Jiaochu

Chapter 536 Missing
Ye Xingye became even more anxious after hearing this. He wished he could grow a pair of wings on his back and fly over immediately. But being anxious was useless and it would not make the situation clear. It would only make his head hot and lose basic judgment.

It was the first time that General Yan encountered such a strange situation. He asked the army to temporarily camp outside the city and considered who should lead the troops to investigate the situation. Yan Cheng volunteered and General Yan told him to be careful. Liu Jin asked Lu Ming to lead the way for Yan Cheng. The latter's original name was He Chi. After the revenge in the capital, he changed his name back to Lu Ming and became Liu Jin's personal bodyguard. He never took off the mask on his face after returning from the capital.

Yan Cheng brought twenty scouts and entered the southern border under the guidance of Lu Ming.

The sky above the southern border was gloomy and covered with thick clouds. Not a single ray of light could penetrate, and it was depressing just looking at it.

Although the weather was bad, there was nothing unusual on the road. However, the calmer it was, the more dangers seemed to be lurking around and hard to guard against.

The further they went, the darker the sky became, and the more cautious they became, as if they were approaching the center of a storm.

Suddenly, Lu Ming stopped and looked around vigilantly, his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to draw his sword at any time.

Yan Cheng and the twenty scouts also sensed an unusual atmosphere of danger.

Suddenly, fog filled the air all around. In less than a cup of tea, the fog turned into a vast expanse of white, and nothing could be seen clearly.

A black shadow flashed by, and a hand suddenly stretched out from the fog, grabbed Yan Cheng and dragged him forward rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he was submerged in the thick fog and disappeared. The nearest scout had no time to react before he was dragged away.

Afterwards, the thick fog slowly dissipated, revealing all twenty scouts, including Lu Ming, but Yan Cheng was missing.

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With a thud, Yan Cheng was thrown to the ground by that hand. When he saw the face clearly, he was shocked, as if he was struck by thunder. His eyes seemed to be petrified as he stared at the face. His lips trembled a few times, but no sound came out of his throat.

After a while, he realized that he was left at the door of a house, with a yard behind him and lights on in the house. When the man in white entered his field of vision, he was struck by thunder again. He raised his eyes in shock and saw the face. His pupils trembled. The man had not changed at all, and was exactly the same as he was 20 years ago!
Yan Cheng couldn't believe that the person in front of him was the same person from twenty years ago. If he was told that he was that person's descendant, it would be easier for him to accept it, but he would not mistake those eyes. It was that person, exactly the same as he was twenty years ago. The mere thought of this made him shudder, even more frightened than the face next to him.

"Brother Yancheng, don't you recognize me?" Those eyes were so gentle that people could not feel the slightest bit of hostility. There was a strange power in the depths of the pupils, as if it could see through the deepest secrets hidden in the other person's heart at a glance, and any cover-up and disguise would be meaningless. Yancheng did not dare to look at those eyes. After the excessive shock and panic, he regained some rationality and could speak from his throat.

"Are you Gongzi Yu, or his descendant?" He knew that the other party was Gongzi Yu, but he still had to hear the other party admit it in person to be 100% sure.

"Gong Ziyu is dead, and I am Ziyuan now," he said.

Yan Cheng confirmed the other party's identity, and turned his gaze slightly to the face next to him. He still didn't dare to look directly at that face, wanting to confirm the second identity, "Didn't you kill him back then?"

"Do you really want him dead?" he asked.

Yan Cheng clenched his palms, and all ten fingers were clenched into a pale blue color. He was silent for a few seconds, and then asked, "Why did you capture me?"

"Of course it is useful," he said. At this time, another voice came from behind the screen.

"Why are you talking to him so much? It's time to go."

Hearing a woman's voice, Yan Cheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw a person walking out from behind the screen. When he saw that face, he was surprised again and called out hesitantly, "Princess?" Seeing that she ignored him, as if she didn't know him, and suddenly appeared here, he felt very strange. Seeing that she and Gongzi Yu seemed to have known each other for a long time, he felt even more strange. Before he could figure out anything, he felt a heavy blow on the back of his neck, and his head went numb and he fell forward to the ground.

There were two carriages waiting outside the door, and Yan Cheng was loaded on the rear carriage.

She sat in the front carriage and slightly pulled aside the curtain to look out. The pair of gentle eyes looked in her direction, so she withdrew her hand and lowered the curtain.

There were two people standing next to the carriage, one was him and the other was Yan Miao.

After the two of them exchanged a few words, Yan Miao bowed and saw him off. He boarded the carriage, and the two carriages slowly drove into the night ahead.

"What were you guys whispering about outside just now?" she asked.

He smiled slightly and said, "It's just some polite words of wishing you a good trip." He reached out to hold her hand, but she subconsciously avoided it. He took his hand back, still smiling, his voice still gentle and pleasant, "You weren't so shy before." She leaned on the pillow, supporting her head with one hand, looking at him with eyes that seemed to be angry, "The previous accounts have not been settled yet, don't think I will forgive you just by saying a few nice words." He smiled slightly, his eyes fell on the jade bracelet on her wrist. She deliberately raised her hand, shook the bracelet in front of him, and gently stroked the bracelet and said, "This bracelet is so beautiful."

She raised her eyes and glanced at him, and seeing that the smile on his face had not changed, she turned over angrily, turned her back to him and said, "I'm going to sleep, don't disturb me." After a few seconds, she felt him covering her with a blanket. She half opened one eye and took a look. It was a snow-white cloak. She lifted the cloak, and he covered her with it again, so her efforts were not in vain.

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On the other side, two scouts rushed back to report the disappearance of Yan Cheng. General Yan wanted to lead people to check the situation personally. Ye Xingye also wanted to go, but General Yan asked him to stay and prepared to take 500 elite troops with him. When he set off, he was stopped by Yan Fei.

Yan Fei was wearing a mask on his face. General Yan only knew that he was Ye Xingye's personal bodyguard and did not know his identity.

Since Yan Fei and Yan Jiang secretly returned to the capital three years ago, they have not returned to the General's Mansion. They have been working for Ye Lanchen as the shadows of the Dragon Shadow Guard. One year after the murder of Prince Zhenbei, Ye Lanchen asked the Imperial City Division to lift the imprisonment of the General's Mansion. Later, Yan Jiang asked the Dragon Shadow Guard to secretly send a letter to General Yan, saying that he and Yan Fei were fine, and told General Yan not to worry, that the death of Prince Zhenbei had nothing to do with them, and that they were innocent. Now they are secretly investigating the matter under the orders of Ye Lanchen, and when the truth comes out, they can return to the General's Mansion openly.

General Yan followed the instructions in the letter and burned it after reading it. He never mentioned the matter to anyone and the depression in his heart was reduced by half.

During the previous march, General Yan had not paid much attention to Yan Fei, but now that he was standing in front of him, his temperament and body shape were very similar. At first glance, General Yan thought it was Yan Fei who had returned. He was suddenly excited for a moment, but then he regained his iron-faced and serious expression and asked Yan Fei to move aside, otherwise he would be punished by military law.

Yan Fei said that Yan Cheng was wearing the scented thyme he gave him. He said it was a gift, but in fact he sprinkled it on the clothes secretly. Once the scented thyme touched the clothes, it would stick to them firmly, but the fragrance was invisible to ordinary people. Only the scented thyme bugs raised with the scented thyme could track it. He did not mention the bugs, but said that only the Dragon Shadow Guards knew how to track it. He had sent two Dragon Shadow Guards to accompany him secretly, and they could find the person by following the scent left by the scented thyme.

When General Yan heard this, he felt a little relieved, but he was also confused. He felt that the voice was very similar to Yan Fei. He suspected that the person in front of him was Yan Fei, but he didn't say anything and kept it to himself.