The Nightingale was about to continue making excuses when Nan Qiao spoke up first, "Yinger, don't lie to me. Since the people from the Moonlit Palace have brought you here, they won't let you escape. So there's no way I can escape either."
The Nightingale fell silent.
Actually, she had planned to let her mother escape.
She wasn't confident about the current situation.
After all, there were too many powerful people around.
Moreover, she was the Saintess they had their eyes on, so everyone's attention was on her.
Her goal was to let her mother escape and then go find her father and elder brother.
She believed that her father and elder brother missed her mother even more than she did.
When she was separated from her mother, she was still young, and her feelings weren't as deep as those of her father and elder brother.
Just as the Nightingale was thinking about how to persuade Nan Qiao to leave, Xiao Ying tracked them down on the other side.
Soon, he discovered that several people beside the Moonlit Palace Mistress were from the Demon Clan.
He hesitated for a moment and then turned around to leave.
Half an hour later, he arrived at the crystal mine.
When Xiao Jin saw him coming back, he immediately asked, "How's it going? Did you find the Nightingale?"
"I found her," Xiao Ying replied. "She's quite smart and wasn't hurt. But it's going to be tough for her from now on."
"What's the situation?" Xiao Jin asked in confusion.
Hun Bing glanced at Xiao Ying and then blurted out everything Xiao Ying was about to say.
Xiao Ying was speechless.
So he would have no secrets at all from now on?
His strength wasn't weak either.
How could Hun Bing see through him?
Hun Bing saw through his thoughts and continued, "Your strength isn't weak. If classified by strength, I might need to use my spiritual sense to detect you carefully. But since we're both the spiritual pets of our master, I have this advantage."
Xiao Ying was still speechless.
Xiao Jin was laughing uncontrollably beside them.
Compared with Xiao Ying, Xiao Jin had always been simple-minded.
To put it bluntly, he was like a guy with simple thoughts but well-developed limbs.
This made Hun Bing not even bother to see through Xiao Jin's thoughts.
Because Xiao Jin only cared about money and spiritual herbs.
"So what should we do now?" Xiao Jin looked at Xiao Ying and asked. "Our master hasn't finished upgrading yet, and there are Demon Clan people with the Nightingale. Even if we call the lord here, it might be too late, right?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ying rolled his eyes. "Our master is upgrading. Try and see how you can contact the lord?"
Xiao Jin said, "You're right. The communication stone needs our master to infuse spiritual power. Without our master's spiritual power, we can't contact the lord. I should figure out a way to store some of our master's spiritual power for emergencies next time."
"There's no better way for now," Xiao Ying said. "Let's wait for our master to finish upgrading. I hope the Nightingale can stall for more time."
"The problem is the Nightingale doesn't know we're here. So how can she stall for time?" Xiao Jin said. "Didn't you tell her we were coming when you went to find her?"
Xiao Ying said, "The people guarding the Nightingale are all powerful from the Moonlit Palace. They're afraid she'll escape. Besides the powerful people, there are also powerful formations. Do you think I can pass on a message without being discovered?"
Hearing this, Xiao Jin and Hun Bing knew that they could only hope that their master would finish upgrading.
Once their master upgraded, their strength would also increase, and maybe they would have a chance to fight then.
...
The Nightingale was taken by another right protector of the Moonlit Palace towards the formation in the middle of the forbidden area.
Previously, the left protector had failed to watch over the Nightingale properly, allowing her to swallow poison.
As a result, the left protector was punished and still hadn't recovered.
So now it was the right protector's turn.
Taking the left protector as an example, the right protector was extremely careful when leading the Nightingale into the formation to find the center. She was afraid the Nightingale would play any tricks.
Seeing her so cautious, the Nightingale curled her lips into a mocking smile and sneered, "My strength is inferior to yours, right? Are you actually afraid of me?"
The right protector said coldly, "Although your strength is inferior to mine, you're full of tricks. It's a crucial moment now, so I have to be careful."
Hearing this, the Nightingale felt extremely cold inside.
Not far away, Nan Qiao heard this and was extremely worried.
At the same time, she also decided that no matter what, she wouldn't leave her daughter behind.
Back then, when she was taken away by the people from the Moonlit Palace, to avoid implicating her daughter, she had to separate from her cruelly.
She didn't want to be separated from her daughter again.
Even if it meant death, she wouldn't leave.
When the Nightingale looked up and saw the determination in Nan Qiao's eyes, the chill in her heart deepened.
Forget it. She might really be buried here today.
However, even if she was really going to die here, she wouldn't let these people have their way so easily.
So she started to observe the situation on the Moonlit Palace's side.
Apart from the palace mistress and the vice palace mistress, the right protector was also very powerful.
Not far away, there were several old men standing.
If she guessed correctly, they should be the elders her mother had mentioned before.
There were also three black-robed men.
When the Nightingale's gaze fell on the black-robed men, a strange feeling welled up in her heart.
She hadn't heard of such people when chatting with her mother before, so these people shouldn't be from the Moonlit Palace.
So who were these people?
Were they powerful people invited by the Moonlit Palace?
If so, did the people from the Moonlit Palace think too highly of her?
The Nightingale glanced at the three black-robed men and then slightly lowered her eyes. Her eyes started to think.
There was a formation in the middle of the forbidden area.
When the right protector brought the Nightingale to the center of the formation, she finally let out a sigh of relief.
Just as the right protector was about to leave, the Nightingale grabbed her. "What? Are you just going to leave like this, right protector?"
The right protector didn't expect the Nightingale to grab her and couldn't help frowning. "Nightingale, let go."
"What if I say no?" A bloodthirsty smile flashed in the Nightingale's eyes. "Since I'm going to die anyway, I should at least take someone with me."
"Nightingale, let go of the right protector," an elder walked up to Nan Qiao and directly held her hostage.
Nan Qiao was extremely angry.
She didn't expect the people from the Moonlit Palace to use her again to threaten her daughter.
But she had been imprisoned for so many years, and her physical condition was already very poor.
So when the elder came towards her, she tried to dodge, but she simply couldn't.
Thinking of this, Nan Qiao really wanted to kill herself.
As Nan Qiao was thinking like this, she actually did it.
"Mother..." The Nightingale saw Nan Qiao's intention and shouted.
Nan Qiao's movement paused. "Yinger, you... be well."
"Don't..." The Nightingale shouted anxiously. "Mother, if you die, I won't live either."
"Elder San, let go of Nan Qiao," the Moonlit Palace Mistress beside them slowly said.