In this way, having obtained the Linglong Thousand Petal Screen, he toiled for half a day. Huangfu Yi intended to take a nap to recharge, but upon arriving at the inn, he was told that someone from the Weiyuan Escort Agency had come looking for him, seemingly with urgent news. So, he quickly went to the escort agency to meet them.

"Young Hero Bai, something terrible has happened, the young lady has been abducted by a demon nun!"

Upon entering the door, he heard the bad news, and Huangfu Yi also felt overwhelmed, quickly asking for details.

"A nun? Where did a nun come from? Who told you this?"

"A dog told us, uh, it brought a letter, it's indeed the young lady's handwriting..."

"Oh, then it's real; dogs can't lie, so it must be true..."

They brought a letter sent through the flying pigeon post, and after some communication and studying, it turned out that after the previous demon attack and the resulting chaos, the Pei Family was also very anxious about the young lady's whereabouts. They quickly reported to Mr. Pei Sr. in Jiangzhou, and after the others had healed their injuries, they immediately tracked along Huangfu Yi's path, searching everywhere for several days until they finally found a dog.

The dog brought a letter from Pei Yuhuan, saying she was saved by Bai Yi but got separated midway, only to be abducted again by a nun who appeared from the heavens. The nun claimed that she saw her as having extraordinary Dao talents and immense luck, that them meeting was fate, and she insisted on taking her as a Gate disciple to inherit her mantle. Pei Yuhuan, being just a little girl, could only comply helplessly.

Fortunately, the nun disliked the scent of the dog and claimed that it was inconvenient for a nun to keep a male dog and wanted to drive it away.

So Pei Yuhuan used the excuse of saying goodbye to her family, and asked the dog to take a letter home to seek help, urging her family to quickly gather ransom money to buy her back. After all, her ambition was to become a dominant figure in the harem, enjoying wealth and riches, drinking honey water at every meal, not willing to live a secluded life in a nunnery with only simple tofu and cabbage.

Mr. Pei Sr. received the letter and was relieved to know his daughter was safe. However, seeing how dearly they had trained their second-generation top fighter, Pei Yan, only to have his spine broken and become a bedridden invalid, left him helpless, forcing him to grit his teeth and venture into the mountains to seek guidance.

The seer in the mountains made calculations and said that little Pei need not worry. A mere Sizhou Mixed Cultivator daring to steal a person from East Splendor Mountain and crossing into the territory of the Nine Heavens Temple was like stirring a hornet's nest, showing complete disregard for our Mystic Sect. As they say, 'Heaven's sins are pardoned, but self-made sins are inescapable.' They'll issue an urgent sect order, dispatch True Disciples to lead a group of cultivators to go out for training, and on the way, raze the nun's mountain from its roots, chopping off the nuns' heads and retrieving our person.

Hearing this from the mountains did not reassure Mr. Pei Sr.; instead, it made him more worried. He could only lament the times and fate, and now they seemed to be handled by others.

Who knew that "when one is at the end of the rope, sometimes hope appears," as a letter from Qianyang arrived just at this moment. Considering human treachery, where everyone coveted his family's wealth, it seemed only Brother Bai, such a genuinely kind person, was truly concerned for his daughter's safety. With no one else to rely on, Mr. Pei Sr. decided to take a leap of faith and seek help from Brother Bai.

A letter was sent saying that the Pei Mansion had dispatched the old servant Pei Zhong to lead a group alongside the disciples of East Splendor Mountain towards Sizhou. They planned to first visit the Si State Pei Family residence, ensuring they had enough to eat and drink before making well-prepared attempts to rescue her. Therefore, Mr. Pei Sr. also invited Bai Yi to meet at the Si State Pei Family residence, assuring that regardless of success, they would provide an antidote as a gift.

Oh, by the way, it turns out he was once poisoned by the Pei Family...

Only then did Huangfu Yi realize this, but he was also a bit puzzled.

Having experienced multiple poisonings recently, Huangfu Yi had gained significant experience, having first-hand experience with scorpion and snake venom, even almost dying from them. But why did the Pei family's poison make him feel nothing at all? And when he'd consulted the doctor in Qianyang before, they found nothing wrong. Could it be that the Immortal Gate's medicines were truly so incredible—colorless, tasteless, shapeless, with no signs of acting?

Regardless, Huangfu Yi had cultivated the Five Immortals Sword and had upgraded multiple times by now. He thought that even if the Pei family's poison acted, he would be able to neutralize it. After considering that the nun simply wanted Pei Yuhuan to inherit her teachings and even let the dog bring back a note, it didn't seem like she was in any real danger—just some hardship eating cabbage and tofu in the nunnery. This eased his worries.

But since it was on the way, he decided to first make a trip to the Si State Pei Family and observe the situation in the Central Plains.

Huangfu Yi then replied to Mr. Pei Sr., agreeing to the request, obtained a clean set of clothes and some provisions and a map from the Weiyuan Escort Agency, and planned to rest for a day before heading south along the Copse river to save her.

However, the people at the Weiyuan Escort Agency advised him to wait a little longer before setting out.

"Young Hero Bai, you might not know. This May, the rebel army launched an attack on Luzhou with a force of one hundred thousand, intending to seize all of Hedong and south of the Copse River, blocking our Qianzhou soldiers north of the bank. They have since built encampments around the city, and Luzhou has been besieged for over a hundred days, breaking all communication channels.

Consequently, the military governors of various towns in Qianzhou have successively dispatched reinforcements south to lift the siege of Luzhou. With the armies gathering, it seems they'll soon battle the Kan Soldiers along Hedong's borders. With the perilous nature of war, if you set out south through the Copse River now, you might get embroiled in the chaotic battles."

Unexpectedly, Huangfu Yi's eyes lit up,

"I have studied military books since childhood, priding myself on being a descendant of the General's family. Unfortunately, it was all armchair strategy; I've never seen a real battlefield. This time, I shall take the opportunity to witness what kind of formidable abilities the Kan Soldiers possess!"

With that, he no longer bothered with the advice, unable to sleep, and raced day and night, heading straight for Luzhou to see the spectacle.

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