There were no signs of a struggle, so there are only two possibilities: he opened the door and left on his own, or someone subdued him before he could react.

She glanced at the waiter again; he seemed rather furtive.

She released more than a dozen spirit cranes and then spread her divine sense to search.

While the spirit beast was searching, A-Jiang didn't let the shopkeeper off the hook either.

"The person disappeared while I was here. You must explain this to my brother, or I'll drag out your whole line of demons and refine them into pills!"

"Fairy, spare me! Fairy, spare me!"

Although the person in front of him was not highly skilled, his spiritual power was quite profound, and he could summon so many spirit beasts. He was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

The shopkeeper stammered, "That young master was taken away by Lady Hong."

Where is she?

"It's two streets away from here."

"take me."

The shopkeeper obediently led the way, and soon they arrived at the place he had mentioned.

The teahouse is two streets away, but that's just the street layout; in reality, the straight-line distance is very short.

This is a grand courtyard with its gates tightly closed and protected by an array.

Are you sure this is it?

"Yes, this is the fairy."

"You watch over him for now, I'll go in and check on him."

The protective array in the courtyard was rather ordinary, and she quickly located the fairy's location.

Right behind the courtyard is the garden, where the surrounding vegetation is lush and the flowers are blooming in vibrant colors.

In the center of the garden stood a magnificent and beautiful pavilion, with white jade steps, carved railings and painted beams, and all sorts of exquisite gold, jade and other precious objects.

A large bed was set up on the north side of the pavilion, with red curtains hanging down, swaying in the breeze.

A stunningly beautiful woman lay on the bed, wearing very little clothing, presumably all of which was used as gauze curtains.

The hair ornaments on her head were quite heavy, piled up very thickly, and looked to weigh about ten pounds. There were also several long gold hairpins inserted, with red silk tied to the ends.

Her skirt had a high slit, revealing one of her fair, smooth thighs. Her jade-like feet were translucent, and one ankle wore a gold anklet with several delicate bells hanging from it.

She was truly beautiful, possessing the ultimate feminine charm; Ah Jiang was completely mesmerized.

Actually, there was a distance between the entrance and the bed, with several low tables set up with food and drinks on them, and handsome men sitting nearby. But the first thing Ah Jiang saw was this woman.

She stared blankly at her, not even noticing Xiao Songjing beside her.

Hehe~

The beautiful woman chuckled, covering her mouth and nose with a round fan, looking at her with only her beautiful eyes, and said softly, "Sister, what brings you here?"

Sisters? Xiao Songjing almost spat out the wine in his mouth, quite interested to see how A-Jiang would react.

A-Jiang snapped out of her daze, frowned, looked around, and saw Xiao Songjing, who was just about to watch the show.

Seeing that he was unharmed, A-Jiang was relieved. He then looked the woman in red up and down a few more times and asked, "You, are you a fox demon?"

"Sisters have excellent taste. What brings you here?"

Are all you fox demons this beautiful?

A-Jiang still remembered the fox-clan man she had met at the Deer Horn Village; he was exceptionally handsome.

"You flatter me. I am considered to be of above-average appearance within the clan."

"Your fox clan is very powerful. Your human form is so beautiful. Although I have seen few people, I have rarely seen anyone with your appearance."

"Thank you for your kind words, young lady. I am deeply honored."

Seeing that A-Jiang showed no hostility, the fox-woman lowered her guard.

Xiao Songjing was speechless. This conversation had gone way off track. Did A Jiang even remember what she came here for?

He could only cover his lips with his hand and pretend to cough twice, trying to get Ah Jiang's attention back.

A-Jiang finally turned her gaze to him, frowned, and asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Do you still have any medicine with you?"

Xiao Songjing's feelings were a bit complicated. He pretended to be weak and said, "It's alright. Whether I take those medicines or not doesn't really matter. Sigh."

Knowing his situation, A-Jiang didn't ask any more questions. She looked at the female fox demon and asked, "Why did you capture him?"

"I find him handsome and wish to make him my husband."

A-Jiang then looked at Xiao Songjing and asked, "Are you willing?"

She asked the question calmly, and Xiao Songjing didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

How could he possibly agree? Didn't they agree to go to the East China Sea to see the sea together?

His expression was indescribable, but he still said, "I don't want to."

Upon hearing this, A-Jiang said to the fox demon, "Since he is unwilling, you should choose someone else."

Before Xiao Songjing could even catch his breath, he heard A Jiang say to the fox demon again, "Why are you looking for so many husbands? I once read some picture books that said fox demons suck the essence of men, and that they did this for the prosperity of the human world. Is that really true?"

The fox demon finally realized that A-Jiang was different from others, so he smiled and said to A-Jiang, "This young lady is quite interesting. Why don't you sit down and have some fine wine and delicacies?"