The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 549: Fear of Deep Turbidity

When Ji Kuan first heard that Meng Renping had disappeared with Gao Yuan, he thought the matter was not that serious.

Qingbei Mountain has always been peaceful, and rarely any evil things happen. Meng Renping went to Qingbei Mountain and disappeared for a while, but it was only temporary.

However, as time passed, he and the East Palace guards searched all over the mountain but still couldn't find his best friend, so he began to panic.

"There is only one stone staircase leading directly to the top of Qingbei Mountain, the main peak, Qingyun Peak. There is no other way to go up the mountain." Ji Kuan's tone was full of irritation and anxiety. "Even if Chi Nan didn't take the stone staircase, but went up the mountain from the other four peaks, we have been looking for him for so long, and we have people on every mountain, how come there is no news at all?"

He couldn't understand it at all. "Besides, I know Chi Nan. Chi Nan came to Qingbei Mountain because he was worried about Miss Meng and came to find her. Now Miss Meng has walked up the stone steps to the Zhishang Taoist Temple and has already met up with His Highness. How could Chi Nan be so unpromising and leave the stone steps alone to go to other mountains where there is no ready-made road?"

Bai Zhuo was not there at the moment, and the East Palace guards surrounding Ji Kuan did not dare to speak casually, for fear that Ji Kuan would not like what they heard, which would make Ji Kuan's already anxious mood even more angry.

So Ji Kuan talked for a long time, but no one responded to him. He glared and said, "Speak up! Are you all mute?"

Bai Zhuo's younger brother Bai Sha was immediately pushed out by the guards.

Baisha turned around and glared at his disloyal colleagues, then quickly turned back and said, "Sir, aren't you still looking? I think Young Master Meng just got lost in the forest, he won't be in danger."

Ji Kuan glanced at Bai Sha who was in a state of confusion. Considering that he was Bai Zhuo's biological brother, he did not curse him. He just said with increasing worry, "What time is it now? How many hours have we been looking for? Qingbei Mountain is so big, do we really have to turn the whole mountain upside down? How long will that take?"

How much time?

Baisha couldn't answer.

He lowered his head, unable to think of any words of comfort.

Ji Kuan said as he walked, "There are many wild beasts in this forest. Just now we heard and saw many big and small beasts running around. Even though we have weapons and we all know how to fight, Chi Nan is just a weak scholar, a civil servant! Even with Gao Yuan by his side, he can't defeat the beasts with his bare hands! If Chi Nan is unlucky enough to meet these beasts, will he be in good condition when we find him?"

In fact, he didn't really want the guards under his command to give him any advice. At the current situation, no one knew it better than him as the commander.

He kept talking just to relieve the anxiety he was facing.

At present, Ji Kuan is on the narrow mountain road between Xibei Peak and Pingtian Peak, and he and the guards are trying to walk from Xibei Peak to Pingtian Peak.

Qingbei Mountain has always been a mountain full of legends and mystery.

Qingyun Peak, as the main peak, is on the leftmost side of Qingbei Mountain. Then from left to right, there are Xibei Peak, Pingtian Peak, Linmu Peak and Jiuquan Peak. One peak is connected to another, forming Qingbei Mountain with five peaks connected together.

Ji Kuan first started from Qingyun Peak, and now went to the third peak, which is Pingtian Peak. After he left, some of the East Palace guards stayed in Qingyun Peak and Xibei Peak to continue the search to avoid missing any place.

Some of the guards had also gone to search for the Pingtian Peak where he was going, as well as the Linmu Peak and Jiuquan Peak where he had not yet had time to go. The only difference was that he had not searched there personally, that was all.

He had to search personally until he found Meng Renping, only then would he feel at ease.

"We must find Chi Nan before anything happens to him." Ji Kuan had a bad guess in his mind, but it was just a suspicion and could not explain anything. Deep down in his heart, he also hoped that this suspicion was just his overthinking. "Chi Nan's disappearance this time, it's fine if it's not man-made, but if it's man-made..."

The water in the capital city is probably going to be deeper and more turbid.

Although guards such as Baisha did not fully understand Ji Kuan's hidden meaning, they also heard the urgency in it. They had to speed up their pace and keep their eyes open so as to find the eldest son of the Meng family more quickly.

The news that Meng Renping had found the person had not yet arrived. Meng Shisan and Li Shou, who were only separated by a wall, were also very worried and had no intention of resting.

Baozhu and Changqing were still standing outside the doors of their respective rooms, two or three steps away, so it was very convenient for them to talk.

"I'm afraid we'll have to wait until dawn." Baozhu had already entered the side room to persuade Meng Shisan to rest first, and promised that she would report it as soon as there was any news that Meng Renping had been found.

However, it was of no use.

Chang Qing was the same. He had also come into the wing room to persuade Li Shou two or three times. Li Shou also ignored him: "I am just worried that your highness will not be able to bear it."

Baozhu suddenly said, "Changqing, how come my eldest son suddenly disappeared? There is only one path leading to the Taoist temple from the north mountain of Qingshan. There are no stone steps on the other four peaks. The eldest son must have taken this path. Even if the eldest son is not strong enough, Gao Yuan is still by his side. How could he suddenly disappear?"

Chang Qing opened his mouth and closed it, closed it and opened it again, over and over again several times. He really wanted to say something, but he couldn't.

Baozhu said impatiently: "Say whatever you want to say. It's just you and me here. Speak softly, no one will hear you!"

"I just..." Chang Qing realized that his voice was a little loud, so he quickly adjusted himself and continued, "I just think this shouldn't be that simple."

"You are talking nonsense. If it were simple, Young Master Ji would have been looking for my eldest son in Chang'an for so long, he should have found him long ago, but he didn't." Baozhu took a breath and said in a lower voice, "Changqing, do you think someone wants to harm my eldest son? Or does he want to harm my young lady?"

Chang Qing had thought about harming Mr. Meng a long time ago, but when it came to harming Miss Meng, he was stunned when he heard the words: "What do you mean?"

"Think about it, the eldest master went to Qingbei Mountain to look for the young lady, but the young lady reached the top of the mountain and entered the Taoist temple, while the eldest master disappeared. Then, when the young lady knew about it, she would definitely be anxious and worried, and even run out to look for him at all costs, right?" Baozhu made an assumption.

Chang Qing nodded two beats slower: "...Yes. So you think the person who caused your eldest son to disappear was most likely targeting your young lady?"

Baozhu asked, "Do you think this is possible?"

"Maybe there is." Chang Qing changed his mind, "But that depends on the fact that your eldest son's disappearance was planned by someone. Only then is what you said possible."