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However, this method was too risky, it was only recorded in the ancient medical books. He himself had never practiced it, and the risk was too great. Unless it was the final moment, he would not tell this method to the king.

Helian Shan was only thinking of how to find Cen Xue and bring her back. Even the White Tiger and Black Turtle had turned back in the middle of their journey. Now was the time to hire someone, and they had more important tasks to do.

Today, the market's entrance was filled with commoners. It was said that the entire family of the assistant minister of the military was going to be beheaded because of the daughter of the assistant minister of the military. She had the guts to hire assassins from the martial arts world and capture His Highness's favorite concubine, 'Xue Fei', when she was on her way to the Myriad Kingdoms Temple to burn her face.

Ordinarily, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War was not a good person either. The people all complained and cursed at their families. Today, their families had been executed. It could be said that they had atoned for all the bad deeds they had done.

When the time came, rivers of blood flowed through the market's entrance. Helian Lie wanted to kill them at the market's entrance and have all the citizens come to take a look. At the same time, he was also to give a reminder to those who had little ideas!

No one from their family came to help with the burial site, so they had no choice but to order their corpses to be thrown to the cemetery. Along with Shangguan Ning'er's dismembered corpse, they were also thrown there, waiting for the wild dogs to eat them.

Day after day, Cen Xue had been abducted for three days, and none of the spies from the various countries had brought back any news. Helian Lie remembered that his temper was furious, and he expelled all the imperial concubines and beauties from the palace. He swore that as long as Cen Xue could return safely, Helian Lie would treat her well for the rest of his life.

He checked again to see if there were any traces left of the six guards who had died, but there was nothing. Lan Qier also had no idea what had happened that night. Who had come? However, she suddenly smelled the scent of flowers and felt very dizzy. She really wanted to sleep.

He had personally chosen this garden for her, and the environment was very good, especially this garden. As long as she opened the southern window in her room, she would be able to see everything within the garden.

Looking at the room that belonged to her, there seemed to be a magical force beckoning him forward. Steadily walking, he arrived in front of her room and pushed open the door. The bedding on the bed was still neatly placed, and there was not a single trace of disorder in the room, as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly, Helian Lie seemed to have discovered that something was wrong. He walked to the dressing table and carefully searched through it. There wasn't a single piece of jewelry? She didn't have much items from the time she left the palace, so he could clearly remember what she usually wore and what things she wore. He looked at the few sets of clothes he had left in the wardrobe, but they were missing the ones she usually liked to wear.

What did that mean? If Cen Xue had been kidnapped, she definitely wouldn't have the time to pack her bags. The only explanation was that she left voluntarily.

Heavens … The more Helian Shan thought about it, the more he felt that something was amiss. So who was helping her leave, was it? Impossible?

His brain had already been muddled by Cen Xue's disappearance, who was it? Who was it that brought Cen Xue away, and Cen Xue was still willing to follow him?

After travelling for three consecutive days without rest, Cen Xue was finally able to rest within the carriage. However, the rest of the people were riding horses. It was really a mystery how they were able to endure this.

"Big Brother Teng Ge, we have traveled for three days. Should we rest? I think everyone is tired." Cen Xue lifted the curtain of the carriage and shouted at him.

They had walked for three days and three nights, only stopping to eat midway and spending the rest of the time on the road. According to the distance, they were already very far away from Lou Lan's capital city, and by taking the mountain path, they would be able to save two days of time compared to taking the main road. They would be able to leave Lou Lan's border after they had crossed the mountain ahead of them.

"Everyone, get some rest!" Tung stopped them all for her sake.

Cen Xue jumped down from the carriage. This small road was almost devoid of people and had almost no homes. If she were to travel on this road, she would definitely be scared to death, especially at night, when she would constantly hear the howling of wolves.

"Are you all right? "Just persevere a bit longer, and we'll be there soon after we cross the mountain in front of us." Tung took a waterskin from his horse and gave it to her, expecting her to be unaccustomed to this approach, but now it seemed that she was far stronger than he had expected.

"I'm fine. It's just that the path is rather steep and I don't feel comfortable inside the carriage!" Cen Xue softly said, not complaining like the other girls.

"Hold on a little longer, after we get past that hill, I will take you to find Mr. Witch and have a look at the wound on your face first." Tung's pair of black eyes were currently staring at her face, as if his gaze could pierce through her veil and see the crisscrossing scars on Cen Xue's right cheek.

Cen Xue's face revealed a joyful smile as she gently nodded her head.

In fact, she had long since stopped hoping that she would be able to cure the forked face on her face. However, he was so sure at that time that her hope was ignited. She felt very gratified to be able to dilute a little bit of the reddish-brown scars.

They only rested for less than an hour before Tengger gave the order to set off again. They could not stay too long in the borders of Lou Lan Country.

Cen Xue returned to the horse carriage and once again, the horse carriage sped up and soon disappeared without a trace.

Helian Lie also found some traces of Cen Xue's house. He was sure that Cen Xue wasn't kidnapped by someone but that she left on her own accord. He was sure that she left on her own accord, why did she have to break their promise? Didn't he say that if he let her leave the palace, she would peacefully recuperate in the courtyard, and he would think of a way to send someone to the Boundless Mountain to invite Elder Mu Yue and Old mister Gui Gu Zi down the mountain to the palace so that they could think of a way to heal her face together.

Why? Why did he leave? Why didn't he leave any message behind? Why did you break your promise to leave him...

All of this made Helian Lie's heart ache. He originally thought that she was kidnapped, but the truth made him not know whether to laugh or to cry.

"Your Majesty, the spies from all the countries have already returned, but we haven't found any trace of the Empress." Cen Xue had been missing for seven days, and the spies from other countries had yet to find the Empress.

Helian Shan was already mentally prepared for this news. Since Cen Xue left on her own, she would definitely go to some hidden place to hide herself. How could she have access to Dong Wu and Tian Ye?

"Azure Dragon, give the order to spread out to the small tribes surrounding the various countries. The tribes around Lou Lan in particular must be meticulous in their investigation. If they discover anything, report it immediately." Helian Shan frowned; where did Cen Xue go?

"Understood …"

Helian Lie could do nothing but wait in the palace, yearning day and night for the unknown beauty in his heart.

In the general's manor, Yuwen Tuo had just received Helian Jue's letter. From the text of the letter, one could tell that he was very anxious and wanted to immediately rush back.

"Tuo, you definitely can't let Jue come back at this time. He just took office less than a month ago, how can he come back so quickly?" One Feather Dance was accompanying Yuwen Tuo. As she read the contents of the letter, she also felt troubled in her heart.

"I think, I'll tell him about the current situation. Cen Xue left the capital, maybe I'll go back to look for him and have him pay attention." Cen Xue's matter could not be hidden. If he was told that Cen Xue had recovered and did not come back, with that brat's personality, he would not have believed it. He would have thought that they had purposely lied to him.

Cen Xue left the capital because she had no place to go. The only place she could go was probably the Red Mountain's Fringe Pass.

"Alright, let's do it this way. This way, Jue will have some hope. Maybe Cen Xue will really go to the Red Mountain City to find him." After saying this, Dan Yu Wu saw Yuwen Tuo begin to write back.

During this period of time, besides Yuwen Tuo, who didn't need to train on the military field, there were many times when the Single Feather Dance would appear by his side to accompany him.

Only the two of them could remain calm after so many things had happened.

Lang Xie Mountain

This was a large canyon that was about three hundred miles away from Lou Lan. A tribe of over a thousand families lived here, and their name was "Towa"!

Cen Xue followed Tengge to Lang Xie Mountain. Perhaps it had been too long since she last heard of the name 'Tengge', but she couldn't recall what Yu Wu had said to her. Furthermore, she didn't know that the place Tengger wanted to bring her to was the place where Helian Lie had suffered so much.

At the back of the mountain, there were many animals. When it was a certain hunting season, the men of the tribe would go up the mountain to hunt, there was a field at the foot of the mountain, and there was also a clear river at the bottom. Everyone relied on this river to irrigate their farmland and carry water, and there were also many fish and shrimp in the river.

Tengger brought Cen Xueshen into a place that looked like a mountain stronghold to her. Most of the buildings here were made of wood or bamboo. Only this stronghold with strong stone walls could be seen.

"We're here. Come down, this is where I live." Tung took the initiative to help Cen Xue down.

Cen Xue came down to take a look. It was not bad at all. Although this place was not as big or magnificent as Lou Lan's palace, it was not easy to build such a place in this valley. It seemed like the wisdom of the ancients could not be underestimated.

This place was like a sports field, and their carriage was parked on the field. Cen Xue remembered that he was the leader of this tribe, so this place should be the equivalent of his palace, right?

Tung interrupted her curious gaze and led her inside. There was a different kind of cave, and he wanted to go inside where he lived. However, after walking a few hundred meters, they came across a tall building that resembled a tower.

In this barren land, to be able to see such a representative tower, she was truly a bit surprised. This tower seemed to be 10 floors high. Although it wasn't very high, but to be able to live in this great canyon and also be in an inconvenient location, it was already not simple at all.