He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Jiang Xuange, who was still in a state of frenzy, suddenly felt a warm sensation in her chest.

She instinctively raised her hand to touch her chest, the madness on her face instantly fading, replaced by shock and disbelief.

The seal is back to normal!

She suddenly looked up, her gaze fixed on the person in Su Qingluan's arms, her voice trembling.

"What?! Xu Lang... is in Su Qingluan's arms?!"

Jiang Xuange seemed to have all her strength drained away; her face turned deathly pale. She hurriedly raised her hand to withdraw her spiritual power and roared...

"Stop! Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, come back!"

The giant cauldron slowly shrank, transforming into a beam of green light that flew back into Jiang Xuange's palm.

Su Qingluan looked at Xu Yi, who was slowly opening his eyes in her arms. Her pupils contracted slightly, and a look of bewilderment and confusion flashed across her face.

How could this be...? How did Xu Yi wake up? And how did he return to normal on his own...?

But this shock only lasted for a moment. She immediately suppressed all her emotions and a wronged smile appeared on her lips.

Her eyes were slightly red, and she gently nuzzled Xu Yi's shoulder, her voice thick with a nasal tone.

"Waaah... Xu Yi, you're awake... They bullied me... They even tried to kill you, waaah..."

Xu Yi, who was awakened by the system, was still a little confused. He blinked and looked at the mess in front of him.

Then, looking at Su Qingluan, who was hugging him and pretending to be aggrieved, and Jiang Xuange, whose face was deathly pale not far away, he felt like the sky had fallen.

"Xu Lang!"

Jiang Xuange took a few steps forward and said somewhat flusteredly.

"Don't listen to her nonsense! Things aren't what you think!"

Seeing Jiang Xuange lean forward, Su Qingluan's eyes turned cold.

She raised her hand and waved it, a surge of intense spiritual energy erupting from her palm, transforming into a blazing bird that hurtled towards Jiang Xuange.

"Get out of my sight."

"You're the one who should get out!"

Jiang Xuange cleaved the fiery bird in two with his sword and glared at Su Qingluan as he spoke.

"That's enough!"

Xu Yi finally came to his senses. He rubbed his aching temples and looked at the two men standing at attention, their expressions tense.

"Stop arguing and fighting! This won't solve anything!"

Su Qingluan looked at Xu Yi, and tightened her arms around him even more.

"Then tell me, how do you plan to solve this problem?"

In reality, Xu Yi didn't have any good ideas at the moment. The two of them had done everything that couples should do (although Su Qingluan forced them to).

Moreover, both of them are somewhat yandere.

Xu Yi sighed heavily, raised his hand to rub his throbbing temples, his tone full of helplessness.

"Sigh... In the end, it's all my fault. I'm the one who brought this situation to this point."

Su Qingluan frowned, about to say something, but was interrupted by Xu Yi raising his hand.

"I don't know who has a better chance of winning if you two fight right now, and I don't know how to resolve the current problem."

"But I really don't want to see you two fight to the death. I really don't want to see either of you seriously injured or dead."

"Although it may be unrealistic, I really hope you can get along peacefully."

"Peace Minister...cough cough cough...cough cough!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan was about to scoff when a sharp pain suddenly shot through her chest.

Before he could finish speaking, he released Xu Yi and began coughing violently, covering his mouth.

"puff!"

Her face turned deathly pale at a visible speed, and her once straight back hunched slightly.

The veins on the back of his hand, which was clutching his chest, were bulging, and he looked extremely painful.

"Su Qingluan, what's wrong!"

Xu Yi panicked and instinctively reached out to support Su Qingluan, his face filled with worry.

Jiang Xuange didn't care about that.

Taking advantage of Xu Yi's distraction, she flashed to his side, grabbed his waist, and instantly pulled him away from Su Qingluan.

She was incredibly strong, and Xu Yi was pulled so hard he stumbled and almost fell.

He struggled to break free from Jiang Xuange's grasp, shouting in desperation.

"No, no! Let go, let go, you let go first!"

Su Qingluan coughed up more and more blood, and scarlet blood foam kept spilling from the corners of her mouth.

She clutched her chest, curling her body into a ball.

She raised her unfocused eyes and looked at Xu Yi, who was being protected behind Jiang Xuange. Her voice was broken and filled with confusion and pain.

"This...cough cough cough...what's going on...cough cough...my spiritual power...why has it suddenly become disordered..."

She wanted to snatch Xu Yi back, but she couldn't get up. She took out some pills and swallowed them, but they didn't work.

Jiang Xuange gripped Xu Yi's wrist tightly and turned her head to look at him.

"Don't go over there, she's faking it!"

"What are you pretending to be?"

Xu Yi turned around abruptly, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Jiang Xuange, his voice filled with anxiety.

"I was right next to her then, why did she need to pretend? Couldn't you see she was about to die?! Let go of her!"

Xu Yi took a deep breath and continued.

"I remember everything about us, and I know I owe you a lot."

His gaze fell on Jiang Xuange's astonished face, and his tone was heavy.

"But you can't make me watch people I've known for thousands of years die in front of me, you know?"

How many, how many thousands of years? Have we known each other for thousands of years?

And what about herself and Xu Yi...? They'd only been married for a little over a year...

Jiang Xuange shuddered and loosened her grip on Xu Yi's wrist.

Xu Yi seized the opportunity to shake off her hand, rushed to Su Qingluan's side, and helped her up.

Su Qingluan slowly opened her eyes. She looked at Xu Yi, her voice barely audible, filled with deep pain.

"It hurts so much, it really hurts so much..."

She paused, her breath growing weaker, yet she stubbornly pressed on.

"These past few days, I've been bullying you and finding all sorts of ways to torment you... You must hate me a lot, right?"

"Xu Yi, can you tell me, do you hate me now?"

Xu Yi grabbed her slightly cold hand and spoke in a flustered manner.

"No, no, no, no! Do you have any better pills in your ring? Quick, take another one, it'll definitely work!"

Su Qingluan shook her head, her eyes becoming unfocused. Looking at Xu Yi's anxious face, the smile on her lips faded.

"I ate it...it didn't work...cough cough cough!"

Her chest heaved violently again, and another mouthful of blood gushed out, splashing onto Xu Yi's clothes and staining a large area red.

Su Qingluan's hands fell limply to her sides, and her eyes slowly closed, leaving only a faint breath.

Xu Yi looked at her in a panic, his eyes reddening, and his hands trembling uncontrollably.

"No, no, no, no! Don't sleep, don't sleep! If you die like this, who will I avenge myself against!"

If I can't go back to my home, and I can't avenge my grudges, then what's the point of living...?

Jiang Xuange stood aside, watching the scene before him in silence.

Just then, Siyun suddenly appeared beside Jiang Xuange, seemingly unharmed, even completely unscathed.

"Sister Jiang, this...this injury wasn't caused by your Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, was it?!"