After Ye Zhan left the room, Jing Yulan got off the bed and quietly followed him.
Ye Zhan did not go to the study but turned midway and left the Ye Mansion.
Jing Yulan followed from a distance, but her cultivation was far inferior to Ye Zhan's. Thus, she lost sight of him before she had chased for long.
Meanwhile, the people from the Ghost Domain had been hiding outside the Ye Mansion, waiting for an opportunity to capture Jing Yulan.
Before, Jing Yulan had not ventured out of the Ye Mansion, which was why she had remained safe.
But tonight, in her attempt to follow Ye Zhan, Jing Yulan had unknowingly walked two streets away.
The people from the Ghost Domain rejoiced. It was truly a case of "seeking something without searching, and finding it effortlessly."
As they watched Ye Zhan walk further away, they rushed out from the darkness and surrounded Jing Yulan.
Suddenly finding herself surrounded by a large group of black-clothed men, Jing Yulan was startled.
After a brief thought, Jing Yulan realized that these black-clothed men had been planning this for a long time.
Jing Yulan's heart panicked, but she quickly regained her composure. Furthermore, she recognized that these black-clothed men surrounding her were the ones who had annihilated her entire Jing family.
Jing Yulan gently touched her belly and asked warily, "It's you! What… what do you want?"
The leader of these black-clothed men was Number Thirteen, whom Ye Zhan had previously followed to the bottom of the well at the Jing family.
After Number Thirteen reported the situation to the Ghost Emperor, he was severely reprimanded and ordered to capture Jing Yulan, the Yin-Yang extreme body, within ten days.
Number Thirteen returned to the Chaotic Domain in a sorry state and immediately rushed to the Ye family.
With only three days left before the Ghost Emperor's deadline, Number Thirteen was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He had even considered secretly infiltrating the Ye Mansion to abduct her.
However, before Number Thirteen could act, Jing Yulan had sneakily followed Ye Zhan out of the Ye Mansion, which delighted Number Thirteen immensely.
Number Thirteen immediately decided to capture Jing Yulan at once, leading to the current scene.
Upon hearing Jing Yulan's question, Number Thirteen sneered and said, "Miss Jing, no, you should be called Madam Ye now. Madam Ye, please come with us. That way, we won't accidentally injure you when we have to use force."
Hearing this, Jing Yulan turned to run back to the Ye Mansion.
But how could Number Thirteen, having finally found an opportunity, let her go so easily? He waved his hand, and the black-clothed men surged towards Jing Yulan, easily capturing her.
"Let's go! Madam Ye!"
Number Thirteen said coldly, and black-clothed men began to push Jing Yulan along.
Jing Yulan stumbled, almost falling to the ground. Fortunately, Number Thirteen steadied her.
"Let me go!" Jing Yulan shouted angrily.
Number Thirteen said sternly, "Let you go? Then what was all our effort for? Stop wasting your breath and come with us obediently, so you don't suffer!"
Jing Yulan wanted to resist further, but she was afraid of harming the child in her womb and had no choice but to follow the black-clothed men obediently.
Just then, a patrolling soldier from the Ye Mansion discovered the commotion and shouted, "Who are you people!"
Jing Yulan was about to seek help when a black-clothed man jumped out from the side and, without a word, killed the patrolling soldier.
Number Thirteen's gaze turned cold, and he sternly ordered, "The second team will stay behind to cover our retreat. Everyone else withdraw quickly!"
After saying that, he grabbed Jing Yulan and swiftly disappeared into the night.
About fifteen minutes after Number Thirteen and his group left, the body of the patrolling soldier was discovered by the Ye family.
Soon, the Ye Mansion was in chaos.
Ye Qianjue, who was cultivating, was alerted and immediately ordered a search of the Ye Mansion and the capture of any suspicious individuals.
However, before any suspicious individuals could be found, someone reported that both Ye Zhan and Jing Yulan were missing!
Ye Shaojue roared in extreme anger, "Hurry and find them! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find them!"
"Yes!"
The Ye family guards responded and continued their search within a hundred-mile radius.
Just as everyone was in a frenzy, Ye Zhan returned to the Ye Mansion.
When Ye Zhan saw the chaos in the Ye Mansion, he immediately had a bad premonition.
He casually grabbed a servant from the Ye Mansion and asked, "What happened?"
The servant quickly replied, "Reporting to Young Master, our patrolling soldier was killed. The family head suspects someone has infiltrated the Ye family and ordered us to search. Also, the Young Madam is missing!"
Ye Zhan was shocked and asked, "What did you say? Who is missing?"
The servant quickly replied, "Reporting to Young Master, it's the Young Madam! We have already searched a hundred-mile radius, and we haven't found any trace of the Young Madam."
Ye Zhan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, staggering back several steps.
Suddenly, Ye Zhan remembered the conversation between Number Nine and Number Thirteen he had overheard in the Ghost Domain cave. A flash of inspiration struck him.
"Go and inform Father that I am going to pursue the Young Madam and have him send people to the Jing family in the Chaotic Capital immediately!"
Ye Zhan gave the instruction, then summoned his contracted beast, the Nine-Colored Pearl Sparrow. He mounted the sparrow and flew towards the Chaotic Domain.
Soon, he caught up with Number Thirteen and his group.
"Let Yulan go!"
Ye Zhan roared, controlling the Nine-Colored Pearl Sparrow as he swooped down towards Number Thirteen's group.
Seeing Ye Zhan pursuing them, Number Thirteen quickly ordered, "The second team, hold him off. The rest of you, continue with me!"
With that, Number Thirteen and the others, taking Jing Yulan with them, sped away, leaving only nine black-clothed men to block Ye Zhan. Su Dan Novel Network
Ye Zhan angrily shouted, "If you don't want to die, get out of the way!"
The nine black-clothed men exchanged glances, drew their weapons, and attacked Ye Zhan.
Ye Zhan was furious and instantly gripped his long saber.
His mind was entirely on Jing Yulan's safety, so he did not hold back in his attack.
His early-stage Divine King realm cultivation erupted, and the saber's aura flashed, striking the nine black-clothed men without mercy.
The nine black-clothed men did not back down. Their aura erupted, and the surrounding temperature dropped significantly.
One of them wielded a weapon that emitted a dark glow and met Ye Zhan's saber aura.
The other eight attacked Ye Zhan from behind.
The nine seemed accustomed to this kind of coordination, and their teamwork was seamless.
If Ye Zhan ignored the attacks from behind and directly killed the person in front, he would inevitably be injured.
Ye Zhan let out a long roar, and his body spun rapidly in the air at a strange angle.
The immense saber aura was thus carried by his body, forming a large circle around him.
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!"
Nine collisions sounded, causing spiritual energy to surge and sand and stones to fly.
Ye Zhan landed steadily on the ground, his single move neutralizing the attacks of the nine.