The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

The Crystal Heaven is a secret realm hidden deep in the clouds of the Divine Medicine Valley, which opens only once every thirty years.

Legend has it that within that secret realm, there is even a garden of immortal herbs, with spiritual plants everywhere and immortal herbs covering the fields.

The reward for the champion of this trial, mentioned by Si Xingxuan, is even more enticing.

The Medicine God Cauldron and the Soul-Stabilizing Pearl are two supreme treasures, each one extremely rare in the world.

The Medicine God Cauldron is a supreme artifact for alchemy; possessing it allows one to refine miraculous elixirs of heaven and earth.

The Soul-Stabilizing Pearl can further stabilize the soul and protect it from dissipation, which is exactly what she urgently needs at this moment.

"Zhizhi, I hope to see you in the Valley of Divine Medicine."

Si Xingxuan looked at her, his gaze filled with expectation and tenderness.

"Zheyue, goodbye."

Tang Xixue smiled slightly at him.

Si Xingxuan lowered her eyes, turned around and walked out of the room.

The medicine servant Qizhu immediately came forward and reached out to take the item from his hand.

"Your Majesty, you should go and take a look. This is Baiyujing after all... His Majesty might suffer a loss."

Si Xingxuan didn't give him the kettle and medicine box, but only handed him the medicine box.

"With his cunning enough to keep fish alive, what loss could he possibly suffer? His shrewdness is even greater than mine!"

He sat in the palanquin, his voice filled with an indescribable resentment.

"Remember, none of you saw anything tonight, understand?"

Si Xingxuan coldly gave the order, his gaze sweeping over everyone present like a frost-covered blade.

"Yes, my lord."

The group immediately responded without the slightest hesitation.

They wouldn't dare to say anything out of line.

They didn't want to be poisoned and rendered mute by the Lord.

Tang Xixue walked to the window and looked towards Mirror Moon Lake.

Above the lake, two figures drew sharp arcs in the moonlight, their air currents shattering the night mist.

Si Xingzhou and Tang Xiye each occupied one side, their imposing presence awe-inspiring.

When Si Xingxuan appeared, Si Xingzhou stopped.

"Ah Zhe, are you alright? Why did you come out alone? You have no idea how worried your brother was!"

Si Xingzhou's voice was full of urgency, and he walked to the palanquin in a few steps.

"I'm fine."

"Let's go. I'm tired."

Si Xing lowered his eyes, unwilling to say more, feeling weary.

"Okay, let's go home then."

Si Xingzhou looked at him with red eyes as if he had been crying, and felt so sorry for him that he didn't bother to ask any more questions. He then led him to the imperial carriage of the Xingze Empire.

Before leaving, he turned and glanced at Jingye Xuelu.

He knew that this was Princess Mirror's former residence outside the palace, but he did not know that its owner had returned.

Looking at it now, I feel especially sad.

"What? Changxi, not going to spar anymore? Scared?"

Tang Xiye coldly stared at Si Xingzhou, her expression disdainful, revealing the unique arrogance of an emperor.

"Xuan Yin, let's spar again next time. I should return to Xingze now."

Si Xingzhou and he looked at each other through the car window, their gazes clashing in the night, a hint of thunder swirling between them.

Both men were itching to draw their swords against each other, yet they maintained the airs of emperors, neither willing to lose their composure first.

Even though it's not wartime, they still need to maintain a facade of harmony.

"Oh, then take care and don't bother seeing me off."

Tang Xiye said calmly.

He suddenly remembered something, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

"Oh right, I forgot to thank Doctor Zheyue."

"Drunken Immortal is very useful."

Those words fell lightly, yet they were like a poisoned blade, piercing precisely into Si Xingxuan's heart.

Si Xingxuan was struck dumb and burst into tears on the spot.

That bastard!

It's Tangxi at night!

He also said that the Drunken Immortal Elixir was very effective!

Thank goodness!

He desperately wanted to rush out and tear Tang Xiye apart, but he was too weak to do so!

If I poison him, I'll offend Tang Xixue to death.

For a time, there was simply no way to deal with him.

Si Xingxuan cried so hard she couldn't catch her breath, and the tears just wouldn't stop.

Si Xingzhou's heart ached so much it felt like it was about to break.

"Okay, okay, Ah Zhe, don't cry."

"Wasn't he praising your medical skills?"

"Why are you crying?"

Si Xingzhou's attempts to comfort her only made Si Xingxuan cry harder.

The cries held untold grievances.

"Brother will take you home; cry slowly on the way."

Si Xingzhou didn't know how to coax her younger brother, so she could only helplessly hand him a handkerchief.

Suddenly I noticed the water bottle next to him.

"Ah Zhe, how could you take your brother's things?"

Si Xingzhou immediately wanted to take it back.

"This is mine! Look closely, it's mine!"

Si Xingxuan immediately lost his temper.

"Huh? You bought another one of the same kind? When did you start liking this style?"

Si Xingzhou glanced at his own and realized it was still there, and felt a little embarrassed.

"Sorry, my brother misread it."

"snort."

Si Xingxuan snorted coldly, holding the silver water bottle, and stared at him with a chilling gaze that sent a shiver down his spine.

"Ah Zhe, what's wrong now? Who upset you this time?"

He sighed helplessly.

All he got was Si Xingxuan's angry back view.

The imperial guard of the Xingze Empire gradually disappeared at the end of the long street in the fading night.

"Your Majesty, are you going back to the palace?"

Yan Ci had somehow appeared behind Tang Xiye.

His Majesty is truly on a killing spree tonight.

Before the Divine Physician Zheyue left, his heart was also destroyed.

Yan Ci silently thought to himself, "A decisive blow!"

"I will stay at the Snow Pavilion tonight."

"Yan Ce, go and handle those urgent government affairs."

Tang Xiye gave the order and turned to walk into the house.

"Yes."

Yan Ci responded, then shook her head resignedly as she watched his retreating figure.

He thought he could go home after his shift!

As a result, His Majesty left the affairs of state to him and went to see the young prince himself.

"Your Majesty, have some decency!"

Shen Cuo then ordered the Hidden Dragon Guards to set up defenses around the area to ensure the safety of the two inside.

Upon learning that Tang Xixue's soul was in Baiyujing, He Lichen and the others each went to find ways to retrieve it, leaving none behind.

Tang Xiye pushed open the door and went back inside.

Pale pink gauze curtains hung down from the beams, layer upon layer.

Candlelight filtered through the gauze curtains, casting indistinct shadows.

It looked as if ten miles of peach blossoms had bloomed.

Tang Xixue nestled on the tatami mat, leaning against the pillows, flipping through the medical books given to her by Si Xingxuan.

She was so engrossed in watching that her eyelashes drooped.

"Zhizhi, your brother is back."

Tang Xiye removed her black and gold-patterned outer robe, dispelling the frosty aura emanating from her.

"Um."

Tang Xixue responded, but her gaze did not leave the pages of the book.

Tang Xiye walked to the edge of the bed and sat down. Gazing at her profile, which was hazy and soft in the candlelight, a feeling of boundless tenderness welled up in his heart.

Tangxi Ye used to dare not cross the line, having restrained herself for far too long.

Now that it has erupted, it is almost impossible to stop.

"Zhizhi, didn't you say before... it still hurts...?"

"It's all my fault, brother. Let me apply the medicine for you, okay?"

Tang Xiye's voice was deep and magnetic, like a night breeze brushing across the water, extremely soft, with a gentle and sweet coaxing quality.

Where was the man who had gone on a killing spree outside? He was like a winter's chill wind that had transformed into a summer's gentle breeze.

"Of course it's my brother's fault!"

Tang Xixue looked up at him and said arrogantly.

She appeared calm and collected on the surface, but her earlobes had quietly turned red.

The hint of red was very faint, but it did not escape his eyes, and the corners of his lips turned up slightly.

"Is this the ointment?"

Tang Xiye's eyes darkened, but he couldn't bear to bully her anymore.

When he was lucid, he wanted her more than when he was delirious, and he was madly infatuated with her.

Similarly, he felt even more sorry for her and couldn't bear to see her suffer even a little bit.

Tang Xixue nodded gently. On the table beside her was the ointment that Si Xingxuan had given her.

"Then Zhizhi, please wait a moment."

Tang Xi got up at night, washed her hands, and then picked up the ointment that was placed to the side.

Tang Xiye's large, strong hands with distinct knuckles were long and powerful. With her eyes lowered, she gently twisted open the lid of the porcelain bottle with her fingertips.

His fingertips were covered in ointment.

A delicate medicinal fragrance then wafted through the gauze curtains.

He sat back down on the edge of the couch.

"Zhizhi... close your eyes if you're nervous."

He spoke softly, his fingertips trembling slightly.

"I want to see Brother Xuan Yin."

Tang Xi looked at him with her bright, clear eyes, her skirt fluttering gently like flower petals, and a blush spreading across her snowy cheeks.

Pink gauze curtains, like smoke and mist, shattered the candlelight, scattering it throughout the room.

"Zhizhi, don't look."

Tang Xiye's handsome face flushed red, and his breathing became rapid.

"Sweetie, close your eyes, your brother is a little nervous."

"Hmm."

Outside the window, the moonlight was intense.

A crabapple tree swayed gently in the night breeze, its petals unfurling.

The wind blows through the flowers, carrying their sweet fragrance.

The dewdrops moistened the petals, gleaming under the moonlight.

The night grew deeper, but the wind gradually died down.