1225 She Ran Away (2/2)

Unknowingly, an hour flew by. The wife did not manage to find anything. All the men had returned from the search, but none of them had any news of her.

The wife was alarmed. They were now in the deep sea. If Gu Xijiu happened to escape from the town of the mermaids and went beyond the limits into the water, it would surely crush her under the tremendous pressure.

The concubine was running out of ideas and was afraid to make any decisions on her own, so she marched to the ice room to request for the king of the mermaids.

Just when she made it to the door, she almost bumped herself into Di Fuyi who happened to be leaving hastily at the same time. She stood her ground when he asked, ”Why are you running? How is Xijiu?”

The wife did not know how to answer. She stammered, ”Miss Gu, she… She left hurriedly to avoid punishment.”

Di Fuyi's expression changed. ”She left?”

”Yes… Yes, not long after you. She… She ran away.”

”She did not abscond!” Di Fuyi's voice turned icy. ”After I left, did you take vengeance on her?”

”No…No…” Di Fuyi's presence had imposed such overwhelming pressure on her, making her stammer.

”What happened?” Lan Yaoguang asked his wife when he was walking out of the room.

The wife whispered as she threw herself into his arms, ”Your majesty!”

Lan Yaoguang held her up instead. ”What were you saying? Has Miss Gu left?”

The wife told them what happened after they had left and explained to them about Gu Xijiu's disappearance.

She did not mention anything about how they threatened Gu Xijiu and what Gu Xijiu had said in response. She only told them that she promised she would be back in two hours.

Lan Yaoguang could feel the veins on his forehead bulging. He gave Di Fuyi an apologetic look. ”Brother Huang, I am sorry, this is the first time for you to bring your fiancée along and yet… I will now send out more people to widen the search. She will be found. There is no reason for her to run away…”