Xu An finally managed to get out of the crowd, only to see six people staring at her intently. Being stared at like that, she felt a little uneasy.

They knew everything she had done, and seeing that they looked a little helpless, she tried to get away with it.

"Are we leaving tomorrow? Then I have to pack my bag now, so I don't lose anything."

Xu An turned aside and was about to leave. Before he took a step, Ze An said calmly, "Sister, mother and the others are waiting for us in the Iron Cavalry Camp."

I think the emperor and Qing's father also know about it, and she has no way to fool them.

……

"Shen Yi! Ze'an! How did you two protect her? Did I ask you two to protect her like this? I told you clearly ten years ago that I asked you to find the goddess and protect her with your lives and bring her back to the sacred mountain. But you two are so good! You let her get bullied and almost killed! This time she almost died in the demon world?!"

Qing Yeli slammed the table so hard that it nearly flipped over. He did not forget to blame the people around him, "You! And you, Zhu Yu and that boy Wen Yuanhou, right? You were very active at the banquet for the marriage alliance in the Western Regions, but you just waved your hands and said it had nothing to do with you after you got a marriage arranged?"

"Isn't Zhizhi your future wife? If she can't even protect the prince she is supposed to serve, what use is there for you, her consorts?"

The anger was visible on the man's face, with a frown on his face. Zhu Yu and Liu Yixiao also knelt down, waiting for punishment. Only Bei Shu Yunxuan and Zi Su were left standing aside.

"Master, Shen Yi knows that I was wrong. It was me who failed to protect her and let Master deal with her as he pleased."

Shen Yi raised his hand and conjured up a magic whip, then raised it to the middle-aged man's hand. Xu An quickly stood in front of the four men.

"Father Qing, I was the one who sneaked out of Mu'an, and I was the one who made the mistake of falling off the cliff. It was also my idea to use blood as medicine this time. I have been hiding it from them all along, and they don't know anything. Please don't be angry~"

She tilted her head and looked at the Emperor and Madam Xia behind the man, giving them a look that looked a little like she was asking for help.

"Okay, you're old, and yet you're still so angry." The emperor pulled the aggressive man over like a savior. Xu An just breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second he felt a new sense of oppression.

"You take a break first, I'll take over." He snatched the long whip from Qing Yeli's hand and looked down at the people on the ground. His tone was cold and heavy. "What happened before really has nothing to do with you. I won't say much. But the marriage proposal was caused by you in front of all the civil and military officials and the Western Regions delegation. I won't pursue your disruption of the marriage, but you must at least be worthy of my marriage."

"If you hadn't stopped me, Zhizhi would have been the last ruler of the Western Regions. No one could have hurt her. I was a king who broke my promise for her because she is the daughter of an old friend. I also saw your sincerity. But if you displease her in the future and hurt her in the slightest, I can withdraw the marriage at any time and be a king who breaks my promise again."

These words undoubtedly gave the others a sense of authority. Implicitly, they expressed that Xu An was being pampered like her own daughter, and no one would allow her to suffer any injustice.

"Okay, you two really haven't changed at all, come on, both of you get up."

Mrs. Xia stepped forward and tried to wake them up, but they all looked at Xu An tacitly.

"Hey, An An, tell them to stop kneeling." Noticing this subtle movement, Mrs. Xia gently pushed Xu An, tilted her head and smiled suggestively.

The woman blinked after a moment of shock, then pulled the others up and said, "There are still many things to be arranged, so you can leave first."

She turned around and looked at the masked man, "Zi Su, I have something to tell you, please come with me."

The single name calling made the people around look gloomy, but Bei Shu Yunxuan pursed his lips slightly and there was no sign of anything unusual.

The man who was called froze in his tracks, looking a little hesitant and confused. Xu An did not give him time to respond, but stepped forward and grabbed the man's wrist, "Why are you hesitating? Come with me."

"Mother, Father Shen, Father Qing, we will withdraw first."

She just pulled Zi Su away in front of everyone and took him away alone in the chaotic sight.

"..."

The atmosphere was silent, and Madam Xia suddenly laughed out loud, "Brother Shen, it seems that after the victory, there will be another matter of marriage."

Several people frowned slightly, looking a little solemn: "..."

Xu An pulled the man to stop at the top of the mountain. The cold wind blew their hair. There was no one around and only the occasional chirping of birds in the woods.

"Qi Shichuan, I know it's you."

The affirmative voice made the man feel a little flustered.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Xu An snorted and crossed his arms, "There's no one here, and no spies either. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone your identity. You don't have to play dumb anymore, I know it's you."

The man lowered his head slightly, took her left hand and slowly moved towards the ancient mask.

The long, white fingers clasped the back of Xu An's hand, and as their fingers interlaced, a warm breath enveloped her palm.

He held her hands and took off the mask himself.

The slightly fluttering black hair struck against the cold wind, and there seemed to be endless lights hidden in the glowing green eyes. The man murmured, "Your Highness, do you still remember me?"

"Qi Shichuan, you are such a jerk! You pretended to be dumb for so long and lied to me?!"

Xu An suddenly clasped the man's hand, looked up and complained with a smile that showed no surprise.

"Why did you change from Qi Shichuan to Zi Su? Didn't you return to the Yumen Sect? Why don't Asu Peiye and Asu Yuyi know your identity?"

Feeling the strength of the hand being held tightly, Qi Shichuan was dazed and tried to avoid the woman's gaze. How could he hold her hand in such a rush of impulse?

There has always been a hierarchy between them, not to mention, what qualifications does he have to stand by her side as Qi Shichuan now?

"Are you going to play dumb again?"

Xu An hooked a strand of the man's hair with his slender fingers, and tiptoed forward with a determined look, his subtle expression reflected in his eyes.

"Qi Shichuan, I need you."

The sudden words made the man's heart skip a beat, and his pupils trembled suddenly.

But Xu An didn't seem to realize the ambiguity of this sentence. She continued, "I need you to help me find a way to cure the poison of the Heartbreak Flower. No one knows this better than you."

She needs me?

She needs me.

Even though Qi Shichuan knew who she was doing it for, he would still be confused by the words "I need you".

Without a moment's hesitation, the man whispered back, "Okay."

"Why is your heart beating so fast? It's a little abnormal..."

Qi Shichuan came back to his senses after hearing the voice and found Xu An feeling his pulse with a puzzled look on his face.

He quickly pulled his hand back. "The poison of the Heartbreak Flower has not been cured yet. The Third Prince has the divine spiritual energy as a barrier in his body. If nothing unexpected happens, it is the spiritual root of the late queen that is protecting him. If the spiritual energy is eroded, there will be no hope."

"Is there really no antidote for this poison? Even magical herbs and herbs have no solution?"

Qi Shichuan shook his head slightly. If this was just an injury caused by spiritual energy or poison caused by demonic energy, he could solve it easily. However, this Heartbreak Flower was neither a spiritual poison nor an external injury. It was a special existence that no one in the three realms could solve.

"According to ancient prescriptions, the only way to detoxify is to transfer the poison through the body of a close relative. This is also called... a dead fetus replacement... When the fetus is formed, witchcraft is used to reincarnate. This fetus is then a dead fetus replacement. However, few people who are poisoned can survive until the fetus is formed. Most die instantly."

That old woman actually used such a vicious poison twice? She really deserves to be torn apart by wild dogs.

Thinking back to that person's appearance, Xu An frowned in anger. She actually treated her as an elder?

"Qi Shichuan, since spiritual medicine doesn't work, what if it's spiritual roots? Is it possible to use spiritual roots to turn medicine? Even if it can't detoxify, what if the spiritual roots are used to strengthen the barrier?"

Looking at the worried expression of the person in front of him, a complex emotion emerged between the man's brows. For a moment, he didn't want to save him anymore. He wanted to go against his duty and resist the poisonous insect that was drilling into his heart.

But as soon as that thought came to his mind, countless spiritual threads quickly tightened around his heart, as if they were going to cut his heart into pieces in the next second.

This pain reminded him all the time that he must be loyal, he must not have any rebellious thoughts, and he must not covet the person his master loves.

The more this happened, the more clearly Qi Shichuan could understand his true thoughts. He could not hide anything from his heart, nor from the poison in his heart.

At this moment, he was like a snake in the gutter, daring only to look at the outside world quietly, never able to stand in the light, and always hiding in the darkness with a tormented mind.

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