The male lead went insane after the female supporting character gave birth to the main villain'

Despite He Qianji's numerous precautions, Su Yan and Qin Yan stayed in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons for a month, only leaving after He Qianji had cultivated the Gu King and cured Su Yan of the poison.

During this time, under Qin Yan's persistent questioning, Su Yan told him about her experiences over the past eight years.

After being rescued by He Qianji, Su Yan initially had to change her Gu worm almost every three days. Later, after He Qianji cultivated more powerful Gu worms, the time between Gu worm changes gradually lengthened.

But these were all limited, so she could only stay in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons and dared not leave.

She didn't dare write to Qin Yan and Su Zhan, fearing that she wouldn't be able to cultivate the Gu King and would eventually die, leaving them with nothing but empty hopes and joy.

Until a month ago, He Qianji told her with certainty that the Gu King would be cultivated soon and she would be saved.

Only then did she dare to secretly leave the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons and run to Qizhou City, wanting to visit the house where she used to live with her grandmother.

Unexpectedly, they encountered Qin Yan, who had disguised himself as an official and come to Qizhou to investigate a case.

Qin Yan always remembered her nightmares, in which she said she was afraid of snakes and insects, and kept crying and begging not to be bitten.

Seeing that Su Yan didn't mention it, he didn't ask.

After Su Yan rested, he went to ask someone in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.

It turns out that there are many elders in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, and their grandchildren all want to become the Valley Master's closed-door disciples.

However, He Qianji didn't think much of their qualifications and never selected them.

Later, He Qianji brought Su Yan back to Wan Du Valley and told everyone that she was his last disciple, asking them to treat her as the young valley master.

Those people were naturally dissatisfied. They often took advantage of He Qianji's absence to go out and find herbs and Gu worms, forcibly taking Su Yan to extremely dangerous places such as snake caves and Gu tombs.

The poison in Su Yan's body was very strong and potent. Those poisonous creatures were fed poison by the people in the valley, and they loved to eat poison.

Su Yan was a great tonic for them, so naturally they chased after her and bit her.

When Qin Yan learned of this, he was so angry that he wanted to burn down the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.

But now, the only one who can save Su Yan is the Valley Master of Ten Thousand Poisons Valley. He can only suppress his surging killing intent and take good care of Su Yan.

Fortunately, the poison in Su Yan's body was completely cured in the end, otherwise he would never have let those people from the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons who had bullied Su Yan go!

Actually, the main reason is that He Qianji had already taught them a lesson, throwing each of them into the various poisonous caves that Su Yan had been to.

Now that those people were a mixture of various toxins in their bodies, neither human nor ghost, and were locked in an underground dungeon where they never saw the light of day, Qin Yan stopped pursuing the matter further.

On the way back to Kunjing, Su Yan bumped and bruised herself several times in the carriage. When the group stopped to rest, Qin Yan got into the carriage and saw that there were red and bruises on her head. He felt sorry for her and applied medicine to her head.

"Ayan, shall I ride in the carriage with you? With me by your side, you won't be so unlucky."

"Okay, thank you, Your Highness." Su Yan looked up at him with a soft smile.

Throughout the rest of the journey, Qin Yan accompanied Su Yan in the carriage.

In the small carriage, there were only the two of them, Qin Yan and the little girl, which gave him the illusion that the little girl belonged only to him.

The carriage started moving again, but this time Su Yan's carriage didn't bounce around heavily or bump into anything. Su Yan soon became sleepy from the constant jolting.

She secretly yawned several times, and Qin Yan noticed. He put down his book and said, "Ayan, if you're sleepy, lie down and take a nap. I'll stay here and watch over you; nothing will happen."

"Your Highness, Ayan isn't sleepy." Su Yan forced herself to stay awake, trying to open her eyes wide, as if that would prove she wasn't sleepy at all.

Qin Yan thought that perhaps it was because he was in the carriage that A Yan was embarrassed to lie down and sleep. Just as he was about to suggest going out to ride horses, the carriage suddenly lurched heavily. Su Yan lost her balance, and if Qin Yan hadn't caught her quickly in his arms, she would have almost hit her head on the seat next to Qin Yan's legs.

Thinking of her inexplicable bad luck, Qin Yan helped her sit up and stopped thinking about going out to ride horses.

Fifteen minutes later, Qin Yan felt a weight on his arm. He glanced to the side and saw that the little girl had fallen asleep at some point, and now half of her body was resting on his arm.

Putting down the book that he hadn't turned a single page of for half a day, Qin Yan placed her on a cushion to lean against. He took out a mattress from the hidden compartment under the seat and spread it in the center of the carriage. Then he lifted Su Yan onto the mattress and put her down. He took his hand out from under her knees and gently placed her head down.

As Qin Yan laid her down, he was about to pull his hand out from under her back when the carriage suddenly lurched violently. He was kneeling on one knee, leaning forward, with one hand still pinned under Su Yan's body. He couldn't steady himself and ended up falling directly onto Su Yan.

"Uh!"

"No~"

Looking at the pretty face so close to his lips and feeling the soft, warm touch on them, Qin Yan's pupils dilated in shock.

Seeing Su Yan slowly lift her eyelashes, Qin Yan hurriedly pulled away from her lips and then frantically got off her.

In the chaos, Qin Yan accidentally pressed on her arm, causing her to groan softly, "Ouch, that hurts~"

The soft, delicate voice sounded like a complaint or a coquettish tone, and a tingling, itchy sensation crept up Qin Yan's spine, making his hands go weak and almost causing him to fall back.

"Your Highness? What are you doing?" Su Yan opened her sleepy eyes completely and saw him pressing down on her. Her face immediately turned rosy.

Qin Yan felt very guilty and dared not look into her eyes, let alone her red lips. "I wanted you to lie down and take a nap, but as soon as I put you down, the carriage suddenly jolted violently, and I lost my balance and fell on top of you."

"This driver is too careless. I'll get you a different one next time we stop for a rest."

The system kept its merits hidden, leaving the blame to the poor coachman outside.

Su Yan blushed and turned her head away. "Then, Your Highness, may you get up first?"

She turned her head, exposing her slender and graceful neck to Qin Yan's eyes, causing him to be momentarily distracted before he got up from her. "Sorry, Yan, did I hurt you just now?"

"No." Su Yan sat up, gently shaking her head as she rubbed her arm, which had been pressed sore.

Seeing this, Qin Yan knew she was lying to him. He grabbed her wrist and pushed the wide sleeves of her robe onto her shoulder, exposing her entire arm.

Her skin was as white as jade, even whiter than the finest white jade, and the red mark on her upper arm stood out starkly against her porcelain-white skin.

Qin Yan frowned and took out some ointment for bruises and sprains, gently applying it to her. "Ayan, I'm sorry, it was my fault for being careless."

“Ayan is not in any pain, Your Highness, you don’t need to apologize to Ayan.”

Qin Yan lowered her arm and pulled down her wide sleeve to cover it. "Ayan, if you're sleepy next time, just lie down. Don't worry about me."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness. May Ayan continue sleeping now?"

Qin Yan saw that she seemed to have no idea that he had touched her lips earlier, and he couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or relieved. He picked up his book again and said to her, "Ayan, go back to sleep."

Su Yan found a blanket, covered herself up, and quietly closed her eyes to sleep, leaving the man, who couldn't calm down no matter what, lost in thought with his book.

It can't go on like this!

He couldn't give Ayan a child, nor could he guarantee her a happy and fulfilling later life. He couldn't ruin Ayan's future because of a momentary impulse!

In the days that followed, Qin Yan seemed to intentionally neglect Su Yan. When Su Yan spoke to him, he would always give her concise answers, without giving her any glances or smiles, and he no longer took care of her as attentively as before.

Su Yan seemed to sense his deliberate distancing, and stopped clinging to him like before, often taking the initiative to talk to him.

Gradually, Qin Yan noticed that the little girl would only call him "Your Majesty," and she would keep her distance from him in the carriage. She would avoid his hand if she bumped into something, and she would no longer let him apply medicine to her. Even when she occasionally spoke to him, she would look up at him and wear a distant smile on her lips.

This was exactly what he wanted, but after it all happened, he didn't feel relieved. Instead, it felt like a volcano was being suppressed in his heart, making him extremely anxious and depressed.