" They're acting like this because they're trapped within the formation." Jiang Ying Yue saw that overwhelmed with curiosity and doubts, hence, decided to briefly explain them.
It turned out that Azure was a Formation master and adept at making such misleading and illusionary formations. Then it was no wonder no one could trace her presence when she hid herself in that underground palace in Lan Quan all this while.
Aside from monstrous fighting prowess drawing formations was her forte.
That was why as soon as they arrived at the mansion Jiang Ying Yue had sent two toddlers with the task of laying these formations everywhere.
And thanks to it now the whole Jiang residence was like an impenetrable net that no one could escape once they stepped in without the owner's permission.
It was as if the residence was circled within tall invisible walls which even had the effect of soundproofing. That meant no matter what sort of chaos ensued inside no one could get a peep or hear anything from outside.
To outsiders, the residence looked just like a deserted house with no noise or bustle. However, to insiders, it was a full-blown party.
After hearing Jiang Ying Yue's explanation Tao Jin and others had their eyes bulging like copper bells.
Even the brothers from Shallow Snow Mercenary who were teasing the people gaped and momentarily paused what they were doing.
" Yes, they can't see us, even if the entrance door is wide open and we are standing right here in the yard they won't be able to see us from the outside. And the same goes for these people who came in lurking without my permission." With that Jiang Ying Yue kicked the person who came crawling near her feet.
" Aayoo....who kicked me?!"
The man felt like he had heard someone whispering and came crawling looking for the source but he didn't expect to be kicked instead.
" Tie them up." Jiang Ying Yue ordered with a frosty gaze then she glanced at Tao Jin and said with a smile, " Uncle Jin, let's go and greet our guests."
Outside the Jiang Residence,
" What's going on? Why is it so quiet? And what's wrong with those people, why haven't they returned yet?!"
It turned out that the Ninth Prince had accepted his father's decree and brought people to capture the intruders but when he arrived and found the residence desolate and unguarded he found it suspicious.
Therefore, without delay, he sent some of his men to check the situation before they could carry on with their plan, however, where were those men, why hadn't they returned yet?!....
Anxiety was killing them here when they suddenly saw a few people walking out of the courtyard.
All drew their weapons and swords, immediately alerted...oh it was finally going to begin!...
They were ready to rush forward with their attacks when...
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!.....
"....."
"???"
" No, no, we are wrong, please forgive us, we won't trespass anymore!!... Please let us go, we promise to burn a lot of paper money, please let us go....."
Those sturdy guys who weren't scared of anything on Earth were now scared of ghosts and were whimpering like a bullied dog.
Who would have thought that?
It was embarrassing, especially for their comrades who were still watching them from the side!
They all wanted to scream, ' Open your dog eyes and see where is a ghost, they are clearly all humans!"
While momentarily stunned and speechless by this scene the Ninth Prince's gaze was suddenly attracted somewhere and he shifted his gaze and focused in that instant sucking in a deep breath.
Gasp!...
What a beauty!
The woman who was standing before the door seemed to be glowing brilliantly in a heavenly glow, making her appear one and only.
Her long dark hair, her beautiful amorous eyes, her delicate nose, and her delectable lips all appeared perfect and must have been carved carefully and meticulously by the heavens.
She was fair and beautiful like an untouchable fairy from the immortal land teasing and capturing mortals' souls.
The Ninth Prince was in a trance looking as if he had lost his soul. He felt like he was losing his mind and soul to the beauty entirely until...
" What? Captivated by my ethereal beauty?" Jiang Ying Yue raised her brows and asked with a straight face not at all looking shy or embarrassed.
"....."
Her comment was something that caught everyone off guard, they never knew a person could be narcissistic to this extent.
To think that such a beauty would say such narcissistic words. It was hard to believe their ears.
Nevertheless, no one had any words to refute that. After all, the person was narcissistic based on her capital and they had never seen such otherworldly beauty.
It was soul-stirring and soul-capturing beauty. Although the beauty looked too young to completely display its ravishing nature it was still enough to capture their souls for a moment.
The Ninth Prince choked and coughed to hide his embarrassment before striking a pose that he thought would make him look most noble and handsome, " Ahem...Young lady, may I ask which family are you from?"
As a gentleman, he shouldn't ask a woman's boudoir name and hence asked the girl's family name.
He was completely engrossed in playing the role appearing to have completely forgotten his purpose for coming here. In his eyes and his mind, the only purpose that remained was getting to know this beauty and bringing her to his palace.
It had to be said that Xiao Jinggou's genes were really strong all his sons perfectly inherited his lascivious nature.
Jiang Ying Yue gave a disdainful look looking at his disgusting smile and thought inwardly, tsk, tsk, this scoundrel's looks were even one-tenth of her Wei...pfft, pfft, why was thinking about that man again who hadn't even greeted her before leaving. Hmph, that dead man!
Jiang Ying Yue's mood instantly turned morose and she felt frustrated for no reason.
" Aachooo...."
Meanwhile Wei who was climbing God knows which mountain gave a sudden sneeze and nearly lost his footing because of this.
On this side, there was an evil glow in Jiang Ying Yue's eyes as looked around to find an outlet of frustration.
Hmph, if she wasn't in a good mood then these people could just forget about having a good time as well.
'Come on, come at me, I'll poison you all with my poisonous tongue!'
Jiang Ying Yue parted her delicate lips and said in her languid voice, " You are trespassing into my estate and you are now asking me who I am? Are you blind?"
Trespassing my estate?....
The Ninth Prince's gentle smile froze and he was stunned before he abruptly remembered his purpose.
Yes, what was he doing here?!... His Imperial had sent him here to catch fugitives here and not some beauty!
Then...what was this beauty doing here?...
The Ninth Prince instantly snapped his head and stared at Jiang Ying Yue with incredulous eyes, his mind spinning rapidly to figure out the link between this beauty and the Jiang Residence when he heard the beauty say.
" You are so stupid, no wonder you are your father's son."
Only after hearing the last sentence the Ninth Prince finally caught up and reacted. He was instantly enraged.
Did she...did she just call him blind and stupid?!
How dare she?!
He was the noble Ninth Prince of the Phoenix Nation, that girl sure had a death wish!!
His chest was boiling with rage and his eyes were spitting fire as he stared at Jiang Ying Yue with a gaze that screamed murder.
Yes, he wanted to kill her at that instant.
He was the Ninth prince of the nation, respected and feared by all. How dare she be insolent and disrespectful to him in that way in front of everyone?!
Not only that, that b*tch even dared to insult his Emperor father in front of him!!
Presumptuous!
This insolent wench must not be spared!
" You...you, capture that wench for this prince at this instant !" The Ninth Prince shouted at the soldiers standing on his side while he pointed at Jiang Ying Yue, who still looked lazy and unaffected.
She looked carefree and idle to the extent that she even had the time and mood to check her nails and hair.
This was just too much!
The Ninth Prince felt that he was going to spit liters of blood from anger, his head was almost steaming.
He gnashed his teeth hatefully as his eyes burned with more and more fury. He vowed to himself.
He must capture that b*tch alive and ask his Imperial father to bestow her to him later. Then, he would bully her, torment her endlessly and trample all her dignity under his feet until she begged him for death!
Only then he would have his revenge, only by doing that would he be able to pacify his anger.
He must..he must teach that audacious b*tch the lesson for disrespecting him and his Imperial father!
" Who dares?!"
However, as soon as his words landed Tao Jin and his brothers growled back furiously and stood before Jiang Ying Yue and her sister shielding them like valiant knights in shining armor.
Looking at this scene the Ninth Prince squinted his eyes dangerously, the fury in his growing denser.
However, no matter how enraged he looked or how tense the atmosphere had turned the other party didn't care and seemed to be hell-bent on p*ssing him to death.
Both sides stood in a stance and the air was tense.
One party was enraged that the other party has insulted their nation's prince and their most respected Emperor while the other party didn't care they just wanted to protect their people.
" How dare you people disrespect Our His Majesty and His Highness, you committed a capital crime! Capture them!" As he said the commander in the lead lunged forward to capture the people in that instant. His action was very quick.
However, the opposite party was even more swifter than them. When they saw them lunging forward they immediately backstepped and retreated behind the doors not even leaving behind their shadows.
Bang!
" Eldest Miss, don't you think we would appear too cowardly if we do this?" Tao Jin had a very complicated look on his face, why were they running and hiding again after making such a grand entrance?
This change didn't suit their previous image at all!
Jiang Ying Yue snickered evilly, " Hehe, Uncle Jin, why waste time with these stupid people? We have already gotten what we need from them?"
Got what they needed?....Eh?...
All eyes focused on her.
" Ah...Just remember that from tomorrow onwards we are no longer any fugitives and the royal family wouldn't dare to mess with us for the time being. If anyone wants to take a stroll, go and do that just bring more guards along with you."
No longer fugitives?....Eh?...
Jiang Ying Yue seemed to be still speaking in riddle and Tao Jin and others couldn't understand it, however, Tian Lan looked excited for some reason as if she was waiting to watch more shows.
As expected by following this devil girl she would never go bored.
Tian Lan's mood felt good but she suddenly paused feeling that something was still missing...Hmm, what else was missing?
" Let's hurry up and set up our tents, otherwise we would be sleeping in the open at night!"
" But, miss, these people?..."
" Eh...they won't bother us anymore. Let's hurry up!"
Upon hearing Jiang Ying Yue's urging the people stopped thinking more and hurried to prepare their tents.
Anyway if what Eldest Miss said was true then it would sure be good news for them. They had long wanted to go out looking for those malicious and slanderous people and whack them until their own parents couldn't recognize them.