Qiao Xi murmured, "I've been feeling uneasy recently, but I keep comforting myself. Grandpa Cheng used to go into the mountains to gather herbs, and he'd be gone for months without coming back. He's quite capable of surviving in the wild."
Her almond-shaped eyes stared at Huo Xingzhou, as if seeking some sort of affirmation: "You said you've sent everyone out to search for him. Is it possible someone overlooked something? Or maybe Grandpa Cheng isn't in the Imperial Capital anymore. He could've gone back to Haicheng or somewhere else. You surely haven't looked everywhere."
So perhaps Grandpa Cheng isn't in trouble—he's just not been found by Huo Xingzhou's people.
Huo Xingzhou said slowly, "Originally, I shouldn't tell you anything until we had a clear result. But I hadn't anticipated today's incident. The lack of bodyguards around me must have already spread across the Imperial Capital, and some people definitely won't pass up this opportunity."
