Yu Xiaoqiao didn't know that while she was staring at Qi Tianyi and Nangong Yao, in another corner, Jiang Yubai was staring at her for a long time until the carriage disappeared.

"What's wrong?" Si Wenming couldn't help but ask when he saw her in a daze.

Yu Xiaoqiao shook her head and smiled faintly. Her eyes fell on Lao Mu. Her smile suddenly froze and then turned solemn.

Si Wenming held her in his arms, "Don't be afraid!"

She leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes.

For some reason, the car suddenly stopped. She opened her eyes suddenly and lifted the curtain to see - Feng Zisu was standing outside the car.

Yu Xiaoqiao was stunned and got off the car later.

The two of them were about ten feet apart, looking at each other quietly, with a faint smile on the corners of their lips.

After a while, Yu Xiaoqiao approached and took Feng Zisu's hand. "I have been in Northern Frontier for many days, and I finally met the Princess of Northern Frontier today. Sister, am I failing in my duty as a host?"

"Indeed - it's inappropriate!" Feng Zisu said with a faint smile.

Feng Zisu whispered to Si Wenming, "Master Si, can you lend me Xiao Qiao for a meal?"

"Of course! We are hungry too." Si Wenming nodded.

Feng Zisu pulled Yu Xiaoqiao and walked in front, while Si Wenming ordered the carriage to follow from a distance.

Arriving at the restaurant called "A Wisp of Smoke", Feng Zisu and Yu Xiaoqiao entered the restaurant. After a few steps, they turned back and said, "Master Si, I want to talk to Xiaoqiao alone for a few minutes. I have booked another private room for you. Don't blame me!"

Si Wenming smiled to show his understanding.

Seeing Feng Zisu enter the store, the boss came forward and led them into the private room on the second floor.

After sitting down, Feng Zisu signaled for the dishes to be served.

Seeing a table full of delicious delicacies, Yu Xiaoqiao's stomach growled twice in unison.

Because he was thinking about Chu Wan, he didn't eat anything in the morning, but now he started eating as if no one was around.

Feng Zisu introduced the dishes while picking them up for her: "The spicy lamb's trotters are chewy on the outside, and the lamb meat is tender and juicy... The rice is soft and delicious..."

"It's much more delicious than Haojing's northern border dishes!" Yu Xiaoqiao ate with relish and praised the food highly.

Feng Zisu smiled and said, "The taste of this restaurant is the most authentic. It's not a big restaurant, but it's very delicious. I've been thinking about when you would come. I will definitely bring you to taste it... I didn't expect... you to arrive so soon."

"Sister, what's the matter...?" Yu Xiaoqiao was full and looked at Feng Zisu.

Caught in such a complicated situation, the two could no longer be like before. Yu Xiaoqiao knew very well that Feng Zisu would have to go through a painful struggle before she dared to stand in front of her.

The matter must be very serious and she must stand up.

Feng Zisu took Yu Xiaoqiao's hand and said, "Our bloodline and country have already made the choice for us. As insignificant as you and me, there seems to be no better way than to accept it. Father... has made all the arrangements... on behalf of the witch. Can you... not go? I'm afraid..."

"My sister also said that there is no better way than to accept it... How can I not go?" Yu Xiaoqiao's lips curved like a crescent moon as she smiled faintly.

Feng Zisu's hand trembled slightly, and she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

The air suddenly became silent, without a single sound.

"Sister, I am very happy that you can come to see me and say these words to me. ... You have your father, and I have my Xiao Mo, neither of whom can be abandoned. No matter what the future holds, I will not blame you, and please... don't blame me, sister!"

Tears welled up in Yu Xiaoqiao's eyes.

Feng Zisu also had tears in her eyes, about to fall.

Feng Zisu hugged Yu Xiaoqiao into her arms. Tears finally fell silently, wetting their shoulders.

After a long time, Yu Xiaoqiao left Feng Zisu's arms, her face covered with tears.

Feng Shisu also had tears in her eyes.

Yu Xiaoqiao took her into his arms again, hugging her gently and deeply. He immediately stood up and walked slowly to the door. Without turning around, he wiped his eyes and said, "Sister, you don't have to see me off!"

After saying that, he grabbed Si Wenming, who had been waiting at the door, and ran out as if fleeing. The tears that he had just held back now burst out like a spring, flying across his cheeks as he ran...

Feng Zisu stared at the door for a long time without moving, tears falling down her face.

A man sat there until the moon reached its zenith, and instead of returning to the palace, he went to the inn.

Yu Xiaoqiao got on the carriage, buried her head in Si Wenming's arms, and sobbed motionlessly.

It was like releasing a lifetime of hidden sadness that was no longer controllable.

Si Wenming didn't know how to comfort her, and he also knew that she didn't need comfort, so he just let her vent.

He took out his jade flute and blew it softly... all the way.

When we returned to Hefengju, it was already dusk.

Yu Xiaoqiao picked up Lao Mu, got out of the car quickly, ran back to the house, and locked the door.

Li Lingyan saw that she was acting mysterious and wanted to ask her, but was stopped by Si Wenming.

"Tell me! What's going on with Chu Wan?" Yu Xiaoqiao lifted Lao Mu up high and started interrogating him.

Lao Mu knew that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he just sighed and said, "I've been poisoned by a puppet Gu. It's a Gu... and also a poison..."

"Heart-eating butterfly?" Yu Xiaoqiao's face turned pale when she remembered that Si Wenming had been hit by a heart-eating butterfly from puppetry.

Lao Mu hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, no! It's not that easy to raise a Heart-Eating Butterfly. This one is much lighter..."

Yu Xiaoqiao let out an "Oh", but before she could relax, she was frightened to death by what it said next.

"If it had just been planted, I could have used the medicine I've been researching these days to cure it. But now the poison has already been planted and has become one with her bones and blood. I can't think of a way to cure it for now."

Lao Mu felt a little depressed and didn't dare to look Yu Xiaoqiao in the eye.

Yu Xiaoqiao's body went limp, her hands loosened, and Lao Mu fell heavily to the ground.

Lao Mu cried out in pain, but Yu Xiaoqiao turned a deaf ear to him and fell into deep self-blame.

If she hadn't disappeared suddenly, the emperor would never have let Chu Wan get involved.

Chu Wan, if anything happens to her, how will she explain to her father and her second aunt?

Yu Xiaoqiao did not tell Si Wenming about Chu Wan. Two days later would be the Witch King's birthday and he could not be distracted.

She found all the witch books in Hefengju's collection and studied them all night long.

How could she know that Si Wenming had already guessed that Lao Mu was unusual and Chu Wan was abnormal... He asked Ruman to go to the posthouse in person overnight to check on Chu Wan's situation.

He and Li Lingyan stayed up all night discussing the action plans for his birthday.

When everyone in Hefengju was working late into the night, Feng Zisu walked out of the inn, staggering, with a pale face and blood at the corners of her lips.

She wiped the blood with her sleeves, and a relieved smile appeared on her pale face. "Sister, this is all I can do for you."

She dragged her heavy body away.

A pair of black felt boots stood in the corner, hidden in the darkness, looking at her back, and left after a long time.

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