Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1314 - 1314 1300 The Shattered Vase

Chapter 1314: Chapter 1300: The Shattered Vase Chapter 1314: Chapter 1300: The Shattered Vase Ouyang Yue was the most annoyed. She intended to continue speaking, but upon seeing Ye Chen, that face filled with sorrow, she held back from saying anything more. She estimated that he was already in a lot of distress and didn’t need any further stimulation from her.

But a problem lay before them, whether to set sail tonight or not. Yun’er’s whereabouts were still unknown, and it was uncertain if she had encountered any trouble. They obviously couldn’t just leave everyone behind, but if they stayed, Nangong Yao and the others would need assistance. What should they do?

Li Mo suggested, “Perhaps we could leave tomorrow.”

All eyes turned to Ye Chen, who, grasping the back of his head, felt that this wouldn’t do. Delaying everyone just like that was unacceptable—if something had really happened to Nangong Yao, they couldn’t afford the delay. He proposed, “Here’s what we’ll do. Yue’er, you and Li Mo each lead a ship to set off, leaving one ship for me. I’ll follow after I find Yun’er.” It was impossible to guarantee that he could find Yun’er tonight, and whether she was truly in trouble. Delaying three ships here because of one person was indeed not appropriate.

Ouyang Yue looked over and said, “You want to keep a ship behind?”

Ye Chen nodded, explaining, “We can’t hold everyone up just because of Yun’er. If Nangong Yao and the others really need help and you can’t make it in time if I keep you here, that would be terrible.”

Li Mo felt that what Ye Chen said made sense. It was better for them to not all rush over than for everyone to remain stuck here.

Ye Chen’s mind was full of thoughts about Yun’er. That darn girl, she couldn’t truly have had an accident, right?

Song Xizhi said, “I’ll stay.”

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn’t let him stay. This mess was his doing. He couldn’t leave with a clear conscience if he simply left. He retorted, “No, you go with Yun’er and the rest. I will stay behind to search for her. Once I find her, I’ll figure out a way to catch up.”

Song Xizhi insisted, “Then I’ll stay too.”

“You should go with them. After all, you might have to face the Immortal City Sect. You’ve dealt with their people before, and you’ve even met Su Zhanze the last time we cleared things up. It’s clear that Song Xizhi is more suited to interact with Su Zhanze, and the Immortal City Sect still has a huge misunderstanding about the Thirty-Six Islands. If there really is a chance to join forces, it would be disastrous without a mediator.”

“That settles it, then. You two will follow the original plan and set sail with the two ships ahead of schedule to the Island of the Wicked. I will stay behind to search,” Ye Chen decided. He couldn’t just ignore Guo Yuyun; it was impossible not to take responsibility for the situation he had caused. If something were to happen to Yun’er, what would he do? He wouldn’t be able to focus on any other matters until he found Yun’er.

At that moment, he was like a restless monkey, jumping around agitatedly.

Honestly, Ouyang Yue really wanted to punch him, but seeing him like this, she couldn’t bring herself to do it. She called out, “Red Demonic Spirit, you stay behind. Take a ship and help him search for Yun’er.”

The Red Demonic Spirit nodded.

Ouyang Yue, following Ye Chen’s instructions, left a ship behind for him, while the other two ships set off for the Island of the Wicked as initially planned, without delay.

Ye Chen felt a bit cursed. Where could that wretched girl have escaped to? Surely nothing untoward had happened. She wasn’t the kind of person to seek her own demise.

But night had fallen, and she still hadn’t returned.

Stop playing around like this. Right now, Ye Chen just wanted to apologize.

Thoughts of seeking one’s own demise should never apply to Yun’er. He was very confident about that; otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to react as he did. If he wasn’t certain, he wouldn’t have acted that way.

But now it was late, and there was no sign of the girl. How was he supposed to explain that?

After seeing off Ouyang Yue and Li Mo, Ye Chen wondered if Yun’er, after having her drinks, had run back to hide in a cupboard to sleep. This was the only way he could deceive himself now.

Returning to Yun’er’s room, it was still empty. He actually opened the cupboard to search, but of course, there was nothing. How could she possibly be in the cupboard?

He was close to breaking down, almost ready to cry.

Wait, what was that on the floor?

It was the piece of jade that Yun’er wore. How could this piece of jade be in this corner? That didn’t make sense. If it fell off while she was sleeping, it should be around the bed, and if it fell off while sitting in a chair, it should be near the table. How did it end up in the corner?

He found it very strange. No, there were also signs of a struggle, near the table and where the vase stood on the cupboard. That’s not right. There was a vase there last night—he clearly remembered there being one when he brought Guo Yuyun back because Yun’er, in her drunken state, had almost knocked it over. He had quickly caught it, leaving a deep impression on him.

Ye Chen looked around carefully.

The traces were faint, and he couldn’t be sure they were fresh, but he could swear that the night before, a vase definitely adorned that half-human-high cupboard.

Having searched all afternoon, he was only focused on finding Yun’er, not noticing any changes in the room.

Ye Chen quickly summoned the Red Demonic Spirit to bring the person responsible for cleaning that room.

A young girl arrived, and Ye Chen queried, “Are you in charge of cleaning this room?”

The maid nodded slightly and asked, “Is there something wrong?”

“Last night, there was a vase in the cabinet of this room, did you move it?”

The maid looked toward the cabinet by the bedhead, seemingly also a bit surprised. Indeed, in these superior rooms, to make guests more comfortable and to improve their sleep, every cabinet next to the bed would have a vase. Furthermore, in the vases would be inserted a few fragrant flowers.

“Yes, there was a vase.”

“Where is that vase then? Did you take it away? Did you take it out to clean?” Ye Chen grew more puzzled.

“Impossible, if I had taken it away, I would definitely have replaced it with a new one. It’s not possible that I would just take it out to clean it without any reason, as you know, these superior rooms, to keep the guests comfortable, we all have rules and regulations.”

“Are you sure you didn’t take the vase?”

“Why would I take a vase?”

“Could it be that another maid took the vase away?”

“Impossible, in our inn, there are only a few maids responsible for cleaning the rooms, and each has her own area. Which rooms are managed by whom is clear-cut. If there are any changes, it would be after the end of the month. We wouldn’t just switch maids without prior notice.”

Ye Chen nodded slightly and then asked, “Then this morning, did you see that vase?” He held in his hand the piece of jade he had picked up.

The maid thought carefully and then answered, “Yes, because the flowers are fresh, apart from cleaning the rooms, we also need to spray the flowers to maintain their freshness.”

Ye Chen let the maid go.

Red Demonic Spirit watched Ye Chen, not understanding his intentions, and asked, “Ye Chen, why are you concerned about the vase on top of the cabinet?”

Ye Chen handed the piece of jade to Red Demonic Spirit, saying, “This is the jade Yun’er was carrying. I swear this jade is Yun’er’s because on it, there is a character for ‘cloud’.”

Red Demonic Spirit looked at it closely and indeed in one corner, flowing and somewhat blurred, a character for ‘cloud’ could be seen.

Ye Chen continued, “I found this just now in the corner. At first, I thought maybe Yun’er, drunk last night, carelessly dropped it here, but then I unexpectedly discovered signs of a struggle. Look, these cabinets and the tables have faint traces as if there had been a fight. Of course, I can’t confirm when these were left, but I can confirm that last night there was a vase here.

Last night, when Yun’er was drunk, I carried her back, and she nearly knocked over the vase. If my hands weren’t quick enough, it would have definitely fallen over. But just now that maid also confirmed that I’m not lying.”

Red Demonic Spirit came over, also carefully examined the tables and the windows, and said, “These traces are newly made, but we can’t ascertain when specifically.”

“Could these have been made today?” Ye Chen wondered. Was this piece of jade not dropped last night while Yun’er was drunk? If it wasn’t from last night, then when did she drop it, and how did it get to that corner? Had there really been a struggle here?

Ye Chen crouched down, moving along the bed, suddenly reached under the bed, and pulled out two shards.

Ye Chen turned them over, and upon seeing the colored surface, which had blue patterns, knew they were right. The vase on top of the cabinet last night had been of this color.

Red Demonic Spirit took the fragments, and both of them fell into deep thought.

“I’m certain, these are indeed from the patterns of the vase last night,” said Ye Chen.

Red Demonic Spirit also got down on the ground, wriggling like an eel, and called out, “I’ve found a piece too.”

Ye Chen caught it and an unsettling thought formed in his mind, Yun’er might have been taken away by some unknown force.

Red Demonic Spirit said, “It might be broken and not cleaned up properly.”

“Then who took the vase from the cabinet?” Ye Chen asked, puzzled.

Red Demonic Spirit was at a loss for words. Indeed, it wasn’t that coincidental. The vase had disappeared, and now fragments had been found under the bed.

“There definitely was a struggle here, a definite struggle, and the vase must have been smashed. But they were too rushed at the time and didn’t have time to clean up properly, only hurriedly tidying, so not everything was cleaned up,” Ye Chen bellowed. “Help me look around the cabinets and tables.”

The two of them, like thieves, began to rummage everywhere.

Suddenly, Black Demonic Spirit called out from the other side.