"Have you found them?"
Lord Baili watched his household staff bustling about, his anxiety mounting.
Seeing the servants shake their heads as they approached, he felt a wave of helplessness.
"What is going on?"
Just as Madam Baili was about to weep with joy upon hearing the news of her elder son's resurrection, she received the news of her daughter's disappearance. Naturally, her anger surged, and she nearly fainted from the shock.
Looking at the servants rushing in and out of the mansion, Lord Baili slapped his thigh, his face etched with worry. The Baili mansion was not that large; where could two people have gone?
"Sir, could it be that Miss and that young master have left the mansion? Due to the Song family's affairs, our household staff has been somewhat lax, and it's possible they overlooked the two children leaving."
The butler spoke up. In such a vast mansion, after searching for so long without finding anyone, there was only one possibility: they had left the Baili mansion.
Gu Qianying nodded upon hearing this. Young Yi Hao was always resourceful; it was entirely possible he had taken Baili Mengran out.
"That makes sense. Young Yi Hao is a determined child; it's quite possible he went out."
Ouyang Qinglin, who had also joined the search twice, was now becoming anxious as he couldn't find them. If the two children had truly gone out, any accident would be terrible.
"Let's go, we're leaving the mansion!"
The one who spoke was Duan Xifeng. As Gu Qianying's brother, he was equally worried about young Yi Hao. His martial arts and Qinggong were superior, making him more capable of finding people outside the mansion.
"I'll go with you. I'll go back and get some things first."
Gu Qianying, also extremely worried about young Yi Hao's safety, quickly said this and followed Lord Baili back towards her room.
"Esteemed guest, please go ahead!"
Even in such a hurried situation, Lord Baili did not forget to show immense respect to Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying nodded slightly. At this point, she could no longer afford to be polite. The two of them walked quickly towards her room.
Gu Qianying was returning to retrieve her sword for a client, while Lord Baili was guiding her.
Indeed, Gu Qianying had been somewhat lost since entering the Baili mansion. However, as a guest, she couldn't simply climb onto the rooftops to find her way.
When they reached the door of Gu Qianying's room and pushed it open, they were stunned. The two children they had been searching for so long were sleeping soundly in Gu Qianying's room.
Gu Qianying was slightly surprised, while Lord Baili was overjoyed. His precious daughter!
Lord Baili carefully entered, not daring to disturb the sleeping children. He gently picked up Baili Mengran, who was sleeping soundly in young Yi Hao's arms.
Baili Mengran, in her sleep, was completely unaware that she was being carried away. She even smacked her lips, a smile curving her lips, clearly dreaming of delicious food.
Lord Baili felt helpless, but it was best that the children were back! That was the most important thing!
At his age, he could no longer withstand such shocks!
Meanwhile, Duan Xifeng and Ouyang Qinglin, standing in the hallway, grew worried when the two did not return for a long time. They turned and headed towards Gu Qianying's room.
It was strange. They had also felt disoriented upon entering the Baili mansion. Logically, as individuals with high martial arts skills, they shouldn't be so easily lost, yet they were.
Ouyang Qinglin, having mingled in the martial world, understood this well. He surmised that the Baili mansion had been arranged by a master, with some formations set up. Without a familiar guide, outsiders, be they thieves or assassins, would likely get lost within the mansion and eventually be discovered by the guards.
He had to admit, Ouyang Qinglin thought Lord Baili had made a brilliant move.
The two finally found the butler to guide them, and thus successfully reached Gu Qianying's room.
Upon seeing the scene, they were also astonished, but then they smiled.
That rascal had made them search so hard, only to find him sleeping here!
"What is going on?"
Ouyang Qinglin took a couple of steps forward and asked.
"As soon as the esteemed guest and I entered, we saw the two children sleeping. It's good that the children are fine. I'll take my daughter back now!"
Although the two children were young, they shouldn't sleep together at this age.
Lord Baili nodded slightly at Ouyang Qinglin and Duan Xifeng and then left.
Gu Qianying touched young Yi Hao's face and sighed, a great weight lifted from her heart.
"You two keep an eye on him. I have some matters to attend to."
Gu Qianying turned to the two who had just entered and said softly.
"Don't worry!"
Ouyang Qinglin patted his chest in assurance, understanding that this incident had caused Gu Qianying considerable shock and fear. He gave her a promise.
Gu Qianying nodded and turned to leave.
Although she easily got lost within the mansion, inexplicably, she knew where Baili Su's room was. She could find it easily by memory.
Standing guard at the door was Baili Su's personal bodyguard.
Upon seeing Gu Qianying arrive, he was very respectful.
"Miss Gu!"
"Is your young master alright?"
She asked softly.
"Replying to Miss Gu, our young master has not yet woken up. Please go in and take a look!"
Previously, Gu Qianying had administered some medicine to Baili Su to keep him alive, and there had been no major issues. Coupled with the disappearance of the children and everyone searching for them, they had no time to attend to Baili Su.
It was only now that Gu Qianying came to check. However, today's incident with young Yi Hao had greatly surprised Gu Qianying, and she suspected he was behind it.
Pushing open Baili Su's room, Gu Qianying smelled a strong scent of medicinal soup.
She closed the door and entered the inner chamber.
Baili Su lay on the bed, his face still pale. Gu Qianying did not rush. She sat by the bedside, waiting quietly. After a while, Baili Su slowly opened his eyes.
He saw Gu Qianying's playful smile still lingering on her lips.
"You've finally deigned to wake up!"
She said with a smile.
"I thought you were going to keep pretending to be asleep!"
She added.
"Something wrong?"
Baili Su felt that the woman before him was no simple character. He felt as if he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't recall where, so he decided not to think about it.
"I saved your son!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianying was taken aback. She hadn't expected him to admit it so directly.
"So?"
She retorted. After all, if the enemy doesn't move, I don't move. She wanted to see what he truly desired. This man, knowing he was poisoned, was not flustered or begging the divine doctor for a cure, but instead trying to negotiate with her. It was truly strange.
"You know what I want!"
Baili Su slowly sat up, leaning against the bed. He took a sip of tea from the bedside to moisten his throat. Pretending to be sick was not an easy task.