Chapter 172 Kidnapped
Hearing the eunuch's roar, Cui You and the others' expressions changed drastically.
"What are you talking about? Her Royal Highness is missing?" Lin Mingchen couldn't help shouting.
"Who? Who dares to yell in front of me?"
The person who brought Cui You and the others was so frightened that they immediately knelt down and shouted: "Sir, these four are disciples of the Five Gods Sect."
The prefect had already wanted to kill people, but at this time, he dared to have someone yell in front of him. He simply didn't know whether to live or die.
But after hearing that he was a disciple of the Five Gods Sect, he immediately sobered up a lot.
"What are you still doing? Why don't you go look for it quickly?" The prefect scolded his men, and then looked at Cui You and the others.
"Sir, Your Highness the Princess is missing. Did she leave on her own or?" Yin Yaoqin asked.
"To tell you the truth, Your Highness was kidnapped by someone unknown," the eunuch said with a sad look on his face.
If something really happened to the princess, the lives of her entire family would not be safe.
This happened in his prefect's house, and he was the first person to be beheaded by the court.
"What?" Xie Longhe said in surprise, "Who is so bold?"
There are also many masters in the prefecture, and Xie Longhe knows this well.
And since the princess is here, she will definitely strengthen her defense.
But even under such circumstances, the princess was still kidnapped, and the other party's skill was not trivial.
"I don't know yet." The prefect shook his head and said, "Almost all the masters in the prefecture have been sent out, hoping to rescue His Highness. Four young heroes, who are you here this time?"
Cui You didn't expect such a thing to happen. The four of them came here originally to ensure Xia Xinyue's safety, but now she was kidnapped by someone unknown, and they didn't have a clue.
Before Cui You and the others could answer, a voice suddenly sounded: "Young Master Cui."
Hearing this voice, everyone turned their attention to the door of the small courtyard ahead, and saw two girls coming out of it.
"Two girls, Your Highness?" Cui You's eyes narrowed, but he didn't expect that Juan'er and Ying'er were still here.
"Young Master Cui, you must rescue His Highness the Princess, please." Ying'er cried as tears kept falling from her eyes.
The two of them were a little confused.
Xie Longhe and Lin Mingchen were very depressed. What is this? The two maids of Her Highness the Princess seemed to have only Cui You in their eyes. Could it be that they are all transparent?
If we really want to save people, do we have to rely on Cui You alone?
Don’t you have to rely on yourself?
How capable is Cui You?
In fact, it is not the fault of Juan'er and Ying'er. Although Xie Longhe and Lin Mingchen had escorted Xia Xinyue back to Luoyang back then, after all, several years had passed and the two women's impression of Xie Longhe and the others was somewhat faded.
But Cui You was different. He had just rescued them, so the impression was naturally profound.
Especially when they are a little desperate, Cui You's arrival is a life-saving straw that they must seize.
"You two girls, please calm down first. Tell us in detail what happened at that time. Only then can we possibly rescue His Highness." Cui You said hurriedly.
"Yes, Junior Brother Cui is right. You two girls, please calm down." Xie Longhe also said.
Juan'er and Ying'er stopped crying and tried their best to calm down their moods.
They also knew that crying could not save Her Highness the Princess.
So the two women began to tell everyone what happened early this morning.
Seeing the two women speaking, the prefect couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Of course he had asked the two women just now, but they were too excited and what they said was a bit messy, which gave him a headache.
But these two women are the princess's personal maids, so he can't force them too much.
If it had been anyone else, he would have been tortured long ago.
Unexpectedly, the Five Gods Sect and several juniors came over to calm them down, and their words were obviously much clearer now.
"That means it happened two hours ago?" After hearing this, Xie Longhe frowned slightly and said, "Sir, it seems that you just discovered it. During this period?"
"After the man sneaked in, he immediately arrested His Highness, and then we lost consciousness. When we woke up, it was already dawn, and we called for people." Juan'er said.
The prefect was also cursing secretly in his heart, calling the masters in the government office useless.
Someone sneaked in and kidnapped the princess, but no one noticed.
The two girls fell into a coma, so naturally they couldn't call anyone in time.
But if experts like myself could be more vigilant, we could have discovered this earlier.
"Losing consciousness? Have you tapped any acupuncture points?" Lin Mingchen asked.
"The man just waved his sleeves, and we felt confused, and then we had no impression." Ying'er replied.
"Poison?" Cui You and the other four's expressions changed slightly.
"Sir, I have made an important discovery." A middle-aged man came quickly from a distance away.
"What? Have you found His Highness's whereabouts?" the prefect asked nervously.
Since there was an important discovery, it should be good news, and he was looking forward to it.
"Not yet." The man glanced at Cui You and the four of them, and continued, "My subordinates discovered that the guards who escorted Her Royal Highness outside last night had traces of poisoning."
"Impossible, aren't they all good?" the prefect shouted loudly.
"Sir, not all poisons are fatal." The man explained, "Although I am still not sure what kind of poison it is, I can still guess at least a few of its effects."
"Then why don't you tell me quickly?"
"This poison should affect a person's consciousness, making him unable to concentrate on one thing."
"What do you mean?" the eunuch asked, somewhat confused, "I want to hear the result, I want to hear the news about His Highness, not here to hear what you say about poison."
"Sir, what I mean is that the other party is a master who is proficient in using poison. It was the method he used that made the guards outside His Highness so unconscious that it was difficult for them to detect someone sneaking in. Even if His Highness was kidnapped, it would be difficult for them.
Notice that the other party used poison to confuse everyone's minds."
"I don't listen to these explanations, what about Your Highness?" the prefect said angrily.
The prefect didn't know much about these gangster tactics, but when Cui You and others heard this, they had many more thoughts in their minds.
"Do you have someone to suspect?" Xie Longhe asked aloud.
"Are these four people from the Five Gods Sect?" the middle-aged man asked.
Cui You could tell that this middle-aged man's skills were not weak and should be as good as his own. He was obviously a master in the prefect's mansion.
These masters work for the imperial court, but they are quite familiar with the affairs of the world, so it is not surprising that they can recognize the four of them.
"That's right." Lin Mingchen nodded.
"I got news that the Poison King once appeared in the city, and the elders of your sect also fought against the Poison King. I wonder if this is the case?"
"It's true." Cui You nodded.
Chapter completed!