Hearing the old man's serious tone, Xiao Yifei scratched his head awkwardly, "Can't you really tell me?" He asked persistently.

"Ah, it's not that I can't tell you, it's just that knowing it won't do you any good." The old man sighed, picked up the tea on the table, and took a gentle sip.

Hearing the old man's words, Xiao Yifei couldn't help but get excited. It seemed he could still get some information. "Old man, go ahead and tell me, I'll bear the consequences myself."

Seeing Xiao Yifei's persistence, the old man shook his head helplessly. After calling the little girl into the room, he slowly said to Xiao Yifei, "Ah, you're aware of the injuries in my body. This injury was caused by that woman named Ci Xin."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei nodded, indicating he knew about it. Seeing this, the old man continued, "Years ago, that woman also lived here. One time, a minor disagreement happened between us, and for that small thing, she injured me."

At this point, the old man felt quite helpless because, as he said, it was just a small matter that left him with lingering ailments. "And then?" Xiao Yifei asked anxiously.

"Afterwards, when I tried to find her again, she was already gone." The old man sighed. "Where did she go after that?" Xiao Yifei frowned, wanting to know Ci Xin's whereabouts.

However, the old man just shook his head. Seeing this, Xiao Yifei nodded with a thoughtful look, "Didn't you try to find her again after that?" Xiao Yifei asked.

Hearing this question from Xiao Yifei, the old man shook his head and said, "I did. But..." Seeing the old man's hesitant expression, Xiao Yifei felt a bit confused.

"In any case, don't ask anymore." Before the old man could say more, he said this to Xiao Yifei. Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei, who originally wanted to inquire more, immediately fell silent.

"Let's leave it at that. Although it's not polite, you'd better not come to me again." Saying this, the old man pulled Xiao Yifei towards the door. "Hey, old man, I still have questions for you..." Xiao Yifei struggled but couldn't resist the old man's stubbornness and was finally pushed out the door.

With a helpless shake of his head, Xiao Yifei returned to the inn. Although he didn't find out where Ci Xin was now, he still got some useful information. At least, Xiao Yifei could now confirm that Qianxi's skills should come from her mother, Ci Xin.

After returning to the inn, Xiao Yifei suddenly received a call showing Tang Rong's name. Seeing this, Xiao Yifei couldn't help but feel a little excited. This woman, finally showing some conscience, was worried about me.

"So, you missed me?" Xiao Yifei picked up the phone and joked. However, what came from the other end was not Tang Rong's voice as Xiao Yifei expected, but a rough male voice.

"Hmph, are you Xiao Yifei?" The other party sneered. Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei immediately retracted his joking tone and slowly said, "It's me. Who are you?"

"You don't need to know," the man said. After a moment, a familiar voice came from the other end of the call. "Xiao Yifei, help!" Tang Rong!? How could Xiao Yifei not recognize this voice? He knew with just one sentence.

At this moment, upon hearing Tang Rong's voice, Xiao Yifei's face instantly darkened. Although he didn't know who was on the other end, no one could feel at ease in such a situation. However, at this moment, Xiao Yifei could not panic; if he did, Tang Rong would only become more afraid.

"It's okay, don't worry. They wouldn't dare do anything to you. I'm here, and I'll save you soon." Suppressing the anger in his heart, Xiao Yifei comforted Tang Rong. However, before Xiao Yifei could get Tang Rong's response, the person on the other end had already changed.

"You probably know this person well, right?" The person on the other end still spoke with a sneer. Hearing this, Xiao Yifei took a deep breath and slowly said, "What do you want?"

"What we want? I think it's what you want!" The man on the other end seemed a bit angry. Hearing the man's words, Xiao Yifei suddenly remembered what the old man told him. Could it be that the person on the other end was targeting him for investigating Ci Xin?

Seeing Xiao Yifei say nothing, the man on the other end began to warn him, "I advise you to stop investigating, or else, I can't say what we'll do."

"What if I don't?" Xiao Yifei said stubbornly. "You don't care about this woman?" The man found some amusement in Xiao Yifei's stubborn tone. Hearing this, Xiao Yifei sighed, thought for a moment, and then slowly said, "Okay, I'll stop the investigation, but you must release her."

"No problem, but you must leave the town by tomorrow." The man chuckled and then hung up the phone. Xiao Yifei put down the phone, looked out the window at the strong wind blowing around the town, constantly rattling the windows of his room, which made him feel a bit annoyed.

Looking at his luggage, Xiao Yifei shook his head helplessly. Meanwhile, his speculations about Ci Xin became even more confusing. Just who exactly was this person?

Early the next day, Xiao Yifei hastily packed up and left Yun Shen Town and the great canyon. Although he really wanted to know the truth, he didn't dare to gamble with Tang Rong's life.

Just like his previous travels, Xiao Yifei quickly returned to Beijing. As soon as he got off the train, he called Tang Rong. However, things didn't go as simple as Xiao Yifei thought. The man agreed to release Tang Rong once Xiao Yifei left the town.

But when Xiao Yifei returned to Beijing and tried to call Tang Rong again, it showed that her phone was turned off! This really infuriated Xiao Yifei, judging someone who goes back on their word, but more so, he was worried about Tang Rong. He had already agreed to their condition, yet they still hadn't released her. Who knows what they'll do.

But at this moment, Xiao Yifei didn't know where these people were, and the phone couldn't reach them, leaving him in vain anxiety. However, who didn't want him to investigate the truth about Ci Xin? Suddenly, a person popped into Xiao Yifei's mind.

That person was Qianxi. Since Ci Xin was Qianxi's mother, and the only one that could be related to him from his side was Qianxi, her daughter. Thinking of this, Xiao Yifei concluded that the person who kidnapped Tang Rong must be Qianxi.

Thus, Xiao Yifei hurried back to the Hua Mansion. In the three days Xiao Yifei was away, nothing major happened at the Hua Mansion, and Liu Sisi's illness was resolved after Liu Rui earnestly pleaded with Qianxi. After getting better, Sisi went back home with Hu Jingtang.

Meanwhile, Liu Rui naturally was still under Qianxi's control, waiting for Xiao Yifei to save him.

Upon returning to the Hua Mansion, Xiao Yifei greeted Hua Lao. Seeing Xiao Yifei, Hua Lao was also concerned about his recent affairs, so he asked some related questions.

Xiao Yifei shared some recent events with Hua Lao, but certainly didn't include Tang Rong's abduction because if it was indeed Qianxi's doing, it would further sour the relationship between the grandfather and granddaughter.

"Old man, where's Liu Rui?" Seeing Hu Jingtang and Liu Sisi missing was normal for Xiao Yifei upon his return, but not seeing Liu Rui made him inquire to Hua Lao. Hearing this, Hua Lao said helplessly, "He was taken away by Qianxi. You know, we are powerless against Qianxi, letting him do as he pleases."

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