After provoking the holy maiden of Miao territory, she was infected with a love curse.

In a dream filled with Sang Che, Yin Huaixi tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep or wake up.

It was blurry, and I couldn't open my eyes.

As darkness was replaced by daylight, Yin Huaixi's fingers gripped the edge of the maroon bed, and she propped herself up.

He instinctively went to check on Sang Che's condition.

Like Sang Che, who suffers from the cold poison every night, she always wakes up the next day with her whole body covered in bruises from the cold.

Yin Huaixi instinctively reached out to tuck the blanket around Sang Che, but her hand brushed past him instead.

But the pillow was empty.

Nothing was left.

Panicked, Yin Huaixi ignored the soreness and numbness in her arms and suddenly pulled back the bed curtains.

The private room they had booked was no different from yesterday's, except that Sang Che was nowhere to be seen.

Barefoot on the ground, Yin Huaixi ignored the coldness of her feet; her heart was filled with anxiety.

I called "Ah Che" several times, but there was no response.

Finally, Yin Huaixi glanced at the ground in disappointment and saw Sang Che lying unconscious in a pool of blood.

The white bathrobe was already stained red with blood, and the delicate butterfly pattern on it was soaked with blood, making it look incredibly gruesome.

Sang Che looked like a sickly beauty; her nasal cavity was full of her own blood, and she was completely exhausted from overexertion.

In the past, Yin Huaixi had fantasized many times about Sang Che dying in front of her.

But seeing this situation now, she didn't know if her heart was affected by the love potion or if she was truly saddened by Sang Che's appearance.

Footsteps thumped.

Yin Huaixi suddenly collapsed onto Sang Che, her fingers trembling as she picked him up and held him close in her arms.

The sorcery array before them was already blurred, and the bloodstains had dried, making it impossible to discern Sang Che's true intentions.

"A-Che...A-Che..."

"Don't scare me... What's wrong with you?"

"Ah Che..."

Yin Huaixi did indeed dislike and hate Sang Che; she had absolutely no feelings for him.

But Sang Che cannot die now.

She can't die!

Perhaps sensing the weakness of its master's life, the Gu worms also became restless.

This affected Yin Huaixi's mood.

...

The warm embrace dispelled the chill from her body, and Sang Che gasped for breath. She saw the woman in the white robe embroidered with lotus flowers again.

"A-Wu... are you really so determined to die?"

"To die in my arms, how cruel you are... Ah Wu."

"You're always like this, you always know how to hurt me."

Her dark hair was pulled back, and she wore no hairpins or ornaments, yet she was as beautiful as a celestial being.

"Ah Yue... what do you want me to do?"

Reaching out to touch Yin Huaixi's chin with his fingertips, Sang Che felt as if he could never grasp the moon in the clouds, and could only let it disappear into the thin mist.

"I am revered by my people, I am chosen by the gods... a saint... but I led you into this... you killed them all, you killed them all!"

"But I can't bear to kill you. I have no face to face the gods. I want to kill myself even more... Ah Yue, let me die... Let me die!"

"Only in this way can I find a way to have the best of both worlds... even if I am punished by God for eternity... this is the reason I fell in love with you..."

"This is the sin I deserve for trusting you... betraying my people..."

Her eyes were red and swollen, and salty tears slid down her cheeks, wetting the pure white lotus blossoms.

"Want to die?"

"Ah Wu, it's not that simple."

"I can make you live or die, and you'll live under my torment for the rest of your life."

"Be good, Ah-Wu..."

With a gentle touch, Yin Huaixi wiped the bloodstains from Sang Che's lips, her eyes smiling like those of a tender, loving daughter.

"You look best when you smile, just like when you first found me... with bright eyes and white teeth, you're absolutely gorgeous."

"Is that right?"

Extreme imprisonment, extreme desire for control.

That was Yin Huaixi, whom Sang Che had never seen before…

With his heart pounding, Sang Che finally understood what this terrible crime was.

But she just couldn't bring herself to hate him.

Longing for the warmth of that person's embrace, I wanted to bury my head in her snow-white neck, to act coquettishly as usual, laughing and chatting happily.

Enjoying the snow together, enjoying the rain together.

They drank and chatted together, and then became intimate in bed.

Ah Wu... was she like this before she died?

Unable to let go of her responsibility as a saintess, unable to let go of her hatred for slaughtering her people, and equally unable to bring herself to harm the one she loved, she repeatedly picked up the dagger and held the Gu worm in her palm, but in the end, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

She preferred imprisonment to death.

"Ah Che... Ah Che... don't scare me... please don't scare me... you know... I'm always easily frightened..."

Holding the white sleeve of her bathrobe, Yin Huaixi kept wiping away the blood and tears streaming from Sang Che's eyes. She was horrified by this scene and cursed Sang Che to die before her eyes countless times.

But when it really came to that, her heart felt like it was being stabbed, as if a large chunk had been ripped out, leaving it bleeding profusely.

The thought that he didn't want Sang Che to die without a trace, that he didn't want Sang Che to become a cold corpse, filled his mind.

"Ah Che, get up and look at me."

"Get up and look at me..."

Yin Huaixi hooked her fingers around Sang Che's slender hand, holding it completely in her palm, and couldn't help but warm it with her cheek.

A warm tear fell.

Yin Huaixi belatedly realized that she had actually shed tears for the person she hated the most.

Hearing the soft voice calling in his ear, Sang Che was completely lost in his memories.

"Awu, you've really made me so angry!"

"Did I ask you to die?!"

"You're not allowed to die! You'd better come back to life... That's my order!"

Sang Che tried hard to see the face of the woman in white, but the ringing in her ears interrupted her witchcraft divination.

She subconsciously lifted her eyelids, and through the blurry vision, she saw Yin Huaixi's face.

She cried uncontrollably.

"Ah Che, wake up first..."

"I promise you, I won't hold a grudge against you anymore, okay?"

With her master on the verge of death, the influence of the love potion caused Yin Huaixi to weep uncontrollably. At this moment, she truly couldn't tell whether she wanted Sang Che to die cleanly or to come back to life.

Yin Huaixi's tears fell onto Sang Che's cheeks, dripping down to the corners of her lips, allowing Sang Che to taste the bitter and slightly salty flavor of the tears.

She reached out her hand and coughed lightly twice.

She whispered soothingly, "I'm alright... Huaixi, I'm still alive..."

It was nothing more than a witchcraft divination; Sang Che had half his life drained away, leaving him with only half.

It's enough.

For her, this was just an everyday occurrence.

Life in the palace was much harder than this.

...

Hearing that Sang Che was alright, Yin Huaixi finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

She couldn't help but slap Sang Che on the shoulder, cursing, "It's okay, couldn't you have said so earlier?"

"Do you really want me to worry like this to be satisfied?"

Seeing her eyes redden, Sang Che chuckled and did what A Wu wanted to do but dared not do. She tilted her head and buried herself in Yin Huaixi's arms.

Gently rubbing against it.

"Ah Che...aren't you dirty?!"

"Wipe the blood off your mouth first!"

Just as he was about to pick up Sang Che, he ordered the servant outside the door to bring hot water so he could wash and bathe.

Yin Huaixi then heard a shout coming from downstairs.

"We are here to investigate the case on your orders, sir!"

"Pedestrians, please disperse!"

The man in official robes who flashed his token startled all the guests dining at Hongfu Restaurant and sent them all out.

The sound of hurried footsteps rose, and the area downstairs was in complete chaos.

Yin Huaixi hugged Sang Che tightly, her heart filled with panic. She knew that her second sister had not dispelled her doubts and had taken the opportunity to investigate.

If Sang Che is discovered... he might really die without a burial place.

She also has a love potion implanted in her body…