I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

The other was a general from the northern frontier whom even the emperor feared and sent men to hunt down; he was known among the Xiongnu as the Killing Dragon Cavalry.

If I could bring both of them to the Second Prince, wouldn't that be a great achievement?

Xu Kongnan began to strategize how to defeat his opponent and capture him, bringing him back to Kyoto.

"Here's what you do: tie your own hands together with a rope."

Long Jinyan frowned slightly. No one had ever dared to give him such orders before; it was utterly ridiculous.

He sneered but didn't make the slightest move.

Seeing this, Xu Kongnan began to exert force in his hands.

“If you don’t do as I say, I’ll strangle him.”

"stop!"

A woman's voice suddenly rang out in the courtyard.

Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound.

A group of women followed behind Fang Xiaoxiao. Their faces were pale, and their expressions were utterly empty, like walking corpses.

Upon seeing the person, Long Jinyan rushed over to him in three quick steps.

His eyes held a mixture of joy and worry.

"Madam Fang, are you alright?"

Fang Xiaoxiao nodded slightly, and then said.

“That little mute boy can’t be harmed; I still owe him my life.”

These words left Long Jinyuan, who was standing beside him, completely bewildered.

Fortunately, Murong Changqing had already learned from him that it was the little mute who informed He Jinnian.

then.

He quickly explained the whole story.

Long Jinyan is a very righteous person.

Since it was the mute boy who saved Madam Fang, he certainly wouldn't stand by and watch her die.

He turned and looked towards the Void South Path.

"If you release the child, I will bind his hands and feet as you wish."

Xu Kong Nan Yin Leng nodded.

Without saying a word, Long Jinyan began searching for ropes on the ground and then had Murong Changqing tie his wrists.

Fang Xiaoxiao watched this scene unfold.

She knew that the only thing to do now was to do as the other party asked, and then she looked down and asked Murong Changqing beside her.

Are you confident?

"Don't worry, my wife. I don't even consider a demon a threat."

Murong Changqing gave him an OK sign.

He had just learned this from Madam Fang.

Seeing his actions, Long Jinyan looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice.

"Brother Murong, what are you doing?"

Murong Changqing chuckled and blurted out two words: "Secret."

Speechless.

Long Jinyan had no choice but to give up, thinking that perhaps it was some kind of code.

He put his hands behind his back and let them put the rope around his wrists.

Murong Changqing was not polite at all. He not only tied her tightly, but also made sure to tie a tight knot so that she would not be able to break free easily.

He then flicked his sleeve, revealing a unique, jet-black short blade.

This short blade is about one size smaller than a regular dagger.

Judging from its appearance, it looks more like a woman's hairpin.

"Keep it safe. I will demonstrate the hand gesture to you in a moment. Once you see it, use this blade to shoot it into the southern eye of the void."

His voice was very soft, like that of a fly or a mosquito.

Long Jinyan did not react.

Xu Kongnan looked on with a smug expression as he saw that Xu Kongnan's hands were finally bound.

He was indeed quite worried about its unfathomable strength.

If they were to fight for several more rounds, they might be exhausted and defeated.

Although no one could easily kill him, he couldn't prevent himself from being held captive due to physical weakness.

"Hand the person over quickly, don't delay any longer."

"Otherwise, I'll kill this little mute!"

As Xu Kongnan spoke, he used all his strength in his hands.

The little mute boy let out painful whimpering sounds.

Long Jinyan strode towards the other party.

"Don't make a move, I'm coming right now."

At the same time, Xu Kongnan saw that it was about to reach him.

He chuckled sinisterly, and instead of lessening his grip, he increased the pressure.

The little mute boy felt a suffocating sensation rising within him.

Tears streamed down his face as he struggled desperately to break free from the large hand that was binding his neck.

But it was all in vain.

Xu Kong Nan exerted his strength again.

Fang Xiaoxiao shouted upon seeing this.

"don't want……!"

But it was too late.

She should have foreseen this outcome.

But her conscience urged her not to act impulsively; saving lives was the priority.

"As expected!" Murong Changqing's lips twitched a few times; he had already guessed that the other party would resort to underhanded tactics.

"Long Jinyan, look here!"

"Ok!"

Long Jinyan glanced sideways at him as he made a coded gesture.

With a flick of his wrist, he quickly cut the rope, then, two meters away from Xu Kongnan, he instantly shot out the black gold short blade in his hand.

"Whoosh!"

The short blade, like a bolt of lightning, hurtled swiftly towards the right eye in the void.

All that could be heard was a sob.

Xu Kongnan covered his right eye with both hands, uttering painful howls.

"Hidden weapon!"

"You actually used such despicable means against me."

Long Jinyan snorted coldly and leaped forward, intending to fall and land on the mute boy.

Unfortunately, although he was fast, he was still not as fast as Xu Kongnan.

Just as the little mute was about to fall, a blood-red claw appeared on his chest.

A heart was still thumping loudly in its blood-red claws.

"No!"

Fang Xiaoxiao screamed in terror, then her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

Two figures appeared behind her at the same time.

Murong Changqing and Pei Yan arrived right behind her.

Pei Yan's face was full of worry at this moment.

He happened to leap down from the courtyard wall and saw him let out a painful scream.

Fang Xiaoxiao looked up at the two people behind her, and at that moment, she felt as if a layer of darkness had been shrouded in her vision.

……

When she woke up again, a familiar person was sitting next to her.

"What am I?"

"Don't speak, take your medicine first."

Murong Changqing held the medicine bowl in her hand and carefully blew on the medicine with a spoon.

"bitter!"

Fang Xiaoxiao frowned, looking disgusted.

"Good medicine tastes bitter, but take another sip!"

Murong Changqing continued.

At that moment, the door was pushed open.

The person who entered was Pei Yan.

The other person first scanned everything in the room, then turned their gaze to the two people on the bed.

He feigned a cough, signaling Murong Changqing to leave.

But he pretended not to hear or see it.

He was still blowing on the medicine in his hand.

This left Pei Yan speechless for a while, so he had no choice but to speak.

"Now that my wife has woken up, I would like to trouble you to go and see Brother Jin Nian."

"How is He Jinnian?"

"He won't die anytime soon, but if it's any later, I can't guarantee it."

"Row."

Fang Xiaoxiao threw off the covers, quickly rolled out of bed, and avoided Murong Changqing feeding her.

Without even turning her head, she ran towards where He Jinnian was.

The main reason is that I really don't want to drink that kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It's bitter and smelly, and it's not as convenient as pills.

The two arrived at He Jinnian's room one after the other.

As soon as Fang Xiaoxiao walked to the bedside, she saw that his eyes were gradually becoming cloudy and his breathing was becoming disordered.

She reached out and felt for the pulse in the other person's neck.

Fortunately, with acupuncture and the self-made white poison pills, and after a period of rest, I should be fine.

I never expected He Jinnian to be so resilient. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have died a hundred or eighty times over.