The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

The two jade beads exploded upon hitting the ground, revealing a gray nine-tailed fox and an adult man lying on the ground.

"Ah~ It's them! That weasel-faced person is really a demon!" Old Madam Han screamed, quickly hiding behind Han Lingzhi. "That girl said that person is the Prefect of Changxing County, but how could the Prefect be with a demon!"

Madam Han lived most of her life in Hanjiacun, a village under Pinglian County. Although her eldest son had become a Grand Secretary, she still held the governor of Changxing County in awe.

Back then, she was worried about her son taking the imperial examination, so she went to the county town to take care of him and saw the prefect's imposing presence from afar.

The prefect from back then is not the one huddled in the corner of her carriage today.

This Lord Meng was not wearing official robes and looked no different from an ordinary person. I wasn't afraid when I didn't know his identity in the carriage.

Now that they knew, they were somewhat afraid. "Quickly help the prefect up. How could our prefect let that brat fall like this?"

Meanwhile, the "dead girl" that Old Madam Han was talking about was carrying people through the air at an extreme speed.

When Han Cuiyin threw the jade beads to the ground, she used something to conceal her figure and aura on the Jade Five Elements Staff, and then grabbed Luo Jingqian and Qinghe, landing them on the Jade Staff.

Her strength is currently insufficient; she is only at the Qi Refining stage, and it is truly strenuous for her to carry two grown men for hundreds of miles.

Qinghe was still making a fuss, chattering behind them, "Miss Han, how could you leave that human and demon behind? Changxing County suffered such a huge loss, but in the end, it was the two princes who benefited."

At this moment, they were still two hundred li away from the city of Changxing County, and the jade staff under their feet had begun to sway.

With a heavy heart, Han Cuiyin crushed a mid-grade spirit stone to stabilize the jade staff.

"What do you know! Have you ever heard of 'Two Peaches Kill Three Warriors'? How can three people share one peach with one demon?"

Qinghe, ever straightforward, couldn't help but ask, "Three people? Isn't it just the Third Prince and Miss Han vying for her affections? I never imagined that the once golden couple would end up like this, tsk tsk~"

He hadn't made a move earlier simply because he didn't want to cause trouble for his junior brother.

The royal family of the Daye Dynasty is not to be trifled with; my master had repeatedly warned me about this when we left Fuguang Mountain.

Sometimes even junior brothers have to avoid confrontation, let alone him.

Luo Jingqian reminded her, "The Second Prince is also interested in that demon! You should be quiet for a while and not disturb Cuiyin."

"Junior brother, your favoritism is too obvious! Our years of friendship can't compare to these few short months?" Qinghe said sourly, feeling resentful. "Whom am I doing this for? Isn't it all for you! The prefect and that demon were just given to them like that?"

“Cuiyin has her own ideas, she certainly won’t suffer any losses.” Luo Jingqian’s voice rose a bit. “Let’s be quiet for a while, and talk about it after we get back to the county town safely. We should go back before the Meng family.”

"You two don't need to worry, the human and demon I left behind are fake!"

Qinghe: "Fake?"

......

Third Prince: "It's fake!"

"Fake! That brat!" Han Yueshi couldn't resist stirring things up. "She actually ignored the two princes! I don't know how she managed to take that human and demon away."

The second prince was deep in thought, and showed nothing on his face.

The Third Prince is different. He has been favored by Consort Xu since childhood, and the Xu family, which has produced the Imperial Advisor and many talented people, is behind him. In recent years, apart from being humiliated by Luo Jingqian, he has never suffered a loss.

He had sensed that Luo Jingqian was acting strangely earlier, as he hadn't made a move when Luo Jingqian provoked him. He hadn't expected him to be waiting here.

"That dark-skinned girl has a strange personality. Be careful when she returns to the Han family," the Third Prince couldn't help but remind Han Yueshi again.

The second prince watched the interaction between the two from the side, and couldn't help but feel a little wary of his younger brother.

Miss Han suddenly showed him kindness; what ulterior motive might she have, perhaps to sow discord between him and the third brother? But why?

Some things are simply incomprehensible.

The second prince stopped dwelling on it and got down to business, "Who is this Miss Han's teacher? And why are her skills so exceptional?"

Two white pieces of paper lay quietly on the ground, one shaped like a nine-tailed fox and the other like a human.

The third brother was the first to touch the nine-tailed fox's body, could it be...?

The second prince had doubts again: Xu, the Grand Preceptor of the Xu family, had entered the Innate Realm.

"I've never heard of any master or apprentice! My younger sister has always been wild since she was little, and she often goes into the Pinglian Mountains with her cousins. Maybe she'll find something there!" Han Yueshi said casually, frowning.

The two princes didn't react to these words, but Han Lingzhi was somewhat displeased.

They're all daughters of the Han family. How can they expect to benefit from ruining Han Cuiyin's reputation like this? This eldest sister is becoming increasingly reckless and foolish.

How could someone like her possibly bring that treasure back from the Yun Kingdom?

Han Lingzhi didn't believe it at all.

In her dream, she had only been the Queen of Yun for a short time, and King Yun Jing of Yun Kingdom had not yet shown her his presence.

In the dream, the two of them had a good relationship.

Because of their relationship, she hesitated to take action.

Later, Emperor Chu Yuan suddenly passed away without leaving a will. The eldest prince and the third prince fought for the throne, and in the end, the third prince ascended the throne.

Wait, where is the Fourth Prince? Shouldn't the Empress's legitimate son inherit the throne? Why is there no trace of him?

I've rarely dreamed about those things in the past month, and the scenes I used to remember have become increasingly blurry.

Han Lingzhi was startled. Could these be things she had imagined?

No one noticed that something was wrong with her.

The three people outside the carriage all became interested in the Pinglian Mountains.

"Third brother, are you going to Pinglian Mountain to find wild medicinal herbs for the Imperial Concubine?"

“Yes, I’ll set off tomorrow! I want to go to Changxing County and see what’s going on there!” the Third Prince said quickly.

There must be opportunities in Changxing County; he can't afford to get bogged down here.

"We also need to rush back to pay respects to our ancestors, and we'll set off tomorrow." At this point, Han Yueshi no longer cared about pleasing the Second Prince.

Lianyao had gone to Pinglian Mountain and there had been no news since. If there were any benefits, she couldn't miss out.

The second prince frowned slightly, but no one noticed his displeasure; he also wanted a share of the spoils.

In the past, his third brother would have helped him out of brotherly affection, but now he was running away at lightning speed.

Old Madam Han was eager to leave this place as soon as possible; it was safer in Han Family Village, where there were many clansmen.

Han Cuiyin had no idea that so many people were interested in the Pinglian Mountains. She had brought the two of them to the Princess's Mansion in the county town and went straight to her room to rest.

Her body couldn't take it anymore during the journey.

Their bodies are fragile, but their spirits are strong; if left unattended, they are very likely to collapse.

When Han Cuiyin woke up again, it was already night.

Luo Jingqian had been absorbing the power of the stars in her courtyard. He opened his eyes and said, "Xiao Lan, bring some food up to your young lady."

"No need! Has that fox not spoken yet? I'll go and meet him!"