The sky was gray, the sun was shrouded in dark clouds, the light was dim, and the whole world was sunk in a dreary atmosphere.

"Did you find it?"

"Nope!"

"Go over there!"

Countless yellow-clad guards were scattered throughout the barren forest, looking for something, and the forest was full of snow, and in some places it was oozing with scarlet colors.

"Not here!"

"Have you found Your Highness?"

"There is no trace!"

"Look for it again!"

"Wipe my eyes together!

After a long time, the leader of the yellow-clothed guards looked at the guards who were running around looking for them, his expression was completely shocked, and he lost his voice and said, "This is bad!

After Nie Zou went in all night, he didn't come out!

And Mugu, who went in with him, was completely gone.

"Your Highness, where are you?" the leader of the guards gritted his teeth, anxious, and looked around.

"My lord, I've looked for it, but no. The yellow-clothed guard who reported had a solemn face.

"What can I do about this!" the leader of the guards suddenly felt enthusiastic and worried, and his brows tightened into a Sichuan character.

That's the Third Highness, respected by the Manchu Dynasty, the person who is most likely to be made the crown prince, how can he lose it at this juncture!

All the yellow-clothed guards were uneasy, and no one knew the seriousness of the matter better than them!

The leader of the guards gritted his teeth, turned his head and said, "You two, follow me to report, the others will block this place, and report as soon as you find out!"

"Yes!"

"By the way, this matter is not allowed to be publicized, and the princess is not allowed to reveal it!"

The leader of the guards gave another command, and then led the other two over the wall, and walked three steps to the outside of the princess's mansion, and galloped away.

......

"Your Majesty! It's not good! It's not good!"

The chamberlain rushed into the study with an anxious face and fell to his knees.

Nie Junhe consulted the books and texts all night, and was sleepy at this time, raised his eyes slightly, and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"

The chamberlain knelt on the ground and trembled, and said in a hurry: "The Third Highness is missing!"

Nie Junhe's expression froze, and his sleepiness disappeared, Huo stood up and hurriedly asked, "Missing? What do you mean?"

"According to the guards of the Third Highness who came back, a bizarre bloody corpse was found outside the princess's mansion last night, so the Third Highness took someone to investigate, who would have thought that the night would pass, and the person would be gone!"

Nie Junhe was suddenly surprised, and couldn't help asking, "Where did they go? What did those guards do? How could they let Zou Er disappear for no reason?"

The inner attendant hurriedly replied: "It is a barren forest, and as for those guards, they were ordered by the Third Highness to wait outside, and the servants feel that those guards do not have the courage to lie." ”

"Now is not the time to talk about whether it is true or false!" Nie Junhe walked out from behind the desk, his voice was fierce, "Where did Wanhuang City come from the barren forest?

"This ......"

"Hmph, lead the way, I'll take a look for myself!" Nie Junhe rolled down his sleeves and walked out of the study, and the attendant hurriedly followed.

A moment later, after some interrogation, Nie Junhe couldn't help but grit his teeth, "According to what you say, has my Heavenly Capital City broken into a beast?"

"Your Majesty, what we said is true, that female corpse is indeed like a beast that has been bitten. ”

"Then can you tell me how that woman crossed the princess's mansion and reached the barren forest behind the princess's mansion?" Nie Junhe's eyes turned cold.

"This ...... Already looking it up......"

"Check? The Xinyuan Martial Arts Conference is imminent, and all kinds of people from the rivers and lakes are pouring into the city, what are you going to check? Or are you fooling around?" Nie Junhe's eyes were slightly angry, and he slapped the bookcase with a bang.

"The emperor forgives the sin! The villain will never dare!"

The leader of the guards fell to his knees, his head resting on the ground, his expression terrified.

"Take it down, and if you can't find out the slightest bit of news, you will come to see me!"

"The villain obeys the order! Thank the emperor for forgiveness!"

The leader of the guards hurriedly got up and bowed out.

"The Great Marquis of Xuan entered the palace and came to the study to see me!" Nie Junhe's expression was cold, "In addition, let Lian Tianyun lock the entire city for me!"

......

On the street, a column of soldiers wearing black scale armor walked quickly through the city road, all with cold eyes, long knives at their waists, and black spears in their hands!

The crowd retreated in both directions, not knowing what was happening.

I saw the leader of the warrior flashing a token towards the person at the city gate, "Wanhuang Janissary Order!

As the city gates slammed shut, the streets were full of panic and discussion.

"What!

"Why is this good guy going to be locked down?"

"What the hell is going on?"

More than here There are a total of eight gates in the whole city, all of which are closed, and the Wanhuang guards under them are waiting in strict formation.

On the towering Yanyu Teahouse, the young man in white quietly looked at the noisy street, and a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.

He said lightly: "Shixiao, go check what happened." ”

"Yes!

Behind him, a tall, thin man in a blood-colored fox mask clenched his fists and turned to retreat.

......

When passing by the street, Xiao Yuchen glanced at the guards in confusion, but he didn't think much about it, but after coming to the princess's mansion, the Wanhuang guards standing outside the mansion stopped him.

"Wanhuang Janissaries act, the princess's mansion is not allowed to enter, and she will not retreat!"

Xiao Yuchen explained, but he was still rejected, and it was not easy to break through.

In desperation, he had to return to the Yunjian Marquis Mansion, who would have thought that Chen Yundrunk was also gone, which couldn't help but make him wonder, without warning, the city was full of Wanhuang guards, could it be that something big happened?

At this moment, a team of Wanhuang guards broke into the mansion, and when they saw that they were holding tokens, the chief manager could not stop them.

In Xiao Yuchen's surprised gaze, the two Wanhuang guards locked him in chains, and he was stunned, "What are you doing here?"

The leader sneered, "You are the gardener who was about to enter the princess's mansion just now, right?"

Xiao Yuchen nodded, and the man said even more disdainfully: "Nonsense! There is no person like you on the roster of the princess's mansion, come with us!"

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In the study of the palace, Nie Junhe was pacing back and forth in the study, and at this time, four figures rushed in.

The four figures are the four great martial marquis, the cold spear Hou Gaichen, the martial drunken Hou Ji Bufan, the Yunjian Hou Chen Yundrunk, and the Mingyue Hou Su Baiyue.

The four of them bowed to Nie Junhe: "Your Majesty." ”

"No courtesy!" Nie Junhe's footsteps immediately stopped, and he said busily.

Chen Yunzui asked suspiciously, "What happened, and the emperor was so anxious?"

Nie Junhe talked to the four of them about the general situation, and the expressions of the four martial marquis suddenly became solemn.

Su Baiyue's eyes were puzzled, and she asked, "How can there be a barren forest in Wanhuang City?"

"I've already ordered someone to investigate, and I guess the results will come out soon. Nie Junhe sighed heavily.

"Princess's ......" Su Baiyue hesitated, a little worried about Nie Yixin.

Yixin doesn't know yet, but it is estimated that she won't be able to hide it for long. Nie Junhe's brows were tightly locked, and his face was sad.

Nie Zou's accident has already made him very sad, and if Nie Yixin has another accident, his heart is afraid that it will be torn apart.

Nie Junhe sighed, raised his eyes and said, "Bai Yue, let Yixin stay with you these days." ”

"Bai Yue took the order. Su Baiyue arched her hand, her eyes revealing unbearability, "But, Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Yixin won't be willing to go with me." ”

Nie Junhe was stunned, closed his eyes, let out a sigh, and said slowly: "Yes, there is her mother's favorite Baimei in that house, how could she leave easily." ”

At this time, a person ran in from outside, half-kneeling on the ground, "Your Majesty! When the city was built, because there was a place in the south that happened to be attached to the Hongya River, the water was turbulent and the soil was soft, so there was no city wall in that area, and the barren forest was there before the construction of the princess's mansion, and it covered the Hongya River!"

Not only Nie Junhe was stunned, but even the four great martial marquis also showed disbelief.

They didn't even know that there was such a place in Wanhuang City, and there was no city wall built at all!

"Then why can't you see it on weekdays?" Ji Bufan frowned.

"Of course you can't see it on weekdays!" Gai Chen's eyes narrowed, "The area of the princess's mansion is not small, plus the pavilion is towering, and the south is extremely remote, not to mention the city wall, I'm afraid that only that barren forest, not many people may know about its existence!"

At this time, Nie Junhe noticed Chen Yundrunk, who was silent, "Yundrunk, what did you think of?"

Chen Yun's drunken contemplation was interrupted, he raised his eyes to look at everyone, and finally shook his head slightly, only to hear him say: "I'm actually more curious about the female corpse that was bitten to pieces. ”

"Oh?"

All eyes were fixed on him.

"Hmm...... Unless there was some urgency, the woman would not have gone to such a remote place by herself. Chen Yunzui groaned slightly, suddenly narrowed his eyes, and said, "If she didn't go over by herself, then it was likely that someone brought her over." ”

"And, that ...... It doesn't have to be a human being. ”

Chen Yun's drunken words taught everyone to be creepy, not human? What could it be?

"According to the meaning of Marquis Chen, could it be a fierce beast like a tiger?"

Chen Yunzui shook his head, his face was slightly bitter, "I'm not sure ...... either."

Immediately, he changed his words and said, "That woman once screamed outside the wall, that is, she was still alive when she was in the barren forest. Something, will bring the prey back, and then ......"

"Wait......" Su Baiyue's eyes froze, interrupted Chen Yunzui, and interjected: "Speaking of her life, it makes me feel ...... It's like feeding. ”

Su Baiyue's words made Chen Yun's heart tremble, and he muttered, "Feed...... In order to ensure the freshness of the feed...... So it's alive......"

For some reason, they all felt that the situation was as they thought it was, and it was very likely that someone was feeding some kind of beast.

Nie Junhe's face was extremely bad, "Could it be that you ...... Zou Er ......"

Seeing that the emperor was depressed, Chen Yun said drunkly: "Don't worry, the emperor, a few of us are just inferences, before figuring out how that woman got there, and what is the thing hidden in the barren forest, it is difficult to judge the safety of the Third Highness." ”

Nie Junhe nodded, inexplicably feeling a splitting headache, he endured the pain, and said: "Bai Yue, you find a way to persuade Yixin, the princess's mansion is close to the barren forest, which makes me feel very uneasy, and I always feel that something will happen again." ”

Su Baiyue nodded and said, "Baiyue will do her best." ”

"Hou Ye Chen! Someone outside wants to see you! He said that he was the head of the Hou Mansion. At this time, a palace man said outside the study.

Chen Yundrunk glanced at Nie Junhe, Nie Junhe nodded, and he walked out. I couldn't help but wonder what the manager was looking for him to do at this time.

When he came to the outside of the palace, the anxious chief immediately said to him: "Master Hou, Xiao Gongzi was taken away by the Wanhuang guards!"

"What?"

Chen Yun's drunken eyes changed, "Wanhuang Guard!"