But ever since they had arrived at Azure Cloud Fortress, they had not seen Mo Beixing again.
All they knew was that she had gone to the Mu Family Residence.
Yang Qing and the others were now staying at the Mu Family Residence too, but the estate was so vast. Where could they find any trace of her?
Yang Qing knew perfectly well that the mastermind must have planted plenty of eyes and ears throughout the Mu Family Residence. Very little that happened here could escape that person's notice.
Besides, they were out in the open, while their enemy lurked in the shadows.
"If the Holy Maiden is staying at the Mu Family Residence, I imagine her quarters won't be far from the family head's courtyard," Yang Qing said.
The Holy Maiden held an exceedingly exalted position. If anything happened to her at the Mu Family Residence, it would bring disaster upon the Mu Family.
A man as shrewd as the Mu family head would naturally not stand by and let such a thing happen without taking precautions.
Thus, Yang Qing believed he would arrange for the Holy Maiden to stay somewhere suitably secure and easy to protect.
Within the Mu Family Residence, there was probably no place more heavily guarded than the area surrounding the family head's own quarters.
"Xiao Zhou, go and investigate," Yang Qing told Jiang Zhizhou.
Jiang Zhizhou answered, then moved swiftly out of their lodgings.
He returned after the time it took an incense stick to burn.
"Well?" Yang Qing looked at him.
"You were right. There's a courtyard behind the one where the Mu family head lives. It looks utterly unremarkable from outside, but the security inside and out is extremely tight. The Holy Maiden should be staying there."
After listening to Jiang Zhizhou's