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

Sang Che's two sentences once again left Yin Huaixi, who felt sorry for her, speechless.

So, Yin Huaixi did what she had been wanting to do all along, and without any mercy, she reached out her fingertips and pinched Sang Che's cheek.

Twist it hard.

Seeing the red mark on her pale skin where she had been pinched, Yin Huaixi gave a forced smile.

"Sang Che, didn't I tell you not to say things like that again, otherwise..."

Sang Che lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, showing her innocent and naive side that hadn't been seen in a long time. Yin Huaixi couldn't stand her pretending to be so pure.

I was about to nudge her with my knee to show her she was okay, but then I got up and walked away on my own.

The door to the woodshed creaked open, revealing a little girl carrying firewood and a bamboo basket filled with dry pine needles for starting a fire.

The three of them locked eyes.

The little girl immediately turned around, dropping the firewood she was holding to the ground. She quickly closed her eyes, muttering, "I...I didn't see anything! I didn't see anything! I didn't see anything!"

Working at Hung Fook Restaurant, the young woman had seen it all; it wasn't like no one had ever come to this woodshed for a tryst...

This was the first time she had ever seen two women so intimately close, their clothes disheveled!

It's so embarrassing!

The girl's thunderous anger startled Yin Huaixi, who immediately stood up, put her index finger to her lips, and hurriedly shushed her twice.

"Hey, kid, don't yell so loudly..."

The guests who dined and stayed at Hongfu Restaurant were all wealthy and powerful, so the young girl naturally couldn't afford to offend them. She immediately covered her mouth and cautiously prepared to leave the woodshed.

They fled as if they had never set foot in the place.

After searching all over his body, Yin Huaixi found nothing.

Having forgotten that she had fled in a hurry while wearing a bathrobe, Yin Huaixi was too lazy to take out her money pouch in the bag this time.

Feeling guilty, she noticed the gold bead inlaid on the dagger Sang Che was using. She turned around and smashed the gold bead hard on the ground, causing a flattened gold bean to fall out.

Bending down to pick up the gold beans, Yin Huaixi grabbed the little girl's hand and bribed her.

"Did you know there's a hidden...back door here?"

When the little girl first saw the blood-stained dagger, her heart leaped into her throat, thinking that she was going to die today and become a victim of the blade.

I never expected happiness to come so suddenly.

This disheveled older sister said she wanted to give her this golden bean.

The young girl was often bribed by the customers of Hongfulou to guide many adulterous couples.

She was very good at it.

So he took the golden bean, wiped it on his clothes, and smiled.

"I know... Shall I take you two there?"

Seeing that she had finally found a way out, Yin Huaixi turned her head and saw that the little girl's gaze was also fixed on Sang Che, who was lying on the ground and barely alive.

Her clothes were half-open, revealing glimpses of her deep cleavage. For some reason, Yin Huaixi felt a pang of jealousy and took a step forward.

He stood in front of the little girl, blocking her view with his back.

"Wait a moment, I'll help her get dressed... Don't look around."

The little girl, belatedly realizing what was happening, took a step back, touched the golden bean, and revealed a knowing smile.

"Of course I won't look around, sir. Please do as you please."

They stood guard in front of the woodshed.

The young girl heard a commotion coming from the restaurant and shook her head.

Could it be that those wealthy gentlemen got into a fight over a few private rooms again?

Quick and efficient, Yin Huaixi tidied up everything, then carried Sang Che, who was dressed in a robe, on her back. She followed the little girl through the secluded backyard of Hongfulou.

Behind the bamboo shadows and banana leaves, a dilapidated wooden door covered in moss suddenly appeared.

"There's a small alleyway leading out from here. Usually, some farmers who feed their livestock come to Hongfu Restaurant to collect their swill, but at this hour, nobody comes."

"Just keep walking along the street."

Listening to the little girl's ramblings, Yin Huaixi nodded. She could smell the disgusting stench of swill through the crack in the wooden door.

However, this reassured Yin Huaixi somewhat, since Hongfulou removed countless banquet tables every day, and only farmers would come to such a smelly place.

Having just seen Yin Huaixi off, the little girl looked at the gold bean with delight, but hadn't even had a chance to show it off yet.

A scabbard lay across her slender neck. Yin Qingyue's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a wisp of green bamboo leaf clung to her black gauze hat.

"Tell me, where did you get this gold nugget?"

...

Behind her, Sang Che's body temperature was getting lower and lower. Yin Huaixi turned her head in worry and saw that Sang Che's lips were blue from the cold and she was completely exhausted.

Even his panting gradually stopped.

The burning desire within him subsided as Sang Che gradually weakened.

The butterflies that had been chasing after the cat were now flying lower and lower, almost sticking to the bluestone bricks.

"Ah Che, hang in there... once we get past this point, we'll be back at your house soon."

"Ah Che, I won't let you sleep, do you hear me?"

Panting, Yin Huaixi felt an itch on her neck, and Sang Che's braid fell onto her neck, causing her to completely faint.

Yin Huaixi stopped in her tracks, and at the end of the alley, the sound of horses' hooves clattered.

They knew someone was chasing them.

Just as Yin Huaixi turned around and was about to return the way she came, she was startled by the sound of horses' hooves coming from behind her.

A pincer attack.

It seems they're certain she can't escape today!

With a tug on the reins, Yin Qingyue still held the black scabbard in her hand, and she stared intently at it.

She saw her long-lost sister carrying the Miao woman on her back, looking very worried, and her heart sank.

Huai Xi... she's been poisoned with a love potion!

When Yin Huaixi saw Yin Qingyue again, she was stunned. She gripped Sang Che's thigh tightly and had no intention of abandoning him.

"Huai Xi".

"Abandon her!"

Having been in contact with the Miao people for so long, Yin Qingyue had to be wary of her own younger sister. She didn't dismount, but instead sternly reprimanded Yin Huaixi.

"Come with me to the government office now, and we'll get to the bottom of this."

Yin Qingyue would immediately write a letter to Lord Tian, ​​explaining the cause and course of events, and leave the decision to the emperor.

The guards, wielding long swords, tightly surrounded the filthy alley, and Yin Huaixi shook his head.

"Sister, I can't grant you this request... If you let me go today, we'll pretend we never met. As for your men... I'll make sure... she's released."

She knew very well that protecting Sang Che today would inevitably cause resentment between her and her second sister, and this was unavoidable.

"Huaixi, what do you mean by that?"

"Have you truly been bewitched by this vixen...lost your mind?!"

It turns out that Huaixi already knew that her subordinates were suffering and being tortured!

But he hasn't come out to contact her yet!

Enraged, Yin Qingyue disregarded everything else and drew her sword, aiming it at her sister, demonstrating a willingness to sacrifice family for the greater good.

Such questioning struck the softest spot in Yin Huaixi's heart, leaving it bleeding.

She did not deny it.

"Yes, since Second Sister knows, then Second Sister should understand... the moment I was infected with the love potion, we could never go back to the past!"

"If A-Che is born, I will be born; if A-Che dies, I will die!"

Unexpectedly, her younger sister turned out to be such a coward. Yin Qingyue felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She simply made a gesture, ordering her men to capture the Miao woman and her sister together.

But to everyone's surprise, these rigorously trained officers began stomping their feet to avoid the dense swarms of tiny black insects that crawled out from the cracks in the brickwork.

"My lord...something terrible has happened!"

"There are poisonous insects!"