A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

She uttered a vicious remark, then squatted down, grabbed the man's high ponytail, and pulled him up.

"Tell me! What were you doing, sneaking around like that... huh?"

Before he could finish the second sentence, his tone changed because he was startled.

Lu Chuci raised an eyebrow and looked at the man on the ground.

Upon seeing that face, a complex light flashed in his eyes, and his eyebrows rose even higher: "Lu Ningyuan?"

The man in front of her had features very similar to Lu Chuci, but his eyes and brows were full of gloom. Such a distinctive person was undoubtedly Lu Ningyuan.

Ye Qingxue: "...You became a bandit because you had nowhere else to turn?"

Lu Ningyuan stopped crying out in pain and gritted his teeth, saying, "Bullshit."

Lu Chuci kicked him without any mercy.

"Ouch!" Lu Ningyuan cried out in pain again, and gave in, "Alright, alright, I won't argue with you anymore. I came to you because I have something to ask you!"

Ye Qingxue glanced at Lu Chuci, released the hair in her hand, and looked down at him: "Speak."

Lu Ningyuan touched his hair, which seemed to be about to separate from his scalp, and raised his head with a tense expression: "Let me ask you a question first."

He glanced at the unfamiliar woman in front of him and the unfamiliar man standing beside her.

Are you my brother and sister-in-law?

Lu Chuci also squatted down and snorted coldly: "I am your grandfather."

Ye Qingxue quickly covered his mouth: "..."

Goodness, these two can say anything when they meet.

"..." Lu Ningyuan looked speechless, but seemed to be restrained from losing his temper because of some concerns. So he just dusted himself off, sat up straight, and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll ask then."

Ye Qingxue felt the mouth under her hand about to open again, so she quickly pressed it down hard once more.

"Let them finish speaking first," she said softly.

It wasn't that she wanted to protect Lu Ningyuan, but she was afraid that the two of them would start arguing and it would delay things.

Lu Chuci was very obedient and didn't say anything more, but just kissed Ye Qingxue's palm in that position.

Her cheeks flushed as she released her grip.

Lu Ningyuan: "..." What are these two doing right in front of him!

Forget it.

"I just want to ask, have you received any news about Xuan'er all this time?" Lu Ningyuan calmed down and got down to business.

Upon hearing the name, Ye Qingxue paused for a moment before recalling the goddess of the Chi tribe, Chi Miaoxian.

"No, what's wrong with her?"

She remembered that the Empress said she would let her go if she could concoct the antidote formula.

"She should have been released by now," Ye Qingxue guessed.

Lu Ningyuan shook his head: "No, I guarded the palace gates every day. She never came out after entering the palace."

He hired people to guard all the gates leading out of the palace, but they found no trace of her.

Ye Qingxue glanced at him: "What do you want to say?"

Lu Ningyuan frowned and looked up: "Given Xuan'er's abilities, it's impossible that the antidote hasn't been prepared after so long. Moreover, she made the poison herself. There's only one possibility: the Martial Emperor has broken his promise."

He clenched his fists tightly: "The Emperor did not release her, but continued to imprison her."

Ye Qingxue: "What does the Martial Emperor want to get from her?"

She knew that the Martial Emperor had a special status and that there was nothing the Ghost Clan couldn't obtain. The potions from the cultivation world were many times more effective than those made by the so-called Chi tribe. Why would he imprison an ordinary woman?

Lu Ningyuan had already guessed, and his eyes suddenly turned deep: "Have you ever heard that some female members of the Chi tribe possess a special constitution?"

"what?"

"I don't know what it's used for exactly, I only know the name of that constitution, it's called 'Spirit Resistance'."

As Lu Ningyuan spoke, he began to get anxious: "Xuan'er once mentioned to me that only the higher-ups knew about their special constitution. She only heard about it by chance and didn't know what its function was. Even the higher-ups couldn't explain it. It was just that a few words in the ancient books allowed them to pass this information down through generations."

“Anti-spirit…” Ye Qingxue murmured the word.

For some reason, she felt that the word was vaguely familiar.

At this moment, Lu Chuci suddenly looked at her: "Yunlai".

Those two short words instantly evoked Ye Qingxue's memories.

By the way! Is Yun Lai's ability to ignore Lu Chu Ci's spiritual pressure due to this so-called "spirit-resistant" physique?

Lu Ningyuan had no idea what they were talking about: "What do you know?"

Lu Chuci: "I met someone."

……

Lu Ningyuan: "...That's it?"

“Her condition is somewhat similar to that of ‘anti-spirit’,” Lu Chuci said succinctly.

Lu Ningyuan: "..."

Okay, that's it.

"That you……"

"Shhh."

Just as Lu Ningyuan was about to ask, Lu Chuci stopped him.

He suspected this person was targeting him, and his eyebrows furrowed, but then he saw Lu Chuci suddenly fly off in one direction and disappear into the woods.

Lu Ningyuan and Ye Qingxue looked at each other, their mouths agape, and pointed in that direction.

"Did he run away because he didn't want to listen to me?"

Ye Qingxue: "...No, he must have discovered something."

Sure enough, Lu Chuci flew back soon, carrying someone in her hand just like Ye Qingxue had done earlier.

However, this person was a woman.

Judging from her figure, Ye Qingxue raised an eyebrow.

The woman was placed on the ground. Just as she tried to stand up and resist, her pressure points were struck, rendering her unable to move.

Ye Qingxue reached out and turned the woman's head back, laughing, "It really is you, Yun Lai."

Another acquaintance.

Yunlai was too weak to move her body; she could only control her face, which showed an expression of resentment.

Last time she was caught because of a scheme, but this time she was openly charging at her and she still couldn't escape!

Yunlai felt humiliated and her self-esteem was somewhat hurt.

God knows how terrifying it is when shadowy trees cast long shadows in the dark and someone suddenly rushes out!

Yun Lai took a deep breath: "Didn't you release me? Why are you arresting me again?"

Ye Qingxue: "You were the one who followed us suspiciously first."

“Who’s following you!” Yun Lai immediately retorted.

"Oh?" Ye Qingxue raised an eyebrow at Lu Ningyuan. "So you're with him?"

“…” Yun Lai remained silent.

Ye Qingxue's mind raced and an idea came to her: "Do you know Chi Miaoxian?"

Yun Lai immediately looked up at Ye Qingxue: "You know her?"

Ye Qingxue didn't speak, but quietly looked at her.

Yunlai said anxiously, "Say something."

"Answer my question first," Ye Qingxue said slowly.

This was a perfect opportunity to get information out of her, and she couldn't afford to waste it.

The more casual and dismissive she is, the more eager the other party becomes, and the more she can get.

This is a deep understanding of human nature that she possesses.

"I do know her," Yun Lai finally admitted, lowering her head.

A hint of a smile flashed across Ye Qingxue's eyes: "Alright, continue."