Aofeng on the other side was clearly taken aback.

Unexpectedly, his master guessed so quickly, so he hurriedly replied, "The people from the General's Mansion refused to tell me, and threatened that you had to go there in person to negotiate with them before they would release the people."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuetong's face darkened.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Li Qingrong looked puzzled when she saw this, thinking to herself: How did this person change her expression so suddenly? She shouldn't have said anything wrong, right?

Jiang Yuetong did not respond to Qingfeng again, but spoke calmly to Li Qingrong: "Rujing has been found."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingrong's bright eyes darted around, and she asked incredulously, "You mean Rujing went missing and was only found now?"

Jiang Yuetong nodded slightly and hummed in agreement.

Li Qingrong was quite surprised. She knew Ru Jing, who was bold, meticulous, and highly skilled.

"It was through her message that I learned about Yao Yao's situation, but by the time I arrived in the Central Plains, she had already been taken away."

Li Qingrong looked utterly astonished: "Who is so bold as to kidnap your person?"

Jiang Yuetong got up and went to the window, looking at the bustling street in the distance, and said calmly, "She was like family to me before."

"Family? If she's family, why would you need to kidnap her?" Li Qingrong frowned slightly, guessing that Rujing and her family must not get along.

Jiang Yuetong sneered: "They abandoned her when she was useless, and then brought her back after she became useful. You're better off without a family like that, but..."

Unfortunately, she still has a loving mother. After the people in the General's Mansion learned of Ru Jing's current identity, they must have threatened her mother's life, otherwise Ru Jing wouldn't have been captured so easily.

A thoughtful look flashed across Jiang Yuetong's eyes.

She turned to look at the person on the bed and said calmly, "If you destroy someone's spiritual root, do you have a way to help her recover or start cultivating again?"

"this……"

Li Qingrong was stunned.

Jiang Yuetong pursed her red lips. She knew Li Qingrong couldn't do it, but the old apothecary in the space could.

Li Qingrong was silent for a while before slowly saying, "It should be possible, but I haven't tried it before, and even if I recover my spiritual power, it will only be 70% at most."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuetong nodded thoughtfully.

She knew that Li Qingrong could help people repair their spiritual roots in the later stages. Now that the old master of medicine had only begun to acknowledge Li Qingrong, he probably hadn't taught her anything yet, but she couldn't wait any longer.

The people in the General's Mansion valued Ru Jing's abilities and knew she couldn't bear to lose this loyal subordinate, so they guessed she would definitely try to negotiate with them.

What a pity...

As for what they wanted to do, Jiang Yuetong smiled coldly and didn't think much about it.

They're just a bunch of clowns.

"After you've rested for a couple of days, I'll accompany you to the center of Wanchuan Forest," Jiang Yuetong said calmly.

Li Qingrong's eyes flickered slightly: "Yesterday I heard from my brother that there was an auction in the Central Plains with Ghost Roots. I want to go back and get it first, and then go to the Wanchuan Forest for training."

Jiang Yuetong raised an eyebrow: "Is the information reliable?"

"It's reliable. My brother's good friend passed the message on to him. If someone puts a rare herb like Ghost Root up for auction, it will definitely be publicized by the auction house."

Now that things have blown up so much, if this news is unreliable, their auction will only ruin its reputation.

Jiang Yuetong nodded slightly: "Then I'll listen to you and head back to the Central Plains first. I also have some things to take care of."

Guessing that she was referring to Ru Jing's matter, Li Qingrong's bright eyes darted around slightly.