usatvline Chapter 329 Find him
Chapter 329 Find him
As dusk fell, the faint sounds of birds flapping their wings as they returned to their nests could be heard, along with the gurgling of flowing water, which sounded particularly clear in the empty and silent woods.
Xuan Yuan looked rather disheveled. His black robe had lost its luster, and the hem was now covered in wrinkles and dirt. His right shoulder was ripped by a thorn, and bloodstains were seeping out.
The sharp pain in his shoulder indicated that the thorns were poisonous. He didn't know where he was, but he couldn't give up without seeing Yan'er.
Without daring to delay, he sat down on the ground, placed his hands on his knees, and prepared to use his internal energy to force out the poison.
Time passed slowly, and he sweated more and more on his forehead. The alternating hot and cold sensations made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"puff……"
He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, quickly bracing his left hand on the ground. His confusion deepened; he hadn't expected that the more he circulated his internal energy, the faster the poison would spread through his meridians. He knew he couldn't use any more internal force now.
As the sky grew increasingly dark, the only sounds were the chirping of insects and birds, and the nearby stream.
He had just gotten up and was about to walk towards the stream when a sudden wave of dizziness almost made him lose his balance.
With each step, the blood in my right shoulder swelled rapidly, then slowly extended upwards, rushing straight to my brain.
This time he was careless, or you could say he underestimated the Baili royal family and that mysterious man.
He should have realized it sooner. How could someone who could bring Yan'er here so quietly and make Xie Cangming wary not have noticed his identity? Or perhaps Yan'er had mentioned his name before?
The sheer cliffs stretch for miles; this time, they've truly met their match.
Bringing his thoughts back to the present, he struggled to the stream, but finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed beside the pebbles, his eyes closed, his face ashen, letting the stream wash over the hem of his robe.
As dawn broke over Mingshui Palace, Xin Moling's Misuo Palace was suddenly struck violently, waking up the palace staff and Hua Buyu.
"What are you two doing?"
Xin Moling frowned, puzzled by the flustered expressions of Fei E and Liu Qing.
"General Xin, please help me, my master..."
Before Fei'e could finish speaking, a fiery red figure strode over aggressively, roaring at them as he went.
"Hey! You two, I finally managed to close my eyes, why are you disturbing my sleep?"
The palace servants beside her, seeing that she was wearing a deep V-neck long nightgown, all lowered their heads in embarrassment.
Seeing this, Xin Moling quickly took off his outer robe and draped it over her, then wrapped it around her even more tightly.
"Hua Buyu, how many times have I told you? This isn't a ship. Don't be so frivolous."
"How was I frivolous? They were the ones who woke me up, so I got up to see what was going on and was going back to sleep!"
"That doesn't mean you can be so presumptuous."
"I……"
Liu Qing grew impatient. "Hua Buyu, stop arguing. Something has happened to our master."
"What?"
Hua Buyu thought she had misheard, so she turned her head and winked at the two of them.
Xin Moling's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and her eyes sharpened. "Explain yourself."
“Last night I saw that the master’s room was brightly lit. I thought that the master had just arrived at the Ancient Cang Palace and was looking forward to seeing the princess the next day, so he stayed up all night. But this morning, I saw that the door was wide open. When I went closer, I found that the master was not there. Fei’e and I searched most of the palace but could not find the master. That’s why we came to find General Xin.”
Hua Buyu felt increasingly uneasy as she listened, and quickly stepped forward to grab Liu Qing's collar.
"No, Xuan Yuan is missing? How could he just disappear? Didn't we come back together last night?"
"Yes, we came back together... Apart from his sword, Master took nothing else with him, and the bedding was intact. Master must have left in the first half of the night. If he had something important to do, he would have told us beforehand. I'm afraid something might have happened. General Xin, you and Emperor Gu Cang are cousins. Could you please step in?"
After Fei'e finished speaking, he quickly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.
"Of course! Xin Moling, hurry up and go find your cousin Baili. It's almost dawn, and Yan Yan will be back soon. Xuan Yuan can't afford to get into any trouble!"
Hua Buyu dared not laugh and joke anymore, and reached out to tug hard on his sleeve.
Xin Moling pondered for a long time, then looked up at Liu Qing and the other person, "Have you searched everywhere?"
"Yes, if we hadn't been unable to find it, we would never have come to disturb General Xin's rest."
"Hey! Xin Moling, stop being so wishy-washy! My boss's disappearance is such a big deal, you need to get someone to look for him right away!"
Hua Buyu rolled her eyes at him. What time is it? Why are you still asking such irrelevant questions?
He shook his head and turned to give an order.
"Qingque, go and fetch my Azure Water Sword."
"Wait, what's with you shaking your head like that? Xuan Yuan! My boss! Your brother-in-law! He's missing! You'd better go see Cousin Baili right now, why are you still holding a sword?"
Hua Buyu shoved his face right in front of him, and spittle almost flew onto his face.
Xin Moling glared at her, then took a big step back, creating a noticeable distance between them.
“Hua Buyu, firstly, I have not acknowledged him as my cousin. Secondly, although this is the Baili Imperial Palace, we are not familiar with it and do not know whether he is friend or foe. Furthermore, Xie Cangming led us here, and he has the power of divination. Xuan Yuan has been his friend for many years. Now that Xuan Yuan has disappeared, it is only right and proper that we go to find Xie Cangming first.”
After hearing this reasonable and flawless analysis, Hua Buyu nodded in sudden understanding.
"In that case, let's go to that Xuanming Palace first."
"Wait!" He suddenly grabbed his outer robe.
"what happened again?"
"...Go change your clothes."
"Oh!"
Before long, it was already daylight. Compared to the pristine white imperial palace, the Xuanming Palace was black inside and out, making it relatively gloomy.
Of course, the group was very imposing, and given Xin Moling's status, no one dared to stop them. However, Hua Buyu's voice was too loud, and Xie Cangming was not affected. Instead, it woke up all the elders.
"Your Highness Ling, may I ask what important matter brings you to Xuanming Palace so early in the morning with so many people?"
A middle-aged man in a black robe bowed very respectfully, with a kind and friendly smile on his face.
"I'm looking for Xie Cangming."
Xin Moling said these words expressionlessly, then glanced around. Apart from the few outsiders, everyone in the Xuanming Palace, even the palace servants, wore black.
Seeing that he addressed him by his first name so rudely, the man frowned slightly and hurriedly said to his back.
"Tell me about your illness and go invite the Grand Elder."
"Yes, elder."
Before the palace maid had even stepped outside the hall, a voice, extremely lazy yet filled with intense irritation, rang out.
"You disturbed my peaceful sleep so early in the morning, do you want to get beaten up?"
After he finished speaking, the snow-white figure gradually approached. His silky white hair was parted in the middle, as if he hadn't had time to groom it. He stepped in unhurriedly, yawning as he walked.
"I've met the Great Elder!"