cold sneer constantly magnified in front of his eyes, deeply piercing his pupils, and the implicit meaning in her words was hard for him to understand even if he didn't want to.

  "This king cannot." The cold words were too simple, it was unknown whether he couldn't go to the Heavenly Prison or couldn't bring Ling Feng along.

  "Haha... " Ling Feng suddenly let out a light laugh, and the sarcasm at the corner of his lips became even more apparent. "So, there's actually a place in this world that Your Highness can't go to? Today, I've gained some insight." His calm words were nothing but obvious sarcasm, or perhaps intentionally trying to provoke him.

  Xuanyuan Chen's body stiffened slightly, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Woman, you'd better not provoke me, otherwise the consequences won't be something you can bear."

  Ling Feng's smile quickly disappeared from his face, replaced by a cold expression that hid no undisguised anger. He stared straight at him, and the anger in his eyes also shot straight at him.

  "What could be worse than the current situation?" A cold face, a fearless expression. Now that Murong Lingyun has been imprisoned in the Heavenly Dungeon and Bao'er's whereabouts are unknown, what else could be worse than this?

  Xuanyuan was stunned, he didn't understand what had happened that could make her so crazy. He had always thought this woman was calm and intelligent enough, but now...

  "What does Wang Ye want to do with Murong Lingyun?" Not getting his response, Ling Feng spoke straightforwardly.

  Xuanyuan Chen was stunned again, and when he understood her meaning, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and the corner of his mouth involuntarily curled up into a self-mocking cold smile.

  He didn't respond when he saw her, and Ling Feng was slightly impatient, his face growing even colder. He spoke again, "The person was caught by the prince, it's up to the prince to decide how to deal with him." There were no questions asked because she knew that even if she did ask, he wouldn't answer. So she directly asked, not thinking of escaping or evading in any way.

  Xuan Yuan's eyes instantly froze, as if layer upon layer of ice was slowly gathering, like a thousand icy mountains. The cold air was biting, but the corners of his lips curled up into a faint, cruel smile. "You actually know that Murong Lingyun is my captive," he said with a sneer, "so you should also know what I want to do. Don't you think your question is a bit redundant?"

  He acknowledged it directly without any explanation, not even a hint of evasion.

  Ling Feng's originally slightly trembling body suddenly stiffened, so it was really him, he was the one who caught Murong Lingyun. Then Bao'er, was she also caught by him? So where did he hide Bao'er?

  Her lips trembled more and more violently, but at this moment, she didn't know if it was because of the cold or the fear in her heart. Her lips moved slightly a few times, as if wanting to say something, but ultimately didn't say anything out loud. She wanted to ask him what had happened to Bao'er, but at this moment, she didn't dare to ask, didn't dare to speak out loud. She was afraid, afraid of hearing an answer that would make her collapse.

  After a slight hesitation, her eyes locked onto his, and she spoke slowly, word by word, "So the always arrogant and proud Prince actually did something so despicable." She had thought that with his pride and personality, he wouldn't use such a lowly trick, but now Ling Feng discovered that she had once again overestimated this man, or rather, underestimated his ruthlessness.

  Xuan Yuan's eyes shot out a thread of bloodthirsty ferocity, staring fiercely at Ling Feng. His eyes narrowed slightly, "Despicable? Good, very good. This king will be even more despicable, but I'm afraid it still can't compare to your and Murong Lingyun's shamelessness. When dealing with him, does this king still need to talk about morality?"

  Ling Feng was thoroughly stunned, staring at the man in front of him who was even more ruthless than a demon. He felt a chill from head to toe and asked, "What do you want to do?" If he wanted to kill Murong Lingyun, it would be easy, but instead, he had locked him up. What did he want to do? Was he going to use Murong Lingyun to threaten her?

  "What is this king going to do? You can open your eyes wide and take a good look, I believe this king won't keep you waiting for too long." His cruel smile grew larger and larger in front of her, his cruelty always directly striking at people's weaknesses.

  "I want to see Murong Lingyun." Saying this sentence again, she was no longer as calm as before. At this moment, she desperately wanted to see Murong Lingyun, wanting to know if he was okay, and wanting to confirm what had happened to Bao'er. Subconsciously, she couldn't fully trust that letter. She needed to hear it from Murong Lingyun himself, or maybe the letter was fake, or maybe Murong Lingyun had already sent Bao'er back to Qing Shan. Otherwise, why didn't Xuan Yuan Chen mention Bao'er at all just now?

  He gazed at her coldly for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said with sarcasm, "Do you think that's possible?"

  "I won't leave until I see Murong Lingyun today." She knew that at this moment, she had nothing to threaten him with, nor anything to shake his resolve. The only thing she could do was use this [unreliable method]. "Or you might as well lock me up in the Heavenly Prison too."

  Xuan Yuan Chen's eyes widened in surprise, but his gaze quickly turned into a fierce glare. "If you don't leave, then continue to get rained on here!" he growled. Did she think she could threaten him with this? It was laughable. When had Xuan Yuan Chen ever been threatened by a woman, and with such a childish method at that? Did this woman really think that Xuan Yuan Chen would go easy on her out of sympathy?

  As soon as he finished speaking, he walked straight into the room, and the umbrella that had just been held above her was also taken away by him.

  The cold rain hit her face again, completely soaking her face that had just slightly warmed up in the icy, bone-chilling coldness that once again swept over her from head to toe.

  The summer rain came quickly, but this time it seemed to be intentionally opposing Ling Feng, and after falling for so long, it showed no signs of stopping, still as urgent and fierce.

  Xuan Yuan Chen walked into the room, his body seemed to stiffen slightly, then he casually closed the door, as if not wanting to see her again.

  One stood in the courtyard, drenched in the icy rain, yet unwavering. Another stood indoors, with a face of ice and anger, but couldn't hide the occasional irritation.

  The raindrops kept tapping on the window, one wave after another, making the annoyance on his face more and more obvious.

  He deliberately ignored her, Xuan Yuan Chen walked into the study in the inner room, picked up a book, sat down at the desk, and slowly began to read, his eyes fixed intently on the book in his hand, as if everything outside had no effect on him.

  He didn't know how long it had been, but the book in his hand had already been flipped through several times. The sky was still raining and he couldn't see what time it was, but he felt a slight hunger, so it must be noon already. He wondered if that woman was still standing outside, but thinking about it made him even more annoyed. Whether she was standing outside or not had nothing to do with him. That woman would be better off freezing to death, sparing him the trouble of looking at her.

  The door was gently pushed open, and Xuan Yuan Chen's body subconsciously sat up straight, coldly asking, "Who?"

  "Your Highness, it's already noon. Will you have your meal in the main hall or shall I bring the food here?" Chu Wei asked cautiously, thinking to himself that it would be better to bring the food here, so the princess could also take a break and eat something, as she had been standing all night and into the morning, and probably wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

  It had been a long time since there was no response, but Chu Wei didn't dare ask again, and could only wait quietly. After about a minute, Xuan Yuan Chen's voice sounded again, "Just send it here."

  "Yes." Chu Wei let out a slight sigh of relief, quickly retreated, and before long, had someone prepare the meal, bring it over, and even specially prepared some extra dishes.

  Xuan Yuan Chen didn't say a word, letting Ling Feng go in. Chu Wei also didn't dare to say anything more, and just stood quietly on the side.

  Xuanyuan Cheng picked up his bowl and chopsticks, slowly starting to eat, while the direction he was sitting in happened to be facing Ling Feng. As he slightly raised his eyes, it seemed as if he unintentionally swept a glance over Ling Feng.

  Ling Feng, however, remained still, his eyes cast downward, his drenched body swaying slightly in the cold wind, as if he might be blown over at any moment.

  "Your Highness, it's Her Highness..." Chu Wei finally couldn't help but speak up cautiously, "Otherwise, I..."

  "When did you become so troublesome." Xuan Yuan Chen's face sank, coldly interrupting his words, and his slightly raised eyes also faintly swept Ling Feng with a glance, seeing her swaying body, a hint of regret flashed in his eyes.

  Put down the bowl and chopsticks in your hand, quickly get up, and walk straight out.

  Chu Wei's expression changed slightly, but his heart immediately felt a surge of joy. Could it be that the prince wanted to invite the princess to come in and eat?

  He walked up to her, Xuan Yuan Che's footsteps came to a halt, staring straight at her, his words slow and measured as he said, "What? You think using this kind of trick will gain you my sympathy? But do you think I'll go soft for you?"

  Ling Feng slowly raised her head, her movements slightly stiff, her lips a pale purple and somewhat abnormal. She opened her mouth slightly, "I know the prince won't, but I believe he also doesn't want to always see someone he dislikes standing in front of him like this, annoying his eyes and vexing his heart." Her voice was hoarse, she knew that now, only Xuan Yuan Chen could take her to see Mu Rong Ling Yun, so she had no other choice. However, at this moment, she felt a dullness in her head, heavy and unable to lift up.

  "Hmph," Xuan Yuan Chen slightly hummed, his cold face expressionless, and said in a low voice, "You still have some self-awareness."

  Although she couldn't hear the emotion in his voice, a glimmer of hope flashed through Ling Feng's heart. At least, her existence seemed to have really annoyed Xuan Ye, and if that was the case, he would probably agree to her request.

  "Has the king agreed to me?" The weak voice, no longer cold and hard as before, nor that proud persistence, but seemed to carry a hint of entreaty, yes, an entreaty.

  Although she didn't dare to guarantee a hundred percent understanding of Xuan Yuan Chen, for someone as arrogant and domineering as him, she had some understanding. She would first use a tough attitude to get his attention, thinking that this kind of arrogant person couldn't tolerate others being tough in front of him.

  So, she knew that her previous attitude would definitely infuriate Xuan Yuan Chen, but she also understood that Xuan Yuan Chen wouldn't leave just like that. When she saw Xuan Yuan Chen walk into the room, she couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief.

  And this time when Xuan Yuan Chen came out, she automatically relaxed her tone, with a hint of pleading and a thread of weakness. Now showing weakness can eliminate the depression in Xuan Yuan Chen's heart.

  Xuanyuan was taken aback by this woman's sudden change in attitude, leaving him slightly bewildered and wondering what she wanted to do next.

  "Murong Lingyun is now in the Heavenly Prison, and I'm just visiting my brother as a sister. Everything can't escape the king's eyes, what else does the king have to worry about?"

  "Girl, you don't have to play so many tricks in front of me." Xuan Yuan Chen suddenly spoke up, with a faint cold smile. His words also made Ling Feng slightly stunned. Could it be that she had put in so much thought, but he still wouldn't agree?

  "But I'd like to see what you're so eager to meet Murong Lingyun for, what do you want to do?" His cold words concealed all his emotions.

  He stared straight into her eyes, without too much emotion, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

  Ling Feng was slightly stunned, and a thread of delight also flashed through his heart. She had finally gotten him to agree.

  His face, which had only slightly turned away, flashed a faint, indistinguishable smile, a slight movement that was unclear whether it was a cry or a laugh. He didn't know why he had just agreed to her. Was it really because of the reason she gave?

  "Follow Wang in." However, Xuan Yuan Chen did not go out, but instead walked towards the room.

  Ling Feng was taken aback for a moment, and a hint of doubt flashed quickly in his eyes.

  Xuanyuan Chen's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he glanced at her briefly before saying with a straight face, "Do you want me to starve myself to death accompanying you?"

  Ling Feng had no choice but to move slowly, following closely behind him as he walked in.

  "If you don't want to collapse halfway, then finish the food in front of you. I, the king, don't have that much time to waste with you." Xuan Yuan Cheng looked at Ling Feng who followed him into the room but stood stiffly by the side and spoke again in a cold tone.

  Ling Feng was stunned again, but did not refuse. Instead, she sat down as instructed. She now felt that her whole body was dizzy and faint, and if she didn't eat something soon, she feared she would really pass out on the road.

  So she didn't hesitate at all, quickly picked up her bowl and chopsticks, and started eating quickly. Before long, a bowl of rice was already finished by her, while on the contrary, Xuan Yuan Chen's bowl had hardly any less.

  "Go change that eyesore of a clothing, this wretched appearance of yours makes even me feel ashamed." The cold voice continued to hurl insults once again.

  When Ling Feng changed into a new set of clothes and returned to his room, the food in the room had already been taken away. Xuan Yuan Chen didn't say anything else, but instead directly took her to the Heavenly Prison.

  Murong Lingyun was taken aback when he saw her, quickly jumping in and staring at her incredulously. "Feng'er, how did you end up here?" He then saw Xuan Yuan Chen following behind her and became even more shocked and furious, shouting, "Xuan Yuan Chen, what do you want to do?"

  "Hahahaha……" Xuan Yuan Chen couldn't help but laugh coldly, "What does this king want to do? This king just brought his queen to take a look at you, how is it necessary to be so excited?" Seeing Murong Lingyun, Xuan Yuan Chen's face returned to its usual calm and collected state.

  "You..." Murong Lingyun's breath caught, his eyes unconsciously drifting to Ling Feng, seeing Ling Feng's pale face, his eyes sank involuntarily, coldly staring at Xuan Yuan Chen, harshly saying, "Xuan Yuan Chen, what exactly did you do to Feng'er?"

  He thought, now Xuan Yuan Chen must have known that Ling Feng was not a clean person, otherwise...

  "My queen, I do as I please, and I'm afraid it's not for General Murong to worry about." Xuan Yuan Chen's face also sank, his voice instantly freezing to the extreme.

  Murong Lingyun's eyes flashed with anger, staring straight at Xuan Yuan Chen. A hint of contemplation flickered in the depths of his eyes, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he suddenly spoke in a cold voice, "Is it you? So it's really you?"

  He said that the Empress's people could not be his opponents, and those people were obviously not in cahoots with each other. They appeared after he had dealt with the Empress's people, and the few people who appeared for the second time had martial arts skills that surpassed his own. This time, he thought that those people should all be from the Flying Eagle Alliance, although they were all masked, but he could clearly feel that those people were the four dark warriors under Xuan Yuan Chen.

  Xuanyuan Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, his eyes gazing into his, with a hint of coldness and a tinge of doubt.

  "Hmph, I didn't think that you, Xuan Yuan Chen, would also resort to such despicable means." Murong Lingyun sneered in anger, if it weren't for the fact that they had him drugged at the time, Bao'er wouldn't have...

  At this thought, he was suddenly startled in his heart, and his eyes unconsciously looked towards Ling Feng. A hint of guilt flashed through the depths of his pupils, and he actually lost Bao'er.

  But then he quickly glared at Xuan Yuan Chen with a furious face and roared, "Xuan Yuan Chen, what have you done to Bao'er?" It turned out that now he had fallen into Xuan Yuan Chen's hands, so Bao'er must have been taken away by Xuan Yuan Chen as well.

  Ling Feng's body stiffened involuntarily, and it turned out that Xuan Yuan Chen really had taken Bao'er away. Slowly turning around, his eyes stared straight at Xuan Yuan Chen, and he said word by word, "What have you done with Bao'er?"

  Upon hearing Ling Feng's words, Xuan Yuan Chen's eyes flashed a cold light as he said in an icy tone, "So? Now you're finally admitting that the abomination is your and Murong Lingyun's." His voice was like ice from hell, his expression frozen to the point of suffocation. However, no one noticed the unusual glint that had flashed through his eyes.

  "No, no, you can't hurt Bao'er, she is... she is..." Ling Feng muttered, at this moment, she could no longer hide it. If because of her selfishness, Bao'er got hurt, she would regret it to death.