Chapter 68: The Face Under the Mask (1)
How long has Yin Yin been missing? In the Ducheng, a place that looks like an official residence, people are kneeling in the hall...
"Haven't found it yet?"
There was a roar, as if venting his dissatisfaction. It turned out to be Zuo Yu. He was safe and sound.
"Y-yes, I'm very, very sorry—"
The kneeling leader, a man dressed as a military general, answered , not even daring to raise his head.
"You're useless. As a garrison officer in Ducheng, you can't even manage the nearby mountains. I searched for three days but couldn't find a single person."
Zuo Yu's roar made the kneeling soldiers lower their heads and dare not make a sound. This was a rare scene where people would get angry just by seeing Zuo Yu.
"Master Zuo!!"
A guard standing on Zuo Yu's left spoke with some fear. It was obvious at a glance that he was not a soldier from Ducheng, but a direct guard under Zhou Yan, just like Zuo Yu. He was also one of the guards escorting Yin Yin this time.
"... idiot, why don't you send more people to look for him?"
“Yes, yes!!”
The soldiers kneeling in the hall answered while retreating timidly, until they completely disappeared from his sight. Zuo Yu couldn't help but take a deep breath. He looked very tired and anxious. Even so, he still stood.
"Master Zuo, are you okay?"
The person who spoke this time was the one standing on Zuo Yu's right, and was also the guard who was protecting Yin Yin this time.
"Don't worry about me. I won't be at peace until I can't find the princess."
"But it's not easy to find the princess in that kind of mountain. Besides, the princess has been missing for three days. If she could be found, she would have been found long ago."
"Even if it is, we have to look for her. Weicheng is in an unprecedented panic now, and the prince must be very busy. We must find the princess before he notices her missing. We must not add burden to the prince at this time."
"yes!!"
With the belief that Yin Yin must be found, Zuo Yu insisted on taking command personally, so he had not rested for many days. Only after he had resolved all the issues that day did Zuo Yu know that Yin Yin was missing, so he quickly left the dark forest with the only two surviving guards, who were the two people next to him now. For them who were well-trained, escaping from there would neither get lost nor spend too much time. That large forest was not something that the three of them could search through, not to mention that they did not know the situation there, so they could only seek help from the nearest government office. The result was just like what happened just now, with no clues after three days.
"Damn it, we've already sent out 5,000 people. Does that mountain really eat people?"
Zuo Yu turned to face the table and pounded it heavily with his hands. There was a loud noise and the two guards on his left and right were also startled.
"Princess!!!"
For Zuo Yu, the reason he wanted to protect Yin Yin was not entirely because of Zhou Yan, but he probably had his own reasons. As long as he thought of how Yin Yin stood up to protect him in Huigu that year, the seed of protection had been planted in Zuo Yu's heart. Apart from Zhou Yan, Yin Yin was the second person he could protect even at death.
But in the eyes of outsiders, Zuo Yu is more like a person who is loyal to Zhou Yan and swears to obey Zhou Yan's orders. The two guards around him also think so. In the conspiracy that almost caused the world to fall into chaos , Yin Yin stepped forward to save him. It was a trivial matter. Of course, no one would know about it. I am afraid that even Yin Yin would not remember it even if she did not lose her memory? As the saying goes: Those who receive favors will definitely be remembered by the beneficiaries, and the lifesaver will be unforgettable for life!
"By the way, where's Miss Xiuying?"
"I'm really sorry. We have put all our manpower into searching for the princess. As for Miss Xiuying—"
Zuoyu suddenly changed the subject, and one of them answered in panic that it was normal that Xiuying was not taken seriously because she was a maid, but why did Xiuying disappear? Zuoyu still couldn't figure it out. The companions who had dispersed had reunited, and the only missing person was Xiuying. No one knew when she disappeared, and the only person who noticed it was the next day. During the period when Zuoyu was fully engaged in the search for Yinyin, he learned from his subordinates during a break that they should have ignored it, but Xiuying was Yinyin's maid after all, so Zuoyu still cared about her. Therefore, he sent a few people to look for her, but the result was the same as Yinyin, and no clues were found.
"...After the troops from the neighboring city arrive, we should send more people to look for her. We must find her before we find the princess."
"yes!"
As expected, there is a difference in importance. Even if he cares, he will not go to look for her in person. If he really has to choose, Zuo Yu will always have only one choice, which is to put Yin Yin first. Even if he fails to find Xiuying in time or loses many lives, Zuo Yu will not care about the consequences. Even if Yin Yin blames him later, he will not hesitate. This is his style of doing things. Once he has made up his mind, he will only focus on one person and will never be distracted by other things... If one day, when facing Zhou Yan and Yin Yin's life and death, who will he choose? I'm afraid the answer is already clear in his heart.
Zuo Yu successfully concealed Yin Yin's disappearance. Zhou Yan was too busy with the plague to spare any time, and there was no time to lose, so he had no time to take care of Yin Yin's daily report. Even if Zuo Yu lied, he would not know, but this was limited to Zhou Yan. There was another person's eyes and ears, and Zuo Yu could never avoid it...
