geng glanced at him with disdain, "Bragging is useless. Even the three of us at the peak of the Dongxu realm couldn't solve it, do you think you can defeat them"Ye Bufan said calmly, "I can't beat the...Zhongli Mei nodded and said, "That's best! We shouldn't provoke that old ghost, Dugu Xiu, unless absolutely necessary."

For so many years, no one knows the true extent of his cultivation.

Ye Bufan said, "What's the situation with that Wang who relies on mountains How much do you know"

Zhongli Mei said: "Wang Shan, Dugu Yuan, is renowned throughout the Dashun Empire, second only to the current Emperor, Dugu Hao."

As the core disciple of the Dugu family, the one who was most favored by the legendary ancestor.

Kō Shàng Wáng was the title bestowed upon him by Dugu Xiu, a declaration to the world that although he wasn't the reigning emperor, he was this grandson's protector and support.

Among all the princes and grandsons in the Great Shun Empire, only he lived in the inner city, separated from the imperial palace by just one wall, which shows how favored he was.

Ye Bufan nodded, it seemed that if he wanted to move this Wang of the Mountain Dependents, he would ultimately have to get past Duguxiu.

Nalan Yujia asked, "Since he is so favored, why didn't he become emperor"

Zhongli Mei said: “This is not widely known outside. Legend has it that Dugu Yuan only cares about beauty and is not interested in anything else, so he let Dugu Hao ascend the throne.”

Subsequently, Ye Bufan learned some more about the situation in the Dashun Empire, basically getting a general idea.

After flying for nine days, and another day more, they arrived at the capital city of Dashun Empire in the evening of the second day.

Compared to the Great Xing Empire, the Dashun Empire's imperial city was somewhat smaller, but it looked very prosperous.

Having descended from the heavens, Ye Bufan instructed Chu Lingxi to put on a veil. Otherwise, she would be mistaken for the princess and cause trouble.

Everything was ready, and the crowd gathered at the city gate.

Zhongli Mei took out a waist token and shook it, and the guards immediately let him pass. It was clear that as an eight-star sect, Shenjian Mountain Villa was still very famous here.

Everyone entered the city and first walked around to locate the imperial palace. Then they found an inn to stay at.

At midnight, Ye Bufan packed his things and prepared to leave.

Nalan Yugua also chimed in, "That's right, that's right, there's strength in numbers. We'll go with you."

"This won't do. I'm just checking things out, not starting a fight. What use are so many people"

Ye Bufan said, "It's easier to be exposed when there are too many people. We might attract unnecessary trouble. I'll go myself. You guys wait here."

"Well then."

Xia Qing pouted and sat back down to play games. Ye Bufan leapt out the window, disappearing into the night quickly.

Outside the imperial city, he didn't rush to enter. Instead, he chose a secluded and deserted corner and quietly set up a teleportation array there.

This teleportation array is used to transport people outside the city. It was set up before entering the city.

Since we know there might be a powerful old ghost in the palace, we need to be well-prepared.

After setting everything up, he set another hidden formation outside before leaping into the air and quietly infiltrating the imperial city.

Now Ye Bufan's cultivation has reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul, and his stealth skills are unparalleled.

He slipped in quietly, undetected by anyone.

The King of Mount's palace was very large, separated from the Imperial City by only a wall. It was decorated extremely luxuriously.

Although Ye Bufan's divine sense was extremely powerful, knowing that there was an old monster like Dugu Xiu here, he didn't dare to use it casually. He carefully controlled it within a range of one hundred meters.

Since Situ Dianmo is the designated princess, she must live on the inner courtyard side.

He confirmed his direction and approached slowly, at which moment two night watchmen in family clothing just happened to walk towards him.

Ye Bufan made sure there was no one else nearby before quietly following the two people. He reached out and sealed their acupoints, then instantly brought them into the Dragon King's Hall.

After coming in, the two people were dumbfounded. They looked around in fear and confusion, not knowing what was going on.

Ye Bufan directly used the Soul-Capturing Technique: "Tell me, where is Madam Situ"

"I don't know."

Two people came up with the answer together.

Ye Bufan took the two people away. He was afraid that if they stayed too long, it would attract attention from the palace. Since they didn't know where Situ Dianmo had gone, he didn't ask any further questions and directly knocked them unconscious.

Call Ye Erlang over, put on two night watchman's clothes, and then quickly change his appearance with disguise, then leave the Dragon King Hall and return to the Prince's Mansion.

It was all done very quickly, taking less than a minute in total. Upon returning, I didn't attract anyone else's attention.

Ye Bufan and Ye Erlang began to patrol the inner courtyard, searching for Si Tu Dianmo's aura as they walked.

With this identity as cover, they acted openly and boldly. It took them almost an hour to inspect the inner courtyard thoroughly.

Everything went very smoothly, but the result left him greatly disappointed.

Many women were inside, some even wearing clothes fit for a princess, but none of them were Situ Dianmo. Not even a trace of her presence could be found.

Normally, as a vampire queen, her aura is powerful and easily detectable.

But now, there's no one to be found. There are only two possibilities: either Situ Dianmo isn't here, or he's been hidden away.

"Could it be that there's no one inside"

With this in mind, Ye Bufan and the other person continued to patrol outward.

It's a pity that he searched the entire palace, using his divine sense to scan every corner, but still couldn't find Situ Dianmo.

"What on earth is going on"

Just as he was puzzled, a guard captain in military attire walked towards him.

This guy's aura is powerful, he has already reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

The head guard said coldly, “What are the two of you doing Aren't you from the inner courtyard How did you get outside”

Normally, a prince's mansion has strict rules, those inside the inner courtyard stay within the inner courtyard and cannot go outside.

Ye Bufan, in a moment of panic, didn't think too much. He didn't want to draw attention to himself.

"My lord guard, it's like this…"

Ye Bufan, having said that, suddenly cast the Soul-Capturing Technique, bewildering the other party's mind.

Tell me, where is Lady Situ

"I don't know."

The head guard gave the same answer as the night watchman.

Ye Bufan was full of doubt, how could he not know Could it be that Tao Ran was lying to him, this couldn't be possible!

No matter what, the other party couldn't possibly know they knew Situ Dianmo, nor would they have any reason to lie.

He asked again, "Have you seen Lady Si Tu"

"I saw it ten days ago, and haven't seen it since."

The captain's reply confirmed Tao Ran's words, Si Tu Dian Mo was indeed here, but his current whereabouts were unknown.

Just as Ye Bufan was about to ask some more questions, a powerful divine sense suddenly swept over him.

"This is a Void Realm expert!"

Ye Bufan inwardly cried out in alarm, his heart pounding. In a moment of desperation within the palace walls, he cast the Soul-Capturing Technique.

With the fluctuation of spiritual energy, it definitely caught the attention of that old monster.

Thinking of this, he no longer dared to hesitate. He directly took Ye Erlang and rose into the air, like two meteors shooting out towards the outside of the palace.

And behind them, a gray-robed white-haired old man rose into the air and chased after them at an even faster speed.

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