They Stole Another Woman, Damn Wen Dao Palace!

On the other side.

Meng Yu led Jiang Yan and his junior brother on a frantic run until they were sure no one was chasing them, then they stopped in a secluded mountain hollow.

He glanced down at the Jade Bottle sealed with pure energy in his hand, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the item wasn't stolen."

As he spoke, he turned around and glanced at Jiang Yan and his junior brother.

"How did that person sneak in? The outer array wasn't triggered..."

Before he could finish speaking, they spotted a humanoid figure being carried on their shoulders, one in front and one behind, tightly bound and still writhing and whimpering.

Meng Yu was stunned.

He pointed at the winged woman, his tone tinged with uncertainty:

"... Why did you tie her up?"

"Huh?" Jiang Yan was also stunned, turning his head to look at the Cai Yi on his shoulder, looking completely bewildered. "I don't know."

"I saw my junior brother casually tie him up and carry him around, so I lent a hand."

"Ah?"

Now it was the junior apprentice's turn to blink, his expression even more innocent than Jiang Yan's. "Brother Hei, didn't you say 'grab your things and leave quickly'?"

"According to our old rules, 'things'... didn't that just include anything that's movable and valuable?"

"This woman looks very valuable!"

Meng Yu was speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth, but found that he could not refute it.

In its Wen Dao Palace was short of resources, it seemed that... it did indeed do this frequently.

Anyway, if you steal someone, you'll have to return them eventually, so that's how it is.

Whether I pay you back or you redeem me, it's all the same.

Therefore, people equal money.

Until this point.

Cai Yi, who was completely bound by the Tortoise-Shell Binding technique, finally recovered slightly from her extreme shock and dizziness.

She twisted her body, her face filled with shock!

Just the instant Meng Yu finished speaking.

Jiang Yan reached out and swept up the pure energy in the air and the heavenly materials and earthly treasures piled up below, while his junior brother reflexively flicked his right hand—

A strange rope, like a living snake emerging from its hole, instantly wrapped around Cai Yi's body. Another Law Treasure in her left hand flew into the air and, with a "snap," precisely sealed her astonished mouth!

Before Cai Yi could react, she was already unable to move.

The next moment, Jiang Yan had already collected the treasures and turned around. The two of them, with perfect coordination, lifted each other's shoulders and legs, hoisted Cai Yi onto their shoulders, and quickly slipped away.

The whole process was incredibly fast!

By the time they realized what was happening, they had already been carried ten miles away!

The Cai Yi writhed and whimpered, but it was no use.

This rope is specially made; it's not only exceptionally strong, but it can also automatically bind people Tortoise-Shell Binding.

It can even automatically identify animals and monsters!

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

In just a few moments, red marks appeared on her fair skin.

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah--!!!"

"Never mind."

Meng Yu rubbed his throbbing temples, deciding not to delve any further into this troublesome issue. "That guy is very strong; he definitely came down to the Lower Realm to show off."

"Don't linger here. Let's go find the Young Master."

"Young Master has arrived?" Jiang Yan's eyes lit up.

"Mm." Meng Yu nodded.

"Then why didn't he come in person?" the junior brother asked curiously.

Meng Yu glanced at him with the same look he'd given a piece of trash. "Are you stupid?"

"If the Young Master has to handle everything personally, what's the point of having us people?"

He said no more, waving his hand and saying, "Hurry up and go."

"Take this woman back first and hand her over to the Young Master for further consideration."

Inside the Flying Ship's interior, the brocade quilt was slightly wrinkled.

A lingering, ambiguous atmosphere filled the air.

Ye Jianwei robe, knelt obediently beside Qin Wangchuan's legs. "Young Master, let me help you clean up."

Qin Wangchuan reached out to help her up, his voice gentle. "It's nothing, no need for that."

Ye Jianwei stubbornly pressed down on the back of his hand, tilting her head up. "Please let me do it. It's my duty, and... I'm doing it willingly."

To outsiders, it might seem like a tremendous waste of talent for someone who possesses the Five-Character Heaven and Earth Law yet willingly serves as a maid.

For Ye Jianwei, however, being able to serve as the Young Master's maid was the highest honor of her life.

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

After everything was in order, the two of them dressed themselves again.

With their Qi and Blood merging and their Dao Rhyme complementing each other, both of them made significant progress in their cultivation.

After chatting for a while, Meng Yu returned.

"Young Master."

Come in.

The door to the Quiet Room slid open silently, and Meng Yu stepped in, holding Jade Bottle.

The cabin had been carefully cleaned and was filled with a faint, elegant fragrance of Spirit Grass; there was nothing unusual about it.

"Young Master, the things have been retrieved."

"This is the wisp of 'qi' from the mountains." He bowed and presented the Jade Bottle with both hands.

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

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

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

It is full of spirituality, yet it carries a sense of immaturity and incompleteness.

It was as if the first rays of dawn were breaking, far from the sun's zenith.

"Indeed, it is Nine Heavens Pure Qi." Qin Wangchuan withdrew his Divine Sense, his tone certain.

This thing is a creation of heaven and earth, and its status is no less than that of the [Heavenly Fortune Creation Fruit] he obtained in his childhood.

Only...

"This creature lacks complete spiritual essence and has not yet fully matured."

"Young Master has discerning eyes."

Meng Yu replied, "There is indeed a nourishing formation set up in the mountain, with a lot of heavenly materials and earthly treasures piled up to aid its growth. I have already brought those auxiliary materials back with me."

He paused.

He then briefly reported on the encounter with a powerful enemy at Qi-Nurturing Mountain and the capture of prisoners.

Qin Wangchuan listened calmly, only tapping his fingers lightly on the table as if deep in thought.

Jiang Yan.

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

"Huh?!"

A short, startled cry came from Quiet Room, and then the hatch was pushed open a crack.

Jiang Yan poked half his head in, his face showing a sheepish grin as if he'd been caught red-handed, and barely concealed excitement. "Eldest Brother! I didn't say a word, how did you know I was here?"

His faint aura was like a light in the darkness to Qin Wangchuan; there was no need to deliberately probe it.

Seeing Jiang Yan's surprised and delighted expression, a barely perceptible smile flashed across Qin Wangchuan's eyes.

"He doesn't even know how to control his temper; he's still the same loud and boisterous person he always was."

He brushed it off in a flat tone, then asked, "You brought back a prisoner?"

"Yeah!" Jiang Yan scratched his head, "I hadn't planned on this, but my hands moved faster than my brain."

"Did I mess this up?"

"Bring it over so we can see it."

Soon, the tightly bound Cai Yi was brought into the cabin.