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It was already time for him to return to the manor.

He dragged himself back to his room, tired and frosty.

The room was empty. He didn't see her lying on the desk, sleeping and waiting for her.

He wouldn't be like a kitten, hiding in his arms and acting like a spoiled child.

He wouldn't be like a thief who would sneak peeks at him at any time.

His arms were empty, and his heart, too, was empty.

Thinking about it, all of the nerves in Yan Yuan's body ached.

He clearly knew how stubborn she was, so why didn't he let her win by a little? Why did he continue to resent her?

What he had said last night had now made him so regretful that he wanted to slap himself.

How could he let her give up the position of Crown Princess Jing?

Alright, now she really did give up.

Looking at the deformed heartlock in his hand, he laughed bitterly, his eyes turning red.

The next morning, Yan Yuan did not even go to the morning assembly before he went out to look for Liu Ruo Qing.

The Imperial Guards searched almost everywhere in and out of the capital, but they couldn't find Liu Ruo Qing's whereabouts.

Those who didn't know the truth, upon seeing the Imperial Guards searching, thought that they were looking for wanted criminals and were so scared that they didn't even dare to go out at night.

"Still not found?"

Seeing Yan Yuan drag his tired steps and return to the elite camp, Yan Jue frowned and asked.

Yan Yuan nodded his head, his face showing a look of unease and pain.

He wrinkled his brows and guessed: "Could it be that she has already left the capital? If she has, it would be useless even if we had been searching around the capital city."

After hearing Yan Jue's reminder, Yan Yuan became stunned, and the bottom of his eyes instantly lit up.

He was so anxious that he didn't even have the ability to think anymore. He only wanted to search outside the capital, but he didn't even think that she had already left the capital.

Previously, she said that she was going to find Liu Qian Xun, but this time she left without saying goodbye, so it was very possible that she actually went to look for Liu Qian Xun.

Yan Jue looked at Yan Yuan's eyes that had a sudden realization and sighed in his heart.

It was because of Tian Xin that Ol 'Nine was unable to even maintain his most basic form of calmness.

This kid's life would probably end in the hands of his wangfei.

However …

Yan Jue frowned, and thought back to the conversation he had with Kaiser. What if one day he found out that Tian Xin was really lying, or if she was hiding other things that violated the laws of the country?

Based on his understanding of Ol 'Nine, he knew that the Kaiser would definitely go against the imperial government.

Just then, a guard walked in quickly from outside. He cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, Miss Xiao Yue, the maid who is with the wangfei requests an audience."

"Xiao Yue?"

Yan Yuan was startled, then anxiously said: "Quickly let her in."

Maybe Xiao Yue had some clues.

Xiao Yue quickly followed the guard inside, holding a long wooden box.

"Prince …"

Xiao Yue didn't even have the time to greet her when she was pulled over anxiously, "Is there a clue to the wangfei?"

Xiao Yue frowned, feeling somewhat awkward. She looked at Yan Yuan and said carefully: "I don't know if this servant can be considered as a clue, but ten days ago, the princess told this servant that she wants to see her master."

"Master?"

Yan Yuan was startled, a look of bewilderment sweeping past his eyes.

"Yes." She must definitely find him, and she even drew a painting for this servant. She said that when the Prince finds Princess Yun Ai and has time, he would ask you to help him look for her, so this servant guessed that perhaps the princess had gone to look for her master herself. "

As Xiao Yue spoke, she had already passed the wooden box to Yan Yuan.

Yan Yuan anxiously opened the wooden box as if he had thought of something.

He hurriedly took out the painting inside and opened it. A man's face entered his line of sight.

His face was full of wrinkles. With a head full of snow-white hair, he had a smile on his face, looking like an unfathomable master.

On the side of the painting, there was also a notice about someone looking for someone.

"Liu Qian Xun?"

Yan Jue had already moved closer to Yan Yuan's side, his gaze also stopped on the painting, and the group of people at the side asked, "Is this Tian Xin's master?"

Yan Jue did not know what Liu Qian Xun's existence meant to him.

He had treated him as a worthy rival, a stumbling block to his relationship with Liu Ruo Qing. But now, what he saw was that this "love rival" was actually just a seventy to eighty year old elder. Not Liu Ruo Qing's childhood sweetheart, but her master?

He remembered the night before, at the palace, she had told him that her life had been given to her by this man, and her life had been given to her by this man as well …

At that time, he was so jealous that he wished he could cut this person into a thousand pieces and split him into five pieces.

In fact, it was because of this person that made him so jealous that he couldn't speak properly. She even went back to find Yun Ai after finding him that night.

She had been waiting for him at that time, but he had treated her like that. No wonder her attitude had changed so much when he went to find her the next day.

At that time, he had actually thought that she had deliberately rejected him and kept her distance from him because of Liu Qian Xun.

Yan Yuan, you really deserve to die.

You are angry that she doesn't trust you, but do you really believe in her feelings for you?

If you believe in her, then you wouldn't treat her like this because of Liu Qian Xun.

Yan Jue looked at Yan Yuan with a strange expression that was so complicated that it was hard to describe.

He seemed to be crying and laughing, but also seemed to have a deep sense of remorse.

All sorts of complicated expressions appeared on his face, and his deep regret had even increased a little.

"What's wrong, Ninth?"

Yan Jue opened his mouth and looked at the portrait in front of him, "You recognize this old man?"

After a long while, Yan Yuan finally responded, "Like thunder piercing the ears."

This person had been envied by him hundreds, even thousands of times in his heart. Even though he had never met him before, and had thought of countless ways to hack him into ten thousand pieces, he now felt that he should hack himself into a thousand pieces.

"Tian Xin, is it really possible to find him?"

Yan Jue looked at the portrait once again and asked.

As Yan Yuan held the portrait's power, it became heavier. After a moment, he said. "It's very possible."

He rolled up the portrait and returned it to the wooden box. "Since she has left the capital, we can only leave the capital to search for her."

"You're going alone?"

"Yes."

Yan Yuan nodded his head, his dark eyes full of self-blame.

"Wouldn't it be better to bring a few more guards with us?"

Yan Jue suggested, but was rejected by him, shaking his head: "That girl is very vigilant, I'm afraid that she might have sensed that I was looking for her, so she hid even further."

A trace of self-blame and uneasiness flashed across his quiet eyes. "I lost her, so I have to find her myself."