68: Chapter 68 The Missing Sixth Young Master

"Ugly Slave, come, come, come, it's time to eat, let's have New Year's Eve dinner together!"

Prince Yin smiled as he took Su Fan's small hand and led him into the dining hall, where Jiang Ji and Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai both looked at him with anticipation.

"Look everyone, Ugly Slave has grown quite a bit this year!"

Prince Yin pointed at Su Fan while speaking to his wife and child, then looked at Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai: "Xiaobai, you are only two years younger than Ugly Slave, you need to grow tall quickly too!"

Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai gave an "En" sound, then smiled at Su Fan.

Looking at the table full of sumptuous dishes, including the legendary Mermaid Spinal Cord Soup that could nourish True Qi and prolong life, Su Fan subconsciously swallowed his saliva and sat down reservedly.

Jiang Ji personally handed him a set of bowls and chopsticks, "Don't be reserved, tonight is New Year's Eve, eat to your heart's content."

"Thank you, Mistress."

Looking at the kind-hearted beautiful woman, Su Fan said with heartfelt gratitude.

Seeing Su Fan's troubled expression, Jiang Ji asked with concern: "Thinking about your sister again?"

Su Fan nodded, and the hall instantly fell silent; one could hear a pin drop.

The servants and maids serving the meal also dared not make a sound.

Prince Yin broke the silence with a chuckle: "Since Fengqi Pavilion is a place for training female warriors, I imagine your sister possesses a True Qi Spiritual Root and was chosen by them, so she should be fine. Don't think about these things, come, come, let's eat!"

How could Su Fan not worry? Although Fengqi Pavilion was a faction that trained female warriors and Su Ying would not be in immediate mortal danger, Fengqi Pavilion was also a place for raising Gu. He had heard that the Empress of the Great Yan Empire had fought her way out of Fengqi Pavilion, which showed how brutal the internal competition was…

He worried that Yingzi would eventually become someone else's Gu insect, a sacrificial stepping stone for others.

However, there was no point in thinking about this right now; he did not yet have the ability to go to the Great Yan Empire to bring his sister back, so he could only take things one step at a time.

At the dining table, Prince Yin was cheerful and chatty, seemingly avoiding all unhappy topics, only discussing lighthearted subjects with his wife, child, and Su Fan.

After the meal, Prince Yin took everyone up to a high pavilion to watch the fireworks being set off across the entire capital.

Suddenly, the night sky lit up, and huge fireworks bloomed!

In an instant, fireworks of various colors illuminated each other, like brilliant star rain falling upon the mortal world.

Fireworks rose continuously, like golden chrysanthemums in full bloom or silver snakes dancing wildly. Each bloom was a visual feast, and the resplendent colors seemed to illuminate the entire capital as bright as day!

Su Fan watched in a trance, his inner worries temporarily washed away by this beautiful scene.

Prince Yin stood to the side, looking up at the sky, lost in thought, though a faint smile still played on his lips.

Su Fan knew that it was just a bitter smile.

Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai clapped and cheered excitedly, and Jiang Ji was all smiles too, but after glancing at Prince Yin, a trace of faint sadness appeared on her elegant face…

Thinking that her husband only had two years of life left, her eyes instantly turned red.

…

[Time passed quickly]

[After the New Year, which was also the second year of your simulation]

[When the pear blossoms first bloomed, Prince Yin began to grow white hair, and his noble face began to become rough and covered in wrinkles, as if he had aged decades overnight]

[When the spring apricots formed buds, Prince Yin already had a full head of white hair]

[You understood that this was the Medicinal Pill in his body beginning to take effect, slowly eroding his body… This Medicinal Pill was a Grade Seven Medicinal Pill called the Soul-Devouring Divine Pill. Anyone who consumed this pill would die within three years; even a Grandmaster Realm expert's Primordial Spirit would gradually dissipate and eventually turn into nothingness…]

[In the third month of spring, when the bright sunlight warmed the earth, Prince Yin was already in a wheelchair, moving slowly like someone in their twilight years. Not only was his hair white, but even his beard and eyelashes had turned white, and the skin on his face was covered in wrinkles like an octogenarian. He didn't like to speak much anymore and was always silent. He sat in the wheelchair, pushed by you or Jiang Ji, often coming out to bask in the bright sunlight…]

[At night, when the light of the White Star and Silver Moon shone, he would always make terrifying sleep-talking sounds, and even Jiang Ji, who slept beside him, would be too frightened to sleep]

[Prince Yin knew that Jiang Ji had been frightened, so he no longer slept in the same room as her, instead arranging for you to stay in the bedroom to accompany him. From then on, he deliberately kept his meetings with Jiang Ji to a minimum and no longer ate meals together; for the vast majority of the time, his daily life was attended to by you]

[Looking at his aged and ugly face in the mirror, Prince Yin often gazed into it and sighed helplessly…]

[Until one day, you told him some good news]

"You mean… Sixth Young Master… he might not be dead yet?"

A trace of a smile appeared on Prince Yin's wrinkled face, and he stretched out his aged hand, eager to know the answer.

"Yes, Family Head. After my secret investigation over these past few months, it is highly likely that the Sixth Young Master is still alive. During the palace turmoil, the Sixth Young Master's entire family was killed, and the Sixth Young Master was forced to burn himself to death at Dongying Temple. Everyone said the Sixth Young Master died, but no one ever saw the Sixth Young Master's remains…"

"Cough, cough… everything turned to ashes, what remains could there be…"

Prince Yin coughed for a while, but no blood appeared; his face was devoid of color.

Su Fan took a Qi-Replenishing Pill and a Body-Strengthening Pill from a box installed on the wheelchair and gave them to him, then continued: "Not necessarily. According to my secret investigation, although Dongying Temple has been burned to ashes and long collapsed, making it impossible to see its original appearance, I discovered a spring less than a mile away from Dongying Temple, and deep within this spring, it actually connects to an underground river…"

"You mean… there is a secret passage inside the temple that leads elsewhere?"

Prince Yin's aged voice was somewhat excited.

Su Fan nodded slightly and said: "That's right, the Sixth Young Master most likely escaped through an underground passage and hid somewhere…"

"Oh, Sixth, Sixth, you are truly yourself… cough, cough…"

For the first time in nearly three months, Prince Yin let out a laugh, which was immediately followed by coughing and hearty laughter.

Seeing him gasping for breath, Su Fan fed him a few more Medicinal Pills.

"Ugly Slave, I am entrusting a task to you…"

Prince Yin said in a trembling, gasping voice.

[Before he even spoke, you already knew what he wanted to say]

[You nodded solemnly and promised him that you would definitely find the Sixth Young Master!]

[Because both you and he were very clear that before the Sixth Young Master went missing, he was already at the Great Perfection stage of the Grandmaster Realm. If he had been hiding and Cultivating in seclusion, it was highly likely he had already achieved a Breakthrough to the Martial King Realm. Furthermore, the Sixth Young Master had a blood feud with Qi Yuan. As long as the Sixth Young Master was found, there would be a significant chance of victory when dealing with Qi Yuan]

[Prince Yin closed his eyes in relief, a smile still hanging on his trembling lips…]