"So, senior has seen Wu Zhong?" Ji Fengyao's hope rose, and she cautiously asked, "If I may be so bold as to ask, senior, where is Wu Zhong now?"

"She's been taken away." Shang Beiyu didn't want to talk about this with the little bandit anymore. After saying this, he pretended to be displeased and gave a pitiful "humph" before leaving with Song Huiru.

"Senior! Senior!"

Ji Fengyao sensed the person leaving and called out several times, but there was no response.

At that moment, a startled voice echoed in Shang Xiye's mind: "Holy crap, what are you guys still doing here? Run! Run as far away as you can!"

"Xiao Yan?" Shang Xiye was slightly surprised and asked telepathically, "You're awake?"

"No, I was brought back to life by your life-or-death crisis, and I'm about to faint." Ji Yan spoke very quickly and very casually, making it sound like he was joking: "You really know how to court death. Why did you provoke that thing? Get out of here quickly, or we and Xiao Yun Yao will all be dead."

Shang Xiye frowned slightly: "What's here?"

"Demon... I don't have time to explain to you, I'm going to sleep... Don't take advantage of my sleep to do your dirty work. You promised to give me a chance to transform, Mo Linxian, you scoundrel, you can't be so shameless..." Ji Yan muttered and then fell silent.

“Mo Linxian?” Shang Xiye subconsciously repeated these three words, a very strange feeling rising in his heart. The name was so familiar that it seemed to be himself.

Could his name in his previous life have been Mo Linxian?

Ji Fengyao was struck dumb, turning around to look at Shang Xiye in shock: "You...you remembered?"

Seeing his wife's expression, Shang Xiye was certain.

Mo Linxian was indeed his name in his previous life.

Thinking of the past life he had forgotten, Shang Xiye felt guilty and gently took the little bandit's hand, saying softly, "No, Xiao Yan just woke up a few breaths ago. It told me there are demons here and that we should leave quickly."

"Ji Yan has really woken up!" Ji Fengyao was overjoyed.

Extreme Flame and its master's souls merged, sharing life and death. Perhaps it still remembers what happened in its master's previous life.

Its awakening will have a multiplier effect on the master's soul power and memory recovery.

"It has briefly woken up a few times. It said that whenever I face a life-or-death crisis, it will be stimulated to wake up, but it can only stay awake for a few breaths," Shang Xiye said frankly.

Ji Fengyao nodded: "It is intertwined with your soul. When you live, it lives; when you die, it dies. Moreover, it is a spirit of heaven and earth, and is much more sensitive to life-and-death crises than we are."

That person was nearby just now. If the monster Xiaoyan mentioned is him…”

Ji Fengyao did not continue the topic, but changed the subject, saying, "Your Highness, I just spoke with that person for a few words, and I think Wu Zhong may not be in Cining Palace. Let's go back to the manor for now and discuss this carefully."

"Okay," Shang Xiye nodded in agreement.

Cixi Palace is only so big, and the guards had already searched it almost completely by now.

Wuying and Wuhen recalled everyone, but the result was still "nothing was found".

Just as Shang Xiye, Ji Fengyao, Wuying, and Wuhen were preparing to lead their men back, Hu Ji, the secret guard left behind in the mansion, hurriedly came looking for them, knelt down, and reported in a deep voice: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Wuzhong... Wuzhong... he has returned to the mansion!"

When everyone saw that Hu Ji's expression was not right, their hearts sank.

Wuying and Wuhen asked anxiously, "When did Wuzhong return to the manor? Is he injured?"