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The next morning, Qiao Qiao suddenly woke up from Yan Mo Chen's bosom. He stretched his body and looked in the direction of Yan Mu.

He clearly remembered that Ming Yuan was resting with them last night, but when he woke up this morning, he couldn't find Ming Yuan. After all, he was the gatekeeper of the Yazhai Temple.

Qiao Qiao still laughed softly. He did not expect that he had a great time chatting with this little fellow last night and had actually asked to stay with them at night. In desperation, he had no choice but to put aside the two enemies, Ming Yuan and Yan Mu, who disliked each other.

"Yan Yan …" Qiao once again pushed the sleepy Yan Mo Chen.

"Why did you get up so early, didn't you sleep well last night?" Yan Mo Chen stretched his brows and smiled as he looked at Qiao Qiao.

"No, I just can't sleep." Qiao Qiao's gloomy eyes unconsciously looked towards the entrance of the Amaranth.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Yan Mo Chen patted Qiao Qiao's shoulder comfortingly, afraid that he would discover what she was truly worried about.

"I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen today." Qiao Qiao still lowered his eyes and said with a gloomy face.

"Silly girl, what are you thinking? With me here, nothing bad will happen." Yan Mo Chen smiled as he caressed Qiao Qiao's body.

"Hmm, I hope it's just my imagination." The corners of Qiao Qiao's lips were still forced open as he gave a meaningless smile.

"Let's go." Let's go. Yan Mo Chen clustered around Qiao Yifeng's body. He then raised his eyebrows and looked at Yan Mu, who had just woken up and was following Ming Yuan's figure, "Ran'er and I will go, you stay here and guard."

When Yan Mu came back to his senses, he immediately tossed that annoying brat out of his mind. With a nervous expression, he looked at Yan Mo Chen and spoke with a serious expression.

"Young Master, please allow this subordinate to go with Young Master and Young Madam!"

He knew in his heart that the remaining poison had yet to be cleansed. If he used his inner force forcefully, the backlash would probably be even more severe than before, and since the young madam did not have any inner force, she did not have the slightest martial arts technique.

"There's no need. You wait here. If within three days, we don't have a single bit of information that comes out to you, then you can go back to the capital and report this. Send someone to rescue us." Yan Mo Chen patted Yan Mu's shoulder with a serious face, "If we were to be annihilated, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be a messenger."

Yan Mu's expression was conflicted. It was likely that he had struggled internally for a long time. Finally, he quietly nodded his head and said worriedly to Yan Mo Chen, "Young Master, Young Madam, you must protect your own safety."

"Don't worry." Yan Mo Chen's face became serious. He turned around and pulled Qiao Qiao's hand as usual, and walked towards the direction of the main door of the elegant residence.

Yan Mu's face was nervous as his gaze followed the disappearing figures of Yan Mo Chen and Qiao. Only then did he remove the worried expression on his lips. With an indifferent expression, he sat down and waited quietly.

If the Young Master wanted him to wait here for three days, then he would wait here for the Young Master and the Young Madam for three days. Three days later, if there was still no news of them, he would definitely do everything he could to break into the Ascension Sect and fight to the death with that old man.

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At this moment, Yan Mo Chen and Qiao Qiao had already stepped into the territory of Ya Zhai Zhai. A large plaque with the words' Ya Zhai 'on it circled around the bright green bamboo vines, giving it a clear and elegant look.

"Dong Dong Dong ~" Yan Mo Chen stepped forward and gently knocked on the vermilion door of the elegant building before him.

"Who is it?" A deep voice replied from inside, followed by an older grandpa opening the door. He constantly sized up Yan Mo Chen and Qiao Zhuang with an indifferent tone and a cold expression, "Who are you looking for?"

"Is Elder Qing You here?" Qiao Qiao still stuck his head out and asked politely.

That old man's eyes were deep as he carefully sized up Qiao Qiao for a while. Then, he coldly turned his face away and coldly said, "He's not here."

As he spoke, the vermilion door was about to be tightly shut.

"Sigh, wait a moment!" Qiao Qiao continued to cry out softly, but to no avail. He could only watch helplessly as the door that had just opened was once again tightly shut.

She shrugged her shoulders and looked at Yan Mo Chen as she spread out her hands helplessly.

"We're going in!" Yan Mo Chen grabbed Qiao Qiao's hand and leaped forward, intending to fly into the middle of the courtyard from the roof.

"This is bad!" Yan Mo Chen had been standing in front of the door for a long time, but he did not move.

"What's wrong?" Joe still looked nervous.

"Look up there …"

Yan Mo Chen pointed at the empty spot on the signboard. Qiao Qiao still had his brows knit as he looked carefully, he could see that there were dense spider webs protecting the entire top of the Yanzhai Temple. If they did not look at each other carefully, it was likely that the two of them would be entangled if they flew up.

"This is no simple spider web at all." Yan Mo Chen's face turned cold, he raised his eyebrows and looked nervously, "This is the Green Poison Spider, its body is covered in green patterns, and the threads it spits out are the most unique poisonous spider webs in the martial arts world."

"Green Poison Spider?" Qiao Qiao still frowned and could not help raising his eyebrows to look at the huge web. "Just how big is the Green Spider that could spit out such a huge web?"

Yan Mo Chen's eyes flashed, he turned to look at Qiao Qiao, "I'm afraid it will be the biggest Green Spider in the martial arts world."

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but smile in agreement. He shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be relaxed as he said, "It seems that it will be difficult for us to force our way through today."

"It's not difficult. I'll go knock on the door later. You take this person who captured the guard." Yan Mo Chen passed the long sword in his hand to Qiao yet again, saying with a serious face.

"Alright." Qiao Qiao still took the longsword from Yan Mo Chen's hand, nodding in agreement.

"Dong, dong, dong ~ ~"

Yan Mo Chen once again knocked on the door, but this time there was no response. There was no one inside, afraid that no one was living in the temple.

Qiao Qiao was still slightly frowning and could not help but walk forward. Standing side by side with Yan Mo Chen, she extended her hand to touch the vermilion door. For some reason, there was a sense of déjà vu within her heart.

"Take it, I'll take it." Before she could ponder over where this familiarity came from, she returned the longsword back to Yan Mo Chen's hand and raised her leg. The moment her hands touched the door, the door slowly opened by itself.

Qiao Qiao still took a few steps back, but he saw the old man who opened the door walk out slowly. However, this time, his face was no longer as cold as the last time and instead had a trace of a smile.

"Master invited you in." He politely bowed, took half a step back, and gave way to the path of the Ascension Sect.

Qiao Qiao returned his gaze and looked at Yan Mo Chen with a slightly startled expression. He saw that the two of them smiled at each other and nodded slightly. They then stepped into the center of the courtyard.

Upon entering the courtyard, there was only a rugged path. Both sides of the road were filled with bamboo forests, and the sight of them would give one a pleasant feeling.

The two of them followed the grandpa's footsteps, but they did not see anyone in the center of the courtyard.

Qiao Qiao couldn't help but slightly furrow his brows. He asked the old man who was leading the way, "Where is the guard at the entrance?"

The grandpa didn't stop his steps. He didn't even turn his head around as he faintly replied to Qiao Qiao, "There is no gatekeeper in the Yazhai Temple. This old man is the gatekeeper."

Qiao Qiao was slightly surprised, but Ming Yuan had clearly said last night that he was the gatekeeper of this elegant residence. Why did the old man say that there was no gatekeeper today?

She tried to ask something else, but she stopped herself in the end. It didn't matter if that Ming Yuan was lying to them. Since they had already entered the elegant building, there was no need to care about that anymore.

"This place will temporarily be your courtyard." The old master's expression was indifferent as he pointed to a courtyard that was filled with the fragrance of pear blossoms.

Qiao Qiao was still looking back at Yan Mo Chen, but she did not see any ripple in his eyes. She could only turn her head and ask the old man again, "When will we be able to meet old man Qing You?"

The elder's indifferent face was filled with disdain as he spoke arrogantly, "The lord only asked for you to come in and did not say that he wanted to see you."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and tried to retreat.

Qiao Qiao and Yan Mo Chen were still standing at the entrance of the courtyard with the fragrance of pear blossoms. The old man who was walking far away turned back and coldly warned Qiao Qiao: "Don't run around randomly, lest something dangerous happens."

Without waiting for Qiao Qiao's reply, he walked towards the direction he came from with large strides.

Qiao Qiao still looked around. There was not a single maid or servant in this huge manor, not even a shadow of her. She lifted her foot slightly, and entered the courtyard filled with the fragrance of pear blossoms.

"Yan Yan, why do you think this old man Qing You let us in and ignored us?"

Joe continued to look around. This place was quite pleasing to her. The pear trees that filled the courtyard had a strong aroma of pear blossoms. The elegant layout and high-quality segments were all her favorite styles.

"He knows we can't go anywhere but here." Yan Mo Chen looked around and said indifferently.

"Then why did he let us in?" Joe asked, still raising his eyebrows.

Yan Mo Chen's mouth twitched as he shrugged his shoulders. He had never thought of this before. Everyone said that Elder Qing You did things on Spirit Serenity Mountain without any rules or etiquette, causing people to be unable to figure out the details. It seemed that it was true.

"No matter what, it's better to be safe than sorry." Qiao Qiao still sighed, and his crafty gaze swept in all directions. That old man thought that they could not go anywhere else, could it be that they really could not go anywhere else? After she familiarized herself with the environment and returned to her old job, she was determined to sweep everything up and see if that old man would still be able to see her!

"En!" Yan Mo Chen embraced Qiao's body as they headed for the house in the middle of the courtyard.