After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

Chu Yan paused, losing his balance and falling onto Cao Yuan, their figures overlapping.

"Eh!"

Cao Yuan unconsciously hugged him, their faces pressed tightly together. Cao Yuan shrank back a little, unable to see or know what was happening, and felt a little flustered.

"Are we going out again?" Cao Yuan pursed her lips and asked softly.

Chu Yan struggled to get out of Cao Yuan's arms and explained, "I lost my balance just now!"

Cao Yuan leaned forward, raised her hand as if to touch something, and after a moment of groping, she touched Chu Yan's cheek opposite her.

"It feels like it's been ages since I've seen you!"

"Do you think there will come a day when I forget what you look like?"

Chu Yan touched her hand, "How could that be! The eye injury is only temporary, Master will definitely have a way."

Cao Yuan touched his forehead and kissed it.

"Thank you, Chu Yan! Thank you for pulling me back every time I'm lost."

"Is this how you thank me? You should repay me with your body!" Chu Yan smiled faintly, his eyes filled with tenderness, but unfortunately Cao Yuan couldn't see it.

"Then how many people have thanked you?" Cao Yuan said with a smile.

"I'll let you thank me alone!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Cao Yuan's eyes, and a rare blush of girlish shyness appeared on her face.

Just as Chu Yan slowly leaned closer to Cao Yuan, intending to steal a kiss from her, Cao Yuan suddenly stood up from her seat. Because the sudden movement was so swift and violent, her head bumped straight into Chu Yan's chin.

With a muffled thud, Chu Yan immediately clutched his jaw and cried out in pain, "Ugh!"

He rubbed his throbbing chin with his hand, his brows furrowed, and his face showed undisguised pain.

Chu Yan felt a surge of annoyance. He secretly lamented his bad luck, thinking to himself how unlucky he was. He had finally managed to get closer to someone, but it had turned into such an awkward situation.

Cao Yuan covered her forehead with a blank expression, blinking her big, watery eyes, looking utterly innocent. She murmured to herself, "I think I just bumped my head on something... Chu Yan, are you alright?"

Chu Yan was embarrassed to let Cao Yuan realize his intentions, so he forced himself to remain calm despite the pain and said, "What could possibly be wrong with me? Didn't we agree to go to the market? Are we still going?"

Upon hearing Chu Yan's words, Cao Yuan quickly nodded and replied, "Go! Of course I'll go! I just got up to ask you when we're going!"

The two then walked together toward the market. Along the way, Chu Yan kept rubbing his still slightly aching chin, secretly lamenting this failed experience.

Cao Yuan listened to the sounds around her; there weren't too many people.

"Chu Yan, why haven't you said a word the whole way here!"

Chu Yan covered his chin, looking dejected, and muttered softly, "I have nothing to say."

"But I want to hear what's happening outside, what's fun about it... I can't see."

Chu Yan turned his head to look at her, and couldn't help but feel guilty.

"If you don't want to shop anymore, why don't we go back?" Cao Yuan stopped in her tracks.

"Can't I see if a lot of people are watching me? Are you bothered by that?"

"Without A-Yuan, I..."

Just as Chu Yan was wondering how to explain, he heard chestnuts being sold.

"Chestnuts! Freshly roasted chestnuts. Sweet and delicious chestnuts!"

"Ah Yuan! There are chestnuts over there. Wait for me, stand here and don't move, I'll go buy you some!"

Before Cao Yuan could react, Chu Yan ran over.

Cao Yuan stood quietly in place, eagerly awaiting his return. Just then, a strange and rich fragrance wafted over, lingering faintly around her nose. Finally, her delicate body went limp, and she slowly collapsed to the ground, completely losing consciousness.

Chu Yan ran over happily and successfully snatched a bag of steaming hot, sweet and tempting chestnuts from the crowded throng.

When his gaze returned to where he had been, he was surprised to find that Cao Yuan had vanished.

"Ah Yuan! Ah Yuan!"

Chu Yan called out Cao Yuan's name anxiously, his voice echoing through the noisy street.

He anxiously looked around, trying to find that familiar figure. But apart from the passersby, everything seemed so ordinary, without the slightest abnormality.

In a panic, Chu Yan grabbed a passing man and asked urgently, "Excuse me, have you seen the woman who was just standing here?"

The passerby, who was suddenly pulled away, was startled and quickly shook his head.

Chu Yan was unwilling to give up, so he asked several more passersby, but all of them gave negative answers.

At this moment, he was like a headless fly, running around the streets, his heart filled with fear and anxiety.

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Cao Yuan was placed on a bed, and the footsteps of the person who brought her gradually faded away before the door was closed.

The room fell silent.

Cao Yuan sat up in bed when she heard the noise subside.

"Chu Yan... Is anyone there?"

She couldn't see, so she could only listen to the sounds around her. She only dared to get up when there was no more noise.

She stretched out her hands forward, groping her way forward step by step.

She had no idea who had gone to such lengths to kidnap her, so she could only take things one step at a time.

As she approached the door, a wooden crate on the ground tripped her, causing her to fall to the ground and scrape her hand.

At that moment, the door opened from the outside.

More than one person entered, judging from the footsteps.

Cao Ji stepped in and looked at the person at his feet.

It was rare to see Cao Yuan dressed in women's clothing. The dark blue dress complemented her skin tone perfectly. A braid fell across her chest, and stray hairs fell from her forehead, making her look both disheveled and gentle.

It seemed that in his memory, Cao Yuan had never appeared so delicate and vulnerable, like a woman, making people want to protect her.

It's only when she can't see it.

Cao Ji reached out his hand to her, trying to help her up.

He bent down, said nothing, and simply stretched out his hand.

Who are you? What do you want?

Cao Yuan's words stunned Cao Ji.

Cao Ji looked at the people behind him, and all the attendants behind him shook their heads, indicating that they did not know.

The attendants were unaware of this; they simply followed orders to bring her here and didn't notice anything amiss.

How could she not recognize herself?

Does she not recognize her imperial brother?

Cao Ji saw that her eyes were glazed over, and waved the object in front of her in disbelief. Indeed!

Cao Yuan's eyes showed no reaction.

He's gone blind!

His sister went through something that caused her to go blind.

Cao Ji went forward again to help her up, but as soon as he touched her, Cao Yuan flinched and curled up on the ground.

"Whose people are you?"