Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

"Master, are we leaving like this? Won't Miss Xue be unhappy?" Leng Quan asked as he drove the carriage.

There was no sound coming from inside the curtain behind them.

Upon hearing Leng Quan's question, Lin Jiu cautiously glanced at Ye Shangyuan sitting beside her.

Ye Shangyuan only said one sentence last night, "We are ready to leave," and hasn't said another word since.

The bamboo slip he was holding hadn't been moved for a long time; he was clearly preoccupied!

Lin Jiu guessed it must be related to Mu Xue, because Shang Yuan had been staying in Mu Xue's room all night yesterday, guarding her.

This was the first time Ye Shangyuan had ever taken such initiative in approaching a girl. However, it must be said that Mu Xue did indeed possess captivating qualities.

Lin Jiu looked at Ye Shangyuan's face, then at the bamboo slip in Ye Shangyuan's hand. His hesitant expression finally caught Ye Shangyuan's attention.

Ye Shangyuan did not drink the wine. Instead, he put down the bamboo scroll in his hand and rubbed his slightly stinging brow. At this moment, Ye Shangyuan had removed the mask he always wore.

His slightly furrowed brows added an extra touch of allure to his already striking good looks, making one want to reach out and smooth away the worry between his brows.

Ye Shangyuan perfectly inherited his mother's beauty. He was beautiful and bright but not effeminate. His brows were filled with a murderous aura, and he was imposing without being angry, making people want to sink at his feet.

Lin Jiu has been looking at this face for almost ten years.

Whether it was the wounded boy ten years ago or the high and mighty regent of the Western Jade Kingdom today.

Every time he saw that face, he felt a thrill and an irresistible urge to submit.

Lin Jiu turned his head and said to Ye Shangyuan, "I said, can't you just wear your mask? Why do you have to show your bewitching face like that?"

Ye Shangyuan looked up at Lin Jiu and asked, "Why are you still here?"

Lin Jiu choked, realizing he was superfluous.

He slapped his own mouth, thinking to himself, "Serves you right for being so talkative."

"I'm just worried about you. I'll leave once you get to the capital," Lin Jiu said with an embarrassed smile.

"You should set off this morning and find the medicinal herbs that Mu Mu needs as soon as possible." Ye Shangyuan stopped looking at Lin Jiu and closed his eyes to rest.

Lin Jiu asked curiously, "You stayed in Xiaoxuexue's room for so long yesterday, how was it? Did you make any progress?"

Ye Shangyuan opened his eyes abruptly, glared at Lin Jiu, and hissed, "Shut up!"

Lin Jiu was startled and quickly shut her mouth and waved her hand.

He scrambled through the curtain and sat down next to Leng Quan. He patted his chest and whispered, "Brother, I really sympathize with you."

Reiju was completely bewildered by what he said.

He glanced at Lin Jiu and asked, puzzled, "Didn't Mr. Lin say he was going to stay inside and watch over the Prince? Why did you come out?"

They set off in a hurry before dawn and haven't stopped to rest since.

Leng Quan was also very worried about Ye Shangyuan's health. He had barely rested yesterday and was now exhausted from the journey, so when Lin Jiu offered to come along, no one refused.

Ye Yi rode forward and whispered, "Mr. Lin, you'd better not provoke the Prince. Last night when Miss Mu woke up, I heard them talking. It seems that Miss Mu rejected the Prince's advances."

He lowered his voice, but Ye Shangyuan could still hear him.

He didn't speak up to stop them; he continued to ignore their conversation, his mind filled with what Mu Xue had said to him.

He didn't resent Mu Xue's cold rejection. He believed that Mu Xue knew that the poison in her body was difficult to cure and didn't want to implicate others, which was why she rejected him.

He will not give up on pursuing Mu Xue; he will do everything he can to help her.

Ye Shangyuan understood that Mu Xue was not like an ordinary young lady; she should be a bird soaring in the sky and should not be confined to a small courtyard.

She said she didn't believe he could wander the world with her, and she said he didn't believe he could give up everything to live a secluded life with her.

He will make her believe him.

Mu Xue was unaware of all this.

After hearing Wu Ying say that Ye Shangyuan and the others had rushed back to the capital overnight, she felt a vague unease.

She felt that something very serious must have happened for Ye Shangyuan to rush back overnight.

The door opened, and Mu Xue turned her head to look. She saw Su Su walk in. Su Su came to Mu Xue's side, bent down and whispered, "Uncle sent someone over. She asked when Miss is coming home?"

Mu Xue asked listlessly, "What else has happened these past few days?"

Su Su looked at Mu Xue and asked hesitantly, "Does Miss want to know about the Mu family's affairs?"

Upon hearing the name of the Mu family, Mu Xue immediately perked up and asked curiously, "What happened to the Mu family?"

Seeing that Mu Xue seemed very interested, Su Su simply said, "The young master's condition has been very bad these past few days. There are rumors outside that the young master only has a few days left to live."

Mu Xue was taken aback when she heard Mu Feng's message. No wonder she felt like she had forgotten something.

She suddenly stood up, startling Su Su.

"Miss, what's wrong?" Su Su asked.

"I knew I'd forgotten something! Oh, that's what it was!" Mu Xue exclaimed, slapping her forehead.

Su Su looked at Mu Xue with a puzzled expression.

Mu Xue turned around and walked behind the screen, calling out to Su Su as she went, "Don't just stand there, come and help me!"

"Oh." Su Su, still not understanding the situation, had already walked behind the screen.

In no time, Mu Xue emerged with the handsome face of a young master.

Now it was SuSu's turn to be curious.

She stared curiously at Mu Xue tidying up the medical kit on the table and asked, "Who is Miss going to see? Is it the eldest young master?"

"Our Susu is so smart. Your young lady is going to the Mu family to earn money, and when I come back I'll buy you the Eight Treasure Duck from Meishiju, okay?" Mu Xue said while tidying up.

In order to suppress the poison of Ye Shangyuan, many of the pills that had been refined as backups were almost gone.

She was thinking about going to the Treasure Pavilion to do a big shopping spree later.

Su Su asked, "Miss, are you going to the Mu residence to earn money? But the Mu residence doesn't belong to you..."

Mu Xue smiled and said to Su Su, "The Mu family mansion is the Mu family mansion, but our home now is not the Mu family mansion anymore. I'll give our little courtyard a nice name later."

SuSu nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

When Wu Ying walked in, he saw an unfamiliar young master talking to Su Su; the voice belonged to Mu Xue. He quickly realized who it was.

His expression showed only a moment of surprise. He knew about this human skin mask; it was the unique skill of Cang Lin, the Demon Lord of Shanghai, and many people coveted it, as it was priceless. He never expected that Mu Xue would actually have it.

Even among the elders of Shanghai, only two people possess this human skin mask.

Looking at the skin color and how well it fits the face, it's easy to see that this was specially customized for Mu Xue.