Shen Yun'an firmly believed that if someone tried to harm him at this moment, Mo Yao would still risk his life to protect him.
But it did not prevent Xiao Changyan from using the soul-stealing technique, and Mo Yao would betray him without knowing it. Even if he betrayed him, when Mo Yao woke up, he would not remember a single thing.
The soul-stealing technique was indeed hard to guard against. Fortunately, Shen Xihe knew early on that Xiao Changyan would not leave it unused. Instead of waiting for Xiao Changyan to use it at an unknown time and place, leaving them unprepared, it would be better to let Xiao Changyan use it according to their wishes.
The more powerful the soul-stealing technique is, the more confident Xiao Changyan will be, and the more dependent he will be!
Shen Yun'an hid his thoughts and calculated the time before waking up. He told Mo Yao weakly, "Go contact General Yu and ask him why His Royal Highness Prince Jing knew about Prince Bu's whereabouts and why he didn't tell me sooner."
"Prince, you left today, and I received news from General Yu. It was about Prince Bu. I think His Royal Highness Prince Jing is still on guard against General Yu, or has doubts about him. That's why General Yu handed over the news that Prince Bu will arrive at the ferry in three days..." Mo Yao told Shen Yun'an the news given by Yu Xiang.
There was no gap in his memory, as if he had just received the message and turned back. However, by the time he arrived at the contact point, Xiao Changyan's staff had already affected his memory through soul-stealing.
"Really?" Shen Yun'an replied calmly, "Since His Royal Highness Prince Jing is on guard against General Yu, it is natural that General Yu should be informed."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Mo Yao understood what Shen Yun'an meant.
So the next day, through Mo Yao's contact with the deaf-mute, Mo Yao, who had been under the spell of soul-stealing, was easily controlled. The sound of bamboo boards came from the boat, but after two knocks, Mo Yao's clear eyes became dull.
Soon a small boat hidden in the reeds came out, and Xiao Changyan appeared in front of Mo Yao: "Has the Northwest Prince been poisoned?"
Shen Yun'an was injured. Xiao Changyan was very sure because the arrow he shot hit the boat and the mark left by the arrowhead showed that he succeeded.
"Yes." Mo Yao responded mechanically.
"Do you have any way to detoxify?" Xiao Changyan asked again.
"Nothing." Mo Yao answered truthfully.
Xiao Changyan was satisfied and made a gesture. The boat quickly rowed away. Then there were the sounds of two bamboo boards. Mo Yao woke up and saw that the deaf-mute man's boat was getting farther and farther away.
He stared at the shallow ripples on the river surface with some suspicion, feeling that something was wrong but unable to put his finger on it, so he could only turn around and go back.
Could it be that King Jing had already cast a spell on him to capture his soul, but why wasn't he able to detect it at all
Although he had doubts in his heart, Mo Yao did not mention it when he returned to Shen Yun'an. This was an agreement between him and Shen Yun'an. Shen Yun'an told him beforehand that he did not want to use him and keep him in the dark. This was a kind of respect, but also a risk.
If anyone who casts a spell on him asks him after the spell whether he knows about the soul-stealing technique, he will involuntarily tell everything. However, Shen Yun'an is certain that Xiao Changyan is proud of the soul-stealing technique, so he will not suspect that others know about it. In addition, time is pressing, so they dare not detain him for too long and naturally will not ask about these unexpected things.
But once he suspected that he had been bewitched, they could not mention it again, otherwise he would be exposed in his next contact with Xiao Changyan's people.