Miss Truth-Chapter 507 - 336: Ran Yunsheng Missing

Just moments after Xiao Song finished speaking, Ran Yan saw a staggering person enter the shrine.

"Let’s go," Xiao Song took her hand.

As they just entered the small pine forest, a figure flashed before Xiao Song like lightning.

"What is it?" Xiao Song’s expression slightly condensed.

Ran Yan also recognized this person as Ben Xiao, a capable guard beside Xiao Song. He was more agile in handling affairs than Bai Yi, so he remained in Chang’an to take orders. However, his sudden appearance here certainly meant that something major had happened.

"Ran Shilang has disappeared, and he has been missing for seven days. The Ran residence has searched everywhere to no avail. Lord Ran has just come to our house for help. I took the initiative to send people to search, but there is no trace at all. I suspect Princess Baling," Ben Xiao said, hinting at suspicion but with a certain tone in his voice. It was unlike Ran Yunsheng to disappear without a reason, letting no one at home know, who else would dare to kidnap a "good family man"!

Xiao Song clearly felt Ran Yan tense up, so he embraced her shoulders without any hesitation, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "I’ll write a letter. Take my letter and hurry back. Go to the study in the house and find a blue brocade bag. Deliver everything in it along with the letter to the Imperial Censor, Ma Zhou."

"Yes," Ben Xiao sighed slightly with relief. Xiao Song had once brought Ran Yunsheng into his residence for protection, causing rumors amongst the townfolk. Naturally, Ben Xiao did not dare to take this lightly. These past few days had been vexing, but he wouldn’t dare to search the Princess’ Courtyard. Now that Xiao Song was taking over, the tension in his body suddenly eased significantly.

"Shilang...," Ran Yan wished she could return immediately. The moment Ben Xiao spoke the news, her mind flashed with many images: Chai Xuanyi who wanted to die because of opium, Dou Chengfeng who lost himself in opium, and the body of Qin Yunlin lying on the operating table. Ran Yunsheng’s every frown and smile, suddenly, being trapped in an icy abyss, she uncontrollably began to tremble slightly.

Noticing her change, Xiao Song held her in his arms and comforted her by stroking her back gently, "Don’t be afraid, Yanyan. I have collected many of Princess Baling’s compromising materials before. Once this item is delivered, the Emperor will not ignore it. Princess Baling will at least not be free to enter and exit the palace gate. I estimate that we can return to Chang’an in two days or so. Ran Shilang will be fine, trust me."

She dreaded the corpses of those close to her. This had always been a sore spot in Ran Yan’s heart, one that could not be touched. Qin Yunlin’s incident was a nightmare; perhaps she should not have insisted on leading that autopsy initially, then it would not have become a personal demon.

Ran Yan was always overly calm, but the palpable fear she now exhibited made Xiao Song feel strange. He thought back to the dream Ran Yan had spoken of in Jushui Town, and his brow furrowed slightly, his grip on her tightening even more.

Snuggled tightly in Xiao Song’s strong and warm embrace, Ran Yan’s mood gradually calmed down. Yes, Ran Yunsheng would not die. Even if he were forced to become addicted to opium, she would surely find a way to help him detox.

But to Ran Yan, Ran Yunsheng was such a wonderful person, she couldn’t bear to let any filth taint him, not even a speck.

Ran Yan relaxed, only then noticing that her back was covered in sweat. She whispered, "I’m okay."

Xiao Song nodded, walking out of the pine forest with her.

The disappearance of Ran Yunsheng was surely not an accident but a plot that Princess Baling had been waiting to execute.

Ran Yan had once harbored thoughts of eliminating witnesses. She wouldn’t be so impulsive as to lose her sanity and kill a princess of a nation just based on a possibility. However, at this moment, her mind was focused solely on the words "root out the problem."

"Yanyan, always remember, you are not alone now," Xiao Song noticed the anomaly and whispered softly in her ear, "Don’t be impulsive."

Wan Lu, leading the Maid, walked two yards behind, seeing Xiao Song occasionally bow his head and talk to Ran Yan. Although she only saw his profile, she could feel his unprecedented tenderness and was exceptionally pleased.

Upon returning to the residence and after lunch, Bai Yi coincidentally returned to report.

Chun Lai stubbornly denied having feelings for Xiao Xuanzhi, but upon hearing that Xiao Xuanzhi couldn’t eat and uncontrollably wept, she then refused to speak another word.

After much thought, Ran Yan finally said, "The person Chun Lai is defending must be Xiao Xuanzhi, right?"

There was nobody else she would go to such lengths for.

Xiao Song nodded, then added, "But Shilang’s affection for Chun Lai doesn’t seem fake. Even though his relationship with the Lady has always been poor, he has no reason to poison his own mother."

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