Bing Jiu smiled bitterly, a trace of worry between his brows.
“Before you lost contact, when you were still in touch with Bing Yi, did he say anything?” Mo Fan continued to ask.
“Yes. I remember the eldest said he had not seen the young lady on White Sacred Mountain, but he had sensed her aura. So he and Third Brother planned to investigate secretly.”
“However, just three days later, we lost contact with them.”
Bing Qi also looked bitter. She glanced at Mo Fan, hesitating to speak.
“What do you want to say?” Mo Fan looked at her.
“Actually, before the young lady set off, she said something, but she told us not to tell you…”
Bing Qi spoke with a face full of conflict, clearly torn about whether to say it.
“If this can help save your young lady, then you should tell me!”
Mo Fan looked at her seriously.
Hearing this, Bing Qi nodded. She took a deep breath and said gravely: “Before setting off, the young lady said that this trip to White Sacred Mountain was to help you completely rid yourself of entanglement from those fellows there!”
“So it was for my sake?”
Mo Fan’s brows furrowed immediately upon hearing this. He had never asked Yun Rou to do such a thing, nor had he ever considered those from White Sacred Mountain a threat.
“Mo Fan, we really don’t know what to do now. Please, you must save the young lady!”
“The reason she risked going to White Sacred Mountain was because of what you said. At the Demon King ceremony, you mentioned you didn’t like getting involved in White Sacred Mountain affairs, so she felt it necessary to resolve it for you!”
“Also, you accepted her inheritance golden lotus!”
“That is not only her life-saving treasure, but also…”
At this point, Bing Qi suddenly hesitated, unsure whether to continue.
“Also what?”
Mo Fan pressed, his intuition telling him that the golden lotus seed seemed to have an unusual meaning.
If Bing Qi had not mentioned it, he would not have known the lotus seed was so important. It was not just an inheritance item, but Yun Rou’s life-saving treasure!
“Speak up!”
Seeing Bing Qi hesitate, Mo Fan could not help growing a little anxious.
“It is also… the young lady’s dowry…”
Bing Qi finally gritted her teeth and blurted it out.
As soon as these words left her mouth, Mo Fan froze in place.
Bing Jiu nearby gave two dry coughs and looked up at the sky, pretending he knew nothing.
A certain fatty widened his eyes dramatically, excitement bubbling in his heart as if he had heard some extraordinary gossip.
“Mo Fan, every word I say is true!”
“Back then, the nine of us were assigned by the Sacred King to protect the young lady, so we know many things about her clearly.”
Since she had already started, Bing Qi had fewer reservations. She took a deep breath and said to Mo Fan: “Actually, from the moment you became the inheritor of the Sacred King, the young lady had already set her heart on you!”
Bing Qi’s words caused a roaring in Mo Fan’s mind. For a moment, he did not know how to respond.
Yun Rou was indeed very beautiful. Even with a veil over her face, he could sense her beauty. Her figure was impeccable.
But he had only met her a few times in total, fewer than five. How could she have set her heart on him?
This left Mo Fan somewhat speechless. However, from Bing Qi’s words, he gleaned some information. It seemed related to the White Tiger Sacred King.
Thinking of this, he could not help recalling the scenes from his meetings with Yun Rou. It seemed she had never deliberately made things difficult for him.
“Mo Fan, the young lady’s life or death is unknown now. I beg you, please save her!”
As Bing Qi spoke, she moved to kneel on the ground.
Mo Fan quickly stepped forward and held her up. Although his heart was in turmoil, he still smiled bitterly: “What are you doing? I never said I wouldn’t save her!”
In fact, from the moment he chose to come to this market, Mo Fan had already considered taking action to rescue Yun Rou. Otherwise, he would not have made this trip.
Although Bing Qi’s words left him feeling somewhat bewildered, no matter what, Yun Rou had shown him kindness. For that alone, he could not ignore it.
In short, rescue her first!
“Thank you, Mo Fan!”
Seeing Mo Fan agree, Bing Qi’s face lit up with joy. Bing Jiu beside her also showed a relieved smile and said to Mo Fan: “The young lady truly did not misjudge you!”
“I’m not a human, though.”
Mo Fan rolled his eyes, but soon felt the words were inappropriate, as if he were insulting himself. He gave two dry coughs and asked the pair: “Do you have any items that Yun Rou usually carried with her?”
“Almost everything the young lady usually carried is in her own storage space. How could we have any…”
Bing Jiu smiled bitterly, then seemed to think of something. He looked at Mo Fan in surprise and said: “Isn’t that inheritance golden lotus of yours one?”
“That lotus seed was originally a treasure the young lady always carried with her!”
Prompted by Bing Jiu, Mo Fan slapped his forehead and smiled bitterly: “How could I forget about this!”
With that, he opened his mouth and spat out a golden lotus seed. He then turned to You Er beside him and asked: “Can you use this lotus seed to divine Yun Rou’s fortune or misfortune?”
“Yes!”
You Er nodded, finally understanding why Mo Fan had brought him here.
“This little brother can divine the young lady’s safety?”
Bing Qi and Bing Jiu were immediately delighted upon hearing this.
“Yes. He is a treasure of our Black Wind Mountain and knows the art of divination.”
Mo Fan explained with a smile, then let You Er begin.
You Er nodded. He casually touched his brow, and a brilliant light immediately burst from it. Then a palm-sized golden compass floated out from his brow.
Mo Fan was unfazed. He had seen the Destiny Compass many times before.
But it was the first time for Bing Qi and Bing Jiu. Their attention was instantly drawn to it.
After You Er drew essence blood from his brow and dripped it onto the Destiny Compass, his whole body wilted noticeably. He was soaked in sweat. Then everyone saw the engraved runes on the compass activate, projecting into the void above and beginning to derive endless symbols.
As the runes flickered, the entire compass began spinning wildly. It then burst forth with intertwined red and green light.
Seeing this, You Er drew several more drops of essence blood from his brow and dripped them onto the compass. He then had Mo Fan place the golden lotus seed onto it.
Mo Fan did not hesitate and immediately placed the inheritance golden lotus on top.
Although the Destiny Compass was spinning at high speed, the inheritance golden lotus was not flung away. Instead, it hovered above the compass, with endless red and green auras swirling around it.
Ang…
At that moment, a dragon chant emanated from the compass. The red and green colours intertwined upon it, forming a Taiji totem.
Mo Fan looked into the Taiji diagram and saw an incomparably majestic huge mountain. Then the scene flashed, revealing a gloomy place filled with yin winds.
“What is this?” Bing Qi could not help asking curiously.
“This is the hexagram image. It should be the place where your young lady is located!”
Mo Fan spoke calmly, then looked at You Er and asked: “The hexagram shows intertwined red and green colours. Does that mean fortune and misfortune are mixed?”
“Exactly!”
“Fortune and misfortune are half and half. The outcome is uncertain. However, from this hexagram, the person you seek, Great King, should be safe for now. She is merely trapped somewhere.”
You Er nodded, retrieved the compass, and returned the inheritance golden lotus to Mo Fan.
“That mountain in the hexagram image just now, I’ve seen it. It is White Sacred Mountain!”
“The young lady is indeed there!”
Bing Jiu spoke up at this point, his face showing some excitement.
