Both worlds are like dreams

Three people were taken away one after another.

This time they walked a long way, it seemed like a very long passage. Then Xue Huang was taken to a carriage and moved forward at a high speed.

She didn't ask too much, but just kept closing her eyes and regulating her internal energy. The medicine that Lin Yu gave her to treat her injuries was real, and the medicine to detoxify was also real, but he didn't give her all the antidotes. She only recovered 30% of her internal energy, which was only enough for healing.

After all, if her internal strength recovered to its peak, she would be able to fight with Xu Yao, and no one else could stop her.

The carriage jolted for a long time before it stopped. Xue Huang was pulled down by Xiao Ling'er, and then it seemed to walk into a forest before stopping.

The cloth covering Xue Huang's eyes was torn off. She was dazzled for a moment and then she quickly looked around.

They were already at Shili Pavilion, but Mo Ruilin and Mo Zhenyu were not beside her, as if they had been taken to some other place.

Xue Huang looked at the pavilion from afar. Only Xu Yao was there at this moment. He arrived half an hour earlier than the agreed time, and even brought a lot of his men with him, but now he was nowhere to be seen. They must have been lying in ambush around.

Xiao Ling'er pinched Xue Huang's shoulder with one hand and was ready for defense.

"Sister, aren't you afraid that I will run away?" Xue Huang casually swung the jade pendant around her waist, looking leisurely and contented.

"Your internal strength has been suppressed by a special poison and has not fully recovered. How can you escape from my hands?" Xiao Ling'er said with a smile.

"If I want to leave, you may not be able to stop me."

Xiao Ling'er leaned close to her ear and said in a long voice, "Aren't you curious, facing three hostages, who will your Gu Qinglan choose?"

Xue Huang smiled calmly, "I said before, I am not your master's bargaining chip."

"Whether it's true or not, he always has to choose."

"I will not appear in his choice, because I will never put myself in his option." After saying this, a sly smile appeared at the corner of Xue Huang's mouth.

Then there were several "thumps" of people falling to the ground. Xiao Ling'er's face changed, and the hand that was holding Xue Huang's shoulder became weak, and was soon broken free by Xue Huang. Her beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned, "What did you do?"

"I can't make poison or detoxify, but that doesn't mean I can't use it!" Xue Huang smiled like a little fox, shaking the jade pendant in her hand more and more ostentatiously. "This is called Drunken Beauty, hidden in my jade pendant. When I shake it, it has already floated in the air. This is unique to Guigu, and I'm giving it to you."

Xiao Ling'er quickly pressed her own acupoints. She and Lin Yu had known each other for many years, so she naturally knew some ways to prevent the spread of the poison, so she did not fall down like the others.

"She is indeed a cunning girl." She continued to grab the Snow Phoenix without giving up.

Snow Phoenix would not just stand there and do nothing, so it would naturally dodge quickly.

Xiao Ling'er flew towards her holding the Xiao, and Xue Huang's body quickly retreated. At this time, a sword intent suddenly appeared beside her, but it was not directed at Xue Huang.

Xue Huang's lips curled up slightly, "Second Uncle, you are late."

The next moment, a black figure appeared like a ghost, and the sword in his hand was directly across Xiao Ling'er's neck.

The person who came was Wei Yunzhou. He said coldly, "Just right."

"Master Shanhemen, you are coming quite quickly." Xiao Linger said.

Wei Yunzhou moved the sword in his hand, and the moonlight reflected a cold light on it, adding a few traces of murderous intent. His sword intent and murderous aura were deliberately suppressed, as if they could erupt at any time.

Xue Huang quickly said: "Don't hurt her."

Wei Yunzhou glanced at Xue Huang and asked, "Why? Was she bribed?"

"That's not the case." Xue Huang said with a smile. "Has Brother Qinglan arrived too?"

Wei Yunzhou motioned for her to look towards Shili Pavilion. Not far away, a lone figure in green was walking towards them.

Xuehuang glanced at Xiao Ling'er, made a "hushing" gesture with her lips, and said: "Sister, I'm sorry for letting you sit here and watch the show." After that, Xuehuang pressed her acupoints. Xiao Ling'er was unable to move or speak, and could only watch them leave.

Xue Huang and Wei Yunzhou quietly approached Shili Pavilion. She whispered, "Second Uncle, be careful. We will act separately."

Wei Yunzhou nodded and left quickly.

Here, Gu Qinglan had already arrived at Shili Pavilion, and Xue Huang was able to hear their conversation clearly from her position.

Xu Yao sneered and said, "You are indeed very courageous to come to the appointment alone, Master Qinglan. But are you really not afraid that I will leave you behind as well?"

Gu Qinglan stood tall and straight, with his back to the moonlight, like an immortal who had never seen the world, calm and composed, "I hold the chips that can set you free, do you dare to gamble?"

"How do you prove that the chips in your hand are what I want?" Xu Yao said coldly.

Gu Qinglan looked at him, "You have no choice but to trust me."

"I never regret my choice. But how will you choose what you want?"

“I have never regretted my choice.”

"Really?" Xu Yao sneered, "You can only take one of the three people away."

"I'm going to take everyone away today." Gu Qinglan said in a firm tone.

"Are the chips in your hand enough to support such a big tone?" Xu Yao asked back.

Gu Qinglan remained silent.

"The chips in my hand are crucial. The risk of losing them is not something you can afford." Xu Yao seemed to see through Gu Qinglan's hesitation, and a sense of confidence appeared in his eyes.

Hearing this, Xue Huang walked out slowly, "Who said there were three people?"

"Miss Xuehuang," Gu Qinglan saw her coming safely, and a reassuring smile flashed across his eyes, "I'm glad you're okay."

Xue Huang looked at Gu Qinglan closely and found that he looked much more haggard, with dark circles under his eyes. It was obvious that he had not slept well in the past few days.

"Brother Qinglan, feel free to make your choice." Xuehuang held his wrist and whispered.

Gu Qinglan nodded.

Xu Yao looked at Xue Huang with an unnamed expression, "My remaining chips are still important."

Xue Huang stretched out her hand and pressed on the belt, and found a secret compartment with an ingenious mechanism underneath the white jade stone wrapped in a silver-edged pattern.

The secret compartment opened, and a small porcelain bottle fell out. Xue Huang caught it and placed it in Gu Qinglan's hand.

"This is his bargaining chip. The mother blood parasite that infected you is the key to completely escaping from his control." Xue Huang said.

When Xue Huang came out of Mo Yunchen's secret room, she thought of escaping from Han Xi Palace with the help of Xu Yao's power. However, she was seriously injured and would inevitably fall into their hands. At that time, the mother Gu would not be able to be saved, and Gu Qinglan would lose his only bargaining chip in the negotiations.

So when she went out, Xue Huang had already hidden the mother Gu in the special belt around her waist, so that Xiao Ling'er only took the pills and the empty bottle, and did not find the mechanism on the belt.

Even through the mask, Xue Huang could feel that Xu Yao's face must be very gloomy at the moment. After all, she was playing tricks right under his nose.

Xu Yao looked at Xue Huang with a half-smile, his tone was unusually cold, "What a descendant of Guigu."

"Excellent."

"Choose one of the two." Xu Yao said coldly. "It's the Second Prince who is highly regarded by Emperor Ling, or the Fifth Prince who is as close to you as a brother. Master Qinglan, please be careful."

Gu Qinglan looked at the porcelain bottle in his palm, was silent for a moment, then looked at Xuyao with clear and calm eyes, "I choose the second prince."

Xu Yao was obviously surprised when he heard this. He waved his hand, and soon Luohan Gui came out of the forest with Mo Zhenyu.

Gu Qinglan threw the porcelain bottle in his hand over, and the other party let go of Mo Zhenyu. He hurried back to Gu Qinglan in two steps. Even he was surprised that Gu Qinglan would give up Mo Ruilin, who grew up with him, and choose him.

Only Mo Ruilin and Xue Huang remained calm and watched the situation silently.

"What should we do with our fifth brother?" Mo Zhenyu asked.

"This answer is beyond my expectation." Xu Yao looked at Xue Huang, "If you were also one of the options, would you be the one who was abandoned?"

Xue Huang smiled meaningfully. When Gu Qinglan said those words, there was no trace of surprise on her face. Because choosing the second prince did not mean giving up Mo Ruilin.

Gu Qinglan bowed to Mo Zhenyu, his expression still calm, and said: "This is not my choice, but the choice of the fifth prince."

Mo Zhenyu was somewhat moved by these words. At this moment, he also truly believed that Mo Ruilin's sharing of power in the court was not to compete with him for the position of crown prince, but to really support the royal family.

Xue Huang raised her eyebrows. This was the right choice under the circumstances. She believed that Mo Ruilin had this tacit understanding. After all, he and Gu Qinglan grew up together and knew each other very well.

"Interesting choice," Xu Yao sneered, "It's a pity that such a sacrifice is meaningless."

"You seem overconfident." Xue Huang said. "Are you the only one who came prepared?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard several screams from the woods behind Xu Yao. Then, murderous aura swept across the sky, and the vibrations of trees falling to the ground came one after another.

Xu Yao looked at Gu Qinglan with a hint of anger in his eyes, "Is this your backup plan?"

"Only by changing our positions at the right time can we both get what we need." Gu Qinglan said calmly.

"Although the Seven Killing Swords are powerful, how long can they last?" Xu Yao said coldly. "You are the ones who can't protect yourselves." As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yao flew over with the sword in hand and attacked.

Gu Qinglan took a step forward, drew his sword and stood in front of him, saying to Xue Huang: "You go first."

Xue Huang looked at Mo Zhenyu and asked, "You don't know martial arts?"

"I know a little bit of martial arts." He said sincerely.

Xuehuang twitched her lips, grabbed him and walked away, then pressed him under a tree, "Hide first." After saying that, she hurried back to find Gu Qinglan and Xuyao.

Xu Yao will become even stronger after he gets rid of the blood parasite. Gu Qinglan will never be his opponent.

Gu Qinglan's swordsmanship was famous for its elegance, and combined with his lightness skills, he was like a lone wild goose afterimage, but dodging Xu Yao's killing moves was also extremely thrilling.

Xue Huang used the Mysterious Ice Curse to condense the sword blade, and together with Gu Qinglan, they were able to barely compete with Xu Yao.

But Xu Yao's swordsmanship is extremely exquisite, and his moves are numerous, making it difficult to defend against.

Xue Huang was not strong enough at the moment and it was very difficult for her to fight back. If the fight continued, she and Gu Qinglan would definitely suffer.

Xu Yao seemed to have murderous intent, and his moves became more and more fierce, but most of his sword intent was directed at Gu Qinglan.

Xue Huang could only muster her limited internal energy to use the Seven Wounds Sword to block Xu Yao's killing move. However, Xu Yao used almost 70% of his strength in this sword, directly shattering the sword in Xue Huang's hand.

The sword fell down and was about to land on Xue Huang's thin shoulders. At that moment, Xu Yao's sword intent could no longer be contained, but fortunately Gu Qinglan deflected Xu Yao's sword in time, hugged Xue Huang by the waist, and took her back a few steps.

Xue Huang was temporarily out of strength, and the injury that had originally healed relapsed again. A trace of blood slid from the corner of her mouth.

Gu Qinglan frowned and looked at her worriedly, "Are you okay?"

Xue Huang wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth carelessly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's just a minor injury."

At this time, Wei Yunzhou jumped out of the forest carrying Mo Ruilin and landed in front of them. Ghost Shadow, Luohan Ghost and Lin Yu followed them out, but they were all beaten badly.

Mo Ruilin staggered and stood up, then said, "Brother Wei, at least give me some preparation."

Wei Yunzhou ignored him and pointed his sword at Xu Yao, "I heard that you were the one who hurt her last time."

Xu Yao turned the blade and said coldly: "Anyone who stands in my way will die."

"Your Highness Prince Xu," said Mo Ruilin, "You have already obtained the antidote and achieved your goal. It is meaningless to continue to tangle with us. You might as well think carefully about who your real enemy should be."

"My enemy may not be you, but that does not represent the Beiling royal family."

"At least the current situation is beneficial to both of us," said Murray Lin.

Xu Yao was silent for a moment and looked at Wei Yunzhou who was full of murderous intent.

"Either get out, or you all stay." Wei Yunzhou said coldly.

"Where are my people?" Xu Yao asked coldly.

He was referring to Xiao Ling'er.

Wei Yunzhou said, "Bargain."

Xu Yao glanced at Lin Yu, who immediately understood and took out a medicine bottle from his arms and threw it to Xue Huang.

Xue Huang opened it and smelled it, then nodded to Wei Yunzhou.

Wei Yunzhou pointed to the woods next to him and Luohan Gui walked over.

"There is a long way to go," Xu Yao led his men to retreat, "I will take back Beiyuan's blood debt one by one."

Watching them disappear, Gu Qinglan also said: "Let's go back first, His Majesty is still waiting for our news."

"I really have to thank you this time. Otherwise, my second brother and I might not have been rescued so quickly." Mo Ruilin said sincerely.

“Qinglan does not dare to take credit for it. If it were not for Miss Xuehuang who risked her life to find the antidote and Brother Wei’s stunning move, I would never have been able to rescue the two princes.” Gu Qinglan said.

"That's right," Mo Ruilin clasped his fists and bowed, "I'm grateful for your kindness. I will definitely repay you in the future."

Xue Huang smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite? Let's go back first."

A few people nodded in agreement and left.

After entering the city, Gu Qinglan brought Mo Ruilin and Mo Zhenyu to the palace to report, while Xue Huang was brought back to Jinxiu Tower by Wei Yunzhou.

When Luo Ning saw that she was injured, she immediately called a doctor to treat her.

Xuehuang hadn't slept well these past few days and fell asleep as soon as she lay on the bed.

"How is her injury?" Luo Ning asked softly.

"With the new injuries and the old ones, the injuries are quite serious. She must take medicine on time in the next few days and recuperate well."

"Has the poison cured her?" Wei Yunzhou asked.

"My inner strength is slowly recovering. The antidote is real."

Wei Yunzhou nodded, turned and walked out.

Luo Ning covered Xue Huang with a blanket and went out with the doctor.