Wind gusted as the commotion on the mountain quickly disappeared without a trace. The mountaintop promptly fell into silence.

Everything that transpired earlier seemed like nothing but an incredible illusion.

Darkness hovered over the mountain making the mountain tops dark and brimming with mystery and threat.

Life went on as per normal as though nothing had ever happened.

At Prince Jing’s residence, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she was having the time of her life.

Chu Yunshen was grounded for a month, so he hung out with her at home every single day while Wan Xia came at dawn and carefully took care of everything for Cheng Xiaoxiao.

Cheng Xiaoxiao led an idyllic life without having to lift a finger to do anything.

She spent her time looking at the gorgeous Chu Yunshen, playing with Wan Xia and the baby bird. Things couldn’t get any more relaxing for her.

Since she had mostly recovered, she could already move her hind legs a little and the deep gashes had recovered without complication.

Cheng Xiaoxiao had jumped onto the windowsill and was stretching herself.

The baby bird saw Cheng Xiaoxiao jumping onto the window so effortlessly even though she had yet to fully recover, so it clumsily mimicked Cheng Xiaoxiao as it flapped its wings and jumped.

It did not know why it was impossible for it to use its wings and fly.

Cheng Xiaoxiao patiently taught the baby bird to fly, but all it could do was jump. She disappointedly told it to go play by itself.

Stupid bird.

Were all baby birds so stupid?

Cheng Xiaoxiao did not stop to consider that it was easy for her since she was a cat.

She could take human or cat form. As for an eagle, it was out of the question for her.

It was impossible for her to learn its ways.

She felt absolutely bored.

She really wanted to go out to play and have a feast!

Cheng Xiaoxiao played with the baby bird for a while before she dozed off and woke up to sense something amiss.

Wan Xia was sick today, so she got Xiao Yue to send word in the morning.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt lonely without Wan Xia’s company.

Even though she was leading an easy life, it felt terribly dull.

Since she was injured, she could not sneak out and eat with Chu Hongyi and Chu Yunshen was no fun to hang out with.

Cheng Xiaoxiao stretched lazily and studied the room with her groggy eyes.

The baby bird was still trying to jump onto the windowsill. What about Chu Yunshen? What was he doing?

Was he out?

Sigh! She inexplicably felt the urge to sneak out and do something naughty.

Wan Xia was probably at her quarters now suffering from a cold.

Then should she…

Cheng Xiaoxiao turned her head and noticed Chu Yunshen standing behind her smiling without saying a word.

Was he waiting for her to get into trouble?

Chu Yunshen said nothing and simply stood where he was watching Cheng Xiaoxiao act.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt cornered.

She could not help feeling flustered with Chu Yunshen staring at her nonstop with his eyes burning.

Cheng Xiaoxiao had to run… She could not let him find out about her plans to have a tryst with Chu Hongyi.

Cheng Xiaoxiao pretended not to see Chu Yunshen before she gradually turned her head again.

She straightened her body and yawned and looked around before she finally looked in Chu Yunshen’s direction.

Hmm? Was he here too! It was such a coincidence!

Cheng Xiaoxiao acted as though she’s spotted Chu Yunshen for the first time with a look of surprise as she went into a daze. She had such profound acting skills!

Her performance was genuinely flawless. It was so natural that even she was impressed.

The smug look in Cheng Xiaoxiao’s eyes did not escape Chu Yunshen. He had already caught on to Cheng Xiaoxiao’s act when she pretended not to see him.

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought she had fooled Chu Yunshen, so she acted even more passionately.

Oh god! Did he have to keep looking at her? His staring was making her shy.

Cheng Xiaoxiao acted composed as she looked at Chu Yunshen flirtatiously. She wanted to walk over gracefully but could only hobble over as she dragged her hind legs since her legs were hurt.

Oh no! She just fell!

Could someone help her?

Just as Cheng Xiaoxiao was about to reach Chu Yunshen, she pretended to stumble and fell.

Since she was unable to control the fall, she inadvertently fell on her injured leg. She was left cringing in so much pain that her fur exploded. It ended up making her performance even more believable.

Chu Yunshen held Cheng Xiaoxiao in his arms and put aside his observations after the lion cat and wanted to check her injuries.

“How could you be so careless?”

Sure enough, he cared a lot about her.

It always worked when she used her beauty!

Even if she was just a cat, she could make him head over heels in love with her.

Humph. This man was hers!

Although Cheng Xiaoxiao made a mistake and ended up hurting herself, she did not fall for nothing!

Chu Yunshen caved in and showed concern over her, so he probably wouldn’t get angry about her attempts to sneak out.

In any case, she did not actually commit the crime and merely thought about it, so she was not a criminal!”

Uh huh! That was precisely it!

Cheng Xiaoxiao smiled one moment and looked worried the next. After Chu Yunshen was done checking the lion cat, he spotted a lot of expressions running across the lion cat’s face as she lay in his arms.

How could a normal cat behave like this? This was the only cat who was capable of such realistic expressions.

Cheng Xiaoxiao acted cute so that he would let her out for a walk.

“Master, the justice department has received a new case.”

Xiaowu barged into the room in a hurry.

“Meow!”

How could he barge in uninvited? Xiaowu was getting in the way of her overtures with Chu Yunshen!

Cheng Xiaoxiao really wanted to kill Xiaowu! Chu Yunshen was about to take her out but got interrupted by Xiaowu and became distracted.

“Careful!”

Chu Yunshen calmly stroked the lion cat’s erect fur as he glanced at Xiaowu deeply.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was of the opinion that Chu Yunshen must have felt her fur was not smooth enough and did not feel good, so he patted her head and placed her on the bed while Xiaowu told him about the case.

“Master, six people have stepped forward to report cases about missing people.”

Xiaowu regained composure after Chu Yunshen reproved him. However, he could not help feeling agitated when he talked about the cases.

“Master, according to these people, all the people reported missing were young and strong men. Also, all of them were in charge of burying bodies at the unmarked burial grave site.”

How could all the missing persons be of the same age, gender and occupation?

It did not seem like a pure coincidence

Initially, Cheng Xiaoxiao was angry with Xiaowu, but she ended up taking interest in the case.

“When did they go missing?”

Chu Yunshen’s face was initially relaxed, but he furrowed his brows increasingly hard as he listened to Xiaowu talk about the reports.

He looked at the table deeply with a complicated expression on his face.

Chu Yunshen must have felt this was a complicated case as well.

If even the day these people went missing was the same, someone must have planned it.

This was a major case.

Cheng Xiaoxiao really hoped that Xiaowu would refute it. Sadly, Xiaowu told Chu Yunshen the date coldly, “All of them went missing the day before.”

Since Xiaowu was good at his job, he even provided some details about what happened.

“Their family say all of them went missing after they buried bodies and scattered medicine at the site the day before.”

That meant the entire group of workers disappeared the day before.

From the looks of it, it sounded like a supernatural event.

A thought flashed across Cheng Xiaoxiao’s head swiftly, but she was unable to put her finger on it.

No matter how she tried, she was unable to recall this familiar sensation, so she decided to give up.

“Also, more people came to the justice department while we were consolidating information from the families who reported the case…”

More people?

Since Xiaowu’s reports sounded unfathomable, Cheng Xiaoxiao could not help feeling a chill running down her spine.

“Go on.”

Chu Yunshen did not like it when Xiaowu did not get to the point. Xiaowu was considering how to phrase himself previously, but he got to the point right away.

“The new batch of people reporting missing persons encountered the same thing. However, the people went missing yesterday. That means that the victims didn’t go home the night before and last night.”

More people who did not go home? It was impossible for this to be a coincidence.

Since they might have gone out for drinks last night and hung out together, they should wait till tomorrow before they decided whether this was a genuine missing person case.

How could almost 20 people have gone missing in three days? Even human traffickers wouldn’t have dared to pull a stunt like this.

Moreover, the missing people were young and strong males. How could a human trafficker be capable of subduing so many victims at the same time?

Was there such a thing as organ or drug trading in this era?

Cheng Xiaoxiao let her imagination run wild as she kept thinking about all the possibilities.

“Oh yes, Master. The new group of people who reported cases said their family members must have gone missing because the unmarked burial site was haunted.”

“That’s nonsense.”

Chu Yunshen seemed as though Xiaowu had just told him a joke and a look of ridicule appeared on his face.

Xiaowu wiped the non-existent sweat on his brow and did not go on talking.

Chu Yunshen was right.

How could a powerful demon be involved? If it was a demon’s handiwork, the jade pendant would have sent her there.

Cheng Xiaoxiao and Chu Yunshen finally saw eye to eye for once.

If a demon wasn’t behind it, then what happened?

Chu Yunshen was only free to leave the residence in two days, so Xiaowu was tasked with following up on the investigation.

Only Chu Yunshen and Cheng Xiaoxiao remained in the room.

No, correction. Only a man, lion cat, and a baby bird remained.

No matter how the baby bird tried, it was unable to fly to the windowsill, so it jumped onto Cheng Xiaoxiao dejectedly and wanted to peck her fur.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was still deep in thought about the case, so she couldn’t be bothered with the baby bird. Instead, she used her paw to sweep it off her head.

The baby bird innocently thought Cheng Xiaoxiao was playing some game with it, so it happily jumped onto Cheng Xiaoxiao’s head once more.

Cheng Xiaoxiao pulled the baby bird off her head once more.

After the baby bird repeatedly did it, Cheng Xiaoxiao started to lose her patience.

“Chirp chirp! Chirp chirp!”

The baby bird opened its round beady eyes wide and looked so vulnerable that Cheng Xiaoxiao could not bring herself to touch it.

Oh god! Could someone take the baby bird away?

She was willing to serve anyone who was capable of making the baby bird go away like a maid!

Cheng Xiaoxiao howled in her heart and felt that she was about to explode and murder the baby bird.

After Xiaowu reported the matter, it felt as though a poisonous snake was pensively watching as it stuck its tongue out and looked at them. Cheng Xiaoxiao could not help feeling worried about the case.

The more Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to think about the case, the more flustered she became. She was so agitated that she was on the brink of exploding and ill-suited to take care of a kid.

Chu Yunshen saved Cheng Xiaoxiao just as she was about to throw the baby bird into the cage. He appeared out of nowhere like a god and held her in his arms while the baby bird earnestly looked at them from the ground as they interacted.

Good job Little Chu! Cheng Xiaoxiao sat in his arms like the queen and felt elated by his services.