Chapter 295: 295: Jiang Nuo had an accident (400 recommendation votes for extra Chapter)
Mu Qiuniang had no mood to deal with the media outside and directly called for Mu Mingyu.
"Jiang Nuo is in trouble. I’m not sure why, but I need to take him back to the master sect. I’ll leave everything here to you and hope nothing happens before I return."
"Alright, Grand-Auntie!"
After instructing Mu Mingyu, Mu Qiuniang cast an invisibility talisman and flew out of the window with Jiang Nuo.
The "We’re in Love" program crew knew nothing about all this; they were still ringing the doorbell, puzzled why no one was answering after so long.
"Hello!" Suddenly, the door opened, and a man in a black tailcoat appeared inside.
His dress and elegance were reminiscent of the once-popular anime "Black Butler."
"You must be the person in charge of the program crew. I am Mu Qiuniang’s all-purpose butler. You can call me Butler Mu."
"Hello, Butler Mu!" The person in charge of the program crew was somewhat bewildered.
Wasn’t Mu Qiuniang an orphan? How come a butler showed up out of nowhere?
The people in this circle really know how to play!
"Sorry, my Grand-Auntie has some personal matters to attend to, and this program will probably have to be paused for a while..."
Meanwhile, Mu Qiuniang had already returned to the Hidden Immortal Sect with Jiang Nuo.
Even with him by her side, Jiang Nuo got into trouble. She truly couldn’t figure out what means were used against him. The master sect was still the safest place at times like this.
"Martial Uncle, why did you return so suddenly?" Although Sect Leader Gong Xihe quite hoped she would visit often, returning with an unconscious person suddenly didn’t seem like a trivial matter.
"Your Grandmaster is in trouble; it’s not safe outside. I need a quiet place to save him."
Grandmaster? Is that the one known by name but never seen, Martial Uncle’s husband?
Gong Xihe curiously glanced a few times. At first glance, this young man was rather handsome. So the Martial Uncle liked this type?
He said no more, "Don’t worry, Martial Uncle, as long as the Grandmaster is living in our Hidden Immortal Sect, we won’t let anyone disturb him. Feel free to use the sect’s herb garden."
Mu Qiuniang nodded and brought Jiang Nuo into her old courtyard.
[Eh? Why did you come back?]
[Oh my! Master, you even brought a strange man!]
[Master, did you come back to see Wanqing?]
In the courtyard, whether it was the Red Carp, the Red Lotus, or the Red Dragonfly, they all gathered around joyfully upon seeing her.
[Ah, isn’t this man Master’s man? What happened to him?] The Red Dragonfly Mu Wanqing flew closer after recognizing the man in Mu Qiuniang’s embrace, shocked.
"Something happened to him, and I’m going to seclude myself for a while. Do not allow anyone to intrude."
Mu Qiuniang simply didn’t have time to explain to them, giving one directive before sealing off the cave mansion.
Hurriedly entering, she placed Jiang Nuo on the Nine Heavens Cold Ice Bed where she used to cultivate.
This Nine Heavens Cold Ice Bed was fashioned years ago when her senior brother personally descended the Nine Heavens River, spending forty-nine days selecting the most suitable Nine Heavens Cold Ice from the riverbed.
Later on, Master, Senior Brother all ascended, and Mu Qiuniang’s cultivation improved rapidly. The usefulness of this Nine Heavens Cold Ice Bed diminished for her, ultimately serving only as a bed.
Mu Qiuniang is quite sentimental in certain respects, reluctant to discard it, keeping it there all along.
So now it’s used once more.
Even with all this ruckus, Jiang Nuo showed no reaction. Were it not for his breathing, Mu Qiuniang would have suspected he was gone.
Damn it!
Who on earth took advantage of the moment she let her guard down and targeted Jiang Nuo?
She better find out, or she’ll make them regret it.
Truthfully, Mu Qiuniang is very protective.
After placing Jiang Nuo on the bed, Mu Qiuniang set up a barrier and infused her spiritual power into Jiang Nuo’s body to start conducting a basic check.
Jiang Nuo’s body was intact, with nothing strange. But the problem was, his soul was gone.
How could this be?!
In her era of birth, Mu Qiuniang knew some evil cultivators had methods to steal others’ souls, refining and absorbing them to aid their cultivation.
Because the means are extremely cruel, not only harming others’ lives but also robbing them of the chance to reincarnate, those cultivators faced horrific tribulations later, often unable to overcome them.
The Heavenly Dao is fair; for cultivators with an excessively cruel mindset, it presents greater challenges.
However, these belonged to that era. Could it still exist in this depleted world now?
"Damn, it’s the ’Soul Tempting Technique’!"
Soul Tempting Technique, as the name implies, uses deceptive means to break down one’s psyche, exploiting one’s deepest desires to lure their soul out, only to be caught by someone else.
No wonder she was oblivious during cultivation last night.
If Jiang Nuo was deceived, stepping out of his body himself, the ring wouldn’t have sensed anything.
Jiang Nuo in this process would think it as simply stepping out of the house, never realizing he was actually leaving his body.
What kind of temptation could lure Jiang Nuo away?
She was indeed careless, thinking last time Jiang Nuo encountered a ghost he wasn’t tricked; unexpectedly this time...
Mu Qiuniang bit her finger, squeezing out a drop of essence blood and dropping it on Jiang Nuo’s forehead, "By the decree of the Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, hasty as the law commands..."
She recited the "Tracking Mantra," hoping to find Jiang Nuo quickly. If someone absorbed him, it would be useless even if she found him.
In the unseen, something connected; Mu Qiuniang’s eyes immediately opened.
Without a word, Mu Qiuniang’s soul left the body, darting like a flying sword toward that direction.
At this moment, Jiang Nuo truly was in grave danger. He stood on a small boat covered in talismans, faced with a red carpet lined with red candles on each side, a giant furnace at the carpet’s end.
Beneath the furnace, fierce flames blazed.
Inside the furnace, oil boiled with unknown materials, emitting an enticing aroma.
Jiang Nuo seemed confused, walking forward dazedly.
He stepped off the boat onto the red carpet, an iron chain the size of a fist hanging from his foot, its end on the boat.
However, this wasn’t what Jiang Nuo saw. Before him was a sea of flowers, with Mu Qiuniang dancing amidst them, beckoning him, saying, "Come, come, come quickly..."
"What are you up to?" Jiang Nuo laughed.
Wasn’t last night’s frolic enough? Bringing him here in broad daylight, was it for some wild fun?
"Isn’t this what you wanted?" Mu Qiuniang tilted her head, smiling adorably.
Her slightly chubby face, with eyes brimming with affection, her lips budding like a hibiscus flower, so beautiful.
And those chubby little hands were his favorites. Usually, Mu Qiuniang didn’t let him touch them much, but now she generously extended them to his hands.
Mu Qiuniang further said, "You can play however you want!"