After provoking the holy maiden of Miao territory, she was infected with a love curse.

His nose was hit hard, a tingling and numb sensation spreading through him. An unexpected kiss made Sang Che frown and his heart flutter.

She didn't know what Yin Huaixi meant by this.

Is it because she doesn't want to argue with her at night, or because she dislikes the things she says that she doesn't want to hear?

The hair on her forehead was messy, rubbing against each other, and even the ends of her eyebrows were no longer smooth.

With lips slightly parted, he sucked on her thin lips.

Yin Huaixi's hands did not stop. Sang Che was left with only a loose, thin nightgown that was barely worn, but she was still wrapped up tightly.

She had to take off the clothes draped over her body herself.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yin Huaixi slightly hooked her finger, and with just one movement, the clothes draped over her shoulders slid down her back, piling up in layers around her waist.

Very alluring.

To make the scene even more convincing, Yin Huaixi even whispered in Sang Che's ear in a self-deprecating tone, laughing as if she had completely given up the struggle.

"Ah Che, aren't these all what you wanted? Then come and get them."

"Since you've come to me, isn't this the only thing you can do?"

The auricle was enveloped in moisture.

Surprisingly, Sang Che was not annoyed by Yin Huaixi's presumptuousness; on the contrary, she liked it.

If you care about someone, you will be swayed by their emotions.

When someone doesn't care about another, all they say is, "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you!"

Sang Che smiled as he placed his fingers on Yin Huaixi's slender lower back.

She looked like a pure and innocent young lady from a noble family, untouched by the ways of the world. Her gentle smile was like a breeze brushing her temples, captivating all who beheld her.

But only Yin Huaixi knew that Sang Che was an absolute "femme fatale"!

"Huaixi, you said it yourself."

"Don't blame me if I go too far."

Being restrained by Sang Che on ordinary days is one thing, but to be subservient to him in this kind of situation is just too frustrating.

Unable to swallow her anger, Yin Huaixi took advantage of Sang Che's momentary lapse in attention and viciously bit her shoulder.

A faint smell of blood lingered between her lips and teeth, but Yin Huaixi did not see Sang Che's pained expression.

Instead, Sang Che pressed his palm against Yin Huaixi's back, making the gap between the two almost non-existent.

Abnormal bodily sensations drifted away.

This time, it was Yin Huaixi's turn to breathe rapidly.

She was like an arsonist who, instead of playing with fire, was burned by the flames, her whole body burning.

"Ah Che..."

"You...don't go too far..."

"Stop it right now..."

All the fragmented words were swallowed up, and Sang Che ignored Yin Huaixi's struggles.

She will get what she wants.

with no exceptions.

...

The night outside the window was enchanting and poignant.

Outside the stilted house, the sound of water gurgling could not be distinguished from the sound of rain pattering on banana leaves or the branches unable to bear the pattering.

Having spent a sleepless night, Yin Huaixi propped herself up, her body aching and numb. Ignoring the messy state of the bed, she hooked her fingertips around the blankets and pulled out the bamboo tube hidden under the sheets.

With trembling fingers, she pried open the bamboo tube lid several times before finally managing to do so. The pitch-black pill rolled out, and Yin Huaixi fed it into her mouth without the slightest hesitation.

She ground and crushed them with her teeth, and then stuffed a few more inside.

After doing all this, Yin Huaixi cupped Sang Che's lips and fed him.

That's a bit disgusting.

But now, in order to escape, Yin Huaixi couldn't care less about anything else.

After Sang Che recovered from the attack of the cold poison, he was extremely weak and fell into a deep sleep.

She did not resist Yin Huaixi's outrageous behavior; her body's instinctive reaction was to cooperate with Yin Huaixi's deep kiss. Her smooth black hair covered her chest, and Yin Huaixi kissed her until her whole body turned red, her heart pounding.

With his thumb gently stroking Sang Che's soft cheek, Yin Huaixi's eyes revealed a resolute determination.

But for a moment... Yin Huaixi worried again whether Sang Che might really die.

She trapped her here.

But he never laid a serious hand on her.

Sang Che even agreed to her request to keep her second sister's subordinates.

With her eyes tightly closed, Sang Che seemed truly exhausted. She did not wake up from Yin Huaixi's actions, but silently endured them, swallowing all the medicine Yin Huaixi fed her.

...

Noon.

Jiawan put down all the spices and stretched.

"Ah Ning, are you hungry?"

"If I get hungry, I'll have them bring me some food—"

Before he could finish speaking, a long series of loud footsteps sounded outside the door.

"Lord A-Shui..."

Hearing someone hurriedly call her name again, Jia Wan's expression hardened. Fearing that something had happened to the Gu worms she was raising, she immediately stood up.

I couldn't worry about anything else, so I walked straight out.

"What's the rush?"

"Could it be that my Gu worms have run into trouble again?!"

Seeing the panting, pale-faced maid, Jiawan's alarm bells rang. She lifted her skirt and was about to run towards the place where the Gu worms were raised.

"My lord...it's not that something happened to the Gu worms..."

The maidservant placed her hand on her chest, forcing herself to calm down, and looked at Jiawan with a hint of fear in her eyes.

Jiawan was very impatient and couldn't stand people talking in circles in her ear like that. She immediately said impatiently, "What is it? Just say what you want to say, and I won't punish you."

The maid lowered her eyes, her expression revealing unconcealed sorrow.

"The Holy Maiden...something has happened to her!"

"Lord Ah Shui... Doctor Hua is helpless, please come and see him!"

Listening intently to the commotion outside, Zhao Huining smiled slightly, her index finger holding a brush as she leisurely helped Jiawan write down the spice recipe she needed.

It seems that the "cures" recorded in the ancient book were indeed effective.

It was worth the effort she put into finding the ingredients needed for the prescription in this village.

It must be said that we have to rely on Jiawan, this naive Miao woman, who has a high status and her warehouse is fully stocked.

I'm afraid there are some rare items that even the emperor has never had, yet she can find them here.

How could Sang Che have gotten into trouble for no reason!

Looking suspiciously at the door behind her, Jiawan didn't care about anything else and asked the maid to lead the way. She wanted to go and check on Sang Che's condition.

...

Late summer.

Inside the room, a thick charcoal fire burned, and everyone's forehead was covered in a thin layer of sweat, their faces flushed.

Yiyun was wiping Sang Che's body when she touched his cold skin with her fingers, and her heart raced with panic.

Having served the Holy Maiden for so long, this was the first time they had ever seen her cold poison flare up so fiercely, it seemed likely to take a person's life.

Yin Huaixi stood guard to one side, her eyes never leaving Sang Che.

Since Sang Che fainted, the maids have ignored her and left her sitting there in vain.

But that's exactly the effect she wanted.

When Sang Che's condition worsened, Yin Huaixi planned to pack her bags and meet up with Zhao Huining to escape. The two of them found the guards who came to meet them and ran away together.

A warm towel wiped Sang Che's arm, and the light touch made Sang Che react. She reached out her icy fingers and placed them on Yi Yun's wrist. Her thin lips, which were bluish from the cold, murmured the words "Huai Xi".

The people gathered in the room looked at each other, then turned to stare at Yin Huaixi.

Yin Huaixi, the person involved, never expected that Sang Che, whose mind was clouded by illness, would still be thinking about her.

My heart was filled with mixed feelings, and I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was.

"Huai Xi..."

"Don't go...please don't go!"

The weak, pleading voice sent a chill down one's spine.