Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

That night, the princess's mansion was brightly lit.

After leaving the main courtyard, a tall and imposing figure hurriedly headed out of Fufeng City. It was Yu Xian, who had come out of the city to ask for help.

The figure, swift as the wind, vanished without a trace after leaving the city, leaving behind an unnoticed presence amidst the towering shadows.

After Yu Xian pretended to leave the city, he concealed his presence and then launched a surprise attack.

To ensure the plan was foolproof, another subordinate impersonated him and went to fetch more people, while Yu Xian himself quietly returned to the Princess's residence to meet with his trusted confidants who were lying in wait, and together they kept a close watch on the main courtyard.

"How is it? Any movement?"

In the shadows, Yu Xian's sharp eyes gleamed with a cold light.

From his vantage point, he could clearly see the entire main courtyard. Because Princess Huai'an had suddenly fallen critically ill, the entire main courtyard was bustling with activity. Servants were fetching life-saving medicines as instructed by the doctor, and there were patrolling guards moving around in the courtyard. It was a lively scene, a perfect time to take advantage of the chaos.

The confidant lowered his eyes and said, "That demoness disguised herself as a maid and went into the main courtyard to deliver water once, and then left. She probably hasn't found an opportunity to make a move yet."

Yu Xian said, "We're on guard against her, and she's definitely on guard against us too. She won't act rashly."

Having experienced a failed assassination attempt, Yu Yun will certainly be extremely cautious this time. If Yu Yun acts rashly, Yu Xian will suspect that there might be a trap involved.

“‘I’ will go out of the city to ask for help. It will take at most an hour to go back and forth. I will definitely be back before dawn. If Yu Yun wants to make a move against the princess, he only has this one hour.”

Yu Xian slowly swept his gaze across everyone coming and going in the main courtyard, and said with a determined expression, "Keep a close eye on her. She will most likely make her move before 'I' come back."

Countless pairs of eyes, hidden in the shadows, silently watched those coming and going from the main courtyard.

Around the end of the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), two maids entered the main courtyard carrying a medicinal elixir.

That was a first-class maidservant who served Princess Huai'an closely. She was not an ordinary person, but a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage. Even after working late into the night, there was no sign of fatigue on her face. Instead, she looked solemn and energetic.

One of the shorter maids bowed as she entered the room and handed the medicine she was carrying to the doctor: "Mr. Shi, this is the ice crystal lotus seedpod you requested."

Doctor Shi was concentrating on acupuncture for Princess Huai'an when he heard this and instructed without turning his head: "Take out the lotus seeds, place one under the princess's tongue, and take only the lotus cores of the other five. Boil them together with the Ice Soul Grass, making one bowl from three."

The maidservant immediately began to act upon receiving the order.

A slightly shorter maid took out a red lotus seed from the crystal-clear lotus pod, peeled off the outer skin, and pressed the lotus seed under Princess Huai'an's tongue.

Another maid with a mole on the corner of her lip carried five more lotus seeds to the courtyard to brew medicine.

For a moment, only the short maid and Doctor Shi remained in the room.

On the roof beam, unnoticed by anyone, a glimmer of light flashed across a shimmering thread, then quickly disappeared.

At the same time, the doctor administering acupuncture and the short maid wiping Princess Huai'an's lips with a handkerchief all stopped what they were doing.

Just a door away, a maid was decocting medicine around a small stove, while a guard with a sword walked back and forth. No one noticed anything unusual in the room.

A deep shadow spread from the beams and corners of the room toward the carved bed in the center.

Just as the shadows were about to touch Princess Huai'an on the bed, Yu Xian, hidden in the shadows, sharpened his eyes, lowered his hand, and said, "Make your move."

The well-trained Golden Scale Guards formed an encirclement formation and silently surrounded the main courtyard.

Yu Xian flashed and, in the next instant, used the formation to swiftly and silently appear in a corner of the main courtyard.

Undercurrents surge in the shadows, while the surface remains calm.

The surging shadows finally touched Princess Huai'an on the bed. The invisible shadows gradually condensed and slowly formed a graceful human figure, which was none other than Yu Yun, who had disguised herself as a maid and sneaked into the princess's mansion.

Yu Yun stood by the bed, slowly raised her left hand, and gently touched the top of Princess Huai'an.

She did not actually touch Princess Huai'an, but as she reached out, countless intertwined streams of light flashed past Princess Huai'an, revealing a hidden protective formation.

"Sure enough, there is a formation."

Yu Yun murmured to herself, but there was no worry on her face. Her eyes deepened, and she took out a silver glove and put it on. Then, she formed her five fingers into claws and slowly pressed down on the formation.

The formation was actually deformed by her pressure, and then, like fragile glass, it made a crisp cracking sound before suddenly shattering and turning into countless streams of light that splashed in all directions.

Yu Yun flicked her sleeve to deflect the flying light, then transformed her hand into a blade and slashed towards the chest of the Princess of Huai'an without hesitation.

However, when the hand reached in and turned, the fleshy chest cavity was found to be empty.

Nothing.

Yu Yun's expression changed, and he was about to fly away, but Yu Xian, who was hiding in the shadows, was waiting for this moment. He revealed himself, slapped Yu Yun on the back as he fled, and shouted in a deep voice: "You wretched creature, why don't you obediently accept your death!"

Yu Yun was struck in the back and coughed up a mouthful of blood, but she didn't turn her head and quickly fled towards the outside of the princess's mansion.

However, Yu Xi had already laid a trap for her, and she was not going to escape easily. Before Yu Yun even got close to the courtyard wall of the Princess's mansion, she saw the light of the barrier spread out, and then countless heavily armed Golden Scale Guards appeared from the shadows and attacked her in perfect coordination.

Caught off guard, Yu Yun had no choice but to turn back and flee in another direction.

However, the entire princess's mansion was enveloped by the barrier, leaving her nowhere to escape.

Yu Xian watched her, like a young animal trapped in a snare, helplessly rushing around inside, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

He leaped forward, found the opening behind Yu Yun, and with lightning speed grabbed Yu Yun's neck: "You wretched child, today is the day our father and daughter settle things—"

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Xian suddenly stopped, his expression changing drastically.

wrong!

This is not Yu Yun at all!

The "person" whose neck he was gripping slowly turned his head, the human skin covering his face peeled off, revealing an empty skeleton, and gave him a sinister smile. At the same time, his palm transformed into a knife and slashed heavily at Yu Xian.

The two were too close, and Yu Xian couldn't pull away in time. The puppet's bone blade grazed his ribs, drawing blood instantly.

Yu Xian looked down and saw that the wound was bluish-black, indicating that the puppet was poisonous!

Yu Yun was clearly on guard and had made preparations in advance!

Yu Xian's expression was gloomy. He didn't bother to check his injuries and immediately turned and ran towards the western corner.

However, before he could arrive, he saw Yu Yun, who had been properly settled, looking at him from afar with someone in tow. It was none other than the Princess of Huai'an, whom Yu Xian had secretly hidden away.

Across several layers of eaves, Yu Yun smiled at Yu Xian, her tone mocking: "General Yu, you're not the only smart person in the world."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Yun's petrified left hand plunged into Princess Huai'an's chest without hesitation, pulling out half of a bloody stone heart.