Zhu Yanyi and Taishu Yuanxiang finished their rounds of toasts and returned to their seats. Zhu Yanyi asked curiously, "Ani, what did you put in the wine? They passed out so fast."
"Nothing special. Just something that makes them feel like they are drunk. Today is your good day. I could not let them ruin the joy. So I had to use this. It is a pity to waste two cups of Daughter Red wine. I should have given them cheap liquor instead." Zhu Yanyi felt that good wine like Daughter Red was wasted on people like Zhu Guifu and Gan Juhua.
Zhu Yanyi did not tell Zhu Yanli that when Luo Gang was taken away, she had given her two packets of powder. This powder was made recently using a recipe from the Azure Sovereign Qingdi. It was called Truth Powder. Anyone who ate it would confess everything about their ancestors for eighteen generations. Zhu Yanyi suspected that the Fourth Branch had contacted Zhu Shenfu. She did not know her goal yet, so she used the Truth Powder to find out as much as possible.
"Boss, news came in. Zhu Jinfu and Zhu Jianyao are heading to Sicheng Mountain with some mysterious people," Zhang Haifeng said quietly to Yan Aohan.
Yan Aohan smiled slightly. "It does not matter. As long as they do not cause trouble here, let them go to Sicheng Mountain. They will not find what they are looking for there anyway."
Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. "Did you do something again?"
Yan Aohan smiled gently. "The real map of Censor Xie’s treasure points to Sicheng Mountain. But the treasure is not there. So let them go. Even if they turn the whole mountain upside down, they will not find Censor Xie’s treasure."
Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi’s eyes sparkled. "Good, good. That is nice. I want to go see too. Maybe they will meet fairies in Sicheng Mountain this time."
Yan Aohan knew from her tone that she wanted to cause some trouble. "What do you want to do?"
"I do not want to do anything. I just feel bored. I want to set up a formation to play with," Zhu Yanyi said with an innocent look.
Yan Aohan tilted his head and thought. "Okay. I will take you there later."
Since the bride and groom were the main focus, no one paid much attention to Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan. Some people were curious, though. Zhu Shunyao had announced that Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan would get engaged in the third lunar month. So everyone knew this young man was Zhu Yanyi’s future husband.
Most guests, except Xie Zhong and the Cheng family, did not know who Taishu Yuanxiang and Yan Aohan were. But seeing their aura, they knew they were not ordinary people. They secretly admired Zhu Shunyao’s family, thinking they were rising in status. Just looking at the son-in-law, one could tell he was special.
Luo Gang came out soon and told Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan what he had learned.
Zhu Yanyi sneered. "How big are their faces?"
"It does not matter. We will return to the capital after the Lantern Festival. We can wait for them there," Yan Aohan comforted her. He was thinking about how to give Zhu Shenfu and his group some trouble. Many problems happened because these people were idle.
Seeing it was time, Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi quietly said goodbye to Zhu Shunyao and left with Zhang Haifeng for Sicheng Mountain.
Zhang Haifeng drove the car, so they arrived quickly. It took less than ten minutes.
Zhu Yanyi had grown up in Gangan Village, so she knew Sicheng Mountain very well. After learning Zhu Jinfu’s route from Zhang Haifeng, she chose a shortcut to overtake them.
Zhu Yanyi led Yan Aohan and Zhang Haifeng through the familiar paths of Sicheng Mountain. They quickly passed the group and arrived ahead of them.
Looking at the five people from Zhu Jinfu’s group and two strangers, Zhu Yanyi whispered, "Do they think they are very powerful? This place is unfamiliar to them."
"Ani, did you forget that Zhu Xiangyao is with them? It does not matter if they are unfamiliar. Zhu Xiangyao knows the way," Yan Aohan said softly.
"I should have just killed Zhu Xiangyao earlier. She was a soldier once. Why does she have no soldier’s spirit?" Zhu Yanyi despised Zhu Xiangyao.
"People have the instinct to seek good and avoid bad. They also want to climb up. Zhu Xiangyao just wants to advance. You should understand that," Zhang Haifeng said directly.
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Zhang Haifeng. "Forget it. I do not want to understand that. I only want to know how someone could take Zhu Xiangyao away from under your nose. You have been here in Sicheng Town for years." She looked at her with dissatisfaction.
Zhang Haifeng felt wronged. "What do you mean under my nose? Zhu Xiangyao was locked in the psychiatric hospital in Yong City. I cannot visit him every day."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Zhu Yanyi still looked down on her. "Do not argue. It is meaningless. You failed to watch her. You cannot escape responsibility."
Hearing this, Zhang Haifeng looked at Yan Aohan. "Boss, why do you let your wife bully me like this?"
"I think my wife is right. You really did not do well," Yan Aohan said, looking at Zhang Haifeng with disdain.
Zhang Haifeng could only move aside bitterly, saying nothing. He probably wanted to curse this heartless couple.
Yan Aohan ignored Zhang Haifeng and asked Zhu Yanyi, "Ani, what formation do you want to set up? How can we help?"
"Help me find some dry branches," Zhu Yanyi said without hesitation. "I plan to set up a Ghost Wall formation today. It has a time limit, about one day and night. So dry branches are best."
She did not want the formation to last too long. If someone else went up the mountain, they might get trapped by mistake. She did not plan to fight Zhu Jinfu’s group directly. She just wanted to drive them away.
"Aren’t you afraid they will misunderstand? If they enter the formation, they might think the treasure is where the formation is," Zhang Haifeng said seriously.