Feng Zhaoyun had already led people to search everywhere outside the imperial city, even the hunters' homes in the woods.

It was approaching dusk, and the sky was gradually getting darker. Jiuyi stepped forward and said, "Master, it's getting dark. Let's go back to the city first."

Feng Zhaoyun looked up at the sky and said, "Send all the people around you to continue searching near the Imperial City. You will come with me to the Jade Buddha Temple to stay for one night and continue tomorrow."

Jiuyi nodded, and Feng Zhaoyun and others mounted their horses and headed towards the Jade Buddha Temple.

As soon as they arrived at the Jade Buddha Temple, the abbot came out to greet them. After having the monks arrange a room for them, he left.

Feng Zhaoyun entered the side room, poured a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp. He had not drunk a sip of water all day.

Feng Zhaoyun: "Jiuyi, let Zhuqing come over."

Zhu Qing came over and knelt down to salute, "Your Highness, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Feng Zhaoyun: "Lead the way to the wing where your young master used to live."

Zhu Qing nodded and walked out with Feng Zhaoyun.

Arriving at Xiao Qingyue's room, Feng Zhaoyun walked in. Zhu Qing had left in a hurry, and Xiao Qingyue's belongings were still in the room.

Feng Zhaoyun walked to the desk, picked up a scroll of calligraphy and painting, and opened it one by one to read.

They were all his paintings and calligraphy. When Feng Zhaoyun saw a painting, he was shocked. Isn't this...

This is a picture of me drinking at the palace banquet when Nangong Shang left. The appearance and clothes of the people in the painting are all my own, but the facial features are not drawn in. There are many other paintings like this.

Feng Zhaoyun was delighted and put the painting back to its place.

Feng Zhaoyun turned and looked at Zhu Qing, "Where did your young master go last?"

Zhu Qing saluted and said, "Your Highness, the young master said he wanted to go for a walk in the back mountains, and he never came back."

Feng Zhaoyun walked out and said, "Let's go to the back mountain."

Zhuqing and Jiuyi followed behind.

When they reached the back mountain, Feng Zhaoyun continued walking along the road. There was nothing unusual about this road. When they arrived at the pavilion where they met, Feng Zhaoyun went in and sat for a while.

Then he stood up and said, "Go back."

Several people walked back.

When passing by a courtyard near the back mountain, the gate was closed. Feng Zhaoyun didn't care. He just took a look and went back.

At this moment, Xiao Qingyue was in the yard...

The secret guards in the courtyard knew that Feng Zhaoyun and others had entered the Jade Buddha Temple. They were afraid of being exposed, and were so scared that they almost dared not breathe when she passed by.

After she left, a secret guard looked at Xiao Qingyue, who was now bound and gagged. "Let's go. His Highness said we must take him back tonight."

The other secret guards nodded, then put Xiao Qingyue into a wooden box that had been prepared long ago, and carried her down the mountain under the cover of night.

When Feng Zhaoyun and the others were about to reach their own room, they encountered a monk. Feng Zhaoyun called out to the newcomer and then clasped his hands together in greeting. "Master, may I ask where your backyard on the mountain is?"

The young master bowed respectfully and said, "Sir, that is an abandoned building, no one has taken care of it for many years."

Feng Zhaoyun nodded, "Master, could you please take me to open the door and take a look?"

The young master said: "Donor, you can go there yourself. The door has been damaged. There is no need to open it."

Hearing this, the three of them were stunned. Feng Zhaoyun suddenly looked at Jiuyi Zhuqing, "Quick! Go check it out!"

Zhu Qingjiu received the order and disappeared into the night.

Feng Zhaoyun didn't know how to do Qinggong, so he quickly ran towards the courtyard in the back mountain.

Just after Jiuyi and Zhuqing left, Feng Zhaoyun seemed to hear a sound in the woods. He turned around and seemed to see several figures in black.

He was startled and quickly turned around to chase after him.

While running, he took off his cloak and left it to Jiuyi and Zhuqing so that they could find him more easily.

Since Feng Zhaoyun didn't know any light work, he could only run, which made a lot of noise and alerted the man in black in front.

One of them turned around and looked back, "It's a woman chasing us!"

Several men in black stopped, two of them carried the box into the darkness, and the others stood on the trees.

Feng Zhaoyun ran over and found no one in sight. Several men in black jumped down from the tree, swords in hand, and looked at her. After seeing who it was, one of them hesitated. "It looks like the War King of Shang."

Another person spoke up, "The War King of Shang? The War King of Shang is so skilled in martial arts, how can he chase us by running?"

Feng Zhaoyun heard their conversation and lied calmly, looking arrogant and cold, but in fact he was feeling guilty, "With your speed, it's enough for me to run."

Feng Zhaoyun grumbled inwardly, "It's over. I didn't bring my bow and arrows with me when I left the house; they're still in the wing room. I just saw someone and chased them without a second thought, but who knew they'd turn around? If they'd attacked me now, I'd be in big trouble."

After thinking for a moment, he began to threaten you verbally, "I am in a very good mood today and do not want to hurt you! If you hand over Young Master Xiao immediately, I will spare your lives."

Several people looked at each other, and a man in black whispered to his companions, "If we can't bring this person back, we will die. What does it matter if the Shang Kingdom's War King is here? She is alone and has no swords. We are many in number, so let's fight her!"

Feng Zhaoyun was shocked. If I go there, he is going to fight me.

After saying that, several people came at her with knives. Feng Zhaoyun was startled and quickly started to dodge. She didn't know any martial arts at all. Several people were stunned, "Brother, she...she doesn't seem to be the War King!"

Another man in black looked at Feng Zhaoyun in confusion, "She looks like a war queen, but she has no martial arts skills at all. Never mind, kill her!"

Several people attacked Feng Zhaoyun again, and Feng Zhaoyun ran away.

Several people were confused by her reaction and immediately gave chase, catching up with her in a few steps.

One of them slashed with a knife, but Feng Zhaoyun dodged it fiercely, leaving a deep cut on his arm and soaking his clothes with blood.

Just as another knife was about to chop him, the man in black was injured by a hidden weapon. Jiuyi Zhuqing rushed over and engaged in a fight with the man in black.

Feng Zhaoyun said, "No one can be left alive, kill them." These people knew the secret that he didn't know martial arts, and he couldn't let them go back and report to Nangong Liuying.

Feng Zhaoyun covered his arm and leaned to the side, but Jiuyi and Zhuqing dealt with the people at the scene in a short while.

Jiuyi walked towards Feng Zhaoyun with concern, "Master, is the injury serious? It is my fault for failing in my duty."

Feng Zhaoyun shook his head, and the two men in black who were hiding in the dark had already run away while they were fighting.

Feng Zhaoyun said quickly, "They must have more people. Go after them quickly and leave me alone."

Jiuyi Zhuqing chased forward, and Feng Zhaoyun continued running behind.

The two men in black carried the box and ran quickly down the mountain. When they were almost at the bottom of the mountain, someone had already met them.

When Jiuyi and Zhuqing arrived, no one was there. Worried about his master, Jiuyi asked Zhuqing to continue searching and then returned.

Xiao Qingyue had been transported to the Imperial City. Men in black placed him in a wooden barrel, disguised him as a servant, and sent him to Nangong Liuying's mansion...

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