ASTRP -Chapter 135 The Prince Has Gone Missing

A trace of visible panic flashed through Feng Mingyue’s beautiful eyes, and Feng Jingge caught it clearly.

She released her grip on her and coldly uttered two words through parted lips, “Lead the way!”

“Yes.”

Feng Mingyue immediately walked ahead.

Under her guidance, Feng Jingge, Ning An, and the prince’s guards arrived before a grand residence.

The mansion looked imposing, with two stone lions placed at the entrance.

Feng Jingge stopped and asked, “Is it here?”

Feng Mingyue frowned tightly and answered indirectly, “Strange…”

Feng Jingge’s voice turned cold. “What?”

The sound of her voice frightened Feng Mingyue so much that she trembled all over.

She hurriedly replied, “Replying to Your Highness, this servant daughter is not entirely certain whether this is the place. I remember…”

As she spoke, Feng Mingyue carefully surveyed the surroundings.

Then, as if spotting something, she firmly declared, “Replying to Your Highness, it is definitely this residence!”

Feng Jingge frowned. “Are you sure?”

Feng Mingyue nodded heavily. “This servant daughter is certain. The reason I hesitated earlier was because the plaque above the residence gate is gone.”

Feng Jingge lifted her head toward the gate.

Sure enough, the place where the plaque should have hung was empty.

Normally, such grand residences would display a plaque with words like “Zhang Residence” or “Li Residence.”

“This morning, when Mother and I came here, there was a plaque reading ‘Shen Residence’ hanging above the gate. It was still there when we left.”

“But now it’s gone, so I couldn’t be sure until I saw that.”

Feng Mingyue pointed toward a nearby house.

“There are three colored chicken feathers stuck above that door.”

“When we left earlier, I noticed them because the feather colors were very bright, so I remembered them.”

Feng Jingge nodded at Feng Mingyue, then glanced toward Ning An.

Ning An understood immediately and strode up the steps.

In just a few steps, he reached the gate and knocked.

There was no response whatsoever from inside.

Ning An called out a few times asking whether anyone was there.

Still no response.

Feng Jingge pressed her lips together and coldly ordered, “Scale the wall and enter.”

As soon as the words fell, Feng Jingge moved first, her figure flashing.

In the next instant, she landed inside the courtyard.

Ning An brought Feng Mingyue in afterward, with the prince’s guards following close behind.

After looking around, Feng Mingyue confirmed it was indeed the Shen Residence.

“Your Highness, this servant daughter is certain. This is the place.”

“I’ve been here before. Shall I lead the way ahead?”

Feng Jingge responded with a simple, “Mm.”

Receiving permission, Feng Mingyue continued leading the group.

Before long, Feng Jingge arrived at the main hall of the Shen Residence and immediately spotted the teacup Xiao Jinghan had deliberately smashed onto the floor.

Her eyes narrowed.

Now she was one hundred percent certain Xiao Jinghan had come here before.

“Ning An, search the place!”

“Yes!”

Ning An led the guards in thoroughly searching the Shen Residence, inside and out, front courtyard and back courtyard alike.

Feng Jingge and Ning An led repeated searches through the estate five times over.

Every corner, the rooftops, beneath the beds… any place capable of hiding a person was checked.

Yet every single time, the result was the same.

Nothing… nothing at all.

As the sky gradually darkened, Feng Jingge’s heart sank with it, her mind in complete turmoil.

And…

She had no idea how to vent her emotions.

She knew Xiao Jinghan was formidable, but that body was hers. No matter how capable he was, the body’s limitations would still restrain him.

Sigh…

Xiao Jinghan, please don’t let anything happen to you.

Feng Jingge returned to the Regent Prince’s Manor in a daze. Just after sitting down, Su Xiu appeared from nowhere.

“Well? Did you find him?”

Feng Jingge slumped weakly into the chair. “Not yet.”

Seeing Feng Jingge looking utterly listless, as though her soul had been lost, Su Xiu’s heart skipped a beat.

Then he smiled and comforted her.

“Don’t panic. Finding people is my specialty.”

Feng Jingge abruptly sat upright, her eyes fixed directly on Su Xiu.

“You’re sure?”

Su Xiu patted his chest confidently. “When has Su Xiu ever lied to anyone?”

Feng Jingge mercilessly spat out three words.

“Yihong House.”

Su Xiu, instantly slapped in the face by reality: “……”

“I’ll ask you just one thing now. Do you trust me or not?”

For some reason, Feng Jingge answered without hesitation.

“Yes.”

“Then if I help you find Xiao Jinghan, we’ll write off that six hundred taels. Deal?”

“Not really. Fine.”

“……”

Su Xiu couldn’t tell what she actually meant.

“So are you agreeing or not?”

Feng Jingge rolled her eyes at him. “The last word was the answer. But if you fail to find the prince, the six hundred taels doubles.”

“……”

Su Xiu gave her a thumbs-up. “You really know how to do business.”

Feng Jingge smiled. “If you’re one hundred percent confident you can find him, then you don’t need to care about what I said afterward.”

“That’s true! Just wait. I’ll find Xiao Jinghan in less than half a quarter-hour.”

After speaking, Su Xiu pulled out a palm-sized white paper doll from his robes, closed his eyes, and muttered an incantation under his breath.

After finishing the chant, he tapped the paper doll between its brows with his index finger, then reached into his robes again and pulled out a small pouch.

Opening it, he poured its contents onto the ground.

Feng Jingge stared in shock at what spilled out.

That was…

Flour?!

The flour scattered across the floor, covering it in a layer of white powder.

Su Xiu carefully placed the paper doll onto the ground.

Instantly, the little paper figure stood upright like a living person, steady on its feet.

Feng Jingge was stunned inside.

Yet…

An even greater shock awaited her.

The paper doll actually began walking forward slowly, even turning corners on its own.

While Feng Jingge was still dumbfounded, Su Xiu clapped his hands and walked over to her side.

“Just wait. In a moment, we’ll know where Xiao Jinghan is—”

Halfway through speaking, the paper doll suddenly stopped moving.

Immediately, Su Xiu’s tone changed, sounding somewhat surprised.

“Hm? We’ve arrived this quickly? That shouldn’t be possible.”

He was just about to step forward to inspect it when the paper doll suddenly began trembling violently.

Then—

Whoosh!

A burst of flame erupted from the paper doll’s body.

In the blink of an eye, the paper doll had turned into a pile of ashes.

A strange gust of wind suddenly blew over…

And scattered the ashes away completely, leaving not even a trace behind for Feng Jingge and Su Xiu.

Feng Jingge snapped back to her senses and turned toward Su Xiu.

At this moment, Su Xiu’s expression looked somewhat ugly, mixed with a faint paleness.

Feng Jingge asked in confusion, “What exactly is going on?”

Su Xiu replied solemnly, “If nothing unexpected happened, the person on Jinghan’s side also understands some mystical arts.”

“The paper doll pathfinding technique I set up was broken by the other party.”

Hearing that the enemy also knew strange arts, Feng Jingge’s heart tightened once more.

“Then what do we do now?”

“No rush.” Su Xiu waved a hand. “I’ll first test how deep the opponent’s abilities go and see how strong they are.”

As he spoke, Su Xiu pulled out another paper doll from his robes.

Only this time, the paper doll wasn’t white—

It was red.

Feng Jingge worried inwardly. “What if the other party is stronger than you?”

Su Xiu: “……”

He turned his head and shot Feng Jingge a huge eye-roll.