"Still no trace of Consort Yu."
This time, even Qin Xiao's men had been mobilized.
Although his men's combat abilities were average, their information-gathering skills were quite formidable.
However, Consort Yu had vanished into thin air. Despite searching for so long, not only could they not find her, but they couldn't even find a single clue.
"Do you think it's possible she's already left the imperial city?"
"Impossible," Feng Yexuan said, dropping the letter and standing up. He walked towards the door.
"Why is it impossible?" Qin Xiao followed behind him.
"With Wuya in this state, Consort Yu wouldn't abandon her son."
Hadn't Consort Yu lived her entire life for Wuya?
Everything she had done to Chu Qianli was because of Feng Wuya.
Until she was certain Wuya would recover, Consort Yu would never leave the imperial city.
"But we've searched almost every corner of this imperial city."
"Then search it again!" He quickened his pace.
Qin Xiao felt helpless, only managing to scratch his head and continue following him.
"Yexuan, I know you're in a bad mood, but..."
"Get lost!"
"Alright, I won't say anything more. You're in a great mood, a really great mood... Hey! Wait up, you're walking too fast. I still have something to tell you."
Feng Yexuan suddenly stopped, staring into the distance.
Qin Xiao finally caught up to him. Just as he was about to speak, Feng Yexuan pushed him back with a palm strike.
The force almost made Qin Xiao vomit blood.
Qin Xiao wasn't one to hold grudges, but this guy... Forget it! He'd been in a terrible mood these past two days, so he'd just endure it!
What was even more frustrating was, what else could he do but endure? He couldn't beat him!
"What are you looking at?" Seeing Feng Yexuan staring into the distance, his entire demeanor calming down, Qin Xiao couldn't help but look up.
The moment he saw, he blurted out, "...So beautiful!"
In the distant lake pavilion, two figures clad in plain white.
The white-haired man sat by the stone table, playing a zither.
The woman in white sat not far from him, by the railing, playing a musical instrument Qin Xiao had never seen before.
The zither music and the sound of the instrument drifted faintly.
He couldn't help but walk forward a few steps until he could hear the zither and the instrument clearly.
The melody was melodious, the figures graceful...
"I never knew Wuya, with white hair, could be so handsome."
Qin Xiao couldn't help but sigh softly.
In this scene, the two figures, though not leaning on each other, exuded a tranquil and serene aura that no outsider could intrude upon.
Seen from afar, it was like a painting meant only for the heavens, too beautiful to be described with words.
What shocked Qin Xiao the most was seeing the faint smile on Feng Wuya's lips.
Though it was barely perceptible, the joy emanating from him could be felt even from this distance.
"I've never seen him so cheerful."
They all knew Feng Wuya enjoyed studying music and instruments.
Whenever they gathered, Feng Wuya had little to talk about with them; he wasn't a man of many words.
Although Feng Yexuan also didn't talk much, he cared about many things, so he would listen.
But Feng Wuya was different. He would listen to topics he liked, and if he didn't, he would wander off to play the zither or the flute by himself.
Often, even when he was among them, he seemed to be entirely alone.
Even his closest brothers, the Fourth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince, couldn't truly enter his heart.
Feng Wuya's heart was pure, clean, and transparent.
Because of this, no one could truly stay in his heart.
It was like the wind passing without a trace.
But now, Qin Xiao could clearly see that someone had found a place in his heart.
Occasionally, he would turn his head to look at the girl sitting by the railing, playing her music.
The smile on his brow would deepen.
It seemed he had finally found a kindred spirit.
Finally, when everyone else was lively, he too could quietly become lively with his little confidante...
Suddenly, Qin Xiao's heart ached. He turned abruptly, looking at the man standing not far behind him.
Instantly, his mood grew heavy.
Qin Xiao looked at Chu Qianli, but Feng Yexuan looked at Feng Wuya and Chu Qianli. This relationship was too complex, far beyond his ability to intervene.
"Well, Ah Li was just under the soul-capturing spell..."
Before Qin Xiao could finish speaking, Feng Yexuan withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.
Qin Xiao tried to follow, but Leng Ji stopped him.
"Why are you stopping me? Don't you see your Prince is in a bad mood? I'm going to cheer him up, maybe he'll feel a little better."
He was alone when he was in a bad mood... Sigh! So pitiful!
"Our Prince doesn't need you to cheer him up," Leng Ji's expression was icy.
Seeing the Prince unhappy these past two days had also made him feel bad.
His normally garrulous nature had slowly quieted down.
"You don't understand his feelings at all." So, how could he cheer him up?
The more he said, the more mistakes he'd make, and the Prince would only feel worse.
"How could I not know? One is his fifth brother, whom he protected and cherished since childhood, and the other is the woman he loves. He cannot harm either of them, so naturally, he feels distressed."
Qin Xiao felt he understood Feng Yexuan quite well.
He sighed helplessly, "Seeing Wuya like this, your Prince must be heartbroken. But to give up the woman he loves, he absolutely cannot do that... Sigh! What a difficult situation!"
"What does it have to do with you?" Leng Ji glared at him.
"Yexuan is my good brother, and Wuya is too. Of course, this concerns me!"
Qin Xiao glared back, displeased, "I just want to make Yexuan happier. Why are you stopping me?"
"No matter what you say, the Prince won't be happy."
Leng Ji's gaze dimmed slightly, his eyes filled with melancholy.
"You don't understand."
With that, Leng Ji also left, walking quietly behind Feng Yexuan.
"What don't I understand?" Qin Xiao sneered. "If I don't understand, do you, this brute, understand?"
However...
He glanced back again at the two figures under the pavilion.
Suddenly, Qin Xiao's mood grew even heavier.
Wuya's feelings for Ah Li... Although he never said it, he did have feelings for Ah Li!
Those eyes couldn't deceive others!
Indeed, if he didn't truly have feelings, how could he have severed his meridians and risked his life for Chu Qianli?
He probably didn't even know that his feelings had deepened to the point of being willing to die together!
Feng Wuya's emotional world was purer and more transparent than clear water, simple and innocent.
Did he himself not know that he had long been deeply in love with Ah Li?
Was this why Feng Yexuan was so distressed?
Oh dear! If that were the case, then... that would be too agonizing!
...However, Feng Yexuan wasn't as preoccupied with emotional matters as Qin Xiao thought.
There were still many things waiting for him to do.
He simply didn't have time to dwell on them.
That night, he went alone to the cave where Consort Yu had kidnapped Chu Qianli. Finally, deep inside the cave, he discovered a significant secret...