Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang managed to escape successfully with the help of Xu Yao and Xiao Ling'er, but after the palm fight with Mo Yunchen, her injuries became more serious.

At this moment, she could only try her best to cover it up, but Xiao Ling'er still found out. She pinched Xue Huang's wrist and frowned, "How did you get so badly injured?"

Xue Huang pulled back her hand and said calmly: "Nothing."

"Why are you in Hanxi Palace?" Xu Yao asked.

"On the way." Xue Huang said. "We are even today. Goodbye." After she said that, she walked towards Jinxiu Tower.

The next moment, Xiao Ling'er suddenly held the jade flute in her hand across her body. Xue Huang raised her palm to block it and exchanged a few moves with her, but at this time Xue Huang was no match for Xiao Ling'er at all, so she could only give up.

Xiao Ling'er said coquettishly, "Come with us."

"That's fine," Xue Huang said cheerfully, "but I want you to inform Gu Qinglan to exchange the hostages at midnight tonight."

"Do you think you have enough chips?" Xu Yao said.

"He has enough leverage."

"You showed up at Hanxi Palace, presumably to find bargaining chips for him to exchange with me?" Xu Yao stared at her with a sharp gaze. "You got what I wanted, didn't you?"

"No," Xue Huang said with a smile, "I did go to help you find an antidote, but to be honest, I don't know much about poisons and Gu. So I failed."

"Such lies are meaningless." Xu Yao said coldly.

"We in the Guigu Sect are good at fighting, not making poisons. Why would I lie to you?"

Xu Yao approached her with cold eyes, "Hand it over."

Xue Huang took out the medicine bottle from her waist and stuffed it into her clothes on her chest, "I want to see Mo Ruilin."

The corner of Xu Yao's mouth twitched under the mask, and he stared at her without saying a word.

"You can also take off my clothes, but I guess the dignified King Xu wouldn't do such a shameless thing, right?" Xue Huang raised her eyebrows and smiled.

Xuyao smiled coldly, "You don't know me well enough."

Xue Huang rolled her eyes and thought: How could I understand what you do?

Xiao Linger smiled and said, "The little girl is very cute, don't you think?"

Xu Yao glanced at her, turned around and left without saying anything.

Xiao Ling'er grabbed Xue Huang's wrist and quickly took her away.

As the sky was about to brighten, Xue Huang was taken to the back door of a large house. She had never thought that Xu Yao and his gang had been hiding in Shangyang City.

She was taken to a secluded room. From this angle, the house seemed familiar. She looked at it several times before realizing that it was Jingmeng Garden.

"Are you the owner behind this house?" Xue Huang looked at Xu Yao with some surprise. No wonder Xiao Ling'er also appeared here last time. It turned out that this was their base. But isn't this too bold?

"Isn't it also sad that the descendant of Guiguzi is the boss behind the brothel?" Xu Yao asked coldly.

"You two are the same." Xue Huang said.

"Lock her up."

"I just helped you in the palace. Isn't it impolite for you to do this?" Xue Huang asked.

"Tonight at midnight, I will exchange hostages with Gu Qinglan. I am curious which of the three chips he will choose."

"But none of these three chips should be more important than getting you out of Mo Yunchen's control."

"You're right." After saying this, he suddenly turned around.

At this time, Xiao Ling'er suddenly pressed her acupoints from behind, and then took out two identical medicine bottles from her arms.

Xue Huang was speechless and said, "Do you think it's not shameless to change places? Let me go!"

Xiao Linger opened one of the medicine bottles, and inside was a few pills. "It really is the antidote."

Xuyao reached out to take it and looked at the other bottle.

Xiao Ling'er then opened it, but it was empty inside, with only a few drops of remaining blood stains.

The two of them looked at Xue Huang with a hint of doubt, but she only had a helpless look on her face, "I've already said that the bargaining chip you want is in Gu Qinglan's hands, not in mine."

Xiao Ling'er didn't believe it, so she searched her body again, but still found nothing.

Xue Huang frowned, "Sister, even though we are both women, it's not good for you to touch me like this, right?"

Xiao Linger looked at her, "This blood poison was made by Mo Yunchen. Gu Qinglan can't possibly have an antidote. What bargaining chip does he have for negotiation?"

Xue Huang looked at Xu Yao, "Because we have the same enemy."

"When you say 'we', are you indicating that you and Gu Qinglan are on the same side?" Xu Yao asked.

"In short, it can't be Mo Yunchen and Shen Congfeng's party." Xue Huang said.

Xu Yao said nothing, turned around and left the room.

Xiao Ling'er looked at Xue Huang and smiled, "Don't run around, or I'll keep pressing your acupoints." After saying that, she let Xue Huang go, walked out and closed the door of the room.

Xue Huang flexed her wrists, glanced at her belt, and a sly smile flashed across her eyes.

Then she opened the door, intending to go out for a visit and see where Mo Ruilin and his unfortunate second brother were imprisoned. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Xiao Ling'er sitting in front of a stone bench in the yard, polishing her flute.

Xue Huang smiled and said, "Sister, you are so defensive against me."

"You are not simple to come and go freely in Hanxi Palace."

"That's because I am valuable enough. Just like your master doesn't kill me, he has his reasons." Xue Huang said.

"You are indeed valuable to many people, but there are differences in value," said Xiao Ling'er.

"for example."

"For example, Mo Yunchen didn't kill you, perhaps to contain the Guigu Sect. Then what does Gu Qinglan, whom you are protecting, want to get from you?"

Xue Huang smiled and said, "That's not fun anymore." She never doubted that Gu Qinglan had other intentions in meeting her, because Gu Qinglan's eyes could not deceive anyone.

"Do you trust him very much?" Xiao Ling'er asked.

"I believe in my own choice." Xue Huang said.

Xiao Ling'er looked at her meaningfully, "You don't like him, do you?"

"I like it." Xue Huang said without hesitation.

Xiao Ling'er found it funny, "Do you know what true love is?"

Xue Huang thought about it. Third Aunt once said that to like someone means that you will be very happy when you are with him. When you can't see him, you can't help but wonder what he is doing. You want to be with him all the time and you will regard him as more important than yourself.

Gu Qinglan was good-looking. She liked looking at him, listening to him, hanging out with him, and spending all the time with him. So she just liked Gu Qinglan, and there was nothing to worry about.

"Maybe I don't understand much, but I just like him very much." Xue Huang said seriously. "So I won't allow anyone to harm him."

Xiao Ling'er looked at her seriousness, a sigh flashed across her eyes, but she didn't say anything, and silently wiped the jade flute in her hand.

At this time, a middle-aged man came from the corridor. He looked to be in his forties, wearing gray and black clothes and carrying a medicine box. He came to Xuehuang's door.

Without saying a word, he came over, pinched her wrist and took her pulse.

Xue Huang was puzzled. It seemed that she had been treated well as a captive these days. As a descendant of Guigu, she was not completely useless.

She did not struggle, but started chatting with him in a familiar manner, "Are you Lin Yu, the master of poison? My poison should be no problem for you, right? What kind of poison am I poisoned with? Why can't my internal energy be gathered?"

Lin Yu didn't say anything. He withdrew his hand, took out two black pills from the medicine box and placed them in her palm, then left without looking back.

Xue Huang shouted: "Hey, what is this?"

Xiao Ling'er came over, pulled her into the house, and said, "Eat it, and stay here obediently."

"I want to see Murilin. You didn't bully him, did you?"

Xiao Linger smiled charmingly, "The Fifth Prince is so handsome, how could I bear to bully him?"

Xue Huang curled her lips and swallowed the two pills. Soon she felt the pain in her body lessen a little. Although her internal injuries were not healed, the poison that suppressed her internal strength seemed to have eased.

Lin Yu's reputation is indeed well-deserved. He is great at making poisons and even better at detoxifying them.

Xue Huang immediately sat cross-legged, and without caring about Xiao Ling'er who was planning to keep looking at her, she began to regulate her internal injuries.

After a morning, Xue Huang's injuries had healed a lot. She opened her eyes and saw that Xiao Ling'er had prepared food for her.

Xue Huang had been hungry for a long time, so she quickly got up and sat down at the table, looking at the exquisite snacks on the plate with a happy smile in her eyes.

"Pear blossom cake, snow pear ball, osmanthus cake, Longjing pastry, are the treatment of hostages so good here?" Xue Huang asked.

"Yes. Would you like to consider joining us?" Xiao Ling'er said with a smile.

Xue Huang said as she ate: "You can't buy me off with this."

"Eat quickly. After you finish, I'll take you to see someone."

"Is it Mo Ruilin?" Xue Huang asked.

Xiao Linger nodded.

Xue Huang quickly filled her stomach, stood up and said, "I'm full."

Xiao Ling'er took out a black handkerchief from her waist and covered Xue Huang's eyes with it, then took her hand and left the room.

Xue Huang didn't ask, and quietly cooperated with her. According to the sound and feeling, she was led to walk on a very flat stone road, but it went around in circles. After about half an hour, she entered a room, followed by the sound of a heavy stone door opening, and the steps continued to go down.

Each of the steps was very wide, about thirty in total. After going down the steps, she walked about fifty steps, then turned right and walked about a hundred steps. She heard Mo Ruilin's voice, "Miss Xue Huang?"

The handkerchief on Xue Huang's eyes was torn off, and she immediately saw Mo Ruilin being locked in a stone cell.

"Are you okay?" Xue Huang walked over and asked.

"Why are you here?" asked Murilan.

Xuehuang smiled and said, "It's a long story. Are you hungry? I brought you some delicious food." Xuehuang handed him the snacks she had picked up when she went out.

Mo Ruilin took it and smiled helplessly: "At this moment, you still think of bringing me food."

"You are the same, aren't you?" Xue Huang raised an eyebrow. "You are locked up here, yet you still have the mood to read. It seems like you have been living a comfortable life these days."

Mo Ruilin glanced at Xiao Ling'er and said, "Thank you Miss Xiao for taking care of me."

"Of course people who are good-looking and sweet-talkers will be treated preferentially." Xiao Ling'er's eyes were like water. Although she was dressed in black, she could not hide her beauty and charm.

"Miss Xiao is indeed a beautiful and kind person." Mo Ruilin said with a smile.

"You have one stick of incense to wait for me." Xiao Ling'er said with a smile. "If you have anything to say, just say it." After saying that, she took the initiative to walk away.

Xue Huang said, "Your Highness has enough sincerity towards King Xu, so isn't it unnecessary to whisper to him?"

Xiao Ling'er didn't look back, but stood far away, leaning against the wall.

Mo Ruilin looked at Xue Huang and frowned slightly, "You look bad, are you injured?"

"I'm fine," Xue Huang said, "Don't worry, we will rescue you. At midnight tonight, Brother Qinglan will exchange hostages with them."

Mo Ruilin frowned, "Xu Yao now has three chips in his hand, how can Qing Lan have both?"

"I'm not his bargaining chip," Xue Huang said with a smile, "You have to trust Brother Qinglan."

"Why do you call him brother but call me Your Highness?" Mo Ruilin laughed, "This is not fair."

"Ah?" Xue Huang was stunned for a moment. She really didn't expect that he would be so concerned about this at this moment.

"I have a younger sister, who is about your age. I will bring her to play with you in the future. You can be like her. From now on, you can call me Fifth Brother."

"Okay!" Xue Huang smiled, "Then I will have the protection of the royal family from now on."

Xiao Ling'er could still vaguely hear their conversation from a distance. Looking at the innocence on Xue Huang's smiling face, she smiled slightly and walked away silently.

Xue Huang talked to Mo Ruilin for a while, then turned around and found that Xiao Ling'er was no longer there. She whispered, "Xu Yao was indeed controlled by Mo Yunchen with the poisonous insect, and there was also distrust between Shen Congfeng and Mo Yunchen."

"Xu Yao is an important chess piece. Shen Congfeng must want my second brother and I to die. But Xu Yao has not taken action yet. He must want to gain benefits from us. But the longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for their alliance."

Xue Huang nodded, "Compared to hating the Beiling royal family, Xu Yao hates Mo Yunchen and Shen Congfeng even more. He can use their strength to defeat them."

"How clever." Murilan laughed.

"Okay, I'm leaving first. Take care." Xue Huang said.

"be careful."