"I'll go take a look," Qing Muye said, entering the side hall directly.
Xiao Cheng followed, but there was no one in the vast side hall.
He and Xiao Cheng exchanged a look, then immediately turned to leave.
"What, Miss Meng isn't here?" Mu Chi Li frowned, somewhat surprised.
Qing Muye looked around. "I'll go look elsewhere."
Since he had come, he would not leave empty-handed.
"What the First Prince ordered us to do has been done. We cannot accommodate anything further." Mu Chi Li did not intend to continue searching with them.
"Alright. Please thank the First Prince on my behalf." Qing Muye nodded slightly.
As Mu Chi Li was leaving, he handed Qing Muye and Xiao Cheng each a flashlight, then departed with his retinue.
Subsequently, the two searched the underground palace.
They were discovered midway, and after knocking out five or six people, they circled the entire underground palace, but Meng Jingwei was nowhere to be found.
Ultimately, the two returned empty-handed and descended the mountain.
Sitting in the car, the SUV drove towards the city.
They remained silent the entire way. Xiao Cheng finally couldn't help but berate, "Didn't you ever consider this was a trap, and He Kaiyan was playing you?"
"He wasn't lying."
Qing Muye gazed forward as he drove, his brow furrowed. "From the conversation of the people in the underground palace, it's confirmed that this is indeed one of Old Chen's secret bases. However, it's likely that when Li Yun'er was kidnapped here last time, Old Chen changed locations."
"Then where do we find Xiao Weiwei?"
"I don't know."
Qing Muye was lost, completely without direction.
He even entertained the worst-case scenario, thinking of Meng Jingwei having her memory sealed.
When the two rushed back to Yipin Ju, Han Junyan also appeared. Upon learning of Meng Jingwei's disappearance, he also began searching for her.
Not only the three of them, but even He Kai Lian Nuo in the palace, upon learning of Meng Jingwei's disappearance, began dispatching people to search for her.
Qing Muye's men scoured every inch, but ultimately failed to find Meng Jingwei.
He used He Xiao Ming Jin as a bargaining chip to threaten them. However, He Xiao Ming Jin was beaten black and blue, nearly to death, and He Xiao Lan Ya consistently denied seeing Old Chen or knowing about Meng Jingwei's kidnapping.
Qing Muye knew He Xiao Ming Jin was innocent and couldn't truly take his life, so he eventually sent him to the hospital.
That night, many people couldn't sleep.
Twenty hours had passed since Meng Jingwei's disappearance, and Qing Muye had given up the search.
Because he knew that in twenty hours, Old Chen would have succeeded in sealing her memory.
Meng Jingwei's life was not in danger, so there was no need for him to expend so much manpower searching.
"Not searching anymore?"
Xiao Cheng, furious, kicked the table fiercely. "You're giving up after searching for just a day and a night?"
Bang, clatter—
The table overturned, and the teacups and teapot fell to the ground, shattering into pieces, leaving a mess.
He stood up, grabbed Qing Muye by the collar, and asked, "Is this how you take care of Xiao Weiwei?"
Qing Muye's expression was calm as he spoke faintly, "Twenty hours have passed. Old Chen would have already succeeded in sealing her memory if he intended to. He won't harm A'wei, so what we need to do now is wait."
He Kai Lian Nuo nodded. "Yes, my master is right. Since Meng Jingwei's life is not in danger, she will definitely appear. In this situation, expending more resources and manpower to search is completely unnecessary."
Han Junyan nodded. "Yes, what they said makes sense."
Xiao Cheng, burning with rage, gritted his teeth, finally flung Qing Muye away, and turned to leave Yipin Ju.
Han Junyan also stood up and said to Qing Muye, "If she returns, please let me know." With that, he too departed.