Chapter 14: Something Big Has Happened!

  Those martial youths wandering in the dense forest did not know that at this moment, their fate had already been completely divided from Qin Wubai by a watershed.

  I heard a word from the Lord of Martial Arts, Qin Wusuo had a kind of sudden enlightenment and clarity, and no longer had any doubts. In his martial arts practice, he also had a more determined goal.

  With the entire goal in sight, Qin Wusuo became even more determined and unwavering.

  Qin Wushuang returned with a heart like an arrow, no longer lingering. He guessed that perhaps at this moment, the news of his first trial had already reached his hometown and his father's ears.

  At this thought, Qin Wushuang's heart was stirred by a warm current.

  If there's anything in this life that he can't let go of, it would be that warm home in Donglin Town.

  Thinking of this, he didn't linger for a moment and urged his horse on, hastening back home.

  A famous saying from a past life says: Wealth and honor do not return home, like brocade clothes traveling at night, who knows about it.

  Qin Wushuang himself didn't have any thoughts of returning home in glory. But the family's promotion to royalty was after all an unexpected joy, and if he said he wasn't happy, that would be a lie.

  With a swift horse and whip, after a few days, they arrived at the Redwood King City. At this time, the sky was already dark, Qin Wusuo didn't rest either, he planned to take advantage of the night to rush on the road.

  After having some food, I was about to leave when I suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure standing outside on the street. I looked at him twice and then turned around and left.

  Qin Wushuang was taken aback, wasn't that Tong Yao?

  Why did she see him but didn't come over to greet him, instead turning around and leaving? Looking at her eyes, it seemed like she also had something to say.

  Qin Wushuang was taken aback for a moment, then realized that Tong Yao might not be convenient to come in and greet her, so she threw down her rice bowl and quickly followed him out.

  Followed for a while, came to a secluded alley, but saw Tong Yao's figure crawling into a house, Qin Wushuang also followed in.

  As soon as I entered, I saw Tong Yao waiting there with a serious expression.

  "Prince Qin, your eyes are really quick."

  "Miss Tung, why did you bring me here?"

  "Prince Qin, the current Redwood Kingdom is fraught with crises on all sides, with many prying eyes and ears, we must be vigilant."

  "What's going on with all these crises?"

  Tong Yao's face was somewhat solemn, and she looked at Qin Wushuang with a glance, wanting to say something but hesitating. Finally, she spoke up: "Brother Qin, you seem to be in a hurry, have you heard some news? Or are you returning to the Redwood Kingdom ahead of schedule?"

  "That's settled then, I'll head back ahead of schedule. What news?" Qin Wushuang had a faintly ominous premonition.

  "Ah, Qin brother, I told you, you must calm down." Tong Yao's face was filled with worry.

  "Miss Tong, please say it, I can take it."

  "Qin brother, your trial results have already arrived at the Akakawa Kingdom through the Daxi family in the past few days and have reached your Donglin Town. The one who personally delivered the message is the eldest son of the Daxi family, Daxi Ming. Meanwhile, the Ximen clan obviously knew about the news ahead of time and proactively broke off their engagement with the Daxi family before that, the intention is self-evident. However..."

  "What's that?"

  Ximen Dafu took the initiative to divorce, which was not unexpected by Qin Wushuang. It was originally an agreement between him and Ximen Yu.

  "Da Xu Ming Gongzi received the good news and immediately went to Donglin Town to tell Ling Jie. Afterwards, for some unknown reason, Da Xu Gongzi and Ling Jie disappeared while playing on Mount Taichong..."

  "What?" Qin Wushuang's heart tightened, "Both of them are missing?"

  "Yes, both of them are missing. The time it happened was probably when you were at Wusong Mountain. It's been three or four days now." Tong Yao saw that Qin Wuduo's face looked unpleasant and her own heart was also in a state of unease.

  "Miss Tong, where did you hear the news?" Qin Wushuang struggled to suppress his emotions, telling himself that he absolutely could not lose control at this moment. He had to calm down.

  "We have an intelligence network in Lujiang County, and the elites of your family have already started to move out, searching everywhere. There is no latest progress for now. If I hadn't received a message from Yanjing saying that someone had spotted you leaving Yanjing, I wouldn't be able to wait for you here."

  Qin Wushuang took a deep breath, he knew that Tong Yao was indeed a good person.

  "Miss Tong, no matter what the outcome is, Qin Wushuang owes you another favor."

  "Don't say that, last time we didn't know each other well and it was like a transaction. Now you've helped the Tong family so much. I've already considered you as a friend. Between friends, there's no need to mention anything about favors."

  "Alright, Miss Tong. I will remember your words. At this moment, my heart is burning with anxiety and it's not convenient for me to linger here, so I'll take my leave first."

  "Wait." Tong Yao lightly bit her lip, as if making some difficult decision in her heart.

  After a moment, he made up his mind and spoke out: "Qin Gongzi, the disappearance of your sister may not be an accident. I received a message from Tongyan saying that you all were in Yanjing and stood up for several elderly women who were bullied. They are also from our Redwood Kingdom, right?"

  Qin Wushuang's chest felt like it had been heavily struck upon hearing these words.

  Suddenly I remembered a lot. Those few old women didn't say that their daughters disappeared for no reason and reported it everywhere, did they?

  Could it be that sister's disappearance is exactly the same as those people?

  He now understands why he had that thoughtful feeling at first. It turns out that deep down in his heart, he has always had such a subconscious mind.

  And the source of this subconsciousness might be the "devil" that my sister once mentioned!

  All these years, that demon has been hiding in silence, but could it be that it has finally made its move?

  He nodded: "Maybe this thing is really not a coincidence. Miss Tong, thank you for reminding me. No matter what, I'll personally go back and investigate."

  Tong Yao nodded: "Yes, Master Qin, I have a straightforward word to say here. If you need help, just speak up, and I, Tong Yao, will not decline."

  "Alright, Miss Tong has spoken, if necessary, Wu Shuang will definitely not hesitate to speak up."

  "Alright, then, Qin Gongzi should hurry back. Tong Yao is in the Redwood King City, waiting at any time. However... it's best if Qin Gongzi keeps a low profile in the Redwood King City. According to my intelligence, the Redwood King is extremely furious because his youngest son He Yu lost the first place in the trial and the laurel wreath. It seems he's not very pleased with this dark horse that suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

  Qin Wushuang didn't even bother to respond, coldly saying: "Whether he's happy or not has nothing to do with me. Don't drag me into this, if you drag me in, no matter who he is, even if he's the King of Akagi, I'll still play along till the end."

  Tong Yao looked at Qin Wu Xiang's arrogant expression, her emotions were also quite complicated. She felt both admiration and subtle worry.

  It's absolutely irrational to be an enemy of Akagami no King.

  But... whenever Tong Yao thought of that possibility, she immediately cut off her own thoughts, unwilling to think in that terrifying direction.

  If things were really like that, it would be very difficult for Qin Wushuang.

  Qin Wushuang bid farewell to Tong Yao, changed into a good horse, and galloped overnight, rushing east towards Donglintown.

  After rushing for a day and two nights, they finally returned to the territory of Donglin Town at dawn on the third day.

  The people of Donglin Town cheered when they saw Qin Wushuang return, but soon thought of the things that happened in the Qin family and didn't dare to celebrate excessively.

  Everyone looked at Qin Wushuang with strange expressions.

  Qin Wushuang also couldn't care about politeness at this time, and rode his horse hastily towards Qin's Manor.

  "Master Qin is back, now the Qin family has a backbone."

  "Hehe, I hope Miss Qin has a good destiny. What a great girl, if she's gone just like that, it can only be said that heaven is blind."

  Nothing will happen for sure!

  Qin Wushuang plugged his ears and didn't hear a thing, rushing back to the manor in one breath. The gatekeeper saw Qin Wushuang and rubbed his eyes, almost disbelieving.

  "Master, Master is back!"

  Young Master!

  Qin Wushuang jumped off his horse and asked directly: "Is the old master at home?"

  "In the house, in the house. Also, the master of the Daqi family is there."

  Throwing away the reins, Qin Wusuo directly stepped in and rushed straight towards the main hall.

  Qin Lianshan was now analyzing the terrain of Mount Daqing with Da Xiang, formulating a new search plan. At this time, the elites of both families had already set out.

  When he saw Qin Wushuang return, Qin Lianshan was indeed stunned for a moment, and Da Yiheng couldn't help but stand up.

  "Father, Lord Daxi." Qin Wusuo asked as soon as he entered, "Have you found any clues?"

  "There is a clue, but it's on the edge of a cliff, and there seems to be signs of a struggle. The enemy apparently left safely after the fight. We are following the route that person took and launching a search."

  "Is there a map marker?" Qin Wushuang walked closer and glanced at the map, only to find that the cliff marked on the map was exactly the same one he often went to after his daily training.

  "I'll go take a look." Qin Wushuang's heart was burning with anxiety, and he didn't even bother to bid farewell, striding out in big steps.

  "Peerless, peerless..." Qin Lianshan hastily shouted.

  "Father, Daqi family master, I'll go ahead first. You bring a few more people and some tools like ropes. When necessary, I want to climb down the cliff to take a look."

  Dà Cāng Shān was a familiar path for Qín Wú Shuāng, where there were no obstacles at all. Soon, Qín Wú Shuāng arrived at the edge of that cliff.

  The scene has been secured and is being guarded by several members of the Qin Family Village's Bear Protection Team. Upon seeing the young master arrive, these team members are all extremely excited.

  Qin Wushuang waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to be so polite. He bent down and began to observe the surroundings. After a moment, he walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down.

  "There was a fierce battle here, with trees and grass trampled. And the soil has slid down." Qin Wusuo said, his single hand grasping the rock at the edge of the cliff, his body already suspended on the precipice.

  Both hands continued to move downwards, observing every blade of grass and tree on the cliff wall, and indeed saw no shortage of rolled up situations.

  Qin Wushuang's arms shook and he jumped up.

  His brow furrowed even more, and it was likely that someone had fallen off the cliff. Judging from the circumstances, it was very likely to be Da Xi Ming.

  If the murderer was indeed that demon, then sister would not be in danger of her life, at least temporarily. But with Da Xiang and sister together, it's hard to say.

  "Stay here and keep watch. I'll go down and take a look. When the master and Master Daxi arrive, have them wait here."

  After finishing speaking, Qin Wushuang followed the same procedure, grasping the rocks protruding from the cliff with both hands and continuously sliding downwards. This precipice seemed like flat land to him.

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