People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Although it would be difficult to explain to Yan Fei, and she might even turn the tables on him, he couldn't care less about that now.

"Nine Heavens Mystic Temple, transform..."

"boom!"

The room where the two were located instantly exploded and shattered, crashing down with a loud crash.

Loud noises, the sound of bamboo flutes, laughter—the sounds were incessant…

Cao Ze stared blankly at the three women outside the house.

Jing Ni held her sword in one hand, wearing a rare fish-scale armor. Her clear, gentle gaze coldly fixed on Lady Xiang, who had fallen to the ground unconscious.

"Are you OK?"

Cao Ze knew that Jing Ni was asking him this question.

"It's nothing, what's going on here?"

Yan Lingji chuckled and said, "Of course, it's for you to go fishing."

Li Wu twirled her flute and chuckled, "Jing Ni told Yan Ling Ji and me to leave first. Although we didn't know why, we did as she said, and only later did we find out what happened."

Jingni explained, "When she was telling her story, I realized that her spiritual power was much stronger than mine, and she must be a master of illusion. I was worried that she would trap us all in an illusion, and I was also worried that she could hear our telepathic communication, so I didn't tell you. I'm sorry."

Cao Ze smiled wryly and said, "So this is what Yan Lingji meant by letting me fish here?"

It's unbelievable that he's always been the one using others to fish, but this time it's his turn to "fish for women." What a turn of fortune!

"What do you plan to do with her? Bury her in a hole?"

Yan Lingji was itching to get her hands on a shovel.

Cao Ze raised his hand and said, "No, we're not tomb raiders."

He thought about it for a moment and decided that it wasn't worth arguing with a mentally unstable schizophrenic.

"Tie it up, and send it to the Yin-Yang Master tomorrow."

Yan Lingji was a little disappointed. "Oh, okay..."

Cao Ze glanced at Nü Ying, who was lying unconscious on the ground. He now understood why Xiang Junshun had run away. Who could withstand this?

It's incredible that Xiang Junshun is still alive.

Even he might not have been able to withstand it.

Jingni squatted down next to Lady Xiang and very professionally searched Lady Xiang's body for a while before finally finding a brightly colored Manjusaka flower.

"This must be the trigger for the illusion."

Cao Ze nodded slightly. He had some understanding of illusions. A powerful illusion would usually have a trigger, sometimes a stone, sometimes a compass... a flower was not impossible.

Jingni shattered the flower with her internal force and instantly tapped Xiang Furen more than a dozen times, sealing Xiang Furen's meridians.

"Strange, it seems like she has three different kinds of internal energy within her body..."

Jing Ni said with a hint of doubt.

Cao Ze was slightly taken aback. Could it be...?

Chapter 404 Just Letting the Talk Go On

Early the next morning.

The sun climbed onto the roof of the Cao family mansion, and bright light streamed through the carved window lattices inside.

Ehuang covered her forehead, frowned slightly, and slowly opened her eyes, which were tinged with red.

"It hurts..."

Ehuang groaned, her head throbbing so badly that she could barely control herself.

Cao Ze walked in and saw Lady Xiang lying on her side, clearly noticing a change in her demeanor.

"...Ehuang?"

"Um... Sir, are you calling me?" Ehuang asked with a forced smile.

She gently rubbed her temples, her smile tinged with melancholy.

"Hmm, am I sleepwalking again?"

Only then did Ehuang notice that the furnishings in front of her seemed different from the room where she had slept the night before.

Cao Ze pondered for a moment, and adhering to the principle of "the less trouble, the better," decided not to tell Ehuang what had happened last night.

And he didn't know how to bring it up.

"Yes, you were sleepwalking. Li Wu found out and brought you here."

With gratitude in her eyes, Ehuang said, "Thank you so much, Miss Liwu."

“I always sleepwalk in Xiaoxiang Valley. When I wake up, I am either in a flower garden or in my sister’s mourning hall.”

"Sigh... Why did my sister have to die? She shouldn't have died. I should be the one to die..."

Tears welled up in Ehuang's eyes and quickly slid down her cheeks, falling as tiny teardrops.

Cao Ze felt a great headache. He suddenly realized that Ehuang was no easier to deal with than Nüying.

"It's dawn. I'll take you back to the Yin-Yang School."

Ehuang rose gracefully, gave a delicate bow, and said, "Thank you, sir. I am deeply grateful..."

Cao Ze was afraid that Ehuang's next words would be, "I have nothing to repay you with, so I might as well offer myself to you."

He quickly said, "Let's not talk about that anymore, I'll take you there right away."

Ehuang looked at Cao Ze with deep affection, "Sir, you are so good to Ehuang."

Cao Ze now desperately wants to capture Li Wuyan Lingji and send Ehuang away for him.

But considering Yanfei's situation, he had to give up this tempting idea.

"Okay, let's go."

Cao Ze dared not be polite to Ehuang any longer; if he continued to be polite, things might get out of hand...

The streets of Xianyang are bustling with people, cars, and horses.

Cao Ze walked ahead.

Ehuang, like a wronged young wife, followed Cao Ze step by step with tears in her eyes.

It quickly attracted the attention of a bunch of busybodies... It's hard for a mature woman like Ehuang, with such a stunning figure, not to attract attention, especially when she acts so weak and pitiful in broad daylight.

Cao Ze, the instigator, remained unfazed and continued forward despite discovering that many idlers and young wanderers were eager to try their luck.

He wouldn't be scared away by a group of ordinary people; at worst, he'd let them experience electroshock therapy.

If it weren't for the strict Qin laws, and Cao Ze's tall and imposing stature, many accidents would likely have already occurred.

Outside Luo Sheng Hall, Ling Fei, a disciple of the Yin-Yang School guarding the gate, was greatly alarmed when he saw Cao Ze leading a large group of troublemakers over.

Ever since Cao Ze left, he has been keeping a close eye on various news within the Yin Yang School.

Then he unexpectedly heard that Cao Ze had apparently beaten the Moon Goddess into a pig's head in private.

It is said that afterwards, the Moon Goddess led a group to retaliate and utterly defeated Cao Ze.

Then Cao Ze struck the Moon Goddess on the head, causing her to disappear for a long time, too ashamed to face anyone...

Of course, there's also a version of events where the Moon Goddess blocked Cao Ze's door and beat him so badly he couldn't get out of bed all day...

Looking back now...

"Young Master Lingfei, is that right?"

Lingfei shuddered. As the saying goes, when gods fight, mortals suffer. With his small frame, he couldn't withstand a group of people beating him up.

"Um... Mr. Cao Ze, our Lord Dongjun is in the palace. Let's talk this out. Isn't bringing so many people a bit much..."

Cao Ze glanced at the group of guys behind him. Ehuang stood innocently in front of them, blinking her eyes and looking at Cao Ze with a somewhat bewildered expression.

"This is your Minister of Water Affairs, Madam Xiang. Please take me to see Consort Yan. I have something to discuss with her. As for those people, you don't need to worry about them."

"Ah..." Lingfei exclaimed in surprise, quickly lowering his voice: "She is the wife of Elder Xiang, Minister of Water Resources?"

If we were to discuss which of the five elders of the Yin-Yang School is the most mysterious, it would undoubtedly be Elder Xiangjun of the Earth Department and Elder Xiangfuren of the Water Department.

They seemed to have never appeared before the disciples of the Yin-Yang School, and even the disciples of the Earth and Water Departments had never seen their elders.

Over time, the disciples of the Yin-Yang School even believed that the two elders were dead.

"Well, let's go."

Cao Ze called out to Ehuang, and Ehuang obediently followed.

She asked with a hint of curiosity, "Is this the new home of the Yin-Yang School?"

In her chaotic memory, only the times she and her sister cultivated Taoism and practiced metaphysics on Goddess Peak were clear and tangible.

She still remembers how beautiful Goddess Peak was, so incredibly beautiful that she can't quite recall what it looked like anymore...

After Cao Ze hummed in agreement, he seemed to realize something and said, "Didn't you know about the Yin-Yang School's incursion into Qin two years ago?"

"do not know……"

"do not know?"

Cao Ze was speechless. Such a big thing, and the Yin-Yang School didn't even inform them?

Are you really going to treat the two elders like dead bodies?

Ehuang asked in confusion, "Should I know?"

The disciple Lingfei listened from the side and muttered to himself that his own Water Minister Elder seemed to be out of his mind.

Cao Ze shook his head, "Never mind, forget I asked."

"Oh, okay."

Ehuang obediently shut up.

Before they even reached the main hall where Consort Yan was, the Moon Goddess seemed to have caught Cao Ze's scent and arrived.