The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

The next day.

Zhao Feilan and his entourage bid farewell to Princess Jinghe and set off together for Xiajing'ao.

The path they took conveniently avoided the village at the foot of the mountain.

Too many people live there, lest they be discovered.

After arriving at Xiajing'ao and settling Yan Shunhua in, Zhao Feilan led them to examine the formation.

They arrived at the courtyard where Yan Qingping used to live. After entering, Han Cuiyin frowned, "I didn't find anything strange here that day."

“Back then, you hadn’t suspected Yan Qingping yet, so naturally you weren’t on guard against him.” Luo Jingqian knew what happened that day; the one who was secretly spying on him was the Yan clan chief.

Many things were missing from the courtyard; the pavilion, the rockery, and the trees were all gone.

"It's best not to let anyone live here in the future. If Yan Qingping has any tricks up his sleeve, the people living here could be tricked, and it would be a loss for them."

Zhao Feilan thought of Yan Qingping's madness that day and couldn't help but feel glad that he hadn't brought his wife and children directly over.

Beside her, a small yellow ball flew off Han Cuiyin at an extremely fast speed, leaving only a blur.

Everyone already knew that this little yellow ball was no ordinary thing, but since it was the first time they had seen it devour those foul odors, they didn't react for a moment.

"Wait a moment, until it absorbs all this foul air, and the secret of this formation should be broken."

The little yellow ball appeared before everyone, leaving Han Cuiyin helpless.

It couldn't wait even a moment longer, saying that someone was trying to take these things from it.

"Let's split up and look for the problems!" After saying that, Han Cuiyin quickly separated from them.

"Is this girl hiding something from us? Her cultivation method doesn't use spiritual energy, but rather sunlight and moonlight. Any special cultivation method naturally requires a special physique, so it's useless for us to take it."

Zhao Feilan subtly tried to make amends for her adopted daughter, while secretly observing the reactions of the three people.

“Uncle, there’s no need to worry. Fu Guangshan is an upright man and would never harbor any covetous thoughts. Besides, Miss Han is magnanimous and won’t hold grudges.” Luo Jingqian reacted quickly and stated his position directly.

Green mountains and green rivers nodded in agreement.

Nowadays, Mount Fuguang is truly not lacking in cultivation techniques.

Having retrieved the sect's most treasured artifact, the Longevity Diagram, Luo Jingqian immediately returned the cultivation techniques contained within to the sect.

What they lack are techniques for fighting against others or techniques based on the Five Elements. The Rain-Making Technique they obtained from Han Cuiyin last time was highly favored by everyone in the sect.

The group split up to search for anything amiss, and they did find the silver coins that Yan Qingping had buried in the courtyard.

After Han Cuiyin moved away from them, she took out her jade staff and searched the rooms.

This jade staff was both a treasure for treasure hunting and one of her weapons, though she used it less often than the wooden fish.

Unfortunately, there was no response.

"This man received a lot of gold and silver from his uncle; if he's not in the house, where is he?"

He searched the study thoroughly, leaving no corner unchecked, but still found nothing.

Where did the clan leader's lineage spend all that money?

According to my uncle, he gives the clan chief no less than 30,000 taels of silver every year. Where would he hide so much money?

Or... does Yan Qingping have some other secret? Why spend so much money?

Han Cuiyin found nothing. After leaving, she went directly to her adoptive father and asked, "Father, did the Yan family all die in this courtyard that day? Were any left out?"

"There were only eighteen people in the courtyard that day, including Yan Qingping. I explained my purpose and angered him. He activated the formation and wanted to fight me. His strength did increase dramatically, but his descendants were all lying on the ground, lifeless with white hair. When I dealt with them that day, these were all the people I had."

Zhao Feilan told the truth.

“I asked other villagers that day, and they said sixteen or nineteen. I asked them to come and identify the people, but in the end, those people were almost skin and bones and their faces were unrecognizable.”

"If that's the case, it's possible that some people managed to escape. My uncle once said that six people have left Yanjiacun in the past thousand years, and I wonder what happened to them."

Han Cuiyin always felt that things were not so simple, and that the missing person might come back for revenge in the future.

"My uncle won't be back for a while, so the entrance and exit formation here will probably need to be changed."

Zhao Feilan also realized the key point, "It really needs to be changed. We were negligent that day. These things on the ground were all dug out of the yard. You can put them away."

There were only two wooden boxes on the ground, not very large, containing only some gold and silver, nothing else.

Zhao Feilan had no interest in worldly things and gave them directly to his adopted daughter.

“Alright, but my uncle gives the clan chief a large sum of money every year. The whereabouts of that money are now unknown. I wonder what their lineage is plotting behind the scenes.”

Han Cuiyin wanted to divine the future, but unfortunately, since it involved her, the secrets of heaven were in complete chaos.

It seems the target is her and the Yan family.

With the warning issued, one can only remain vigilant and cautious.

“Something’s not right here,” Luo Jingqian said as he came out of the west wing, still holding something wrapped in a handkerchief. “Look, there’s a finger bone here.”

The main house and study were searched by Han Cuiyin, the courtyard was searched by Zhao Feilan, Qingshan and Qinghe, and the east and west wing rooms were searched by Luo Jingqian.

Yan Qingping's house was very large, with many rooms.

In the end, the problem still lies with the west wing.

"There is a secret room under the west wing, which is very well hidden. If it weren't for this piece of finger bone, I probably wouldn't have noticed the difference."

Zhao Feilan glanced at them and then hid to the side, saying, "These must be the ones he snatched; they're still fresh!"

Qingshan calmly took the handkerchief and burned it.

Little Yellow Ball, summoned by Han Cuiyin, rushed straight into the west wing.

"Let's go and see what's going on here."

Zhao Feilan was the first to follow.

"Miss Han, you'll stay behind me for a while, so as not to offend your eyes." Luo Jingqian stepped in front of Han Cuiyin, while Qingshan and Qinghe consciously stepped back and kept a distance from her.

Han Cuiyin couldn't quite describe her feelings at the moment. Back in the Realm of Immortality, female cultivators were no different from male cultivators. They would rush in and fight each other for cultivation resources, and it was a fight to the death.

She had seen even more spectacular scenes than this.

When she was scared back then, her master threw her into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​people to help her overcome her fear.

In just ten years, she transformed from a sheltered young woman into the tough woman Qingyun described, no less capable than male cultivators.

The group entered the secret chamber, where the walls were still damp, as if they had been newly dug, only a month or so ago.

"It seems that after arriving here, Yan Qingping discovered that this place connects to the array near Qing Shuang Mountain, uncovered its secrets, and used the Life-Giving Array to steal the lifespans of those beings. However, it was ultimately a minor method, and he still lost his entire family."

Zhao Feilan immediately understood the reason, and Han Cuiyin echoed her.

"Indeed, it's best to destroy it. If someone discovers this place, you'll be in danger." Xiajing'ao has a denser spiritual energy than other places, and many people will covet it.

"Destroy it. As for the teleportation array that Redwood mentioned, don't keep it, to avoid future trouble."

Zhao Feilan produced array materials and dropped them directly into the secret chamber. "Let's go up there and destroy the connection point in a moment."

The little yellow ball appeared out of thin air and circled around Han Cuiyin a few times.

"Father, a few of us will go check out that forest. You can adjust the entry and exit formation yourself. If anything happens, find me at the Cold Pool..."

There was something unusual happening at the sacrificial altar. Han Cuiyin gave a few instructions and left in a hurry.