By the time Ye Li's group arrived at Feihong Pass, it was already the night of the second day. Feng Zhiyao was already waiting outside Feihong Pass to welcome them. Seeing Ye Li's return, Feng Zhiyao clearly heaved a sigh of relief. "Princess, you're finally back." Seeing Feng Zhiyao's expression, Ye Li's heart sank slightly. She asked, "What happened?" Feng Zhiyao sighed, "The Prince was ambushed by someone from Infinite Boundless Mountain."
"How could he be so easily ambushed?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows and asked. Putting aside how high Mo Xiuyao's martial arts, Mo Xiuyao had clearly obtained the list of Infinite Boundless Mountain's spies in the Prince Ding Mansion a long time ago. How could he still be ambushed? Feng Zhiyao helplessly smiled bitterly, "We were careless. That person suddenly made a move … and almost injured the Little Prince. The Prince was also doing this for … "
Seeing Ye Li's expression change, Feng Zhiyao hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Princess. The Little Prince was not injured." Seeing the unconcealable fatigue on Feng Zhiyao's handsome face, Ye Li nodded and said, "You've also worked hard these days. How is Xiuyao? "
Feng Zhiyao frowned and said, "Prince … Princess, let's go back and talk."
Returning to Feihong Pass, because most of the soldiers still did not know that something had happened to Prince Ding, they naturally did not know that Princess had suddenly returned. Those who came to welcome Ye Li were only Yuan Pei, the Southern Marquis and Murong Shen. Mo Xiuyao was temporarily staying in the General's Mansion in Feihong Pass. The group of people returned to the mansion and went straight to Mo Xiuyao's courtyard. Entering the room, Ye Li saw everything in front of her and could not help but be stunned. She turned back to look at Feng Zhiyao and asked, "What happened?"
There was indeed a person lying on the bed, covered with a thick blanket that covered most of his face. Only a head of snow white hair was exposed. Even though Ye Li didn't walk in, she could tell that the person on the bed wasn't Mo Xiuyao.
Feng Zhiyao smiled bitterly. When the person on the bed heard Ye Li's voice, he suddenly sat up and got off the bed. His handsome face scrunched up tightly as he said to Ye Li, "You're finally back. I've been lying here every day, pretending to be dead. I'm so tired."
"Han Mingxi?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows, her cold gaze sweeping over Feng Zhiyao and the others. Feng Zhiyao said in a low voice, "Prince is missing."
"Missing?" Ye Li frowned as she stared at Feng Zhiyao. Even though she wasn't angry, Feng Zhiyao felt his scalp go numb. When Wang Fei was truly angry, her power was no less than Prince's. Bracing himself, he nodded. Feng Zhiyao hurriedly recounted what had happened.
Originally, that day, the playful and naughty Mo Xiaobao had been kidnapped. The other party had left a letter for Mo Xiuyao to go alone. Otherwise, they couldn't guarantee Mo Xiaobao's safety. Mo Xiuyao naturally could not allow Mo Xiaobao to be harmed, so he went alone to the agreed upon location. By the time Feng Zhiyao and the others found the place, they only saw Mo Xiaobao who was unconscious with his acupoints sealed and the ground full of blood and corpses, but there was no trace of Mo Xiuyao. After that, Feng Zhiyao and the others secretly ordered people to search the area within a hundred li radius, but they didn't even see Mo Xiuyao's shadow. Helpless, they could only pretend that Mo Xiuyao was injured. At least, they had to make people think that Prince Ding was still in the army.
Ye Li frowned. Feng Zhiyao's narration sounded very normal. But it made her feel that something was wrong. It was too logical. "How did Xiuyao deal with the name list that I sent back?"
"Name list?" Feng Zhiyao frowned, then remembered: "Last time, when Wang Fei went to Jiangnan, she sent someone to send back the name list. Prince looked at it and kept it. Afterwards, he was busy with the war in the Northern Tribes. Prince seems to have … "He didn't seem to have seen Mo Xiuyao deal with this matter. If Ye Li's most trusted people were Qin Feng and Zhuo Jing, then Mo Xiuyao's most trusted aide was Feng Zhiyao. If even Feng Zhiyao didn't know, that meant that Mo Xiuyao indeed didn't deal with this matter. But this was clearly illogical. Infinite Boundless Mountain had planted spies in the Mohist army. Ignoring them was definitely not Mo Xiuyao's style. Unless … he had other uses for them.
Han Mingxi laughed mockingly: "Some people like to think themselves clever, and ended up making a fool of themselves?"
"Mingxi …" Han Mingyue who had just entered had just happened to hear Han Mingxi's words as she said rather helplessly. Glancing at Ye Li's furrowed brows, Han Mingyue also knew that now was not the time for jokes. She said rather apologetically: "Jun … Princess, I didn't …"
Ye Li tugged at the corner of her lips lightly, saying with a mild smile: "I understand. Young Master Mingyue, is there any news? " Han Mingyue shook her head, frowning: "According to the news from various sources, apart from ourselves, neither Mo Jingli nor Lei Zhenting know that Xiuyao has gone missing. This also means … that Mo Jingli's spy did not return. It is possible … that he is already dead, or has escaped. "
In comparison, the possibility of him being dead was higher. If he was still alive, it was impossible for him not to return to find Mo Jingli, and then report the news of Mo Xiuyao. If he had succeeded, there would be even less of a need for him to escape. After killing Prince Ding, Mo Xiuyao, Mo Jingli's reward would be enough for him to live in luxury for several lifetimes. Moreover, if he escaped alone, he would have to face the pursuit of the Prince Ding Mansion. Where could he escape to? Now, whether it was Mo Xiuyao or this spy, they did not have any news of them.
Ye Li thought for a moment before asking: "Who is that person?"
Feng Zhiyao's expression was somewhat ugly as he said: "He is Prince Ding's bodyguard, a member of the Shadow Guard." Prince Ding's martial arts were extremely high, and the amount of time he needed to accompany the Shadow Guard was almost negligible. Furthermore, Mo Xiuyao had many experts by his side, and there was no need for him to personally train his subordinates like Ye Li. Therefore, compared to the current status of Zhuo Jing and the others, the Shadow Guard by Mo Xiuyao's side could almost be said to be inconspicuous to the extreme. After the role of the Shadow Guard was gradually taken over by Qi Lin, these Shadow Guards were even less noticed. Even so, however, the Shadow Guard was still an extremely important force of the Prince Ding Mansion. Compared to the Mohist army and the Black Cloud Cavalry, they were even more important, because they were closer to Prince Ding in the shadows than the army. Who would have thought that Infinite Boundless Mountain would actually be able to insert someone into the Shadow Guard. Fortunately, Infinite Boundless Mountain had already been destroyed. Otherwise, it would have been even more disadvantageous for the Prince Ding Mansion.
"Tell Mo Hua to come see me." Ye Li said in a low voice, "You all go and rest. These few days have been tiring. If there is anything, we can talk about it tomorrow. "
Everyone looked somewhat worriedly at Ye Li. These few days had indeed not been easy for them. However, having travelled for two days and two nights, the expression of the Princess Consort was even more unsightly. Han Mingyue and Feng Zhiyao exchanged glances. Feng Zhiyao nodded, saying, "Yes, we will take our leave. Princess Consort, you should also rest well. "
Ye Li nodded, not saying anything else. Everyone quietly retreated, leaving her sitting alone under the lamp, lost in thought.
"Mother …" It was already late at night, but the study was still very quiet, with only the occasional soft sound of candlelight bursting. Ye Li sat alone behind the desk, her brows lowered as she pondered. From the door of the room came some whispers. Ye Li raised her head and looked over. Mo Xiaobao was wearing a moon-white inner garment, not even wearing an outer garment as he stood at the door, staring at her.
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