"Are you talking about Chen Hao, the one who defeated King Ning?"

"Yes, that's him," Luo Luo nodded. "Not long after your arrival here, he also defeated King Xin!"

Zhang Chuiping's face showed an expression of amazement and he exclaimed, "That's truly remarkable. With him here, we should be able to leave this place."

Hearing Zhang Chuiping say that, Ye Yuqiao's face showed a proud smile.

"So where is Chen Hao now?" asked Zhang Chuiping, glancing around eagerly, impatient to lay eyes on the famed young genius Onmyoji of the East Country.

"He went to look for an exit from here, he should be back soon."

"Boyfriend, are you on your way back now?" Ye Yuqiao sent a covert message to Chen Hao at that moment, having informed him of finding Zhang Chuiping earlier. Chen Hao had said that he would return to the camp soon, but now there was no sign of him. Logically, he should have arrived back before Ye Yuqiao and the others.

A few seconds later, Chen Hao finally responded, "Girlfriend, I've got some demons on my tail now, I'll shake them off and then come back to find you."

"Demons?" Ye Yuqiao was taken aback, "Aren't there supposed to be only Yin Souls here? How come there are demons?"

"I don't know either. I saw these oddly shaped stone statues in a central city house and went to have a look. I didn't expect that as soon as I landed, the stone statues instantly turned into living demons," Chen Hao explained.

"Oh?" Ye Yuqiao looked doubtful, "Jerk, why are you running then? Aren't you skilled enough to deal with those demons?"

Chen Hao chuckled and further explained, "I just want to see how long they want to chase me. If they persist, it means that courtyard might have issues. Another important reason is that like the Yin Souls here, the demons revive quickly after death. Unlike Yin Souls, Demon Souls need a lot of Yang Energy to revive. If I lure them to a further place and kill them there, I can then figure out where their reviving Yang Energy is coming from."

In fact, Chen Hao already had an answer in mind: the Yang Energy that revived the demons should be coming from that central city house. Furthermore, according to his conjecture, the Yang Energy of all the Onmyoji who entered this wooden city had been sucked into the house below.

As for why? All the answers should be right beneath that house, Chen Hao guessed.

Typical courtyards are filled with mounded gardens, yet the courtyard of this house was paved with green stone slabs. Chen Hao speculated further that the answer lay on the green stone slabs.

After hearing Chen Hao's analysis, Ye Yuqiao said, "Alright, be careful. At least you're somewhat smart to have made such a significant discovery in such a short amount of time."

Just then, suddenly, a rush of hurried footsteps approached the camp!

"We're surrounded!" cried the cat possessed by Uncle Fu as it burst into the tent.

"Ah!" Luo Luo and Zhang Chuiping were immediately stricken with horror. The soldiers drawing near the camp were actually all Yin Souls and fierce ghosts. In the past, being highly adept at Yin Yang Arts, the Onmyoji would have easily dispelled these Yin Souls and fierce ghosts. However, at this moment their bodies were devoid of Yang Energy, making it impossible for them to cast any spells.

"What should we do? When can Chen Hao come back?" Luo Luo asked Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao furrowed her brows, not replying to Luo Luo, instead sending an urgent mental message to Chen Hao, "Boyfriend, we've been discovered and surrounded."

"Ah!" Chen Hao was startled at first, then after a pause, continued, "Yuqiao, no matter what, make sure you are safe first, and then see if you can save the rest."

"Got it!" Ye Yuqiao responded.

By this time, the rush of hurried footsteps was right outside the tent, and the tall and robust figures were cast by the firelight onto the tent's surface.

"Everyone inside, come out!" a commanding voice called from outside the tent, "You can't escape anyway, so you might as well come out obediently."

After exchanging glances, Ye Yuqiao gave Luo Luo and Zhang Chuiping a slight nod, and the three of them stepped out of the tent.

"Lift up your head and brush your hair aside so I can see!" the lead officer ordered Ye Yuqiao.

After a snort of anger, Ye Yuqiao glared furiously at the officer and then brushed the locks of hair that covered each half of her face behind her ears.

"Wow! What a beauty!" exclaimed the soldiers possessed by Yin Souls all at once.

"Beautiful lady, please come with us," the commander said to Ye Yuqiao, his tone now markedly more humble. "Our Holy Emperor has taken a fancy to you and wishes to make you his queen!"

"Oh?" Ye Yuqiao was somewhat surprised. "You just want to take me away?"

"Of course, we are here by the Holy Emperor's decree to find you. What would he want with these Onmyoji without their Yang Energy!"

After some thought, Ye Yuqiao agreed to accompany the commander, following him without a word before leaving.

Luo Luo and Zhang Chuiping wanted to stop her but were driven back by a few soldiers.

Once outside the tent, Ye Yuqiao boarded a sedan chair and hurried towards the imperial palace.

"Boyfriend, I've been taken by them to become the queen for the emperor," Ye Yuqiao said to Chen Hao from inside the sedan chair.

"Ah!" Chen Hao's anxious and panicked voice immediately followed, "Didn't you promise me you would ensure your safety first?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I want to meet this place's emperor, Xu Sheng, first."

"No, it's too dangerous, girlfriend. You should hide inside the Nether Acupoint."

"I'm fine!"

"Girlfriend!"

"I really am fine, don't worry!"

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Two minutes later, the carriage entered the palace. Just as the palace gates closed, Ye Yuqiao suddenly couldn't sense the Nether King's Heart on Chen Hao anymore.

Panicking, she realized that while still inside the wooden city, the palace contained another barrier, one that was exit-only.

Immediately, she activated the Stealth Stone and became invisible inside the sedan chair. However, when she tried to leave the sedan chair, she discovered it was also a barrier, and she was trapped inside.

Half a minute later, the sedan chair stopped in front of the doors to a sleeping chamber.

Soon after, the curtains of the sedan chair were drawn, revealing an elderly man in a yellow robe with white hair standing before her—this man was Xu Sheng.

Quickly, on Xu Sheng's forehead, Ye Yuqiao saw a Stealth Stone. Therefore, Xu Sheng could see her.

"Young lady, the moment I saw you and that boy through the peephole today, I noticed the Stealth Stone on your forehead and the enchanted power on the boy's left eye. Besides that, I also discovered the Yang Soul in you," Xu Sheng said with a smile.

Ye Yuqiao's expression darkened; she had greatly underestimated Xu Sheng's power.

"Although you will officially become queen tomorrow, I can't wait to consummate our marriage tonight!" Xu Sheng continued.

"Someone, push the sedan chair directly into my sleeping chamber. I want to consummate our marriage with the queen right now!"

Subsequently, Ye Yuqiao's sedan chair was carried into the sleeping chamber. Once all the bearers had left, Xu Sheng set up a barrier around the sleeping chamber with his spells and lifted the barrier on the sedan chair.

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