"I can't worry about that much. Right now, we have to find Yan Qi and Ziyuan quickly. With every passing moment, they're in more danger. I promised Ziyuan that I'd protect her, and I'll never let anything happen to her!"
After taking two pills, Feng Yunshu clearly felt her physical functions working at a rapid pace. The qi in her body was flowing more smoothly than before. A more direct change was that the spiritual energy in her body had become more abundant.
"Xiaoling, later you release an illusion here and make a puppet of me. We have to go out and find them right away."
"Huh?" Xiaoling blinked, looking a bit confused. "Master, do you have any plans? Shouldn't we tell Prince Helan?"
Feng Yunshu shook her head. "The situation is urgent now. The prince is also trying to find a way, but if he knows I'm using my spiritual power to find them, he'll definitely stop me. So we can't let him know about this for the time being. But this is the fastest way right now."
"Xiaoling, go to Ziyuan's room right away and find a piece of her clothing or a small piece of jewelry she usually wears. Anything that belongs to her will do."
Xiaoling nodded and quickly guessed Feng Yunshu's intention. "Master, are you going to use your spiritual power to find them? But this kind of spell consumes a lot of spiritual power. The larger the range, the more spiritual power it consumes. Can your body handle it?"
Xiaoling couldn't help but worry. "How about we find another way... After all, your health is the most important thing."
"It's okay. Now that the poison in my body has been removed, the qi in my body has returned to a smooth - flowing state. Even if I lose some spiritual power, I can find a way to replenish it. Hurry up and go."
Since her master was so determined, Xiaoling didn't say anything more and quickly turned around to get the things.
Soon, Xiaoling came back with a pair of jade earrings that Ziyuan usually wore. Coincidentally, it was a festival today. Before going out, Ziyuan had changed into a pair of red jade earrings, so this pair was left on the table.
"Master, will this pair of earrings do? The aura of Sister Ziyuan on them is quite strong."
Feng Yunshu picked up the earrings and smelled them, then nodded. "Yes, it's okay. There's still her aura on them. It's enough for me to cast the spell."
"Xiaoling, guard the door for me."
Xiaoling nodded, hopped to the door, and while guarding it, she looked worriedly at Feng Yunshu. "Master, you must take it easy. If it's really too much, don't force yourself. There's still Xiaoling here! If all else fails, there's also Third Senior Brother. Your health is the most important thing!"
Feng Yunshu nodded with a smile. "Okay, okay, I know! You little girl haven't learned any other skills, but you've learned Master's nagging perfectly. I'd think Master had possessed you if I didn't know better..."
Xiaoling snorted unhappily. "If I were really Master, you'd probably be punished to run laps on the mountain again by now..."
"Cough... cough..." Feng Yunshu coughed dryly to cover her embarrassment. "Okay, let's get down to business. I'm going to concentrate and cast the spell."
Xiaoling nodded and didn't say anything more. She obediently sat down at the door to guard Feng Yunshu.
Feng Yunshu placed Ziyuan's earrings on the table, then faced the table and began to form seals with her hands to release her spiritual power. A beam of light gradually emerged from her fingertips. She projected this light onto the earrings, and the earrings slowly rose from the table into the air.
Feng Yunshu closed her eyes and released her spiritual power with greater intensity. A map of the entire imperial city appeared in her mind. She guessed that even if the people who kidnapped Yan Qi and Ziyuan were fast, they couldn't have left the imperial city overnight. The most likely place was still within the imperial city.
Sure enough, soon the earrings began to flash. This meant that the people were indeed within the imperial city. The aura on the earrings had sensed the presence of their owner!
Then the earrings began to move on their own and flew out of the house.
Seeing this, Feng Yunshu immediately called Xiaoling. "Let's go. Follow them!"
Before going out, Feng Yunshu made some preparations for herself. Daggers, sleeve arrows, and all kinds of strange medicinal powders were essential.
After making sufficient preparations, Feng Yunshu carried Xiaoling, and the master - servant pair flew in the direction the earrings were moving.
The earrings kept flying towards the edge of the imperial city. This location was indeed close to the location in the western suburbs of the imperial city that Yan Liu had mentioned before. This was the right direction.
It seemed that the people were nearby!
The earrings finally stopped at the edge of a cliff. A little further ahead was the cliff. Although the hill here wasn't very high, if someone slipped and fell off the cliff, they'd either die or be seriously injured. Moreover, the dense forest below was full of tigers and other wild beasts, and they'd probably end up as food for the beasts.
"Master, don't go any further! It's very dangerous there!"
Feng Yunshu nodded and stopped in time. She naturally also sensed the dangerous aura in this place.
The surrounding was full of woods, and there were few people. At night, a cold wind blew from time to time, and the cawing of crows came from the forest, which made people feel creepy and their backs shiver.
"Master, there... won't a ghost suddenly pop out here, will there?" Xiaoling quietly looked around and said.
"What, are you scared?"
"Scared? How could I be! I'll eat one if it comes, and two if they come! Roar～"
As soon as Xiaoling finished speaking, there was a sudden rustling sound in the forest.
"Who?!"
Just as Feng Yunshu turned to see what was going on, a silk net fell from the sky. In the moonlight, a strange black light was reflected on the silk, which looked like it was poisoned.
"Master, be careful!"
Xiaoling reacted quickly and released her spiritual power to bounce the net away to prevent it from falling. At the same time, Feng Yunshu quickly carried Xiaoling and dodged to the side.
"Sure enough, the one in your hand is a spiritual fox. Hehe, Feng Yunshu, just what kind of monster are you? The real Feng Yunshu must have been killed by you long ago, right?"
A voice suddenly sounded in the night sky. This voice sounded neither male nor female, and Feng Yunshu couldn't recognize it for a while.
However, judging from what this person said, this person must know everything about her and Xiaoling and also knew the original owner very well. So the most likely person was... the First Lady!
"Who on earth is pretending to be a ghost here? Get out here right now, or..."
Feng Yunshu hated people pretending to be ghosts the most. Pretending to be a ghost in front of a cultivator was like showing off one's skills in front of an expert!
If it was before, she might have been restricted by others, but now she was different.
With the poison in her body removed and having taken two great - tonic pills, her spiritual power was so abundant that she felt she could punch Zhushan to death with one punch.
As she spoke, Feng Yunshu gently wiped her eyelids with her finger. When she opened her eyes again, the darkness in front of her eyes was replaced by light, and it was instantly as bright as day!
She looked around and soon her sight fell on a figure on a big tree in the forest.
Then she had to pretend that she couldn't find this person. While secretly taking out a sleeve arrow from her sleeve.
"Or what?!" The person in the tree obviously hadn't noticed the change in Feng Yunshu and was still sneering complacently. "You're just an arrogant girl. I thought it was some kind of monster. Since you're here today, you have to leave something if you want to go... I think your face is quite nice!"
"Quite nice face? Hehe, first ask yourself if you have the life to be envious of it?"
As Feng Yunshu spoke, she quickly and accurately threw the sleeve arrow at the person in the tree.