Chapter 514: 521: Concealed

The situation was too sudden, Phantom too was caught by surprise, a joyful expression clearly written across his face. Fortunately, Sikong Ling’s attention was completely focused on Su Wenyue at that moment, so he did not notice. Realizing his own lapse, Phantom’s heart chilled, and he quickly collected himself, restoring his usual indifference, and even appeared colder than before.

“Quickly have the doctor come over and take a look!” Sikong Ling was now not in a hurry to take the person away, and immediately called for the physician to examine Su Wenyue’s condition.

“How is she, does that appearance just now indicate any signs of waking up?” Sikong Ling asked eagerly.

The doctor examined her for a moment, then shook his head: “Young Master, Miss Su’s pulse is the same as before, and there are no signs of waking up. Her behavior just now is likely an unconscious response, but this is also a good sign, at the very least it indicates that Miss Su is aware of external movements.”

Although Sikong Ling was disappointed, at least things were looking up. Once renowned physicians had come, they should be able to figure out a way to revive her. In fact, the best medical skills in the Daming Dynasty belonged to that one, but that Divine Doctor was elusive, and saving people depended entirely on his whims. Even the powerful Sikong Family had no means to control him.

However, Sikong Ling still sent people to inquire. To his knowledge, the Divine Doctor had a very close relationship with the Zhai Family, one of the four most influential families. Had it been before, he could have directly approached the Zhai Family for information on the whereabouts, but now that the Zhai Family had been annihilated by the Imperial Court, although he vaguely knew that there were still descendants and remnants of the Zhai Family’s power in the world, he had no idea where to begin searching, other than casting a wide net.

It turned out to be a false alarm. Sikong Ling picked the person back up, intentionally making his actions a bit rougher, unlike his previous gentleness, hoping Su Wenyue would show some reaction to comfort his mood. Unfortunately, aside from that one moment, Su Wenyue did not show any other responses.

That day, Han Yu followed the old doctor’s address to search, but came up empty-handed, feeling both disappointed and agitated. Had it been an ordinary time, Han Yu believed that even if Phantom was cruel, he would not harm Su Wenyue, but Su Wenyue was critically ill at the moment, and the slightest negligence could cost her life.

“If Lady Yue comes to harm because of his delay, I will never forgive him!” Han Yu said hatefully, his face unable to conceal his urgency. He had never had a good impression of Phantom, who was arrogant because of his martial arts.

“Could it be that the person didn’t believe the old doctor’s words and went to find another?” Feng Jianling speculated. Although he did not know Phantom, according to the old doctor’s description, the person seemed very worried about Miss Yue, unlikely to let her condition worsen on purpose.

Han Yu nodded and quickly ordered his people to investigate: “Turn every medical shop and doctor inside out, leave no stone unturned!”

But the whole city had nearly been turned upside down, with many days of searching including the surrounding areas, and still, no information was found, leaving the trail cold again.

As time dragged on, Feng Jianling saw Han Yu growing so concerned for Su Wenyue that he worried Han Yu would lose control. At that moment, Han Yu remained relatively calm, having already formed a conjecture in his mind.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Su Wenyue’s condition was so severe, it was impossible for Phantom not to seek a doctor, or to let her condition deteriorate. However, none of the doctors in the city or nearby had been approached to examine her, suggesting that the doctor might be a subordinate dispatched from the Sikong Family, explaining why there was no trace to be found.

Just then, Han Yu received a message from Zhai Li, learning that Sikong Ling had personally escorted Marquis Bei’an and his son out of the city and inexplicably left Chang’an; it was very likely he had done so with Su Wenyue in mind.

The news of Su Wenyue was unknown to Su Hengyi; the Su Family and Han Yu were afraid that Su Hengyi would be in danger if distracted in Chang’an, so they deliberately kept it from him, but Zhai Mo knew. Knowing that Su Wenyue was likely taken by Phantom, Han Yu sent a message asking Zhai Li to keep an eye on Sikong Ling’s movements, so when Sikong Ling proposed to escort Marquis Bei’an and his son and left Chang’an with his men alone, Zhai Li sensed something was amiss and immediately informed Han Yu, also dispatching people to follow.

Zhai Mo had to escort Su Hengyi and Marquis Bei’an’s group to ensure their safety, so he could only send a subordinate to track the movements; Sikong Ling was too cunning and shook off the tail halfway there.

“Damn it, he’s still not giving up and aiming for Lady Yue,” Han Yu clenched the message in his hand, filled with loathing. His heart was even more troubled. If it hadn’t been for his failure to protect Lady Yue, how could Sikong Ling have found an opportunity? Now the most important thing was to hurry and find her before Sikong Ling and Phantom joined forces. Once Su Wenyue was in Sikong Ling’s hands, locating her would become even more difficult.

Seeing Han Yu’s expression turn so ugly suddenly, Feng Jianling sensed that some bad news had arrived: “Is there any trouble over at Yiyang? If there is an emergency, Xiu Qi, you can go back first. Leave the search to me, I will do everything in my power to find Miss Yue.”

Clearly, Feng Jianling had misunderstood, because since Han Yu’s departure, the situation at Yiyang Prefecture wasn’t great. Even though Han Yu had left most of the main forces under Liu Xiu’s command, the soldiers’ morale wasn’t as high without Han Yu, and in terms of tactics, although Liu Xiu and the generals racked their brains, they did not match up to Han Yu, and there had even been several small defeats lately. The situation was far from optimistic, and if Han Yu did not return soon to take charge, Yiyang’s fall was a matter of time.

However, as pessimistic as the situation was, Liu Xiu still insisted on not writing to inform Han Yu, nor did he call for his return, influenced by a nasty person whispering slander into his ear. Liu Xiu in his heart wanted to prove a point; to show that he wasn’t inferior to Han Yu, that without Han Yu he could still manage. If he could hold the position, the future layout would be vastly different, with all the power in his hands, and no need to consult Han Yu about everything.

Although Liu Xiu was considered a gentleman, with a broad mind, it did not mean he lacked ambition and desires.

Hearing Feng Jianling’s words, Han Yu’s lips curled in a faint indifferent smile. Although Liu Xiu hadn’t done anything as of now, it indicated that he was perfectly clear in his mind: “We don’t need to worry about things at Yiyang Prefecture. However, there is something else I need Big Brother Feng’s help with. Apart from looking for my wife’s information, please also pay attention to this person’s whereabouts.”

From Sikong Ling’s behavior, Han Yu was almost certain that his departure from Chang’an was for Su Wenyue, and that area was still within Feng Family’s sphere of influence, so he requested Feng Jianling’s help. Although he didn’t know where his daughter-in-law was, he could be sure she was still in this region. These days he had been on high alert, leaving Phantom with no chance to move her, making it likely that she was merely hidden away.