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

"Mu Lingxuan!"

Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye rushed up to the edge of the cliff.

Mu Lingxuan, whose body was falling straight down, heard Gu Junxi's voice and seemed to turn his head slightly. His voice could no longer be heard, but his lips could be seen.

It was as if he was silently saying to Gu Junxi, "Xixi, I'm sorry." Or perhaps he was saying, "Xixi, I love you."

But no matter what they were saying, Gu Junxi could no longer hear them.

Mu Lingxuan's body fell into the sea, and a wave swept him away and he disappeared.

Mu Lingxuan is dead, completely vanished from this world.

Gu Junxi stared blankly, her mind racing with images of her childhood with Mu Lingxuan, of them playing together and of him protecting her.

Mu Lingxuan's attitude towards her only changed after she was betrothed to him as his concubine and became his fiancée.

"The waves are too big; the body is probably gone." Mu Lingye stood beside Gu Junxi, looking at the vast sea with a complicated expression.

Mu Lingxuan was already dead, so there was no need for him to argue with a dead man.

Gu Junxi nodded in agreement with Mu Lingye's words: "Yes, dying now would probably be a relief for him."

Mu Lingxuan attempted a rebellion, and his crime has been established. Even if he is captured and brought back to the capital, he will not be able to escape his punishment.

Dying like this is actually more dignified.

However, she never heard Mu Lingxuan's last words, and she could never repay the debt of gratitude she owed him.

"Let's go." The sea breeze was too strong, and Mu Lingye and Gu Junxi would catch a cold if they were exposed to it for too long. After all, Gu Junhai's body was getting heavier and heavier, and it wouldn't be good for a pregnant woman to get injections or take medicine.

Gu Junxi did not refuse, letting Mu Lingye lead her. As soon as Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye left, Xuan Jiu and all the hidden guards also left, and the once lively seaside cliff instantly became empty.

As night fell, the sky was dotted with stars, and the sea breeze along the cliff grew stronger, its howling sound like a funeral dirge for Mu Lingxuan.

From this day forward, Mu Lingxuan will no longer exist in this world, and before long, no one will remember the name Mu Lingxuan.

Su Li slept continuously after Gu Junxi left, and didn't wake up until dusk the next day. Probably no one could understand the exhilaration of having a mountain removed.

Gu Junxi was afraid that Su Li might have something bad happen to her while she was sleeping, so she went to check on Su Li twice in the middle of the night. Only after confirming that Su Li was alright did she breathe a sigh of relief and personally went to ask Mr. Su Xin to remove the Gu worms from Qing Yan and Qing Miao.

Mr. Suxin had already removed the Gu worms from Gu Junxi, so it didn't take much effort to remove them from Qingmiao Qingyan this time. It only took a little over half an hour, and the Gu worms that had tormented Qingmiao Qingyan for more than ten years were extracted from her body.

However, the Gu worms in Qingyan Qingmiao's body are different from those in Gu Junxi's body; Qingyan Qingmiao's are plump and white.

Mr. Suxin said it was because the Gu worms in Gu Junxi's body were not as advanced as those in Qingmiao and Qingyan's bodies.

Even a Gu worm was manipulated by Qingyanzi into different levels. While Gu Junxi looked down on him, she had to admit that Qingyanzi was very talented in unorthodox and evil ways.

After the Gu worm left their bodies, Qingyan and Qingmiao felt much lighter and happily knelt down together to thank Mr. Suxin: "Thank you for saving us, Mr. Suxin. We will never forget your great kindness."

Mr. Suxin looked at the two girls kneeling before him, who were only sixteen or seventeen years old but had already experienced many hardships, and sighed deeply.

If he hadn't saved Qingyanzi in the first place, perhaps those innocent young girls wouldn't have suffered so much. Perhaps when he realized that Qingyanzi had gone astray, he would have decisively killed him.

He did not do any of the above, but instead allowed Qingyanzi to continue causing harm, so he bears an inescapable responsibility.

“If the teaching is not strict, the teacher will be lazy. I also bear responsibility for that unfilial disciple Qingyanzi’s wrong path. If you don’t mind, you can call me Grandmaster. If you have no plans for the future, you can come back to Medicine King Valley with me.”

Upon hearing this, Qingyan and Qingmiao exchanged a joyful glance. Medicine King Valley was a sacred place for those who studied medicine. Although they hadn't studied medicine under Qingyanzi, they had heard many things about Medicine King Valley. For people like them who had no parents, going to a sacred place like Medicine King Valley would be the best destination for them.

Qingmiao couldn't wait to ask, "Grandmaster, can we learn medicine?"

Being eager to learn is a good thing, and without hesitation, Master Suxin promised: "I will have your senior uncle personally teach you."

"That's wonderful!" Qingmiao was overjoyed and about to agree, but then her high spirits dampened as she thought of something: "But what will happen to Senior Sister if we go..."

"You all just go ahead, don't worry about me." A voice sounded from behind. Qingmiao and Qingyan looked back and saw Su Li walking in wearing a fiery red dress. She was bright and radiant, and so beautiful that it was hard to look away.

Seeing that Su Li was in excellent spirits after waking up and had no need to hide her true nature, Gu Junxi stepped forward, took Su Li's hand, and also said to Qing Miao and Qing Yan.

"Yes, you don't need to worry about your senior sister. We will take good care of her. If you miss her in the future, you can come to the Ningyuan Marquis's residence in the capital to find her. If she misses you, she can go to Medicine King Valley."

“Xixi is right,” Mr. Suxin nodded.

With no more worries, Qingyan and Qingmiao kowtowed three times to Mr. Suxin before standing up and stepping aside to wait.

Now that Su Li has woken up, the next step is to remove the Gu worms from her body using the same method. However, when it was Su Li's turn, she couldn't bear the pain and rolled around on the bed when the Gu worms were removed from her body.

Why is this happening?

Gu Junxi and Murong Yuan stood to one side, wanting to go forward and hug Su Li, but afraid of disturbing Mr. Su Xin in removing the Gu worms. They were anxious and helpless.

Mr. Suxin continued to apply the needles to the acupoints without stopping, answering Gu Junxi and Murong Yuan's questions as he worked.

"The most vicious Gu in this child's body must have been implanted when she was still an infant. This Gu has been feeding on her life essence since she was a child, and over the years, it has long since become one with her body. Now that it is being suddenly removed, she will definitely suffer a lot. Once this Gu is removed, she will probably lose all her martial arts skills."

After Mr. Suxin finished speaking, he exerted force with his fingertip, and a needle was once again inserted into Su Li's acupoint. Su Li cried out in pain, "Ah!"

A moment later, Mr. Suxin removed all the needles from Su Li's body. As soon as the needles left her body, Su Li curled up like a shrimp and began to vomit violently.

A pile of filth was vomited out, along with a fat, red Gu worm.

Su Li looked as if she had just been pulled out of the water, her whole body was soaking wet.

Seeing this, Murong Yuan wished he could take Su Li's place and bear all of this himself.

Bai Hui, undeterred by the mess, followed Mr. Su Xin's instructions and put the red Gu worm into a small jar for easier research.

Su Li tried to get up, but just as she sat up, she collapsed back down weakly.

Seeing this, Murong Yuan sat down on the bed and pulled Su Li into his arms to prevent her from falling: "I just removed the Gu worms and need to rest. Don't rush to get up. You'll be fine in a while."

"I can't get better, I've lost my martial arts skills." Su Li shook her head, her face pale, and then suddenly pushed Murong Yuan away: "Stay away from me."