CHAPTER 2003: CHAPTER 2005

"Alright, I know. It’s still early; you should go back to sleep for a while."

"No, bring me some brush and ink." Yang Chuxia rubbed her head; she seemed to have dreamt of many things just now. "Don’t just stand there!"

"Alright, I’m on it." Ye Zi’an hurriedly ran to the outer room and brought the brush and ink into the inner room.

Yang Chuxia had already gotten out of bed, and seeing her in just her underclothes, Ye Zi’an quickly draped a cloak over her.

She picked up the brush and ink, and began to draw line by line from memory.

The place in the dream had a small river, and along the river, there was a thatched yard. Outside the yard were two fruit trees and a haystack.

Most importantly, there was a thick snake, very thick and long, lying entirely across the entrance of the thatched yard, its mouth agape as if it could swallow a person’s head whole.

"Have them look for this place! See if they can find it."

Ye Zi’an looked at the paper several times. "This might be difficult; yards like this are common."

"Search near the cliff."

Ye Zi’an put away the drawing. "You should go back to sleep for a while; I’ll send someone to look right away."

"Hmm,"

Yang Chuxia nodded.

Ye Zi’an wasn’t hopeful about the drawing made from Yang Chuxia’s dreams. How could things from a dream be real?

But he still personally took people to search the area nearby.

"Sir, if you keep going forward, it’s still a crevice." Ye Yi grumbled again, "This place is truly strange. From above, it looks like a small area, but once you’re below, it feels endless. It seems like this place is so long, it never ends."

"Search for any sources of water."

"Yes!"

Ye Zi’an also felt that this place was very strange, too quiet.

He led a group from morning until nightfall, yet they still found no clues.

"It’s dark; have everyone come back; we’ll continue the search tomorrow."

But when Ye Zi’an was the first to climb back up from the bottom of the cliff, he found a bright white above his head.

"What? What’s going on!" Ye Yi exclaimed, "Wasn’t it dark?"

"Oh my, this place is so terrifying." Another guard, upon climbing up, felt his legs weaken, "It’s dark below, but bright above. So scary... boohoo..."

A grown man was actually scared to tears.

The others who followed also showed fear on their faces.

"Why are you crying? Nobody’s dead." Ye Yi kicked the guard.

"Someone did die." The guard wiped his tears as he spoke, "Prince Le died here a few days ago. Could it be Prince Le’s spirit seeking revenge?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yi’s veins bulged, "If you dare to say another word, I’ll kick you down to accompany Prince Le."

"Don’t spread this around." Ye Zi’an’s expression darkened, "We’ll come back tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Back at Prince An’s Mansion, Yang Chuxia immediately came forward, "How was it? Did you find anything?"

Ye Zi’an recounted the day’s events to Yang Chuxia, and she frowned.

"I’ll go with you tomorrow."

"Alright!" Ye Zi’an took a sip of water, paused, and then asked, "How are Qingtong and Ye Wu?"

"Qingtong is just very hungry, without external injuries. Ye Wu’s wounds have already been treated, and Mingcui is taking care of him. Oh, by the way, someone from Prince Zhuang’s Mansion came today, saying they have something to discuss with you."

"Oh," Ye Zi’an didn’t pay much attention to this matter; at the moment, nothing was more important than finding his son.