After leaving the kitchen, Hua Qingcheng and her group, along with Erhu, followed the guide bee towards the backyard of Yangguan.

However, when they reached a fork in the road, they had a disagreement. The guide bee flew towards a courtyard, while Xiaobai, carrying Hongfu, turned towards the red rose field leading to the back mountain.

Hua Qingcheng: ...

(Are you trying to split me in half?)

"Aye, Hua Heshang, Xiaobai and Hongfu seem to have made other discoveries. You should follow them and take a look." Seeing that the Guide Bee and Erhu were heading to different places, Hua Qingcheng made a prompt decision.

"Qingcheng, I'll go with you!"

"Good sister, I'll go with you!"

Situ Ye and Wu Chen said in unison.

Hua Qingcheng: ...

(Again?)

"If you don't chase Xiaobai and Hongfu now, you might not be able to catch up soon!"

Hua Qingcheng decisively eliminated the possibility of the two guys arguing over who should go with them, and directly arranged for them to chase Erhu together.

After separating from the two, Hua Qingcheng continued to follow the bee until they reached a courtyard that looked like a Taoist priest's residence. Finally, the bee brought Hua Qingcheng to the door of a lighted cell and stopped.

Hua Qingcheng took out the beehive from the space and blew a whistle, and the group of guide bees flew back to the hive. After putting the hive with the guide bees back into the space, Hua Qingcheng used her finger to poke a small hole in the window paper and observed the situation inside through the opening.

No one?

Hua Qingcheng pushed the door in confusion, but found that it was locked from the inside.

After a little thought, Hua Qingcheng took out a dagger from her boots. It was the dagger that Duan Yunfei had given to Situ Ye before, which could cut iron like mud.

But with a "swish" sound, Hua Qingcheng unsheathed the dagger and inserted it into the door bolt. With a slight "clang clang" sound, the dagger quickly moved the door bolt away bit by bit.

After opening the door to the dormitory, Hua Qingcheng slipped in and gently closed the door. However, after looking around the entire room, even checking the wardrobe, boxes, and under the bed, where people could hide, Hua Qingcheng still didn't find a single person.

There was no doubt that Ah Chen's guide bee was safe, so it must be like the kitchen, where there might be a secret room or underground passage. Feeling that she had figured it out, Hua Qingcheng immediately began to touch and knock around in the room...

Elsewhere, after Tonghua Qingcheng parted ways, Situ Ye and Wu Chen followed Xiao Bai's footsteps and continued on their way to the red rose field. As the fragrance of the flowers grew stronger and stronger, an endless sea of ​​flowers soon came into view.

"I never thought that the Xiangyang Temple's famous and beautiful red roses could be grown this way. It's simply inhumane."

In the dark night, Situ Ye looked at the dark red rose field in front of him, and his resolute and stern face suddenly became terribly gloomy.

"Second brother, let's go. Xiaobai went ahead." Seeing Xiaobai stay by the flower field for a while and then continued to move forward, Wu Chen couldn't help but remind him.

At the same time, in an empty hall not far from the red rose field.

"Sister Xia, will anyone come to save us?" A boy pulled Xia Qingyi's arm and asked timidly.

"Little Mushroom, he definitely will. Shan Zuo won't lie to us." Xia Qingyi suppressed her worries about Shan Zuo and comforted a little boy with a slightly big head beside her.

"Brother Shan Zuo wouldn't have been captured by the Taoist priest, right?" another girl of six or seven years old also asked.

"Zheyi, Shan Zuo killed those bad Taoist priests and rescued us from the secret room. He is so powerful, he will be fine. I think he should be meeting up with Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess's people and will come to find us soon!" Xia Qingyi hugged the little girl who was shivering from the cold and rubbed her hands.

…

"Brother, the only things left to search are the red rose flower fields and the empty hall in front."

Just as Situ Ye, Wu Chen, and Er Hu were walking a few steps toward the nearby main hall, a group of Taoist priests holding torches suddenly arrived. It was estimated that there were at least two or three hundred of them. Seeing this, Situ Ye and Wu Chen hurriedly took Xiao Bai and hid in the bushes nearby.

"Mingzhi, you lead two hundred people to search the flower fields, and the rest of you follow me to search the main hall ahead."

"Yes, Senior Brother Mingde."

Following the order from the leading Taoist priest, the Taoist priest named Mingzhi immediately took away two hundred Taoist priests and began to search in the red rose field.

On the pitch-silent night, more than 200 Taoists dispersed into the red rose field. The torches in their hands immediately made the flowers in the field more gorgeous and bright.

As for the leading Taoist priest named Mingde, he led the remaining one hundred or so Taoist priests to the hall where Xia Qingyi and others were hiding.

"It seems they won't leave for a while. Let's go to the main hall and take a look." Situ Ye said decisively.

Then, Situ Ye and Wu Chen used their Qing Gong skills. Two figures, one black and one white, passed through the dark night, passing the Taoists and arriving at the empty hall first. Xiaobai, carrying Hongfu on his back, also took vigorous steps, flashing by like lightning.

"Brother, why do I feel like something flew past?" A Taoist priest rubbed the goose bumps on his arms and said timidly.

"Promising!"

"Thousands of ghosts are buried here, so it's normal for you to see some strange things. Also, don't forget, you are now a Taoist priest! If there is anything to be afraid of, it should be those floating things that are afraid of you!"

The leading Taoist priest Mingde sneered nonchalantly, then he urged, "Go, go, go! Don't dawdle! Hurry and find the person so you can go back to sleep."

In the hall where Xia Qingyi and other children were hiding.

"Sister Xia, someone is coming." The little boy called Little Mushroom was so scared that he hugged Xia Qingyi's arms tightly.

"Shh~"

"Don't talk."

Although Xia Qingyi was also panicking, she pretended to be calm. She silently told herself that she must keep an eye on these children until Shan Zuo and the rescuers arrived.

Outside the hall, Situ Ye and Wu Chen tried to push open the door, but found it locked from the inside. So, they poked two small holes in the window paper with their fingers and peered through the holes into the hall. They saw a dark mass of shadows in the hall.

"It seems that this is indeed the place."

After confirming that the child was inside, Wu Chen immediately went around to the back of the hall, stretched out his long legs, and kicked the back door open.

The sudden noise frightened the children in the hall, and they all rushed to the corner by the wall.

"You... who are you? Are you the one sent by Her Highness the Princess to rescue us?"

Xia Qingyi stood up from the ground and looked at the tall figure coming in from the back door. After seeing Wuchen's bald head and monk's robe, Xia Qingyi felt relieved.

Not a Taoist priest!

So that means the rescuers have arrived?