Early in the morning, Xi Yan was just about to push open the door, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw a letter lying on the ground.

Although he was suspicious, he still leaned over to pick up the letter, and as soon as he moved his gaze to those fine small words, Xi Yan's brows began to wrinkle. The further he looked back, the tighter his lips became, the more angry his expression became, and the hand holding the letter trembled slightly with anger.

He didn't care that he still had a lot of official duties, so he rushed out of the gate of Xifu with more than a dozen guards.

The guards saw that Xi Yan's face was gloomy as if it was about to drip water, so they were all silent, and no one dared to speak rashly. A guard, who was usually closer to Xi Yan, asked cautiously: "Childe, there are many villas under the name of the fourth prince, and we only have them, and there are more than ten in and out of the city. Where do you start? ”

"Search them one by one," Xi Yan said with a frosty face, gritting his teeth, "not only the villa and the garden, but also all the shops under his command must also send people." ”

"Yes."

Xi Yan knew that this was a stupid method, but at the moment, there seemed to be no better way than such a stupid method. As for asking him to compromise with Xi Qing...... He couldn't.

Riding a horse against the wind is a pleasure, but if you gallop in a moment of anger and panic, I am afraid that no one will feel how happy.

Inside the city, outside the city. I searched for an individual garden, but I found nothing, and the feeling of uneasiness gradually flooded into Xi Yan's heart. He had even prepared for the worst, if he couldn't find Ruofei for a while, he would rather temporarily deal with Gu Zhiyuan. As long as she is safe, he is even willing to put down his body first.

……

It was getting dusk, and Xi Yan and his entourage finally came to the villa on the slope of the hill outside the city.

The day has not stopped, his face is obviously tired, and his eyes are a little gloomy.

The only consolation for Xi Yan is that the villa here is different from other places, the door here is open, but the inside and outside are clean, as if there are still people. Hope rekindled in Xi Yan's eyes, and he hurriedly searched for the garden. Not long after, Xi Yan found the room where An Ruofei had been held.

It's just that the scene in front of him made the light in Xi Yan's eyes dim a little bit. The house was empty, except for two pools of dried blood, which stood out in the setting sun. Xi Yan stepped forward silently, carefully observing and searching, hoping to find some clues, but all his thoughts seemed to be in vain.

Xi Yan looked back hopelessly, but for a moment he caught a glimpse of a slender hidden arrow hidden in the crack of the underground brick.

"Broken Zhu String?" Xi Yan remembered that a few months ago, a finely crafted piece of ingenuity was faintly revealed in her sleeve, which seemed to be a small crossbow. At this time, he saw the Hidden Arrow here, and he naturally thought of the crossbow machine. Leaning over and picking up the arrow, Xi Yan put the short arrow in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, the arrow was no more than three inches long, and the whole body was stained with blood.

Xi Yan pondered while analyzing himself: "The blood on the ground has dried up, and there are no traces of a fight in the house, so it is obvious that the two were attacked without defense." Broken Zhu String is the most powerful crossbow in the spirit crossbow, the strength is strong in the huge penetrating power, such a close distance, if you are shot at the vital point, you will definitely die! ”

Xi Yan thought about it very carefully, walked to the wall again, and described the scene at that time according to the idea in his mind, and his every move was exactly a copy of An Ruofei's actions at that time.

After a while, Xi Yan said in a deep voice: "She took advantage of the guards' inattention and shot them with a sleeve arrow. Then he ran away alone, judging by the dried blood on the ground, it should have been more than half a day. But no one seems to have been here except for the bodies being removed. If nothing else, maybe ...... Maybe she's already escaped! ”

By the end of the words, Xi Yan's voice had become a little excited, and his eyes were shining.

Before he could wait for his subordinates to react, Xi Yan then ordered: "All roads leading to this villa, no matter how big or small, must be guarded, and all inns and houses around Chongdu must not be omitted." There are also all the roads back to Chongdu, and people must also be arranged. Then I ordered the rest of the people to arrest Gu Zhiyuan, and once I found Gu Zhiyuan's traces, I immediately tied him up to see me. Finally, the towns, pharmacies, and medical centers within a radius of fifty miles outside Chongdu City have to be found, as well as ...... And ......"

Xi Yan's thoughts kept spinning, "Everyone must remember." The matter is not to be made public. ”

For a while, Xi Yan had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he ordered everything he could think of, but he was especially insufficient.

After sending out all the people around him, he led people back to Chongdu City. For some reason, he unconsciously came to Si Le's house, and stayed outside the door alone like a lost mind, hoping that the familiar figure would appear in sight in the next moment, but unfortunately he couldn't do so after waiting all night.

It wasn't until the moon was about to sink in the west that he returned to the Begonia Courtyard lonely.

Overnight, Xi Yan sent out all the guards who could be dispatched, and in the Begonia Courtyard and those annexes that Xi Yan secretly purchased, groups of people poured out of the nest, just to find An Ruofei's whereabouts.

It was dawn again, but An Ruofei's whereabouts still had no clue. Xi Yan sat in front of the desk dejectedly, he had not undressed for a day, and he had not eaten water and rice for half a day, which made him look much depressed.

The door creaked open, and a servant pushed Xi Luan into the house. Xi Luan motioned for the little guy to step back, came to Xi Yan alone in a wheelchair, looked at him and said slowly: "Mingxia is cute, but it is empty." If you can see beauty with bright light, then the karma is light, and what harm is there to the soul? ”

Xi Yan was silent, only sitting opposite Xi Luan. After a long time, Xi Yan spoke: "What my brother said, I don't dare not take it to heart." But she is not Mingxia to me...... It's a sweetheart. ”

"Alas......" Xi Luan sighed softly, a trace of amazement flashed in his eyes, "It's okay if you can say that." It's just that...... After all, you are still a child of a family, even if you have this intention, you can't help yourself. There are some things that are ultimately forced. ”

The rising sun sprinkled light on Xi Yan through the window paper, and his face was neatly divided into two halves by the light, half reflected in the sunlight, and the other hidden in the darkness, only the silhouette under the eyelashes was slightly moving.

He scoffed and retorted, "I don't care if I have it or not. I only know that if I hold back any longer, no matter how good or bad the outcome is, I will definitely cite this as the first regret in this life. ”

Xi Luan was speechless for a while, and he remembered Xie Lingjun, who had long since passed away...... A young couple, but they are separated by yin and yang, and those painful pasts are still vivid, do you really want Xi Yan to end up with a bleak end of a confidant?

Thinking of this, Xi Luan lowered his eyes to hide his thoughts, but unexpectedly caught a glimpse of a piece of paper neatly placed on Xi Yan's case. He held the paper up in front of him, and for a moment, he understood.

Without it, there is only one poem written in small block letters on the paper:

I know that I am in love for a long time, and I look forward to the sound of the river.

Xi Luan chuckled: "It's a good 'body in love', since you have made a decision, just go on." It's just that everything in the world has its bargaining chips, I don't know if you can afford the one you want? ”

"I don't care."

"Whatever you want," Xi Luan still looked at him calmly, he knew that this younger brother's calm heart was far beyond ordinary people, but he never thought that Xi Yanfang would answer so simply.

"In fact, you also understand that even if she does not escape, she will not be in danger, at most she will be wronged. Who in this world hasn't suffered some grievances? Why are you so enthusiastic and laborious? ”

In the end, Xi Luan was still a little angry. For Xi Yan's decision, he can't help but criticize it...... But he couldn't bear to be too harsh.

"I naturally know that she won't be in much danger!" Xi Luan's voice had just fallen, and Xi Yan retorted without hesitation, "But my brother is also a person who has experienced pain, don't you really understand my heart?" If I don't save her, if something happens to her, what will I do! On the contrary, if she returns safely, I will also feel guilty, so how can I be honest with her in the future? ”

"Well, I understand you."

Xi Luan had already understood Xi Yan's intentions, but he didn't expect him to be so resolute, for the sake of the so-called "sweetheart", he could put his hidden power on the surface. In Xi Luan's eyes, this behavior is reckless enough, but it is also brave enough.

"Do it yourself." Xi Luan dropped this sentence and turned to leave.

After Xi Luan left, Xi Yan was still sitting in the same place, not even changing his posture in the slightest, still pursing his lips, his face was as heavy as a deep pool in a cold night.

The tea on the table had already cooled, but it was still a full cup, and he didn't move a sip.