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Hu Xiao's disappearance had caused the entire Liuzhou City Palace to be immersed in a feeling of low blood pressure, yet it just so happened that no one dared to even touch His Majesty's brow.

Originally, he thought that the Southern Patrol Sacrifice ceremony would proceed smoothly as per usual, but he never thought that due to the fact that this year, the Emperor and Queen came to the Liuzhou City together, they would cause so much trouble for the Empress.

Although he was dissatisfied with the empress, he didn't dare to say it out loud. Just as he was thinking about how to resolve the issue, darkness shrouded his vision. He raised his head to look at the person and was shocked.

Chu Feng had never seen this man before. Yet, this man had managed to appear before him without making a sound. If this matter were to happen to His Majesty, it would be a capital offense.

"What do you want? "Who are you?"

Just as he was about to shout for his bodyguards to come forward and protect him, the black-clothed man covered his mouth.

"If you do not wish to die, then do not speak. Right now, I am not here to take your life. If you do anything that I do not wish to see, then your life will not be something that you can decide."

The black man's low voice sounded beside Prefect's ears. Hearing the threatening words from his mouth, Prefect absolutely did not dare to take a single step further.

I know that the reason why the yamen is sealed is to find a Queen. Now, I have come to tell you to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

Furthermore, if they were to keep sending out soldiers like this, they would have no chance at all. However, he did not say those words out loud.

"Do you really think I don't want to settle this as soon as possible? But now, I don't even know where the Empress is, how do you want me to settle this? Since you are able to pass through layers of defenses and arrive in front of me, does that mean you have clues to the Empress? "

If the black clothed man had entered so deeply into the tiger's cave just to let him solve the Empress's problem quickly, Prefect would definitely not believe him. But no matter what, if this person could provide him with a clue, it would be beneficial for them.

"Master is really smart, how would I know any clues about the Empress? I have only come here today to tell sire that if you want to find the Empress, then you must naturally go door to door in the entire Liuzhou City to search for it. "

After the black clothed man finished speaking, he left without waiting for Prefect's reply.

Prefect acted as if he understood something and rushed towards Qin Shuo's location.

"Your Majesty, this subject has already investigated and found nothing strange within the Liuzhou City."

and Yin Fufeng had long since cleaned up Liu Sisi's tail, so he had returned to report.

Qin Shuo listened and nodded.

The fact that there was no news from the Liuzhou City was the best news, and thus, he gave the order to eliminate some of the troops, before seeing the Prefect rushing in.

"Your majesty, please do not do this. Now that the Empress is missing, and this is only the first time that the Empress has been to the Liuzhou City, I believe she will not go too far. If you do not hurry up your search for the city, something might happen to the Empress."

The words he had heard from the black clothed man were not without reason. If he increased the range of his search, he would definitely be able to find the Empress very quickly.

Qin Shuo looked at the Prefect, he might as well do as he said, but the main force was not looking for the empress, they were looking for the people who dared to kill the empress.

"I will do as you say, you will be in charge of Zhao Qiyan, and you must find the Queen, and after Prefect leaves, the two of you will stay behind for a while."

That group of assassins dared to kill the Queen in broad daylight, then they must know the Queen's whereabouts like the back of their hand. Other than Zhao Qiyan and Yin Fufeng, Qin Shuo did not believe anyone else.

Prefect naturally knew that he did not have much authority here, and upon hearing Qin Shuo's orders, he bowed and then left.

"There is some truth to what Prefect said, but your goal here is not the empress. We firmly believe that the empress can handle this kind of trivial matter, so the people you are looking for are the killers, you guys must find the one behind this no matter what.

In the end, Qin Shuo was still worried that Hu Xiao would not be able to stay out here alone, so if Zhao Qiyan led his troops to scout house to house in the city, he would definitely be able to play a role to protect Hu Xiao.

Zhao Qiyan and Yin Fufeng naturally knew what Qin Shuo meant, so the two of them quickly retreated.

The people who were chasing and killing Hu Xiao were hiding in the dark, but they were in the open.

Although the empress had disappeared, the banquet would not stop because of her.

"Xuan'er, the time has come. Please follow me to meet His Majesty."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Master Soong came to Soong Xuan's room early and waited, afraid that if he did not pay attention, Soong Xuan would disappear without a trace.

"Daddy, you're here."

Liu Sisi and Hu Xiao had already been waiting in their room for a long time, and when the Master Soong called for them, they made some preparations and walked out.

Looking at the brand-new Soong Xuan, Master Soong felt gratified.

On the way here, he had been thinking about how he would capture Soong Xuan and bring him back if she escaped right before the battle?

"Xuan'er, you've grown up."

With just one sentence, Master Soong made Soong Xuan feel very sad. He thought that since he agreed to meet His Majesty with his father today, he should be very happy.

She, Soong Xuan, was not at the palace. Furthermore, she had just discussed the plan with Hu Xiao earlier, so no matter what, her majesty would not take a fancy to her today.

It was just a formality. It was enough to let his father, whose heart had been broken, have a happy time.

The pleased Master Soong did not see Hu Xiao behind Soong Xuan and only took him as Liu Sisi's maid. After giving his a few more instructions, he sat in the carriage and went to the yamen.

With a single sentence, the first time she saw His Majesty, who was not nervous, was already a lie. Although Southern Patrol Sacrifice was usually held in the context of Liuzhou City in the past, Soong Xuan had never seen his majesty in person.

Was he really as handsome and dashing as he was left behind?

"Relax, it's just one person. Don't be too nervous."

Seeing Soong Xuan being so nervous, Hu Xiao could not help but console him.

Thinking about it, when she left this morning, she seemed to have seen Qin Shuo's figure in the yamen, but she did not know if it was because she was seeing things, and if she saw him later, she could ask.

He thought that he should discuss the matter of him being hunted down with His Majesty. If there were others who tried to assassinate him, then things would not be good.

Soon they were at the dining room, as bored as they had been the day before.

When Qin Shuo walked in, he immediately saw Hu Xiao behind Soong Xuan, and was slightly startled.