Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

Chapter 169 Inexplicable disappearance

Ruan Haofeng did not deny it, but acquiesced and changed the subject, "By the way, where is your pretty maid?"

"She's in front." Ruan Haoyu drove the carriage lazily. It was as expected as he felt sleepy in spring and autumn.

Seeing him drowsy, Ruan Haofeng said impatiently, "How come you feel like falling asleep even when driving a carriage? After being a proton for several years, have you neglected your training?"

Ruan Haoyu didn't know why he was so sleepy, so he called Nishang over and handed her the whip. "You drive the carriage. I'll go to sleep in the carriage for a while. Wake me up when you see Commander Mu."

Nichang responded and took the whip. Ruan Haofeng was impatient and rode away first. This kid is in such poor health now.

After Ruan Haoyu entered the carriage, he soon fell asleep and passed out. The carriage was running quickly on the official road, keeping a distance between him and Ruan Haofeng.

Five miles outside Fengshui City, the terrain is high and at the highest point there is an octagonal pavilion called Wangfu Pavilion. Legend has it that there was a woman whose husband joined the army to fight in the war and never heard from him again. She stood in this pavilion every day gazing into the distance, hoping that her husband would return. Over time, this pavilion came to be called Wangfu Pavilion.

Mu Xiaoqiao was standing in the Wangfu Pavilion at this moment, looking towards the direction of Fengshui City.

The one following her today is Captain Ruonan of Phantom Team 5. Because Nishang went to protect Ruan Haoyu, Ruonan was temporarily transferred to protect Mu Xiaoqiao.

Ruonan saw Mu Xiaoqiao stretching her neck to look, and thought of the legend of the Wangfu Pavilion. She felt that the commander was like the woman in the legend, standing here anxiously waiting for her husband to return from his faraway journey.

But she and His Highness had only been separated for an hour.

The Phantom Guards all knew that Commander Mu would be the Sixth Prince's princess consort sooner or later.

"Commander, please sit down and rest for a while. His Highness should be back soon."

Mu Xiaoqiao rubbed his brows and said, "I don't know why, but I can't calm down. It's like something is going to happen."

"Commander, you are worrying too much. A team is now secretly protecting His Highness. Moreover, the Second Prince has just returned from Yanling City. The Phantom Guard just reported that he is with His Highness. He also has many secret guards under his command. His Highness will definitely be fine."

Ruonan was comforting Mu Xiaoqiao. She caught a glimpse of a carriage speeding along the official road and shouted, "Commander, look! His Highness is back."

Mu Xiaoqiao took a closer look and found that it was indeed her own carriage. She could vaguely make out that it was Nishang who was driving it. She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as nothing unexpected happened, it would be fine.

The one riding the horse very fast in front is the second prince.

The second prince, Ruan Haofeng, came to Mu Xiaoqiao first. He dismounted and Mu Xiaoqiao bowed and saluted, "Second Prince!"

Ruan Haofeng nodded, "No need to be polite, are you the Mu Xiaoqiao that Sixth Brother protects like the apple of his eye?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't be rude in front of Ruan Haofeng, so she couldn't help but feel happy when she heard his analogy.

"You are not particularly beautiful, so how could my sixth brother reject the daughter of the general's mansion for you and say that you are the only one in his life?"

He circled around Mu Xiaoqiao, leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Are you really good in bed?"

Mu Xiaoqiao blushed, "Second Prince, please be careful with your words."

"It's just a joke, don't be nervous."

Mu Xiaoqiao felt a little annoyed. The joke was not funny at all. However, she was still very happy to hear Ruan Haoyu say that she was the only one in his life.

The carriage lagged behind and just stopped beside the Wangfu Pavilion. Nichang got off the carriage and saluted in front of Mu Xiaoqiao, "Commander, we are back."

"Thank you for your hard work. Is His Highness in the carriage?" Mu Xiaoqiao saw that there was no movement in the carriage, and that bad feeling came up again.

"Yes, but His Highness seemed very sleepy. He handed the carriage to me and went back to sleep. He did not even come down to rest."

"Sleepy?" Mu Xiaoqiao was a little confused. They both went to bed quite late last night, and it was only noon now. It was not time for lunch yet. How could he be so sleepy?

"No, I'm afraid it's a trick."

Mu Xiaoqiao took two steps forward and pulled open the curtain of the carriage. It was empty inside, and there was no sign of Ruan Haoyu!

Nichang also stepped forward and was shocked when she saw the situation in the carriage. "Why is His Highness missing? I clearly did not leave the carriage, and there were Phantom Guards following me secretly. How could His Highness disappear out of thin air?"

Mu Xiaoqiao felt as if her heart was burning with fear. This was Ruan Haoyu's first time traveling through time. Not only was he unfamiliar with the place, he also had no martial arts skills. In this ancient time, he didn't even have the ability to protect himself.

She turned around and grabbed Nichang's arm, "You said you never left the carriage, so why did His Highness disappear?"

Nichang immediately knelt down and said anxiously, "I don't know. I really never left the carriage. Even when we were resting, the carriage never left my sight."

Ruan Haofeng also came over. Seeing the empty carriage, he frowned and said, "I can testify to this. Sixth brother never came out after entering the carriage. What the Phantom Guard said is correct."

"You all saw His Highness get into the carriage?"

Mu Xiaoqiao forced herself to calm down. Getting angry wouldn't solve any problem. Nichang wouldn't lie unless she and Ruan Haofeng teamed up to deceive her.

Nishang nodded, thought for a moment, blew the whistle to summon all the nearby Phantom Guards, and said, "Commander, you can ask them one by one."

Mu Xiaoqiao waved her hand, "No need to ask, I believe you. Now tell me everything that happened after His Highness entered the carriage. I want to know every detail."

Nichang responded and began to talk. It was actually very simple. Only a mile away from the city gate, the prince called her over and said that he was very sleepy and wanted to go in for a nap.

Nichang started driving and took a break in a tea shop. She lifted the curtain and wanted to ask His Highness if he wanted some tea, but seeing that he was sleeping soundly, she called him but he didn't wake up, so Nichang didn't dare to call him again.

Because Ruan Haofeng was also drinking tea and the carriage happened to stop towards the tea shop, Ruan Haofeng also saw this scene.

Nichang sat next to the carriage and drank a cup of tea, without taking her eyes off the carriage the whole time. After drinking, she was almost done with rest, so she and Ruan Haofeng left the tea shop one after the other and continued on their journey.

Then we got here.

Mu Xiaoqiao pondered, "So, you saw His Highness in the carriage at the tea shop, which means His Highness' disappearance happened between the tea shop and the Waiting Husband Pavilion, right?"

"Yes," Nishang nodded and said firmly, "I swear, I only stopped that one time on the way. The other Phantom Guards were also there, and none of them discovered how Your Highness disappeared."

"That's strange, Nichang, how far is the tea shop from here?" Mu Xiaoqiao had already gone to untie the horse.

"Two miles."

Mu Xiaoqiao climbed onto the horse and bowed to Ruan Haofeng, "Second Prince, please go ahead. I will go back with Sixth Prince when I find him. Phantom Guard, follow me to find someone."

After saying this, he rode away impatiently without waiting for Ruan Haofeng to answer.