To verify his speculation, Chongming met with Hua Mu alone.
Hua Mu had handsome eyebrows and bright eyes. His appearance was completely different from that of the Boy Muhua.
He politely bowed to Yaohua and Chongming first. "Greetings, father - and mother - in - law."
Chongming pretended to be cold. "Yaoyao will never marry you. Give up this idea."
Hua Mu was naturally not going to give up. He said righteously, "Love and marriage are major events in life. Yaoyao should decide for herself. Why do you try to stop our love?"
Chongming's face darkened slightly. "You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. If I kill you directly, Yaoyao won't be bewitched by you anymore!"
With that, he directly unleashed his spiritual power and attacked Hua Mu.
Hua Mu was startled and stepped back again and again. Just as the spiritual power was about to hit him, a spiritual power barrier suddenly appeared around him.
Chongming recognized that it was the spiritual power fluctuation of Muhua. He said in a deep voice, "Muhua, it's really you."
Since he had been exposed, Muhua stopped pretending. "When did you find my flaw?"
Chongming replied indifferently, "It's very simple. Your name."
Muhua said regretfully, "I shouldn't have trusted Qingque's words and used this alias just because it sounded nice."
Chongming used his magic and was about to arrest him. But at this moment, Muhua smiled strangely. "So what if you've recognized my identity? You'll never catch me!"
With that, an extremely powerful spiritual power fluctuation suddenly emanated from around him and directly attacked Chongming. Chongming instinctively resisted, but the spiritual power suddenly changed direction and attacked Yaohua.
Caught off guard, Yaohua quickly resisted. Although she wasn't hurt, she heard a hissing sound and her face changed slightly.
The formation that trapped the system was broken!
At this time, Chongming also reacted and came to protect her. A strange golden light burst out from Muhua, and a powerful suction force spread out. The Primordial Pearl and the system were both sucked out and taken away by him.
At this moment, an exclamation came from not far away. "Hua Mu, what are you doing?!"
It was Yaoyao who rushed over in a hurry, looking at all this in shock.
The Boy Muhua said rudely, "You fool! Every time I contacted you made me feel extremely nauseous. Goodbye! No, never see you again!"
With that, he disappeared on the spot.
Yaoyao rushed over in a hurry but couldn't even catch the corner of his clothes. She could only ask blankly, "Father, mother, what on earth happened?"
Chongming and Yaohua looked at each other and both sighed. "Hua Mu was transformed by the Boy Muhua. Now he has taken away the Primordial Pearl and the system."
Yaoyao was shocked. "How could this be? He... I..."
She stammered for a while and then became visibly annoyed. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't asked him to come, this wouldn't have happened."
The couple was silent for a while, both extremely worried. "He just used a teleportation formation. We don't know where he's teleported to."
If he had run away, the couple could still chase after him. But since he directly used the teleportation formation, it was impossible to find out where he had gone.
Yaoyao hung her head. "I'm sorry. It's all my fault."
Yaohua stroked her head and comforted her. "It's okay. He's just too cunning. The most important thing now is to figure out the Boy Muhua's purpose."
Chongming nodded. "He took away both the soul of the Nine - Heavens Demon and the Primordial Pearl. His ambition must be great. If he's just targeting us, that's fine. But if he causes another natural disaster and makes the common people suffer, it will be a great sin."
The couple discussed countermeasures, both frowning.
At this moment, Yaohua suddenly asked, "Where's Yaoyao?"
Yaoyao, who had been standing beside her, was gone!
Chongming's face changed slightly. "Oh no!"
The Boy Muhua now had the Primordial Pearl in his hand. If Yaoyao went to look for trouble with him, not only would she not be able to defeat him, but she might also be captured.
At this time, Yaoyao walked back dejectedly.
Yaohua quickly asked, "Yaoyao, where did you go just now? We were so - "
Before she could finish her sentence, Yaoyao suddenly took out a dagger. She unleashed several knife lights so fast that there were almost after - images.
No one knew what kind of knife technique she was using, and in an instant, Yaohua became a blood - covered mess.
She lost too much blood and fainted before she could fight back.
When she opened her eyes again, she was already on the couch.
She propped herself up and looked around. She found herself in her boudoir in Danxue Mountain. The curtains were hanging down, and it was warm and peaceful, as if everything that had happened before she fainted was just a dream.
Chongming walked in with a bowl of medicinal soup. Seeing her sitting up, he quickly asked, "How do you feel now?"
Yaohua leaned against the headboard of the bed. "I'm okay. Where's Yaoyao?"
When Chongming mentioned Yaoyao, a chill appeared between his eyebrows. "She hurt someone, so I've locked her up."
"I want to go and see her." Yaohua said with mixed feelings. "She didn't mean to hurt me. Maybe she was controlled by someone with magic."
Chongming was silent for a while. "Okay, but you have to drink this medicine first."
Yaohua took the medicine from his hand, took a sip, and wrinkled her nose. "It's so bitter."
Chongming took out some preserved fruits. "I prepared these for you."
"My husband, you're so considerate." Yaohua's mood brightened, and she said with a smile.
Chongming had locked Yaoyao in a cage inside Danxue Mountain.
Her hands and feet were wrapped in chains. Due to her constant struggling, her wrists and ankles were already raw and bloody.
Yaohua smelled the blood and stepped forward to check. Seeing the wounds on her wrists and ankles, she felt extremely heart - broken. "Can we use a spiritual energy cage instead of chains?"
Chongming said coldly, "She hurt you, and you're still speaking up for her?"
Yaohua didn't care. "She didn't mean to hurt me. These chains are really too torturous."
Chongming said firmly, "No! If she breaks out of the cage, who will be responsible?"
Yaohua lowered her head dejectedly and sniffled.
Chongming realized that he had been too harsh just now and asked gently, "What's wrong?"
Tears welled up in Yaohua's eyes and fell one by one. "I just think Yaoyao is so pitiful. She trusted us so much, but we didn't protect her well. Now we can only lock her up here. If she wakes up, will she regret recognizing us as her parents?"
Seeing her sad, Chongming felt a bit regretful. "Fine. Then let's do as you say and change it to a spiritual energy cage."
In the spiritual cage, Yaoyao suddenly became quiet after getting rid of the chains. She curled up in the corner and didn't move anymore.
Yaohua stepped forward to check on her condition and murmured, "There seems to be a small amount of demonic energy on her body... Yaoyao, where did this demonic energy on you come from?"
Yaoyao slowly stepped forward. Her mouth suddenly turned into a phoenix beak and pecked heavily at Yaohua, but was blocked by the spiritual energy shield. Instead, she staggered back a few steps.
Chongming's face changed slightly. He conjured up the chains again and tied her up.