Women disguised as men went to the battlefield and the emperor bowed down in submission.

Chu Xiao said to the hidden guards in the tree, "Go and bring me my 'Thunderclap' zither."

Lin Ruoshui panicked upon hearing this. She remembered how her brother had used his zither to utterly destroy Old Master Yan. What should she do?

Lin Ruoshui looked at Xuan Yuanyu, who was holding her in his arms, and said, "Let go quickly, or my brother will really get angry."

Xuanyuan Yu still didn't let go. Lin Ruoshui didn't know what had gotten into him this time. Angry his brother could be fatal.

Lin Ruoshui was only thinking about whether Chu Xiao would be angry, and he didn't notice Baili Heng's expression.

When Baili Heng saw Lin Ruoshui being held in Xuan Yuan Yu's arms, Lin Ruoshui's thighs were pressed tightly against his crotch.

Suddenly, Baili Heng attacked from the side, striking Xuan Yuan Yu on the head with a palm. Xuan Yuan Yu, holding Lin Ruoshui, retreated several meters, along with the chair.

Seeing that Baili Heng was going for a killing move right from the start, Xuanyuan Yu lightly pecked Lin Ruoshui on the cheek and said to her, "That wild man is angry!"

Baili Heng saw that he hadn't killed Xuan Yuan Yu with a single palm strike, and Xuan Yuan Yu had even kissed his dream girl.

He was enraged, all reason vanished. He gathered his inner strength and struck at Xuan Yuan Yu again; the surging air currents formed a hurricane, sweeping towards everyone present.

Lin Ruoshui hugged Xuan Yuanyu's neck and said, "You've really messed up this time, you'd better run!"

Xuanyuan Yu smiled and said, "He's just a random man. After I deal with him, I'll 'deal with' you."

Based on Xuanyuan Yu's thought process, does that mean she has an affair with Baili Heng?

Lin Ruoshui said, "Just keep showing off. If you get hurt, I'll deal with you later."

Baili Heng kept striking with his palms, while Xuanyuan Yu, holding Lin Ruoshui, dodged and chatted.

Upon seeing this, Baili Heng's eyes turned bloodshot with rage.

Xuanyuan Yu put Lin Ruoshui down and said to her, "Stay here and watch." After saying this, he flashed in front of Baili Heng like a phantom.

The two looked each other up and down, both surprised by each other's good looks. They both felt that the other might be Lin Ruoshui's type and that they had to eliminate him completely.

Thus, their battle turned into a life-or-death struggle.

The moment Xuan Yuan Yu arrived, Lin Ruoshui had a bad feeling. She felt that something bad might happen today, so she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Lin Ruoshui asked Yingyi, "Have all our brothers who were poisoned recovered?"

Yingyi appeared, knelt down and said, "One person died, but the others survived and have now recovered 70% of their power."

From now on, you bodyguards don't need to kneel down to talk to me anymore. The rules are the same as Zhao Deshun's.

After saying that, Lin Ruoshui helped Yingyi up, and Yingyi felt a warmth in her heart.

Lin Ruoshui's palms were sweaty, and she asked anxiously, "Yingyi, if you all act together, can you control the Emperor, Xuanyuan Yu, and Baili Heng?"

Yingyi was a little embarrassed. He said, "The three of them are all peerless masters. With the current strength of the forty-nine secret guards, we can only hold them off for a while. But to say that we can completely control them is probably impossible."

Lin Ruoshui was worried. How long could she stop them? It seemed they were really determined to fight to the death. What could she do?

Lin Ruoshui's mind raced as she tried to think of a solution.

At this moment, Xuanyuan Yu took a deep breath, and his inner strength surged from his dantian, instantly filling his entire body.

The surrounding air seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, swirling around him. That powerful internal energy was like a surging river, vast and unstoppable.

As Baili Heng's internal energy flowed, his fingers trembled slightly, and an invisible aura emanated from his body.

The surrounding leaves were drawn to this aura, fluttering towards him as if on a pilgrimage.

Seeing this, Lin Ruoshui knew that the two were about to have a fierce internal strength contest, which would likely result in death or serious injury. She wanted to stop them, but it was too late.

Xuanyuan Yu and Baili Heng had already unleashed their palms, their internal energies colliding in mid-air with a loud "bang," causing the ground to tremble.

The two did not stop, but continued to output their internal energy, causing leaves to fly, dust to rise, the ground to tremble, and the lake water to ripple wildly.

Having exhausted his internal energy, Baili Heng stopped, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a "poof".

Xuan Yuan Yu's blood surged, and a mouthful of blood rushed to his mouth, which he swallowed back down. With a contemptuous tone, Xuan Yuan Yu said, "A defeated opponent!"

Lin Ruoshui rushed to Xuan Yuan Yu's side and asked, "Are you alright?"

Xuanyuan Yu shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I've finished dealing with the wild man, now it's time to 'deal with' you."

Lin Ruoshui retreated, but the beams and pillars of the pavilion blocked her way. Just as she was about to run to the side, she was caught by Xuan Yuanyu.

Xuanyuan Yu asked, "You still want to run away?" He pressed Lin Ruoshui against a pillar, smelled her unique body fragrance, and then kissed her neck.

Xuanyuan Yu was injured. He originally wanted to kiss Lin Ruoshui on the lips, but he was afraid that Lin Ruoshui would notice the taste of blood in his mouth, so he kissed her neck instead.

Lin Ruoshui pushed him hard, but she couldn't push him away no matter what she did.

Standing not far away, Chu Xiao could no longer tolerate Xuan Yuan Yu molesting his sister in front of so many people.

Just then, the guard placed the "Thunderclap" zither in his hands, and Chu Xiao's fingers glided lightly across the zither, as clear as spring water.

Hearing the sound, Lin Ruoshui was startled and thought, "It's over, Chu Xiao must be angry. That madman Xuan Yuan Yu is being intimate with her regardless of the occasion. No wonder his brother can't stand it."

Chu Xiao skipped the formalities, rapidly sliding the strings of his zither. The music surged like a waterfall, like the roar of pine trees in a storm, striking Xuan Yuan Yu's back directly.

Lin Ruoshui used all her strength to push Xuan Yuanyu aside, and the seemingly tangible internal force struck Lin Ruoshui's chest.

Lin Ruoshui bent over and spat out a mouthful of blood. She collapsed to the ground like a rag doll, blood seeping from every pore of her body.

Chu Xiao was stunned; he hadn't expected his sister to risk her life to protect that man.

Fortunately, he only used 30% of his internal energy; if he had used 70%, Lin Ruoshui would have been turned to dust immediately.

Xuanyuan Yu was the first to react. His head buzzed, and he felt that the most important person in his life was about to be lost.

He was trembling with fear, his eyes turned bloodshot, his heart clenched uncontrollably, and the pain made it hard for him to breathe.

He took a deep breath, picked up Lin Ruoshui, who was covered in blood, and used his light-footed skill to run across the lake towards the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Chu Xiao dropped the "Thunderclap" zither in his hand and chased after him in a daze. Baili Heng was also so frightened that his heart stopped, and he quickly caught up.

Xuanyuan Yu took Lin Ruoshui to the Imperial Physician's Office and gently placed her on the bed. When Physician Li saw Lin Ruoshui covered in blood, he was shocked.

Xuan Yuan Yu, his hair disheveled and clutching his chest, said, "Quick, check on her."

Physician Li began emergency treatment and discovered that Lin Ruoshui had no pulse.

Xuanyuan Yu suddenly knelt on one knee, his heart aching so badly that he couldn't straighten up or breathe.

Chu Xiao and Baili Heng arrived. Chu Xiao quickly went to Lin Ruoshui's side, took out a pill, and put it in Lin Ruoshui's mouth. Physician Li hurriedly fed Lin Ruoshui water.

Seeing that Lin Ruoshui was pale and bleeding all over her body, Baili Heng clenched his fists tightly.

The air in the entire Imperial Medical Bureau seemed to freeze. The three powerful men, their suppressed pain, self-blame, and fear mingling together, made it hard to breathe.

With trembling hands, Chu Xiao helped Lin Ruoshui up and channeled his inner energy into her from behind to repair her damaged meridians.

Two hours later, Lin Ruoshui's face was still deathly pale, but she had a faint pulse and her pores no longer bled.

Seeing that Xuanyuan Yu was in chest pain and had knelt down, Physician Li kindly performed acupuncture on him.

Xuanyuan Yu, who was unable to move, recovered considerably under the care of Physician Li, but his heart was still aching.

Xuanyuan Yu staggered to the bedside, looking at Chu Xiao, whose internal energy was almost exhausted and whose face was ashen, yet he was still repairing Lin Ruoshui's meridians. He said, "Let me do it."

Chu Xiao slowly opened his eyes, then closed them again, and then fainted.

The Imperial Physicians were in an uproar. The Emperor had fainted, which was a serious matter. The physicians hurriedly carried Chu Xiao away to another room for treatment.

Xuanyuan Yu continued to inject his inner energy to repair Lin Ruoshui's meridians. He closed his eyes, and the scenes of Lin Ruoshui and him together played back repeatedly.

He thought to himself, "I will not let you die. As long as you can survive until tomorrow morning, our souls will be switched, and you will be saved. If anyone is to die, it will be me. You must live well, even if it is in my body."