Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Dust filled the courtyard instantly, and coughs echoed everywhere.

Xiao Lanzhi's eyes were already burning and uncomfortable, and after inhaling a lot of the various smells of dust, his eyes stung so much that he couldn't open them.

Fang Xin covered her mouth and nose and ran towards the door amidst the chaos.

Although Mo Shisan had inhaled a lot of the drug powder, he blocked her path with his sword and ordered the people behind him: "How dare she assassinate the lord! Take her to prison and await her fate."

My lord? The prison?

Upon hearing these words, Fang Xin was stunned. Only then did she realize her surroundings and the group of officers surrounding her with knives.

As the dust settled, Mo Shisan helped Xiao Lanzhi, who was covering his eyes and looking pained, and anxiously asked, "My lord, how are you feeling?"

Fang Xin felt like the sky had fallen. Who knew that the officials would use sacks to arrest people? Her legs went weak, and she couldn't control herself and sat down.

"Sir... this must be a misunderstanding. You arrested me first. I was only acting in self-defense..."

The more she explained, the more she stammered, and her voice trembled more and more.

No one listened to her at all. The officers who surrounded her to arrest her all fell to the ground in an orderly fashion, some even fainting.

Some of them clutched their heads and rolled around on the ground, letting out painful cries.

Some even disregarded the occasion and started undressing in the courtyard, scratching and clawing at their bodies.

Mo Shisan felt a little better by covering his mouth and nose, but his whole body was still aching and itchy, so he gritted his teeth and endured it.

Xiao Lanzhi no longer cared about his image. He slowly squatted down on the ground, then lay down, hugged his head, closed his eyes tightly, and howled and screamed.

Mo Shisan gritted his teeth, his eyes growing increasingly fierce. Everyone in the courtyard had been taken down, and now only he could still endure it.

He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly and managed to utter a sound through his back teeth: "If you don't want to die now, behave yourself and leave."

Fang Xin had no desire to go to jail; she hadn't forgotten how Fang Youcai had been imprisoned and nearly died the last time.

Besides, she didn't kill anyone or set any fires, so why should she go to jail?

She glanced again at the man on the ground. She didn't recognize him; it wasn't Lord Xiao. It was the newly appointed governor that everyone was talking about...

She fumbled around at her waist and took out the last packet of medicine that would cause blindness. Although her hands were trembling slightly, her tone was firm.

"You...you're not allowed to move. I want to go home. This medicine of mine can kill people. You'd better not come any closer."

Mo Shisan glanced back at the group of people lying on the ground howling, as well as his own master.

His fierce gaze was fixed on Fang Xin. This woman was ruthless and could not be allowed to leave. He endured the pain until his back was sweating profusely.

"Hand over the antidote, or...die!"

As Mo Shisan uttered the last word, he thrust his sword forward slightly.

"I don't have the antidote. Don't scare me. The medicine I have can really kill people!"

Fang Xin slowly stood up; she only needed one chance to escape.

Mo Shisan seemed to have seen through her thoughts. He had already reached his limit of patience. With his last breath, he flicked a pebble from his fingertip.

He originally intended to strike Fang Xin's pressure points, but he was too weak and missed, hitting Fang Xin's shoulder instead.

Then, he could no longer hold back, his vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

Fang Xin stood there completely dumbfounded. This whole courtyard of people…

She looked at the medicine in her hand, then glanced at Xiao Lanzhi, who was writhing in pain on the ground. She realized she couldn't run away now; all these people in the courtyard… she had to do something to atone for her mistake…

She knelt down in front of Xiao Lanzhi and asked cautiously, "Are you the newly appointed governor?"

Xiao Lanzhi was in so much pain that he had no mind to talk to her.

Fang Xin added, "I didn't mean it just now. I don't have the antidote for these drugs. As long as you don't hold me accountable afterward, I will go and fetch a doctor right away."

Xiao Lanzhi only heard the word "doctor." He used the last bit of strength he had to grab Fang Xin's ankle and said with difficulty, "Okay."

Fang Xin pinched his sleeve with her fingertips and took his hand away: "Then please wait a moment, sir, I'll be right back."

Fang Xin thought that she could just find any doctor to help her, and she couldn't let her sister get involved in this.

……

Fang Yu searched and asked around until she found the place where Fang Xin had been taken away, where a packet of seasonings had fallen to the ground.

As she picked up the condiments, she had a strong intuition that something had happened to Fang Xin.

She searched around anxiously, and then she spotted someone who shouldn't be there.

Xiao Jingqi came looking for her. He went to the restaurant but found no one there, so he came looking for her here.

Seeing her tense and anxious expression, he inexplicably became anxious as well.

"Miss Fang, what happened?"

Fang Yu clenched the spice packet in her hand, her tone grim: "Xin'er is missing. She might have been kidnapped."

"Come with me!"

Xiao Jingqi's first reaction was to grab her wrist and walk forward, saying as he walked, "Qingshan City is so big, how long can you find it by yourself? Go back and call for help."

With his wrist held, Fang Yu's anxious and disordered breathing calmed down a little with his help.

Xiao Jingqi instructed Mo Jiu, who was hiding in the shadows, "Go to the county government office and get people. Miss Fang has been kidnapped. You must find her as soon as possible."

The two walked very quickly, and Xiao Jingqi's injury aggravated his cough.

Fang Yu asked, "How is your injury?"

"It's alright." He subconsciously tightened his grip on her wrist and quickened his pace to continue walking.

Just as they were about to reach the governor's mansion, the two suddenly stopped, causing Fang Yu, who was not prepared, to bump into Xiao Jingqi.

Fang Xin was hurrying over from the opposite side with the doctor. When she saw the two of them, Fang Xin ran over to them with a pitiful look on her face.

"Sister..." she began, but upon seeing Xiao Jingqi holding Fang Yu's hand, she suddenly asked, "Sister, Lord Xiao, what are you doing..."

Realizing Fang Xin's gaze, Xiao Jingqi quickly released his grip.

Fang Yu didn't explain at all. Instead, she grabbed Fang Xin and smelled the residual medicine powder on her body. She asked, "Xin'er, is something wrong?"

When she asked, Fang Xin remembered the important matter. Tears welled up in her eyes as she tightly gripped Fang Yu's arm: "It's over, sister. I've gotten into trouble again. I might be beheaded this time. I don't want to die."

Fang Yu was completely confused by her words, and asked again, "Xin'er, what's wrong?"

Fang Xin briefly recounted what had just happened, then sniffed, "I'm taking the doctor back to save people now, sister, I don't want to die."

"Cough cough."

Xiao Jingqi coughed softly behind Fang Yu to remind her. Fang Yu turned around and glanced at him before comforting Fang Xin: "It's alright, there must be some misunderstanding. With Lord Xiao here, you won't be beheaded."