Of course, the two women involved were both terribly unlucky.
Ye Xi Wu had only just returned home yesterday and hadn't even changed her clothes before she was captured. She'd had a chance to call for help at the time, but unfortunately, she'd forgotten she no longer had any magic power. Her big move missed, and she was captured.
Ye Bingshang was even more frustrated.
When Xiao Lin returned from Ci Shou Temple, he happened to see Ye Bingshang giving porridge to the common people. He hurried over, hoping to exchange a few words with the woman he loved.
But Ye Bingshang was mindful of the great difference in their status, so she immediately prepared to leave.
Xiao Lin saw her concern and declared that he would go to the palace and ask the emperor to grant them permission to marry. Seeing how determined Xiao Lin was, the emperor agreed to make Ye Bingshang his concubine.
It should have been a happy occasion. But just after the emperor's decree was read aloud that evening, Ye Bingshang was captured that very night. She hadn't even had time to enjoy her good fortune!
After capturing the two women, the demon seemed to have left the imperial city. It wasn't until then that Pang Yizhi finally pinpointed its location, and he hurried there with the others.
The place wasn't far from Ci Shou Temple. It was surrounded by forest, and blue flowers bloomed deep among the trees.
Seeing the flowers, Wang Yue couldn't help thinking of a name and said it aloud. "Mandrake flowers!"
These flowers shouldn't have been growing here. But since they covered the entire forest, that meant the demon was likely a flower that had gained sentience.
This kind of demon was probably similar to a nightmare demon. It