After they had gone far enough, Tail told Fang Yue and Jing Yan to wait there for a while.
Once Tail had left, Fang Yue asked for details about Jing Yan's imprisonment, along with a few other things.
Ming had been there earlier, so Fang Yue hadn't been able to ask much. Now, though, there was no problem.
It turned out that after Jing Yan had been captured and sent to the auction, he had remained unconscious the whole time. By the time he woke up, he was already at the Nian residence. He'd only learned what had happened to him at the auction through Ming's account.
"Brother Ye, the Capital City is crawling with the eerie right now, and Qing Chen is still missing. Captain Wu and An Dong'er haven't found any leads, either. To be honest, I have a bad feeling."
"Don't worry. Those eerie won't be able to run rampant for much longer. This is the Capital City, right under the Son of Heaven's nose, and it's where the strongest people in all of Qing are gathered. The people in charge will surely handle it. As for Qing Chen and the others, I'll find a way to rescue them all!"
"...Mm."
To be honest, Jing Yan wasn't sure Fang Yue could manage all that. The Capital City was enormous, with all sorts of factions converging there. Fang Yue was on his own and could only do so much.
As the two were talking, Tail returned.
"The Fifth Princess answered my signal. She seems to have some free time, and she's nearby."
That worked out perfectly.
"Let's go to the place the Fifth Princess agreed to meet us."
The place Tail had arranged to meet the Fifth Princess was a temple.
A few hours ago, the temple had