Hu Xiaotian said, "Let's split up. If either of us hears anything, we'll get in touch immediately."
Murong Feiyan was extremely important to both of them. Their shared crisis made these two enemies temporarily set aside their hostility and choose to cooperate. In truth, Hu Xiaotian had even wondered whether Su Yujin had orchestrated this herself. After all, she had always suspected him of stealing the Skull from the Clear Mystery Monastery. She might have taken Murong Feiyan hostage to force him to return it. But judging by what he had seen so far, Su Yujin's anxiety did not seem feigned, nor had she made any attempt to threaten him.
Someone had abducted Murong Feiyan from the heavily guarded Green Shadow Pavilion, right under Su Yujin's nose. It was easy to imagine how formidable that person's martial arts must be. Hu Xiaotian truly tasted the torment of the Two Heavens of Ice and Fire. As the saying went, joy at its height gave birth to sorrow. After enduring countless hardships to reunite with Long Xiyue, he had never expected something to happen to Murong Feiyan instead. Fate truly made fools of men.
Although Hu Xiaotian had not been in the Fragrant Kingdom long, he had made plenty of enemies. Moreover, he had just been chosen as Prince Consort and gained entry to Princess Yingyue's private chambers. The tallest tree in the forest was the first the wind would batter; there was no shortage of people who wanted to harm him. Yet few of them knew about his relationship with Murong Feiyan. Even if they struck, they should have targeted Long Xiyue rather than Murong Feiyan. If this incident had indeed arisen because of him, the culprit must know about his relationship with Murong Feiyan.
With that realization, the pool of