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

Bai Tianjiao truly hadn't expected that Gu Junxi would enter Baihua Tower, where the entire building and hall were filled with her people, and yet Gu Junxi still dared to challenge her.

She glanced at the wine glass thrown on the ground and sneered, "Looks like you're quite the fiery one. But even if you are, you'll have to soften up once you enter my Hundred Flowers Pavilion."

“I’m not weak, so what can you do to me?” Gu Junxi was the first to draw her sword from her waist.

She wanted to create chaos to give Mu Lingye time to investigate the bamboo building.

Bai Tianjiao was no match for Gu Junxi and the others last time, and she relied entirely on Bai Hui who arrived at the last minute.

With Bai Hui absent this time, Gu Junxi even resorted to poison to buy time, making Bai Tianjiao even less of a match.

Chased by a crowd, she played a game of cat and mouse in the banquet hall.

Meanwhile, under Gu Junxi's cover, Mu Lingye and Xuan Shi successfully left the banquet hall and arrived at the bamboo building that Xuan Shi had mentioned earlier.

As Xuan Shi had said, the bamboo building was indeed guarded by many people, and there were indeed large patches of fiery red flowers, whose names he did not know, planted under the bamboo building.

Mu Lingye and Xuan Shi hid in the shadows. After Mu Lingye gave Xuan Shi a wink, Xuan Shi slipped out.

She deliberately made a noise.

"Who?"

The guards of the bamboo building were drawn to Xuan Shi and chased after him. In the blink of an eye, Mu Lingye had already flashed onto the bamboo building.

Just as he was about to push the door open, he caught a glimpse of Baihui, who had left her seat earlier, stumbling toward him with a wine jug in her hand.

Fearing being discovered, Mu Lingye had no choice but to hide again.

Bai Hui was half-drunk, her alluring eyes gleaming with the scent of alcohol. As a result, she ignored the departing guards and climbed the bamboo building step by step, completely unaware that Mu Lingye was hiding there.

She reached out and pushed open the tightly closed bamboo door, then closed it again.

Mu Lingye peered through the half-open window of the bamboo house and saw that the interior was elegantly decorated, with several vases of brightly colored flowers inside.

A large, round bed was draped with snow-white gauze curtains, which hung down. A man dressed in blue was sitting cross-legged on it.

The man's hands and feet were chained with silver chains, making it impossible for him to walk freely.

Bai Hui entered the house.

The man kept his eyes closed and never looked at Bai Hui.

Only after Bai Hui tilted her head back and took a sip of wine, then deliberately slumped onto him with a seductive air, did he reluctantly open his eyes and disgustedly try to push Bai Hui away.

As the man moved, Mu Lingye, who was hiding outside, finally saw the man's face clearly.

It was the man he had been thinking about day and night, searching everywhere for Mr. Suxin, but to no avail.

It seems that everything he and Gu Junxi guessed was correct.

Mu Lingye's heart sank.

"Master, you're pushing me away again. Is your heart so hard? I've been so proactive with you, but you still won't accept me?"

Bai Hui sat steadily on Mr. Su Xin's lap, her soft, boneless hands clinging tightly to his neck, unwilling to get off him.

“Hui’er, stop making a fuss. There is only the bond between teacher and student between us. Fate cannot be defied. I am destined to be a lonely star, and I am destined to have no wife and children in this life.” Master Suxin remained unmoved and forcefully pried Bai Hui’s hands off his body.

One wanted to escape, the other insisted on sticking close; the two were locked in a struggle.

The drunk Bai Hui ultimately failed to wrestle Mr. Su Xin, slipped off his lap, and fell to the ground.

When Mr. Suxin saw Bai Hui fall, he felt sorry for her and subconsciously reached out to help her up. But he realized halfway through that was not right and quickly tried to pull his hand back.

Bai Hui had been hoping that Mr. Suxin would take the initiative towards her. Now that she finally saw a glimmer of hope, how could she possibly let Mr. Suxin escape so easily?

She swiftly reached out her hand, her little finger lightly brushing against Mr. Suxin's palm as she did so, before their fingers intertwined.

Tears welled up in her eyes: "Master, I knew you still cared about me. You were just trapped by worldly prejudices. As long as we can live well, why should we care about what others think?"

Bai Hui touched the ground with her toes, rising up like a light butterfly in a dance, and fell back onto Mr. Su Xin. Her soft, boneless hands climbed up Mr. Su Xin's neck again, and her rosy lips went to kiss Mr. Su Xin's lips.

"Master..."

Bai Hui's voice was filled with longing and love, so intense it was almost scalding.

Just as their lips were about to touch, Master Suxin suddenly regained his senses. He turned his face away, his voice cold and ruthless: "Bai Hui, don't let your teacher despise you."

Bai Hui froze in place.

She slowly turned her head to look at Mr. Suxin's expression.

Mr. Suxin appeared completely indifferent and heartless.

She looks exactly the same as she did more than ten years ago when her master discovered her intentions and expelled her from Medicine King Valley.

Why is Master so patient, kind, and tolerant with all patients, but so harsh on her alone?

A heart full of love suddenly turned into a heart full of hatred.

Why is it that even though she has already taken ninety-nine steps, he can't even take one step towards her?

Why should she be the only one suffering?

Bai Hui was trembling all over from emotional distress. Her eyes were red, and she stared at Mr. Su Xin with a mixture of hatred and love, wanting to confirm things one last time.

With her eyes lowered, she said, "Master, this is the last time I'm asking you, do you want me or not?"

Mr. Suxin's movements and expression remained unchanged as he calmly said, "Between you and me, even the bond between master and disciple was severed more than a decade ago. To be precise, you and I are just strangers who know each other. There is no question of wanting or not wanting."

Bai Hui did not get the result she wanted when she heard this. Mr. Su Xin even severed the last bit of bond between them.

"Haha, we're not even master and disciple anymore. Master, you're really heartless."

Bai Hui was almost insane. She angrily got up from Mr. Su Xin and swept everything she could smash off the table behind her.

"Fine, very well. Since you don't want me, then I don't want you either. I forgot to tell you, I've come here to inform you that I'm getting married. Tomorrow I'm marrying eleven stunningly handsome men who are all more beautiful than you."

"Although you no longer acknowledge me, I cannot be as heartless as you. I have still reserved a seat for you tomorrow; you are welcome to attend the ceremony."

As Bai Hui spoke, she leaned forward and used her pinky finger to lightly lift Mr. Su Xin's chin, forcing Mr. Su Xin to look at her.

Mr. Suxin looked at Bai Hui with pity: "Hui'er, stop. Don't ruin yourself. How can one woman marry eleven husbands?"

Bai Hui changed to rubbing Su Xin's cheek hard with her thumb, and she corrected her with a cold laugh.

“Mr. Suxin, you’ve got it wrong. I’m telling you, I’m marrying eleven husbands, not marrying into the family. Why can you men have three wives and four concubines, but we women can’t? I’m going to defy the heavens and give it a try.”

Mr. Suxin was completely helpless against Bai Hui's stubbornness and insistence on doing things her own way.

He remained silent for a while, when a knock came from outside the bamboo house.

"Master, the new female guest is causing trouble in the banquet hall. Young Master, please come over immediately."

Upon hearing the report, Bai Hui's resentment vanished instantly, and she replied coldly, "Understood, I'll go right away."

Bai Hui withdrew her finger, straightened her clothes, and turned back to give Mr. Su Xin one last look: "Don't forget what I told you, I look forward to your participation tomorrow."

Bai Hui opened the bamboo door and left with her entourage.

After watching Bai Hui completely descend the bamboo building, Mu Lingye pushed open the door and slipped inside.

At this moment, Mr. Suxin had already gotten out of bed and silently picked up the items that Bai Hui had knocked to the ground, carefully placing them back on the table, without even glancing at Mu Lingye who had just entered.

Perhaps he thought the person who came in was a maid from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, or perhaps he thought it was Bai Hui who had returned.

It wasn't until Mu Lingye came up to him and called out carefully that Mr. Suxin raised his head.

"Mr. Suxin, we've finally found you." Mu Lingye's voice was filled with joy.

Based on the letter left by Mr. Suxin to Yao Duzhong, which contained some key information about removing the Gu worms, Yao Duzhong was able to successfully help him remove the Gu worms from the former Emperor Sheng.

Mr. Suxin's instincts will only grow stronger.

Finding Mr. Suxin means that Gu Junxi can be saved.

"Your Highness... no, I should call you Emperor Sheng now." Mr. Suxin showed no surprise at the sudden appearance of Mu Lingye, which showed that he had long foreseen the future of the Sheng Kingdom.

It can be said that all of this was under the control of Master Suxin. In the letter he sent to give Eucommia ulmoides, he wrote that he would encounter a major tribulation in his life.

It is clear that Bai Hui was his destined calamity.

Mu Lingye smiled and said, "It's all thanks to the letter you sent to the Valley Master that I was able to successfully remove the Gu worms and save my life. I'll get you out of here now."

Mu Lingye's gaze fell on the silver iron chain, and he drew the soft sword from his waist.

Mr. Suxin calmly extended his hands, allowing Mu Lingye to operate them. Although he was imprisoned in the bamboo house, he did not seem embarrassed at all.

It was as if I were still in Medicine King Valley, in my own valley.

Mu Lingye's sword was incredibly sharp, capable of cutting through steel. In just three or five strokes, the iron chains on Su Xin's hands were severed.

Just as Mu Lingye went to cut the iron chains on Su Xin's feet, the closed bamboo door was suddenly pushed open from behind.

Bai Hui returned, leading a group of people as she barged in.

"Creating chaos and then luring the tiger away from the mountain, I underestimated you. As expected, all men are no good. To achieve your goal, you can even abandon your pregnant wife." Bai Hui stared at Mu Lingye with disdain, and then Gu Junxi was pushed in by Bai Tianjiao.

“Xixi.”

“Ah Xi.”

Mr. Su Xin and Mu Lingye spoke almost simultaneously.

Bai Hui glanced at Gu Junxi, clearly surprised that Mr. Suxin knew Gu Junxi.

To reassure Mu Lingye and Mr. Suxin, Gu Junxi smiled and nodded to them, "Master, A-Ling, I'm fine."

Since Mr. Su Xin has already called her by name, it's impossible to hide their relationship any longer. Besides, Mu Lingye was caught red-handed while saving someone.

"Master?" Bai Hui was surprised, and then glanced at Mr. Su Xin and Gu Junxi again: "Master, you have taken on another disciple."