Xi Jianyu slowly turned around.
His voice became cold.
"I asked a question."
A guard hurried forward and knelt.
"Duke... we are still searching for Young Madam."
The atmosphere instantly changed.
Lin Meiyun’s face paled.
Xi Lanyin’s eyes widened.
Xi Qianqian stared toward the fire.
"You still haven’t found her?"
The guard lowered his head even further.
"No, Miss."
Xi Jianyu’s voice exploded.
"What do you mean you haven’t found her?"
The guards immediately trembled.
"Duke!"
Before anyone could explain—
Several maids suddenly came running from the side.
Their faces were deathly pale.
One of them stumbled and nearly fell before collapsing to her knees.
"Duke!"
Xi Jianyu’s expression darkened.
"Speak."
The maid was shaking so badly that her voice nearly failed.
"We searched everywhere nearby..."
Her eyes filled with fear.
"We could not find Young Madam."
Lin Meiyun’s heart dropped.
"Then where is she?"
The maid swallowed hard.
"It seems... it seems Young Madam is still inside the kitchen."
The world seemed to freeze.
Everyone stared at her.
"What?!"
Xi Qianqian cried out in shock.
Lin Meiyun’s face instantly lost all color.
Xi Yunhao’s calm expression finally cracked.
"The kitchen?"
Xi Ronghua’s eyes widened.
"That’s where the fire started!"
The maid nodded frantically.
"We searched every room nearby. We couldn’t find Young Madam anywhere else."
Silence.
For the first time that night—
Real panic appeared on the faces of the Xi family.
Even Zhao Rui tightened her grip on her cane.
Her knuckles turned white.
Everyone knew exactly what that meant.
The kitchen was the center of the fire.
If Su Yueqing was truly inside—