Chapter 2044

Yan Aohan glanced at Zhu Yanyi, thinking for a moment. "Be careful. Call us if anything happens." Some things still needed Zhu Yanyi to handle herself.

Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly, acknowledging her words, then slowly walked into the shop.

She should thank her past persona as a top student, for she was very familiar with the language of R Country.

"Good evening." As soon as she entered, the clerk greeted her.

It was a small hotel with only about twenty single-story rooms. There was only one person serving as both clerk and manager. In the center was a bar counter, surrounded by a ring of seats. Yu Qingyun sat not far away.

Zhu Yanyi sat down two seats away from Yu Qingyun.

"What would you like, miss?" the shopkeeper asked.

Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "A Pink Lady." Zhu Yanyi could drink, but rarely did. Of course, her tolerance was not bad. "By the way, add a little more plum wine to it."

"Okay." The shopkeeper agreed with a smile and quickly mixed a Pink Lady.

Zhu Yanyi looked at the dark red liquid and took a sip. The stimulation of the mixed drink on her taste buds seemed to make the night feel a bit wild.

While no one was paying attention, a wisp of faint green smoke wrapped around Yu Qingyun’s leg.

This was Zhu Yanyi’s special ability. Through it, she learned about Yu Qingyun’s condition. She raised her eyebrows slightly, then withdrew her ability. Her heart felt a bit heavy.

Yu Qingyun’s consciousness was very clear. There were no other binding spells in her mind. What kind of situation could alter a person’s memory? How did that person do it? Was it hypnosis? But according to her pulse, it didn’t seem like hypnosis at all. Or was there something else she didn’t know?

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment, finished her drink, left some money, and walked out of the small bar. It seemed she had only gone in for a Pink Lady.

"How is it?" Ouyang Tianyun asked as soon as she came out.

Zhu Yanyi shook her head slightly. "I observed inside Yu Qingyun. There are no signs of binding spells, nor any signs of hypnosis. Under these circumstances, how was her memory altered?"

Sikong Xuran pondered for a moment. "I once heard of a case. I had a patient who was dying. I didn’t think he would survive, and I felt quite guilty about it. But unexpectedly, three years later, I found he was still alive. However, he looked a bit different.

Later, I learned that someone used a soul-swapping technique to change his soul into another body. Of course, the person used a body that looked somewhat similar to him. But in fact, he was not the owner of that body. However, this forbidden technique comes with a price."

"Are you saying that the current Yu Qingyun is not actually Yu Qingyun, but someone who has swapped souls?" Zhu Yanyi understood Sikong Xuran’s words.

Sikong Xuran nodded slightly. "I am just guessing. We still need to verify it."

"How to verify?" Zhu Yanyi looked at Sikong Xuran, waiting for an answer.

Sikong Xuran spoke slowly. "Actually, it is simple. A person who has swapped souls must have paid a certain price. We just need to find that price."

"Even if we find the price, can we determine the person’s soul state?" Zhu Yanyi frowned.

Ouyang Tianyun smiled. "Fifteen, as long as we confirm this person has swapped souls, I can use the Heavenly Book to show you his true form. Then you will have clues to find Yu Qingyun."

After listening, Zhu Yanyi pondered slightly. "Then wait until she comes out. When she is not paying attention, I will drug her to make her unconscious, and then check her soul condition again."

The body belonged to Yu Qingyun, so the price could not appear on Yu Qingyun’s body, but on that soul. Therefore, they just needed to find the flaw of that soul.

Yan Aohan had been silent all along. He only watched Zhu Yanyi and listened to their plan. The only thing he could do was watch everything with a smile.

Having made a decision, Zhu Yanyi and the others decided to return first and monitor the situation through the window.

After Zhu Yanyi and the others returned, they waited. It was nearly eleven thirty at night when Yu Qingyun slowly returned. Of course, this was the most exciting time for nightlife, but she did not continue her night life. Instead, she returned to rest.

Back at the Mingchuan residence, he silently returned to his room, took a bath, changed into pajamas, and got into bed to sleep.

Everything seemed very calm. He did not notice that when he lay down and turned off the light, a faint aura entered the room, and he began to fall into a deep sleep.

Once they confirmed she was asleep, Zhu Yanyi carefully opened the sliding door and walked in.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Yu Qingyun, then placed her hand on her head. She found that although she was asleep, her soul seemed very unstable.

The soul was unstable, and there seemed to be a rejection phenomenon from this body. She was slightly stunned, looked at Ouyang Tianyun, and nodded slightly.

Ouyang Tianyun said nothing. He simply spread his left hand, and a book appeared. The book floated above Yu Qingyun’s head, and the image of a soul appeared. It was the image of a woman.

"A woman’s soul." Zhu Yanyi was slightly stunned.

Ouyang Tianyun nodded slightly. "It seems indeed so."

"Aohan." Zhu Yanyi spoke softly.

Yan Aohan entered. "What’s wrong?"

"Can you store Yu Qingyun’s currently living body?" Zhu Yanyi knew Yan Aohan had a space to hide living things, so she wanted him to help hide Yu Qingyun’s body while they went to find Yu Qingyun’s soul.

"Of course." Yan Aohan smiled slightly. With a wave of his hand, Yu Qingyun’s body disappeared from the room.

"What about this soul?" Ouyang Tianyun asked.

Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly, took out a seed, which was a red spider lily seed. She flicked her hand, wrapping the soul inside and storing it away. "Let’s go. Our most important task now is to investigate who this woman is."

They left no trace. No one noticed their arrival or departure.

Back at their accommodation, Zhu Yanyi held the red spider lily seed, looking at the soul. "Who is this woman?"

"Since Yu Qingyun’s identity here is defined as Mingchuan Nianlang, why don’t we assume this woman is a member of the Mingchuan family? Let’s try investigating this aspect first," Sikong Xuran suggested.

Zhu Yanyi nodded. "Then I will start with the Mingchuan family." She then asked, "Do you think the Mingchuan family will discover that Mingchuan Nianlang is missing tomorrow?"