Chapter 590: Plan within a Plan (1)_1
Watching the grim-faced Xiao Ruiyuan stride over, several guards looked at each other in confusion, clueless about the situation.
Xiao Ruiyuan paid no attention to them and walked straight through the underbrush in front of him. Indeed, it was empty, not even a ghost of a shadow to be seen.
The guards who had followed became pale as beads of cold sweat streamed down their foreheads, and a single thought filled their panicked minds: They were doomed!
Xiao Ruiyuan’s face was overcast as he studied the surroundings meticulously, and found nothing out of the ordinary. He was almost certain that the Thirteenth Prince had not met with misfortune, but had left quietly on his own.
"Ah, where is the Thirteenth Imperial Brother? Why can’t I see the Thirteenth Imperial Brother?"
The other princes, having eaten and drunk their fill, became restless after waiting for a while and not seeing Xiao Ruiyuan return. They came over to look, never expecting that all would be there except the Thirteenth Imperial Brother.
A dark flash crossed Xiao Ruiyuan’s eyes; he had no time to comfort the panicked princes and commanded the thirty guards, their faces drained of color, in a cold voice, "Split off ten men to immediately escort the princes back to the manor. Report the Thirteenth Prince’s disappearance to the Emperor. The rest follow me to search for the Thirteenth Prince at once!"
"Yes, Sir!" The thirty guards responded in unison, displaying the high discipline expected of imperial guards and quickly divided the tasks among themselves.