Abbot Qingyuan next to him was also stunned. The Buddhist beads in his hand fell to the ground. He clasped his hands together and chanted "Amitabha" over and over again.

Dan Feng was about to jump down, but Dan Gui, who was calm and composed, held her back.

"Don't cause trouble!"

"But the young lady..." Dan Feng burst into tears, turned around and knelt down to Chen, kowtowed several times, "Madam, please let me go, I want to go find the young lady, I can't leave the young lady alone!"

Chen, who was lying on the edge of the cliff, suddenly came to her senses. She was immersed in sorrow, and could not buy Xu Xingyin any chance of life!

It will only cause more casualties. Now that Xu Xingyin is not here, I am the backbone here.

She couldn't let her only daughter sleep under the cliff!

Thinking of this, Chen had to force herself to calm down, holding on to Dangui's hand and barely standing up.

He held on with one breath, supported his chest and gave the order.

"Seal off the scene, and then immediately go down the mountain to inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Right now, only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the ability to rescue Jiaojiao!"

"Yes! Madam!"

Dangui responded immediately and calmly directed the palace servants to take action.

While sealing off the scene to prevent the news from leaking out, it also means that anyone who might be lurking inside and trying to do something else will have nowhere to hide.

On the other hand, someone was sent down the mountain to inform Jing Zhichen.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the Crown Princess' only hope for survival.

……

When the messenger arrived at the teahouse, Jing Zhichen was sipping tea and reading memorials.

Emperor Yanning now likes to throw some unfinished memorials to Jing Zhichen to deal with. To put it disrespectfully, Jing Zhichen's prince is...

I'm afraid he is even busier than Emperor Yanning.

After reading the memorial, Jing Zhichen was explaining to his subordinates how to deal with the matter when he suddenly heard a commotion outside.

Upon hearing this, Jing Zhichen frowned impatiently and then got angry.

"What's the commotion? Where are the rules?"

But outside the teahouse, a guard from the Eastern Palace stumbled in, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice:

"Your Highness, it's bad, the Crown Princess...she fell off the cliff!"

"what?!"

Jing Zhichen stood up suddenly and grabbed the guard by the collar, "What did you say? Say it again!"

The guard almost cried, "The Crown Princess fell off the Cliff of Unfeeling! Madam Xu asked me to come and tell the Crown Prince!"

It's a very simple sentence with clear pronunciation, so it should be easy to understand.

But Jing Zhichen felt a little confused for a moment.

Jing Zhichen, who was always decisive in killing, was now a little unsteady on his feet. He staggered back a few steps and only managed to stand firm by supporting himself on the table leg.

"Your Highness..."

Xiao Anzi lowered his head and walked forward. Just when he was about to comfort him, he saw Jing Zhichen seemed to have thought of something. He walked out of the teahouse quickly, whipped his horse and went towards the direction of Funing Temple.

At the same time, Jing Zhichen's calm orders followed.

"Aoying is bringing a team of Black Tiger Cavalry with him. The rest of the Black Tiger Cavalry will surround the mountain for me. No one is allowed to leave the mountain until the Crown Princess is safe! Also, send a message to the capital and try to stabilize the forces of all parties. Don't let anyone take advantage of the situation."

The horse was galloping, and the oncoming wind made Jing Zhichen's heart even more confused.

Why did Xu Xingyin fall off the cliff out of nowhere?

Was she injured?

But still alive?

The long journey made his mood change from anger to fear and then to despair, as if he had experienced a cycle of life and death.

The group rushed to the Cliff of Jueqing, and Jing Zhichen immediately saw the wife of Duke Xu who was anxiously waiting at the edge of the cliff.

When the rest of the people saw him, they all knelt down and saluted.

Chen's face was pale, and her eyes were full of worry and anxiety.

"Mother-in-law, where is Jiaojiao?"

Jing Zhichen abandoned his horse and galloped away, asking questions as soon as he opened his mouth, not even noticing the slight tremor in his voice.

When Chen saw Jing Zhichen, she felt like she had found her backbone. Tears instantly welled up in her eyes and she pointed towards the cliff with trembling lips.

"We just went up the mountain and learned that Wan Yan fell off a cliff and died a few days ago. Princess Jiao... thought it was strange and suggested coming here to check it out. Who would have thought that she actually fell down!"

When Jing Zhichen heard this, his heart sank instantly and he hurried to the edge of the cliff to check.

But below the cliff, which was shrouded in clouds and mist, there was no bottom in sight.

"Everyone, go down and search! We must find him alive..."

When he said this, his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a hand, and the pain made Jing Zhichen feel uncomfortable. The second half of the sentence was stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it no matter what.

Finally, he lowered his voice again.

"No matter what, the Crown Princess must return safely."

"Yes!"

The security guards answered and scattered to search for a way down the cliff.

Upon seeing this, Abbot Qingyuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk up to Jing Zhichen and bow deeply again.

"Your Highness, there is no way down from the Cliff of Absolute Lovelessness. This is why the bodies of the nuns who fell off the cliff have never been found over the years."

"All methods are invented by people."

Jing Zhichen sneered, walked past Abbot Qingyuan and joined the search team.

Half an incense stick later, someone suddenly shouted.

"Your Highness, this vine looks long and strong. Maybe we can climb down along it!"

"Nonsense!"

Aoying sternly rebuked the guard who spoke, "How can this method work? What if the vine breaks or something else happens? How can your highness' safety be guaranteed?! Really..."

Before Aoying could finish his scolding, Jing Zhichen flashed in front of him and grabbed the vine to try.

"Your Highness?!"

Everyone was horrified, but Jing Zhichen was very calm and analyzed the situation based on facts.

"This vine is indeed long enough, but it is not designed for climbing and cannot bear too much weight. It can only support the weight of one person at a time, which is indeed not a good idea."

Ao Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but before he could relax, he heard Jing Zhichen say something out of the blue.

"I will go down first. When we reach the bottom of the cliff, I will pull the vines and then you can come down one by one."

"Your Highness!" Ao Ying hurriedly advised, "If you insist, why don't I go down and explore the way first! Your safety is the most important thing!"

"The Crown Princess is alone down there. If you find her, what are you going to do?"

Jing Zhichen's words confused Ao Ying.

Yes, Xu Xingyin is the Crown Princess, and the guards accompanying her are all men, so even if they found someone, they wouldn’t dare to rescue her…

Aoying understood the truth, but Jing Zhichen was the crown prince after all, and his status was noble.

If only one person can survive between Jing Zhichen and Xu Xingyin, Ao Ying will choose Jing Zhichen without hesitation!

"No, Your Highness cannot put yourself in danger no matter what. If His Majesty knew about this, none of us here would survive!"

Knowing that Jing Zhichen was going to go down the cliff himself, even Chen hesitantly tried to dissuade him.

"Your Highness, why don't you let them go first?"

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