The Teleportation Array could only be used once and could only carry a small team. Now that the Fourth Prince had returned alone, what about Qingyu and the remaining four?
What exactly had they encountered in Duanhun Shan?
It was known that although the Fourth Prince’s Huanli was not as strong as the Crown Prince’s or the Third Prince’s, with the cultivation resources and Danyao given by the emperor, and with the Crown Prince and the others present, he should have been able to hold out until the end.
Yet, unexpectedly, in just a week, he had become the first to emerge from Duanhun Shan, and he was severely injured.
“Yan Wuxin… Yan Wuxin is a madwoman.” After uttering these words, his eyes rolled back, and he instantly fell unconscious.
“Your Highness, Your Highness.”
The Liandanshi hurried forward, checked his pulse, and frowned deeply. He quickly fed him a Danyao. “Quick, the Fourth Prince has been poisoned with a potent toxin. He must be treated immediately.”
At this, the elders present exchanged glances.
Only Yan Qingxuan, the head of Yan Jia, had deep, unfathomable eyes and a furrowed brow, his gaze carrying an indescribable emotion as he looked toward Duanhun Shan.
Inside Duanhun Shan, the atmosphere was eerily silent.
Yan Wuxin stood in place, covered in blood. At this moment, she seemed as though she had crawled out of purgatory.
Crimson droplets of blood dripped from her hair, falling one by one. Her eyes were lowered, her hair hanging down, obscuring the expression on her face. Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
Yan Qingyu, terrified out of her wits, sat on the ground, completely forgetting the pain in her body.
“Xin’er.” Yan Qixuan sensed something was wrong with her and immediately rushed forward, wanting to touch her. But the next moment, his hand was grabbed.
“Don’t touch her.” It was the Third Prince, Helian Yuchen.
Yan Qixuan clenched his fists. Although he didn’t understand why Helian Yuchen was stopping him, seeing Yan Wuxin standing motionless, he withdrew the foot he had stepped forward.
His gaze remained fixed on Yan Wuxin, and the longer he looked, the more he felt something was off.
Yan Wuxin stood there, unmoving, as waves of intense pain surged through her mind. She clutched her head, her eyes terrifyingly red.
In her blurred vision, a white figure approached. Her pupils contracted, and tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.
‘Sister, sister.’ Xiao Li called out repeatedly, but Yan Wuxin’s Shenshi was sealed shut at this moment.
The pain in her head grew increasingly unbearable, almost too much to endure. She knelt on one knee, half-collapsing to the ground.
Seeing her kneeling in agony, everyone glanced over, but no one knew what was happening to Yan Wuxin.
Staring at the blurred figure before her, Yan Wuxin’s eyes suddenly turned fierce. Her tightly clenched fists creaked, and icy, bloodthirsty words escaped her lips. “I curse your entire clan to live in darkness for eternity.”
At that moment, a red figure flashed past, and everyone instantly saw a silver-haired, masked man approach Yan Wuxin.
“Who are you?” Yan Qixuan, seeing a completely unfamiliar man in red approaching, immediately grew wary.
“Don’t go forward.” Helian Yuchen tightly held back Yan Qixuan, preventing him from acting rashly.
Xuanyuan Mei said nothing. With a slight flick of his sleeve, Yan Qingyu on the ground was instantly sent flying. However, aside from spitting blood, Yan Qingyu was otherwise unharmed, as if an invisible force was protecting her, sparing her from harm.
This person was the little girl’s enemy. If he were to kill her just like that, the little girl would surely be angry.
He walked to her side and half-crouched before her. With this glance, he saw the boundless hatred deep in her eyes. For some unknown reason, his heart trembled slightly, and he reached out to gently stroke her cheek.
Extending both arms, he embraced her against his chest.
“Xin’er…”
His voice was deep, slightly hoarse.
As if hearing the call, Yan Wuxin slowly raised her head. The originally turbid red in her eyes instantly faded, and the person before her gradually became clear. Her lips moved, emitting a suppressed, raspy sound.
“Xuanyuan Mei.”
The next moment, she felt the world spin around her. Her eyes could no longer bear it, and she closed them, collapsing into Xuanyuan Mei’s embrace.
“Xin’er.” Yan Qixuan could no longer hold back and rushed over anxiously. “Who exactly are you?”
“Put my sister down!” Seeing that he paid no attention, Yan Qixuan spoke again.
Put her down?
Xuanyuan Mei raised his gaze to look at the man in his twenties opposite him, seeing his full vigilance and cautiousness, as if afraid of disturbing Yan Wuxin. Xuanyuan Mei’s expression suddenly turned unpleasant, a shadow of gloom clouding his handsome face.
“Put my sister down, whatever you want, I’ll…” Before Yan Qixuan could finish, the man before him vanished into thin air.
Moreover, along with his sister, they had just disappeared into thin air.
Panic-stricken, Yan Qixuan widened his eyes and frantically looked around, but he found no trace of Xuanyuan Mei or Yan Wuxin.
Helian Yuchen frowned deeply, growing even more curious about Xuanyuan Mei’s identity. Who exactly was this man, able to come and go freely in Duanhun Shan without obstruction?
When Yan Qingcheng and the Crown Prince arrived, they saw Yan Qingyu on the ground and hurried forward to check, but Yan Qingyu was already unconscious and could not be awakened.
Looking at her brother, she opened her mouth in surprise. “Brother, why are you here too?”
Yan Qingcheng’s voice brought Yan Qixuan back to his senses, but he did not answer her question. Instead, he said, “Xin’er is gone.”
Xin’er? Yan Wuxin, that good-for-nothing, what happened to her now?
Though inwardly displeased with Yan Qixuan’s concern for Yan Wuxin, with her beloved present and her own reputation to uphold, Yan Qingcheng feigned concern.
“How could Xin’er be missing? What did you encounter?” With so many dangers lurking in Duanhun Shan, could it be that the little wretch was dead?
If that were truly the case, she would have to celebrate properly.
Just then, a black figure quietly descended, like a breeze, silent and without a trace.
Helian Yuchen and Yan Qixuan felt a chill run down their spines, watching the man who had suddenly appeared again with caution. “Who are you?”
“Rest assured, the Fourth Miss has been taken by my master. She is not in danger. Tomorrow, my master will bring her back.” Seeing Yan Qixuan’s anger, Heiying withdrew his aura.
“What is the name of that man in red? Where has he taken my sister? What exactly are you planning?” When the man in red appeared, he felt as if he couldn’t breathe. His intuition told him that man was dangerous.
Even a subordinate’s aura was so oppressive—that man… it was easy to imagine. If he had ill intentions toward Xin’er, how could she possibly escape?
Heiying pinched the bridge of his nose. This cousin of the Fourth Miss, why was he so reckless!
If it weren’t for the fact that he genuinely cared for the Fourth Miss, he would probably have been eliminated by the master long ago!
“Don’t worry, the Fourth Miss is our master’s lifesaver. The master won’t harm her.” After all, she broke the master’s seal—no matter how you look at it, she is the master’s savior.
Although, the master does have other intentions toward her…