Slowly Deep Love

Chapter 123 Missing

Li Chu drove the carriage to the back door of Chengyunyuan.

He was extremely anxious, but his face was as calm as water, and his steps were as fast as if the soles of his feet were greased.

When they arrived at the front hall, the Taiwei and his wife were sitting upright, waiting for Li Hengan and Yue Weiwei.

Li Chu also saw the general's wife and Li Hengtu, and his heart began to beat fast.

The four people in the hall saw Li Chu coming alone, and they all looked out the door at the same time.

Empty!

The Taiwei's wife looked a little unhappy. She stood up and asked, "Where is the eldest son?"

Li Chu seemed a little flustered. He looked at the people in the general's mansion, not knowing whether he should say anything or not.

The Grand Marshal sensed something was wrong and waved to him.

Li Chu walked quickly forward, leaned close to his ear, and muttered something to him.

The Taiwei's expression became more and more serious. Finally, he slammed the table, and shouted angrily, "How dare you!"

Although the general's wife and Li Hengtu had a bad premonition, the current situation seemed to be beyond their expectations.

The mother and son stood up and looked at each other.

The Taiwei's wife calmed down and said, "Sister, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you!"

Li Hengtu took a few steps forward and asked, "Uncle, haven't Heng'an and Lady Ming come back yet?"

The Grand Marshal took a deep breath and said, "You guys take a seat first."

She turned around and whispered to Li Chu, and then Li Chu strode out of the front hall.

The wife of the Grand Marshal could no longer hold back and asked, "What happened? Hengying will be here soon. If she sees this, she will get excited. Don't let anything go wrong!"

"Minglu is missing!"

……

All three thought they had heard wrongly.

Li Hengtu quickly asked back: "Uncle, is Madam Ming missing?"

"Heng'an went back to look for her. The situation is unclear now. I have arranged for some people to go look for her. Li Chu will lead them."

Really missing!

Li Hengtu felt like he was struck by lightning!

The wife of the Grand Commandant was shocked and asked, "What happened? Was Minglu kidnapped?"

The Grand Marshal thought for a moment and said, "There are assassins attacking the convoy."

"Assassin! Who is so bold as to not take the Grand Commandant's Mansion seriously?"

The general's wife felt a chill on her back and was so frightened that her voice trembled slightly.

She was a little unsteady on her feet, so Li Hengtu quickly supported her.

The Taiwei's wife also fell into a chair and did not come back to her senses for a long time.

Li Hengtu helped his mother sit down and said, "There are usually no bandits on the road to Qingyuan Mountain. The mastermind behind this is really bold."

"Was Minglu kidnapped by assassins? If they came for money, everything would be easy." The wife of the Grand Marshal suddenly asked, tears welling up in her eyes.

Li Hengtu was worried about Yue Weiwei. He didn't want to sit here and wait for news, so he volunteered and said, "Uncle, Aunt, I am willing to lead the guards of the general's mansion to provide support."

When the general's wife heard this, she was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat and complained in her heart: This child is so brave, but he doesn't even think about me, his old mother!

However, words once spoken are like water spilled.

She could only agree and said immediately: "Heng'an is a brave and resourceful child, but when facing an assassin, it is always difficult to defend against a hidden arrow. More people will provide more care."

The wife of the Grand Marshal walked up to her, grabbed her hand, and said with tears in her eyes: "Sister, I am really sorry for you. The Grand Marshal's Mansion suffered a great disaster today. Fortunately, you have helped us. Heng'an will also be grateful for the kindness of my nephew."

The general's wife was conflicted, as she was afraid something might happen to Li Hengtu, but as things had come to this point, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and climb up the pole.

"What are you talking about, sister? Our two families have helped each other for more than 20 years. Shouldn't we do our part today?"

While the two women were talking, Li Hengtu had already left without any more time to wait.

After gathering all the men, Li Hengtu led the team on a fast horse and galloped towards Qingyuan Mountain.

At this time, Li Hengan had already arrived at the assassination scene at full speed.

There were corpses everywhere.

Can’t find Yue Weiwei!

Li Hengan breathed a sigh of relief.

Maybe she hid, maybe she was rescued, maybe she was kidnapped...

In short, there is still a glimmer of hope!

"These assassins are really quick. They have already dealt with the bodies."

All those lying on the ground were guards from the Taiwei Mansion. Li Hengan walked among the corpses, feeling regretful.

He pulled an arrow from a corpse and examined it carefully.

This arrow is well-made, with a smooth and extremely sharp tip.

No other traces!

Li Hengan said to himself, "This assassination was well prepared. We can investigate the method used to carry it out."

He looked around; everything was calm and there was no sign of anything unusual.

"Minglu!"

Li Hengan shouted loudly.

No one answered, not even the sound of the wind!

Suddenly, he saw a patch of grass on the side of the road that was different from the ones next to it.

The grass was scattered and tilted, as if it had been crushed.

Li Hengan walked over quickly.

Some sparse footprints were found, some deep and some shallow, as if left by a lame person.

"If this was left by Minglu, her feet must have been injured and she couldn't have walked far."

Li Hengan looked down at the road nearby, but found nothing.

The royal family attached great importance to this road and had it built and compacted.

When people step on it, no footprints can be left at all!

Li Hengan felt lost.

Now the only thing the Taiwei Mansion can do is to send more personnel to search the area.