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However, after carefully reviewing all the information, it was not difficult to discern that there was something amiss, suggesting that there might be a deception at play, and it was very likely that this idea originated from the Eastern Spirit itself.
After hearing An Ruo Ran's words, Luo Bingbing merely nodded lightly without saying anything further. She then left with the gathered information.
Once Luo Bingbing returned to the city she had previously been in, Dongfang Hao and Lo An Lord were already there waiting for her.
Seeing his wife arrive, Dongfang Hao was overjoyed. He quickly walked up to the Little One and immediately embraced her.
Although Luo Bingbing was held in his arms, she still nodded slightly at Lo An Lord, who followed behind her.
After a moment, Luo Bingbing asked Dongfang Hao to let her go. Though he was reluctant, he understood from the serious look in the Little One's eyes that there was something urgent to discuss.
Reluctantly, he released the Little One from his embrace.
Then, Luo Bingbing led them to the lord's mansion. Once inside, they entered a room and instructed Mo Xuan to stand guard outside.
After securing the door, Luo Bingbing presented the information she had just brought. Both men were astonished when they saw the first note stating that the Eastern Spirit was being held on the city tower; their hearts filled with concern.
However, after reading through all the notes, they fell silent, their earlier tension dissipating.
Seeing that both of them had finished reading, Luo Bingbing asked, "What do you think?"
Upon hearing the Little One's question, Dongfang Hao immediately looked up at her and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Wife, do you know what this is all about?"
Lo An Lord pondered Dongfang Hao's words for a moment and felt that his beloved daughter must have already figured it out; otherwise, she wouldn't have asked such a question.
With a slight smile, Luo Bingbing replied, "Since you've both noticed that there's something unusual here, why don't you share your thoughts?"
"Hmm, I feel like this is a premeditated act." As soon as Dongfang Hao finished speaking, Lo An Lord chimed in, "I also think they are just putting on a show."
After hearing their words, Luo Bingbing's lips curled into a slight smile as she slowly said, "You are both right; this is indeed a play directed by Hao Tian himself. As for the purpose... I don't need to say it; you should be able to guess."
"Come on, my dear wife, don't keep us in suspense. Just tell us the answer!"
"Don't rush; there's something even more shocking!"
Lo An Lord immediately asked, "What is it?"
"You all know I have special abilities, right?" As soon as she said this, Dongfang Hao and Lo An Lord quickly nodded and gestured for her to continue.
So, Luo Bingbing continued, "I used my special ability to invade Eastern Spirit's mind to find out what was happening, and I discovered that the idea of using her life to force us to retreat was proposed by her."
"Ah!"
It was like a thunderclap out of nowhere, startling both Dongfang Hao and Lo An Lord.
"Why would she do that?" Dongfang Hao immediately asked.
"Revenge!"
"Revenge? Does she have a grudge against her own country?"
Luo Bingbing glanced at Dongfang Hao and smiled slightly. "Dear, don't forget that back then she was unwilling to marry Ouyang Chen; we forced her into that marriage. So now, she wants revenge—she aims to destroy the Silver Moon Kingdom."
Hearing this, Lord Lo An couldn't help but furrow his brow and asked, "What should we do now? If we force an attack on the city, it will tarnish the reputation of the Silver Moon Kingdom. Only we know the reasons behind it; the World's People are unaware. But if we retreat, won't that mean all our efforts have been in vain?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dongfang Hao sneered and said, "Retreat? We certainly won't do that. Since it's not a good time to attack, we'll just wait here. They don't have much food anyway, and when they can no longer endure it, she will have Ouyang Chen release her."
"Well, given the current situation, that's all we can do. I've already sent my men to keep those wild wolves circling around. So, shall we temporarily camp here?"
Once Luo Bingbing finished speaking, both men quickly nodded in agreement.
Since there was no urgency to attack, Luo Bingbing decided to stay there with them and wait for news. However, Dongfang Hao still sent Miyazawa to keep an eye on things.
To avoid any misunderstandings, Luo Bingbing specifically wrote a letter for Miyazawa to deliver to the leader of the Tiger Legion stationed at the edge of the forest, instructing them to cooperate and not take any action without her orders.
When Ouyang Chen and Eastern Spirit saw that Luo Bingbing had ordered the Silver Moon Kingdom's troops to retreat, they felt they had succeeded. However, when they noticed that the Soldiers of Silver Moon Kingdom neither retreated nor advanced, remaining at the edge of the distant forest, they were left unsure of what to do next.
In desperation, Ouyang Chen and Eastern Spirit discussed late into the night and decided that Eastern Spirit would continue to play the role of "hostage."
As the stars shifted in the sky, two days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these two days, Eastern Spirit remained perched atop the city tower while the Tiger Legion and Miyazawa did not retreat or advance. Following Dongfang Hao and Luo Bingbing's orders, they kept a close watch on Eastern Spirit and Ouyang Chen.
While they were calm, Eastern Spirit and Ouyang Chen began to feel anxious. Eastern Spirit found herself out of options, but Ouyang Chen had already started planning to implement a second strategy.
Meanwhile, Shadowless and Luo Yi searched through Qiyue Mountain with their subordinates all night but failed to find Nursemaid and her companions. Fearing that visibility would be poor at night, they decided to stay there during the day as well.
However, after a full day and night had passed, both the Beggar Clan and members of the Dark Gate had scoured Qiyue Mountain several times without finding any trace of Nursemaid or her two companions.
Unable to find anyone, Shadowless and Luo Yi had no choice but to leave.
However, their extensive search naturally alerted Lan Zhiguang and her companions, who lived on the hillside of the neighboring mountain.
They happened to reside on the backside of the hill, while Shadowless and Luo Yi focused solely on searching Qiyue Mountain, so they did not notice them.
When Lan Zhiguang saw that Shadowless and Luo Yi had already left, he descended the mountain. Upon reaching the small town at the foot of the mountain, he used the silver from Madam Xiang and her companions to book a private room at a restaurant.
He then ordered a variety of dishes and quietly wrote a letter in the private room, demanding that Luo Bingbing and Lo An Lord meet him at the highest peak of Haixi Peak simultaneously. Otherwise, he would push Nursemaid and her two companions off the cliff.
After finishing the letter, he called for the waiter and asked him to pack up all the dishes he had ordered to take with him.
Once the waiter had packed everything, he took out ten taels of silver and instructed the waiter to deliver the letter to Prince Luo's Residence, adding that if the waiter delivered it successfully, someone in the palace would reward him with five taels of silver.
Having worked in the restaurant for a year, the waiter had not earned that much silver, so upon hearing Lan Zhiguang's words, he immediately agreed to deliver the letter to Prince Luo's Residence.
Afterward, they both left the restaurant—one took a winding path back to Haixi Peak's cave while the other headed straight towards Silver City and Prince Luo's Residence to deliver the letter.
Meanwhile, after leaving Qiyue Mountain, Shadowless and Luo Yi returned directly to Silver City. However, once back in Silver City, they parted ways and returned to their respective bases and headquarters.
Nonetheless, upon returning to their own territories, their first task was to instruct their subordinates to intensify their search for Nursemaid and her whereabouts.
The Beggar Clan headquarters was Luo Yi's stronghold, where he naturally waited for news. Shadowless stayed at the Dark Gate's base for several hours before heading back to the palace.
After all, Luo Bingbing had asked him to remain with Nursemaid at Dragon Blossom Palace. If anyone came looking for her, he could notify her immediately. Now that Nursemaid had been kidnapped and was not in the palace, it was solely up to him.
He went back to take a look, and fortunately, no one had come looking for Luo Bingbing during the day.
Therefore, the fact that Luo Bingbing was not in the palace should not have been known to others, and they had not yet realized that their Empress had already left.
Time passed quickly, and before long, it was already the next day.
However, Shadowless saw that there was nothing happening in the palace, so he left before dawn and returned to the Dark Gate's base in Silver City.
Yet, there was still no news from the Dark Gate, nor had they found the Nursemaid.
After waiting for a while at the Dark Gate, he immediately set off to the Beggar Clan headquarters to find Luo Yi. However, there was no news there either, and he hadn't slept all night.
The two chatted for a while and waited a bit before suggesting going to Prince Luo's Residence to ask if Luo Wenhan had received any further messages.
Thus, they arrived at Luo Wenhan's courtyard. Upon seeing him, they asked if he had received any new letters or anything of the sort.
Hearing Shadowless and Luo Yi's inquiries, he realized that the Nursemaid had certainly not been found yet. However, he indeed had not received any messages in the past couple of days.
Luo Wenhan truthfully replied that he had not received any letters during this time. But as soon as he finished speaking, a young servant came to report that there was a young man outside the gate claiming to have a letter for the prince.
Everyone's eyes brightened at this news, and Luo Wenhan immediately instructed the servant to bring the young man inside.
Needless to say, the young man outside the gate was the waiter from that tavern.
He followed the palace servant into Luo Wenhan's presence and took out the letter he had been holding and handed it over to Luo Wenhan.
As soon as Luo Wenhan and the others saw that the envelope was unsigned, they knew it had to be related to the Nursemaid.
Without hesitation, they tore open the letter. After reading it, they realized that Luo Caidie and her companions had also been kidnapped. No wonder they had searched for a day and night on Qiyue Mountain without finding them, and they were unaware of the situation on Qiyue Mountain.
However, upon seeing that the letter demanded Luo Bingbing and Lo An Lord to rescue them or else they would all be pushed off a cliff, and that it was Lan Zhiguang who had done this, they fell silent.
The mention of Lan Zhiguang surprised Shadowless, who thought to himself: Isn't he still in prison?
To verify the authenticity of the letter, Shadowless instructed Luo Wenhan and Luo Yi to thoroughly question the Waiter while he quickly went to check on Lan Zhiguang in prison.
The outcome was clear; Shadowless soon discovered that Lan Zhiguang's family had escaped.
He immediately returned to Prince Luo's Residence. By this time, Luo Wenhan and Luo Yi had already questioned the Waiter in detail and understood the specific circumstances.
However, they did not dare to act recklessly because Lan Zhiguang specifically named Luo Bingbing and Lo An Lord for the rescue. If anyone else went, he would push the Nursemaid off the cliff.
Although Madam Xiang and Luo Caidie were Luo Wenhan's stepmother and stepsister, he was utterly disappointed in them at this moment. Moreover, their current predicament was a result of their own actions.
Thus, he would not ask Luo Bingbing to forgive them nor would he demand that she go rescue them.
Yet they all knew that the Nursemaid held a significant place in the heart of that Little One, leaving them uncertain about what to do next.
In desperation, Shadowless could only call out to Luo Bingbing in his heart, informing her that Lan Zhiguang had kidnapped the Nursemaid.
At that moment, Luo Bingbing was playing chess with Lo An Lord, while Dongfang Hao sat nearby watching.
Upon hearing Shadowless's anxious voice, Luo Bingbing immediately sensed the urgency of the situation. She quickly stood up and said to Dongfang Hao and Lo An Lord, "Lan Zhiguang has escaped from Prison and has taken Nursemaid hostage. I need to go back right away."
After speaking, she activated her Ability, preparing to leave, but before she could make her escape, Shadowless's voice echoed in her mind again.
"Master, he also said he wants you and the prince to come along, or else..."
Before Shadowless could finish, Luo Bingbing turned to Lo An Lord and asked, "Father, does Lan Zhiguang want you to come with me?"
"Lan Zhiguang is a ruthless person. Since he has said that, I will go with you to prevent him from thinking we are afraid of him!"
"Alright, let's go!" As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Bingbing prepared to leave. However, at that moment, Dongfang Hao grabbed her hand and said, "Since we're just wasting time here, and I'm bored anyway, let me join you."
His words were true, and Luo Bingbing was in a hurry as well, so she agreed.
Soon after, the three of them suddenly appeared beside Shadowless. When Luo Wenhan and Luo Yi saw them, they were too surprised to react and immediately bowed to them along with Shadowless.
The waiter, upon hearing them address Luo Bingbing and Dongfang Hao as Empress and Emperor, was so frightened that he nearly wet his pants.
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