The General's Genius Daughter
chapter-201

Chapter 201 Hua Qiyue’s Mad!

Hua Qiyue raced madly to the tall tower.

It’s getting near!

When she was there, Hua Qiyue indeed did not see a soul. Prince Nan’s mansion was so big, yet there was no one inside. Even the plants in the big herb fields had been all pulled out.

Hua Qiyue dashed to the front of the tower. She saw that the black array surrounding the tower was gone. The leaves of its large, mysterious door were half-open.

“Tianci!” Hua Qiyue cried. Her heart was thumping. For some reason, the uneasiness in her heart had intensified.

Hua Qiyue kicked open the door of the tower with one kick.

Other than grave shock, she also felt terror.

The door could only be opened by Yun Shimo in the past. Now, she could kick it open with one kick. In other words, the sorcery of the tower was gone.

Hua Qiyue instantly felt her heart being ripped apart.

Yun Shimo was certainly not a simple man. He knew such profound, mysterious formations. But she had always thought this an array unique to this tower.

It was not an artificial array.

Hua Qiyue dashed into the tower. The plentiful anima energy of the heaven and the earth inside was also gone.

“Tianci… Tianci, where are you? Tianci!” Hua Qiyue’s eyes were bloodshot and brimming with tears. Despite searching every corner of the tower, she had not discovered her son Tianci!

Yun Shimo had taken Tianci away!

There was a strange halo in Tianci’s body. That must be why he had taken Tianci away!

“Tianci… Tianci, don’t leave Mom. Don’t leave Mom… ” Hua Qiyue cried, shocked and terrified. Her growling voice was going hoarse.

The most important thing to her in this life was Tianci.

Now that Tianci had really been taken away by Yun Shimo…

Hua Qiyue was so furious that her lungs were about to explode. As she raged on, she regretted having trusted Yun Shimo too much!

If she had not, Tianci would not have been taken away!

Hua Qiyue started to wreak havoc on the items in the tower—she unleashed a palm, shattering the things in the tower, then hit out a fist at the jade couch inside.

The jade couch immediately ripped apart into two with a loud sound. But there was no one inside.

Hua Qiyue was totally mad. When Ji Feng and the others arrived, tears were streaking down her face. She was shuddering like a badly injured little beast.

“Sister Qiyue… ” Ji Jing immediately ran over and embraced her. “Don’t be anxious. We will look slowly, slowly… Yun Shimo can’t be too far away. Let’s all search!”

Her words enlightened Hua Qiyue. She pushed Ji Jing to one side and dashed madly to the outside.

“Follow her, quick!” Ji Feng said with a pang in his heart. Huangfu Xuan’s face was livid green, as he glared at the tower angrily.

“Damn that Yun Shimo! What the hell’s wrong with him? Why has he taken Tianci away?”

The company followed Hua Qiyue out to the capital to search.

Hua Qiyue recalled Tianci’s Man-Hunting Insect. Unfortunately, that spirit animal was with Tianci.

Right now, they did not know which direction Yun Shimo had gone with Tianci.

Even the green jade gourd had been taken away by him. Otherwise, Hua Qiyue would certainly beg Tianpi for help. And she would have other options too.

Hua Qiyue, Huangfu Xuan, Ouyang Youche, Ji Feng and the others all led their Qi Artists, searching for Yun Shimo in different directions.

For ten full days, Hua Qiyue searched all the towns and villages around the Changjing capital. She must have searched several hundreds of them. But she discovered no news of Yun Shimo.

She paid a painter to draw a portrait of Tianci and Yun Shimo. She got several thousand low-level Qi Artists to search for them.

However, one month passed. Yun Shimo and Tianci seemed to have sunk into the depths of the ocean. No news of their whereabouts could be had.

Hua Qiyue was almost crazy with rage. With one month of frantic searchings and travel, she had lost much weight. Dark, swollen circles were around her eyes.

On this day, Hua Qiyue had accidentally run into Ji Feng and Ji Jing in a southern town.

She was carrying a flask of osmanthus wine, sitting in a crowded inn, drinking. She was despondent and distracted. If Ji Jing had not cast additional glances at her, she would not have recognized this haggard woman as Hua Qiyue.

Ji Jing and Ji Feng dashed over. “Qiyue, what happened to you? Qiyue… ”

Ji Feng sat down by Hua Qiyue’s side with aching grief. He tidied her disheveled hair gently.

Hua Qiyue was a trance, as if dreaming. She stared stupidly at Ji Feng, like an idiot.

“Qiyue… it’s me, Ji Feng. Let’s go back to the capital and ask His Majesty about Princess Qianyang and Yun Shimo. What do you say?”

Ji Feng said with an aching heart. He knew that there were two important persons in Hua Qiyue’s heart: one was Yun Shimo, the other Tianci.

Yet both of them had disappeared within one day. No traces of them had been seen. She must have felt greatly shattered.

“Brother Ji… ” Hua Qiyue recovered somewhat and smiled bitterly. Her tears had long dried up.

“Yun Shimo… has abandoned me. Even Tianci has left with him… ” The pain in Hua Qiyue’s heart was so great that she almost suffocated. She would not mind Yun Shimo leaving him, but he had left with Tianci too!

Ji Feng clutched her trembling shoulder. “Qiyue, Brother Yun must have some unspeakable difficulties. Tianci might not have left with him willingly… Brother Yun is well versed in the healing arts. Maybe… he might have made Tianci forget you.”

Hua Qiyue’s entire body shook. Her eyes were glazed over with a glassy dullness. She almost could not accept this fact.

“Brother, we’ve just found Sister Qiyue. Don’t say these things to provoke her!” Ji Jing started to cry out in dissatisfaction.

They were also extremely exhausted this whole month, searching for Yun Shimo and Tianci.

Hua Qiyue gazed at Ji Jing who had also lost much weight. She felt a pang of guilt in her heart. “Sorry, it’s all my fault… ”

“Qiyue, don’t be so polite to us! I have asked His Majesty about this and he said that after returning to the capital, Yun Shimo abducted the Princess away secretly. The Emperor had wanted to grant their marriage. Of course, he won’t send men after them…. But we can go back and see if Princess Qianyang’s left any clues behind!”

Ji Feng whispered quietly. Now, their only hope lay in the capital.

Hua Qiyue nodded, getting up weakly. But her legs gave way. She had had too much to drink and could not walk steadily.

Ji Feng immediately helped her up. The expression on Ji Jing’s face was strange. A mysterious look flitted across her eyes. She quickly retreated to one side, allowing her brother to get close to his beloved woman.

“We’ll… return to the capital at once… ” Hua Qiyue mumbled, intoxicated.

“Better rest for a while. You’re so drunk!”

Ji Feng said. He helped Hua Qiyue back to the Cloud Dragon Inn. Hua Qiyue had rented a room there. It was the largest inn in town.

People were bustling about and many were members of the martial arts world. Most were Qi Artists.

“Have you heard? During the battle against the Gnawing Devils Sect, that female Qi Artist, Hua Qiyue, was so awesome. She managed to summon the 10 demon corpses!”

“Yes, I heard that long ago. If it weren’t for that Prince as well, the entire Changjing Kingdom would have ended up in the hands of the Venerated Supreme Devil.”

“10 great demon corpses… isn’t this a legendary, forbidden secret art? If she had summoned even more and resurrected them, wouldn’t the whole world undergo another great massacre?”

“You’re wrong. You think anyone can summon those 10 demon corpses? In the past, only one had. And now, Hua Qiyue. Only twice. For those demon corpses to resurrect, they must be summoned 100 times… ”

“But that female Qi Artist’s so pitiful. I heard that after slaying the Venerated Supreme Devil, that damn Emperor has got men to kill her. Then, he tried to assassinate Hua Qiyue at Teal Stone Town. But his plot failed. So he could only go out of the city and welcome her back!”

“Yeah, I was there too. Haha, Hua Qiyue was so impressive. She totally ignored the Emperor and did not even greet him, entering the capital straight. Unfortunately, her fiancé and godson are now missing. I’ve heard that Yun Shimo has eloped with Princess Qianyang, taking her godson with them.”

“Dear me, she’s the most pitiful woman in the world… ”

Everyone was talking and discussing. The matter had been over for a month, yet it was still the hot topic for people chatting leisurely after their tea and meals everywhere.

After all, the Soul Puppets of the Gnawing Devils Sect were so terrifying.

If Hua Qiyue had failed, the entire Changjing population would end up as puppets of the Gnawing Devils Sect. More importantly, the Gnawing Devils Sect was also in league with the Dark Sect of Yuewu Kingdom.

But with the extermination of the Gnawing Devils Sect, the Dark Sect also kept very quiet all this time. Perhaps they had learned about Hua Qiyue’s true capabilities and made other plans.

Ji Feng helped Hua Qiyue back to her room. He laid her down to rest and sat silently by her side, guarding her.

Hua Qiyue was so drunk. She had fallen asleep in a daze. Her pretty face was now so emaciated that it was like a piece of drawn skin. Her beauty had dimmed. But for Ji Feng, her face was still the most entrancing.

“Brother, let me get the waiter to make some soup to sober her up.”

Ji Jing retreated knowingly.

Ji Feng gazed intently at her face quietly, the emotions in his heart raging.

Previously, he had given up coming between Yun Shimo and Hua Qiyue. He had felt that he was not as outstanding as Yun Shimo. He was not good enough for her.

But now that Yun Shimo had eloped with Princess Qianyang, he would not give his second chance to another man.

Ji Feng sighed lightly. Hua Qiyue had turned out this way. He, too, felt extremely hurt. But he was still quite surprised. He had not expected Tianci to occupy such an important position in Hua Qiyue’s heart.

“Brother… I heard that someone has met a man who resembles Yun Shimo outside the town. Let’s go and take a look!”

Ji Jing cried. Ji Feng was greatly shocked. He stared at Hua Qiyue on the couch.

“But Qiyue’s… ”

“Sister Qiyue has been here for some days. She’ll be fine. Besides, although she’s drunk, her Qi Art is still very powerful. Let’s hurry!” Ji Jing urged.

Ji Feng heard her and immediately left with Ji Jing.

The disciples of the Ji family were searching elsewhere for the man. Ji Feng was worried about Ji Jing traveling alone. After all, she was the darling of the family since young. So he had to come out together with her.

In the blink of an eye, Ji Feng and Ji Jing had left Cloud Dragon Inn.

Hua Qiyue was lying quietly on her couch, her breathing steady. At this moment, someone pushed open her window and soared in nimbly.

“Quick, take her away!” A man’s low voice rang out.

“Yes, Sect Leader’s been waiting. Be quick… ”

The two of them quickly lifted the soundly asleep Hua Qiyue from the couch. Their bodies were light as swallows, darting away out of the room.