After the divorce, I was adorned in a phoenix robe, while my ex-husband's entire family dug up

At the critical moment, with a whoosh, the sound of cold metal being bounced away echoed in my ears.

Wei Zhaoning felt a sudden relaxation as she was pushed forward by a force and stopped beside the coffin.

Inside the coffin was Xiao He's handsome and gentle face, his snow-white neck still smooth and unharmed.

When Wei Zhaoning looked up, she met Bai Yunxiao's gloomy face. Lu Ze had been completely subdued by him, and the way he looked at Lu Ze now was probably murderous.

"Hurry up and do it!"

Wei Zhaoning nodded emphatically and began searching.

Lu Ze's voice came from the other end, explaining, "Listen to me, Xiao, it's not what you think. You've misunderstood, Xiao..."

But no matter how many words he said, Bai Yunxiao never replied.

The sound gradually faded into the distance. Bai Yunxiao took Lu Ze away, and the two of them stayed far away from this place.

Wei Zhaoning took out the pills she had brought and immediately put them into Xiao He's mouth, letting him hold them in his mouth to dissolve slowly, and also fed him some water.

"Luckily, I made it in time."

After doing all this, Wei Zhaoning was completely exhausted and limp. She sat on the ground, no longer caring about the etiquette of a well-bred young lady. She was just too tired. If it weren't for the lingering thought of watching Young Master Xiao wake up and preventing any mistakes in the process, she could have fallen asleep immediately with the sky as her blanket and the ground as her bed.

Looking at Xiao He's calm face, she sighed, "I'm sorry to have wronged you, Young Master Xiao."

Xiao He was never truly dead in the first place.

Wei Zhaoning merely used some underhanded tricks to prevent the Crown Prince and General Xiao from cooperating.

Although the Crown Prince possessed some unorthodox items, such items were clearly far from sufficient for him to conquer the world. He needed to win over the court officials to gain a foothold and have the opportunity to seize power.

Lacking military strength, he could only win over generals who commanded large armies.

Wei Zhaoning had already guessed that General Xiao had indeed followed the Crown Prince. She guessed that the Crown Prince used Xiao He's life as a lure to get General Xiao to agree to join his cause.

After all, the imperial physician had given an ultimatum regarding Xiao He's life, which was precisely the outcome that General Xiao could not accept. The Crown Prince's methods were bizarre. If Wei Zhaoning were General Xiao, and if the Crown Prince truly had such a method to bring people back to life, she would indeed make the same choice as General Xiao.

It is obvious that the Crown Prince has the ability, but why did Xiao He still drag his sick body and wait for death? And why was General Xiao able to break off all ties with the Crown Prince so easily after Xiao He's "death"?

Wei Zhaoning and Xiao He actually had a conversation that day, which Xiao He himself admitted.

Besides the Xiao family's military strength, the Crown Prince also wanted to win over Xiao He, who was about to be given an important position by His Majesty.

Xiao He's deeds have already spread throughout the capital. He is a role model for us all, a person of noble character. It has been a long time since His Majesty has admired someone like him so much.

If it weren't for his poor health and desire to rest, His Majesty would have been eager to bestow upon him a high-ranking official position as soon as he returned to the capital.

If someone who enjoys His Majesty's deep trust were to become a tool in the Crown Prince's hands, wouldn't it be much easier to get things done?

The problem lies with Xiao He. He would rather disobey his grandfather and give up his life than associate with the Crown Prince.

Not only that, he also used some means to manipulate things within the Xiao family army. In short, without his approval, even if General Xiao wanted to do something on his own, it wouldn't work.

The Xiao family and the Crown Prince were both at a loss, but neither side was willing to give up, so they dragged it out, secretly contacting each other, trying to do something during this period to make Xiao He change his mind.

How could Xiao He not suspect anything? He knew that his grandfather was still maintaining close contact with the Crown Prince. Although he hadn't done anything wrong yet, who could guarantee he wouldn't in the future? What if the Crown Prince offered an even greater temptation? Xiao He felt that he would rather just die.

Therefore, when Xiao He got into trouble, General Xiao was able to extricate himself completely, as if he had never boarded the Crown Prince's pirate ship. This was because he hadn't had a chance to do anything bad before the cooperation ended.

Wei Zhaoning's maternal grandfather, General Wei, followed the emperor in conquering the country and saw countless strange things, but only one secret medicine was passed down as an ancestral treasure.

That was the Qiankun Pill. There were only two of those pills in the entire world. After taking the black pill, the person would be as if they were truly dead, ceasing to breathe, and their body would begin to slowly rot like a real corpse.

The white one is used to revive the dead; as the name suggests, it is used to bring people back to life. This is the unique feature of this treasure.

This was just a smokescreen, not a real resurrection. As for how the pill made people appear as if they were truly dead, that remains a mystery.

Therefore, the white pill must be taken at the right time before the burial. If it is not taken in time, the body may really start to rot and the person may really die.

When General Wei received this item, there was a small booklet next to it with instructions on how to use it. However, to this day, no one knows who left it behind, its origin is unknown, and no third one can be found anywhere in the world.

It's a pity that this ancestral heirloom, which was regarded as a priceless treasure, will not have the chance to be passed down.

Wei Zhaoning had previously found it very mysterious and was highly skeptical about whether the pill actually worked. It was too unbelievable; if the pill didn't work, wouldn't the person just die?

But having experienced such a strange thing as rebirth and witnessed the Crown Prince's unknown secrets, she felt that these things were nothing.

At that time, in order to prevent the Xiao family and the Crown Prince from joining forces, Wei Zhaoning came up with a plan to deceive everyone and told it to Xiao He. This plan was exactly what Xiao He wanted. In order to achieve their respective goals, the two put on a show. They agreed that as long as they waited for General Xiao and the Crown Prince to completely break up, Wei Zhaoning would come here with the antidote to find him, and the matter could be resolved smoothly.

Perhaps only Lu Ze thought that Wei Zhaoning was truly afraid of him, which was why she obediently went to kill someone and was even smug about it.

When Wei Zhaoning thought of this, she couldn't help but laugh. Lu Ze had really brought this upon himself; he had shot himself in the foot!

All that's left is to wait for it to take effect slowly. To be honest, Wei Zhaoning herself doesn't know when it will work, so she can only wait.