Chapter 1632: Wang Chongs Intuition! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Tap! Tap!

In the main hall of the King of Foreign Lands Residence, Wang Chong's index finger and middle finger were rhythmically tapping. His head was slightly raised as he looked at the ceiling, countless thoughts running through his mind.

Wang Chong had already taken Little Li into his residence and was having experts guard him around the clock. Even so, Wang Chong had still not made much progress.

Eunuch Gao had been injured, and everything was shrouded in a cloud of mystery that prevented Wang Chong from seeing anything.

This was the heart of the empire! What in the world had happened?

Wang Chong lowered his head once more toward the cloud-patterned scarf. Wang Chong had already seen this bloodstain once, but he still found it alarming to behold.

Eunuch Gao would never leave the Sage Emperor, unless he was dead. Just how did the First Prince manage to do it? And if Eunuch Gao isn't at Taihe Palace, who is the one taking care of the Sage Emperor?

Wang Chong muttered to himself, clouds of worry on his brow.

No one understood more than him what the collapse of the Sage Emperor meant for the empire.

Although the Sage Emperor had failed to appear many times, as long as he sat in Taihe Palace, this world still had one final barrier.

”Milord!”

There was a rush of footsteps from outside, and a few moments later, Xu Keyi walked in, respectfully offering up a letter with both hands.

”Little Li has already marked out all the areas Eunuch Gao normally goes to.”

As Xu Keyi spoke, he placed the letter on the desk.

Wang Chong took the letter and looked it over. On it was written all the places Eunuch Gao had been to. Wang Chong gave a slight nod.

”Make a few copies of this and give them to Yang Zhao, Li Jingzhong, Bian Lingcheng, and Zhao Fengchen in the palace. Have the four of them do their utmost to keep an eye on these places and search the palace. If Eunuch Gao isn't being restrained and still has freedom, then he will go to these places. But if not…”

A cloud of worry passed across Wang Chong's face, but he didn't continue. The information Little Li could provide was extremely limited, and he knew nothing about where Eunuch Gao could be. But from Little Li's recount, Wang Chong had noticed a certain detail.

Little Li had passed a message to Eunuch Gao in the sweets, and Eunuch Gao had given him back a reply. That he could reply to Little Li meant that he had a brush, ink, and paper with him, which were not things a prisoner would be provided with. But if Eunuch Gao was alive and able to move freely, he would go to protect the Sage Emperor. This was the contradiction Wang Chong was facing. No matter what, he had to clear this matter up.

”In addition…”

Wang Chong once more looked at the scarf, his eyes narrowing.

”Eunuch Gao's cultivation is something that not even Tongluo Great General Abusi or Anxi Protector-General Gao Xianzhi can compare to. Anyone who could injure him must possess formidable strength. Battles of such experts should have created a large ruckus, and there's no way that no one in the palace would have heard it. Tell them to investigate this matter. I must know if anything strange happened in the palace over the last few months! Have them report to me on the slightest turmoil!”

There was a wise and perceptive light in Wang Chong's eyes. Even though the information Little Li had provided was limited, Wang Chong had been able to extract many details. Little Li would have certainly been dumbfounded if he had been listening, because he would have never even thought about the possibilities Wang Chong had proposed.

”Yes!”

Xu Keyi solemnly bowed and left.

Whoosh!

A few moments later, carrier pigeons took flight from the King of Foreign Lands Residence. Yang Zhao, Li Jingzhong, Bian Lingcheng, and Zhao Fengchen had the powers of Consort Taizhen, the Fifth Prince, and the Imperial Army on their side. If such an incident had taken place, these four were capable of finding it.

Time slowly passed. The inner palace seemed calm on the surface, but an undercurrent surged beneath.

The four of them searched all the places Little Li had mentioned, but the results took Wang Chong completely by surprise. It wasn't that they hadn't found any trace of Eunuch Gao; Wang Chong had already prepared himself for that. Instead, it was that Yang Zhao, Li Jingzhong, Bian Lingcheng, and Zhao Fengchen had discovered that those places had been swept clean, all the furniture moved out and the room rendered spotless. It was like no one had ever inhabited those places before.

Judging by what the four had learned, this had probably taken place only a few days ago.

The four of them reacted very quickly and found the maids and eunuchs who had performed the cleaning. But these servants knew nothing, all of them saying that they had simply been following orders. The four followed the chain of command to find the eunuch who had given the initial order, but they discovered that the eunuch had disappeared. Moreover, the palace's eunuch register did not contain this man's name. It was like such a man had never existed in the palace.

After receiving these reports, Wang Chong fell into a long silence.

All the clues had been cut off right in the middle. There was undoubtedly some force in the palace who had noticed his movements and wiped away all evidence.

Wang Chong deeply furrowed his brow.

”Your Highness, it must be the First Prince's work. I truly can't think of anyone else besides him who would have a reason to do such a thing.”