The eunuch waiting outside the bedchamber, trembling too much to dare enter, hurriedly accepted the order and left in haste as though granted a pardon. His footsteps were urgent, yet he did not dare show the slightest delay, afraid of angering Heaven's Might.
Before long, Kang Jingchen, clad in a moon-white brocade robe that fluttered lightly in the wind, strode through the palace gates behind the eunuch. His tall, heroic bearing, accentuated by the dark sash at his waist, made him look all the more spirited.
Ever since he had successfully resolved the matter of the Wanze Sect, he seemed to have been reborn. He had gained a measure of steadiness and restraint, and his outlook on everything around him had changed greatly.
Yet an inexplicable unease always lingered in his heart. He constantly felt as though pairs of hidden eyes were watching him from the shadows, as if someone were secretly plotting how to harm him.
Kang Jingchen entered the bedchamber and saw Kang Yeyu's grave expression. His heart tightened at once, and he hurried forward to bow respectfully. "Father Emperor, this son has heard of what happened in Longqing City and is deeply worried as well. May this son ask why Father Emperor has summoned him?"
Kang Yeyu looked deeply at Kang Jingchen, a complicated, unreadable glint passing through his eyes. He said slowly, "Jingchen, Longqing City has vanished into thin air, and one incident after another has followed. I am deeply unsettled.
The Wanze Sect is even more riddled with doubts. You had dealings with the Wanze Sect before. Did you notice anything unusual?"
Kang Jingchen frowned slightly and fell into thought. Only after a moment did he say, "Father Emperor, while this son was dealing with the Wanze Sect, this son did find their conduct strange.