Upon seeing this, the people surrounding them held their breath and quietly watched the thing slowly crawling out of An Jinglan's wound.

Shen Qingxi's eyes widened, while Han Zixuan's face darkened.

A moment later, the thin, black worm fell into the basin, and Physician Chen's voice was filled with barely suppressed urgency.

His fingertips trembled slightly, but his gaze was like a nail driven into the ground, fixed on the writhing black worm in the blood basin.

"Okay...it's better now..."

He quickly bandaged An Jinglan's wound before letting out a slow breath.

The expressions of everyone were drawn to the black worms in the basin.

The slender, insect-like body was covered in dark red bloodstains. It was about an inch long. Shen Qingxi bit her lip and asked in a trembling voice, "Doctor Chen... what... what is this...?"

Han Zixuan's face was extremely gloomy as she glanced worriedly at An Jinglan, whose face was pale.

He then looked at Physician Chen, who did not answer immediately. Instead, he solemnly took out several tools from his medicine box and examined the worms in the blood basin with great seriousness.

He frowned and pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Han Zixuan and Shen Qingxi.

After a moment of contemplation, he said slowly, "Ah, this... this is a kind of Gu worm called 'Bloodline Gu'."

"Gu insect?"

Han Zixuan's face instantly turned extremely cold.

The image of Wu Yu, the young prince of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, instantly flashed into my mind.

That seemingly harmless but actually ruthless boy...

With his hands clenched into fists, Physician Chen said to himself, "Alas, I never thought I would see this thing again."

"I once saw this thing with a traveling doctor. He said it was a very special kind of insect from the Southern Zhao Kingdom."

Those parasitized by this insect lose their minds, becoming ferocious and like walking corpses... But Nanzhao is located in a remote area, so far from the capital, how could it possibly appear...?

As if he had thought of something, he narrowed his eyes and met Han Zixuan's gaze. He immediately had a guess in his mind, and the two of them remained silent.

Physician Chen then took a deep breath, held his breath, and with a slight downward movement of his wrist, precisely clamped the insect at its seven-inch mark.

The insect seemed startled and suddenly began to struggle violently. Its black body gleamed with a metallic sheen as it twisted, and its sharp tail tip kept twitching, splattering tiny droplets of blood.

Physician Chen carefully placed the blood-thread gu from the blood basin into a porcelain jar.

Only then did she let out a long sigh of relief, raising her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead. Han Zixuan tried her best to suppress the ruthlessness in her heart and said gently, "Is my third son still alright...?"

Nan Zhao will never let them go, but right now the most important thing is An Jinglan's situation.

Physician Chen spoke slowly, "Lord Han, now that the Gu worm has been drawn out and there are no remnants in your husband's body, it has indeed damaged his mental state somewhat. He is not as strong as before, and I'm afraid we will have to take extra care of him in the future..."

There's definitely some damage, and so much blood has been lost...

Han Zixuan frowned even more deeply, and said only lightly, "Please, Physician Chen, treat my Third Young Master as you see fit. Just tell me what you need. I, Han Zixuan, thank you in advance."

He immediately bowed respectfully, but Physician Chen's eyelids twitched, and he quickly waved his hand, "No need...no need..."

As long as you don't eat me again... Now she felt a little scared again.

They didn't know how An Jinglan had been poisoned, and they were extremely worried about the rest of the family.

They then had Physician Chen examine each of them, and were relieved to find that everyone else was fine.

After seeing off Physician Chen, Han Zixuan turned to Shen Qingxi with a heavy expression. "Qingxi, you look after Jinglan for now. I need to go out for a bit..."

Shen Qingxi didn't ask any further questions, and replied firmly, "My lady, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Brother Jinglan and everything in the manor..."

With a gentle look in her eyes, Han Zixuan patted Shen Qingxi's shoulder lightly before striding away.

First, he found Qiu Tong and said coldly, "Immediately send people to thoroughly search everyone in the mansion, especially the unfamiliar faces that have recently appeared."

Those exhibiting strange behavior were all placed in solitary confinement.

Qiu Tong immediately responded, while Han Zixuan immediately slipped away.

When Feng Xiyue reappeared in the palace, she was preparing to go to bed and was still puzzled when she heard the head maid's report.

"Why is Han Zixuan here again?"

"This servant does not know... Lord Han only said that he had something to ask His Majesty!"

She had no idea that Commander Han Zixuan would attempt to break into the palace in the dead of night.

Is something wrong again? Feng Xiyue sighed, "Never mind, let her in!"

Before long, Han Zixuan strode into Feng Xiyue's bedroom.

Because she arrived in such a hurry, Han Zixuan didn't have time to change out of her blood-stained clothes.

This startled Feng Xiyue. "Han Zixuan, you... what is this...?"

Han Zixuan got injured... Who did she run into?

Is there another martial arts master in Kyoto who is even more skilled than Han Zixuan...?

Han Zixuan only glanced indifferently at the bloodstains on his chest...

The wound had actually healed long ago; it was just that the bloodstains looked a bit creepy.

Han Zixuan said calmly, "I'm fine... the bleeding from my wound has stopped... By the way, I've come here today because I have important matters to discuss with His Majesty..."

Feng Xiyue slammed her hand on the table in anger, "Hmph... Nan Zhao Kingdom, how dare you..."

"I've come here to seek His Majesty's approval. Since they dare to lay their hands on my relatives, they shouldn't blame me for not leaving them a way out..."

Feng Xiyue frowned and said in a deep voice, "I know you are angry, but Wu Yu is, after all, the little prince of Nan Zhao Kingdom."

If something happens... the Southern Zhao Kingdom…

Now that she is an emperor, she has many more concerns, after all, starting a war is not as simple as just talking about it...

Han Zixuan's face remained as cold as ice. "Your Majesty... is nothing but a fence-sitter, causing trouble on the Kyoto Channel."

Does Your Majesty really think they will obediently submit to Fenglin Kingdom?

It was just a test..."

"If we were to launch an attack on Nanzhao now, what would Dongsang and Xishu think!"

Han Zixuan's eyes flickered slightly. "Heh... Your Majesty... Such indecisiveness... This is not your usual style."

Feng Xiyue glanced at her and said, "Zixuan... it's not as simple as you think... don't make a move against Nanzhao so easily."

It's inevitable that Western Shu and Eastern Sang might harbor ulterior motives, and what if they take the opportunity to do something?

Wouldn't I, Feng Lin, become the target of everyone's criticism?

"The country has only enjoyed peace for a few years now... If war is started again, I'm afraid it will cause widespread suffering among the people..."

Han Zixuan met Feng Xiyue's eyes directly.

"Your Majesty, are you worried that Fenglin is unable to fight against the three kingdoms at the same time?"

Feng Xiyue didn't try to brush her off but nodded directly.

"When the Empress was alive, she was very wary of the three kingdoms."

This is how the current peaceful situation among the four countries came about.

If this balance is broken, the entire continent will be engulfed in war!

What should the people do then...?

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