After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Chapter 442 Qi Yu: They're all useless noobs

He thought that having a daughter would make him understand and respect his wife, but he never expected that things would turn out so unexpectedly; the pampered young lady turned out to be an imposter.

Creation tricks people!

How could God play such a cruel trick on us?

Granny Zhang quickly helped Madam Xie onto the bed and then ran out to call the doctor.

The news of Xie Xing's death was a huge blow to the Xie family, and even more devastating to the Song family.

When Song Qingyang heard the news, he almost collapsed.

His eyes were contorted with rage as he turned and grabbed the shoulder of the servant beside him. "What did you say?"

The servant was startled. "My lord, the news came from the palace. It is said that someone was planning to harm Prince Jin. Coincidentally, Miss Xing'er was arranged by the Empress Dowager to enter the Zhaixing Tower. The Zhaixing Tower caught fire, and after the prince took Miss Xing'er to the fifth floor, he was surrounded and attacked."

"The prince intended to let Miss Xing'er leave first, but he did not expect to find her after coming out."

"And with the collapse of the Star-Picking Tower, it was impossible for anyone inside to survive."

Song Qingyang staggered, all color draining from his face. His blood seemed to flow backward, as if frozen, and he felt incredibly cold.

His eyes were glazed over.

"Burned to death in the Star-Picking Tower?"

"How can this be?"

Without a second thought, Song Qingyang turned around and ran towards the Star-Picking Tower.

At the Star-Picking Tower, the palace sent many maids and eunuchs to clean up the mess. One by one, the charred corpses were carried out, some so mangled that their human shapes were no longer visible.

Song Qingyang staggered over.

When the passing eunuchs and guards saw him coming, they all bowed and said, "Sir."

Song Qingyang acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and rushed into the ruins of the Star-Picking Tower, starting to search each structure like a madman.

The eunuchs and palace maids around were startled.

"My lord! My lord!"

Seeing Song Qingyang's crazed state, everyone gradually slowed down their movements and looked at him with puzzled eyes.

"What's wrong with this gentleman?"

"He's the newly crowned top scholar. I heard..." someone who knew the inside story whispered, "The fifth princess's companion who died in the Star-Picking Tower, the fifth young lady of the Xie family, I heard that the Empress Dowager imprisoned her in the Star-Picking Tower, ostensibly to accompany Prince Jin."

"But things don't always go as planned. A fire broke out at the Star-Picking Tower. The original intention was to burn Prince Jin to death inside, but unexpectedly, Prince Jin didn't die, but Miss Xie, who came to accompany Prince Jin, died."

"Is there such a thing?"

"But what does this have to do with this top scholar?"

"You may not know this, but before the fifth young lady of the General of the State's Mansion was found, she was adopted by the parents of the top scholar and was his adopted sister. Blood ties may be gone, but kinship remains."

"It's a pity that the fire burned everything away, and we probably won't be able to find anything."

Everyone sighed.

Song Qingyang, however, turned a deaf ear.

His once clean, deep red official robe was now stained with filth.

His eyes were bloodshot as he searched through the ruins, but there was no trace of Xie Xing.

They searched from dawn till dusk.

Song Qingyang left, dejected and heartbroken.

In the cold palace.

A message came from Jun Lanjin's bodyguard: "Your Highness, no trace of Miss Xie has been found. However, Lord Song searched the ruins of Zhaixing Tower all day today, but it seems he found nothing and left looking dejected."

Jun Lanjin gripped the water glass tighter.

His thin lips were pressed tightly together, and his eyes were deep. "Since no trace has been found, it means that the person is just missing and did not die in the Star-Picking Tower."

At this moment, another guard brought someone over and knelt before Jun Lanjin. "Your Highness, I have brought him."

The person brought by the secret guard was Qi Yu.

Jun Lanjin's gaze fell on Qi Yu. He thought for a moment and said, "You have been by Xie Xing's side all this time. You should know that the Empress Dowager took Xie Xing to the Star-Picking Tower."

Qi Yu remained expressionless, his voice stiff with anger as he replied, "I know."

Jun Lanjin coughed and said, "I heard that your Miao tribe has a Gu that can find people. I don't believe Xie Xing is dead. I think he must have been captured by someone with ulterior motives. Use the Gu to find him for me."

Qi Yu looked at Jun Lanjin with a cold face and a disdainful gaze.

"Why does my young lady always seem to get into trouble when she's with you!"

"But you're useless; you can't protect my young lady."

"A jinx!"

Qi Yu launched into a tirade against Jun Lanjin.

Jun Lanjin: "..."

Hua Anqi was furious. He spoke up for his prince: "Don't talk about my prince like that! It's already amazing that my prince managed to protect Xie Xing and escape unscathed from being surrounded by hundreds of people!"

Qi Yu retorted expressionlessly, "What use am I, born with such a talent?"

Hua An: ?

Qi Yu: "Comparison of talents."

"What are you saying?" Hua An didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from knowing that it was definitely an insult.

He angrily retorted, "How dare you! How dare this ignorant child speak of my lord like that!"

Qi Yu snorted coldly: "Vacuum, chicken!"

Hua An: I'm furious!

Qi Yu learned all these insults from Xie Xing.

Now that Xie Xing is in trouble, how could Qi Yu not be worried?

He just didn't like Jun Lanjin, and after cursing him, he lowered his head and took out his Gu to examine it.

Jun Lanjin was not annoyed by the many insults he received; instead, he focused his attention on Qi Yu's Gu.

"What kind of Gu is this?"

Qi Yu said, "This is a Gu that I fed with Miss's blood. It is of the same lineage as Miss. If Miss dies, it will definitely not be able to live."

Jun Lanjin's eyes lit up: "So, Xie Xing is still safe?"

Qi Yu nodded: "This Gu can find the young lady's location."

Without any hesitation, Jun Lanjin turned to Hua An beside him and said, "Send someone to take Qi Yu to find Xie Xing."

Hua An glanced at Qi Yu, snorted coldly, and turned to Jun Lanjin, clasping his hands in a fist salute: "Yes, Your Highness."

.........

A stormy night.

Large raindrops pounded on the ground, making a pattering sound.

A low-key yet luxurious carriage arrived in the rain and slowly made its way through the streets of Shengjing.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly collapsed on the road in which the carriage was moving.

The carriage gradually came to a stop.

Soon, the coachman got off the carriage, lifted the black figure's clothes to take a look at his face, and then immediately turned around and ran back to the carriage to tell him: "Miss, it is a seriously injured young man."

"Should we save him?"

The person inside hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke up: "Uncle Wang, please bring the person to the carriage."

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. He fell under our carriage, which means we are destined to meet. Let us save him."

"Yes!"

Uncle Wang agreed and immediately moved the person onto the carriage.

After the person was put into the carriage, the carriage quickly drove away.