In the early morning, the morning sun is rising.

The climate of the Western Regions is very different from that of the Central Plains, although it is the scorching summer season, the climate in the early morning is still cool.

Mingxiu got up early and came to the princess's bedroom, ready to wake up the second princess as usual.

She knocked on the palace door as usual.

"Your Highness, it's time to get up......

There was no response from inside the door.

She frowned slightly.

The mysterious disappearance of the eighth princess has put the other princesses in the harem in danger, for fear that they will be the next target.

The second princess is also one of them.

In recent nights, when going to bed at night, the second princess will be very careful to lock the doors and windows.

Because only then will she feel safe.

Mingxiu thought about it and thought that maybe the princess hadn't woken up yet, so she knocked on the door again.

"Your Royal Highness, it's time to get up......

There was still no response from inside the door.

She screamed several more times, but there was still no response from the room.

Mingxiu's brows furrowed, she instinctively felt that something was wrong.

According to normal times, the princess should have woken up by this time.

But today, there is no movement at all.

"Are you there, Your Highness Princess?" she shouted as she slammed the door.

There was still no response from the door.

Mingxiu was completely anxious. Such a loud voice, if it were a normal situation, the princess should have heard it a long time ago, but now there is still no response.

At this time, the captain of the guards guarding the palace gate came over and asked, "What happened?"

Mingxiu reported truthfully, and the captain of the guards was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly called two strong guards over.

"You two, go and slam the palace door open!!"

The two guards nodded, and came to the palace gate and slammed hard.

There was a muffled sound of "bang ......", but the palace door was not directly knocked open.

The two guards looked at each other.

Mingxiu shouted from the side, "The princess is an iron lock, not a latch." ”

Hearing this, the two guards nodded, and immediately slammed into the palace gate even harder.

Listening to the sound of "dong ......", the two palace doors fell off from the door frame at the same time.

The two guards also crashed into the dormitory.

Seeing this, the captain of the guards, Mingxiu, and the guards outside the door were all dumbfounded.

This lock...... It's a little too sturdy, isn't it......

Mingxiu was stunned, and then quickly came back to his senses and ran into the dormitory.

The next moment, her eyes widened suddenly!

A touch of horror welled up in my eyes!!

And he saw that the chamber was empty.

The second princess, Lang Cui, who was supposed to lie down and sleep on the bed, was also missing.

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......

Xue Tianhan looked at the two palace doors that were carried out, and pulled the corners of his mouth slightly.

The others were also shocked.

Tang Fengling exclaimed even more, "Wow, what's going on, is it demolished?"

Chen Yutian subconsciously looked at it twice, and saw that the two wooden doors were actually connected by a small and delicate iron lock, and they could not be separated at all.

Then, his gaze looked at the dormitory, which had no gate in front of him.

Several guards were guarding the door, forbidding others to approach.

A palace maid and a guard dressed as the captain of the guard stood at the door, and the maid's face was a little ugly, and there was a slight fear in her eyes.

Chen Yutian came straight to the two of them.

Although the captain of the guard and Mingxiu had not met Chen Yutian and them, they knew that there was a group of Central Plains people in the palace who were in charge of investigating the case, so they did not intercept them.

Instead, he said with a hint of politeness, "Your Excellency." ”

Chen Yutian nodded at him slightly, then looked at the general scene at the entrance of the dormitory, and asked the captain of the guard.

"Is it the two of you who found out that the second princess is missing?"

The Captain of the Guard nodded, "Yes, that's us. ”

Chen Yutian nodded slightly, and then asked, "Have you informed Your Majesty and the Taigong about them?"

The captain of the guard replied, "Someone has been sent to inform you." ”

Before the words fell, I saw a group of people hurrying not far away, and the leader was none other than Jieli Khan, who rushed to hear the news.

"Your Majesty!" everyone hurriedly saluted.

Jieli's face sank like water, and he said lightly, "Flat." ”

Everyone got up and looked at Jieli, whose face was extremely gloomy, and no one spoke.

Jieli frowned and looked at the empty palace gates, and then looked at the two palace doors that were carried out on the side, his face became more and more gloomy.

"Who first discovered the princess missing?" he asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, it was discovered by my subordinates and this girl. The captain of the guard replied calmly.

"Tell me in detail about the process of your discovery, and don't miss anything. Otherwise, I'm going to ask you!" said Jieli in a deep voice.

"The subordinates understand. ”

"Slave maid...... Got it. ”

The two responded one after another, and then told how they found out about the disappearance of the second princess.

After listening, Jieli's face was still gloomy, looking at Chen Yutian.

"Lord Chen, I'll leave it to you next, I hope you can deduce from the scene how the little girl disappeared. ”

"There is no rush at the scene for the time being, I would like to ask you two a question first. ”

Chen Yutian touched his chin and groaned, "Listening to the two of you, the second princess disappeared in the dormitory under the premise that the doors and windows were locked, right?"

Mingxiu nodded repeatedly, "Yes." ”

"That is, in you don't uh...... When the palace gate was destroyed, the whole room was closed. No one can get in from the outside, right?"

"Not bad. The captain of the guard nodded.

Chen Yutian nodded slightly, and then looked at Jieli.

"Your Majesty, now we can survey the scene. ”

Jieli nodded slightly, motioning for the captain of the guard to let them in.

Chen Yutian also nodded, and entered the dormitory with everyone in the Nine Dragons Mansion.

In the dormitory, there is nothing abnormal except for the marks left by the broken door in the morning.

Moreover, the windows of the dormitory, although they do not want to be locked with iron locks like the palace door, are also bolted from the inside.

This dormitory is obviously a secret room.

So, how did the second princess leave the dormitory?

Or, how did the murderer come and go freely without breaking the locks of doors and windows?

Chen Yutian's eyes flashed, and he strode to the princess's bed.

Reaching into the bed and probing it for a moment, he frowned again.

It was very cold in the bed, and it was inferred from this that the second princess should not have been in the dormitory early last night.

At this time, Gongsun also walked into the inner hall, saw Chen Yutian standing in front of the bed, smiled slightly, and walked over.

Chen Yutian naturally understood that he should have thought of it with himself, so he smiled and spoke, "The second princess should not be in the palace for a long time, and the bed is cold." ”

Gongsun nodded, "So...... The time of the incident should have been last night. ”

"Perhaps. Chen Yutian was noncommittal, and came directly to the door and asked the captain of the guard.

"Who was guarding here last night?"

"Last night, it was supposed to be the eleventh squad guard, my lord, what's the problem?" replied the captain of the guard.

"Nothing. Chen Yutian shook his head, "There are just a few questions that need their help, do you want their captain to come over?"

"That's fine. ”

The captain of the guard nodded affirmatively, and then confessed to Jieli and went back to find the captain of the eleventh squad.

"I'm tired. Chen Yutian looked at his departing back and said.

At this time, he saw Gongsun inadvertently glance at Jieli, and with just one glance, his face changed suddenly.

Then he touched his chin and groaned.

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......

Woniu Mountain, about 300 miles away from the royal city, is a barren mountain that is rarely inhabited.

The mountain is not big, it is not high, the mountain is overgrown with weeds, dead trees everywhere, and there is no life at all.

There are several natural caves in the mountain, the entrance of which is hidden by weeds, and it looks like it is deserted, and no living creatures want to approach it.

However, who would have thought that there are indeed caves in these inconspicuous caves!

Huo Yuanji stood behind a huge rock and observed the caves, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

Although it is not clever, it can indeed make ordinary people stop by letting the weeds cover the entrance of the cave.

Even a few of them, if Concubine Ling hadn't pointed to these caves to explain the reason, they would never have thought that these inconspicuous-looking caves would actually hold two important figures in Manchuria.

Although, to be precise, there is only one left now.

This Woniu Mountain is where Concubine Ling was imprisoned before.

This place is not far from the beast temple, and it is about half a day's journey by carriage, and half a day at most if you ride a horse.

The reason why Huo Yuanji and the others came here after such a long time was entirely because they had been helping Concubine Ling recover her strength in the past few days.

Maybe the people who held her were afraid of accidents, and when Concubine Ling was imprisoned in the cave, her entire strength was blocked.

Moreover, the other party's method of blocking was not ordinary, even if the two martial arts saints of Ice King and Yan Zun were in charge, it took nearly two days for everyone to unlock the seal.

After observing for a moment, Huo Yuanji returned to the back of the rock.

Liu Huangcui subconsciously looked at him.

Huo Yuanji nodded slightly, and Liu Huangcui breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the people around him and spoke.

"The plan of action is understood, right?"

Everyone nodded.

"The outside is handed over to the two old-timers, I believe that with the two of them, no one should be able to leave this mountain. ”

"That's nature. The Ice King nodded with great interest.

Yan Zun was speechless at this.

"Okay, Concubine Lingniang, do you know where the eighth princess is imprisoned?"

"Just call me Aunt Ling. Concubine Ling spoke, "Although the eighth princess is not locked up in the same cave as me, these caves are actually interconnected, and if I remember correctly, she should be imprisoned in the cave on the far right." ”

"In addition, there are a number of guards in each cave. ”

"Okay, Brother Huo, you, the door master and Brother Lin will go to rescue the Eighth Princess, and the others will occupy the other cave entrances, and we will meet in the middle cave at the end. Liu Huangcui looked at everyone, "Now, let's take action!"

Everyone nodded, and then began to split up.

Huo Yuanji, Ling Xiaowu and Lin Dao walked into the cave on the far right.

At the entrance of the cave stood two guards armed with steel knives, and when they saw the three of them, they immediately shouted, "Stop, who are you?"

The three of them glanced at each other, and Ling Xiaowu smiled slightly, "The one who killed you!"

"Bold ......"

The three guards were furious, but before he could make any moves, Ling Xiaowu had already made a move.

I saw his figure turn into an afterimage, casually sweeping around everyone, and then the three of them fainted unconsciously.

The three of them looked at each other, and then strode towards the depths of the cave.

This cave is not deep, but there are indeed many guards, and the three of them have not been walking for long, and the guards alone have solved two or three waves.

Moreover, each wave is two people.

Finally, after dealing with the guards encountered by the fourth wave, the three of them finally saw the deepest part of the cave, where there was a faint light flickering.

There were even the voices of men talking noisily.

Huo Yuanji subconsciously glanced at the other two, and then saw Lin Dao walking towards the bright light.

Before I got closer, I heard two wind-breaking sounds suddenly from both sides!

There are even two murderous spirits, and they are persecuted!

Lin Dao couldn't help but stop.

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......

Not long after the captain of the guard left, he returned to the scene with another person.

It was a guard dressed about the same as him, but he was older, yawning as he went, and it looked like he had just been woken up from his sleep.

"See Your Majesty!"

After coming to Jieli, this person looked embarrassed and bowed energetically.

"Get up. Jieli waved his hand slightly, his face softened slightly compared to before, "Are you the captain of the eleventh squad?

As he spoke, he pointed to Chenyutian.

The captain of the eleventh squad immediately looked at Chen Yutian, "I have seen this adult, and he is the captain of the eleventh squad, I don't know what the lord commands?"

Chen Yutian looked at him a few times and asked, "Let me ask you, but your team was on duty here last night?"

The leader of the eleventh squad nodded, "Exactly." ”

"So when you were on duty last night, did you hear anything unusual in this dormitory?"

"Abnormal?" "Exceptional?" the leader of the eleventh squad blinked, looking at Chen Yutian with some confusion, "If you go back to your lordship, you haven't found anything abnormal, everything is exactly the same as usual." ”

Chen Yutian groaned slightly, and asked again, "Didn't you hear any strange sounds coming from the palace?"

"Nope. The captain of the guard nodded affirmatively.

Hearing this, Chen Yutian frowned slightly"

Immediately, he touched his chin and groaned for a moment, and said to the old guard captain, "I understand, I have you to come over." “

"Your Excellency's words are serious. ”

And just as he was interrogating the captain of the eleventh squad outside, the snow in the dormitory was cold, and he walked to the locked window.

He looked at the latch that had latched inside, and then reached for it.

But this time, he couldn't pull out the latch.

It made him a little strange.

But then he noticed that the things that the windows used to latch were even more strange.

In ordinary people, whether it is a window latch or a door latch, most of the places used to clamp the latches are fully enclosed.

But what's in front of you is markedly different.

The latch in front of you is not fully enclosed, but semi-enclosed with an opening above.

Moreover, if you look closely, you will find that the window latch on the latch is also much shorter than what you see in ordinary people.

This structure quickly attracted the attention of Xue Tianhan.

After a moment of deep groaning, Xue Tianhan stretched out his hand and exerted a slight force from the middle part of the window latch.

The latch was lifted suddenly.

It turned out that the latch was fixed on the window, and as long as the other end was rotated, the opening and latching could be easily realized.

It's not an ingenious design, but it's convenient.

With a slight smile, Xue Tianhan opened the window.

The window opens from the inside, and when opened, you can see the outside side of the window when it is closed.

Xue Tianhan opened the window, and his gaze swept over the other side little by little.

Suddenly, his gaze froze in one place.

The next moment, suddenly, he smiled.