On the outskirts of the capital.
Ever since Jiang Yingcheng had been abducted by that group of Grandmasters, the atmosphere in the Prince's Residence had grown increasingly strange.
Jiang Yi'an had issued several secret orders in succession, sending out every death warrior kept at the Mansion, yet not one had been tasked with searching for the little girl's whereabouts.
No one knew what information they had been sent to investigate. All they knew was that, after the men returned to the Mansion one after another, their Prince had shut himself in his room and had not come out for days.
With dark shadows beneath his eyes, Cui Yue stood outside his Prince's door, heaved a deep sigh, and began his daily routine of "official business."
"Your Highness, you mustn't eat so little again today, Your Highness."
"Imperial Physician Pei said your stomach had already suffered from overwork these past two years. You really cannot keep neglecting your health like this..."
He knew that someone of his standing should not speak this way to a Prince of such lofty rank. He was being far too nagging, but...
Even after all his earnest, painstaking persuasion, not a sound came from within. The room almost resembled a haunted house from a storybook, inhabited by restless spirits.
"Your Highness, the weather is lovely outside. Why don't you come out-"
Tap-
A faint sound suddenly came from behind him, and Cui Yue's scalp tightened for no apparent reason.
He had no idea where that sense of danger came from, but he remained alert and spun around at once. "Who goes there?!"
The moment he turned, he froze on the spot!
What was going on?!
*A grown man had suddenly barged into the Prince's Residence and even reached the courtyard where His Highness was staying, yet