"No, he's not my Qing-ge," Yu-nu murmured. She glanced around but couldn't find the figure she longed for.

"Why can't I find it..." She was somewhat desperate, and Wu Xie looked lost and dejected inside Wu Xie's body.

Seeing that she was lost in her own world, Wu Xie took the opportunity to reclaim his body and share what he had seen with the others.

"You mean you can't understand why Brother Qing would give her another pill after he'd already rescued her?" Xie Yuhua repeated Wu Xie's words and then said, "Have you ever thought about why, since they all escaped, Yu Nu's current state doesn't resemble a corpse, but rather a wisp of a soul?"

"Because what Qing-ge brought out wasn't a corpse, but a soul. You could say she never left Mawei Slope alive," Hei Xiazi explained.

Jieyuhua nodded in agreement.

"No, then why would Brother Qing give her the fake death medicine? He could have just given her the one the emperor gave her without even reminding her!" Wu Xie still couldn't figure it out.

"We've been scammed! There's no fake death medicine at all. Could he possibly have some kind of splitting magic, putting the soul and body in two different places?" The fat man seemed uninterested. He wasn't interested in the story of Yang Guifei. Firstly, there wasn't anything valuable in this tomb, and secondly, the group of them probably wouldn't be able to leave this place anytime soon.

He looked at Wu Xie, then at Ling Xiao, and suddenly clicked his tongue and said, "That's right! Isn't Ling Zi's blood only good for bringing the dead back to life? How come it works on the soul too?"

"Poisonous blood can suppress evil spirits, while blood with healing properties can awaken the soul. Isn't that strange?" Hei Xiazi thought of the thing behind him again.

"Yes! Fatty! That's it! The soul and body are separated, thus achieving a biological state of suspended animation. You're a genius!"

Perhaps Yu Nu was not dead. The emperor, who was pretending to be affectionate, would definitely go to see Yu Nu. Perhaps Qing Ge had prepared an ice coffin at that time. If those ministers insisted on confirming with their own eyes that Yu Nu was dead, an ice coffin would be the best method.

The fake death potion is not a sure thing. If An Lushan's men come forward and stab Yu Nu again, she will be unable to survive after taking the fake death potion.

Initially, she certainly wouldn't have been placed in an ice coffin. So, Qingge was probably afraid of An Lushan's lackeys, so he gave Yu Nu a drug that would cause her to appear dead and her soul to separate. Placing her in an ice coffin would not only dispel the ministers' idea that the imperial concubine had faked her death, but also ensure that Yu Nu's body would not decompose.

Yu Nu could remain frozen in an ice coffin, allowing the ministers to take her back without worry. The emperor could continue his devoted lover persona, visiting her occasionally. Once the emperor died, Qing Ge could retrieve her; no one would suspect Yu Nu was in this place. As for Qing Ge's claim that only he could save her, he meant the antidote for the separation of soul and spirit was in his hands.

Wu Xie became more and more convinced of her idea as she spoke, and couldn't help but sigh that all the beautiful love stories about the two of them in historical records and poems were actually lies.

"Water." Ling Xiao's voice was pitifully soft, especially when Wu Xie was talking so eloquently. If it weren't for Jieyuhua's quick wit, Ling Xiao would probably have had a hard time getting a sip of water.

The understanding woman gave him a sip of water and asked, "How are you feeling?"

Ling Xiao blinked weakly, then closed his eyes again, and asked somewhat impatiently, "Why are you still here?"

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