The group rode their horses at breakneck speed and returned to the capital in two hours.
Xu Ningyou gave Zhao Yunwan a potent sedative, which Fan Zuan gave her, saying it could make someone unconscious for a whole day and not wake up.
When dealing with someone who has so many tricks up their sleeve, you have to be ruthless.
Xu Ningyou severed Zhao Yunwan's tendons to prevent her from performing the soul-swapping technique again.
He wanted to pull out Zhao Yunwan's tongue, but this body belonged to the common people.
The only solution was to strike Zhao Yunwan's speech-impairing acupoint, rendering her unable to speak.
Back in the capital, they saw Xiao Sheng reading a book, while Li Xingran was studying a tattered and old book.
Xiao Sheng was at a loss with Li Xingran.
When Li Xingran was still an infant, Xiao Sheng could occasionally hold her and play with her for a while.
Now that Li Xingran is eloquent, Xiao Sheng is hesitant and doesn't know how to face her.
When the two were alone, Xiao Sheng was always afraid of Li Xingran's words, "cannon fodder prince."
Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two, Xu Ningyou quickly tried to ease the tension.
"Ruanruan, Mother, Father, and Uncle Xiao have brought Zhao Yunwan back together."
"Wow, Mother and Father are the best! What does Zhao Yunwan look like now?"
"Zhao Yunwan's soul has now been transferred to the body of a farmer."
"Pfft!" Li Xingran couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"How could someone as appearance-conscious as her possess a man's body?"
"It's probably because that little palace maid is too weak; she can't travel well."
"Mother, how did you capture her? Did you see how she used the soul-swapping spell?"
"I saw it."
“Tell me about blind dates!” Li Xingran threw herself into Xu Ningyou’s arms.
Xiao Sheng watched the interaction between Li Xingran and her daughter and felt envious.
He had never known what it felt like to be in his mother's arms.
If he had been more sensible back then, would he have been able to feel his mother's embrace?
Of the people who harmed his mother, one is dead, four are imprisoned, and one has escaped.
He will make them all pay with their lives.
"Zhao Yunwan first used a hairpin to prick the person whose soul she wanted to exchange, and then took the person's blood. That hairpin should have the medium for the soul-exchanging technique that your third uncle mentioned."
"Then it involves chanting the incantation. Unfortunately, I haven't learned how to read the lips for incantations, so I can't decipher it."
"Oh, right, Xiao Qingyun seems to be quite knowledgeable in this area. We can ask him about it later."
At this moment, Li Ting brought Zhao Yunwan's body from the prison, Emperor Hui's body from the Taihe Hall, the body of the little palace maid, and the peasant possessed by Zhao Yunwan to the East Palace.
Xu Ningyou quickly set up the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Formation and had Xiao Sheng stand outside the formation.
Xiao Qingyun protected Xiao Sheng.
Seeing the child who looked more and more like Zhao Yunshu after so many years, Xiao Qingyun was filled with endless grief.
If it weren't for the imperial decree, Yun Shu should be traveling around the world with him right now, wandering the martial arts world—what a pleasant life that would be!
But a single imperial decree separated the two of them.
Later, they were separated by death.
On her deathbed, she entrusted her child to him. He looked at the eyes and tongue in the crystal bottle and tried several times to break into the capital to kill Zhao Yunwan, but he could not get in.
Luckily, there was Little Horse, otherwise Yun Shu wouldn't have been able to help.
Fan Zuan arrived at the East Palace with a medicine chest.
After Zhao Yunwan received an injection, she woke up.
Looking at the people in front of me, I saw several bodies lying there.
Zhao Yunwan knew that her last soul-swapping attempt had been discovered.
At this moment, Zhao Yunwan wanted to move, but couldn't; she wanted to speak, but couldn't.
Zhao Yunwan was still trapped in the net, and Xu Ningyou did not take away the net that she had specially woven for Zhao Yunwan.
Li Ting, Xu Ningyou, Fan Zuan, and Xiao Qingyun all stood aside watching Zhao Yunwan.
Li Xingran also came over.
Seeing Zhao Yunwan trapped in the net, I felt a surge of joy.
[This wicked woman has finally been caught. I reread the book today; this woman used a soul-swapping technique in it.]
Several court officials were directly replaced with the souls of people from the Great Yue Kingdom.
[But the book doesn't say whether Zhao Yunwan will switch her soul back. Mother, please ask her.]
"Zhao Yunwan, how do we return Emperor Hui's soul?" Xu Ningyou stepped forward and pressed the acupoint that silenced Zhao Yunwan.
"Do you think I would tell you? That's wishful thinking!" Even after being captured, Zhao Yunwan's arrogance remained unchanged.
"It's better not to say anything; we can get it back ourselves," Xiao Qingyun said.
"Although this is a forbidden technique, there are still two people on the Cangxuan Continent who know the Soul-Swapping Technique."
“Bring them here, and the problem will be solved.”
"It was rumored in the martial arts world years ago that the Soul-Swapping Technique was stolen. I suppose you were the one who stole it?"
"Unfortunately, you only stole the upper part, so you can only cast spells, but you can't restore the soul to its original body."
"Am I right, Zhao Yunwan?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Qingyun, who had been silent all along, spoke up at this moment.
Hearing Xiao Qingyun's words, everyone felt a great weight lifted from their hearts.
It seems that Xiao Qingyun knows how to undo the soul-swapping technique.
"Who are you? How do you know how to break the soul-swapping technique?" Zhao Yunwan looked at Xiao Qingyun.
"Who I am is not important. What is important is that I will take your life myself."
"Haha, hahaha, you wouldn't happen to be Zhao Yunshu's lover, would you? Want to avenge her?" Zhao Yunwan pointed at Xiao Qingyun, her expression full of gossip.
"Zhao Yunwan, do you think everyone is like you? That just any man can throw himself into your arms?"
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