The veiled woman stated she would clean up and cautioned, "Be careful not to be discovered by anyone. Sheng Lengshuang is very important."
"How important?" a cold male voice suddenly inquired.
The veiled woman and the veiled man panicked. The veiled woman pushed the veiled man, "Go quickly! I'll handle this!"
The veiled man decisively moved to take Sheng Lengshuang away.
However, a large group of imperial guards carrying torches appeared, surrounding the two.
At this moment, Mo Lingxi approached, looking down coldly at the veiled woman and the veiled man, "Where are you trying to take Sheng Lengshuang?"
Upon seeing this, the veiled woman and the veiled man knew they had fallen into a trap, but they couldn't figure out how. They had made all the arrangements, and no one should have discovered them. Why was Prince Mingrui able to find them?
"Your Highness Prince Mingrui, if you dare to take another step forward, we cannot guarantee Miss Sheng's safety," the veiled woman threatened, holding a dagger to Sheng Lengshuang's neck.
Mo Lingxi raised an eyelid.
With a clang, accompanied by the veiled woman's慘烈 scream.
She clutched her bleeding wrist, her eyes viciously searching for her attacker. Who had injured her from the shadows?
"Your Highness Prince Mingrui, Miss Sheng is in our hands. You'd best not make any further moves."
"Is that so?" Mo Lingxi's gaze, sharp as a cold blade, fell upon the veiled woman and the veiled man. "I'll give you two choices: first, obediently release Sheng Lengshuang, and I'll give you a quick end. Second, if you resist, I will make you understand the consequences of resistance."
The veiled woman and the veiled man would not release Sheng Lengshuang; their mission was to take her away.
"Since Your Highness Prince Mingrui refuses to let us leave, we will have to act against Miss Sheng," the veiled woman said, glancing at her companion.
The veiled man struck at Sheng Lengshuang with his palm.
But—
He suddenly found himself unable to move, frozen in the action of striking, looking quite comical.
Two hidden guards appeared before the veiled man and the veiled woman at some unknown time. One of the guards rescued Sheng Lengshuang and brought her to Mo Lingxi.
Mo Lingxi checked her over, his heart at ease only after confirming Sheng Lengshuang was unharmed.
He scooped up Sheng Lengshuang in his arms and coldly ordered, "Leave them alive!"
"Does Your Highness Prince Mingrui not wish to save Miss Sheng?" the veiled woman's words caused Mo Lingxi to raise his hand, stopping the imperial guards and hidden guards.
Mo Lingxi's gaze was unfriendly, "Honestly explain the method to treat Sheng Lengshuang, and I'll give you both a way to live."
The veiled woman, believing she had grasped Mo Lingxi's weakness, smiled wildly, "Your Highness Prince Mingrui, this is not the attitude of someone asking for a favor."
*Bang*.
Mo Lingxi kicked her flying, looking at her as if she were already dead, "It seems you don't understand my methods well enough. Since that's the case, I'll let you experience them thoroughly."
"Someone, escort these two to the dark prison to enjoy themselves thoroughly. Make sure they don't die!"
The veiled woman began to panic, "Your Highness Prince Mingrui, don't you want to know how to cure Miss Sheng?"
Mo Lingxi coldly stated, "You will tell us honestly."
Upon hearing this, the veiled woman attempted to flee.
No matter how skilled her martial arts, she was no match for countless imperial guards and hidden guards, especially in her injured state. She was captured in no time.
Subsequently, she and the veiled man were escorted by the imperial guards to the dark prison.
Meanwhile, Mo Lingxi, carrying the unconscious Sheng Lengshuang, went to the Imperial Academy of Medicine and asked the imperial physicians to examine her, "Why is Sheng Lengshuang unconscious? Is it related to the flute music she heard?"
If he hadn't arranged for people to keep an eye on Sheng Lengshuang, she would have truly been taken away today.
The imperial physicians were unsure.
After a thorough examination,
One imperial physician reported, "Your Highness Prince Mingrui, after our examination, Miss Sheng appears to be unconscious due to poison. Once we administer acupuncture, she will awaken, but..."
Mo Lingxi: "Speak freely."
Imperial physician: "To detoxify is very difficult."
Mo Lingxi's hands clenched, "Please, imperial physicians, find a way to detoxify Sheng Lengshuang. Also, try to prevent her from being controlled by the flute music again."
The imperial physicians: "Yes."
Mo Lingxi requested the imperial physicians to administer acupuncture to Sheng Lengshuang.
The imperial physicians slowly performed acupuncture on Sheng Lengshuang, monitoring her condition to prevent any mishaps.
After the acupuncture was completed, Sheng Lengshuang slowly opened her eyes, gazing at the unfamiliar ceiling beams in confusion, "Where... is this?"
"Sheng Lengshuang!" Mo Lingxi carefully helped her sit up and explained the situation in detail, "Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Sheng Lengshuang's first reaction was to push him away, "Please, Prince Mingrui, conduct yourself properly."
"Alright, alright." Mo Lingxi sat a considerable distance away from her. "Are you feeling unwell anywhere? That flute music might have affected you. You should take your own pulse."
Sheng Lengshuang took her own pulse and then inquired about the details from the imperial physicians. Pondering the matter, being controlled by flute music... this reminded her of corpse manipulation techniques.
Was it possible that the people who captured her were the same as those who controlled Old Master Tao and the others? Or were they related?
Despite her annoyance with Mo Lingxi, Sheng Lengshuang shared this speculation with him.
Mo Lingxi had also considered this. "The imperial guards are already interrogating those two. It shouldn't be long before we know if they are the same people. Leave these matters to me, and you should rest well."
Sheng Lengshuang still had something she couldn't understand, "Why take me at this time? Clearly, the other party could have taken me earlier if they could control me with flute music."
Mo Lingxi: "Perhaps it's related to Prince Rui's case."
Sheng Lengshuang: "You mean...?"
"If you, the suspect, suddenly disappear, and then commit something after your disappearance, it would be considered that you committed Prince Rui's case, and you would become a wanted criminal."
"What benefit would it bring to the mastermind if I became a wanted criminal?"
Mo Lingxi slowly shook his head, indicating he hadn't figured this part out yet. "These are all my speculations. Whether this is the case, and what the mastermind's plans are, is currently unknown."
"Alright, I'll escort you back to the side hall to rest. You need to recuperate now."
Sheng Lengshuang also knew she couldn't figure this out for the time being. She declined Mo Lingxi's escort and returned to the side hall to rest under the protection of eunuchs and imperial guards.
After watching her leave, Mo Lingxi went to the dark prison.
The dark prison was as bright as daylight and heavily guarded.
Upon Mo Lingxi's arrival, he saw the two individuals who had been subjected to torture. He asked the imperial guards, "Have these two confessed anything?"
The imperial guard bowed and lowered his head slightly, "Reporting to Your Highness Prince Mingrui, these two have remained tight-lipped and refused to confess anything. They even used Miss Sheng's condition to threaten us."
"Your Highness Prince Mingrui, without our antidote, Miss Sheng will ultimately have only one path: death," the veiled woman threatened weakly.