Zhu Xiuxiu was unaware of Xiaosuisui’s Dream Realm situation, let alone the issue of Ji Youran’s soul. Seeing Lady Ji’s hesitant demeanor, she was filled with doubt.
"Sigh... Second Brother is still unconscious, and his medical box was lost before this," Lady Ji lamented. "So, we don’t have an Antidote for the paralyzing powder."
"Mother!" Zhu Xiuxiu declared, "I must save Second Sister-in-law. I’m skilled in lightness techniques. After I find Second Sister-in-law, I’ll take her down the mountain and head straight to Yuelai Inn. If Seventh Brother and the others successfully rescue Suisui, they should also be heading to Yuelai Inn. We can meet up there!"
"Good! You go! Be careful!" Lady Ji urged.
"Yes!"
Just as Zhu Xiuxiu finished speaking with Lady Ji, Nanny Zhang, Liu Neng, the house guards, young servants, and Yun Duo and Yunxiang arrived.
"Lady Ji, Third Madam, we are here to bring you and Second Young Master down the mountain!"
Lady Ji nodded. "Is everything arranged? Won’t the monks of the Temple discover us?"
"Rest assured, everything is proceeding according to Eighth Young Master’s plan. Not a single member of the Ji Family will remain in Qixia Temple to become future leverage for those old monks!"
Ji Youze had anticipated everything. He wanted to nip any potential problems in the bud, so he had arranged for the Ji Family members to leave Qixia Temple in stages.
"Can you protect Mother and Second Brother?" Zhu Xiuxiu asked worriedly.
"Third Madam, rest assured. General Dugu will secretly send people to Escort us, and a group of Inner Guard members will also protect us undercover. As long as we leave Qixia Temple, we’ll be safe."
Zhu Xiuxiu nodded. "Then I’ll entrust this to you, Steward Liu. I’ll go save Second Sister-in-law first!"
She set Xiaobai down, and then followed Xiaobai towards the back mountain.
In the Empress Dowager’s resting Courtyard, Xie Pan’Er quietly slipped back and found Monk Liao Kong explaining the Buddhist Dharma to the Empress Dowager.
The Abbot was talking with a young novice monk. After the novice said something to him, the Abbot’s expression suddenly changed, and he quickly turned to leave.
"Master Abbot!" Xie Pan’Er stepped forward, smiling as she pulled a scripture from her sleeve. "Master, this humble one has a few doubts and would like to ask for your guidance on one or two points!"
In a secret room within the Mingwu Building, two young novice monks knocked out several other young novice monks. Finally, they carried the unconscious Xiaosuisui out of the secret room. One young novice monk carried her on his back and quickly rushed out. The other young novice monk dragged the unconscious novices at the entrance into the secret room, gave a slight smile, closed the secret room door, and then broke its lock.
In the Dream Realm, Xiaosuisui was idly lying in the Lotus Pond counting petals when she frowned slightly.
It seems like someone is touching my physical body outside!
Ah Ling popped up. "Yes, Master. Your Sixth Uncle and Seventh Uncle have rescued you. They’re descending the mountain now. You’re safe and can come out."
Xiaosuisui was overjoyed. "Great! I thought I could only come out after First Uncle returns tomorrow!"
"Your First Uncle is far away in Yang City, so he might not be able to rush back by tomorrow. Eighth Uncle was worried about unexpected developments. Therefore, he planned to rescue you first and then have everyone in the Ji Family descend the mountain. As long as those old monks have no leverage over the Ji Family, you’ll naturally be safe."
"Eighth Uncle is the most prudent. Listening to him is always the right choice. I’ll go back now, Ah Ling. Keep cultivating and strive to achieve your human form soon so you can appear before people!"
Before Ah Ling could answer, Xiaosuisui had disappeared.
At Yuelai Inn, Dugu was pacing back and forth.
"Why hasn’t the Princess awakened yet?"
"Could those old monks have done something to her?"
"Should I go capture one or two monks and question them?"