Qi Xuan stepped forward and enthusiastically held the hands of the leaders Xie Connan and Xu Youzhi.

"I would be very grateful if you could come."

"It's a matter of duty." Xie Congnan exchanged a few words and pulled his hand out.

Qi Xuan returned to Wen Yunsu's side, waved his hands and said, "Everyone, please sit down, don't hold yourself back, this reception banquet is originally prepared for you."

The musicians began to play, and the atmosphere of the banquet became lively, and Qi Xuan also had a little smile on his face.

When he turned his head and saw Shan Ying, Qi Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and rubbed his eyes, as if he thought he was wrong.

Shan Ying raised her glass to him with a smile, and silently said with her mouth: "Don't say it."

Wen Yunsu also saw it, and whispered to Qixuan, "Your Majesty, don't look at it."

Qi Xuan nodded and stopped looking at Shan Ying.

After a meal, before Qi Xuan got down to business, Xie Connan asked directly.

"Dare to ask the emperor, what happened to Xuanwu Kingdom?"

Qi Xuan asked those musicians and palace officials to retreat, and closed the door of the main hall.

"To tell you the truth, the demon catcher has been investigating this matter for more than a month and still has no clue. Since two months ago, there have been many four- and five-year-old children in the imperial city. They all disappeared out of thin air at night. No matter how many people guarded It's useless inside and out."

Several people in the audience looked at each other in blank dismay. Four or five-year-old children were missing. According to Qi Xuan's words, there were a lot of them, which was indeed a bit strange.

"Also, my princess who just passed her fifth birthday was taken away three days ago." Qi Xuan clenched his fists, and Wen Yunsu patted the back of his hand.

Xie Congnan understood that it turned out that not only the children of the common people disappeared, but also Qi Xuan's own daughter.

"The monster catcher searched the inside and outside of the imperial city for a month, but there was no clue."

Qi Xuan looked distressed and asked Cao Yong to call someone in.

Zhou Dongtan, the current head of the Monster Hunting Department, walked in from the outside.

The Monster Catching Division was set up by Qi Xuan, and it belongs directly to him. The recruits are all idle monks with some ability.

Zhou Dongtan saluted Qi Xuan, then looked at the other people in the hall.

"This is Zhou Dongtan, the head of the Monster Hunting Division. He has been in charge of the search for a month. You can ask him anything."

Xie Congnan and Xu Youzhi nodded, and there will be many places to use to catch demons later.

"If my daughter is still alive, please bring her back. If she is dead, I hope you can find her body back."

Xie Congnan suddenly asked: "Your Majesty, you are the incarnation of Xuanwu for thousands of years, how could someone steal someone under your nose?"

Xie Congnan was puzzled by this point.

What's more, there is still a statue of Xuanwu in the palace, how can Fang Xiaoxiao break in?
Qi Xuan showed embarrassment, "A few days ago she clamored to see the shadow puppet show in the imperial city. I originally wanted to invite people in, but she clamored not to, and wanted to go out of the palace to see it. So her wish was fulfilled, the noble concubine took her out that night, and I sent many guards, but I didn't expect her to be lost."

Wen Yunsu sighed: "The emperor is also guilty. He shouldn't ignore this matter because he was not feeling well and let Zhaozhao go. Because the imperial concubine lost Zhaozhao, she hasn't had rice water for a few days."

Sometimes it is because of such a small negligence that people disappear and disappear into the arms of the imperial concubine.

Qi Xuan thought that with so many guards, he would be able to protect him, but he didn't expect that someone would take advantage of them.

Qi Yunzhao is the child of a noble concubine, and she is naturally distraught when her child is lost.

If Qi Xuan hadn't told her that he would definitely get the child back, the imperial concubine would be driving west of Hexi soon.

Now there is only that breath left hanging, and in just a few days, the person is so thin that he has lost his appearance.

Wen Yunsu's face was full of sadness, Qi Yunzhao had been missing for three days and there was still no news, she was afraid that something bad was going on, and the imperial concubine couldn't hold on for a while, so she let her go.

"We'll take over this matter." Xie Congnan agreed.

They not only want to find the missing princess, but also find the missing children in the imperial city.

They came out of the hall and called Zhou Dongtan to a stop.

"During this time, is there anything wrong with the imperial city?"

Zhou Dongqin shook his head, "We've checked it a long time ago, and there's nothing wrong with it. At first we thought that Ren Yazi had abducted and sold those children, but later we found out that they disappeared out of thin air, so we searched in another direction, but we still found nothing."

The incident happened a month ago. At that time, people in the imperial city were in panic, and those with four or five-year-old children at home could not wait to watch it under their noses every day.

But even so, those children still disappeared in front of them.

It wasn't until Qi Yunzhao disappeared in the imperial concubine's arms three days ago that he went to invite people from Yunmengze and Fenglingdu.

"Show us the roster of those missing children." Xu Youzhi offered.

Zhou Dongtan nodded, "Naturally, I have already prepared."

Seeing that they were discussing, Shan Ying turned around and went to Qi Xuan. When Qi Xuan saw her, he pressed the center of his eyebrows with some headaches.

"Uncle Qi." Shan Ying sat obediently.

"You make your father easy to find." Qi Xuan pointed at her with a helpless expression.

Shan Ying clasped her hands together, "Uncle Qi, don't turn your head and tell my father, I managed to escape."

Qi Xuan sighed, and said helplessly: "On New Year's Eve, he even sent a message to me, asking me if I saw you, but you ran away to Yunmengze."

"I'll go back after a while, it's not the time yet."

Qi Xuan seemed to have thought of something, but he still didn't say it after all, humming in a low voice.

Wen Yunsu next to her held Shan Ying's hand and said softly, "It's better to go back as soon as possible, don't let your father worry."

"I understand." Shan Ying got up and looked at them with a smile, "My friend is still waiting for me, I'm going back."

"Go."

After Shan Ying came back, they went directly from the palace to the demon hunter. There were still some people in the demon hunter, including ordinary people and casual cultivators.

Zhou Dongtan came in with a group of people, who knew that they were invited by the emperor.

They are all well-known orthodox monks.

Xue Jiaojiao glanced around, and found that the interior of the Monster Catching Division was plain and simple, with only a few dozen staff.

"Go and get the roster." Zhou Dongtan ordered.

Immediately, someone came in with a thick stack of things and put them in front of Zhou Dongtan.

Xie Connan and Xu You sat on both sides, and the rest sat down next to them and began to look through the things in their hands.

Chu Ci squeezed a few pieces of paper in his hand and frowned slightly.

So many missing four- and five-year-old children, what exactly were they arrested for?

Xue Jiaojiao was also surprised when she saw the thickness, there were so many piled up, the probability of survival of the child who disappeared first was too low.

If they were really arrested to do some bad things, the first few who disappeared might not be able to save their lives.

"So much?" Xie Congnan frowned while turning, she wanted to say why she didn't tell them earlier, but she didn't say anything, holding back her stomach.

I'm afraid that if Qi Yunzhao hadn't disappeared this time, Qi Xuan wouldn't be able to remember to look for them.

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