Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

The afternoon ice bath was much simpler; Ye Shangyuan only needed to sit in the ice pool.

The morning is crucial for suppressing the toxicity; the ice water in the afternoon is merely a prelude to a successful bloodletting the next day.

By the time Mu Xue informed Leng Quan that Ye Shangyuan could be carried out of the ice cellar, Leng Quan's hands were already numb from the cold.

It was Ye San and two other people who carried Ye Shangyuan out together.

Ye Shangyuan didn't feel much better than he did in the morning.

He felt like he was being skinned alive!

Actually, not much blood was released; it just dripped into the basins of water, and it was frightening to see basins full of bloody water.

Mu Xue gave him a blood-regenerating pill, and Ye Shangyuan felt much better.

He just couldn't open his eyes yet, and he had no sensation in his whole body.

Mu Xue had Leng Quan find a century-old ginseng, brew it into ginseng tea, and fed it to Ye Shangyuan little by little.

And so it went until the third day, when Ye Shangyuan's senses became clearer and clearer.

Finally, on the morning of the fourth day, just before Mu Xue was about to help him into the water, he opened his eyes.

Mu Xue held Ye Shangyuan in her arms, and when she looked up, she met a pair of eyes that shimmered with a dark purple light.

She was slightly stunned, and the two stared at each other until Ye Shangyuan coughed lightly. Mu Xue then realized that her actions were very inappropriate, and she abruptly let go of Ye Shangyuan's hand.

Ye Shangyuan was completely weak and was about to lie down when Mu Xue reacted and caught him. Due to the inertia, Mu Xue fell on top of Ye Shangyuan.

"Ugh!" Ye Shangyuan couldn't help but groan.

"I'm so sorry, I made a mistake." Mu Xue quickly propped herself up with her hands and apologized.

"Thank you." Ye Shangyuan's tone was gentle, and his voice was soft.

Luckily, Mu Xue was close by, otherwise she might not have been able to hear what he was saying.

"Is Your Highness feeling alright?" Mu Xue tried to break the awkward silence.

She got up and helped Ye Shangyuan sit up again.

"Not good," Ye Shangyuan said truthfully.

He felt weak all over, and even speaking a few words required a pause; this feeling of weakness was very unpleasant.

"Just get through today," Mu Xue comforted her.

She knew, of course, that experiencing this extreme contrast of hot and cold was unpleasant. And to have to bleed her was even more unbearable.

Once activated, this poison causes the blood throughout the body to slowly coagulate, making bloodletting a very painful experience for the poisoned person.

"Mu Mu doesn't look well, you must be so worried," he said with some concern.

"It wasn't easy to save you. You need to change your temper next time. Don't get so angry. You might not be so lucky next time." Mu Xue helped him and slowly moved him to the edge of the pool.

Although she said she was moving her over, Ye Shangyuan actually put all her weight on Mu Xue. She thought that it would be troublesome if she woke up, so it would be easier to hold her while she was unconscious, which would save time and effort.

Ye Shangyuan was completely unaware of Mu Xue's inner turmoil. He sat quietly in the water, waiting for Mu Xue to get in, and performed acupuncture on her as he had done before.

Just then, Mu Xue's voice came from behind her. She called out directly to the outside, "Brother Leng has arrived."

Leng Quan led the others in, looking puzzled, and asked, "Miss Xue, how come it's done so quickly today?"

He and Ye San also learned their lesson and called in four more people to take turns in pairs, which made things a little easier for them.

Mu Xue replied, "Since everyone is awake, there's no need for acupuncture!"

Upon hearing this, Leng Quan and Ye San, who entered afterward, were taken aback. They then quickly flew to Ye Shangyuan's side, knelt on one knee, and looked at Ye Shangyuan, saying in unison, "That's wonderful! Your Highness, you've finally woken up."

"Thank you for your hard work." Ye Shangyuan was still grateful to Leng Quan for bringing Mu Xue here.

"It's good that Your Highness is alright. We owe a great debt to Miss Mu this time," Ye San said excitedly.

Leng Quan chimed in, "Your Highness, you really scared me to death! Luckily, Miss Xue's medical skills are superb; she has been taking care of you day and night these past few days!"

Ye Shangyuan glanced at Mu Xue, who was adding medicinal powder to the water, and softly hummed in agreement.

Mu Xue clapped her hands, stood up, and said, "Alright, let's start the fire."

Leng Quan glanced at Ye Shangyuan and asked, "Miss Xue, the prince is awake. Do we still need to cook?"

"Leng Quan, listen to Miss Tingxue's arrangements," Ye Shangyuan said.

"Yes." Leng Quan and Ye San and the others dispersed to prepare to start a fire and boil water.

The word "boil" is used so subtly, Ye Shangyuan thought to himself.

Soon, Ye Shangyuan lost all interest in thinking about anything else. Compared to his previous state of being unable to move, he was now fully conscious and his feelings were much more intense, a truly torturous experience.

Mu Xue walked over and saw Ye Shangyuan clenching his teeth tightly, with the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

She said, "Your Highness, you must hold on. This is the last time. Just get through this."

She took out her silver needles and quickly inserted three needles into the top of her head.

Ye Shangyuan felt a heat rising from his body, different from the temperature of the water outside, rushing straight to the top of his head.

Three hours finally passed.

Ignoring the water temperature, Leng Quan and Ye San, with Mu Xue's approval, quickly pulled Ye Shangyuan out of the water.

Ye Shangyuan lay there, utterly exhausted, as several people carried him back to his room.

Mu Xue went through the process from the previous few days.

When Ye Shangyuan emerged from the ice cellar, he finally felt alive again.

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, Mu Xue walked in again.

She was holding a bowl filled to the brim with dark, broth.

She said with a grin, "Drink this. Only after you drink it will the poison in your body be suppressed."

Smelling the aroma and looking at the dark bowl, Ye Shangyuan said to Mu Xue, "This is too much. Can you reduce the amount?"

Mu Xue sneered and said, "Fine, then you don't need to do the detoxification, just leave it like this."

Just as he was about to take the bowl away, Ye Shangyuan hurriedly said, "I'll drink it!" His face showed a look of resignation.

Mu Xue almost burst out laughing.

I had heard Leng Quan say before that Ye Shangyuan was most afraid of drinking medicine, especially the kind that was pitch black.

So Mu Xue had already made plans before coming in.

Ye Shangyuan obediently drank it all, and at the end, he even tilted the bowl to show Mu Xue.

Mu Xue nodded in satisfaction, then turned and walked out.

Not long after Mu Xue left, Ye San came in and said with his fists clasped, "Your Highness, Ye Yi has brought Mr. Lin here."

"Is Ye Yi alright? Why did he bring Mr. Lin over?" Ye Shangyuan asked, leaning against the bedside.

"Ye Yi said that Mr. Lin is worried about you. He promised to return, but he didn't. He's afraid something might happen to you," Ye San said.

He added, "Leng Quan didn't send a message back about your previous outburst of anger, for fear that it would be discovered by someone with ulterior motives."

Ye Shangyuan nodded. He felt that with Mu Xue around, she wouldn't let anything happen to him.

He said, "Let them in."