The banquet was still going on, and Chu Ze kept praising Zhao Yi!
"His Royal Highness Zhao Yi is so talented that I cannot match him."
"His Royal Highness Zhao Yi will definitely be a pillar of our Great Xia in the future."
"I have long heard that His Highness Zhao Yi has a lot of treasures, and I must see it today!"
Constant flattery, constant praise.
But underneath the smile on Chu Ze's face, there was an extremely calm heart hidden. At this time, Chu Ze seemed to have two completely different faces.
On the surface, there is a continuous smile of praise, but underneath the smile, there is a face of cold disdain.
Seeing Zhao Yi drinking more and more amidst the praise, Chu Ze's eyes flashed with pride.
Human beings, by nature, like others to praise themselves.
There are very few people who can remain calm amidst all kinds of flattery.
Therefore, in the history of China, there have been countless flatterers, and even many people have achieved prosperity and wealth by relying on their superb flattery skills!
Of course, Chu Ze didn't want to get glory and wealth from Zhao Yi. What he wanted was for Zhao Yi to be happy!
I want Zhao Yi to get lost in this flattery.
Zhao Yi, who is indulging in flattery, is like countless officials who are indulging in flattery at the wine table, drinking one cup after another!
As the song and dance ended, Zhao Runji waved his hand and the dancers exited.
Zhao Yi stood up, his face flushed.
He has had too many drinks!
I saw him waving his hands and saying with a smile: "I have to go and relax first, you drink first!"
When you drink too much, you naturally have to go to the toilet.
At this time, the guard stood up and prepared to accompany him, but Chu Ze approached him, pulled him and said with a smile: "Brother guard, you haven't drank for several rounds just now. His Highness Zhao Yi is gone, so you have to make up for those few rounds."
ah!"
Seeing him like this, Zhao Yi smiled at the guard and said, "You can stay here, but don't let Brother Chu make excuses!"
Zhao Yi walked drunkenly outside the living room, while Chu Ze was still drinking in the hall.
In this era, all toilets were dry toilets, and the latrines were all outdoors.
Zhao Yi wandered to the latrine.
It was already dark at this time, and there was no one else in the hut.
He stretched out his hand to pull the door of the latrine. Suddenly, Zhao Yi felt a gust of fishy wind coming. He suddenly turned around, only to see a bloody mouth falling from the sky!
Before he could cry out, he was already plunged into darkness. No matter how hard he tried to struggle, it had no effect!
Swallowed by the white dragon in one gulp!
The moment he swallowed Zhao Yi, Bai Jiao quickly shrunk, got into a hidden corner, and crawled out of the eldest prince's mansion along the corner at an extremely fast speed!
Not long after Bai Jiao left, a man appeared. He was extremely fast and flew from deep inside the Grand Prince's Mansion.
He landed at the hut, holding a long sword in his hand, frowning and looking around.
"I clearly felt an extremely fierce aura just now, why did it disappear as soon as it came out? Did I sense it wrong?"
As the strongest expert in the eldest prince's residence, Nangong Ye's cultivation has reached the seventh level of the eclipse!
However, the white dragon was fully prepared, and it took less than ten seconds from appearance to disappearance!
No trace left at all!
At this time, Chu Ze, who was still drinking in the living room, had a smile on his face!
He knew that the plan worked!
Chu Ze glanced at the guard who was drinking with him and said with a smile: "I'm a little too drunk. Please wait for a while, Your Highness Zhao Yi."
Jo Yoon-ki has no objections either!
Just this waiting will lead to no end!
Five minutes passed quickly, and ten minutes passed quickly. Chu Ze was sitting in his seat, closing his eyes and meditating.
Zhao Yi never came back!
Nearly half an hour passed before Zhao Runji noticed something strange and couldn't sit still.
"Come, go to the latrine and have a look. Where is His Highness Zhao Yi?"
Soon a servant reported back: "Your Highness, there is no trace of His Highness Zhao Yi in the latrine. Perhaps he went somewhere else?"
Upon hearing this, the guard stood up abruptly, with a serious face: "Impossible! His Highness said he was going to the toilet, how could he leave so suddenly? Even if he left, he would have to ask me to come with him!"
"Yes! This is not in line with common sense!" Chu Ze also said with a puzzled look.
Zhao Runji frowned and immediately sent someone out to ask Zhao Yi, the coachman. It turned out that Zhao Yi had not taken the carriage, and the disciples had never seen Zhao Yi go out!
At this moment, Guard Zhao Yi was in a panic!
Send someone back immediately to report to the fourth prince!
This night, the capital of Great Xia was destined not to be peaceful!
In the eldest prince's study, he had received the news that Zhao Yi was missing in the house. He looked at Nangong Ye with cold eyes: "Master Nangong said that there was a fierce beast's presence in the house. When you passed by, what happened?
Didn’t you find any?"
Nangong Ye nodded and said: "That's right. Logically speaking, such a fierce aura must belong to an extremely ferocious beast. For some reason, when I arrived, I didn't have any aura at all, and I never saw Zhao Yi.
Traces of!"
The eldest prince fell silent. He knew very well that Nangong Ye would not lie to him!
But what about people?
Now that Zhao Yi has disappeared from his residence, the fourth prince will arrive with his people soon. This incident is not unexpected and will definitely alarm the emperor. He said that he did not do this incident. He said that there was a vicious beast.
, will anyone believe it?
And to take a step back, even if there is a ferocious beast, why would this ferocious beast attack Zhao Yi?
While the eldest prince was thinking, the fourth prince had already arrived with a team of family guards!
As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw guard Zhao Yi. The guard came up to him and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the sixth young master went to the hut and disappeared. The subordinate was left in the living room by the young master and did not know where he was.
whats the matter."
"Snapped!"
The fourth prince slapped him across the face!
He was filled with anger and his eyes were filled with anxiety.
Just take the people and rush in!
At this moment, a voice came: "Haha, Fourth Brother, why are you so impatient? Let me tell you, this kid Zhao Yi may have gone somewhere to play. You go home and wait. Maybe he will be there tomorrow morning.
When you’ve had enough fun, it’s time to go home!”
The eldest prince was dressed in a python robe, followed by Nangong Ye, and walked out with a smile on his face!
Seeing the eldest prince coming out, the fourth prince's eyes were filled with fierceness and he sneered: "Don't play tricks on me here. Zhao Yi came to your house for a banquet and disappeared during the banquet. You told me that he ran out to play? I'm already hooked.
If you report this to your father, it won’t take long for him to come, and when the time comes, you will be able to decide what is right and what is wrong!”
The fourth prince is not stupid. He knows one thing very well. Regardless of whether Zhao Yi was moved by the eldest prince or not, he will definitely not be able to subdue the eldest prince.
Not to mention anything else, if the eldest prince said that he wanted to search the palace, would the eldest prince let him do it?
Certainly not!
This matter must go through Emperor Xia!
Upon hearing Emperor Xia's words, the eldest prince was immediately stunned. He was also confused about today's matter.
At this time, Zhao Yi disappeared, and he himself was not sure whether this person was still in his house!
The eldest prince looked at Chu Ze and Zhao Runji, gritted his teeth and asked: "Runji, tell me what is going on!"
Just as Zhao Runji was about to speak, the fourth prince interrupted directly: "No need to say anything! Wait until father comes! Let's talk about it later!"
Everyone was waiting. About half an hour later, Emperor Xia arrived with his people.
He glanced at Chu Ze first, but did not stop.
In fact, when he heard that the fourth prince sent someone to the palace to report that Zhao Yi had disappeared, his first reaction was that it was Chu Ze who did it!
However, when he later heard that he disappeared in the eldest prince's residence, he immediately gave up this doubt!
In his opinion, Chu Ze had extraordinary abilities, but it was impossible to kill a living person out of thin air in the eldest prince's house.
Also coming with Emperor Xia was Cao Da, the chief arrester of Gyeonggi Province.
The other person is a middle-aged man, about forty years old, dressed in black and with a solemn expression.
The commander of the Great Xia Secret Intelligence Department, Mu Huaijin!
Emperor Xia's eyes swept across everyone, and finally fell on Zhao Runji, and said coldly: "Runji, tell me, what is going on?"
Zhao Runji did not dare to hide anything, and bowed and said: "My father invited Sixth Brother to come here today, in order to resolve some misunderstandings between Sixth Brother and Chu Ze. To mediate the conflict between the two... After we enter
We started drinking and chatting, but later, Sixth Brother said he was going to the latrine and never came back!"
After hearing this, Emperor Xia asked: "You mean, neither Chu Ze nor you left during the dinner?"
"That's right, Brother Six's guards are always present!"
Emperor Xia looked at the guard, who nodded quickly and said: "It is true that he never left!"
Hearing that Chu Ze had not left the table, Emperor Xia's suspicion of Chu Ze became smaller. He pondered for a moment and said in a cold voice: "Come here, search for me! I want to see if Zhao Yi can really do it."
Can it disappear into thin air?"
As a result, a group of Imperial Guards swarmed into the Grand Prince's Mansion and began to search carefully!
The eldest prince looked sternly and said: "Father, I think that Zhao Yi's disappearance may not mean that something happened, but that he may be a young man who suddenly had a whim, maybe he just went out to play. Later, later,
He’s back by himself!”
He didn't mention the beast's breath!
Because once he mentions this matter, he will really be involved. And it is unknown whether anyone will believe him if he mentions it. It will only cause trouble!
He even wanted to take it out completely.
Emperor Xia did not speak, but waited quietly.
Mu Huaijin and Cao Da also went to search for clues in person!
Time passes minute by minute!
Zhao Yi's figure was never discovered.
However, soon, Cao Da and Mu Huaijin came back.
The two of them were holding a blood-red doll in their hands!
"Your Majesty, the two of us found something while searching near the hut!"
Emperor Xia's eyes were microscopic and he asked: "What is it?"
"Wuman Blood Curse!" Mu Huaijin presented the doll with his hand and said: "This is the Wuman Blood Curse. The name of the eldest prince Yonghe is written on it. It is a curse on him. This blood curse is placed at a specific location.
After seven days, you can use the Wuman secret method to injure His Highness! However, this Wuman blood curse requires a Wuman wizard with extremely powerful spell power to do it."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
What does it mean?
Someone used the Wuman blood curse to curse the eldest prince?
This is completely unexpected!
The eldest prince immediately said angrily: "Your Majesty, this must have been arranged by Zhao Yi. After the arrangement, this kid was afraid of being discovered, so he absconded!"
Emperor Xia frowned!
The situation before him left him completely confused!
what is going on?
The fourth prince said angrily: "You fart! My Zhao Yi has never learned the art of shamanism, how could he curse you?"
The eldest prince sneered and said: "Whether he knows the barbarian magic or not, what does it have to do with whether he curses me? Just find any barbarian wizard to cast a spell! I said why did this kid suddenly disappear? It turns out he was scared!
"
"Shut up!" Emperor Xia shouted sharply!
The eyes are cold!
Seeing Emperor Xia getting angry, everyone remained silent.
Soon, the results of the Forbidden Army's search came out. There was indeed nothing suspicious in the eldest prince's house.
But the more this happened, the more irritable Emperor Xia became.
Because he found that things seemed not to be under his control at all.
Whether it's Zhao Yi's disappearance or the sudden appearance of Wuman's blood curse.
What if it was really the fourth prince who cursed the eldest prince?
Is this possible?
To be honest, Emperor Xia did not rule out this possibility!
If Zhao Yi escaped by himself, where would he hide?
"Pass my order and immediately send people to search Chen Guogong's Mansion, the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and the Ministry of Industry Minister Wu Guobiao's Mansion! Send people to search for me immediately!"
Emperor Xia gave the order!
Obviously, no one, including Chu Ze, has been completely ruled out as a suspect!
But in the face of the furious Emperor Xia, no one dared to say too much!
After Emperor Xia gave the order, he glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Now, everyone is following me back to the palace. I want to see if a living person can really disappear out of thin air?"
Under the night, Chu Ze mixed with the crowd and followed him towards the palace!
He doesn't care!
search?
Can't find it at all!
On the contrary, the more he searches, the more he will be led into a trap, because according to his and the eldest princess's plan, something should have been placed in the fourth prince's house at this time!
Everyone was strictly guarded by the Forbidden Army. They were not allowed to speak or walk around at will. They were like prisoners being taken to the palace by Emperor Xia!
Outside Emperor Xia's palace, everyone was separated and stood quietly.
Emperor Xia stood in the dark palace and looked at the people outside under the moonlight.
He said softly: "Huang Qi, what do you think this matter is about?"
"I don't know." Huang Qi shook his head helplessly. There were so many possibilities for this kind of thing, and he couldn't tell what was going on.
"Tell me, if Chen Jinsong himself takes action, will he be able to enter the boss's house and kidnap people with his current strength?"
Huang Qi shook his head and said: "It's unlikely. Nangong Ye is not weak in cultivation and is in his prime. Whether Chen Guogong can defeat him is especially unknown. Chen Guogong is very powerful. The more this kind of person is, the easier it is to arouse Nangong Ye's vigilance. Chen Guogong
He is not the kind of master who hides his aura. It is very difficult to steal people away from His Highness’s residence silently!”
Emperor Xia frowned and said, "If it wasn't Chen Jinsong, what on earth was going on? Could it be that that boy Zhao Yi deliberately cursed the boss, and then took the opportunity to escape because he was afraid of being discovered? That shouldn't be the case. It would be easier for him to escape like this.
Attracting attention! Or did the boss find out that he placed the curse and killed him and transferred him? This is possible. But if the boss found out about this, told me about it, implicating the fourth child, wouldn't it be better? Or, there is something else in this
Other people’s affairs? The third child? Or my precious daughter?”
Looking at Emperor Xia who was frowning and thinking, Huang Qi didn't know what to say.
However, things soon changed again!
The Forbidden Army found multiple Wuman Blood Curse Dolls in the Fourth Prince's Mansion!
And there are many people involved!
The eldest princess, the third prince, and even Emperor Xia!
Emperor Xia could barely accept the curse on others, but when he looked at the doll with his name written on it, the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable!
"Evil! You beast! What is he thinking about? Is he trying to kill me too?"
Emperor Xia looked at Mu Huaijin, gritted his teeth and said, "Where did you find these things from?"
"Most of them were found from Zhao Yi's room. His Majesty's one was in a hidden compartment in the fourth prince's study." Mu Huaijin replied truthfully!
"Okay! Fourth! That's great!"
Emperor Xia's eyes flashed as he looked at the fourth prince outside the palace, with uncontrollable murderous intent gushing out from his eyes.
However, he suddenly took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and asked calmly: "Has Zhao Waner ever left the house these days?"
Zhao Waner is the name of the eldest princess!
Mu Huaijin said: "There is no fluctuation in the formation. It can be seen that the eldest princess has always been in the mansion and never left the mansion."
Huang Qi then said: "Your Majesty has made an agreement with the eldest princess that no one is allowed to monitor her house. Once someone is discovered by her, she will kill them directly. However, she allows the magicians to set up surveillance formations.
To leave the house, you must have His Majesty’s approval! The monitoring formation is extremely sophisticated, and if the eldest princess leaves the house, she will definitely sense it! It shouldn’t be the eldest princess who takes action!”
From a cultivation point of view, if the eldest princess takes action, everything in front of her can be explained!
But the long princess dress never left the house.
"Mu Huaijin! Check for me, check thoroughly. I want to see if anyone else is involved!"
Supervising all officials is Mu Huaijin’s duty!
Emperor Xia had considered being framed, but these princes all had top masters in their houses.
How could these top experts guarding the house be easily framed by others?
Zhao Waner, the only one with superior strength, made an agreement with Emperor Xia.
Emperor Xia didn't send anyone to monitor her, but she was monitored by magicians!
"Where is Chen Guogong's house? Where is Wu Guobiao's house? Is there anything gained?"
"Nothing unusual!"
Mu Huaijin reported truthfully: "Both houses were searched thoroughly, but nothing suspicious was found, and there was no trace of His Highness Zhao Yi!"
Emperor Xia murmured: "Then what happened to this boy Zhao Yi? Why did he disappear? Did the boss do it? Damn it!"
The things he couldn't figure out made Emperor Xia very irritable!
"The rest of the people are put back temporarily and the four princes are forced into the clan's mansion! Everyone in the mansion is forced into the sky prison and interrogated strictly!"
Emperor Xia made a decision!
Mu Huaijin opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, there is something strange about this matter. Your Highness may have been framed."
"Hmph, do you think I don't know? But can you guarantee that he did not do this? There are masters of the Moon Eclipse Realm in the house, how can it be easily framed?"
In fact, Emperor Xia also considered the possibility of a frame-up, but in his opinion, if there was a frame-up, the person most likely to do it would be the eldest princess. Only she could easily complete such a frame-up.
But when the eldest princess did not take action, who can guarantee that it was a trap?
At dawn, spies from the Secret Service broke into the fourth prince's house and arrested everyone one by one.
At the far corner of the street, Nuannuan was holding a piece of roasted sweet potato in her hand, eating while watching everything going on, with a sweet smile on her face.
"Let's go, it looks like it's done well!" Her master, the honest noodle stall owner, said expressionlessly before turning and leaving.