sbdcsierra Chapter 342 Sudden accident
Chapter 342 Sudden accident
Dugu Moyan nodded, then quickly walked forward, calling out the names of Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue. However, to his surprise, no matter how he called out, the two figures seemed to have vanished without a response.
Anxiety welled up in his heart, and he quickly turned around and called to Shadow beside him to search together. Perhaps these two people had seen something interesting, and in a moment of playful mood, they had unknowingly walked away.
With this glimmer of hope, Dugu Moyan and Anying began to search carefully around. They first checked each nearby stall one by one, asking the stall owners if they had seen the two girls, but the answers they got were all negative.
Then, they squeezed into the bustling crowd again, staring wide-eyed and trying to search for the figures of Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue, but the result was still disappointing.
As time ticked by, beads of sweat formed on Dugu Moyan's forehead, and his breathing became increasingly rapid. He was terrified, constantly moving through the area, not missing a single corner where someone might be hiding.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to find any trace of Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue.
In desperation, Dugu Moyan had no choice but to rush back to where Dugu Xin and Li Chu were. He was already panting, his face flushed, and without even taking a moment to calm down, he shouted anxiously, "Oh no! Daddy, brother-in-law, Yao'er and Yue'er are missing!"
Dugu Xin, who was originally smiling, suddenly became gloomy when he heard these words, and his smile disappeared without a trace like mist blown away by the wind.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed Dugu Moyan's arm, asking anxiously, "What do you mean missing? What happened?"
Dugu Moyan didn't dare look up at his father's stern gaze. He simply lowered his head and stammered, "Just now, when I went back to look for my sisters, I found... I found that they weren't among the crowd watching the acrobatics. So, I became worried and went to look in the surrounding shops, thinking that maybe they had gone inside to choose something. But surprisingly, even after searching all those shops, I still couldn't find them."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Xin's fury instantly flared up. His eyes widened as he roared, "How could he be missing? There are so many people coming and going here, in full view of everyone. Even if someone wanted to kidnap him, they wouldn't be so bold as to do it in broad daylight!"
Li Chu was also panicked, but when he thought of his A Yao who was still waiting for him to rescue her, he tried to calm down and comforted Dugu Xin, saying, "Don't worry, father. I will send people to set up checkpoints at all the city gates. They probably won't be able to get A Yao and Yue Er out of the city in such a short time."
Dugu Moyan also felt that what Li Chu said made sense, so he comforted Dugu Xin: "Father, don't worry. Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at Yao'er's martial arts level. Most people are no match for her. What's more, Shi Jian and Si Jian are also missing. They are also skilled in martial arts. Unless the three of them are extremely skilled in martial arts, they can't beat them."
Dugu Xin was indeed comforted by the two after hearing this, so he said, "You are right, they should still be in the city in such a short time. Besides, Yao'er, Shi Jian and Si Jian are both very skilled in martial arts, and they are both smart, so they will definitely be fine!"
Afterwards, Li Chu called Feng Shengyi and told him to set up checkpoints at various city gates. In order to prevent the matter from getting out of hand, he sent secret guards to secretly search for the whereabouts of the few people.
Feng Shengyi took the order and left. Li Chu then said, "Father, since I've already booked a private room in Tianxiang Tower, why don't we go there and wait for news?"
Dugu Xin originally wanted to go back home because he had no appetite at all, but then he thought that Li Chu had searched secretly in order to avoid making a big deal out of the matter. If he did not go to the private room that had been booked, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. In the end, he reluctantly agreed.
On the other side, in a dim little room, a woman was sitting on a chair and two people were lying on the ground. They were none other than Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue.
The woman raised her hand to signal the people around her to wake the two of them up. So the people around her received the order, picked up a bucket of water and poured it on Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue. The two of them felt a coolness and slowly woke up.
Opening their eyes, they saw a familiar face to both of them. It was actually Lady Zhang, the one who had died before the Crown Prince! The reason why they both looked familiar was that Dugu Jingyao had seen her in her previous life, and Liu Jingyue had seen this character on TV. It can be said that they looked very similar.
But because no one knew that Dugu Jingyao was reborn, she did not reveal it, and the same went for Liu Jingyue.
Dugu Jingyao pretended not to know Zhang and asked, "Who are you? Why did you kidnap us?"
The woman glared at him and changed the subject, "Princess Guangping, it's all because of you that I have to live in darkness now!" As she spoke, she squatted down and grabbed Dugu Jingyao's neck with her hands.
Seeing this, Liu Jingyue felt a little panicked, because she remembered that Zhang Shi in the TV series would do anything to achieve her goals, even confusing the royal heir. Because Murong Linzhi saw through her secret and sold the Princess of Jianning to a brothel... Now she was really afraid that this woman would kill her!
So he hurriedly shouted: "You woman, let my sister go!"
Zhang looked at Liu Jingyue with contempt, then let go of her hand and said, "Hmph, don't worry, I worked so hard to get you two here, I can't just let you die like this."
Dugu Jingyao was strangled and had difficulty breathing. When Zhang loosened her grip, Dugu Jingyao started coughing violently, but her hands and feet were tied, so she could only cough like that.
Liu Jingyue moved to Dugu Jingyao's side distressedly and choked up, "Sister, are you okay?"
Dugu Jingyao shook her head and said, "I'm fine." Then she looked up at Zhang and said, "Aren't you dead?"
Zhang feigned applause and said, "It seems that Princess Guangping knows who I am? She's so smart! Haha!"
Dugu Jingyao asked again: "What is your intention in arresting us?"
Zhang placed her finger to her lips and said, "Hush, don't be anxious, the fun has just begun." Then she said to the two people standing nearby, "Keep an eye on them and bring them food on time. Don't let them starve to death, or all our efforts will be in vain!"
The two people next to her agreed, and Zhang nodded in satisfaction, turned around and left. Then the two people also left, closing the door behind them.
The dim room was only lit by a slit of light. Dugu Jingyao felt that Liu Jingyue seemed to be crying, so she comforted her, "Yuer, are you okay?"
Liu Jingyue shook her head and said, "I'm not injured, but I'm scared. This woman actually managed to escape death and kidnap us here in broad daylight..."
Dugu Jingyao was also puzzled. Where exactly was this place? Why was she still alive? And finally, how had they abducted them in broad daylight, in full view of everyone? So many questions lingered in her mind.
But she first comforted Liu Jingyue and whispered, "Yuer, don't be afraid. She won't touch us for a while. Since she spent so much effort to kidnap us, she must have something to ask for. Until she achieves her goal, we will be fine."
Hearing this, Liu Jingyue thought about it carefully and it seemed to make sense. Just before she left, she had instructed us not to starve to death and to deliver meals to us on time. Thinking of this, she felt much more relieved.
On the other side, in Tianxiang Tower, three men were waiting anxiously. Although there were many delicious dishes on the table, they were worried about the safety of Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue and could not eat.
Finally, after about half an hour, Feng Shengyi returned. Dugu Xin saw him and asked, "How's it going? Did you find Yao'er and Yue'er?"
Feng Shengyi shook his head and said, "Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Prince of Yunnan, and His Majesty, the Princess and the County Princess were not found, but the secret guards found the girls Shi Jian, Si Jian, Zhi Shu, and Shi Li in an alley two streets away from where they disappeared."