After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 361: Two People Missing

The Empress bit her lower lip in a conflicted manner, a hint of difficulty flashing in her eyes.

She also knew that whether she could persuade him or not depended on her relationship with the Third Prince.

Given her relationship with him, at best she could only guarantee that he wouldn't give herself away.

"Are you sure the Third Prince won't tell anyone?" Lin Rusi lazily glanced at the Empress.

Li Jingyang rubbed his temples and remained silent, while the Empress immediately nodded repeatedly: "I have some connections with that Third Prince..."

She phrased it tactfully, but that was enough.

"I will definitely find a way to get the Third Prince to save them. Please take me there!"

Seeing the Empress's firm stance, Lin Rusi and the others didn't say anything more.

"However, the Emperor has issued a kill order against me. If I appear openly, it will definitely attract attention. Could you please escort me to the Third Prince's residence? Just get me there."

After a moment of silence, the Queen pleaded.

Lin Rusi did not refuse, but remained cautious: "Okay, let's wait until tonight. It's too conspicuous during the day, so it's better to wait until later."

Now that she knows the true situation of Tian Lingzi, Lin Rusi cannot abandon him.

Together with Li Jingyang and the fake Tianlingzi, they moved him to the small house where they were now living. Lin Rusi specially prepared some herbs.

However, just as the fake Tian Lingzi said, Tian Lingzi's Gu poison was something he couldn't solve on his own.

The only solution now is to ask the Third Prince for help.

Seeing the worry in her eyes, Li Jingyang put his arm around her and whispered to comfort her, "Don't worry, if it doesn't work, we can go find the Third Prince again."

“I’m not worried about that, I just feel…” Lin Rusi hesitated, then shook her head, feeling somewhat uneasy.

As night fell, the two went out together with the Empress and rushed to the Third Prince's residence overnight.

However, Lin Rusi only escorted the Empress to the Third Prince's residence before stopping: "This matter will have to trouble the Empress, but we two will not follow any further. We will leave everything to you."

The Empress nodded knowingly and smiled gently: "Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to persuade His Highness the Third Prince!"

With her assurance, Lin Rusi and her companion left without further delay.

At this moment, only the real and fake Tian Lingzi remained in the small wooden house.

No sooner had Lin Rusi and her companion left with the Empress than someone pushed open the door to the fake Tian Lingzi's room.

Have you left?

The fake Tianlingzi asked cautiously, a hint of wariness flashing across his face.

After waiting for a while, he cautiously asked again.

However, there was still no response from the person inside the room.

Tian Lingzi immediately understood; Lin Rusi and the others must have already left.

Seeing this, the fake Tian Lingzi returned to the room.

He stared at the person on the bed, his eyes filled with unfathomable emotions. After a pause, he said in a cold voice, "My dear brother, don't blame me. This is the only thing I can do."

In less than half a minute, the fake Tianlingzi carried someone on his back and quickly left.

……

Meanwhile, Lin Rusi and Li Jingyang were walking on the road.

Throughout the journey, Lin Rusi seemed preoccupied and didn't utter a single word for a long time.

"What is Asi thinking about?"

Noticing her worry, Li Jingyang frowned.

"It's nothing. I was just thinking that I vaguely remember this Third Prince, but I can't recall where I've heard his name before."

Lin Ru thought about it for a long time. She felt that there was something very important about the Third Prince that she had overlooked.

But no matter how hard she tried to recall, she couldn't remember.

Li Jingyang raised an eyebrow, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

He didn't have much of an impression of the Third Prince, since they weren't familiar with each other. If he had actually met him before...

He did have a brief encounter with the Third Prince, but how could Asi have met that Third Prince before?

"Let's not worry about it for now. Maybe the empress can solve it."

Suppressing his doubts, Li Jingyang remained silent, pulling her towards the room, refusing to dwell on the matter of the Third Prince any longer.

……

The next morning, Lin Rusi got up early, made some breakfast, and delivered it to Tian Lingzi's room.

Although this fake Tian Lingzi wasn't her master, she was still somewhat related to her master.

But the thought of all the things he had lied to her still made Lin Rusi feel uneasy.

After all, she is a vengeful person.

However, now is not a good time to settle accounts.

Before her master's poison was cured, Lin Rusi decided to reluctantly let it go.

She knocked on the door for a long time, but the house remained quiet, and no one came to open it for a long time.

Lin Rusi sensed something was wrong and quickly knocked a few more times, but there was still no response.

She suddenly became anxious, "Master, open the door! I brought you breakfast!"

She was met with a long silence.

In an instant, Lin Rusi realized something, and her face suddenly darkened: "Impossible..."

Attracted by her voice, Li Jingyang also walked over, a hint of doubt in his eyes: "What's wrong, Asi?"

"The person is missing! I knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered."

Lin Rusi quickly put down the food, her face full of urgency.

Seeing this, Li Jingyang kicked the door open, but the room was empty. Where was Tian Lingzi?

Even the fake Tian Lingzi has disappeared.

"How could this be! Could someone have taken them away?"

Lin Rusi was a little anxious. She quickly grasped Li Jingyang's hand and spoke hastily.

Li Jingyang glanced at the situation in the room and shook his head: "Impossible! It's absolutely impossible that someone took them away. There isn't even a trace of a struggle in the room, and besides, we didn't hear any noise last night, did we?"

"Then you mean..."

Now, Lin Rusi understood perfectly, but for a moment, she hesitated and was puzzled.

Just moments before, that fake Tian Lingzi had even put on a concerned expression towards his master.

If what Li Jingyang said is true, then it can only be that a fake Tian Lingzi took Tian Lingzi away.

But why would he do that?

"That's the only way. Once we find them, everything will be answered."

With a deep sigh, a serious look crossed Li Jingyang's handsome face: "I'll send a message right now, instructing Ye Qing to send people to search. They must search every place they might have gone, and bring them back safely no matter what!"

He also wanted to know what this fake Tianlingzi was trying to do.

Why were they suddenly taken away?

No matter what, they have to find Tian Lingzi.

We need to at least get him to take the medicine and get rid of the poison before we talk about anything else.

Seeing his serious expression, Lin Rusi nodded.

The two waited in the forest for three days but did not receive any news from Tian Lingzi. However, news of the Empress arrived first.

However, the letter she sent contained only one sentence: "See you at the Third Prince's residence."

Looking at the letter, the two exchanged a glance and stared at each other in bewilderment.

At this moment, not only Lin Rusi, but also Li Jingyang hesitated.