As the unlucky Junior Clan Commander trembled and activated the Small Communication Teleportation Array, preparing to report to Luoyi, a streak of light flashed over. Ye Zhen had arrived.
"This Duke just faintly sensed Demonic Aura. Is Her Highness the Princess all right?" The moment Ye Zhen arrived, he questioned the Junior Clan Commander.
At those words, the Junior Clan Commander's fingers shook even more violently. His lips trembled too, but he could not utter a single word.
Ye Zhen's eyes widened. He shoved the Junior Clan Commander aside and charged toward Changle's carriage.
The carriage was empty. The maids and guards around it were all frightened out of their wits.
Under the Great Zhou Law, if anything happened to the princess, every one of them would be beheaded.
"Where is Her Highness the Princess?"
"She... she was taken away by a sudden Shadow Demon!" one guard answered, forcing himself to speak.
Ye Zhen's eyes instantly went round. "What? A Shadow Demon?"
Ye Zhen flashed before the Junior Clan Commander, seized the terrified man, and lifted him straight off the ground. He roared furiously, "How could a Shadow Demon possibly appear here? How were you protecting Her Highness the Princess?"
Frightened by Ye Zhen, the Junior Clan Commander trembled so badly that he could not say a word.
Consumed by rage, Ye Zhen could not be bothered to hold the Junior Clan Commander accountable. He urgently demanded, "After that Shadow Demon abducted Her Highness the Princess, which direction did it flee?"
The Junior Clan Commander stammered and failed to answer again, making Ye Zhen stomp his feet in fury.
"If Her Highness the Princess is unharmed, then so be it. But if anything happens to her, I'll wipe out your entire family!"
With an angry roar, Ye Zhen spread out