Hou Ye's palm heart is a black lotus

Chapter 731 The Young Master (Second Update)
Chang Sui gasped, finding it utterly unbelievable.

He subconsciously turned his head and looked in the direction of the palace.

It was dark outside, and nothing could be seen.

But he still felt a deep chill, which made him break out in a cold sweat and his hair stand on end!

"Your Highness means..."

He murmured to himself, but dared not utter the remaining half of the sentence, swallowing it all back down.

However, he was still deeply shaken and could not calm down for a long time.

Could it really have been that person who orchestrated this? Who set up this elaborate scheme?!
Why go to such lengths?

Chang Sui looked at Xiao Chenglin with lingering fear, "If that's really the case, then Your Highness... how do you plan to deal with it?"

Xiao Chenglin smiled suddenly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. His brownish-red, glassy eyes were as cold as ice and snow.

"Isn't that how he always is? What's so strange about that?"

With cunning and scheming, if he lacked any of these, he wouldn't have been able to stay in that position for so long.

Even now that he's old, he still retains a hidden sharpness.

Xiao Chenglin's tone was extremely cold.

"An old wolf king may seem weak and vulnerable, but it often delivers a fatal blow when it least expects it."

Even the slightest negligence, carelessness, or indifference will result in a heavy price to pay!
Chang Sui frowned deeply, voicing her greatest worry, "Then... has he already sensed something? What if—"

"I heard that Ye Chutang has been visiting the palace less frequently lately?" Xiao Chenglin suddenly asked.

The attendant was taken aback, but quickly replied, "Yes. It seems that her previous medicine and acupuncture were quite effective, and recently several imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital have been taking turns to serve her in the palace."

Xiao Chenglin nodded and murmured softly, "With her medical skills, this is to be expected... It's a pity."

The servant did not ask him why he said "what a pity," or what he was "feeling sorry" about.

Because Xiao Chenglin quickly provided an answer.

"let's start."

He said expressionlessly.

After all that has happened, his patience has been completely exhausted.

Then there's no need to wait any longer.

Once Chang's mind was settled, he immediately nodded.

"Yes!"

……

Tuoba Yu, who was imprisoned, also spent the entire night without sleep.

In fact, ever since he was captured, he has been unable to sleep peacefully.

His wounds were slow to heal, and every movement caused him to tremble with pain.

Whenever he finally felt sleepy and forced himself to fall asleep despite the pain, he would always be awakened by nightmares.

In his dreams, he was always trying to escape, but he was surrounded by impenetrable walls, and no matter how frantically he pounded on them, he couldn't budge them an inch.

At that moment, another arrow suddenly shot out from behind him!
That kind of inescapable and unavoidable despair surged in like a tidal wave, swallowing and submerging Tuoba Yu time and time again.

He always woke up drenched in sweat, looking around in panic.

However, apart from his rapid breathing, there was no other sound around him.

That night was no different.

When Tuoba Yu woke up again, he was so frantic with fear that he flailed his arms wildly in his dream, causing the wound on his shoulder to bleed again.

Tuoba Yu clutched his shoulder; besides the blood, there was also an extremely unpleasant smell.

—After being arrested, he never changed his clothes. He was kept in a prison van all the way, where he ate, drank, and relieved himself. His body was already smelly.

Regular footsteps could be heard outside; it must be time for a change of guard.

During this period, they kept a close watch on him.

But soon, Tuoba Yu realized that something seemed wrong—the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and they didn't stop even after they reached the door.

Immediately afterwards, a few words of conversation came from outside. Tuoba Yu was still somewhat dazed and could not hear clearly what they were saying, only catching fragmented phrases.

What "Nanhu" and what "command"...

Just as he was filled with doubt, the door that had been closed for so long was finally opened!

squeak-

Several figures clad in armor entered and quickly surrounded him.

The heavy sense of oppression made Tuoba Yu increasingly uncomfortable.

He slowly raised his head and glanced towards the door.

The sky in that corner was tinged with a crab-blue hue, indicating that dawn was approaching.

—Tuoba Yu was imprisoned here, living in a daze every day. The dual torment of body and mind had long exhausted him, so he no longer cared about day or night.
But at this moment, faced with such a situation, his instinct for survival instantly brought him to his senses.

He kept a wary eye on the guards.

"What...what do you want to do!?"

His voice was hoarse and rough, with indistinct syllables that were even difficult to understand.

The other party ignored them; the leader simply waved his hand.
"take away."

Immediately, people came forward from both sides and restrained Tuoba Yu.

Tuoba Yu panicked and began to struggle desperately.

"Let go, let go of me!"

However, he was already injured and had been imprisoned for so long, so how could he possibly be a match for these strong and powerful guards?

The leading man looked down at him and chuckled.

"Stop struggling. We're here to clean you up, not to kill you. You don't need to act like this."

Tuoba Yu was stunned, almost doubting that he had misheard. "W-what?"

The leader raised his chin and said to the men who were holding Tuoba Yu, "Hey, keep your hands down! The Nanhu people are coming soon. If they see him like this, they'll cause trouble again."

Upon hearing this, the men indeed loosened their grip.

One of them couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath, "...He's like a weakling himself, and he's already in this state before anything even happened. How can he blame us?"

Tuoba Yu no longer cared about being angry or refuting.

Only one thought remained in his mind—the Nanhu people!

They've come to rescue him!
Tuoba Yu was initially excited, but after realizing what was happening, he was overwhelmed with guilt and self-reproach.

If he hadn't been so useless, how could he have gotten himself into such big trouble?
They're going to save him this time, but who knows what price they'll have to pay...

Tuoba Yu seemed to have all his strength drained away, kneeling there dejectedly and weakly.

The leader glanced at him, then turned and left.

"Hurry up!"

……

The sky is getting brighter.

It gradually became noisy outside.

Ye Chutang turned over, but the noise was getting louder and louder, and she couldn't fall back asleep.

"very noisy……"

Ye Chutang murmured to herself, finally sitting up, her black hair falling loosely like silk.

Xiao Wu snuggled closer to her and pointed outside with his little hand.

—Sister! It's so lively outside!
Ye Chutang barely opened her eyes and looked towards the door.

"What happened?"

The maid pushed open the door, her face revealing her gossip.

"Second Miss! People from the Southern Hu have arrived! Many people have gone out to see them! I heard that an extremely handsome young man has come!"