411: They're stealing women again! That despicable Daoist Palace!

On the other side.

Meng Yu led Jiang Yan and Little Junior Brother in a wild sprint until he was sure no one was chasing them, finally stopping in a hidden mountain hollow.

He looked down at the jade bottle in his hand, which contained the sealed clear Qi, and let out a long sigh of relief: "Fortunately, the item wasn't snatched."

As he spoke, he looked back, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Yan and Little Junior Brother.

"How did that person slip in? The outer Formation didn't even trigger..."

Before he could finish, he saw the human-shaped object they were carrying on their shoulders, one in front and one behind, tied up tightly and still "wuwu"-ing and squirming.

Meng Yu was stunned.

He pointed at the woman covered in wings, his tone carrying a hint of uncertainty:

"...This person, why did you tie her up?"

"Ah?" Jiang Yan was also stunned, turning his head to look at Colored Wing on his shoulder, his face full of confusion, "I don't know."

"I saw Little Junior Brother conveniently tie her up and carry her, so I lent a hand."

"Ah?"

Now it was Little Junior Brother's turn to blink, his expression even more innocent than Jiang Yan's, "Brother Hei, didn't you say 'take the things and leave quickly'?"

"According to our old rules, 'things'... doesn't that include everything in front of us that can move and is valuable?"

"This woman looks very valuable at first glance!"

Meng Yu was momentarily speechless, opening his mouth only to find he couldn't refute it.

In the early years when Dao Seeking Palace lacked resources and went around "robbing the rich to help the poor," it seemed... they really did do this often.

Anyway, after snatching people, they would eventually be returned; since that's the case.

I return them, you ransom them—isn't it the same?

Therefore, people = money.

Only at this moment.

Colored Wing, who was tied up in a turtle shell binding style, finally recovered slightly from her extreme shock and dizziness.

She squirmed her body, her face full of shock!

Just at the moment Meng Yu finished speaking.

Jiang Yan reached out to sweep the clear Qi in the air and the Heaven And Earth Treasures piled below, while Little Junior Brother reflexively flicked his right hand—

A strange rope, like a living snake emerging from its hole, instantly coiled around Colored Wing's body, and another Magic Treasure in his left hand had already flown into the air, with a "pa" sound accurately sealing her wide-open, astonished mouth!

Before Colored Wing could react, she was already unable to move.

In the next instant, Jiang Yan had finished collecting the treasures and turned back; the two of them, with great tacit understanding, hoisted her shoulder and lifted her leg, carrying Colored Wing and quickly slipping away.

The whole process was frighteningly fast!

By the time she reacted, she had already been carried ten miles away!

Colored Wing was squirming there, making "wuwuwu" sounds, but it was useless.

This rope was specially made; not only was it exceptionally hard, but it could also recognize the human body and automatically perform a turtle shell binding.

It could even automatically recognize animals and monsters!

The more she struggled in shame and anger, the tighter the restraints covering her shameful parts became.

After just a few struggles, red marks were pinched into her fair skin.

"Wu! Wuwuwu—!!!"

"Forget it."

Meng Yu rubbed his throbbing temples, deciding not to delve deeper into this headache-inducing problem, "That man is very strong, definitely someone who came to the Lower Realm to show off."

"Don't stay here long. Let's go quickly and find the Young Master."

"The Young Master is here?" Jiang Yan's eyes lit up.

"Mhm." Meng Yu nodded.

"Then why didn't he come personally?" Little Junior Brother asked curiously.

Meng Yu glanced at him as if looking at a piece of rotten wood: "Are you stupid?"

"If the Young Master had to take action personally for everything, what would be the use of people like us?"

He said no more, waving his hand: "Let's go quickly."

"This woman... take her back first and leave her to the Young Master to deal with."

Inside the flying boat's inner chamber, the brocade bedding was slightly wrinkled.

A faint, lingering atmosphere of intimacy permeated the air.

Ye Jianwei was draped in a single garment, kneeling submissively by Qin Wangchuan's legs: "Young Master, let me help you clean up."

Qin Wangchuan reached out to support her, his tone gentle: "Jianwei, there's no need for this."

But Ye Jianwei stubbornly pressed the back of his hand lightly and looked up: "Please let me do it. This is my duty, and... I am doing it willingly."

To outsiders, possessing a five-character Heaven and Earth Law yet being willing to be a maidservant might seem like a huge waste of talent.

But to Ye Jianwei, being able to be the Young Master's maidservant was the highest honor of her life.

After all, in this world, she was the only one who could truly serve by his side.

After everything was tidied up, the two of them dressed neatly again.

With their blood and Qi merging and their Dao charms complementing each other, both of their cultivations had made significant progress.

After chatting for a while longer, Meng Yu returned.

"Young Master."

"Come in."

The door to the quiet room slid open silently, and Meng Yu stepped in holding the jade bottle.

By this time, the cabin had been carefully cleaned, and a faint, elegant fragrance of Spiritual Plants lingered, with no trace of anything unusual.

"Young Master, the item has been retrieved."

"This is that wisp of 'Qi' from the mountain." He bowed, offering the jade bottle with both hands.

Qin Wangchuan took it; it wasn't light, but rather felt slightly heavy.

He didn't rush to open it, his gaze first falling on the simple sealing patterns on the bottle, then his Divine Thought permeated it like water.

Inside the bottle, a nine-colored radiance flowed quietly.

It was full of spirituality, yet carried a sense of immature, incomplete meaning.

Like the first light of dawn, far from the time when the sun is at its zenith.

"It is indeed the nine heavens pure qi." Qin Wangchuan withdrew his Divine Thought, his tone certain.

This thing was a creation of heaven and earth, its status not inferior to the heavenly fortune creation fruit he had obtained in his youth.

Only... "This object's spiritual rhythm is incomplete; it hasn't fully grown yet."

"Young Master has a Wisdom Eye."

Meng Yu replied, "There was indeed a nourishing Formation set up in the mountain, with many Heaven And Earth Treasures piled up to help it grow. I have brought back those auxiliary materials as well."

He paused.

He then briefly and concisely reported the encounter with a strong enemy at Qi-Nurturing Mountain and the matter of capturing a prisoner.

After listening, Qin Wangchuan's expression remained calm, but his fingers tapped lightly on the table, lost in thought.

"Jiang Yan."

He suddenly spoke, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching outside the door.

"Eh?!"

A short exclamation came from outside the quiet room, and then the cabin door was pushed open a crack.

Jiang Yan poked half his head in, a sheepish smile on his face as if he'd been caught, and excitement he couldn't hide: "Big Brother! I didn't make a sound, how did you know I was here?"

That bit of Qi of his was like a lamp in the night to Qin Wangchuan's perception; there was no need to deliberately investigate.

Seeing Jiang Yan's surprised and happy look, a trace of an imperceptible smile flashed in the depths of Qin Wangchuan's eyes.

"You don't even know how to restrain your aura, still the same blustering way as before."

He glossed over it with a flat tone and turned to ask, "You brought a prisoner back?"

"Yeah!" Jiang Yan scratched his head, "I didn't mean to, but my hands were faster than my brain."

"I didn't mess things up, did I?"

"Bring her in for a look."

Soon, the tightly bound Colored Wing was brought into the cabin.