Ten days later

The crisp singing voice flowed like a clear spring in the mountain stream, the lingering sound lingering and echoing in the air. It was Duanmu Rong's unique, clear and beautiful voice. However, today's Rong'er had her brows tightly knitted, her heart was heavy, and the song was gone.

The morning sun still carried a trace of coolness, like a layer of light gauze gently covering the earth. Duanmu Rong, dressed in plain clothes, stood quietly on the towering city gate, letting the morning breeze gently caress her hair. Her eyes, which were usually as agile as water, were now filled with anxiety and unease. She slightly tiptoed, her eyes anxiously searching back and forth in the bustling crowd under the city gate, as if to find the only figure from this vast sea of people.Time passed by minute by minute, the sun gradually became warmer, dispelling the chill of the morning, and dyeing the earth with a layer of golden brilliance. The crowd under the city gate became more and more crowded, and the noise also became louder and louder. All kinds of hawking sounds, bargaining sounds, and children's frolicking sounds intertwined, forming a lively picture of the market.

However, all of this could not attract Duanmu Rong's attention. Her eyes were only anxious, her heart was only worried, and she still did not see that familiar figure."Master, today is the day of our appointment, where are you..." Duanmu Rong silently muttered in her heart, like a candle flame swaying in the wind, fragile and helpless. Her hand involuntarily clenched the hem of her clothes tightly, her fingertips slightly white. The afternoon sun had become a little dazzling, like countless thin needles piercing people's skin, bringing bursts of scorching heat. She could no longer continue to wait on the city gate, so she left the city gate and walked into the bustling market. The noisy crowd passed by her, all kinds of sounds echoed in her ears, but she seemed to be in a vacuum world, unable to hear anything, unable to see anything.

There was only one thought in her heart: find Master.Suddenly, a vigorous carrier pigeon cut through the sky and flew towards Qin Yi's mansion at an extremely fast speed. Duanmu Rong's heart sank, and a strong sense of unease instantly surged into her heart. "Master is not a person who easily breaks an appointment, this carrier pigeon..." She murmured to herself, her voice full of unease and fear, like a desperate cry from a person about to fall into an abyss, "Could it be that Master really had an accident?"She ran back to her room like a gust of wind, pushed the door open, and the carrier pigeon was standing quietly by the window. Duanmu Rong's heart beat violently, as if it was about to jump out of her chest. She took a deep breath, trying to calm her disordered emotions, then walked forward slowly, trembling her hands, carefully untied the small wooden tube tied to the pigeon's feet, and slowly unrolled the small piece of parchment.

The familiar handwriting instantly came into her eyes: "Suddenly attacked by masked men, the supplies were severely damaged, hoping for support."These short few words, like a bolt of lightning, fiercely struck Duanmu Rong's heart, making her instantly lose all her strength. "Master..." She whispered. "What can I do?..." Duanmu Rong clenched the thin piece of parchment tightly, her knuckles turning white from force, as if to crush it. Her mind kept flashing through the scene of Master being besieged by a group of masked men. Every scene was like a sharp knife, fiercely piercing her heart."Big Brother Qin! Yes, go to Big Brother Qin! He must have a way!" A glimmer of hope suddenly flashed in Duanmu Rong's eyes. She stood up abruptly and rushed out of the room like an arrow, running wildly in Qin's mansion, like an arrow leaving the string, straight to Qin Yi's study.

Seeing that she was about to arrive, she collided with a maid carrying a basin of water. With a "hua hua hua" sound, water splashed everywhere, and both of them took a few steps back at the same time, and finally fell to the ground on their buttocks."Ouch!" The maid cried out in pain. Just as she was about to ask Duanmu Rong if she was injured, she was interrupted by her urgent voice: "Where's Big Brother Qin? Where is he?"The maid was dizzy from the collision, her head buzzing. It took a long time before she came back to her senses. She answered confusedly, "An hour ago, a soldier came to report urgently, and then...then General Qin went out with him."Duanmu Rong felt suffocated when she heard this.

She stood up abruptly, with only one thought in her mind: she must find out Master's news as soon as possible!"Tongxiang Inn!" She murmured to herself. Tongxiang Inn, that is the intelligence network hub of the Duanmu clan all over the world. She will surely find Master's situation there.Ignoring her wet clothes, she turned and rushed out, but suddenly stopped.She turned her head and hurriedly instructed the still somewhat bewildered maid: "Listen carefully, if Big Brother Qin comes back, be sure to tell him that Master was attacked and the situation is critical! I'll go back to Tongxiang Inn to find out the news first, and I'll rush back as soon as there is definite news, and discuss countermeasures with him!"After speaking, she stopped staying, and her figure disappeared into the deep courtyard of the Qin Mansion like an arrow leaving the string, leaving only the maid, still holding the broken pieces of the basin in her hand, staring blankly at the direction where Duanmu Rong left, and a strange feeling of uneasiness rose in her heart.