However, this piece of black cloth offered no clue, and Elder Han transmitted telepathically, "Xin Ci, the reason the Celestial Fox clan is so rare and hard to find is that they possess a special spirit blood. This spirit blood can not only be used to cure illnesses and heal injuries but also to enhance one's cultivation realm. Therefore, Celestial Foxes are highly sought-after treasures wherever they are."
"Elder Han, you mean the person who abducted Yuechujie might be after the spirit blood within Yuechujie?" Xin Ci immediately asked.
"Precisely, but there are countless individuals coveting Celestial Foxes. Judging by a mere piece of black cloth, it's impossible to ascertain who abducted Yuechujie," Elder Han replied.
Xin Ci lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then inquired in his consciousness space, "Qingqing, do you know who abducted Yuechujie?"
At this moment, both Elder Han and Xin Ci could only place their hopes on Mu Qingqing.
In their view, Mu Qingqing often knew some secret matters and they believed she would also have some understanding of Celestial Foxes.
Mu Qingqing was silent for a moment before replying, "If it's within Mirror Dust Country, the most likely party to have abducted Yuechujie would be the Lin family."
From her original memory, the Lin family secretly conducted transactions with Madam Miao. To this day, the majority of the slaves in Mirror Dust Country were held in the Lin family's dungeons.
"The Lin family? Is that the family of Lin Ye, one of the Four Young Masters of Mirror Dust?"
Upon hearing this, Xin Ci felt a surge of doubt. If the Lin family had abducted Yuechujie, wouldn't their current actions be redundant?
After all, Yuechujie was originally a slave captured by the Lin family and later presented as a prize by Lin Ye for the Flower Offering Festival.
Xin Ci suddenly had a flash of inspiration: Could the Lin family have deliberately made Yuechujie a prize for the Flower Offering Festival to lure out Yuechuling and the others?
The Lin family was quite cunning, knowing that if Yuechujie remained with them, Yuechuling and the others would not easily show themselves.
Therefore, they intended to use Yuechujie as bait, casually giving him to whoever won the archery contest, in order to lure Yuechuling and the others out, and then capture them all.
Thinking of this, Xin Ci's expression grew solemn.
The next moment, his gaze shifted to Pei Xiu. Currently, she was the only one who knew more about the Lin family.
Xin Ci wasted no time and directly asked, "You should know the location of the Lin family, right?"
"The Lin family? You mean the Lin family abducted that fox clan girl? That's unlikely..."
Pei Xiu was about to retort when she suddenly recalled the crescent moon scar on the arm of the black-clad man from earlier.
"It's Lin Ye!" she suddenly realized. That crescent moon scar was precisely the one left by Lin Ye when they sparred not long ago!
Seeing Pei Xiu's reaction, Xin Ci's suspicion was officially confirmed: it was indeed the Lin family who had abducted Yuechujie.
Xin Ci untied the chains binding Yuechuling and pushed Pei Xiu towards Yuechuling, saying indifferently, "You heard just now, Yuechujie is currently with the Lin family. You can find Yuechujie by taking this woman with you."
"No, you have to come with us too! You might be working with that Lin family!" Yuechuling still didn't fully trust Xin Ci.
A hint of displeasure flashed in Xin Ci's eyes, "I have no obligation to accompany you. Yuechujie is your clansman, not mine."
"For Yuechujie's sake, I have tolerated you multiple times. If you continue to be unreasonable, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
As he spoke, sixteen chains whizzed and coiled around him, indicating that he had nothing more to say to Yuechuling at that moment.
Yuechuling was not to be outdone, brandishing her twin blades and staring at Xin Ci.
"Ugh... why are these two arguing again."
Mu Qingqing, in the consciousness space, covered her forehead in exasperation. It seemed she had to step in to persuade Xin Ci.
"Xin Ci, we promised Yuechujie earlier that we would safely send him home, so we should still go with them to the Lin family. Moreover, with me here, the success rate of rescuing Yuechujie will be higher," Mu Qingqing transmitted telepathically to Xin Ci.
Xin Ci's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Alright."
After their discussion, Xin Ci allowed his second personality, Mu Qingqing, to take over his body.
Firstly, after switching personalities, Mu Qingqing's abilities could be better utilized.
Secondly, Xin Ci had no good feelings towards Pei Xiu and Yuechuling and did not wish to be in the same team as them.
"Hey, human, why aren't you talking anymore?!"
Yuechuling, seeing Xin Ci suddenly freeze, became impatient.
At this moment, Mu Qingqing, having successfully switched to her second personality,
spoke, "I'm listening! If you want to save Yuechujie, hurry up and go, don't dawdle."
Mu Qingqing retracted the sixteen Star-Moon Chains and walked directly past Pei Xiu and Yuechuling.
Seeing this, Pei Xiu and Yuechuling's minds struggled to process what was happening.
Didn't this guy just say he wouldn't go to the Lin family to save Yuechujie? Why did he suddenly change his mind?
Yuechuling thought, "Could this human genuinely want to save Xiao Jie?"
When they came to their senses, Mu Qingqing had already led Pei Xiu away. Yuechuling immediately followed.
...
Under Pei Xiu's guidance, they soon arrived near the Lin family mansion.
"Strange, there seem to be several times more guards at the Lin family today than usual," Pei Xiu noticed that among the guards at the entrance were four peak King Realm powerhouses.
Normally, there would only be one peak King Realm expert in front of the Lin family. Was the Lin family organizing some important event today?
Pei Xiu didn't ponder further, as saving Yuechujie was more pressing.
As the three of them approached, they were stopped by the guards at the entrance.
"Are you blind? I am Pei Xiu, one of the Four Young Masters of Mirror Dust. Can't I even enter to find your young master, Lin Ye?" Pei Xiu said with a frown.
"Miss Pei, the Lin family is not convenient to receive guests tonight, and Young Master Lin Ye is not in the mansion. Please leave on your own and do not make things difficult for us." One of the guards said with a stern expression.
Their original plan was to use her identity as one of the Four Young Masters of Mirror Dust to sneak into the Lin family. However, it seemed that wouldn't work now.
Yuechuling had finally reached this point and did not want to give up. She secretly took out a dagger from behind, preparing to force her way in.
But Mu Qingqing's move was faster. The sixteen Star-Moon Chains instantly restrained the four peak King Realm guards at the entrance.
"You...!"
They seemed not to have expected Mu Qingqing to act so swiftly. Before they could speak, they were knocked unconscious by Mu Qingqing in two or three moves.
The sixteen Star-Moon Chains also possessed the ability to seal True Essence. For those who did not focus on physical cultivation,
even peak King Realm experts, without True Essence, could be defeated by ordinary people.
Yuechuling and Pei Xiu were stunned. They hadn't expected Mu Qingqing to act so decisively and efficiently.
And these were four peak King Realm powerhouses. Even dealing with one of them would likely be a match for them.
Yet Mu Qingqing had dealt with them so easily, demonstrating her formidable strength.
It was only then that Yuechuling realized that the human in front of her hadn't lied to her.
This person had indeed held back considerably earlier.
"Enemy attack! Quickly report to the family head!"