freenovelworld Chapter 430 Disappeared into thin air
Chapter 430 Disappeared into thin air
Ye Qing'an lifted the carriage curtain and saw that they had arrived at the city gate. The guards at the city gate were checking the people and carriages coming and going one by one.
Ye Qing'an frowned slightly. She remembered that when she returned to the city with Consort Lan before, the city gates didn't seem to be this heavily guarded.
"Do we really need to check everyone like this when entering or leaving the city?"
“Normally, we don’t need to go in or out of the city.” The coachman also found it a bit strange, and frowned slightly: “Has something happened?”
Ye Qing'an watched for a while, and soon it was their turn.
"A carriage from the Ye family? I wonder which master of the Ye family is inside?"
“It’s our young lady.” The coachman replied, “Because of the master’s accident, the young lady was very worried, so she specially left the city to go to the Monster Forest to keep watch, thinking that if there is any news about the master, she can know it immediately.”
"Miss Ye." The carriage door was pushed open. "Miss Ye, excuse me for disturbing you."
Ye Qing'an smiled and got off the carriage with Eleven, allowing the soldiers to board and inspect it. The carriage was only so big, and the soldiers quickly finished their inspection and withdrew.
"It seems like the restrictions on entering and leaving the city have been a bit strict lately. Is something wrong? Are you looking for something?" Ye Qing'an took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and quietly handed it to the soldier.
"We don't know either," the soldier sighed. "We can only follow the orders from above."
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes. This soldier was probably lying. Even if it was an order from above, they should know exactly what they were looking for.
Ye Qing'an's lips curled up: "This sudden, inexplicable start to these inspections is likely to cause some panic."
"Sigh, we're out of ideas."
Ye Qing'an smiled and got back into the carriage.
"Mother, have you been to the Monster Forest before? What is the Monster Forest like?" Eleven looked up at Ye Qing'an.
“Mother hasn’t been there.” Ye Qing’an rubbed Eleven’s head.
"Ah..." Eleven blinked: "If Mother hasn't been to the Monster Forest, then how did Jiuxiao come about? Wasn't Jiuxiao a monster personally chosen by Mother?"
Nine Heavens?
Ye Qing'an shook her head: "Of course I didn't choose it myself. It came to me on its own. I had no choice at all. If I had another chance to choose my own magical beast, I would never choose it..."
As soon as Ye Qing'an finished speaking, a white light flashed by, and Jiu Xiao suddenly sat down next to Eleven, pouting and staring at Ye Qing'an.
Ye Qing'an chuckled: "After all, they're so stupid."
After Ye Qing'an finished speaking, he raised his hand and created a barrier to block out the sounds inside the carriage, preventing anyone outside from hearing the slightest noise.
"Enough..." Jiuxiao snorted, "It's one thing for you to talk bad about me behind my back, but you say it to my face too? I'm an ancient magical beast, don't I have any dignity?"
"Alright then." Ye Qing'an nodded. "Then I won't say it in front of you next time. I'll say it when you're not around."
"..." Jiu Xiao rolled his eyes. Couldn't he just keep quiet? Although he wasn't very smart, he should still have some merits, right?
Ye Qing'an glanced at Jiu Xiao: "What are you doing here?"
Jiuxiao blinked: "What am I here for?"
"..."
Jiu Xiao was stumped by Ye Qing'an's question. He stared blankly for a while before suddenly remembering, "Oh, I remember what I came here for."
"Didn't you tell me to keep an eye on the housekeeper and see if he would go to see Ye Qinghao?"
Ye Qing'an responded, "What, have you found a clue?"
Jiuxiao shook his head, his brows furrowed: "I've been keeping an eye on the butler. Everything was normal for the first two days, but today, I suddenly discovered..."
Jiuxiao bit her lip: "I discovered that the butler suddenly disappeared into thin air."
"Hmm?" Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled: "Disappeared into thin air?"
“Yes.” Jiu Xiao sat up straight. “I had my magical beasts keep an eye on things. Sometimes I would also keep an eye on things when I had a spare moment. After you left the Ye residence, the steward and Ye Zirui talked for a while and then they parted ways. I went to follow Ye Zirui and sent one of my little snakes to follow the steward.”
"After I told you about Ye Zirui, I left the Cloud Dream Realm to see what the steward was doing. The little snake told me that the steward had been staying in the house. I was curious about what the steward was doing in the house, so I shrunk myself down and sneaked into the steward's room."
"But I searched his room several times, and it was empty."
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes: "Could there be some secret passages or hidden rooms inside?"
"There shouldn't be any, I checked everything very carefully." Jiu Xiao rested his chin on his hands: "Really, I checked almost every inch of the room. If you're not sure or don't believe me, you can check it again."
Ye Qing'an thought for a moment and nodded: "Then let's check it again."
Jiuxiao immediately disappeared from the spot, and a moment later, a summoning circle appeared beside Ye Qing'an. Ye Qing'an glanced at Eleven, who immediately raised his hand: "Mother, go ahead, I'll stay here, Mother, don't worry."
Ye Qing'an responded, lifted the carriage curtain, exchanged a glance with Shen Qingdai who was walking beside the carriage, and then called for the carriage to stop.
"The journey is so boring. Do you know how to play chess? Come on up and play a game with me for a while?"
Shen Qingdai lowered her head and replied, "This servant knows a little bit."
With that, he got into the carriage.
"Keep an eye on things for me during the National Day holiday; I need to leave again."
Shen Qingdai responded, and Ye Qing'an then stepped into the summoning array.
Emerging from the summoning circle, one finds a room that doesn't appear very large. The room is also sparsely furnished, containing only a bed, tables, chairs, cabinets, and some everyday items, with nothing else.
“This is it.” Jiu Xiao pursed his lips. “The little snake I sent saw him come in with its own eyes. It said that it stayed on the roof afterwards and could find the butler no matter where he left from, but it did not see the butler leave.”
Ye Qing'an responded, gathered her spiritual power, and searched around the house. Just as Jiu Xiao had said, there was no one around.
There were very few things in the room, and Ye Qing'an quickly finished checking the room. Indeed, there were no secret rooms or hidden passages.
So, where did the butler go?
How could a perfectly healthy person suddenly and inexplicably disappear into thin air?