Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Seeing that Cang Lin jumped into the river empty-handed, Mu Hu had no choice but to get up and say, "I'll go find something to eat."

"Thank you for your hard work, Ah Hu," Mu Xue said with a smile.

After a while, Mu Hu had already returned with the rabbit he had hunted, and Cang Lin finally came out of the river, looking rather reluctant.

"You brat! Ugh! You've ruined my life! Ugh!!" Cang Lin rushed straight to Mu Xue.

"Ugh!" Caught off guard, Mu Xue inhaled the air and almost vomited.

She quickly pinched her nose and backed away, saying, "Get away from me, hurry up! Oh my god, it stinks!"

"You! You! Ugh!" Cang Lin himself couldn't stand it anymore.

Seeing the two locked in a stalemate, Leng Quan wanted to come over, but as soon as she got close, she exclaimed, "Ugh! What is that stinky stuff! Ugh!"

Seeing this, Ye Shangyuan wisely refrained from stepping forward.

Mu Xue pinched her nose and still couldn't resist mocking Cang Lin: "Him! Ugh! Curiosity killed the cat, how can you blame me? I told you not to go over there. Ugh!"

Mu Xue made a tactical retreat of several steps.

She really couldn't stand it anymore.

It smells so bad it hurts my eyes.

She felt like she had shot herself in the foot.

I should have reminded Cang Lin.

"You didn't tell me that the thing you threw away stank so bad! Ugh!" Cang Lin said, feeling wronged. "What am I supposed to do now?"

"I dragged you along as fast as I could, and you're blaming me for not being smart enough! Ugh!" Mu Xue said disgustedly, then quickly threw a bottle at him. She said, "Hurry up and use the stuff in this bottle to wash yourself properly, ugh! Throw your clothes far away and let's go!"

After taking the bottle, Cang Lin quickly turned around and rushed back into the river.

Reiichi carefully lowered his hand. Hmm, it still smells a little, but it's acceptable.

Leng Quan understood perfectly that the stench was created by Mu Xue.

"Miss Mu, you're amazing!" Leng Quan gave Mu Xue a thumbs up.

"So-so, third in the world," Mu Xue replied.

???

Leng Quan looked completely bewildered.

Cang Lin returned satisfied after taking a nice shower. As soon as he got back, he sat down next to Mu Xue and asked, "Little Xue Xue, what's that thing of yours? You've been wearing it the whole time, but I haven't smelled any odor."

He rubbed his hands together, indicating he wanted it.

"What? You want it?" Mu Xue knew what he wanted to do just by looking at his expression.

"Mmm-hmm," Cang Lin nodded vigorously; he wanted it. This thing was incredibly useful for tricking people!

"Alright." Mu Xue took out a familiar white porcelain bottle from her bosom.

Upon seeing the porcelain vase, Leng Quan's brow twitched.

Are elixirs nowadays taken so casually?

"Miss Mu, are all your bottles for storing pills the same?" Leng Quan asked.

“Yes, the maid bought them in a hurry. There was only one shop in Yu Nan City that had porcelain vases in stock, so she bought the same ones,” Mu Xue said matter-of-factly.

"Aren't you sure you're not mistaken?" Leng Quan asked. He had seen Mu Xue feed Ye Yi pills that were poured from such a porcelain bottle.

"Of course not, I remember the location!" Mu Xue said.

Reizen: ......

Nightfall Abyss: ......

Cang Lin eagerly snatched it, carefully opened the lid, and huh? No smell?

"Why doesn't this smell bad?" He thought Mu Xue was teasing him.

"How could a pill smell bad?" Mu Xue asked back.

"So you threw it out?"

Cang Lin was puzzled.

"That's what I threw out!" Mu Xue said, "However, I added a special ingredient to this pill. It only turns smelly when it comes into contact with poison. The more toxic it is, the smellier it becomes!"

"What the heck? So, it smelled so bad because the poisonous insects you attracted were too venomous?" Cang Lin exclaimed.

Mu Xue looked at him like he was an idiot and said, "What else could it be? A whole swarm of poisonous insects releases poisonous gas that no one can touch, and they can't stand the stench either. They'll dissipate eventually, so the stench will only last for a few hours. Who knew you'd still go there yourself!"

Cang Lin stared at Mu Xue in disbelief.

"I guessed you'd go back and check, but I really didn't expect you to be so stupid as to rush right in!" Mu Xue added insult to injury.

Cang Lin: The damage wasn't great, but the insult was extremely strong!

After Mu Hu finished preparing dinner, he came over and called out, "The rabbit is roasted. Let's have some."

Just then, Cang Lin got up, but not to eat rabbit. Mu Hu quickly called out to him, "Hey, Uncle, let's go eat rabbit meat! Here's a leg for you!"

"Don't talk to me, I want to be alone." With that, he walked to the riverbank alone.

The figure from behind looked lonely and helpless.

But Mu Xue forgave herself, and she laughed shamelessly.

Not only did she laugh, everyone laughed.

Ye Shangyuan looked at Mu Xue and the people around him chatting and laughing. This was the scene he had always longed for, and he felt that this moment was truly wonderful!

That night, the group gathered around the fire, chatting and laughing, having a wonderful time!

We'll probably be heading back tomorrow, and we'll be back in Yunan City soon.

The trip went smoothly for Mu Xue. There was still one day left before the five-day deadline, so there was plenty of time.

In the end, Cang Lin put away the kind of pill that would turn foul when it came into contact with poison.

Then, feeling quite pleased with themselves, Mu Hu pushed Yoruichi, who had already woken up once but had fallen back asleep, back on their journey.

They took the same road as when they came, but this time, they did not encounter the Yuan siblings.

“Miss Mu.” Leng Quan walked to Mu Xue’s side.

"Brother Leng, what's the matter?" Mu Xue asked.

"No, no, no, I can't accept you calling me big brother." Leng Quan waved his hand quickly upon hearing her address.

He still wanted to live a good life, but the glare from his own lord was so sharp!

Reizen said, "Please don't scare him; he's still a baby."

"Brother Leng, you don't need to be so formal, do you? Am I out of your league?" Mu Xue said jokingly.

She thought the people around Ye Shangyuan were all very nice and interesting, including the young master Shen Ji from the Dingbei Marquis's mansion.

"May I call you Xue'er?" Ye Shangyuan asked.

After saying this, he felt a little uneasy, and his palms were sweaty.

Mu Xue turned around and looked at Ye Shangyuan in surprise. She noticed that his ears were a little red, and asked with concern, "Is Your Highness tired?"

Cang Lin, who was walking ahead and keeping a close eye on Mu Xue's movements, couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this.

This girl is such a straight woman!

"Little Xuexue, the Regent wasn't tired. He asked if he could call you Little Xue'er, why didn't you answer him?" Cang Lin teased, not wanting to miss an opportunity to stir things up.

Mu Hu covered his mouth and chuckled to himself. He could tell that the Regent was treating his master quite differently!

If the regent could protect him, the master's journey would be much easier.

The thought of returning home to find a troublesome mother and daughter waiting to deal with Mu Xue made him feel uneasy.

Mu Xue clearly hadn't expected Cang Lin to tease her like that. Since he had brought it up, Mu Xue said, "Whatever Your Highness wishes to call me, this humble woman is willing."

"Then may I call you Mu Mu?" He thought to himself that he didn't want to be called the same way as everyone else. He secretly wanted a unique name for Mu Xue.

Mu Xue was stunned when she heard the name!