Chi Feng stood behind Xiao Yichen and talked to him for a long time but there was no response from him. He stood there like a statue, motionless.
The light from the torch shone on him, lengthening his figure, but could not illuminate his face. Unable to see Xiao Yichen's expression, Chi Feng stepped forward and stood beside him. Just one glance and he couldn't help but gasp.
Chi Feng's eyes widened and he murmured, "This... How is this possible!"
Xiao Yichen: "What's impossible? Didn't you see it all? An entire wall was restored intact in my study. This thief is quite interesting..."
Before Xiao Yichen could finish his words, something incredible happened. Red liquid suddenly flowed out of the originally snow-white wall, strangely smudged the ink marks on the wall, which was creepy to look at.
Chi Feng rubbed his eyes again and again, and finally realized that he was not hallucinating. He subconsciously touched the goose bumps on his arm, "This... Why is this wall bleeding!"
Xiao Yichen snorted coldly, "Playing tricks!" Then he pushed the torch in his hand forward. With a bang, the whole wall caught fire instantly. Amidst the billowing black smoke, a black figure quickly climbed over the beam and rushed out of the window.
Xiao Yichen ordered: "Chase him. If he's alive, we must find him. If he's dead, we must find his body."
The guards received the order and chased after him at full speed. They knew in their hearts that this mischievous thief had successfully irritated the Prince of Chen.
The chaos in the front yard soon woke up Ji Yuqing who was dreaming.
She hurriedly put on her clothes and sat up, asking Zi Su to inquire about the news. Ji Yuqing's frown did not relax. She had finally made progress in her relationship with Xiao Yichen in the past two days. Tonight was the perfect night, and she was just about to ask Xiao Yichen to rest together, but unexpectedly she heard the guard's hurried report.
It has been half a minute since Xiao Yichen left. It seems that something big has happened.
Zi Su hurried back and closed the door. Her face was pale and she looked like she had seen a ghost.
Ji Yuqing asked hurriedly: "What happened!"
Zi Su said, "The prince's study is haunted, and the whole palace is under martial law to catch the ghost."
"Ghost?" Ji Yuqing's face turned pale and she asked hurriedly, "Why is there a ghost? What happened?"
"This is what happened..." Zi Su hurriedly explained. At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew from somewhere, and the candles in the room suddenly went out, scaring the two women to scream.
"What happened!" The searching guard pushed the door open with a torch in hand.
"Nothing." Ji Yuqing was a little embarrassed and waved to the guards to leave.
The guard stood still, "I am looking for a thief, Concubine Qing. Is there anything unusual here?"
Ji Yuqing shook her head, "No."
The guard said, "I am also concerned about Concubine Qing's safety. I hope you will allow me to search the room."
Ji Yuqing nodded, "Okay, then hurry up, I'm sleepy and need to rest."
The guard nodded, searched Ji Yuqing's room carefully, then apologized and left.
A quarter of an hour later, there was a knock on Ji Yuqing's door. Zi Su opened the door and saw that it was the captain of the guards who was knocking on the door.
Zi Su asked, "Captain of the Guards, what can I do for you?"
The guards nodded and said, "A thief broke into the palace tonight. For the sake of Concubine Qing's safety, the prince asked his subordinates to come and conduct a routine search."
Zi Su exclaimed, "Didn't we just search it? Why are you here again?"
The chief guard frowned, "Just now... I just came from the front yard. I wonder which team checked Concubine Qing's room?"
(End of this chapter)