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Taotie looked worriedly at Xiang Xueer: "We need to come up with a plan quickly; there isn't much time before evening. The Demon Lord is ruthless, and if we don't get to Fuxi Qin in time, he might kill that woman."
Who could argue with that? However, what puzzled Xiang Xueer was that with Demon Lord's vicious nature and unparalleled skills, he would actually capture Gunaara as leverage. If it were her, she would have stormed into the Nüwa clan and taken Fuxi Qin. What exactly was this guy plotting? Just thinking about it made her feel increasingly anxious.
Turning back to the inn, everyone was still asleep in their beds. Xiang Xueer shook Ling Zhu, who remained unresponsive, and nudged Lian Cheng Xue, who also did not wake up. They were all sleeping like logs.
With the urgency of the situation, she felt like an ant on a hot pan. She grabbed a nearby basin and began banging it loudly, startling Ling Zhu awake with a jolt: "What happened? What happened? Are the humans and demons fighting?"
Xiang Xueer must have turned that basin into a broken one, as she managed to drag several people out of bed: "Wow, it's early morning! What's going on?"
Lian Cheng Xue walked out while putting on her clothes: "Shirley, why are you back? How did things go over there?"
"Big sister, big sister!" Duck stumbled out with his eyes still closed, sleepily groping his way to the door while drooling and chuckling: "Wow, those big meat buns smell so good!"
What the hell? What does my return have to do with big meat buns? Xiang Xueer sighed as she looked at Ling Zhu and Lian Cheng Xue, her expression heavy as she said, "We have a big problem."
"What problem?" Fat Ancestor was the last to come out. Seeing his chubby face made Xiang Xueer even more worried: "Demon Lord has come and captured Gunaara. He wants us to exchange her for Fuxi Qin before evening!"
The mention of the Demon Lord darkened everyone's expressions. Even the previously dazed Duck suddenly woke up: "Ah, Demon Lord? Where is he? What happened?"
Helplessly, Xiang Xueer recounted everything that had just occurred. The expressions of everyone turned icy in an instant: "No way, could it be that the Demon Lord found out we were searching for the ancient Five Great Divine Artifacts?"
This was exactly what worried Xiang Xueer. She thought long and hard but still couldn't determine what to do: "It doesn't matter what we say now; what should we do? Are we really going to exchange Fuxi Qin for Gunaara?"
"That decision is beyond our control!" Fat Ancestor shook his head: "Regardless of what happens, we need to contact the clan leader immediately. Fuxi Qin is a treasure of their Nüwa clan; whether he wants to use it to exchange for his daughter is entirely up to him."
"This is indeed true," Xiang Xueer sighed. The group once again arrived at the entrance of the chief's house, but from a distance, the Housekeeper saw Xiang Xueer and Lian Cheng Xue approaching and immediately closed the door without a word.
"What is going on? Do they really think we are frauds? What do they mean by this? Do I have 'fraud' written on my forehead?" Xiang Xueer thought, her anger rising.
Meanwhile, inside the chief's house, Chief Gu Zhe was already seated at the dining table in the hall. The Maid had been carrying wash water to knock on Gunaara's room. "Miss, Miss, it's time to get up. The master is calling you for breakfast!"
Knocking three times on the door yielded no response; the room was silent. Finding it strange, the Maid pushed the door open and walked in.
In less than ten seconds, a surprised shout erupted from upstairs, followed by hurried footsteps running down. The Maid rushed into the dining room, panting, "Not good, Master! Not good!"
"What do you mean 'not good'? Speak properly; why are you panicking?" Gu Zhe calmly held his bowl and was drinking porridge when he heard the Maid huff, "Miss is missing!"
"Missing?" Gu Zhe slammed his bowl down and quickly followed the Maid to Gunaara's room. There were no signs of a struggle inside; everything was as usual, and Fuxi Qin was still on the table.
The Maid opened the nearby red wardrobe and immediately shouted, "Master! Master! The Miss's clothes are all gone!"
The clothes are gone? Gu Zhe's face changed instantly as he realized what had happened. He had long noticed that his daughter did not want to marry Li Yunyang and seemed very interested in that Masked Man from before. Could it be that she packed her clothes to find that man?
Furious, he slammed his fist on the table, veins bulging on his forehead. "It's all my fault for spoiling her! If I had known better than to listen to her about setting up that Arena matchmaking event, it would have saved me this anger."
"Someone! Dig three feet into the ground and bring my daughter back!" Gu Zhe shouted angrily, his face turning green with rage. All the Housekeepers in the house immediately began searching everywhere.
Xiang Xueer stood outside the door, fuming with anger at being locked out repeatedly. She drew her Azure Wind Sword and aimed it at the large red-painted wooden door, executing two swift cross slashes.
With a loud crash, the door suddenly collapsed, startling everyone inside the house, who turned to look at the entrance. Gu Zhe hurriedly came out from the room and looked down from the balcony, immediately spotting Lan Chengxue and Xiang Xueer walking in.
"These two con artists again, how dare they trespass!" Without saying a word, he leaped down from the second floor, blocking their path. "Stop! You two have some nerve to invade my home."
"It's a misunderstanding, this is definitely a misunderstanding!" Lian Chengxue quickly stepped forward to explain. "We came here just to tell you that the Demon Lord has captured Gunaara!"
The Demon Lord captured my daughter? Gu Zhe's anger flared up instantly, increasing his hostility towards them. "Nonsense! The Demon Lord is in the Demon Prison Tower; how could he possibly appear here? Moreover..."
"Moreover what?" Xiang Xueer fixed her cold gaze on Gu Zhe, seeing right through his unease. "You’re not trying to say your daughter is still at home, are you? You old man are just like Feng Qingyang; all talk and no action."
Gu Zhe couldn't help but feel veins bulging on his forehead. He glared at Xiang Xueer and Lian Chengxue for a long moment before finally exhaling. "So you're saying that last night the Demon Lord took my daughter? But why would he want to capture Gunaara?"
"Ah, well..." Xiang Xueer swallowed hard. "Actually, here's what happened: your daughter wanted to elope with her lover but ran into the Demon Lord on the way. He then captured her and wants you to bring Fuxi Qin to an open space outside the village before dusk for an exchange."
Fuxi Qin again? These two keep bringing up Fuxi Qin; what exactly do they want? He turned and walked toward the main hall. "I think it's necessary for you to explain everything clearly."
Lian Chengxue and Xiang Xueer exchanged glances and nodded as they followed him inside. After explaining everything in detail, Gu Zhe looked at them with skepticism. "If what you say is true, we must gather the Ancient Five Divine Artifacts to resist the increased power of the Demon Realm."
"That's correct!" Xiang Xueer affirmed. "I previously met with the Ancestor within Fuxi Qin, and she said that we must have the clan leader's consent before she would help us. But now this Demon Lord also wants to seize Fuxi Qin; this is truly troublesome!"
"If that's the case, Fuxi Qin absolutely cannot be handed over to the Demon Lord!" Gu Zhe's eyes sparkled with determination, but facing the life of his own daughter made it difficult for him to make a choice as the leader of his clan.
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