Yu Ci sped up his pace, heading straight for the central courtyard and passing through the covered corridor.
From what Zhai Que'er said, Liu Guan was still living quite well and had not suffered any damage during his pursuit of Madame Yellow Springs. Since that was the case, the target that could make Liu Guan leave and never return must have been extremely valuable, or perhaps even Madame Yellow Springs herself.
Yet, no matter how hard Yu Ci tried to imagine it, that female cultivator renowned for her plotting—having been imprisoned by Lu Chen with less than one percent of her cultivation base remaining—would still want to play with fire. If she could leave, she would have left long ago. Why wait for the great upheaval at Donghua and Liu Guan to come knocking before hurriedly departing?
This also echoed the exact question Yu Ci had asked Lu Ya earlier:
Did Madame Yellow Springs always love taking such desperate risks?
It didn't make sense, it just didn't make sense!
Shaking his head, Yu Ci stepped into the room Liu Guan had passed through at the back of the main hall. Beyond this point, it was a straight dash out of the courtyard, though to where, none knew.
The moment he entered, he knew this must be Madame Yellow Springs's study.
The interior layout was surprisingly plain and elegant, consisting only of a landscape screen, a sitting couch, and a desk. A few scrolls were neatly arranged on the desk, and a low table was placed on the couch, holding a jade ruler and two teacups.
Looking further back, behind the landscape screen actually stood a bamboo framed bed, with plain curtains hung up and the pillow and mattress neatly made. However, on the footstool before the bed, a piece of