Xuanyuan Zhan glanced at Wuhuan, who had been tied to a horse and passed out by Ye Yun and the others, and frowned, asking, "Have you seen Long Jiaojiao?"
Ye Yun stared blankly: "Isn't that vixen with you, Your Highness?"
Why is Your Highness asking them this question instead?
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned and remained silent.
Ye Yun asked worriedly, "She didn't keep up with you? Does that mean your plan with the Princess has failed?"
"No, the Princess's love potion has been cured." Knowing that they were genuinely concerned about Su Xuening, Xuan Yuanzhan patiently explained.
"That's great!" Ye Yun was overjoyed upon hearing this.
Ye Feng, who was watching Ma and Wu Wan, also breathed a sigh of relief.
The princess's love potion curse has finally been lifted, and the prince no longer needs to worry or feel guilty.
While Ye Yun was happy, she was also puzzled and asked, "Now that the Princess's love potion has been cured, why is Your Highness still looking for that demoness?"
Doesn't Your Highness usually avoid that vixen like the plague?
"She stole something very important from Master and ran away," Xuan Yuanzhan explained simply.
Ye Yun was once again greatly surprised.
That vixen is capable of anything!
"I didn't see that demoness come out."
Xuanyuan Zhan squinted at Wuwan, who was about to fall into a deep sleep: "She ran away from the back mountain. She was also poisoned with the Drunken Joyous Union drug. I thought she would come looking for Wuwan!"
He assumed that the woman would immediately think of Karasuma, but he overlooked the fact that any man could be a potential match for her!
Ye Yun also looked at Wu Wan and suddenly had an idea: "Wu Wan is that demoness's personal bodyguard. He should be quite important to her. Your Highness can use Wu Wan to exchange for what that demoness stole."
That's definitely a good idea!
Xuanyuan Zhan looked at the unconscious Wuwan and said, "You two escort Wuwan back to the Holy King's Mansion. I will then lead my guards to search for Long Jiaojiao in the vicinity!"
"Yes," the two replied, and rode their horses back to Kyoto with the Karasuma.
Xuanyuan Zhan then summoned the other guards and led them to search for Long Jiaojiao's whereabouts in the vicinity.
Long Jiaojiao is under the influence of the Drunken Harmony Elixir, and dawn is approaching. She must desperately need a man. This is the outskirts of the capital; by the time she gets to the capital, it will be daylight, so she must still be in the vicinity.
Long Jiaojiao was indeed in dire need of a man. After sending several signal flares to Wuwan without receiving a response, Long Jiaojiao realized that something must have happened to Wuwan.
However, now that she is under the influence of the Drunken Joyous Enchanting Potion, she has no time to care about Wuwan. What she is most anxious about now is finding a man.
The city of Kyoto naturally had the most men, but she also knew that dawn was approaching and it would be too late to return to Kyoto at this time.
Long Jiaojiao wandered around aimlessly like a headless fly. Suddenly, she remembered Su Xuening, who had also been poisoned by this "Drunken Joy."
It instantly found its direction and hurriedly flew towards the eastern suburbs.
In a dilapidated temple in the eastern suburbs, a group of beggars were sleeping soundly when they suddenly heard a loud noise.
Dozens of beggars were instantly startled awake and raised their heads in unison.
The only remaining half of the dilapidated temple door had been kicked open, and a voluptuous woman with disheveled hair stood at the entrance.
The woman was facing away from the moonlight, and they couldn't even see her face clearly.
Meanwhile, Xuan Yuanzhan searched the entire western suburbs, but his guards could not find Long Jiaojiao's whereabouts.
Xuanyuan Zhan suddenly realized something, and his eyes sharpened: "Go to the eastern suburbs."
Xuanyuan Zhan immediately led a group of guards and rushed towards the dilapidated temple.
After a short while, Xuanyuan Zhan and his guards arrived at the dilapidated temple in the eastern suburbs.
Before they even entered the dilapidated temple, they smelled a strong stench of blood.
Xuan Yuanzhan's expression changed, and he immediately led his men into the dilapidated temple. They found the entire temple filled with the corpses of beggars, and without exception, none of the beggars were wearing pants.
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned uncomfortably.
Without a doubt, it must have been that woman, Long Jiaojiao, who came by.
She's really something; she didn't let a single one of those beggars go!
A guard crouched down next to a beggar, examined him, and reported, "Your Highness, the blood is still warm; the person shouldn't have gone far."
"Chase!" Xuan Yuanzhan immediately led his guards to pursue Long Jiaojiao once more.
They chased after Long Jiaojiao for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, but still couldn't find any trace of her. Suddenly, Xuan Yuanzhan realized something and abruptly tightened the reins.
"go back!"
Seemingly remembering something, Xuan Yuanzhan led his guards back.
It took another incense stick to burn before Xuan Yuanzhan and his guards returned to their original spot. However, instead of taking them back to the dilapidated temple, he led them to Dragon Tooth Mountain.
"Search upwards for me!"
He had searched most of the way from here toward Kyoto, but found no trace of Long Jiaojiao, which meant she hadn't gone to Kyoto; she had most likely gone to Longya Mountain.
"Yes," the guards replied and immediately began searching the mountain.
Xuanyuan Zhan originally wanted to go to the cold pool to take a look, but after walking for a short while, he saw another beggar's corpse, still without pants.
Xuanyuan Zhan suddenly narrowed his eyes; it seemed that Long Jiaojiao had indeed been here.
"Your Highness, there is another corpse here."
Not far away, the guards also found the body of a beggar.
"Search for me!"
At Xuan Yuanzhan's command, the guards immediately began searching the mountain.
Xuanyuan Zhan was still worried, so he went to the Cold Pool, but there was no sign of anyone having been in the cave, and the Cold Pool remained silent.
Xuanyuan Zhan also went down into the cold pool to confirm that no one had come out from the bottom of the pool.
It seems that Long Jiaojiao has been to Longya Mountain, but has never been to this cave.
Thinking of the two beggar corpses at the foot of the mountain, Xuan Yuanzhan understood. They probably couldn't wait to climb the mountain and just...
The group searched for a long time in Longya Mountain, until dawn, but they still couldn't find any trace of Long Jiaojiao.
Xuanyuan Zhan glanced at the sky, his expression growing increasingly grave.
It's dawn!
It's probably impossible to find them!
Damn it, that woman Long Jiaojiao got away!!
"Your Highness, we haven't found him."
The guards also looked ashamed.
"Go back to Beijing!"
Xuanyuan Zhan immediately led his guards down the mountain.
When they reached the foot of the mountain and saw the two bodies of the guards, Xuan Yuanzhan paused and instructed the two guards, "You two stay here and bury these two bodies. Then go to the ruined temple and dispose of the other bodies as well."
"Yes," the two replied immediately.
After giving his instructions, Xuanyuan Zhan led a group of beggars to the capital city.
Now that they had arrived near Kyoto, Long Jiaojiao, having eaten and drunk his fill and sobered up, finally had time to examine the box he had stolen from the bamboo house.
When Long Jiaojiao opened the box and saw that there was only a book inside, he was disappointed.
Although it was something he had grabbed while escaping, Long Jiaojiao still hoped it would have some value, but he never expected it to be just a book.
However, the thought that the box was hidden in a secret compartment piqued Long Jiaojiao's interest again, and he picked up the book and began to read it.
When she saw those passages in the book, Long Jiaojiao's alluring eyes shone with an eerie light!
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