When Song Huiru returned to the ancient temple, she found that the man in black she had seduced and subdued was dead inside the house, blood splattered all over the floor, and no one had even collected the body. This was clearly a show put on for her.
Shang Beiyu's cruelty had exceeded Song Huiru's imagination. She felt a chill in her heart and vaguely felt that she had made a mistake and should not have provoked this peerless ferocious beast.
But now there is no turning back. She can only work hard to cultivate, hoping to reach the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible, meet Shang Beiyu's standards, and become someone he values.
They returned to the palace.
Shan Beiyu immediately instructed Xiao Jianzi: "Send people to investigate the little one's whereabouts. No matter how many people you send, you must find her before she reunites with the Ninth Prince."
"Your Excellency, you..." Little Cocoon exclaimed in surprise, "But you made a vow to the Heavenly Dao!"
Shang Beiyu coldly replied, "It was I who made the oath to the Heavenly Dao, not you."
Little Cocoon immediately understood, and her admiration for Shang Beiyu was boundless:
As expected of His Excellency, Song Huiru's attempt to outmaneuver him proves she's not on the same level.
Ji Fengyao and her servants met up with Hei Xiao in a cave on the outskirts of the city.
Upon seeing the dozen or so carts of gold and silver treasures inside the cave, Ji Fengyao smiled and said, "Is this the precious gift that the Di Kingdom has prepared for the Empress and the Crown Prince?"
"Not only that, my storage ring is already full. I can't fit these in. You can fill them up." Black Owl raised the ring on his hand.
Ji Fengyao was shocked: "So much! Did the Di Kingdom empty its national treasury to support the Empress and the Crown Prince?"
"The relationship between the King of Di and the Queen is so good? Could they be having an affair?" Hu Ji muttered to himself.
Ji Fengyao accepted the remaining gold and silver treasures.
Black Owl asked, "You arrived earlier than planned. Are you going north now, or will you proceed as originally planned?"
"With the help of the Eldest Princess, getting out was easier than we imagined, but to make sure that everyone in the capital is certain that we and the Prince have gone to the Northwest, we must proceed according to the original plan," Ji Fengyao said firmly. "Ideally, we should also make them catch up."
"Isn't this too risky?" Hu Ji asked with some concern.
“We’re not afraid of those people in the court. With our skills, even a hundred thousand troops wouldn’t be of any use. I’m only afraid of the person hiding in the palace…” Black Owl didn’t finish his sentence, but everyone understood.
Ji Fengyao flipped her small hand and took out a stack of human skin masks. She chuckled and said, "Don't worry about that person. As long as we carefully select the person we want to expose, finish the escape act as soon as possible, and then put on these human skin masks, even if that person stands in front of us, he may not be able to recognize us."
"Miss, how are these masks different from the ones we use now?" Magpie curiously picked up a mask and examined it in her hand.
Ji Fengyao took out a string of ornaments and said, "These were brought by those Di people. I don't know what they are, but they have the effect of isolating people's divine sense. I ground up a few beads and added them to the material for making human skin masks."
"Little Yao'er, you're so smart," Black Owl couldn't help but praise the little female bandit.
"The ability to apply knowledge to new situations is one of the essential qualities of an excellent alchemist. This is thanks to the prince's excellent teaching," Ji Fengyao proudly raised her head.
As she spoke, she removed the ordinary human skin mask from her face, stripped off the disguise of the guard's uniform, revealing her true face, and waved her small hand boldly: "Let's go, let's hurry up and get rid of those dogs so we can meet up with the prince, my father, and my brother."
Black Owl: "..."
What does her being an alchemist have to do with Prince Guan?
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