The captain looked forward and his face immediately became respectful, bowing his hands towards them.

"Because of not knowing the arrival of Your Highness, King Ling, please forgive me for my failure to welcome you earlier."

The most mysterious prince of the Ming Dynasty was riding on a horse in a brocade robe, followed by two attendants in black.

"Why is there a traffic jam here? Can you bear the responsibility of delaying King Ling from leaving the city?"

The captain's expression changed drastically when he heard the attendant's words. He waved his hand and said, "Quick, let them in!"

Qin Yiyuan raised her eyebrows and took the luggage from the soldier. She got on the horse without hesitation and passed the city gate.

After leaving the city, Li Moxing followed her for another kilometer or so. It was not until she got on the official road in the distance that he stopped at the courier station.

Cang Ling and Zhu Lv followed him all the time. At this time, they couldn't help asking, "Your Excellency, why do we send her out of the city?"

Li Moxing looked indifferently at the red figure that had disappeared into the distance. "I have a hunch that this matter is not over yet."

The news of the collusion between Qin Yiyuan and Xunzhou Island had reached the Yinyang Sect, and it would soon be known by the entire Xuanmen Sect.

No matter where she went, it was impossible for everything to go smoothly.

That night, Qin Yiyuan found an inn in the town to rest.

She was on her way all afternoon and didn't stop until it was dark. She was looking forward to reaching Xunzhou Island as soon as possible.

However, despite her fatigue, she still couldn't sleep well at night.

In a daze, there was always a voice calling out to her, "Yiyuan, Mom is here. Come here quickly..."

Qin Yiyuan followed the sound and saw a familiar figure standing among the distant flowers, waving at her with a loving smile.

"Mom."

Qin Yiyuan let out a cry and found that her voice was as tender as a child, and her limbs were as short as a child.

She looked down at herself in confusion, trying to wake up from the dream but in vain.

"Yiyuan, don't be afraid. Think about what Mom told you. Don't resist. Don't be afraid..."

Qin Yiyuan suddenly woke up and thought that she had got rid of the dream with her willpower. However, when she calmed down and felt for a while, she found that there were several different kinds of energy flux coming from outside the house.

Her heart trembled, immediately realizing that she was surrounded. She felt that those fluctuations were getting closer and closer, so she quietly reached out her hand, stuck to the wall, and began to chant an incantation.

At the same time, the masked men who had been tracking her from the rooftop and windows exchanged a glance before simultaneously leaping through the windows into the room.

The quilt on the bed bulged, and it seemed that someone was sleeping inside.

But when he lifted the quilt with the blade, he found that it was empty.

In another room across the wall, Qin Yiyuan was lying on the bed alert. She put her hand on her lips and motioned for the man below not to make a sound.

She covered the man's mouth and nose, leaving him no choice but to widen his eyes and nod, indicating that he wouldn't make a sound.

Qin Yiyuan did not believe him. It was not until she felt that the fluctuation of energy had disappeared that she slowly let go of her hand.

"Sorry, I scared you just now."

She apologized insincerely, got up from the bed, and tidied up her clothes.

The man lying on the bed stared at her with his eyes wide open, not knowing how to react for a long time.

Regardless of the situation, waking up in the middle of the night to find a beautiful woman in one's bed is a fortunate occurrence for any man.

Of course, the premise was that she didn't cover your mouth fiercely.

"Miss, may I ask how you got in? Did you encounter some trouble?"

Qin Yiyuan didn't expect to encounter such a kind-hearted person who, despite being startled awake in the middle of the night, not only voiced no complaints but also proactively inquired about her situation.

She raised her eyebrows and said jokingly, "What? Are you going to save the beauty like a hero?"

The man immediately nodded and then shook his head. In the end, he seemed to feel that it was inappropriate, so he lifted the quilt and tidied up his clothes first.

He cupped his hands and said politely, "I'm Mu Rongjie. I just came back from Jinzhou City and passed by here. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Qin Yiyuan did not expect this person to be so interesting. She tilted her head to look at him and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will be a bad person if you tell me everything about yourself?"

The man's expression changed slightly. He looked at Qin Yiyuan carefully and asked, "Miss, are you a bad person?"

"Puff-"

Qin Yiyuan couldn't help laughing. She glanced at their knees and said, "Don't you think it's strange for us to talk about this at this time?"

The man seemed to only just notice their position, and a wave of heat instantly flushed his face.

However, Qin Yiyuan was very calm. She stood up, walked past him, and calmly walked to the ground.

"Thank you for your help today, sir. If we have the opportunity to meet again in the future, I will definitely repay your kindness."

After that, she glanced at the man for the last time, then resolutely opened the door and left.

The man sitting on the bed was stunned for a long time. After coming to his senses, he stared at the door for a while and then tossed and turned his head on his arm.

What happened just now couldn't have been a dream, could it?

When dawn arrived, several black shadows flew over the city wall like ghosts and all disappeared from the Yinyang Sect.

"What! She escaped?"

Qin Yuetian slammed the table angrily and stood up.

He had thought that he would be able to stop Qin Yiyuan yesterday, but he hadn't expected that his plan would be ruined by King Ling, who had just happened to leave the city.

What surprised him even more was that the trusted subordinates he had sent to intercept them also returned empty-handed.

His confidante was also full of doubts, but he couldn't find an excuse for himself since he hadn't completed the task assigned by the Master.

"Please punish me for my incompetence, Chairman."

Qin Yuetian pondered for a while and felt that many things had become weirder and weirder since Qin Yiyuan had fallen into the lake.

Thinking of what Qin Sitong and the horse-masked messenger had told him, he felt that he needed to give it further thought.

He waved his hand. "Alright, you may leave. I have my own plans."

When everyone left, he called the servant again, "Go and ask the horse-masked messenger to come."

Ten minutes later, the horse-masked messenger arrived at Yinyang Sect with the order.

"Vice Chairman, may I ask what instructions you have?"

Qin Yuetian sat upright in his seat and asked calmly, "How was your investigation yesterday? Where did that blade come from?"

The horse-masked messenger immediately cupped his hands. "Vice Chairman, I went back and searched through numerous ancient texts yesterday and found very few records regarding the origin of that blade. However, based on the inscriptions on it, it does indeed bear a striking resemblance to a divine artifact."

Qin Yuetian was getting more and more confused.

How could an orphan girl possess a divine artifact?

Could it be that he was careless and didn't investigate the background of Qin Yiyuan clearly?

The horse-masked messenger was also quite curious about this matter. After some consideration, he asked, "I dare to ask whom the blade belongs to?"

Qin Yuetian knew that he couldn't hide it anymore. He sighed regrettably and said, "She is my adopted daughter, Qin Yiyuan. She has been missing since she fell into the lake a few days ago. When she appeared yesterday, she had this blade in her hand."

Although the horse-masked messenger was surprised, he still could not see anything through the mask. He thought for a moment and said, "If so, Chairman, please send someone to retrieve it as soon as possible. If other people of Xuanmen Sect see this blade reappear in the world, it will definitely set off a bloody storm."