"Yes, my name is Xue Fuyao," Xue Fuyao said.
"If you take me away like this and someone finds out, aren't you afraid Venerable Spiritwood will punish you?" Ming Cen asked.
Xue Fuyao looked utterly unconcerned. "What's there to be afraid of? I'm my master's only disciple. It's not as if he'll beat me to death. Besides, you're coming with me of your own free will. Even if we're caught, half the responsibility is yours."
"Heh, we haven't even been caught yet, and you're already thinking about passing the buck?"
The two soon arrived at the Jin Household, where Ming Cen's fiancée, Jin Ling'er, lived.
The Jin Household was also draped in red silk, looking thoroughly festive.
Since neither wanted to be discovered, Xue Fuyao used Broken Jade to conceal them both, and they slipped into the Jin Household.
Once inside, they soon sensed something was wrong. Though the Jin Household was just as busy, there was a note of panic in all that bustle, as if-as if something major had happened.
With Ming Cen guiding the way, they soon reached Jin Ling'er's residence. They had only just approached when they heard an angry roar from within.
"Tell me! Where on earth has that unfilial daughter gone?"
Inside the courtyard, all the maids who had once served close to Jin Ling'er had been bound. A thorn whip soaked in chili water lashed their bodies again and again, their screams coming without end.
"Household head, we truly don't know where the young lady is! Everything was fine just now. She said she was hungry and sent us to fetch her some pastries. By the time we came back, she was already gone!"
The head of the Jin Household wanted to keep whipping them, but Madam Jin stopped him. "Husband, the most