Not long after Lu Yin arrived at the residence, Peach arrived with a tortured expression.

Lu Yin could already guess what had happened.

“I’m sorry. I lost your friend,” Peach sincerely apologized to Lu Yin, her face extremely cute.

Lu Yin smiled as he consoled, “Peach, Bai Xue is an adult and is responsible for her own behavior. Getting lost is her fault and not your responsibility.”

Peach obstinately said, “I don’t even know what happened. She just vanished mysteriously. I didn’t even sense anything when she disappeared.”

Lu Yin was shocked since he assumed that she had lost track of Bai Xue when Yu Academy had fallen into chaos when the second prince, Duke Yushan, defected. A portion of Yu Academy had left the academy grounds at that time, and it was very possible that Bai Xue had been taken out as well since she had an innate gift. But now it seemed that there might be other matters at play. “How?”

Peach didn’t know either. “I really don’t know.”

“Didn’t she go in the first round?”

Peach shook her head. “No, she went missing in the Sixth Imperial Squadron’s encampment. A super powerhouse should have been the one to take her away, but I couldn’t feel any trace of remnant star energy. I’ve reported this to His Majesty, and he said that only a Hunter or above powerhouse could have accomplished such a thing. And it must have been no ordinary Hunter, either, as the emperor couldn’t sense...