Chapter 406: with translation of chapter title

409. Chapter 409 Daddy Is Here

When Xiang Gugu shouted, the guards heard the commotion and rushed forward; the black-clad person threw another white smoke pill, interfering with their vision.

The guards had been trained; in fact, their vision was quite strong.

They forcibly charged into the smoke, but were stopped again.

When the smoke cleared, they captured four people and also seized six others lying in wait in the dark.

According to these people's confession, their group consisted of thirteen, mainly aiming to abduct Sui Sui and take her back.

They must not kill or injure; just seize the person and bring them back.

The employer paid them; they were only responsible for seizing people, never intending to harm anyone.

As for that, the guards did not agree with what they said.

They had no intention of harming Sui Sui, but they showed no mercy toward Lu Yin Song, delivering a deadly blow!

Upon hearing this, Lù Fūrén nearly fainted.

But with her son's life or death unknown, she could not possibly actually faint.

She exchanged a glance with Princess Consort of Qi, then they began discussing how to find and rescue them.

Whether following the original route or taking another path.

Everyone scattered to search for them!

The faster, the better!

Sui Sui is just a child, and Lu Yin Song still has difficulty walking.

These two together...

Thinking of all possible consequences, Princess Consort of Qi felt her heart pounding.

Prince Qing and Prince Qi arrived a step late, and thus heard this news.

Prince Qing turned and went to interrogate those people, while also ordering an investigation into the matter.

Who exactly is the employer behind these people? As soon as they show a flaw, Prince Qing might prepare to draw his sword and personally go to their door to lecture them on martial virtue!

After Prince Qing finished interrogating them, he followed the traces where Sui Sui and the others had rolled down and jumped straight down.

Seeing this, Prince Qi couldn't stop him, and he himself was furious enough to snort.

If his body allowed it, he would even prepare to personally ride back to the capital, go to the Jingzhao Yin Fu, and go to the Da Li Si!

However, Sui Si promptly said he could do it, and his speed was faster.

Sui Si quickly returned to the city to seek reinforcements, and these people were not idle either.

The guards were all sent out, and they were also searching nearby.

Prince Qing's speed was the fastest.

Because the earthen ditches opened by the water were not just one place.

Thus, Prince Qing took several detours along the way.

However, on the last attempt, he finally found the correct route.

Because, in the grass by the road, he discovered bloodstains, and quite a lot of them.

Someone was injured!

Realizing this, Prince Qing's breathing tightened.

He neither wanted Sui Sui to be injured nor Lu Yin Song to be injured.

That child Lu Yin Song, he had once taken him under his wing for a while and taught him martial arts.

They are all good children; he cannot bear to lose any of them.

Of course, as a father, his private thought was that his own child must absolutely not be injured.

Sui Sui is still so young and so pitiable!

After seeing the bloodstains, Prince Qing quickened his pace, and his two deputy commanders almost couldn't keep up.

When Prince Qing arrived, he saw Sui Sui and Lu Yin Song huddled together; Sui Sui's round, shiny eyes were looking around anxiously at that moment.

After spotting her father's figure, Sui Sui could hardly believe it; she blinked hard, realized it was not an illusion, and immediately shouted loudly: 'Daddy!!!'

The little girl shouted so loudly that her voice cracked at the end, also tinged with sobs.

Upon hearing that, Prince Qing felt his heart about to break.

He took a few steps forward, directly holding Sui Sui in his arms, while the deputy behind him immediately picked up Lu Yin Song.

After Prince Qing held Sui Sui in his arms, his racing heart finally steadied, and he was no longer so agitated.

He touched Sui Sui's little head and asked in a hoarse voice: 'Sui Sui, are you hurt? Does anything hurt?'

Prince Qing had already glanced earlier and knew that the large amount of bloodstains was likely Lu Yin Song's.

But a rough glance could not guarantee that Sui Sui was uninjured.

So he needed to ask first.

While asking, Prince Qing was not idle; he retraced the original route back.

Although the path was not easy, for him these were minor issues, not troublesome.

Sui Sui, held in her father's arms, finally felt a sense of security; the fragility soothed by the system and guarded by her fourth brother, which she had been unable to control, now overwhelmed her as she sobbed in her father's embrace: 'Daddy, I was scared to death, wuu wuu, it hurts so much, it's terrifying, fourth brother shed so much blood...'

When the little girl acted coquettishly, her voice was soft.

Combined with her sobbing tone, it could make one's heart ache.

Upon hearing that, Prince Qing felt his heart about to bleed.

He thought, the people behind the scenes must all be killed by him!

All of them, every single one!

Not wanting his own murderous aura to scare the child again, Prince Qing patted Sui Sui's back with one hand while soothing her: "Don't be afraid, Dad is here, it's okay, you're safe, Fourth Brother will be fine too. Let's go find the Doctor now."

Wuu wuu, I thought I was going to die, just like those little kids in the village.

No, our Sui Sui is going to live a long life, always accompanying Daddy.

Daddy, I'm scared.

Don't be scared, it's Daddy's fault for not protecting Sui Sui well; Daddy will always be here from now on.

……

The little girl cried for a long time, feeling wronged; Prince Qing, inexperienced at comforting, actually became skilled after doing it repeatedly.

Sui Sui cried until she was exhausted and fell asleep.

However, her sleep was restless; in her dreams she kept tightly clutching Daddy's collar, occasionally startling with a jerk.

Prince Qing felt heartbroken comforting her, choosing the easiest path possible as they walked.

He almost made the uphill path feel like flat ground.

The two deputy commanders following behind, one scouted the road, the other held Lu Yin Song, trying to minimize jostling as much as possible.

After all, he had indeed lost a lot of blood; the situation wasn't good!

His leg was already bad, and now he's seriously injured.

Thinking of this, the two deputy commanders also felt waves of regret.

What a fine child!

Because they took the same route back, they returned quickly.

Prince Qi and the Princess Consort have been waiting all along.

They couldn't help with anything else, and they were afraid that if they went themselves they'd just cause more trouble, making others have to look for them again.

So they stayed in place, turning around in circles.

Doctor Liu had already been brought over by Sui Si, bringing his two apprentices and a medicine box, and was on standby there.

The carriages were also emptied; if the situation turned bad, they would directly pull them back to the city.

At this point, Lù Fūrén didn't even worry about disturbing her mother; she sent someone over to ask her mother, preparing to summon the imperial physician immediately if things worsened.

Watching Prince Qing bring Sui Sui back, Prince Qi's heart clenched; he sprinted over, found the child already asleep, and lowered his voice: 'How is she?'

Lù Fūrén also saw Sui Sui return; the tears she had just stopped began to flow again uncontrollably.

She ran over even faster than the Princess Consort of Qi, discovering that the deputy commander behind her was holding Lu Yin Song, unsure whether he had fainted or was simply unresponsive.

Lù Fūrén couldn't take such a shock; she collapsed onto the ground, murmuring: 'Person... is he alright?'