Chapter 77

  The man composed of these two colors of mandarin ducks is naturally not an ordinary person!

  The gestures and movements he made were alluring, even more so than those of a woman, yet when he did them, they didn't seem disgusting at all, but rather extremely natural and elegant.

  Compared with the charming purple-clothed man, the black-clothed man opposite him was a completely different type!

  One is cold and aloof, one is charming and enchanting. One is like a black poppy flower as cold as ice, the other is like a beautiful peony, equally stunning but equally deadly!

  But these two outstanding men, who would have thought that they would actually be the master and deputy master of Yan Luo Pavilion!

  Yan Luo Ge, a killer organization that makes both the White and Black Paths tremble with fear in the Tian Xuan Empire!

  This killer organization has existed for over a hundred years in the Tianxuan Empire, flourishing without decline.

  Because this killer organization is very mysterious, and it's a business of killing people for money. As long as you can afford the price, no matter who you are, even if you're the emperor himself, they'll kill without hesitation!

  Moreover, the killers who come out of this Yama Palace are all highly skilled in martial arts. Therefore, there are very few failures.

  Although everyone has a fear of this Yan Luo Temple, however, there is no intention to annihilate it.

  Because in both the imperial court and the martial arts world, wherever there are people, there will be disputes and plots against each other. If someone wants to put their opponent to death, they can always find someone willing to help them kill for a high price!

  So this is also the reason why Yan Luo Ge has been thriving for a long time!

  Because Yan Luo Ge's assassins were ruthless and even if the assassination failed, the assassin would immediately take poison and commit suicide, absolutely refusing to reveal the identity of the buyer. This is enough to prove how well-trained this Raksha Pavilion is.

  As a result, outsiders are both fearful of and curious about this Yama Temple.

  Because this Yan Luo Ge is so well-trained, it's the number one in the killer world, but few people have seen the master of this Yan Luo Ge, because everyone who has seen this Yan Luo Ge is dead.

  It's just a rumor that the master of this Yama Temple is a man over 60 years old who has killed countless people.

  It is said that this man has three heads and six arms, with a ferocious face, even more terrifying than Yanluo!

  Moreover, his martial arts skills were exceptionally powerful, and no one could rival him!

  There are many versions of the rumors outside, but each one makes the master of Yanluo Pavilion sound terrifying, even a three-year-old child who hears it will be scared to wet their pants.

  But who would have thought that the terrifying and formidable master of Yanluo Pavilion, rumored to be from the outside world, would actually be a young man who is only twenty years old and looks so handsome and coldly arrogant!?

  However, there is one thing that outsiders have passed on correctly: he only needs to let people take a look at him and they will be deeply intimidated.

  Because he's cool!

  The majestic and robust body exuded an icy aura that was even more chilling than the freezing cold of winter.

  This kind of person is cold, proud and icy. Even when facing friends he has known for many years, through thick and thin, his handsome face always remains so cold.

  Those profound eagle eyes, calm and unruffled as a thousand-year-old dark ice, devoid of any temperature!

  However, the purple-robed man sitting across from him seemed to have long been accustomed to the black-robed man's coldness and chilliness, so he was not frozen stiff.

  After hearing the black-clad man's brief and terrifying words, the purple-clad man only smiled softly, his beautiful eyes filled with emotion, accompanied by a bewitching charm.

  "Hehe, playing chess with Mei, I'm always the one who loses."

  Although it was so, the man in purple clothes didn't show any sign of unhappiness at all. His face was full of smiles, as if he had known the result long ago.

  When he heard the purple-robed man's words, Gui Mei only lowered his eagle-like eyes, and his face was still expressionless, or perhaps, all of his expressions were as cold as ice.

  He stretched out his bony hands, gently pinched the tea that had been cold for a long time in front of him, only to hold it against his lips, but finally didn't take a sip and put it down gently.

  It's not because the tea has gone cold, but whether it's hot or cold, it won't warm his icy heart.

  The profound and icy eagle eyes gazed through the window gap towards a corner of the street, although his face remained unchanged, but You Yue, who had been with him for many years, still caught a glimpse of a hint of gloom flashing at the bottom of his ghostly eyes...

  Following the ghostly cold gaze downwards, all that can be seen is a group of people making a ruckus at the corner of the snow-covered street.

  Although the distance is quite far, it doesn't deter them at all!

  Although the heavy snow has stopped at this moment, it is still cold outside, so many people choose to stay in their homes or taverns and have a drink and chat.

  So at this moment, the streets are empty and desolate, looking especially bleak and cold.

  At this bone-chilling time, everyone wants to snuggle up by the fireplace for warmth. Even if they have to go out, they want to wear all their clothes to resist the cold.

  But at this moment, on a corner of the street, there was a mother and son standing in thin clothing crying out.

  All that could be seen was the woman, who appeared to be in her early twenties, but the weariness on her face and the coarse, patched-up hemp garment she wore made her look like a woman in her thirties or forties.

  Next to the woman was a little boy about five or six years old.

  The little boy was also thinly dressed, with a lot of patches on his body, and the thin cotton-padded jacket could not withstand the cold at all.

  All that could be seen was that the little boy seemed to have frozen, even though he was tightly hugging the woman's thigh, trying to absorb some warmth, but his thin face had already turned pale as paper from the cold.

  Even across such a great distance, faintly visible, I still see that poor mother and son shivering terribly in the cold winter.

  However, in front of that poor and thin mother and son, stood a couple dressed in luxurious clothes.

  He was a man in his thirties, dressed in fine clothes, with a plump figure and a pig-like face that couldn't hide his mean and disdainful expression. At first glance, it was clear he was the type who had suddenly become wealthy.

  The beautiful woman in her early twenties was tightly held in his arms by a man.

  She wore a silk dress, an outer garment of luxurious fox fur, with pearls and trinkets around her, rouge on her face, making her even more radiant. The value of that one outfit alone was not cheap.

  At this moment, the woman who was dressed in a beautiful and elegant manner, looked at the mother and son who suddenly blocked their way, with an even more displeased expression on her face. Her red lips pouted high, fully revealing her discontent. Moreover, as she gazed at the shabbily dressed mother and son, her eyes couldn't hide her scornful disdain.

  Perhaps sensing the discontent of the person in his arms, the man involuntarily lowered his voice to coax the beauty, but when he raised his gaze and fell on the mother and son opposite him, he changed to a violently angry expression.

  It was as if something more disgusting than trash was blocking his view.

  "Li Mei Niang, didn't I give you money last time and tell you to take this bastard away? Why are you back again?"

  "Waaah, Master, this isn't a wild seedling, this is your child......"

  At the man's furious roar, the woman's body obviously shrank back in fear, her trembling growing even more intense, like yellow leaves on a tree top being swept and blown by strong winds.

  The man's cry was met with a disdainful snort from the other man.

  "Hum! My child!? Don't be ridiculous, who doesn't know you're a courtesan? Stop playing dumb with me! Just because I slept with you once, and now you come to me with some bastard claiming it's mine? If that's the case, then I'd have countless children!"

  "Old master, how can you say that? You clearly know that when I was with you, I was still a clean official. And after being with you, I no longer went to the brothel. This child is really yours, I didn't take your money, but... a child needs a father..."

  "Hmph, although you were a clean official with me before, but who knows if you've been with other men later? Anyway, women like you are greedy for vanity, and it's all about money, right? Hey, you want money, I'll give it to you, but don't come looking for me again, ugh, so annoying..."

  The man finished speaking and threw a lot of money at the mother and son, all of which were copper coins! The gesture was like shooing away beggars.

  After finishing speaking, he left with a beautiful woman in his arms, without even looking at the mother and son...

  There are not many people on the road, but those who pass by just walk away with a cold eye. After all, there are many such things in this world, and everyone is used to it.

  However, just as the man hugged the beauty and left, the eagle's eyes that had been gazing into the distance gradually retracted, and his expression remained aloof. Nevertheless, the tea he held in his hand was delayed from being drunk.

  Yuè Méi's enchanting eyes glanced at him lightly, and then gently lowered, but he knew in his heart that for this kind of thing, Guǐ Mèi would absolutely not tolerate it. Sure enough—

  "Eagle."

  "In."

  A faint, low voice that was almost inaudible, but at the moment when the ghost spoke, a black-clad man with an eerie smile suddenly appeared silently inside the room.

  The ghost still bowed its head and gazed at the incense in its hand, but when it opened its mouth, it was a life-taking move!

  "Kill!"

  He spoke briefly and to the point, just like everyone else.

  "Yes."

  A brief conversation, the man in black received the order and left again quietly, just like when he came, enough to see that his martial arts skills were unpredictable!

  As for this little episode, it seemed that neither of the two people present had taken it to heart. Both of their faces were as usual, but in reality, they were already different from before.

  Looking at the handsome man sitting in front of her with a cold expression, although he didn't say much, but when You Yue saw him, a hint of heartache flashed across her eyes.

  Also knew, just now that scene, must have stirred up unbearable memories of the ghost...

  However, after years of getting along, You Yue naturally wouldn't mention the matter from earlier again. Just as Gui Mie was about to drink tea, she found herself in a slender and cold large hand, which gently stopped her.

  "Enchanting, your tea has gone cold, let me get you a fresh cup."

  "It doesn't matter."

  Coldly rejecting Youyue's kindness, Gui Mei drank down that cup of tea water which had long gone cold.

  In the cold winter of December, the northwest wind howled outside, and I felt the icy tea water slide down my throat, until a chill reached my heart.

  It's as if he never needed warmth the most!

  Upon seeing the ghost's stern and cold expression, You Yue didn't say much either. Until, a low and husky voice sounded again.

  "How's the investigation going?"

  "The last assassination attempt failed, and the Emperor only suffered minor injuries. Now, all matters in the imperial court are handled by the Crown Prince, and because of the failure of the previous assassination attempt, the palace guards have become even more vigilant, so if you want to try again, you'll need to plan carefully."

  Yuè Yuè told the truth about what happened, Guǐ Mèi listened and only pursed her lips in silence. The eagle-like eyes gazed out of the window again, with a calm expression, but it was unknown what he was thinking about.

  Looking at the man's calm and cold expression, his face as icy as frost, it seemed that even if the sky were to fall, he wouldn't show a single hint of panic.

  You Yue knew that the man in front of her, with his cold exterior, was just a protective color...

  Those deep and beautiful eagle eyes, so dark and profound, as if they didn't carry any emotions, just like the black night without a moon, an unfathomable abyss of thousands of feet.

  But he could sense the man's inner loneliness and faint sorrow from those dark pupils.

  But this was also what he least wanted to see, he would rather see a cold and ruthless man, but not the desolate and sorrowful look in his eyes, because that would make him feel...

  At this point, You Yue seemed to have thought of something and opened her mouth to speak.

  "It is said that the Seventh Prince and the Fourth Prince are currently in Baoyu Town."

  A faint sentence made the man who was originally gazing into the distance withdraw his gaze, though he didn't say anything, but after many years of tacit understanding, his silence indicated that he was listening.

  Then You Yue spoke again, telling them the news she had just received.

  "It's said that on the night of the emperor's assassination, the fourth prince and seventh prince got into a fight over a woman named Han Xi Tong. Now, they've both come to Bai Yu Town in search of this woman called Han Xi Tong."

  At this point, You Yue's lips, as red as blood, curled up slightly, but it was a scornful sneer.

  "Hmph... For a woman, even father doesn't matter anymore, brothers become sworn enemies, this is what family ties are all about..."

  In response to Youyue's ridicule, Gui Mei was silent for a moment, her thin lips slightly opening.

  "This time, I'm going to make them go and never come back."

  Because as long as he is that person's most beloved son, he won't let a single one go.

  "As for that woman - kill her!"

  ……

  Last night, after Jing Mei Chen finished speaking her last sentence, she fell into a deep sleep.

  However, he didn't know that the last sentence he left her was like a thunderbolt on a clear day, making her toss and turn all night, constantly pondering the meaning behind his words.

  It's unclear whether he meant what he said because he was too tired and spoke unintentionally, or if he really wanted her to leave.

  Originally, I came here unintentionally. Forcing myself on him was just helpless, being able to get close to him was just an accident. Although the two of them only spent a short three days together, but every moment they spent together made it seem like they were old friends.

  To him, gradually from stranger to familiar, from guilt to pity. Unexpectedly, after only a few days together, he let her leave.

  Actually, she had planned to leave three days ago, but he threatened her with death at first.

  Now he actively lets her leave, she unexpectedly... doesn't want to part with him...

  Yes, reluctant to part...

  So, after the second day, Han Xi Tong got up early, quickly washed and dressed, and planned to have breakfast before going to find Xuan Mei Chen.

  Because she knew that Jing Mei Chen had not gotten up yet at this time, so after she finished eating and went over, the timing was just right.

  Although the emperor didn't get along with this son, in daily life he was not lacking in anything. So, although Han Xi Tong ate alone, the dishes were still quite good.

  However, due to today's heavy heart, even with many delicious dishes in front of her, Han Xi's eyes were still tasteless, and she simply ate a little. Then kept looking at the hourglass beside her, hoping time would pass quickly.

  Perhaps sensing Han Xi Tong's unusual behavior today, Xiao Huan and Xiao Wan exchanged a glance, but didn't say much. Finally, when Han Xi Tong asked Xiao Huan to put down the dishes, Xiao Wan brought over a bowl of steaming hot soup that was exceptionally fragrant.

  "Huh, smells so good! Little bowl, what's in your hand?!"

  "This, I don't know either, but the kitchen lady gave it to me and said that His Highness instructed her. This bowl of medicinal soup has the effect of dispelling cold and clearing heat, making it most suitable for winter nourishment."

  Seeing Han Xi's puzzled expression, Xiao Wan simply said what he knew.

  "Oh, I see."

  Hearing Xiao Wan's words, Han Xi's eyes lightly responded, but her heart was warm.

  Although Xuan Mei's appearance is cold and indifferent, in fact, he is very concerned about people.

  As she thought about it, Han Xi'er picked up her spoon and drank the medicinal soup in the bowl one mouthful at a time.

  She didn't know what this thing was, but it tasted great. Sweet and fragrant, when swallowed, there was a spicy feeling, warm and cozy, drinking this in the cold winter months felt quite warming.

  After drinking the bowl of medicinal soup, Han Xi's eyes still had some greedy lips that licked the edge of the soup. The look was as cute as a hungry little kitten, which made Xiao Wan and Xiao Huan laugh.

  If it weren't for Xiaowen saying so, the kitchen only made this one bowl, but in fact she wanted to drink more.

  And after drinking this bowl of medicinal soup, Han Xi felt a surge of hot air that continuously flowed from his dantian to his entire body.

  It was as if I had been placed in a furnace. However, this feeling only lasted for a moment, and then everything returned to normal.

  However, between the lines, Han Xi suddenly realized that at this moment, her whole body seemed to have gathered all its strength.

  This feeling is simply awesome!

  When I see Xuan Mei Chen later, I must remember to ask him what this bowl of soup is made of, and next time I'll make it myself to eat.

  Just as Han Xi Tong was thinking, she swept her beautiful eyes and looked at the leaky pot beside her, knowing that Xuan Mei Chen had already gotten up. She got up and decided to go find Xuan Mei Chen.

  Who knew, at this moment, suddenly a loud "bang" sound, the volume was so large that it frightened the three people in the room, and they all looked up at the carved wooden door that had been pushed open from outside with great force.

  As the carved wooden door creaked open, a bone-piercing cold wind howled in through the open gate.

  The curtains fell to the ground and fluttered in the wind, the beaded curtain swayed, and the original wispy incense smoke was also blown away by the cold wind...

  But everyone's gaze fell on the woman who appeared at the door!

  Disheveled long hair, pale complexion like paper, flustered expression, violently heaving chest, all indicate that the person must have rushed here in a hurry.

  Looking at the eerie green plum outside the door, Han Xi's eyes were tightly furrowed and her face was filled with confusion.

  The green plum that had rushed over in a flurry, upon seeing the empty bowls on the table, stumbled and fell to the ground.

  A pair of eyes stared wide, with sorrow and despair etched within them.

  Those pale lips kept opening and closing, muttering to herself.

  "It's all gone, everything is gone..."

  "Elder sister Qingmei, what's wrong?"

  Everyone was puzzled by Qing Mei's strange behavior, but when they saw her lying on the ground with a world-ending expression, Xiao Wan and Xiao Huan were shocked and rushed over to help her up.

  At this moment, Qing Mei's entire body seemed to have lost all its strength in an instant, her eyes were like empty holes, filled with despair, a sight that made one's heart skip a beat.

  Han Xi Tong saw it, and her heart couldn't help but tighten, a wave of unease quickly surged up to her mind.

  Because, Qing Mei had always been calm and collected, there was only one reason that could make her so flustered, that is ——

  "Green plum, is something wrong with Meichen!?"

  Her heart skipped a beat as Han Xi hastily walked in front of Qing Mei and anxiously asked.

  While Qing Mei heard Han Xi Tong's words, her originally empty eyes involuntarily flickered for a moment before gradually coming back to herself.

  When I saw this stunningly beautiful woman in front of me, a surge of hatred suddenly rose up in my heart like a turbulent wave!

  Let her originally pale face twist and distort, with a hint of ferocity!

  "It's all you! It's all you! Why did you appear, why?!"

  Facing Qingmei's one-by-one accusations, the ferocious face, Han Xi's heart fell into an abyss of no return.

  "It's Meizhen... something happened..."

  Her heart skipped a beat, and Han Xi's eyes didn't care about the three Qingmei beside her, rushing towards Xuan Mei Chen's room like flying.

  The good weather for several days came to an end today.

  Thick dark clouds hung low in the air, pressing down and making people feel like they couldn't breathe.

  The northwest wind whistled continuously, accompanied by those light and airy snowflakes, slowly falling to the ground.

  The chill of the bone, as if even the blood was frozen stiff.

  The cold wind blowing straight in was like a series of invisible knives, almost scraping out flesh and blood.

  Cold, chilling to the bone, yet it's not even a fraction of the chill in my heart!

  Actually, Han Xi Tong's room is not far from Xuan Mei Chen's room, but at this moment, she feels that this short distance is like a thousand miles!

  Liao's feet were moving swiftly, his heart was racing wildly, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

  After much difficulty, she finally arrived at the door of Xuan Mei Chen's house, but at this moment, her feet seemed to have taken root in front of the door and couldn't move a step forward.

  The wooden door was right in front of her, and all she had to do was push it open with one hand. But at this moment, her hands felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, hanging straight down by her side.

  Because of her inner fear. She was afraid...

  After hesitating for a long time, Han Xiyan suppressed the unease in her heart, took a deep breath, and finally gathered the courage to slowly lift up a small white hand as delicate as jade, and gently pushed open the intricately carved wooden door that was slightly ajar.

  With a "hiss", I suddenly felt a warm air rushing towards me from inside.

  As I pushed open the wooden door, the strong wind and snowflakes blew in, lifting up the light blue sandalwood powder, which continuously rolled up and flew out, so beautiful and romantic.

  A string of sapphire crystal beads swayed in the wind, colliding with each other and producing a series of crisp and pleasant tinkling sounds...

  Apart from this, there was no other sound in the room anymore.

  He lifted his feet, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and stepped onto the thick carpet, silently, quietly, without making a sound.

  But at this moment, Han Xi's eyes were getting closer and closer with each step, as if she had heard the loud "thumping" sound of her own heartbeat, so intense that it seemed to be about to burst out of her chest!

  The distance from the door to the bedside wasn't long, but Han Xi's eyes seemed to have taken a lifetime to get there.

  The gauze gently fell and rose again, now hidden, now revealed. At last, she saw the handsome young man lying in bed at this moment.

  Azure curtains, azure bed sheets, and an azure thin robe. The clean and elegant color, like the blue sky and sea, seemed to place him in the midst of a vast ocean and clouds.

  Three thousand black hairs like ink, soft and smooth, falling down to the pillow, setting off that sleeping face, so beautiful it's breathtaking!

  Her eyebrows are like poetry, her eyes lightly closed, his eyelashes are the most beautiful she has ever seen!

  Deep black like ink, both curved and long, on that pale face, cast a cluster of gorgeous hazy colors.

  His beauty is exquisite yet serene, quiet and beautiful like a delicate and elegant landscape painting.

  Amazing, yet untouchable...

  However, his pale and almost transparent skin, those delicate and perfect lips, at this moment seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, every one of which revealed a sickly beauty that moved people's hearts. It made Han Xi's heart skip a beat, and in an instant, her heart was racing like a drum.

  Anxiety, impatience, fear... one by one rising to the surface of my mind.

  Looking at the pale face on the bed, Han Xi's eyes tightly suppressed her fear before slowly reaching out to probe towards Xuan Mei Chen's nose.

  Feeling the faint breathing between her nostrils, Han Xi's eyes finally relaxed completely.

  He's still breathing, but it's very weak. She thought he was dead just now.

  Because, even if it's said in books that people who sleep poison can live for up to ten years at most, those are all determined by physical constitution.

  Like Xuan's charming morning body is so bad, or in less than ten years, it will...

  Thinking of this, Han Xi's heart was cut like a knife. Moreover, it was already 4 pm now, why wasn't he awake yet!?

  Just as Han Xi's eyes were filled with doubt, a cold and mournful voice came from behind her.

  "Your Highness is not dead yet, but he won't wake up again..."

  "What?!"

  Hearing the words behind her, Han Xi's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately froze in place like a thunderbolt on a clear day.

  Suddenly looking back, her eyes widened in shock, her face filled with incredulity, she stared straight at Qing Mei. As she looked at that pale and wan little face, Han Xi's entire being seemed to plummet into an unfathomable abyss.

  She said he won't wake up again...

  "What did you mean by what you just said?"

  Although she had a vague idea of the answer, Han Xi still wanted to get the correct answer from Qing Mei's mouth, or perhaps, hoped...

  In response to Han Xi Tong's inquiry, Qing Mei was like a walking corpse at this moment, with a cold and sorrowful expression on her face. She slowly passed by Han Xi Tong and came to Xuan Mai Chen's side, her eyes downcast, gazing at Xuan Mai Chen with an unhidden and suppressed love.

  The slender hand slowly stroked the pale and beautiful face of Zhen Jun, while Qing Mei's voice was hollow as she slowly opened her mouth to speak.

  "You know, I've loved him for a very long time, so long that I can't even estimate the number of years. However, I also know that in his heart, there has never been me. I also know my humble status and don't dare to aspire for anything more. As long as I can quietly stay by his side like this, I feel content."

  His Highness never smiled, every day after waking up, he always liked to stand quietly alone in the deserted corner. His face was always filled with boundless sorrow, it broke my heart. I wish so much that His Highness could open his heart and smile, just like an ordinary person, but no matter what methods I used, I couldn't make him feel even a little happy.

  Until you appeared, although the time was short, but when you were there, it was the happiest moment for His Highness. At that time, I had a grudge against you. Why did I put in so much effort and yet couldn't get even a bit of attention from His Highness, while you, as soon as you appeared, caught his eye? I hated you, but later, when His Highness smiled and took his medicine, gradually, I realized that as long as His Highness was happy, nothing else mattered to me.

  Because I know that Your Highness's time is limited, I hope that when you leave, you can feel what it means to laugh and be joyful. You know, seeing Your Highness smile makes me incredibly happy. But the happiest thing is that today, Li Daifu finally found the Tian Shan Snow Lotus. As long as we give the Tian Shan Snow Lotus and the Xianren Grass that Your Highness has been cultivating to you to take, the Sleeping Poison on your body will be cured... unfortunately...

  In the end, Qing Mei's tone was even more sorrowful, but Han Xi didn't notice her last words and instead, upon hearing that there were now Tian Shan Snow Lotus and Immortal Grass, his face shook and he felt a surge of joy in his heart.

  "Has it really been found? Then what about Dr. Li?! Hurry up and get him to decoct the medicine!"

  At this moment, Han Xi's eyes were excited, and as soon as she thought that Xuan Mei Chen could be saved, her whole person seemed to have flown up to the clouds. The huge joy was like a tidal wave, surging up towards her. However, she didn't think much about it, if Xuan Mei Chen was really rescued, why would Qing Mei have such a sad expression? Until, Qing Mei's next sentence, made Han Xi, who was originally floating on cloud nine, quickly fall into the deep and bottomless abyss——

  "Immortal grass... it's gone..."

  "What?!"

  Hearing Qing Mei's words, Han Xi's eyes widened in shock, as if struck by a thunderbolt on a clear day, and suddenly realized that heaven and hell were only a thin line apart!

  The initial excitement was quickly replaced by shock. Without the Angel's Grass, that would mean...

  "Why is it gone?"

  Xuan Mei has always been planting angel grass, she didn't know, but now Qing Mei said it's all gone, how can she not be suspicious.

  But upon hearing Han Xi Tong's words, and seeing the small face full of confusion and shock, Qing Mei's gaze finally shifted away from Jing Mei Chen's body, falling onto Han Xi Tong's instead.

  However, at this moment, Qing Mei's gaze towards Han Xi Tong was filled with too much resentment, causing Han Xi Tong to tremble all over. Even if she didn't say anything, Han Xi Tong seemed to have thought of something in the silence. Yesterday, it was also in this room that she had said a lot of words to Xuan Mei Chen, but Xuan Mei Chen's words were only one or two sentences.

  "Xīng Tóng, what do you want to do most now?"

  "Hmm, I really want to find the immortal grass as soon as possible, unfortunately, this immortal grass is too rare, I've been searching for a long time and still can't find it..."

  At that time, she knew that Xuan Mei Chen knew where the immortal grass was, so she deliberately said it like this. And when Xuan Mei Chen heard her words at that time, he just smiled and didn't speak.

  She thought about the bowl of medicinal soup from today, and Qing Mei's words filled with resentment earlier. She understood everything.

  The immortal grass is gone, because she ate it...

  A sudden suffocating feeling rose in her chest, and Han Xi's eyes widened as she felt like she couldn't catch her breath.

  It's her, it's all her!

  If she hadn't said those words to Xuan Mei Chen last night, Xuan Mei Chen wouldn't have given her the immortal grass. Perhaps at that time, he also knew his hopes were slim, even with the immortal grass, he couldn't find the heavenly mountain snow lotus, so he was willing to satisfy her wishes.

  But little did I know, the Tian Shan Snow Lotus I had been searching for many years would return soon.

  Is this a joke of fate?! Heaven, how cruel you are!?!

  If she hadn't drunk that bowl of medicinal soup just now...

  The more she thought about it, the more guilty Han Xi felt in her heart, because it was she who had taken away Xuan Mei Chen's last shred of hope.

  "It's me, that bowl just now was angelica..."

  Han Xi's eyes collapsed, her pretty face suddenly turned white, and she stared blankly.

  "Haha, it's you, it's you, you're to blame! Do you know? If it weren't for your appearance, His Highness would have already gotten rid of the sleeping poison on his body. This sleeping poison has been entwining His Highness for eight whole years. That Tian Shan Snow Lotus was found by Imperial Physician Li after searching for eight whole years, and now that the Xian Ren Cao is gone, everything is ruined! Ruined! His Highness's condition has worsened, Imperial Physician Li said that he... will continue to sleep like this, perhaps tomorrow, or the day after, at most, he won't last more than three months..."

  Thoroughly dead, cold corpse, no longer breathing...

  In the end, Qing Mei burst into tears, crying so sorrowfully.

  And her gaze at Han Xi's eyes was even more bone-piercing hatred.

  If it weren't for this woman's appearance, Your Highness would have had hope. Even if Your Highness wouldn't smile, at least he could live, live!

  The more she thought about it, the more excited her green plum emotions became. Her gaze at Han Xi's eyes was as if she couldn't wait to tear her apart and drink her blood.

  But at this moment, Han Xi's eyes were naturally not noticing Qing Mei's excited and strange expression, nor did she see that when Qing Mei was crying out, she quietly pulled out a short dagger from her sleeve...

  Digression

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  "Brother, the old man has entered the foolish woman's room, what should we do?"

  "Damn it! The old man actually got there before me!"

  "Well, now we can only wish the old man a speedy recovery here!"

  "Brother, how can you be so cruel and heartless? Whatever you say, the one inside is our father!" The elder brother seriously scolded his younger brother.

  "Come, this is the newly researched 'Ten Complete Premature Ejaculation Pill', after taking it, one will... premature ejaculation..."

  "Brother, you're too filial! Let's use it to pay respects to Father King next!"