After a moment, King Dai slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of confusion and weakness.

He struggled to get up, but found that his whole body was weak and he couldn't move at all.

"You... who are you?" King Dai's voice was hoarse and weak, as if squeezed out from the depths of his throat.

Su Luo looked down at him and said coldly, "I am Princess Zhaoyang of Yan State, Su Luo."

She paused, then added, "He is also the hostage who came to Dai Kingdom this time."

Upon hearing this, King Dai's pupils suddenly shrank, and a hint of shock and fear flashed in his eyes.

He struggled to say something, but was interrupted by Su Luo.

"You probably want to know why I came here and what I am doing here?" Su Luo's voice was cold and full of majesty.

She slowly stood up, walked to the bedside of King Dai, and took out a black pill from her arms.

"Xinghen, give it to him." Su Luo said lightly.

Xinghen took the pill, walked to the bedside of King Dai, pinched his chin, and forced the pill into his mouth.

King Dai was forced to swallow the pill, his eyes filled with anger and unwillingness, but he could do nothing about it.

The pill melted in the mouth, and a warm feeling slid down the throat into the stomach and quickly spread to every part of the body.

The originally weak body gradually regained strength, and the pale face regained a hint of redness.

Apart from feeling a little weak, King Dai felt as if he had returned to normal.

"You...what did you give me to eat?" King Dai asked in surprise and doubt.

Su Luo smiled coldly: "Antidote."

She paused, then added, "However, this antidote only lasts for a month. If you don't want to return to the excruciating pain you felt before, you'll have to continue taking my special antidote."

Upon hearing this, King Dai's face turned pale instantly and his eyes were filled with fear.

He finally realized that he had fallen into Su Luo's trap.

"It was you...it was you who poisoned me?" King Dai's voice trembled, filled with anger and unwillingness.

Su Luo did not deny it. She looked at King Dai coldly and said, "Yes, it's me."

"What...what do you want to do?" There was a hint of despair in King Dai's voice.

The corners of Su Luo's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a cold smile.

"This antidote is only effective for one month. After one month, the toxins in your body will attack you again."

"If you don't take my special antidote, you will once again experience that kind of pain worse than death, with excruciating pain all over your body until you are tortured to death."

"I wonder what choice you will make, King Dai?" Su Luo's voice was soft, but with unquestionable majesty.

King Dai's face was pale, beads of sweat the size of beans were oozing from his forehead, and his body was trembling slightly.

He knew that he no longer had any choice.

"What...what do you want to do?" King Dai's voice was filled with fear and despair.

"As long as you give me the antidote on time, I will do whatever you want me to do."

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words, which were full of humiliation and helplessness.

Su Luo nodded with satisfaction. This was exactly the effect she wanted.

"I came to Dai Kingdom to be a hostage." Su Luo said slowly, with a hint of amusement in his voice.

"I hope my life as a proton won't be any worse than when I was in Yan State."

"That's all I have to ask. I hope the King of Dai won't disappoint me."

Su Luo's voice was soft, but it carried an unquestionable majesty that made King Dai dare not disobey in the slightest.

The King of Dai nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I will definitely not let the princess down."

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Su Luo's request was not excessive, he would try his best to satisfy it.

After all, his life is in her hands.

Su Luo looked at the King of Dai's submissive look and sneered in his heart.

She knew that she had successfully controlled the King of Dai, and next, she could use him to achieve her own goals.

"Very good." Su Luo said lightly, "Remember what you said. I will come again in a month."

After she finished speaking, she turned to Xinghen and said, "Let's go."

The two of them flashed and jumped onto the roof again, disappearing into the night.

Only King Dai was left, slumped on the bed, his eyes filled with fear and confusion.

He didn't know Su Luo's true purpose, nor did he know what his future fate would be.

But he knew that he had become a pawn in Su Luo's hands and could no longer control his own destiny.

The bedroom was still in a mess, and the imperial doctors, guards, and palace maids were still unconscious.

It was as if nothing had happened, only the faint smell of medicine lingering in the air proved what had just happened.

When Su Luo and Xing Hen returned to the inn, Situ Jiu was already waiting anxiously.

Seeing Su Luo return safely, she finally felt relieved.

"Sister, are you okay?" Situ Jiu threw herself into Su Luo's arms and asked with concern.

"It's okay." Su Luo patted her back gently and comforted her, "Everything is going well."

"That's good." Situ Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes, "Sister, are you really sure you can control the King of Dai?"

Su Luo smiled slightly, with a glimmer of confidence in his eyes: "Don't worry, he can't escape from my palm."

Su Luo looked at Situ Jiu with a firm and confident look in his eyes. "Jiu'er, you don't have to worry. The poison that King Dai was poisoned with is called 'Blood Melting Flower', and it is a secret recipe of mine. No one in the world can cure it except me."

Su Luo nodded slightly and explained, "The poison of 'Blood Melting Flower' is no ordinary poison. It is colorless and odorless, difficult to detect, but it can corrode the human blood and cause unbearable pain. The poisoned person will not feel any unusual symptoms at first, but over time, the poison will gradually penetrate into the bone marrow, eventually causing the blood to coagulate throughout the body, burning like molten lava, and dying in agony."

"The antidote I gave King Dai can only temporarily suppress the toxicity, but it cannot eradicate it. If he wants to survive, he must listen to me, otherwise..." Su Luo sneered and did not continue, but the threat in his words was self-evident.

Situ Jiu finally understood that Su Luo hadn't acted impulsively, but had long since laid a net. Her admiration for Su Luo grew even stronger, but at the same time, she felt a tinge of sadness for the King of Dai's fate.

"Sister, this move of yours is really brilliant! You directly controlled the King of Dai." Situ Jiu praised sincerely.

Su Luo smiled, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes: "Jiu'er, remember, in this world, only when you are strong can you protect yourself and those around you. As hostages, we are in a foreign country, so we must be cautious and careful at every step."

She recalled the humiliation Princess Wan Ning had endured in Dai State in the original story, and a wave of emotion welled up in her heart. Now, she had successfully changed all of that, finally fulfilling her mission of traveling through time.

"Sister, I understand." Situ Jiu nodded solemnly and kept Su Luo's words firmly in mind.

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