When the shrill screams came from outside the Crown Prince's Mansion, Shi Jiu had already sensed something was wrong.
Although Shi Jiu was a bit naive, she could clearly see the current situation in Cangwu Kingdom.
People all said that Gu Zhiruo was the most undignified crown prince in Cangwu Kingdom, but Shi Jiu knew that he wasn't without dignity; he was just hiding his radiance.
Previously, her second elder sister had said that the eyes were the windows to the soul. To tell whether a person was good or bad, one could tell from their eyes.
Gu Zhiruo's eyes were gentle and delicate.
But he was not harmless.
Shi Jiu had already anticipated tonight's outcome.
She had a disability in her legs, so it was not convenient for her to go out without permission.
When Gu Zhiruo returned to Shi Jiu's courtyard, she had already gone to bed.
"Miss Meng, are you asleep?"
Shi Jiu gave a soft hum. She didn't close her eyes.
In fact, she was completely sleepless.
She knew that Gu Zhiruo meant no harm to her. She just didn't want to have too much entanglement with him.
Shi Jiu saw.
Gu Zhiruo stood in front of her door for a long time. His figure was straight, and his silhouette was projected on the window.
It was very quiet now.
Compared with the earlier scene of shouts and killings, it was incredibly silent at this moment.
She only heard Gu Zhiruo heave a sigh.
Then he said softly, "I'm sorry to have disturbed you earlier. It's all over now. You can sleep in peace."
This time, Shi Jiu didn't reply.
Gu Zhiruo stayed for a while longer and then left.
Gu Zhiruo couldn't quite put his feelings for this girl he had picked up on the way into words. He just felt that she was very special.
This girl wasn't extremely beautiful, but her face was fair and clear, making people unconsciously like her.
Even after she knew that he was the most useless and cowardly crown prince in Cangwu Kingdom, she just gave a charming smile and said that man could make things happen. One couldn't go against the heavens, but one's fate was in one's own hands.
Gu Zhiruo had no improper thoughts about Shi Jiu. He just felt that the time they spent together was very pleasant, just like old friends.
In front of Shi Jiu, he didn't need to care about his identity or put on the so - called airs of a crown prince. He was just Gu Zhiruo, and she was just Meng Shijiu.
It wasn't until she was sure that Gu Zhiruo had left that Shi Jiu let out a long sigh.
She had come to this plane without her second elder sister's knowledge, and neither her elder sister nor her brothers knew about it. Even the three children of the Feng family had no idea.
Shi Jiu now just hoped that she could see them soon and give them the important thing.
She wondered how Zhan'er was doing?
In Qingyun Kingdom, after Feng Zhan received the news from Ting Bai, he rushed to Qingyun Peak in a hurry.
When he got there, all he saw was Bu Ran's back.
He was sitting in front of the Star Disk Formation, not daring to take his eyes off it for a moment.
On his peerless face, there was already a look of exhaustion because of the long - term high concentration of spirit.
Feng Zhan had originally thought that since that little girl Zhao Shuning had come to find Bu Ran these days, he wouldn't disturb the leisure time of the young couple.
But he didn't expect that not long after, this news came.
Feng Zhan walked over and gently placed his hand on Yan Ruyu's shoulder.
Yan Ruyu's eyes didn't move.
"Bu Ran—"
Feng Zhan was touched.
"Elder brother, I can't find her."
The man's voice was a bit hoarse.
Feng Zhan felt that he had never seen his always cold younger brother in such a state. He had been extremely proud since childhood, and no one could make him so heart - broken.
"Bu Ran, it's okay."
"Elder brother, I can't find her. Why? Why can't I find her life aura? This is impossible. On this great formation of mine, as long as a person lives on the Nine - Continent Continent, I can find them as long as I want to."
Feng Zhan also realized the seriousness of the matter and quickly squatted down.
"Bu Ran, don't be anxious."
Yan Ruyu in a green dress was obviously a bit struggling at this moment. He murmured, "Could it be? Could it be because of me?"
Feng Zhan was stunned.
He turned to look at Ting Bai and Mu Wan.
The two of them shook their heads.
Feng Zhan said, "You two go down first."
"Yes."
After Ting Bai and Mu Wan left, Feng Zhan looked at Yan Ruyu and said frankly, "Bu Ran, don't think blindly. I've already heard about this matter. That little girl Zhao Shuning is lucky. Think about it. Back then, those people had gone so far, but she just changed a body and still lived a wonderful life. Now, she's just missing. Maybe she's living in a small place on the Nine - Continent Continent at this moment. Don't be anxious first."
Feng Zhan wasn't good at comforting people.
These words were already the limit of his consolation.
Yan Ruyu said, "Elder brother, haven't you heard what mother said?"
"Heard what?"
Feng Zhan frowned in confusion. They brothers rarely mentioned their father and mother. They were both no longer in this world. If their father and mother knew that Bu Ran was in such a bad situation now, they would probably tear this plane apart and come over.
"My fate is different from yours. I'm a thousand - year lone evil spirit."
Feng Zhan said, "Why are you talking about this again?"
"Elder brother, maybe I shouldn't have taken this step in the first place. I thought I could protect her well. I thought as long as I was there, no one would hurt her in the future. I even gave her the Red Lotus just in case something happened to her. But look, after all these precautions I've taken, she's still missing. This is my fate. I shouldn't have gone against the heavens. I shouldn't have provoked Ning'er again and again."
Suddenly, Yan Ruyu's body became extremely cold.
Feng Zhan could faintly see that frost began to form between Bu Ran's eyebrows and hair.
"Bu Ran, don't think blindly!"
"Bu Ran, can you hear me?"
At first, although Yan Ruyu was flustered, he wasn't as desperate as he was now. After Ye Ling's death, he vaguely felt that the jade flute had protected a wisp of Zhao Shuning's primordial spirit, so at that time, Yan Ruyu still had a glimmer of hope.
But this time, when he calmed down and tried hard to find Ning'er.
Once, twice, a thousand times.
He couldn't sense her. Even the sacred object like the Red Lotus had disappeared so cleanly out of thin air.
Yan Ruyu didn't want to lose his composure, but he couldn't help it. After trying thousands and thousands of times and being sure that there was no trace of this life aura on the Nine - Continent Continent, he completely panicked.
"Bu Ran, what's wrong with you?"
Yan Ruyu's body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Then in the next moment, his body also began to turn cold.
Feng Zhan quickly activated his inner strength and wanted to input it into Yan Ruyu's body, but Yan Ruyu had lived on the Nine - Continent Continent for a thousand years. Feng Zhan's inner strength had already repelled Yan Ruyu's body. All of Feng Zhan's efforts were in vain.
"Ah—"
A heart - rending scream suddenly came from Yan Ruyu's mouth.
Then, in Feng Zhan's unbelieving eyes.
Every part of Bu Ran's eyebrows and hair turned to snow.