Thinking of all his secret agents destroyed, Yuwen Jun’s face tightened with seriousness.
Ah Ke let out a sigh of relief, leading Yuwen Jun to swiftly disappear within the residential buildings.
The two of them made their way to Humming Abyss as quickly as possible.
The area was still in complete disarray, the Stilted Buildings were in shambles, and the caverns were utterly empty, with nothing left around but corpses.
Facing the completely empty cave, Yuwen Jun’s face turned ashen, and he was completely unable to speak.
"Master, this..." Ah Ke was also shocked.
He had been involved in the creation and operation of Humming Abyss; up until the last contact, Humming Abyss had already accumulated 60 repeating crossbow carts and a million arrow feathers, not to mention countless short crossbows and bows and arrows. But now, not even the parts remained, let alone the finished products.
What kind of force could have emptied this place in just a few days?
Yuwen Jun clenched his fists and ground his teeth, "It must be... Yuwen Luanfei!"
The Imperial Capital was his domain; only he could mobilize troops without anyone noticing to swallow up Humming Abyss.
Yuwen Luanfei sending an invitation, Yuwen Jun had known it was a trap akin to the Hongmen Banquet.
Indeed, he feared that after destroying Thousand Miles and seizing Humming Abyss, Yuwen Luanfei had already begun to suspect him.
This time, inviting him under a pretext might be to catch him in the act or as a show of power.
However, Yuwen Luanfei’s plans went awry; what if he had destroyed his secret agents? Gaining advantage from him would not be so easy.
At this moment, Yuwen Luanfei, whom Yuwen Jun suspected of having ulterior motives, was beside himself with anxiety.
Prime Minister Lin did not appear this morning, and he thought that the Prime Minister was merely ill and had failed to ask for leave in time.
But after the court assembly, he found out through his sent messengers that Prime Minister Lin was not ill, he was missing.
This news shocked Yuwen Luanfei.
A Prime Minister, just gone missing like that, how could it be possible?
The disappearance of Prime Minister Lin shocked the Imperial Court and the Lin Family; they sent someone to ask Princess Consort Mengyu to request the Second Prince’s help in the search.
Princess Consort Mengyu, delicate and frail as she was, fell ill immediately upon hearing her father was missing.
So, after the Imperial Court session, Yuwen Luanfei’s backyard too was in utter chaos.
It was at this time that Bai Junjun and Li Wenli came to visit.
Seeing these two with their far-reaching influence, Yuwen Luanfei greeted them joyfully, ready to share his troubles and seek their help. However, Bai Junjun and Li Wenli were there to bid him farewell; they were preparing to leave the Imperial Capital.
At this critical moment, they were leaving?
Yuwen Luanfei’s eyes widened, shaking his head subconsciously, "No, you can’t, I don’t agree!"
They did not expect Yuwen Luanfei to react so strongly. Weren’t artists supposed to be carefree, with a detached view of life?
Yuwen Luanfei, with tearful eyes, said, "I don’t want this either, but now I’m in big trouble, and you’re going to leave me at this time, what am I supposed to do!"
"What’s actually going on?" Bai Junjun sighed with impatience.
Truly, compared to the gloomy Yuwen Jun, the straightforward Yuwen Luanfei undoubtedly won her over more, so the young mistress’s tone carried a touch more patience.
"Prime Minister Lin is missing."
"..." Bai Junjun speechless, "That’s it? I thought the Fifth Prince was attacking."
"Isn’t this enough? The Prime Minister, a key official of the court, just vanishes and the next one could well be me?"
Seeing Yuwen Luanfei so agitated, Bai Junjun and Li Wenli exchanged a startled look.