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The Azure Dragon heard him from afar and rushed in front of him asking: "Did you see clearly what that man looked like? Quickly!"

"I only saw that woman limp a few times when she was walking. I really didn't see what that man looked like!" The man tremblingly spoke out everything he saw.

Xiao Boyi and Azure Dragon looked at each other and didn't say anything, but their hearts were as clear as a mirror.

Two guards rode fast horses. One of them quickly headed to the general's manor to ask for Yuwen Tuo's help. The other one rushed back to the palace to report this matter to the king.

In the royal study, Cen Xue had already been gone for more than four hours. She should be back soon. Helian Lie lowered his head to read the last imperial report, and felt a slight disturbance outside the door.

"Zhao Changde..." What happened outside? " Helian Shan stared directly at the door.

Zhao Changde was well aware of the king's love for imperial concubines. Just as he was hesitating over how he should explain it to the king, he heard the king's stern voice from inside the study.

"Your Majesty, the guards outside the palace have come to report that Imperial Concubine … The imperial concubine was kidnapped by a man of unknown origins! " Zhao Chengde had his head down the entire time, he didn't dare to look at the King's current expression.

"Pa …" A loud sound echoed out. Helian Shan's face was ashen, and his face was even slightly twitching. The matter he was most worried about had still happened.

"Quick, order Yuwen Tuo to mobilize a thousand soldiers to search the entire city. Close the city gates. Only entry and exit are allowed!" Helian Zhang had been unable to sit still for a long time. He rushed out of the Imperial Study and prepared to personally leave the palace to search for it.

Just as she sat down to chase after the wind, a servant girl from the Dancing Light ran up and hastily said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the High Priest has urgent matters for you. She said it's about Imperial Concubine."

Helian Shan was in a dilemma. However, when he thought about what Yu Wu had said about Cen Xue, perhaps Yu Wu had found Xue'er's whereabouts. After considering it further, Helian Shan hurriedly made a trip to the Immortal Mansion.

"Ah …" With a blood-curdling screech, the diagnosis and treatment of 'killing' finally came to an end.

Cen Xue could not help but lean into his embrace. That last strike almost took her life. However, after being attacked by this doctor, her bare feet did not feel that painful anymore. Under the effects of the medicine, she could still feel the heat.

"Better?" The man could feel her entire body loosen up, and knew that she had already survived the previous trial.

An unfamiliar male voice sounded above her head, scaring Cen Xue away. She tried to get up, but she accidentally stepped on her injured left foot, causing her to stagger and fall backwards.

With the support of her center of gravity, Cen Xue's hands naturally wrapped tightly around his neck, allowing him to pull her into his embrace once again. With a few steps, he placed her on the bed and pressed him down onto her body.

At this moment, the two of them were in an unspeakable position, causing Cen Xue's face to turn red. However, she immediately realized something and extended her slender arms to push him away.

However, it was a rare opportunity that no man would let go of, let alone the fact that she was such a rare beauty in his arms.

After locking her struggling hands, his lips were pressed against hers. It was so shocking that Cen Xue's legs were struggling desperately to push him away while her body continuously writhed. However, she did not know that the more she was like this, the more it would arouse the desire of a man!

The man wanted to break open her even white teeth, but no matter what methods he used, she still clenched her teeth tightly. Thinking about how she was still waiting in the palace for him to return, and how she loved him so dearly, she definitely couldn't let this beast succeed.

The man lowered his head to look at her stubborn little face. Cen Xue clenched her teeth and hot tears flowed down the corners of her eyes. Looking at her like this was the first time he felt such a heartache …

After hesitating for a moment, the man got up and left the bed. At this moment, Fu Er's voice called out to him from outside the door. Cen Xue quickly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, stood up and walked over to open the door.

"Esteemed wangfei, I've already washed up after eating my fill. When are we going to leave?" Although it was very beautiful here, she didn't like it here. She wanted to return to her parents' side as soon as possible.

"Let's go now!" Smiling at her, Cen Xue then turned to look at him and said, "We are leaving now. We won't disturb your residence any longer!"

Just as she turned around, a man's voice rang out from behind her, "Wait, I'll get the carriage to take you back to the palace. Your feet are still injured!"

Helian Lie had discovered her disappearance, he would send troops to search the entire city. Sooner or later, they would find this place, and in any case, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future for her to return this time.

The middle-aged butler followed behind them the entire time. When he heard the little girl call her 'Niang Niang', he did not believe her and thought that she was calling her a little doll. He did not expect that after hearing Master say that he was going to send her back to the palace, she was really King Lou Lan's concubine. It seemed like the identity of their master wasn't something to be trifled with?

Cen Xue sat in the carriage and looked at the sky. It was already late. If she suddenly disappeared, everyone would be in bad shape. Perhaps she already knew about her disappearance and was looking for her everywhere?

Looking at the little girl beside her, Fu'er's big, watery eyes looked at her. She seemed to be missing her parents. "Fu'er, don't worry. I'll send you to the shelter to find your parents, okay?"

"Mm …" She obediently complied, then lay down on her lap and slowly fell asleep. Seeing her cute appearance, her tormenting today had truly exhausted her.

One Feather Dance had long predicted that Cen Xue would not be so successful today. She told Helian Lie that Cen Xue might have been taken away, but there would be no danger. She told him to head to the west side of the city where Cen Xue would be located.

Helian Lie brought Yuwen Tuo, the green dragon, and over a thousand guards to search the city from house to house. After searching for nearly two hours, there was still not a single trace of her.

It was a pity that while they were searching the west side of the city, Cen Xue had already left the west side of the city.

An hour later, Cen Xue's carriage arrived at the Protector's Inn and looked at the sleeping Fu'er on her leg. Her left leg was still injured, so she was unable to carry her out of the carriage.

At this moment, Helian Lie's mind was in a state of chaos. Yu Wu had clearly said that Cen Xue was in the west side of the city, but after searching for so long, why hadn't he seen her? Could it be that Yu Wu miscalculated this time?

The sky was getting dark, and Helian Lie raised his head to look at the dark sky. If he still could not find Cen Xue in another two hours, the sky would turn pitch black, making it even harder to find.

Just as Helian Lie was feeling anxious, a signal flare suddenly rang in the sky. Helian Lie's heart was alarmed. Could it be that a guard had found Xue'er?

"Withdraw …" Yuwen Tuo and the Azure Dragon had also seen the signal detonator. It was from the east side of the city. Three squads of people immediately rushed towards the inn on the east side of the city.

Cen Xue found the person in charge of the reception desk and handed Fu'er to him. She also ordered him to hand her over to her parents safely. If he couldn't find her, then she would temporarily be sent to the Prime Minister's Estate to settle down.

"Empress, don't worry. This servant will definitely deliver the child to her parents." Seeing how the person in charge was flattering her, Cen Xue believed that he wouldn't dare to do anything rash.

At this moment, the sounds of horse hooves could be heard in the distance. Cen Xue looked into the distance and her lips curled up into a smile as she waited for him to get closer.

Closer … Closer … Helian Lie had already seen that disobedient little woman. Seeing that her face even had a smile on it, he really should teach her a lesson.

"We pay our respects to Your Majesty …" Helian Shan sat on the horse's back high up in the sky. Everyone knelt down cautiously and lowered their heads.

Cen Xue, who was below the horse, happily looked at him on the horse and walked to his side. Their gazes met, and not a single trace of emotion could be seen on Helian Shan's face. In the next moment, Helian Lie extended his hand to pull her down onto the horse's back, allowing her to sit in front of him. A pair of bronze arms tightly embraced her, hugging her …

"Xue'er …" Do you know that my heart is about to jump out of my chest? " Helian Shan brought her along and galloped on the back of the horse, quickly heading towards the Divine Martial Gate.

On both sides of the road, everyone saw the king's beloved colt sitting in front of a beautiful woman. She was the king's newly conferred imperial concubine!

"I know, I know, it was just an accident. I'm back now, aren't I?" Cen Xue leaned into his embrace, inhaling the familiar scent from his body.

Helian Lie didn't say anything after seeing her innocent appearance. His arms tightened around her as he rushed back to the palace.

By the time he returned to Xing Qing Palace, the sky was already dark. The palace lamps had already been lit up, and Ming Yue had already ordered the imperial kitchens to prepare a table full of imperial food.

After bathing and changing into a new set of clothes, Cen Xue walked to the bed and sat down with some difficulty. She lifted up her injured left foot.

"Xue'er, have you washed up? It's time for dinner?" At that moment, Helian Lie pushed open the door and walked in. He saw her eyebrows were slightly creased. What was going on?

Cen Xue turned to look at him, and Helian Lie's anxious expression entered her eyes. He had been sitting on the horse the whole time, and had been covered by his socks and shoes to the point that she forgot to tell him that her left foot had been injured today.

Helian Zhang walked to her side and squatted down. He personally examined her left foot and asked in a concerned and pained tone, "Does it still hurt?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine. The doctor examined me at noon and applied the medicine. I'll be fine after a few days of rest, it's just a sprain!" Cen Xue pulled his arm and replied obediently.

She did not want him to be unhappy, nor did she want him to be unhappy. Helian Shan sat beside her and Cen Xue took the initiative to cuddle into his embrace, allowing him to hug her tightly.

Once upon a time, she hated him so much. But now, she really loved this man's embrace, and even loved his embrace …

"Xue'er, I'm sorry, I wasn't able to protect you." Helian Lie said tenderly as he pressed his chin against the top of her hair.