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The Rising Sun illuminated the earth, casting golden rays that touched every corner, as if draping the land in a shimmering golden garment.
In the courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion, several purple bamboo orchids bloomed vibrantly, yet no one was there to admire them. At that moment, the courtyard was devoid of any human presence.
When Lo An Lord and Strategist Gongsun Ming arrived at the courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion at their usual time, they found not only the absence of the Snow Spirit Elder but also that Little Beggar Luo Yi was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing the empty courtyard, both Lo An Lord and Strategist Gongsun Ming felt a wave of confusion. They recalled that on previous visits, they had always found the two practicing their skills there. Why were they absent today?
Lo An Lord and Strategist Gongsun Ming exchanged glances and shook their heads slightly, both puzzled as to why the two who should have been practicing in the courtyard were missing.
Lo An Lord then called over a servant from Piaoyun Pavilion and asked, "Did you see the old man and Young Master Yi practicing in the courtyard this morning?"
The summoned servant hurriedly replied upon hearing his lord's question, "Replying to my lord, neither the old man nor Young Master Yi came to practice in the courtyard this morning."
"Oh, so you're saying they both didn't come here to practice? Do you know where they might be now?" Lo An Lord asked again.
"Well, I don't know that. However, I usually see them around Piaoyun Pavilion, but today it seems they've been absent," the servant said. After a brief pause, he added timidly, "Perhaps I should check their rooms; they might be inside."
Lo An Lord and Strategist Gongsun Ming nodded lightly in agreement with his suggestion.
The servant felt a surge of joy at receiving their approval and quickly excused himself with a smile before heading towards the rooms of Snow Spirit Elder and Little Beggar Luo Yi.
Meanwhile, Lo An Lord and Strategist Gongsun Ming settled onto a stone bench by a stone table in the courtyard, chatting as they awaited news from the servant.
When the servant reached Snow Spirit Elder's room, he knocked on the door but received no response. He then called out loudly for "the old man," yet still no one answered.
Realizing that no one was responding for quite some time, he concluded that the old man was likely not in his room and had probably gone out.
He couldn't find the Snow Spirit Elder, so he continued forward and arrived at the room where Little Beggar Luo Yi lived. As before, he raised his hand and knocked on the door, but just like before at the Snow Spirit Elder's place, there was no response from inside.
Seeing this, he called out loudly to the door several times, "Young Master Yi," but Luo Yi had been in the dense forest outside the city since last night and had not returned. Therefore, there was no answer from within.
Not finding anyone, he had no choice but to return and report to his lord.
When Lo An Lord and Strategist Gongsun Ming saw the servant who had gone to search for them approach, they knew immediately that he had not found either the Snow Spirit Elder or Little Beggar Luo Yi.
So when the servant reached them and reported that he had not found the two, they said nothing and simply waved him away.
After the servant left, Lo An Lord turned to Strategist Gongsun Ming and said, "Where do you think the Snow Spirit Elder and Luo Yi have gone? They were here in the courtyard eating barbecue last night; how could they just vanish this early in the morning?"
Hearing his lord's words, Strategist Gongsun Ming tilted his head slightly in thought for a moment but could not come up with a reason.
Seeing that Gongsun Ming did not answer his question, Lo An Lord spoke again, "Come on, say something!"
Prompted by his lord's urging, Gongsun Ming looked up at him and slowly replied, "I don't know where they went either. However, the Snow Spirit Elder left when we departed from Piaoyun Pavilion last night; perhaps he was busy outside and never returned to the palace."
He paused briefly before continuing, "As for Little Beggar Luo Yi brought back by the Little Princess, I also don't know why he hasn't come to practice today."
After hearing Strategist Gongsun Ming's words, Lo An Lord furrowed his brows tightly and pondered deeply. However, after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out.
Feeling a bit impatient, he stood up and said to Gongsun Ming sitting across from him, "Gongsun, I think we should just go run and practice ourselves! After all, if our martial arts improve, it will benefit us!"
"Yes, yes! Let's hurry up and follow the Little Princess's advice to go for a run and then practice!" Strategist Gongsun Ming quickly echoed after hearing his lord's words.
Thus, Lo An Lord and Strategist Gongsun Ming began running in the courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion.
By the time the sun was high in the sky, they had already practiced for over an hour in the courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion. At that moment, Luo Bingbing's door finally opened.
As soon as Luo Bingbing opened the door, she saw the Nursemaid standing at her room's entrance with her toiletries, while in the courtyard, only her so-called Lord Father and Strategist Gongsun Ming were practicing their skills.
Seeing this, she couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled. She knew Luo Yi was outside because she had instructed Luo Yi to train the beggars in the dense forest beyond the city.
However, she had no idea where the Snow Spirit Elder was. All she knew was that he mentioned he had something to attend to last night, but she didn't know if he had returned.
Nevertheless, she wasn't concerned about that gluttonous Old Man. She simply gestured for the Nursemaid to bring in the toiletries before heading inside to wash up.
After finishing her morning routine, Luo Bingbing stepped out of her room and jogged into the courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion.
As soon as Lo An Lord saw his beloved daughter awake, he hurriedly asked her, “Bing Bing! Where did your master and Luo Yi go?”
Upon hearing her so-called father's question, she casually glanced at him and replied lightly, “Luo Yi has been sent out on an errand for me, and as for that Old Man, who knows where he has wandered off to? He didn’t even inform me.”
Lo An Lord was left speechless by his beloved daughter's words. Luo Bingbing chose not to engage with them any further and focused on her running.
Meanwhile, the Snow Spirit Elder, along with Qing Yuanzi and Guardian of the Forbidden Land Xuan Ye, had been scouring Silver City since early morning in a desperate attempt to locate the Otherworldly Divine Star.
However, after searching throughout Silver City for quite some time, they hadn’t seen a trace of the Otherworldly Divine Star, let alone find the person associated with it.
Unbeknownst to them, the Otherworldly Divine Star they were desperately seeking was right beside them—inside Prince Luo's Residence with Luo Bingbing.
In fact, many people had been searching for Luo Bingbing over these past few days, coming in waves.
Some came with good intentions, others sought trouble or revenge against her, while some were merely curious and wanted to win her over.
Yet they never anticipated that despite turning Silver City upside down in their search, they would not find that Little One. Meanwhile, the very Little One they were eager to find lay leisurely under a large tree in Piaoyun Pavilion, basking in the sunlight.
If they knew that the Little One they had been searching for tirelessly was leisurely basking in the sun at Prince Luo's Residence, they might just faint from anger.
In Silver City, at the General's residence, General Lan Zhiguang was furious upon hearing from a guard that they had searched the city four times without finding the Little One. He was so enraged that he began to throw things around the hall.
As he smashed ceramics and vases beside him, he shouted at the servants who had gone out to search for Luo Bingbing: "Useless, useless! A bunch of useless people! With so many of you looking for a child, and you can't even find one? What good are you to me?"
The servants, upon hearing his words, lowered their heads as much as they could, not daring to say a word.
Seeing their expressions, General Lan Zhiguang was about to curse them again.
But before he could speak, his General's Wife's voice came from the doorway. "Oh dear! Husband, what good does it do to scold them? You should hurry and send them out again to find that wretched little brat! Right now, Han'er is in her room throwing a fit! She can't stand the pain anymore and is shouting for you to find that wretched little brat quickly!"
After hearing his wife's words, General Lan Zhiguang immediately shouted at the servants: "Go find her again! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, bring that wretched little brat back!"
The servants in the hall quickly took their leave and hurried out, fearing punishment if they were last to leave.
Soon, everyone in the hall had left, leaving only Lan Zhiguang, his wife, and their Personal Maid.
Once the hall was empty, the General's Wife said to her husband: "Husband, why don't you send some of the Imperial Guards in Silver City to help look for her?"
"No way! My dear wife, if I mobilize the Imperial Guards, it will raise suspicion with the Emperor. Besides, it would make things very difficult for Min'er in the palace!" Lan Zhiguang immediately countered his wife's suggestion.
His wife fell silent after hearing his response and did not speak further.
Seeing her silent agreement with his view, General Lan Zhiguang furrowed his brows and said: "I don't know which wretched little brat dares to be so arrogant and disregard imperial authority."
"Why not go to the palace now and report this matter to the Emperor? It would be good to ask him to take care of our Han'er!" suggested the General's Wife again.
Upon hearing her words, Lan Zhiguang reprimanded her immediately: "Are you trying to embarrass us even more? The news has already spread like wildfire throughout Silver City. Do you want all the officials in court to know that my daughter has been slapped by a lowly commoner?"
Upon hearing her husband's words, the General's Wife quickly said, "Ah! Is it that serious?"
Lan Zhiguang nodded lightly after listening to her and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Let's go check on Han'er first!"
When they arrived at Lan Ruohan's room, they saw their Beloved Daughter throwing things around and throwing a tantrum!
As soon as Lan Ruohan saw them, she hurried over and cried out, "Father, Mother, you must avenge me!"
Seeing his Beloved Daughter's still swollen face, Lan Zhiguang felt immense pain in his heart. He wished he could immediately skin Luo Bingbing, the one who had hurt his daughter.
So, after hearing his Beloved Daughter's words, he quickly said, "Han'er, don't worry. I will definitely avenge you and find that damned little brat. You just rest well and recover; wait for me to take care of this for you!"
Once he finished speaking, he went to the hall to wait for news, leaving his General's Wife to comfort their precious daughter with her pig-headed face.
In the Imperial Study, Dongfang Hao finished reviewing the Imperial Edicts on the table and called in Mo Xuan, who was standing outside the door. He instructed, "Mo Xuan, prepare yourself. I will be going to Prince Luo's Residence shortly."
Mo Xuan quickly responded to Emperor Dongfang Hao's words, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will prepare right away." With that, he exited.
Dongfang Hao then had his personal maid help him change clothes. After taking off the Dragon Robe and putting on a plain White Brocade Robe, he set off with his Personal Bodyguard in a carriage to Prince Luo's Residence.
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