The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 294: Entering the Game

Chapter 294: Entering the Game

The assassin was furious and spat out another mouthful of blood. Who knew that Ye Siheng suddenly stopped, felt his waist pouch, and muttered, "Almost forgot about the seals given by A’Li. Seems like there’s a teleportation symbol, so I won’t need the horse."

The assassin was even more annoyed. My lord, could you please have some memory? I took two stabs for nothing!

He wasn’t bleeding to death but dying from anger.

Ye Siheng took out a seal under the moonlight, found the teleportation symbol, remembered the handprints and incantations taught by Nanli, and activated the symbol, intending to return to the Prince Yu’s Mansion.

In the blink of an eye, the scenery changed, and the cold wind was still blowing.

Ye Siheng raised his eyes. Although there was no extra expression on his face, there was a slight frown between his eyebrows as he looked around and saw that it was still a desolate wilderness.

A’Li’s symbol shouldn’t fail to work.

Could it be that the distance was too far?

Or was this place trapped by a symbol, making it impossible to use teleportation symbols?

Ye Siheng couldn’t figure out the reason for a while, but he had already used a lot of internal energy just now. In addition to using the teleportation symbol, his physical strength was almost depleted.

He thought for a moment, then found a sheltered place to sit down and planned to wait until tonight to decide what to do next.

Ye Siheng was far outside the capital, and chaos had already ensued in the capital.

Nanli had not gone far from the An’yang Marquis Mansion when she saw Qing Feng rushing over in a hurry, looking worried and anxious.

"Your Highness!" Qing Feng shouted, "The lord is missing!"

Nanli’s heart sank. It seemed that something had happened.

After listening to Qing Feng’s description, she learned that Ye Siheng was in the carriage and suddenly disappeared. She went to check the carriage.

Qing Feng knew she would definitely want to check, so he brought the carriage over directly and didn’t touch anything inside the carriage.

Nanli saw the yellow symbol nailed to the carriage with cold arrows and her eyes deepened. "This is a teleportation symbol. The lord has been transported to another place. Who was the one sent here?"

Qing Feng looked embarrassed. "The person who came was immediately killed himself."

So he couldn’t interrogate anything.

She didn’t know how to save the lord.

Although Nanli was worried, Ye Siheng’s martial arts were outstanding. Even if he was moved to another place, he must have the ability to protect himself.

"That person must have tampered with it and concealed the lord’s aura. My paper crane can’t track him."

Qing Feng was a little panicked. "The lord must be in danger!"

Nanli calmed down and said, "Don’t worry too much. The lord is not so weak that he can’t take care of himself."

Qing Feng also thought so. When they were on the border, the lord once defeated a team of elite soldiers from the Qi Nation alone. In terms of martial arts, he absolutely believed that the lord could handle it. What he feared most was that the enemy would use treacherous means.

However, at this moment, the paper crane beside her fluttered its wings.

The paper crane flew out immediately.

Nanli was delighted. "There’s a trace of the lord."

She immediately mounted her horse and followed the paper crane.

"Your Highness, wait for me, Your Highness." Qing Feng shouted and also ordered a team of Black Armor Guards to follow, in case of any unexpected situations.

The city gate had already been closed, but the gatekeeper recognized Nanli and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to open the gate.

A group of people left the city gate, following the paper crane to the west.

The night was heavy.

To the west were continuous mountains. As they entered the dense forest at the foot of the mountain, the towering trees obscured the moonlight, and the forest was shrouded in darkness.

Even though the Black Armor Guards had fought battles before, they felt this place was quite eerie, and they couldn’t help but feel scared.

Qing Feng became even more worried. "Your Highness, this place is full of strangeness. We need to find the lord quickly."

He was afraid that the lord couldn’t hold on.

Nanli nodded, but when she looked at the paper crane again, its paper wings flapped twice, and then it became stiff. As it fell to the ground, a burst of fire burst out from its body, burning it to ashes.

"What’s going on?" Qing Feng was surprised.

Nanli frowned slightly, and she saw a flash of light in all eight directions. Her face changed, and she immediately took out several teleportation symbols.

The Black Armor Guards following behind hadn’t reacted yet, but in the blink of an eye, they found themselves back at the city gate. They were astonished. What was going on? It seemed like the princess had sent them back?

In the dense forest, only Qing Feng remained.

He hurriedly asked, "Princess, where did you send the Black Armor Guards?"

"It’s dangerous here, so I sent them back to the capital," Nanli said.

"But they should stay. They should follow the princess’s orders!" Qing Feng said.

"They can fight on the battlefield, but in this Bagua Soul Lock Array, they won’t be of much use," Nanli said. "Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough teleportation symbols. Otherwise, I would have sent you away too."

Now that the array was formed, they couldn’t leave.

Qing Feng’s mouth twitched a bit, feeling a little sad. "Is the princess afraid that I’ll be a burden?"

"If you know, why ask?" Nanli gave him a glance.

Qing Feng felt a bit sad, but he quickly regained his spirits. "Princess, it seems that someone deliberately led us here. The lord may not necessarily be in this mountain."

"Yes, it’s not easy to activate this Bagua Soul Lock Array. It requires eight people who understand Taoism to guard each direction and then use symbols to form the array," Nanli said. "This array can lock souls, and now my teleportation symbols can’t be used."

Qing Feng’s mind turned quickly. "If we break this array, we should be able to leave, right?"

Nanli nodded. "That’s right. This array is powerful, but it also has a fatal flaw. As long as one of the symbols in one direction is destroyed, the array will naturally be broken. Generally, this array is used to capture all the souls."

Qing Feng was about to say that the person who set up this trap was too foolish. They just needed to rush to one of the directions, kill the person controlling the array, and they would be able to leave.

But then, there was a rustling sound in the dense forest.

It was the sound of footsteps.

In the dim forest, only the vague figure of the approaching person could be seen, not looking young anymore.

His eyes were shining in the darkness.

However, Nanli felt his hatred, as if he wanted to tear her apart with thousands of knives.

Nanli didn’t bother to ask who he was. A fire symbol rose into the sky, illuminating the surroundings.

Qing Feng saw the person’s face clearly and couldn’t help but step forward. "Is it you? Duke Jin?"

Nanli wasn’t surprised.

Within a year, Duke Jin’s hair had turned white, and he looked old.

She turned her head and asked, "I remember Duke Jin was also on the list. Why wasn’t he investigated?"

Qing Feng gritted his teeth and explained, "According to the spies planted by the lord in various mansions, Duke Jin’s mansion was normal. He goes to the Buddhist hall to recite scriptures and worship Buddha every day and doesn’t go out once a month."

Because of this, the Surveillance Court didn’t act against Duke Jin first.

Nanli quickly understood the problem.

"He recites scriptures and worships Buddha every day. Isn’t that the problem? His son’s soul is gone. What’s the use of reciting more scriptures? You forget, if he has a powerful sorcerer’s help, does he need to go out through the main gate?"

Qing Feng’s face suddenly became ugly.

How could he overlook this point?!