In her previous life, her master not only taught her alchemy, but also some things like esoteric arts and formations.

In my master's words, "It's never a bad thing to learn a couple more things to save your life."

Although her cultivation level is currently insufficient, her strength lies in her powerful soul. However, the soul power she expended when searching for the magpie last time has not yet fully recovered, and it will take some time to find the array base and break this first-grade spiritual array.

At this moment, in the secret room behind the Gu family's woodshed.

Gu Lin, whose hair was styled in a ramen noodle shape, swallowed hard as he looked at the image projected by the array spirit shuttle, which showed Ji Fengyao's charming and cute figure. He couldn't help but murmur, "This little vixen is really pretty. She's my type."

"Second brother, you'd better rein in your lustful desires. She's a notorious bandit in the Great Zhao. Even the Ninth Prince fell for her. With your temperament, you'll definitely be devoured by her until there's nothing left." Gu Da didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, looking at the other illusionary projections.

Gu Lin scoffed dismissively, "Who does the Ninth Prince think he is? He'll be dealt with by us soon enough. Anyway, don't worry about me, I'm going to have this little wench."

As he spoke, Gu Lin chuckled wickedly, "Such a beautiful little girl, if she's willing to gnaw on this tough nut of mine, I'd rather let her gnaw on me for the rest of her life."

Guda shook his head helplessly.

In the midst of the chaos of the world, even with the strict family traditions of the Gu family, every generation inevitably produces a few descendants with weak wills, such as Gu Lin, who are of mixed character.

Well, the elders are right. Living in the mortal world, the Gu family also needs someone to manage and support its worldly affairs.

They willingly degenerate and willingly sink into depravity, so let them be; consider it compensation.

Anyway, with the Ninth Prince dead, this bandit would suffer in the hands of others. It's better to grant Gu Lin's wish; at least Gu Lin knows how to cherish women.

“But why is this little beauty blindfolded? Isn’t she afraid of being ambushed if she can’t see?” Gu Lin was clearly captivated by Ji Fengyao’s beauty and was only focused on her. “I need to remove the array spirits around her so that my little beauty doesn’t get hurt.”

"Second brother..." Gu Da wanted to stop him from altering the formation.

Gu Lin laughed without turning his head: "Don't worry, brother. I know what I'm doing. I'll only affect the formation around her. I don't care about the lives of the others."

At the other end of the post station.

When Shang Xiye returned after finishing his social engagements, he found that Ji Fengyao had not yet returned, so he sent people to look for her.

As a result, whether they searched for Ji Fengyao, Ji Fengming, Hei Xiao, or even Wu Shang, Wu Zhong, and the secret guards who followed them, they all said they couldn't find her.

At this time, the families of Cao Yunheng, Ge Hongchang, and Liu Jingui had already started making trouble. All of them took white armbands left by Ji Fengyao and others, which had the words "local" and "bandit" written on them, and went to the garrison commander Yao Zhao's house that night to cry and ask for help.

Upon learning this news, Wuying quickly returned to report to Shang Xiye.

Wuhen said anxiously, "Your Highness, the matter involving the Cao, Ge, and Liu families must have been done by the Princess Consort, Xique, Wushang, and Wuzhong. But this happened two hours ago. If the Princess Consort and the others went to the fourth family, they should have returned by now. Could something have happened to them?"

Lin Shuang, worried about Hei Xiao, interrupted, saying, "Going to the Gu family? The Princess and Brother Xiao had four targets tonight. The Cao, Ge, and Liu families have all run into trouble, but the Gu family isn't among them. They must be trapped at the Gu family!"

"Gu family?" Shang Xiye was confused.

In his memory, no one at Hangu Pass could have trapped Wushang and Wuzhong.