Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

No one knows to whom Ren Yuan delivered the letter.

The next day, the sky was overcast and a light rain was falling; the autumn weather was cool in the mornings and evenings.

Mu Xue wore mourning clothes and kept her word. Due to various reasons, Kang Mama could only be buried in a low-key manner. Mu Xue did not shed a single tear throughout the entire process, but her expression was sad. Ye Shangyuan stayed by her side the whole time.

He held Mu Xue's hand and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, I will not let anyone who hurt you get away with it."

Mu Xue tried to smile, but couldn't manage it. She also said softly, "No, I will avenge all the grudges myself."

“Okay, I’ll stay with you,” Ye Shangyuan said.

After a busy morning, it was already noon when the group returned to Dongfang.

Mu Xue had little appetite, ate a few bites hastily, and then went back to her room to rest.

Ye Shangyuan knew that he needed to give Mu Xue some time to adjust her mood, so he let it go and only instructed the kitchen to keep some warm porridge on hand.

Mu Xue had just returned to her room and gone to sleep when Leng Quan came to report that Lin Jiu had returned.

Ye Shangyuan put down his chopsticks and went to the front hall. When he arrived, he found that not only Lin Jiu, but also Mu Sheng, the second young master of the Mu family, whom he had not seen for a long time, had returned.

Upon seeing Ye Shangyuan, Mu Sheng excitedly stood up, stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Your Highness."

Ye Shangyuan hurriedly stepped forward to support him and asked, "Was the journey smooth?"

"Everything's fine, except for a few minor issues that arose when I went to Shanghai to get the medicine, but it's all alright," Mu Sheng said with an embarrassed smile, scratching his head.

At this point, he took out a small box from his pocket, handed it to Ye Shangyuan with both hands, and said, "This is the Blood Droplet that Your Highness wanted. Originally, the Grand Elder did not want to give it to me, but suddenly changed his mind and gave it to me."

Lin Jiu leaned forward to take a look, but Ye Shangyuan slapped her away. He hissed and then exclaimed, "You, Ye Shangyuan, I can't even take a look! I even ran back to the Immortal Doctor Valley to ask the old man and the little girl... umm..." Before Lin Jiu could finish speaking, Ye Shangyuan covered her mouth.

Ye Shangyuan whispered a warning in Lin Jiu's ear: "Shut up!"

Seeing Lin Jiu nod knowingly, Ye Shangyuan released his hand, wiping his palms on Lin Jiu with a look of disgust.

Lin Jiu glared angrily at Ye Shangyuan, his face flushed with rage, but he dared not say another word.

Mu Sheng, who was standing to the side, was a little stunned. He asked, "Little Ah Jiu, what did you go to ask your master?"

Lin Jiu glanced timidly at Ye Shangyuan, then said with a smile, "Oh, what else could it be? It's just that Yuanyuan is healthy. I'm just worried about him!"

Mu Sheng looked at Lin Jiu with disbelief.

Lin Jiu: "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm telling the truth, you have to believe me!"

Lin kept praying in his heart: Mu Lao Er, you must believe me. If you don't believe me, I'm doomed. For the sake of our years of brotherhood, please believe me!

Mu Sheng raised an eyebrow and smiled, "I never said I didn't believe you, why are you so nervous?"

Lin Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and said awkwardly, "No, I wasn't nervous. You can trust me, you can trust me."

After saying that, she didn't forget to look at Ye Shangyuan, as if to say, "Is this alright?"

Ye Shangyuan didn't want to look at Lin Jiu anymore; he really wanted to replace Lin Jiu as a friend.

After the three sat down, Ye Shangyuan asked, "Now that Asheng has returned to Yu Nan City, what are his plans?"

Mu Sheng took a sip of tea, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Naturally, I'll go back to the Mu residence to see that little girl, Mu Xue."

Mentioning Mu Xue, Ye Shangyuan paused in his tea-serving hand, then continued drinking the tea as if nothing had happened.

Lin Jiu choked on the tea he had just drunk, coughing incessantly.

Mu Sheng glanced at Lin Jiu and said, "How could you be so careless?"

Ye Shangyuan put down his teacup and asked, "General Mu has returned to the Mu residence. Does Asheng know that?"

Mu Sheng was clearly taken aback. He had gone straight to Dongfang as soon as he entered the city and hadn't had time to inquire about the news of Yu Nan City.

He shook his head and said, "Why did he come back to Yunan City?"

Ye Shangyuan and Lin Jiu exchanged a glance. Finally, Lin Jiu gave in and cleared his throat, saying, "Ah Sheng, you haven't been back to Yu Nan City for years, so it's normal that you don't know many things. Your eldest brother, Mu Feng, went back to the Mu Manor a few days ago and did something earth-shattering!..."

When Mu Sheng heard that Mu Feng had actually kicked Mu Xue out of the manor, he was completely stunned.

Then, after hearing what Lin Jiu said next, Mu Sheng didn't know how to describe his feelings. It was more exciting than riding a roller coaster!

Upon hearing that Mu Xue was actually going to remove the curse from Mu Feng, he jumped up, rushed to Lin Jiu, grabbed his hand, and hurriedly asked, "Where's Mu Xue? Where is she?"

Just as Lin Jiu was about to pick up his teacup to drink, he was grabbed. Ignoring the spilled tea, he hurriedly shook off Mu Sheng's hand and said, "Brother, why are you so agitated? Your older brother kicked her out. What? You want to take her back? Let me tell you, Xiao Xuexue is incredibly popular right now! People are practically begging to curry favor with her!"

Mu Sheng turned around excitedly, about to rush out, and said, "No, I have to find Mu Xue. How could you do this, brother? Mu Xue, Mu Xue is my sister!"

Ye Shangyuan interrupted Mu Sheng's steps, saying, "A Sheng, before you take Mu Xue back to the Mu residence, shouldn't you ask her if she's willing to go back?"

"How could she..." Mu Sheng was about to speak when he was interrupted by a soft yet firm female voice.

Mu Xue walked in at that moment. "I don't want to." Her tone was firm, and she didn't even glance at Mu Sheng. She went straight to Ye Shangyuan and sat down next to him.

Ye Shangyuan had already seen Mu Xue arrive. He didn't interrupt Mu Sheng, wanting Mu Xue to hear what Mu Sheng had to say. After all, Mu Xue was his friend, and he didn't want the two siblings to have such a deep misunderstanding.

Mu Sheng stared blankly at Mu Xue from the moment she entered. Several years had passed, and Mu Xue had grown up, looking more and more like her mother.

He murmured, "Xuexue."

Ye Shangyuan asked, "Didn't you say you were tired and wanted to rest? Are you hungry? I've been keeping the porridge warm, would you like some now?"

Lin Jiu looked at Ye Shangyuan and was horrified to discover that Ye Shangyuan actually had such a gentle side.

His gentle tone and kind manner startled him so much that he almost dropped his teacup.

Is this still the Ye Shangyuan he knows?

My God, love is terrifying!

Mu Sheng stared wide-eyed at Mu Xue and Ye Shangyuan. What had he missed?

He pointed at Ye Shangyuan in surprise, then at Mu Xue, and suddenly asked loudly, "What did you do to my sister?"

Ye Shangyuan raised an eyebrow at Mu Sheng in confusion, because this gesture completely awakened Mu Sheng's oblivious nature.