How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

But today, he didn't even see Tongxin, which was indeed a bit strange.

After returning to the courtyard, Xu Chengling did not see his wife. Only a few maids were sweeping the floor as usual.

He returned to the house, but he didn't see his wife, nor did he see Xia Chan.

It’s really strange. Logically, the Prime Minister’s Mansion should know that he is coming back soon, but where did they all go?

Whether it’s my wife, Tongxin, or Xia Chan, why are they all gone?

Then, Xu Chengling came to a maid, who quickly put down the broom in her hand and greeted him:

"Master, you are back."

"Well, do you know where Madam and Tong Xin are?"

"Madam returned to the palace a few days ago, and Xia Chan went back with her. As for Miss Tong Xin..."

The maid hesitated for a moment, and then said to Xu Chengling;

"Miss Tongxin has been missing for half a month."

"What, Tong Xin is missing?!!!"

Upon hearing the news, Xu Chengling was struck by lightning and froze in place.

Chapter 208: The First Evil Sect in Jianghu

"Did she leave anything behind?"

Xu Chengling continued to ask. He didn’t believe that Tongxin would disappear inexplicably. After all, she was Tongxin.

The maid who answered the question seemed to remember something and replied hesitantly:

"Miss Tongxin seemed to have left a note saying that she was going to meet an old friend."

"Old friend?"

Xu Chengling couldn't help but frown. When Tongxin first came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, she had nothing.

Apart from her master Luo Xinlian who is still alive, are there any other old friends of hers?

It was not until this time that Xu Chengling suddenly realized that he knew too little about Tong Xin.

He still hasn't figured out Tong Xin's background. What is her life like?

He should have noticed Tongxin's abnormal reaction a long time ago. This girl also said that she might leave him in the future for some reason.

She did not reveal the reason for her leaving.

Xu Chengling couldn't help but clench his fists. If he asked more questions at that time, Tongxin might tell him.

But now it's a little late to talk about this.

He asked the maid some more questions, but this was all the maid knew and he could not get anything more out of her.

Xu Chengling came to Tongxin's room. He had everyone's key in his hand. He opened the door of Tongxin's room and pushed it open.

The light in the room was a little dim. Because no one had lived there for a long time, a thin layer of dust had accumulated on the floor and furniture.

It looks like this room has not been occupied for some time.

"Tong'er, where have you been?"

Looking at the empty house in front of him, Xu Chengling couldn't help feeling lost and muttered to himself.

He had already thought about giving Tongxin a surprise when he came back.

As a result, she was gone, the house was empty, she just left without saying goodbye.

No, Xu Chengling shook his head. Based on his understanding of Tongxin, she would never leave so easily.

Something must have happened that forced her to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion.

At this time, Xu Chengling seemed to remember something, so he left Tongxin's room.

He came to the room where Luo Xinlian lived, pushed open the door and saw that it was also empty and no one had lived there for some time.

He asked several maids and found out that Luo Xinlian had already left during the time he was in Qingshan Town.

At this moment, Xu Chengling couldn't help but think of something. Could it be that Luo Xinlian took Tongxin away?

This was just his guess, but Tongxin was talking about meeting an old friend. Logically, she had already met the master, so the old friend she was talking about might not be Luo Xinlian.

Xu Chengling paced back and forth in the yard, feeling anxious like an ant on hot pot.

At present, except for Niangzi and Xia Chan who have returned to the palace, Tongxin and Luo Xinlian are missing.

At this time, he, the head of the family, finally felt anxious, but what was the use of being anxious? He didn't even know where the person was. How could he find him?

He wanted to report to the police? But considering Tongxin's past as a killer, reporting to the police would be very disadvantageous to her.

"By the way, go ask Uncle Gu. He should know something."

Xu Chengling suddenly thought of Uncle Gu, so he hurried to the stable.

When I arrived at the stable, I saw a familiar figure feeding the horses. Fortunately, Uncle Gu was still in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Uncle Gu, are you free? I want to ask you a question."

Xu Chengling walked up to Uncle Gu. Uncle Gu turned around, wiped his hands on his clothes a few times, looked at him, and said:

"Master, why are you in such a hurry? What's the matter?"

"Uncle Gu, do you know where Tong Xin went?"

Xu Chengling asked directly to the point.

"Tong Xin? Come to think of it, I haven't seen her for a while. What happened to her?"

Uncle Gu thought for a while and said.

"She's missing."

"Missing? How is that possible? With her personality, how could she suddenly leave you, Master?"

"I don't know the reason, but she said she was going to see an old friend."

"Old friend? That white-haired witch?"

"I don't think so."

Xu Chengling shook his head. Tongxin had already met the master. If she wanted to go see the master, there was no need to emphasize that she was meeting an old friend.

But she didn't explain the matter clearly, perhaps because she didn't want him to know too much so as to avoid being implicated.

"Uncle Gu, do you know who Tongxin's old friend is?"

Xu Chengling asked, Uncle Gu had been in the underworld for decades and should know more about the affairs of the underworld than he did.

Uncle Gu frowned and thought for a while. At this moment, he seemed to remember something and asked Xu Chengling:

"Master, have you heard of the Blood Vampire Sect?"

"Blood Vampire Sect? Never heard of it."

Xu Chengling shook his head. He had never heard of this name.

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, Master, because the Blood Vampire Sect was destroyed more than ten years ago."

"Uncle Gu, why did you suddenly mention the Blood Demon Sect?"

"Once upon a time, the Blood Ghost Sect was the most famous evil sect in the martial arts world. It acted ostentatiously and made countless enemies. Later, it was retaliated by the forces of good and evil, and the Blood Ghost Sect was destroyed."

Uncle Gu told Xu Chengling the story, and then he talked about a key point.

"The blood explosion technique used by Miss Tongxin is somewhat similar to the Blood Demon Sect's technique."

"Uncle Gu, do you mean that Tong Xin might be a member of the Blood Ghost Sect?"

Xu Chengling was stunned. He knew that Tong Xin had a move that required blood. At that time, he just thought that the technique Tong Xin was practicing was rather special.

Her unusual red hair and her amazing recovery ability show that her identity is not simple.

At this time, Uncle Gu recalled and continued:

"Master, do you still remember that when Miss Tongxin first came to the Xiangguo Mansion, she was seriously injured."

"Well, at that time I felt sorry for her, so I brought her back."

Xu Chengling nodded. At that time, he saw a red-haired girl covered in blood lying at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He thought the girl's hair was dyed red by blood.

"With such a serious injury, if it were an ordinary person, they would have died from excessive blood loss, but Miss Tongxin not only survived, but her wounds healed very quickly. This is somewhat similar to the rumored blood ghost technique."

Uncle Gu said in a deep voice that the reason why the Blood Ghost Sect could become the number one evil sect in the martial arts world was because it had a secret method called Blood Ghost Technique, which was said to be able to draw blood and speed up the healing of wounds.

The most terrifying thing about blood ghost magic is that it can directly detonate the blood in the opponent's body through air. Such a terrifying skill is simply unheard of.

It was precisely because the Blood Demon Sect's skills were too terrifying, or perhaps it was because it was targeted by other sects, that it eventually brought a catastrophic disaster to the Blood Demon Sect.

At this time, Uncle Gu asked Xu Chengling a very crucial question.

"Master, when you rescued Miss Tongxin, did you give her blood to drink?"

Chapter 209: Drink my blood, you are mine

Xu Chengling closed his eyes, and his memory went back to the night three years ago.

That night, it rained heavily in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

He came to the gate of the Xiangguo Mansion holding an umbrella and pushed it open. The scene before him shocked him so much that he stood still.

I saw a red-haired girl lying in a pool of blood. The blood on her body was washed and mixed by the rain, turning the ground into a river of blood.

At that time, he saw the girl open her emerald green eyes, and her two little hands grasped the ground tightly, leaving scars all over her nails, but she was still crawling forward.

If I don't take care of her, she will definitely not survive the night.

The girl raised her eyes, and her stubborn eyes met Xu Chengling's.

In her eyes, Xu Chengling saw her helplessness. She was like a desperate kitten, crawling on the ground with her scarred body. If no one cared about it, it would die.

Perhaps he couldn't bear to see such a thing happen, or perhaps he felt pity for the girl, so he brought the girl back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Xu Chengling took off the girl's clothes, wiped the blood off her body with a wet towel, dried her body with a blanket, and bandaged her wound with a bandage.

She still had a faint breath, trying to maintain a life as fragile as a candle in the wind.

So Xu Chengling put the naked girl on the bed and prepared to leave.

He has done everything he can. As for whether she can survive, it all depends on herself.

But at this moment, the red-haired girl couldn't help but sit up from the bed.

Her eyes couldn't help but fall on Xu Chengling's neck. Her pupils suddenly shrank as she looked at the slightly swollen blood vessels on his neck, with bright red blood flowing in them.

The cyan eyes of the girl in red gradually turned blood red, and a strange blood-red light appeared in her eyes.

At this moment, she really wanted to bite the other person's neck and suck the fresh blood flowing in his veins.

For her, it seemed like an instinctive impulse.

At this time, Xu Chengling also noticed the girl's strange look. Did her eyes turn red just now?

"what happened to you?"

He couldn't help but walk over and asked the girl in front of him.

The red-haired girl opened her mouth, revealing a pair of sharp little canine teeth, then pointed at his neck with her little finger and said in a staccato voice:

"I want to...drink...here."

Xu Chengling was stunned. To make sure he had heard correctly, he pointed at her neck and asked:

"You want to drink my blood?"

"Um……"

The girl nodded, and her bloodshot red eyes dimmed.

Xu Chengling was hesitant, but seeing the girl dying, he couldn't bear it, so he made a decision.