ebookland Chapter 218 Looking for someone
Chapter 218 Looking for someone
Dusk after the rain.
The figures and the afterglow of the setting sun complement each other.
The person stood in the twilight, bathed in radiant light, yet their silhouette was as thin as a wisp of wind, like a withered leaf in the bleak autumn wind, exuding desolation.
Mu Yunyun hesitated for a moment before taking a step forward.
She had just said she wanted to see him, but now that he was actually in front of her, she didn't know what to say.
Qi Yue heard footsteps and turned around.
Mu Yunyun's heart tightened.
He walked over anxiously: "Si'er is missing."
"Gone?"
Qi Yue nodded.
He searched everywhere but found nothing. He came with his last glimmer of hope, but it was shattered the moment she asked him the question.
“She has been extremely violent and unruly lately, and I hit her in a fit of anger.”
"Why did you hit her?" Mu Yunyun thought of a possibility: "She's still young, she can be taught properly, why are you doing this..."
Mu Yunyun stopped talking; now was not the time to discuss such matters.
"Erzhuang," she called out.
“Female concubine.” Hu Erzhuang was right behind her.
"Have people search thoroughly, especially the Night Heron clan, in case they intend to retaliate. You should also send someone over to investigate."
"Yes, Lady Consort."
The loss of a cub, especially a princess's cub, is a serious matter.
Hu Erzhuang didn't dare to delay and quickly led his brothers out.
Seeing Qi Yue's self-reproachful expression, Mu Yunyun comforted her, "It's not your fault. The little one is stubborn. She probably felt wronged and didn't dare to run far."
She added, "You're still recovering from serious injuries, and you've traveled all this way. Why don't you rest here for now?"
Qi Yue was in a panic and couldn't find a moment to rest.
Just now, when the Night Heron clan was mentioned, he couldn't help but feel worried and afraid. What if it really was the Night Heron clan's deliberate revenge...?
"No need, I'll go back right away." With that, he turned to leave.
Mu Yunyun suddenly grabbed his hand.
"Don't worry, the cub will be fine. Your health is the most important thing."
Qi Yue tried to break free; he needed to see with his own eyes that the cub was alright before he could feel at ease.
Mu Yunyun held onto him tightly.
"I am responsible for everything."
Those four words made Qi Yue abruptly stop in her tracks, staring at her blankly.
Mu Yunyun's gaze was sincere.
“It’s my fault as her mother that I was so terrible. I can’t blame her for hating me. But I am her mother in name only. I also bear responsibility for what happened to her.”
"If you don't mind the simplicity, you can rest here for now. I'll go find it and then take you back to Qishan, how about that?"
Qi Yue's words of refusal were stuck in her throat.
After a long pause, he finally nodded: "Okay."
Mu Yunyun breathed a sigh of relief and let go of his hand.
"Elders, we're troubling you with the master. He looks unwell and has been frightened. It would be best if you could prescribe some calming medicine."
"Chieftain, it's getting dark, and we still need the help of the Nightbird Clan. I don't know if it's convenient for us."
She busied herself with orderly arrangements, and seeing her like this, Qi Yue's anxious heart finally calmed down a lot.
"Don't worry, my lord. The young clan leader will be alright. The princess will be found."
Following Mu Yunyun's instructions, the elder of the Shennong clan helped him lie down and brought over a calming pill.
"The adults should take their medicine and sleep for a while to recover. Otherwise, with one person injured and another sick, we old folks will be too busy to keep up."
"Injuried......"
Qi Yue then realized that Mu Yunyun was injured, but she hadn't mentioned it at all, nor had she comforted him not to worry, and that she would go and find her herself.
With that thought in mind, he immediately got up.
"Sir, please calm down."
"Her injury."
"It's alright, it's alright. Although the wound is deep, it didn't damage the heart meridian. You don't need to worry, sir."
The cut was deep.
These three words made Qi Yue feel guilty again.
If he hadn't been so indulgent, how could Si'er have developed such a temperament?
"Sir, please lie down quickly, don't trouble us old men."
The elders were a bit impolite.
This is a big deal.
They also wanted to make medicine.
Upon hearing this, Qi Yue could only put her mind at ease.
The medicine gradually took effect, and the fatigue from a long day's journey overwhelmed him, causing him to fall asleep without realizing it.
......
The Qi clan was in complete chaos.
The young clan leader has disappeared, and the clan members searched all night but couldn't find him.
The night herons also asked.
Hu Erzhuang subjected them to severe torture, and even after they knelt and begged for mercy until they fainted, he still couldn't reveal their whereabouts.
Of course, the night herons didn't have that kind of courage.
They worship the Qi clan as their master, and they have a written contract with Heaven and Earth. How could they dare to lay a hand on the young clan leader?
Mu Yunyun frowned upon hearing Hu Erzhuang's words.
"Ask the people who usually serve her where the young clan leader likes to go. Since so many people haven't been able to find her, she's probably hiding."
Hu Erzhuang had also thought of this.
"Her wet nurse said that the young clan leader usually only played with Lord Qizhuan, and they had no clues."
Qizhuan was Qiyue's second offspring.
Upon hearing this, Mu Yunyun had someone bring the little one over.
Qi Zhuan and Shao Yan were the same age.
However, he didn't speak as fluently as Shao Yan.
From a young age, Qi Si spoiled him. She didn't care if he played and ran around wildly. When she picked him up, his pants were covered in mud and his face looked like a little kitten.
When the little guy saw Mu Yunyun, he wiggled his bottom and refused to get close to her.
"You're pregnant with a female, pregnant with a female, you're bullying your older sister."
The wet nurse serving Qi Si looked embarrassed.
"Sir, this is your mother, your own mother."
“I don’t want my mother. You bully my sister and make her cry. You are all bad people.”
The little guy had a bad temper; he bit his wet nurse's arm, and she, in pain, instinctively put him down.
He jumped off the ground in a flash and immediately ran outside.
Mu Yunyun stood up and lifted him up.
The little guy lifted his legs off the ground and tried to kick her.
"Bad, bad female, let me go."
"I can let you go, as long as you tell me where your older sister is."
"I don't know, I don't know, let go!"
“You little liar will get a spanking.” Mu Yunyun picked him up and threatened him fiercely, “Your father worried all night and hasn’t slept well yet. If you don’t behave, I’ll really beat you.”
The little guy was so young that he was startled by her, and his little mouth twitched as he was about to cry.
"Don't cry." Mu Yunyun glared at him: "Do you want to get beaten up?"
"You're bad, you're bullying me, you're bad!"
"Fine, if you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for beating you up."
Mu Yunyun fiercely pulled down his pants, revealing his mud-soaked bottom, and pretended to hit him.
The little guy was terrified.
"I'll talk, I'll talk, please don't spank me."
"Say!"
"My older sister is in a cave in the back mountain."
Whenever he and his older sister were bullied, they would hide in a cave.
He knew, of course, that his father was anxious.
The older sister just didn't want to come back, but the little guy was loyal enough to watch the servants frantically searching without revealing a single clue.
Of course, loyalty is not as important as a spanking. Father will definitely not spank him when he finds out, but this big bad guy will really spank him.
Mu Yunyun handed the baby over to the wet nurse.
“He’s terrified. You should comfort him. I’ll go and bring the young clan leader back.”