The night was already very deep, and the suburbs of Beijing were full of fires.
The matter was of great importance. Sudden landslides and mudslides not only made Ji Wanrong disappear, but many people in the suburbs of Beijing were also in danger in this accident.
The guards from Prince Han's Mansion, the monks from Fahua Temple, the guards from the Princess's Mansion, and even the soldiers from the capital and the military camp all came out to investigate the danger and look for someone.
When Mo Jiecheng first arrived at the scene of the incident, his heart went cold when he saw the rushing silt and water washing away the original roads and trees.
But when Chongzhou finished reporting the situation at the source, Mo Jiecheng understood that this was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.
A small town not far from the outskirts of Beijing is located by a river. The special terrain causes the village to frequently flood, destroying crops and submerging the village every year.
When the late emperor was still alive, a wise man suggested that a reservoir be built near the village, which would not only withstand floods, but also alleviate the summer drought problem in the capital and improve the hot summer temperatures in the capital.
The late emperor relocated the villagers there, then made the place a forbidden area, secretly built a reservoir, and sent heavy troops to guard it.
Not many people in the capital know about this reservoir.
But now not only did someone know about the reservoir, they also sneaked in and blew up the reservoir.
The bursting of the reservoir caused a flash flood, and someone calculated it just right. When the time was right, they lured Ji Wanrong here and washed away her carriage.
This method can eliminate the hidden guards without spending a single soldier.
This time, all the hidden guards he sent around Ji Wanrong died, and their bodies have been found, but Ji Wanrong and Xiao Lu were nowhere to be seen.
Mojie City immediately sent people to blockade the capital and the towns near the capital to check the entrance and exit of the people.
At the same time, using the place where Ji Wanrong disappeared as a circle, all soldiers were asked to start from the city gate and gradually narrow the search scope.
I thought I would quickly find traces of Ji Wanrong using this method, but I didn't expect that at night, I still didn't find any trace.
After listening to the report from his subordinates, Chongzhou hurried to Mo Jie City.
Mo Jiecheng's face now looked extremely ugly.
"Master, we have searched almost all the places, but no trace of the princess was found... Now there is another place, and that is near your Zhuangzi..."
Chongzhou said, with some hesitation in his words: "Could it be that you mentioned Zhuangzi at that time, so the princess did not return to the capital, fearing an accident, and used a strategy to divert the tiger away from the mountain and live directly in Zhuangzi? "
"There are some of our people in Zhuangzi, so we can send someone to ask now."
Mo Jiecheng was startled for a moment, then nodded, and rode the horse himself to Zhuangzi.
This Zhuangzi was well taken care of by Mojie City. There were many slaves in the front yard, who kept the Zhuangzi clean. Even the cellar full of sweet potatoes was cleaned every day.
Wherever Zhuangzi could see, there were flowers that responded to the seasons.
Everything for everyone is just because of the words of the star: "It doesn't matter if you can't see the flowers, but you can smell the fragrance of them."
However, in the huge Zhuangzi, only the front can move. Behind Zhuangzi is a cliff, which is a forbidden area in Zhuangzi. It was strictly sealed by Mojie City and no one can enter.
Even Mo Jiecheng himself will never set foot there.
He didn't dare.
That cliff, that rainy night, everything that happened was firmly engraved in his mind. Every time it happened when he dreamed back at midnight, it almost became his inner demon.
Mo Jiecheng had dreamed of that night again countless times, and every time he stretched out his hand, the stars' hands would pass through his hands, falling into the endless abyss forever.
Therefore, no matter what Ji Yunyao did wrong, no matter how angry Mo Jiecheng was, no matter how ugly he scolded her, he would spare her life.
Because he owes her a life.
Because she is a star.
But when Mo Jie arrived at Zhuangzi, the people below searched around, but there was no trace of Ji Wanrong.
When the people below came to report in a hurry, he first glanced at Mo Jiecheng, and then winked at Zhongzhou.
Chongzhou understood immediately and hurriedly followed him out.
"Lord Chongzhou, you just asked your subordinates to search the back mountain without telling the prince, and sure enough, traces of human figures were found on the back mountain."
Chongzhou was slightly startled. Although he was willing to kill by mistake, he had people search the back mountain without telling Mo Jie.
But he didn't expect to find any unusual movement on the cliff of the back mountain.
If the thief kidnapped the princess and happened to hide there, it would be fine. If he hid there deliberately in order to escape the search of his master.
That's so terrible.
I dare to ask, how many people in Beijing know what happened to the master in the past?
How many people know that the cliff in the back mountain has become the master's inner demon, a place where the master never dares to set foot?
Chongzhou didn't dare to think about it.
He hurriedly mounted a horse and called most of the people to follow him towards the back mountain.
His speed was so fast that the horse's feet began to slip, and the people behind him could hardly keep up with his back.
Chongzhou quickly arrived at the back mountain.
There was no wind today, and a huge full moon hung in the night sky, almost completely silent, illuminating everything very clearly.
And under the cliff is an abyss.
When Chongzhou arrived, what he saw was the scene of a confrontation between his hidden guards and several strong men with swords on the edge of the cliff.
Ten tall and thick men surrounded the carriage behind him, looking at the hidden guard in front of him with cloudy eyes, their eyes full of murderous intent.
Originally, it was just an evenly matched confrontation. The two sides had about the same number of people, and they didn't know the depth of the other's martial arts, so they would never dare to act rashly.
But the appearance of Chongzhou with his men greatly increased the balance of power on the Yinwei side, giving the Yinwei who were originally facing a confrontation a little more confident.
"Who are you? Why are you here late at night? People on the carriage, please get off!"
Chongzhou's sharp eyes looked at the way the big man surrounded the carriage, and he knew there must be something strange on the carriage.
"Behind you is a cliff of ten thousand meters. If you fall, you will definitely lose your body. Count five more. If you don't come down, I will have people attack and wait until you are shattered to pieces!"
"five!"
"Four!"
Listening to Zhongzhou's countdown outside, Xiao Lu's nose was almost crooked with anger.
All roads leading to the outside world in the suburbs of Beijing were blocked. They couldn't get out, so they had no choice but to go back.
He simply met Ji Yunyao on the road, and thinking that Ji Yunyao was the former savior of Mojie City, he kidnapped Ji Yunyao without any hesitation.
As soon as he saw Ji Yunyao, Xiaolu thought of a place where he could temporarily hide from the limelight, because this was a forbidden place in Mo Jiecheng's heart, and no one would dare to set foot there.
But who would have expected that when I came here, I would meet this little hidden guard.
Xiao Lu gritted her teeth and stared at Ji Yunyao in front of her. When the countdown was about to count to one, she held her arm and pulled her out fiercely.
But Chongzhou's cold voice slowly sounded again: "There are still people in the carriage, everyone, come out!"
This little bastard has sharp eyes!
Xiaolu had no choice but to wink at Hudan and ask Hudan to drag Ji Wanrong out.
Ji Wanrong's appearance surprised everyone.
Xiaolu held Ji Yunyao's wrist with one hand and strangled Ji Yunyao's neck with the other. He suddenly took a few steps back, almost stretching half of Ji Yunyao's body out of the cliff.
Following her movements, several pieces of gravel rolled down into the bottomless cliff.
Hu Dan also followed the gourd's example, clamping down on Ji Wanrong's wrist and stretching her body out of the cliff.
"Stay back! Otherwise, both of them will be dead!"
