Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

After Ye Shangyuan led Mu Xue away, he said, "Mu Sheng has always wanted a younger sister since he was little. When you were born, he was overjoyed. When you turned one, I met Mu Sheng for the first time. He was always by your side, never leaving your side."

Mu Xue listened quietly. In truth, she didn't have many memories of the people in the Mu family. After all, most of the original owner's memories were about Mo Shijie and Mu Jiaojiao, while she had almost no impression of her brothers and father.

Ye Shangyuan continued, "He has always protected you until three years ago, when the poison in my body became critical, and he had no choice but to leave you in order to help me find the right herbs. Mu Mu, I can't comment on other people, but Mu Sheng has always been sincere towards you."

After Mu Xue hummed in agreement, she said in a low voice, "I don't have much of an impression of the people in the Mu family, but among my brothers, I only have some impression of my second brother. I just... I just don't know how to get along with him. We are too unfamiliar with each other."

Yes, unfamiliar.

They are biological siblings, but now they seem like strangers.

Mu Xue continued, "I can sense his kindness towards me, but I'm not very good at getting along with him."

Ye Shangyuan patted her head affectionately and said, "It's okay, my Mumu is the best, she will definitely find a way."

Mu Xue chuckled and said coquettishly, "Do you think I'm omnipotent? That I can solve everything?"

Ye Shangyuan smiled and said, "That's right, you are omnipotent."

Mu Sheng and Lin Jiu arrived late, just as the two of them had sat down at the table and started eating porridge.

Lin Jiu secretly gave Ye Shangyuan a look. He then looked at Mu Xue and saw that she was quietly drinking her porridge. Lin Jiu took a step and went to Mu Xue's side.

He plopped down and said exaggeratedly, "Little Xuexue, let me tell you! You went through so much trouble to get back to the Valley of the Immortal Healers to ask the old man about the whereabouts of the herbs you wanted. How are you going to thank me?"

"The Valley of Healers?" Mu Xue stopped drinking her porridge and looked at Lin Jiu curiously.

Before Lin Jiu could answer, Mu Sheng grabbed her by the collar and pulled her aside, then plopped down in the spot where Lin Jiu had just been sitting.

Mu Xue then asked, "What did you find out?"

As soon as Lin Jiu sat down, she said, "I found out. I've already given Xiao Yuanyuan the address where it might exist. We should have news soon. You can ask him for details."

Mu Xue turned to look at Ye Shangyuan, and seeing him nod, Mu Xue asked, "Have you found what you needed?"

Eager to prove himself, Mu Sheng quickly interjected, "I've already brought back the Blood Droplets and the Black Demon Vine. Is there anything else you need, little sister?"

Although she wasn't quite used to Mu Sheng calling her "little sister," Mu Xue didn't correct him.

"We need to go to the Cangmang Mountains again; we need to find two more blackfin snake gallbladders," Mu Xue said after calculating the dosage.

"Blackfin Serpent!" Mu Sheng exclaimed in surprise, looking at Mu Xue and then at Ye Shangyuan.

Lin Jiu said with a mischievous grin, "Calm down, calm down. Don't you know? Little Xuexue rescued Little Yuanyuan while she was looking for the Blackfin Serpent in the Cangmang Mountains!"

Mu Sheng suddenly relaxed and said knowingly, "Just a quick chat!"

Ye Shangyuan said with a dark face, "Shut up, everyone, and eat."

He also made sure to put a side dish on Mu Xue's plate, noting that Mu Xue really liked eating porridge with side dishes.

Seeing that Ye Shangyuan had spoken, Lin Jiu and Mu Sheng obediently started eating.

In the afternoon, when the sun was shining brightly, Ren Yuan returned to the Treasure Pavilion looking dejected.

He had only been gone for two days, and he never expected that something like this would happen to Mu Xue.

He was very uneasy. Prince Jing's heir, Mo Shijie, had been trying to find out about Mu Xue. His father, Mo Cheng'an, had a close relationship with his godfather, and he remembered that he had mentioned Mu Xue to his godfather.

He was terrified that it was because of him that Mu Xue's address had been exposed.

Liu Ming saw Ren Yuan returning from afar. He casually passed by him and asked, "Little Ren, you're just getting back?"

"Manager Liu, I'm going back to my room now." After saying that, Ren Yuan walked past Liu Ming and headed towards the back hall.

Liu Ming noticed that Ren Yuan's clothes were covered in charcoal ash and his hands were dirty. He guessed that Ren Yuan must have been to Shenjing Alley. He chuckled smugly, hummed a little tune, and walked behind the counter to sit down.

Ren Yuan returned to his room and lay on the bed, tossing and turning in his mind about the figure he had seen in Shenjing Alley.

He felt that the figure looked a lot like the servant next to his godfather.

He actually had some questions about his godfather who had taught him since he was a child. He didn't understand why a schoolteacher would have servants and guards, and why his biological father insisted on having a schoolteacher from a small village in Dongli Kingdom teach him.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and the more convinced he was that he might have leaked Mu Xue's address.

Originally, he was only entrusted by Master Zong to take care of Mu Xue, but now that Mu Xue's whereabouts are unknown, he feels that he has messed things up.

He suddenly remembered that Wang Chi's young apprentice had come to see him that morning. He had said that Wang Chi was currently at the Prince Jing's residence, and perhaps he could find out some information by seeing Wang Chi tomorrow.

Liu Ming secretly had someone keep an eye on Ren Yuan's every move, and he sent someone to report to Ye Shangyuan that Ren Yuan had been to Shenjing Lane.

Mu Xue was only stunned for a moment when she heard the news.

She didn't have many people she could trust, and even fewer knew that he lived in Shenjing Lane. After much thought, the only person she could think of was Ren Yuan.

She didn't want to assume the worst about the people around her. She didn't believe that Ren Yuan had leaked her whereabouts, but after ruling out everything else, even the most unlikely thing became possible.

Because Ren Yuan was someone Zong Hua trusted, Mu Xue initially chose to believe him.

Just as the sun set, Ye San returned with news.

Ye Shangyuan and Mu Xue were in the study comparing the map showing the growing regions of the herbs that Lin Jiu had brought back.

Mu Xue frowned slightly and asked, "Is there an ice spring in the very center of the Cangmang Mountains?"

Ye Shangyuan nodded and said, "Yes, Leng Quan and I went there a couple of years ago. The terrain there is treacherous, but fortunately it's not far from the central perimeter. It's just a bit of a detour from Yu Nan City."

After thinking for a moment, Mu Xue asked again, "Since you've been to Lengquan, you must know the way. Tomorrow I'll go to the Mu residence to give Young Master Mu acupuncture, and then prepare to set off for the Cangmang Mountains. If we calculate it this season, it'll be just in time for the ice flowers in the ice spring to bloom, so I can pick them and bring them back. I'll also get a few blackfin snake gallbladders while I'm at it."

Ye Shangyuan asked, "Why the Cold Spring? I can go with you!"

Mu Xue shook her head, not even glancing at Ye Shangyuan, and said, "You can't. You have to go back to the capital. Just let Leng Quan accompany me."

Ye Shangyuan forced Mu Xue to look up and asked, "Can I go with you?"

Mu Xue patiently explained, "The area around the icy spring is filled with cold air, which your body simply cannot withstand right now."