Chapter 811: Chapter 678: The Princess with Fame but no Substance

“The Little Princess has gone missing!!!”

Chu Mu stared at the reward poster, unable to snap out of his shock for a long time!

Princess Jinrou’s disappearance was a major event. In fact, the reward poster was already posted two months ago, and it had caused a huge commotion in the city.

However, Chu Mu had always lived a semi-isolated life, so he had no idea that the little princess had gone missing.

After the mysterious disappearance of the princess, numerous trackers from the World Realm were searching for her due to the huge reward.

However, it was as if this exceptionally beautiful princess had evaporated from the Mortal World without leaving a single clue.

Some top trackers tried to find her scent using items she had used, but still found no trace. This made the elders, masters, and palace leaders of the Nightmare Demon Palace extremely anxious, fearing that something might have happened to the little princess.

After learning about Princess Jinrou’s disappearance, Chu Mu’s first thought was that it had something to do with the defecting girl.

The defector girl had shown her intentions to control Princess Jinrou long ago and had attempted to do it multiple times but never succeeded. Now that Princess Jinrou had suddenly gone missing, Chu Mu felt that it was very likely that the defector girl was responsible.

Chu Mu and Princess Jinrou had some sort of relationship, and he couldn’t possibly ignore what happened. So he went to the resting place of the Nightmare Demon Palace’s people in the Great Chu Noble Family.

Chu Mu originally wanted to inquire about some knowledgeable individuals from the Nightmare Demon Palace using his Nightmare Demon Young Master identity, and it so happened that Qian Qin had also arrived in Wogu City.

Chu Mu could also guess that Qian Qin was probably a woman with a high status in the Nightmare Demon Palace. She should know Princess Jinrou, and she should know more about Princess Jinrou’s disappearance.

…

As dusk approached, Chu Mu waited in the teahouse.

Qian Qin came as promised, accompanied by a man in his thirties. To Chu Mu’s surprise, the man accompanying Qian Qin was a Soul Emperor-level expert.

“Now that I’ve reached a higher level, how come I encounter Soul Emperors everywhere? I never saw them before…” Chu Mu muttered to himself.

However, Chu Mu understood that he had now entered a different realm. In the past, if a strong person like a Soul Emperor walked by him, he wouldn’t even be able to sense them.

When Qian Qin entered the teahouse, she had the man wait at the side. The young Soul Emperor didn’t say much, but he intentionally glanced at Chu Mu before sitting alone at a table, ordering a cup of tea.

“You bring a Soul Emperor with you while going out. It must have been quite hard on you when I took you to Barbarian Valley back then,” Chu Mu spoke first.

Qian Qin shook her head slightly: “I’m not from an emperor family. It’s just that a teacher saw my Spirit Master talent and took me as a disciple. I’m not usually this cautious…”

At this point, Qian Qin stuck out her tongue and whispered, “At the same time that the princess disappeared, I went to Barbarian Valley without telling anyone. My teacher thought I had gone missing too. Fortunately, he found out late, and I quickly came back, or else I would be put on a bounty poster as well…”

“Uh…” Chu Mu laughed dryly. Come to think of it, Chu Mu hadn’t paid much attention back then and had taken a girl to Barbarian Valley. In retrospect, it wasn’t quite appropriate.

“Well, you just said at the same time? Isn’t that a matter of five months ago? Didn’t the Little Princess go missing around two months ago?” Chu Mu suddenly asked with a sense of urgency.

“The news outside says it was two months ago, but in reality, her guards, entourage, and maids could not see her from five months ago,” Qian Qin told Chu Mu.

Princess Jinrou has been missing for so long, and the Nightmare Demon Palace had not noticed. This was negligence on the part of the Nightmare Demon Palace’s top level. They did not dare to announce to the public that it had been five months since the princess had been seen. So they confirmed her disappearance and posted the reward about two months ago. But in reality, no one had seen Princess Jinrou in the past five months.

“Such a long time…” Chu Mu furrowed his brows immediately.

If it was five months ago, it would have been about four to five months since Chu Mu left World City. The defector girl’s forces should have been dissolved by Lord Yu after Chu Mu killed the marionette defector girl.

The defector girl wouldn’t have been able to reorganize her plans to abduct Princess Jinrou in such a short period of time unless there was still someone in the World City hidden by the defector girl…

Regardless, if it was five months ago, the possibility that Princess Jinrou was abducted by the defector girl had greatly reduced under the suppression of the marionette’s forces by Lord Yu.

But if the possibility of the defector girl’s involvement was ruled out, where exactly had the Little Princess gone?

“Why did the Nightmare Demon Palace only find out three months later? After all, she is a princess. They wouldn’t have realized that something was wrong with her not showing up for such a long time?” Chu Mu asked.

“Well…” Qian Qin hesitated a bit, secretly glanced at her senior brother who was drinking tea alone beside her, and whispered,

“Perhaps to those of our generation, Princess Jinrou is seen as this noble and lofty princess, protected by a multitude of experts and guards, and adored and pursued by countless people in our generation. But in fact, all these are just superficial.”

“Just superficial? What do you mean by that, is she not as outstanding as people think?” Chu Mu raised an eyebrow.

Qian Qin’s words confused Chu Mu. There was no doubt about Princess Jinrou’s reputation. In any occasion, she was the focus, her mysterious appearance under the veil, her gentle and elegant demeanor, always left a deep impression on many people. Over the years, her influence on the status of women in her generation was almost unmatched.

It was precisely this seemingly perfect and noble stature that made Chu Mu, who had a dislike for the perfect appearance of women since childhood, wary of her. He lumped her together with the defecting girl. Of course, Chu Mu knew very well that they were not the same person.

“Princess Jinrou is the token beauty of our Nightmare Demon Palace. This is a nicer way of putting it,” finally chimed in, the senior brother of Qian Qin who was drinking tea.

He intentionally glanced at Qian Qin, apologized with a smile, indicating he didn’t mean to eavesdrop.

However, he came over and sat next to Qian Qin, wearing a standard smile on his face, and continued, “To put it bluntly, she’s just a pretty ornament. Just like how some churches erect the figure of a saintess to make their followers feel that the church is pure and noble. In fact, the top-level people in the church know full well that the saintess is just a vase. Without her, another prettier vase could be replaced easily. Only the fooled people believe that the saintess is the most sacred and untouchable…”

Seeing the Nightmare Demon Palace level 7 badge on Chu Mu’s waist, Qian Qin’s senior brother continued explaining since Qian Qin didn’t stop him,

“You are also a member of our Nightmare Demon Palace. You should know that our Nightmare Demon Palace has many dark secrets, and its reputation in the past wasn’t good. This is very unfavorable to the development of the Nightmare Demon Palace, so indeed, we need someone to consolidate people’s hearts and dispel the misunderstanding about our Nightmare Demon Palace. Princess Jinrou is being trained for this position.”

Chu Mu looked at Qian Qin’s senior brother, who was narrating the facts with an air of explanation. But if one listened carefully, they could feel a trace of disdain in his words towards the Little Princess, and beneath that disdain, even more complicated emotions.

“After all, Jinrou is the daughter of the previous Demon Emperor. When Jiang Emperor took the throne, her princess identity indeed became merely a namesake…” Qian Qin didn’t want to expose the tragic truth about Princess Jinrou’s identity, but since her senior brother had already spoken, she had no choice but to clarify.

Qian Qin and her senior brother’s words caused quite a stir in Chu Mu’s heart, he really didn’t expect that beneath Princess Jinrou’s countless dazzling halo, there lay a princess existing only in name.

“So, no one is concerned about her disappearance three months ago…” Chu Mu slowly said.

Qian Qin could only nod cautiously, she knew that Chu Mu had some feelings for Princess Jinrou, otherwise, he wouldn’t have teamed up with Jinrou in both the seventh and ninth realms.

“Who issued the reward?” Chu Mu asked again.

“Elder Ye Tao. Elder Ye Tao is the Little Princess’s uncle, and her only support. I thought that Jinrou had already told you about her identity…” said Qian Qin.

Chu Mu shook his head. Princess Jinrou hadn’t mentioned this to him yet. For a moment, Chu Mu felt somewhat helpless, it seemed that he had misunderstood her before.

Perhaps, the melancholic girl who quietly watched the water surface was indeed her true appearance.

“Do you know where she is?” Qian Qin asked softly.

Chu Mu shook his head, now he couldn’t be sure if this was the doing of the defecting girl.

“Maybe she couldn’t bear the pressure, and left on her own,” Qian Qin’s senior brother said indifferently.

Chu Mu didn’t care about the senior brother’s sarcasm towards Princess Jinrou, but he asked Qian Qin for more details about Princess Jinrou’s disappearance.

Unfortunately, since it was such an old matter, even Princess Jinrou’s close servant would hardly have any accurate information.

…

Chu Mu was at a loss for where to look. If no one found Princess Jinrou, then the girl would probably vanish from the Mortal World soon. When people talked about her, they would sadly lament that they never saw her true face under the veil.

Chu Mu couldn’t do anything about the princess’s disappearance. After all, there was not a single clue. The only thing they could do was to wait until they arrived at Wanxiang City and confirm from the defecting girl whether the princess was with her or not.

If the princess wasn’t with the defecting girl, then this bizarre disappearance would likely have no follow-up story after this long disappearance of more than five months…

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(Chapter Two today~~~~~~~~~~ Why did the princess disappear? I don’t know if you guys can guess the plot. There have been hints in the front, people who read carefully might be able to guess. Of course, it’s a little difficult to guess~~~~~~~~)(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian () to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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