First annul the engagement, then sever ties with the empress; the empress reigns supreme.

Ning Haitang sneered unhappily at Wei Ming's threat.

"Wei Ming, in your current wretched state, you can barely protect yourself, yet you still want to wipe out my entire family. Even if I give you one hand, you can't do anything to me. Alright, push the Emperor over here, and I'll throw this little brat over to you."

As Ning Haitang spoke, she grabbed Xiaoyue'er's clothes by the back with one hand.

Little Yue'er was raised as a grandson of the emperor and had never been treated so rudely before.

Little Yue'er, who had just thought it was a game and was all smiles, suddenly fell into tears, waving her arms and legs and bursting into sobs.

The crying made Wei Ming and Qing Yanzi frown. They might not have doted on the child, but he was their only bloodline.

Wei Ming dared not gamble any longer, fearing that if he was even a little slow, Ning Haitang, that poisonous woman, would really take Xiaoyue'er's life.

Wei Ming personally pushed Emperor Sheng out.

A king, revered by all, could beat and scold his son at will, yet in his old age, he was treated with such utter disrespect, like a piece of merchandise. This was perhaps retribution.

Ning Haitang kept her word. Seeing Wei Ming make a move, she casually tossed Xiao Yue'er out as well.

This child has no blood relation to her. If Wei Ming wants it, she will naturally give it to him. Otherwise, what's the point of keeping him by her side?

The handover ceremony was officially completed. Wei Ming flew up and caught Xiao Yue'er. He used his lightness skill to spin around in the air a few times before landing and shouting to Qing Yanzi, "Withdraw!"

"Okay." Upon receiving the message, Qingyanzi flicked his wide sleeves forward, and in an instant, many poisonous insects and snakes were flung out from his sleeves, heading straight for Ning Hanshuang, Ning Haitang, Mu Qingfu, and the others.

These little creatures are poisonous; getting stung by one is terrible.

In their attempt to drive away and kill these little creatures, Qingyanzi and Weiming seized an opportunity and, taking advantage of the chaos, vanished in the blink of an eye with the child.

Zuo Chengfeng was the least skilled among them. He and some of the black-armored guards were bitten by poisonous snakes, their faces turned pale, and the bite marks turned black.

Mu Lingye, holding Gu Junxi, casually killed an approaching venomous snake and gave a deep order: "Surround the entire imperial city. Make sure not a single mosquito gets out. Dig three feet or ten feet deep, you must find Wei Ming and Qing Yanzi."

They poisoned him and Gu Junxi with poison, harmed the people, and plunged the entire Dasheng into crisis. Killing Wei Ming and Qingyanzi is not enough to appease their anger.

Now that Emperor Sheng has been cursed and is destined to be deposed, and Mu Lingxuan has also taken advantage of the chaos to escape and disappear, Mu Lingye is the most powerful person in the entire imperial city. Moreover, the imperial seal is still in Mu Lingye's hands, so even without Emperor Sheng's abdication edict, Mu Lingye is the rightful next emperor.

At his command, all the imperial guards except the Black Armor Guards automatically carried out the order and scattered to the side.

The remaining ministers who were not killed or injured knelt before Mu Lingye, begging him to take charge of the current situation.

Having gained his freedom, Emperor Sheng, without Qingyanzi's control, was like a wheel without a master, swaying and unable to even stand.

She looked much more energetic before, but it was all just a mirage, a complete illusion.

Emperor Sheng is not dead yet, and it is not the time for him to ascend the throne. Even if he were to ascend the throne, he should make proper preparations instead of rushing around like this now.

Mu Lingye ordered his men to help Emperor Sheng back to his palace and summoned the imperial physician for treatment. He then personally carried Gu Junxi out of the palace and back to the Crown Prince's residence.

After returning to the Crown Prince's residence, Mu Lingye stayed by Gu Junxi's side, not going anywhere or caring about anything else. He simply stayed by her bedside, his gaze fixed on Gu Junxi, unwilling to look away.

Mu Lingye gently stroked her cheek with his fingertips. He could clearly tell that Gu Junxi had lost weight since they last met.

This made Mu Lingye feel even more heartache. He picked up Gu Junxi's finger, gently placed it to his lips, and kissed it lovingly.

"Ah Ye, the Valley Master of Medicine Valley has arrived."

At this moment, Murong Yuan arrived at the door of the room and called out to those inside.

Mu Lingye temporarily put down Gu Junxi's hand, got up and left the bedside, opened the door to the room, and saw Yao Duzhong standing next to Murong Yuan with a medicine box.

"Thank you for your trouble." Mu Lingye stepped aside and politely invited the Eucommia ulmoides to come in.

Yao Duzhong smiled gently and walked into the room: "Your Highness is too kind. The Crown Princess is my junior sister. There is no need to thank me for treating her."

As they spoke, they reached the inner side of the bed. Yao Duzhong sat down in front of the bed, took Gu Junxi's pulse, and then reached out to lift Gu Junxi's eyelids to examine her.

"How is it?" Mu Lingye asked nervously.

Eucommia ulmoides said, "The baby in the womb is fine. Junior Sister is still unconscious because her nerves are too tense and she is exhausted. It's not a big problem. The only troublesome thing is the Gu worm in Junior Sister's body. She hasn't been infected with the Gu for as long as you have, but it's more serious than yours. It has penetrated deep into her bones and blood. If we want to remove the Gu worm, she will have to suffer more than you."

The Gu worms inside Mu Lingye's body were extracted from the medicinal Eucommia ulmoides.

After Mu Lingye fought desperately to kill Leng Xuanjue, he was also seriously injured and almost reached the brink of death.

Xuan Ying led Mu Lingye on a journey to Medicine King Valley while searching for Master Suxin. However, news of Master Suxin seemed to have vanished without a trace; they couldn't find her anywhere.

Mu Lingye's injuries worsened day by day. With Leng Xuanjue's death, the Gu worms in Mu Lingye's body were no longer under anyone's control and were essentially ownerless.

The Gu worms, now without a master, were wriggling around inside Mu Lingye's body, to the point that they were gnawing on his liver whenever they had a spare moment.

Just when Xuan Ying felt despair, thinking that Mu Lingye might die if she couldn't hold out until Medicine King Valley, she unexpectedly encountered Eucommia ulmoides, a herb that had come from Medicine King Valley.

At the time, the medicine doctor Du Zhong only said that Mr. Su Xin, who had been away from the valley for more than half a month, suddenly sent back a letter, saying that he had consulted a fortune teller before leaving the valley.

He predicted that he would encounter a major tribulation in his life.

It's hard to say whether we can get through this ordeal safely.

Therefore, he instructed the herbalist Eucommia to go out of the valley to help Mu Lingye and Gu Junxi, and also provided them with the core techniques for removing the Gu poison.

When Yao Duzhong removed the Gu worms from Mu Lingye, it was his first time doing so, and he had no experience. He was forced to do it because he had no other choice.

At that time, I only had one thought in my mind: to try anything, even if it seems hopeless.

Fortunately, everything went well.

On the other hand, although Mu Lingye was successfully kept alive.

However, it's hard to say how much suffering Mu Lingye endured during this process.

So when Mu Lingye heard that Gu Junxi would suffer even more than him, his expression turned sour.

After considering it, Mu Lingye said to Yao Duzhong with a serious face, "Master Yao, I don't want to remove the Gu poison from Axi unless absolutely necessary. Can you find a way to suppress the Gu worms in Axi's body first? I will do my best to capture Qingyanzi and have him personally summon the Gu worms out of Axi's body."