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

Su Qingluan caught a glimpse of Jiang Xuange grabbing Xu Yi's arm out of the corner of her eye, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

She abruptly released her grip on Xu Yi's waist, clutching her chest as she coughed violently once more.

A mouthful of blood unexpectedly spilled from the corner of his lips, staining his chest red.

Immediately afterwards, her body went limp, and she weakly collapsed back onto the bed, her eyelashes drooping slightly, looking as if she might faint at any moment.

Seeing Su Qingluan trying to stage an accident, Jiang Xuange's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and he was completely stunned.

"Su Qingluan? Su Qingluan?"

Xu Yi was also stunned. He picked up Su Qingluan again and shook her in a flustered manner.

Su Qingluan slowly opened her eyes, coughed weakly twice, and squeezed out a few tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Cough cough... Waaah, I feel so bad, I need you to stay with me..."

As she coughed, she glanced up and quickly looked at Jiang Xuange, a hint of smugness flashing in her eyes.

As a result, Jiang Xuange immediately followed suit. Suddenly, she staggered, and without even uttering a sound, she tilted her head and fell to the ground with a "thud".

"ah?!"

Xu Yi suddenly looked up at Jiang Xuange, who was lying on the ground.

Looking at Su Qingluan, who was on the verge of death, a sense of despair welled up in his heart.

"Is this how you all are? Fine, then I'll die first!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned and rushed toward the window, preparing to jump out and self-destruct.

"Fool!"

"Xu Yi!"

Su Qingluan and Jiang Xuange got up almost simultaneously, and the two of them held Xu Yi's arms tightly on either side.

Su Qingluan raised her hand, gathering a wisp of gentle spiritual energy at her fingertips, and gently touched Xu Yi's brow. Xu Yi closed his eyes and was slowly lulled to sleep by the magic.

She caught Xu Yi steadily and gently placed him on the bed before turning around to look at Jiang Xuange, whose face was gloomy.

"Let's stop torturing him, okay? You don't feel sorry for him, but I do. He can't take this kind of torment every day."

Jiang Xuange looked at Xu Yi, who was fast asleep on the bed, and felt a surge of anger rising within her. She couldn't help but curse him inwardly.

That crazy woman! Didn't she start all this? And now she's pretending to be a good person!

Su Qingluan seemed to see through her thoughts, a slight smile playing on her lips, her tone carrying a hint of arrogance.

"You vicious woman, you know perfectly well that you're the one who disturbed our peace and quiet."

"So, you should go back to wherever you want."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuange met her gaze without backing down, his voice laced with mockery.

"What right do you have to tell me to leave?"

"If it weren't for Xu Yi, you would have been annihilated by now, and you wouldn't have the chance to talk to me here."

"That's right."

Su Qingluan didn't care at all; instead, her smile grew even brighter. She reached out and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, her tone carrying a hint of smugness.

"That just proves that Xu Yi has me in his heart, and he loves me."

"If you were to die one day, do you think he would risk everything to save you, just as he did to save me?"

"He will definitely save me too."

Jiang Xuange refuted without hesitation.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Su Qingluan sneered, crossing her arms and watching her with a leisurely air.

"Then why don't you try dying now?"

Jiang Xuange was speechless, staring intently at Su Qingluan.

The next second, the two started hurling insults at each other again.

"You're the one who should be dying, you insane lunatic with a screw loose!"

......

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Su Qingluan looked at Jiang Xuange's reddened eyes and knew that if she continued to scold her, this woman would lose her temper and hit her.

Su Qingluan knew in her heart that she was too weak right now, and if she really fought, she would die.

She was the first to stop arguing and spoke coldly.

"That's enough, stop arguing, there's no point in arguing anymore."

"Let's make a deal and compete fairly."

Su Qingluan spoke slowly, her eyes filled with calculation.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuange showed a hint of surprise, then looked at her warily.

"Fair competition? You'd be that kind?"

"Otherwise what?"

Su Qingluan shrugged, her tone casual.

"Are you only satisfied if we keep arguing here every day and drive Xu Yi crazy?"

She paused, then added...

"However, since it's a transaction, there must be rules."

"What are the rules?"

Jiang Xuange frowned and pressed for an answer.

"First, we must stop using those despicable methods to feign illness and gain sympathy."

Su Qingluan held up one finger and said.

"Secondly, you must not resort to violence or argue in front of Xu Yi."

She raised a second finger, a sly smile playing on her lips.

"Third, we should respect Xu Yi's choice, but..."

Su Qingluan changed the subject, her tone tinged with smugness.

"Until Xu Yi makes his choice, I have the right to stay with him at any time. After all, I am still in poor health and need his care."

"fourth......"

"fifth......"

Su Qingluan listed a series of rules that were slightly more favorable to her.

"Shut up! This is completely unfair! How dare you talk about fair competition!"

Jiang Xuange's face turned green with anger, and he shouted in great dissatisfaction.

"fair?"

Su Qingluan leaned closer to Jiang Xuange, lowered her voice, and spoke with a hint of threat.

There is no absolute fairness in this world. Either agree, or keep arguing. If all else fails, we might as well fight to the death.

The fish died and the net was broken?

What right does this crazy woman have to say such things?

She just knew she couldn't bear to see Xu Yi sad and didn't want him to hold a grudge.

She took a deep breath and began to comfort herself, or rather, brainwash herself.

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay... It's just a temporary inconvenience.

Su Qingluan is currently in poor health and needs Xu Yi's care, which is only natural...

This is human nature.

This is human nature.

Thinking this way, Jiang Xuange's anger gradually subsided. She looked up at Su Qingluan, her eyes cold.

"Okay, I promise."

She paused, then added, her tone laced with warning.

"You'd better not do what you did last time and suddenly ambush and take Xu Yi away."

"Otherwise, I will definitely kill you."

......

At night, Xu Yi woke up and looked at the two people with an awkward atmosphere. He rubbed his still heavy temples and frowned.

"You guys... you've stopped arguing again?"

Su Qingluan and Jiang Xuange exchanged a glance, then almost simultaneously turned their gazes away, nodded to Xu Yi, and both looked somewhat unnatural.

The air was silent for a few seconds. Xu Yi recalled the chaos before he lost consciousness and couldn't help but ask again.

"Then who knocked me out? I remember clearly..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a series of rapid coughs.

Su Qingluan immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth, followed by another perfectly timed light cough, her voice as soft as a pool of spring water.

"Cough cough cough... It's me."

She leaned forward slightly, her phoenix eyes lowered, the sharpness gone, replaced by a rare gentleness.

"Please don't do that again. We won't argue anymore. I... don't want to lose you."

Xu Yi looked at the gentle Su Qingluan with a sense of unfamiliarity.

Jiang Xuange was about to lose his composure when he saw Su Qingluan pretending to be weak.