Upon hearing this matter, a few people on the stage began to feel anxious, and Han Yongsheng quickly explained Xiaoxiao’s identity to his grandfather, "Grandpa, you go back first; I’ll handle things here."
Old Master Han knew the severity of the situation, so he decided not to add chaos to his grandson, and he left with his men.
For a while, only a few of them were left in the Marriage Fate Temple.
Chu Lian and Han Yongsheng spoke in unison, both quickly sending their subordinates to look for people.
"Young Master, Acheng understands."
"Young Master, Ada understands."
Just as Acheng and Ada were about to leave, they were stopped by Wang Xiangxiang, "Wait a moment, I’ll draw a portrait first so the people below can take it with them to look for her."
Everyone agreed that Wang Xiangxiang’s suggestion was good, so they waited for Wang Xiangxiang to finish the drawing. Soon, Acheng and Ada left with the portrait of Xiaoxiao, and two groups of people started searching for her.
At that moment, Yang Ming was extremely anxious. He had never hated his own helplessness so much; he was so weak that he couldn’t even protect his own wife and had to rely on Chu Lian and the others for help. He felt he deserved to die. He jumped off the stage, saying as he walked, "I’m going to search the Marriage Fate Temple again first."
"Third brother, wait for me; I’ll come with you," Wang Xiangxiang said anxiously, tears forming in her eyes. She was truly regretful. If she hadn’t insisted on helping Xiaoxiao to obtain the Blood Jade, they wouldn’t have lost focus and let her go missing.
Chu Lian grabbed Wang Xiangxiang’s arm, stopping her, "Stay close to me; I am worried you might go missing too."
Wang Xiangxiang looked at Chu Lian, filled with worry, "But..."
Chu Lian comforted her, "Don’t worry, we will find her."
"Okay." For some reason, Chu Lian’s words reassured Wang Xiangxiang, and she followed him, continuing the search for Xiaoxiao inside the temple.
But by then, Xiaoxiao had already left the mountain, and no matter how thoroughly they searched the Marriage Fate Temple, they couldn’t find her.
As it was getting dark, they found nothing and everyone was tired. Chu Lian suggested, "Yang Ming, let’s go down the mountain."
By then, Yang Ming was extremely distressed with red-rimmed eyes, and he had no intention of leaving, "Chu big brother, you go ahead; I’ll look around a bit more."
Chu Lian knew that no one could dissuade Yang Ming in such a state, but he had to take Xiangxiang back down the mountain.
Now that there was trouble, he and Han Yongsheng had called a truce, and it was decided that whoever got news first would immediately inform the other.
Unable to persuade Yang Ming to leave, the rest of them had no choice but to head down the mountain. On the way down, Wang Xiangxiang was very worried, "Can the third brother manage by himself?"
"Don’t worry, he won’t crumble before his wife is found."
Yang Ming was left alone in the Marriage Fate Temple, very aware that if his wife had left on her own, she would have already returned by now. Given the current situation, it was highly likely that his wife had been taken by someone.
He too descended the mountain, wandering through the streets one by one, hoping to find a trace of his wife. He was determined not to just sit and wait to die; the forces of Chu Lian and Han Yongsheng were not enough, he needed to seek more help.
He no longer believed in the government office, so he could only rely on other means. Sometimes their Heaven Escort Agency also took on such tasks as finding or protecting people, so he thought to try the escort agency in Lin County.
Having found out the location of the Lin County Escort Agency, Yang Ming quickened his pace towards the agency, but unexpectedly encountered someone on the way.