Unbeknownst to him, Ye Ming always had a bad feeling!
He didn't have time to think, and directly expanded his senses to their maximum. In a moment, the entire capital was enveloped by Ye Ming's perception.
This range was also his current limit.
"Xi'er! Where are you?"
As he investigated each area, Ye Ming's fear intensified.
At this moment, it felt as if something important was about to slip away from him.
"No!"
"N-no!"
"Still no!"
As the search area narrowed, Ye Ming's heart sank to the bottom.
One minute later.
All places had been searched.
At this moment, Ye Ming's eyes were vacant, his body stiff and frozen, as if his soul had been lost.
Shangguan Xi'er!
She was truly missing!
There was no trace of her in the entire capital.
Just then, several Shangguan clan disciples noticed Ye Ming's abnormality and quickly informed Shangguan Yuan.
In less than a moment!
Even Shangguan Cangyu stopped his meditation and walked over with Shangguan Yuan.
When they saw Ye Ming's dejected appearance, they instantly realized the seriousness of the situation.
"Nephew... Nephew! What happened?"
Shangguan Yuan tentatively asked, "Did you have a disagreement with Xi'er! It's okay! Uncle..."
"Xi'er is missing!"
At this moment, Ye Ming's face was extremely pale, and his tone was filled with deep powerlessness.
In this moment, he finally understood that he was not omnipotent.
In the end!
He was still just a mortal!
"Xi'er is missing?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yuan was shocked and said, "How... how is this possible? She was clearly at the clan this morning!"
He quickly shouted, "Quick! Quickly call Xi'er's personal maid over and ask what happened!"
A moment later, a young girl in a yellow dress was called over.
"Xiao Ran! Where did Xi'er go?"
Shangguan Yuan quickly asked.
"Miss Xi'er told me before that she was going to see an old acquaintance and didn't want me to follow! So..." Xiao Ran lowered her head, somewhat at a loss, "So! I... I don't know where Miss went!"
To see an old acquaintance!
Upon hearing this, Ye Ming knew that the old acquaintance Shangguan Xi'er mentioned was definitely himself.
In other words, Shangguan Xi'er disappeared after parting ways with him.
Thinking of this, Ye Ming's guilt towards Shangguan Xi'er had transformed into a deep sense of self-reproach.
It was because of him that Xi'er had gone missing!
If he hadn't let her leave at that time, would all of this have been avoided?
Pfft!
The intense self-blame and regret directly injured Ye Ming's mind, and a mouthful of fresh blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
He had harmed Shangguan Xi'er!
"Nephew! You..."
Seeing this, Shangguan Yuan was also alarmed and quickly comforted him, "Xi'er is missing, but it doesn't mean she's in danger. With your abilities, you'll definitely find her!"
Although Shangguan Yuan was also very worried about the girl's safety.
But for now, finding Shangguan Xi'er was the most important thing.
Indeed, after hearing these words, Ye Ming's emotions gradually calmed down.
"Yes! That's right!"
Ye Ming thought of the protective immortal artifact he had given Shangguan Xi'er before.
"Even though Xi'er is missing now, she must not be in danger! Once she's threatened, the protective necklace I gave her will definitely react!" Ye Ming grasped at the only hope and said, "Once the protective array of the amulet necklace is activated, no matter how far Xi'er is from me, I will be able to sense it!"
Hearing this, Shangguan Yuan and Shangguan Cangyu breathed a sigh of relief.
As of now, Shangguan Xi'er was not harmed.
"Uncle! Does your Shangguan clan have any enemies? Could they have kidnapped Xi'er?"
Since Shangguan Xi'er was temporarily not in danger, Ye Ming also calmed down.
"Enemies!"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yuan said with a wry smile, "Nephew! You know that for a great clan like ours! There will naturally be enemies! But usually, everyone is cordial on the surface, and it shouldn't be to the point of resorting to such despicable means!"
Shangguan Yuan was right, how could a great clan like the Four Bright Clans of the capital not be envied.
It was the principle of "a tall tree attracts the wind."
"Could it be the work of the Dark Clans!"
At this moment, Shangguan Cangyu suddenly voiced his guess.
Although there were occasional disputes between the Four Bright Clans, they would not go to this extent.
They would always leave some room for each other.
Aside from them, the only ones with the courage and strength to attack the Shangguan clan were the Four Dark Clans, who were above them, and were the most likely culprits.
But if it were really them, what would be the motive?
"Father! Our Shangguan clan has never offended the Dark Clans, they have no reason to harm Xi'er!"
Shangguan Yuan thought the possibility of the Dark Clans attacking was slim.
"No! Others might have no reason to act, but Xi'er definitely will!"
At this moment, Ye Ming said coldly.
Hmm?
"Nephew! What do you mean by that?"
Shangguan Yuan was confused.
Why would his daughter have a reason to be targeted by the Dark Clans?
"That's because within Xi'er's body, there is something very special!"
Ye Ming's expression had become somewhat grim, and his eyes revealed killing intent.
If they discovered what was inside Xi'er's body, it could certainly become a reason for them to act.
"Something special?"
As a Martial God, how had Shangguan Cangyu never discovered that his granddaughter had a secret within her body?
"Uncle! Grandpa! The thing in Xi'er's body was planted by me many years ago. Its existence can gradually change Xi'er's physique, making her immune to all diseases and greatly improving her various talents!" Ye Ming explained.
Now that the item had been in Shangguan Xi'er's body for four years, it should have long since merged with her.
It was basically impossible to remove it.
However, it was not entirely without a solution.
If one encountered a ruthless person, they could directly refine the fused person to extract that item.
But Ye Ming was not overly worried about this possibility.
Once someone intended to use this method, Shangguan Xi'er's protective necklace would definitely react. At that time, Ye Ming would sense it immediately.
His only worry was that Shangguan Xi'er might have taken off the protective necklace herself.
"Looking at it this way, it is indeed possible that the Dark Clans attacked Xi'er." After listening to Ye Ming's explanation, Shangguan Cangyu's brows furrowed.
That was the Dark Clans!
His Shangguan clan was absolutely no match for them.
"Uncle! Do you know the location of the Dark Clans?"
There was killing intent hidden in Ye Ming's words.
If they were indeed the ones who had kidnapped Shangguan Xi'er, then he would not mind wiping them out.
"This..."
Shangguan Yuan and Shangguan Cangyu exchanged glances, both shaking their heads helplessly, "The existence of the Dark Clans has always been very mysterious! They always contacted us first, and we..."
Clearly, they did not know the location of the Dark Clans.
Ye Ming was not disappointed by this outcome.
Instead, he sneered, "It doesn't matter! Someone will tell me!"