Chapter 94: Soul-Locking Array

Yun Fanjing was furious at his unrepentant attitude.

She turned her head and stared intently at the prefect: "Prefect Shi, why haven't you arrested the man yet? Do you need this princess to teach you how to handle cases?"

Upon hearing this, Prefect Shi trembled, immediately stood up straight, and agreed.

Immediately, he ordered his men to take Master Qiao away.

The Qiao family members were all taken into custody and brought to the government office.

Even now, Master Qiao is still spouting nonsense: "My younger brother is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, he will definitely save me!"

Upon hearing this, Prefect Shi silently closed his eyes.

So what if you're the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice? This is a princess of the current dynasty! Your brother might even be implicated and demoted because of you.

After watching the Qiao family members being taken away, Jingwu turned around and walked to the center of the room.

The room was set up with a soul-locking array, and these innocent girls were gradually robbed of their three souls and seven spirits, turning them into puppets that could only be controlled.

She quickly made hand seals and chanted incantations, mobilizing all the spiritual energy in her body to break the formation in no time.

Without further hesitation, Jingwu quickly followed the lingering scent and went after it.

This time, the man did not escape.

When Jingwu first met this person, he felt that he had an otherworldly air about him. Judging from his appearance alone, he did not seem like the kind of person who would help others do heinous things.

Without further hesitation, she chanted the lightning-summoning spell, intending to summon heavenly lightning to strike the mastermind to death.

Unexpectedly, the other party reacted quickly, chanting a protective spell, and after a bolt of lightning struck, quickly disappeared underground.

After watching the person run away, Jingwu stomped his foot angrily.

She took a deep breath, looked at the mansion with its powerful spiritual energy, made a hand seal, erased the spirit-gathering spell, and disrupted the feng shui of the house.

After doing all this, she chanted a teleportation spell and returned to the Qiao residence.

Jingwu returned to Youhua Courtyard, where he finally had time to guide the souls that were locked by the formation into the girl's body one by one.

The souls of the girls who had been inside for a long time had already been devoured by the formation, and the souls of only two or three remaining were incomplete.

The only one who was present was the woman who helped Wan Tang escape.

Wan Tang's body has been taken away by the government office and handed over to the coroner for examination. The remaining girl was also brought to the government office for investigation.

After Jingwu finished doing all this, he turned and walked out of the courtyard.

She frowned, pondering the identity of the person behind the scenes.

The person beside her, however, assumed she was worried about where the women were going and immediately spoke up.

"Awu, don't worry. After I return to the capital, I will definitely report to my father and severely punish the Qiao family. These girls will come back to the palace with me, and I will never let anyone else bully them again."

Jingwu was taken aback when he heard this, then turned his head to look at the beautiful girl.

She originally planned to take these girls home, but she hadn't decided on the specific arrangements yet.

"What's wrong?" Yun Fanjing touched her face and asked curiously, "Is there something on my face?"

Jingwu smiled and shook his head: "Has Your Highness decided what you want them to do back in the palace?"

“No, but the palace is so big, what’s wrong with keeping a few idle people?” Yun Fanjing raised her chin. “Besides, my princess’s residence has already started construction. After this matter is settled, the princess’s residence will be almost finished. I can set aside a courtyard for them in the residence so that they can be my playmates.”

Jingwu looked at the person in front of him and felt a warmth in his heart. He then nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, Princess."

Yun Fanjing blushed and started to act shy after being thanked so earnestly.

Jingwu smiled, his eyes crinkling at her adorable appearance.

Shi Ruixing stood in the corner watching this scene, not daring to approach.

She knew that although her father appeared upright and incorruptible at this moment, he definitely knew about this matter, otherwise the Qiao family would never be so arrogant.

She is too ashamed to approach the master anymore.

Shi Ruixing had been having these dreams for so many days in a row. The despair and pain in her dreams were still vivid in her mind, and she could never forget them.

She silently returned to the mansion, locked herself in her grandmother's Buddhist hall, and knelt before Buddha to atone for her sins.

Yun Fanjing immediately ordered someone to return to the capital to report, and the emperor immediately dispatched court officials to investigate the matter.

Fearing that officials might protect each other, she stayed close to the minister, watching his every move.

Jingwu returned to the inn, took a nap, and then went downstairs for dinner. He found Shao Chengrui there, so the family had a reunion dinner together.

When she heard news of the Qiao family again, it was because the Qiao family had been raided, Old Master Qiao was executed in the autumn, and the entire Qiao family was exiled.

Those who colluded with the Qiao family were all apprehended and executed.

As for Prefect Shi, he was also demoted.

Upon learning this news, Jingwu went to the government office and entered the dungeon.

She entered the cell where Master Qiao was being held, looked at the man in white with a haggard face, and asked.

"Who set up this formation in your residence?"

Upon hearing this voice, Master Qiao was filled with rage. Without even raising his head, he said, "What formation? I don't know."

Seeing that he wouldn't tell the truth, Jingwu stopped wasting time with him and immediately cast a mantra, then asked again.

"Who set up this formation in your residence?"

At this moment, Master Qiao's face was blank, and he honestly replied, "It is Jiang Chu, Master Jiang."

"Where did you find him? What is his identity?"

“I don’t know who he is. I only know that he is very powerful. And he is the one who came to see me. I don’t know where he lives. I only know that he comes to see me on the fifteenth of every month.”

Mr. Qiao spoke in a very formal and methodical manner.

"Why was this formation set up in the mansion?"

"Because my family's business was gradually declining, and none of the younger generation had entered the court, I thought of using those girls to smooth things over. Master Jiang said that as long as I set up this formation in the mansion, those people would agree to anything, and I could get what I wanted. Moreover, it would also prevent these girls from running away."

Jingwu frowned deeply, suppressed his anger, and erased the True Word spell.

She looked coldly at the person in front of her, her eyes flickered, and she said, "Someone like you should experience what they went through."

Before the person in front of him could react, he reached out and cast him into an illusion.

When Master Qiao came to his senses, he found himself back at Youhua Courtyard.

He was shocked and tried to walk out, but found that he couldn't move his body at all.

He saw his former friend walking towards him, tearing off his clothes, and pressing down on him.

Old Master Qiao thought of resisting, but his body moved uncontrollably to meet him, and a wave of nausea churned in his stomach.

The next second, he felt something dripping onto his body, causing a burning pain.

He looked up and saw the man on top of him dripping oil from a red candle onto him.

Master Qiao was terrified and wanted to escape, but he couldn't control his body.

He was terrified, yet he managed to utter those indescribable sounds.