"Why is he here?"

At the entrance, one of the guards was taken aback when he saw Gu Huan.

"Greetings, Lord Gu Xiang. Lord Xuan King has already given instructions; please come in!"

Tantai Kun, the leader of the palace guards, approached the two and spoke respectfully.

"Very well!"

Returning to Prince Xuan’s Mansion, Gu Xiang felt a mix of emotions.

He was quite satisfied with his son-in-law, Chen Xuan.

In terms of both power and status, he was not inferior to the scions of the families in the Imperial City.

Especially since he had an ambiguous relationship with Qin Ying.

After the two entered the Prince’s Mansion, two maids came up to greet them, "Greetings, Lord Gu. The Madam is waiting for you in Hui Garden."

"Where is Pengyou?"

Gu Xiang felt a bit displeased; his daughter hadn’t come to greet him personally.

"The Madam knew you were coming today, so she personally cooked and has been waiting for you," one maid said.

"Oh? Pengyou can do that now?"

Gu Xiang was a bit surprised, and his previous slight displeasure dissipated.

"Let’s go!"

He was eager to taste his precious daughter’s cooking.

After raising her for so many years, he’d only ever had the tea she brewed.

Unexpectedly, after marrying Chen Xuan, she even learned to cook.

But just as Gu Huan was about to follow, another maid reached out to stop him.

"What’s the meaning of this?"

Gu Huan raised an eyebrow, feeling rather displeased, but since this was Prince Xuan’s Mansion, he held his temper.

In Prince Gu’s Mansion, if a maid dared to stop him... hmph!

"What’s going on?"

Gu Yun also stopped, looking at the two maids in confusion.

"Lord Gu, the Prince Xuan is waiting for Young Master Gu in the main hall."

The main hall?

This... why did Chen Xuan want to meet Gu Huan alone?

But remembering Gu Yun’s advice before leaving, to comply with Chen Xuan’s arrangements upon arriving at Prince Xuan’s Mansion, he nodded to Gu Huan. "You go, he might have something to tell you."

"Understood, Third Uncle."

Despite his displeasure, since Gu Xiang had spoken, Gu Huan could say no more.

He then spoke to the maid who had stopped him, "Lead the way!"

"Please!"

In Gu Xiang’s puzzled gaze, the two gradually walked away.

"What on earth is going on?"

He was filled with curiosity as well.

"This way, Lord Gu!"

The maid spoke softly.

"Oh... alright!"

Gu Xiang snapped out of his thoughts and followed the maid toward Hui Garden.

At the gates of Prince Xuan’s Mansion, Guan Qiu, who currently went by Mo Ran, felt an ominous sensation.

"What’s wrong? You look so dreadful."

Tantai Kun approached him and asked.

"I might have injured myself during cultivation recently; the internal injuries have flared up again."

Mo Ran forced a smile.

"I see!"

Tantai Kun nodded slightly, then spoke a line that nearly infuriated Mo Ran.

"Hang in there, heal properly when your shift is over!"

"Understood!"

Mo Ran suppressed his discontent and replied.

He thought that by explaining his injury, Tantai Kun would let him go since it was a common occurrence, but he... what a dog!

"Tonight, I’ll plant a soul seed for you!"

Mo Ran lowered his head slightly, glaring ferociously at Tantai Kun.

Meanwhile, Gu Huan was led to the main hall by the maid.

"Please enter, Young Master Gu!"

Gu Huan glanced at her and stepped inside.

"Greetings, Lord Xuan King!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Seeing Chen Xuan seated high above, despite his earlier displeasure, he respectfully saluted.

"No need!"

Chen Xuan said indifferently, then turned his gaze to Tang Gu. "Old Tang, do you have a way to trace that person through the soul seed?"

"It depends on the level of the soul seed. I need to examine it first," Tang Gu replied.

"Understood!"

Chen Xuan nodded. "Old Tang, please proceed!"

"Wait!"

Gu Huan below, listening to their conversation, was completely baffled.

Soul seed? Proceed?

He urgently asked, "Prince Xuan, what’s going on?"

"You’ll understand shortly."

Chen Xuan was too lazy to explain further. A golden Spiritual Power immediately shot out, entering Gu Huan’s body and sealing his Dantian.

"What?"

Feeling the Spiritual Power in his body become as still as dead water with no reaction, Gu Huan’s face changed dramatically.

But... the two didn’t pay him any attention.

Tang Gu’s Spiritual Power surged, enveloping Gu Huan.

"You...!"

Before he could finish, his eyes turned dull.

"In the lower left of the Dantian,"

Chen Xuan lightly reminded.

Tang Gu looked at him, surprised, that he could even identify the soul seed’s specific location in the Dantian.

This reminded him of when they were at the Three Judicial Departments’ Library Pavilion, Chen Xuan could see through those arrays.

"Don’t just stand there, it’s time to work."

Chen Xuan urged; he still needed to drink with his father-in-law later!

"Understood."

Tang Gu’s hands moved, and strands of Spiritual Power flowed into Gu Huan’s Dantian.

Lower left!

Sure enough, a shadow hid there.

Then, he controlled his Spiritual Power to slowly approach and gradually penetrate the soul seed.

"Hiss...."

Tang Gu took a sharp breath.

The soul seed was interwoven with countless silver threads, numbering in the hundreds.

According to his knowledge, there should only be one main thread.

Only by finding this thread can they trace the person behind it.

But if the wrong one is chosen, it would alert the enemy.

If that happens... there’d be no recourse.

"We can’t act yet!"

Tang Gu decisively looked at Chen Xuan, "It’s tricky. Shield the hall first, I’ll extract the soul seed."

"Understood!"

Chen Xuan nodded slightly, not knowing the details, but he trusted Tang Gu.

He then cast several strands of Spiritual Power, enveloping the hall.

Seeing this, Tang Gu’s Spiritual Power immediately encased the soul seed.

In an instant!

He pulled it out from Gu Huan’s Dantian.

"So this is the soul seed?!"