Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Mu Xue walked to the door and was about to open it to go out when Ren Yuan called him back. He quickly walked to Mu Xue's side.

"Here, be careful." After saying that, Ren Yuan took a small dagger from his waist and handed it to Mu Xue.

Mu Xue curiously examined the dagger. She noticed that the gems and pearls on it were of the finest quality, and there were signs that the tip of the dagger had been repeatedly handled. She guessed that this must be a very precious and cherished item for Ren Yuan.

Mu Xue smiled and waved her hand in refusal, saying, "This is too precious. I wouldn't dare use it even if you gave it to me! Besides, this must be something you cherish. You should keep it safe. I have something for self-defense on me."

She always carried the seven-holed dagger that Wu Ying had helped her forge with her, and it never left her side.

Seeing that Mu Xue refused, Ren Yuan did not insist, but he felt a little disappointed.

He instructed again, "Be careful of yourself."

He knew that Mu Xue was the fifth young lady of the Mu family, the daughter of Mu Qinghe. However, before coming to Yu Nan City, he had heard Master Zong talk a lot about Mu Xue. He remembered Master Zong talking about Mu Xue's experiences in the Mu family over the years, and thinking of all the similar affairs he had seen in the capital, he felt a little sorry for Mu Xue.

Mu Xue smiled and nodded, then turned and pushed open the door to walk out.

As soon as she pushed open the door, Mu Qinghe and the others surrounded her. Mu Xue subconsciously took a step back and raised her eyebrows as she looked at them.

Mu Qinghe realized he had been too excited, and he quickly explained, "Master Gu, please don't misunderstand. I was just a little excited when I heard that my son Mu Feng had woken up. I apologize for offending you."

"It's nothing. It's understandable that you love your son so much," Mu Xue said calmly.

She glanced at the people around her, and when Zhu Zhiyue saw him looking over, she smiled and bowed slightly.

Xiaochun took a half step back; she had rushed up in such a hurry that she had forgotten the distinction between master and servant.

When Mu Xue saw her action, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

Zhu Zhiyue and Xiaochun are neither master nor servant, but they are quite amusing.

Even though Xiaochun stepped back, Muxue could still clearly smell a faint scent of datura flowers. This time, she was quite certain that the scent was coming from Xiaochun.

Mu Qinghe and Mu An did not have the same expression. Obviously, the group had gotten used to the scent of datura on Xiao Chun. Seeing that Mu Qinghe and Mu An did not seem to be acting strangely for the time being, she decided to observe for the time being before making a decision.

She ignored Zhu Zhiyue's overtures and instead said directly to Mu Qinghe, "General Mu, there are some things I need to tell you about the eldest son's follow-up treatment. Let's go to the study to talk."

Mu Qinghe and Mu An exchanged a glance, and Mu Qinghe said, "Alright, this way please, Doctor Gu. Shall we go to Feng'er's study to talk?"

“That suits me perfectly. It’s close by, so if anything happens to Young Master Mu, I can come back immediately,” Mu Xue said.

After Mu Xue agreed, Mu An sent people to tidy up the study and also assigned people to guard the outside.

Seeing how much Mu Xue cared about Mu Feng's condition, Mu Qinghe held Mu Xue in even higher regard.

"This way, please, Doctor Gu," Mu Qinghe said.

Mu Xue followed Mu Qinghe and left without glancing at Zhu Zhiyue and Xiao Chun once more.

Zhu Zhiyue stomped her feet in anger, but Xiaochun stopped her in time, whispering, "Tell us when we get back. This is the young master's courtyard. Be careful."

Zhu Zhiyue was also a little scared. She carefully looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she quickly took Xiaochun back to the guest house where she was temporarily staying.

Back in her room, Zhu Zhiyue was prone to throwing tantrums again. This time, however, she didn't dare to smash or break things. Instead, she plopped down on the bed and pounded her soft pillow.

She said, "I'm so angry! How could this ancient doctor be so lenient with people? Like when I was in the East..."

Before Zhu Zhiyue could finish speaking, Xiaochun covered her mouth and warned her in a fierce whisper, "Are you crazy? If you want to die, go ahead and do it yourself, don't drag me down with you!"

Zhu Zhiyue felt a sharp pain from the force in her hand, and tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at Xiaochun with pleading eyes.

Xiaochun glared at her fiercely again before letting go of her.

A five-finger red mark was visible on Zhu Zhiyue's cheek, suggesting that Xiaochun had covered her cheek very forcefully.

Zhu Zhiyue looked at Xiaochun timidly and asked in a low voice, "The ancient doctors are ignoring us now. Even if I have all sorts of methods, it's difficult to use them!"

"Your low-class methods can only deal with mediocre men. A genius like Gu Yi needs extraordinary methods," Xiao Chun said with a disdainful look.

She genuinely looked down on Zhu Zhiyue's underhanded methods.

Zhu Zhiyue was furious, but she was also afraid of the poison in Xiaochun's hand, so she could only kneel down and ask, "Then tell me, what should we do now?"

Xiao Chun was also unsure of what to do. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "How much medicine did you give Mu Feng this time?"

Zhu Zhiyue recalled for a moment and said, "That old scoundrel Mu Qinghe has been guarding Mu Feng all along, and I have never had a chance to get close to him. I only managed to get close once when he went to invite the ancient doctor, taking advantage of Changsheng's absence."

Xiaochun asked, as if confirming, "Only once?"

Zhu Zhiyue nodded.

Xiao Chun did some calculations and then said, "Tonight you need to find a way to activate the Longevity Elixir, while I go check on the Gu worms in Mu Feng's body. We can't underestimate the methods of ancient doctors. We should leave it at that."

Ancient medicine has been lost for a century, and the records of it in the ancient books that have survived are incomplete. They are also unsure whether the Gu worm can be removed by ancient medicine.

She then asked, "Do you feel anything unusual about the mother worm inside you right now?"

Zhu Zhiyue carefully examined the area and replied, "There is nothing unusual."

Xiaochun pulled her arm over, took her pulse, and personally felt the condition of the mother worm, and indeed there was nothing abnormal.

But he always felt a vague unease in his heart.

She said to Zhu Zhiyue, "Let's check on the Gu worms in Mu Feng's body tonight before we talk about it."

Seeing her serious expression, Zhu Zhiyue couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The mother worm inside her was forcibly transferred into her body by her grandmother. She originally chose Mu Qinghe as her puppet, but Mu Qinghe wouldn't let her get close, so she had to settle for Mu Feng instead.

Who knew that just as the Gu worm entered Mu Feng's body and was not yet stable, they were ambushed by the enemy, and Mu Feng was seriously injured while saving her.

Before Mu Feng could recover from his injuries in the capital, he ran off to Yu Nan City. She had no choice but to come to Yu Nan City with Mu Qinghe. She felt both angry and a little sorry for Mu Feng.