Chapter 888 - 882: Searching the Mountain
Entering was Gui Yunxi alongside Shunzi.
Shunzi’s tone revealed joy as he asked, "I heard Big Sister has awakened?"
Searcy turned her head to glance, and Gu Youyou was also gazing at them with open eyes.
She nodded gently, making way for Gui Yunxi and Shunzi to enter.
Shunzi had matured since two years prior. His gentle features now bore a touch more resilience. Seeing Gu Youyou, his face broke into delighted relief, "Big Sister finally woke up, that’s great. Erya can rest assured now. Big Sister, how are you feeling now?"
Searcy blocked him, saying, "Her throat is injured, she can’t talk. Right now, well, there’s no threat to her life, but she needs rest. No long talks, please. Oh, right, didn’t you go into the mountains? Did you find Jin Zijin and the others?"
Gui Yunxi shook his head, "The Dao Family mobilized many people, and the nearby garrison troops as well. They searched the mountains for several days, but aside from the bloodstains at the base of the mountain, they found no clue."
"So, are they still looking?"
"Yes, there’s blood, which means they were injured, so naturally, the search continues. However, some people are guessing... after they fell, their bodies might have been eaten by wild beasts underneath, which is why they can’t be found."
There was a moment of silence in the room, then Searcy spoke again, "There’d be traces if they were eaten by wild beasts. Nothing at all; I find it unlikely. If those two old guys intentionally hid, I reckon even if we dispatched tens of thousands more searchers, we still might not find them, these fools."
Gui Yunxi hastily said, "We can’t stop searching, though. If the two of them are dead, or let’s say both just injured and in hiding, it would be okay. But if one’s dead and one’s injured... who is dead and who is injured... it would be major events for both the Dao Family and the Imperial Court. It’s a matter that affects the greater scheme of things, so before the opposition gives up, none of us can give up."