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

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Can Sang Che please stop spouting these outrageous and vulgar words all the time? They're really choking people!

Yin Huaixi, who almost swallowed the spoon whole, coughed twice before slowly chewing and swallowing the rest of the white porridge.

With her back to the two of them, Xia Ping had already opened the door to a new world. She pinched her earlobe with her fingers, as if she had heard something incredible.

Yin Huaixi quickly covered Sang Che's mouth with her hand, as he was about to say something shocking.

"There's a young girl here, Ah Che, can you please stop blurting out things you shouldn't?"

"There are some things we can talk about privately."

Sang Che smiled faintly.

"Oh, I understand."

Yin Huaixi: "..."

What did she understand?

Sang Che: "I will say these things to Huaixi in private. In front of outsiders, I will never say a bad word about Huaixi."

Forget it.

She was magnanimous, beautiful and kind-hearted, and too lazy to argue with such a childish kid as Sang Che.

He sat up cross-legged.

Sang Che used her fingers to fold her disheveled robes neatly, her meticulous manner clearly showing her concern for Xia Ping who was present.

Xia Ping, who had already turned around and was drinking her congee, threw another piece of pickled radish into her bowl and slurped up the congee.

"Don't worry, pretty ladies, I won't look at you. I'm not... a fan of mirror polishing!"

Yin Huaixi was utterly speechless.

Is this guy never going to stop?

Sang Che felt even more excited after hearing Xia Ping's words. She reached out and began to straighten Yin Huaixi's crumpled clothes, turning her head to look at Xia Ping.

Whether you watch it or not is your business; my worry is my business.

I only gave it a glance.

Sang Che turned her back to him, and she listened to the sound of rain outside the window, her finger hooking.

The poisonous insects hidden in the nooks and crannies all raised their antennae, obeying the commands of Chi You's bloodline.

They crawled towards the distance, following the flowing rainwater.

Xia Ping felt that this woman was eerie, but she still had a smile on her face when facing the pretty older sister, like a clingy fox.

She never stops acting cute.

Seeing that the child was still peeking, Sang Che suddenly became interested, and the spider on the roof beam fell down unexpectedly.

I almost had a close encounter with Xia Ping.

With a flick of his wrist.

Xia Ping almost dropped the ceramic bowl in her hand, but fortunately she reacted quickly and grabbed it back with her fingers.

The spider was still spinning in the air, and Yin Huaixi knew at a glance who was behind it all.

She reached out and hooked the hem of Sang Che's dress, frowned, and whispered, "Ah Che, don't tease that young girl. What if you scare her out of her wits? If she reports it to the authorities, you and I will both be in deep trouble."

Sang Che said indifferently, "What does it matter? If she dares to report to the authorities, I'll have the spider bite her unconscious... She'll sleep for three or four days, and by then, we'll both be gone."

"It's no use her reporting it to the authorities."

Listening to the two "loudly plotting," Xia Ping felt utterly hopeless. She took out the silver that Yin Huaixi had just handed her, rubbed it against her chest, and it gleamed.

"Don't worry, you two."

"I won't report it to the authorities."

"If I don't report it to the authorities, I can keep the silver for myself. But if I do report it, the silver will be confiscated."

She is now destitute, and it's already autumn. If she doesn't prepare for the winter with charcoal and firewood, she will really freeze to death!

This silver ingot is enough for her to eat, drink, and relieve herself, enough to support one person and keep the whole family from going hungry.

Only someone with a brain fart would report this to the authorities!

Sang Che agreed with this.

"Looks like you're not stupid after all."

"Since you know that, you'd better not do anything else, otherwise... I won't be lenient."

Having recovered his energy, Sang Che remained as arrogant as ever. Normally, Yin Huaixi would roll her eyes at Sang Che's behavior.

Now, however, she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate that Sang Che could still speak so arrogantly.

"My two elder sisters."

"I promise I won't peek at you tonight. I'll set up another stove and sleep on my own. But... it's freezing cold, and charcoal is very expensive... cough cough cough..."

The meaning couldn't be clearer. Xia Ping blinked; she knew that hiding an unknown fugitive behind the backs of the authorities was a huge risk.

If she gets caught, she might get a beating from the officials.

Xia Ping was so eager to get more money from such a risky act.

"Don't worry, you'll get what's yours, but if you want both, no way."

Sang Che knew all too well how terrifying it was for these people to be blinded by greed, so even after she left, she continued to order the Gu worms to monitor the area and see if the woman was truly as tight-lipped as she claimed.

They will not disclose this to the officials.

If she catches her, today's events won't be as simple as a spider jumping down to scare her.

If she dares to speak, taking one step forward will lead her to the underworld.

...

"Are you telling the truth?!"

Even though the person in front of her was her own sister, Yin Baishuang still refused to believe the facts that Yin Qingyue was telling her.

Yin Qingyue: "Elder sister, it's absolutely true, I saw it with my own eyes."

"Huai Xi has probably already been bewitched by that Miao woman, and is deeply in love with her, with no intention of returning to the Yin family."

"I saw her yesterday and wanted to take her away... but she held onto that Miao woman tightly and showed no intention of backing down."

"Elder sister, if the love curse is not cured, Huaixi will probably be a walking corpse to that Miao woman for the rest of her life. I'm sure neither you nor I want to see such a situation."

Knowing that Yin Qingyue's words were no exaggeration, Yin Baishuang pondered for a moment before saying, "There is only one way now."

"Qingyue, have the steward secretly inquire where there is a way to cure the curse. As long as that person can produce it, my Yin family can give him a thousand taels of gold."

...

Beijing.

The ginkgo leaves have already turned yellow.

Zhao Huining held a black chess piece in her hand, smiling as she looked at the Taoist priest in front of her, about to place another piece.

A maidservant led a black-robed guard in and rushed in.

"Your Highness, an urgent report from Lingshui!"

Kneeling on one knee, the black-robed guard presented the letter in his hand. Zhao Huining gestured, and the maid beside her took the letter and carefully opened it.

It was handed to Zhao Huining for reading.

"Is Your Highness worried about the scourge of the Gu worms?"

The Taoist priest, who had stopped, looked at Zhao Huining with a smile. Her tone was firm, and she seemed to have no qualms about keeping royal secrets.

The letter stated that the Yin family had located Yin Huaixi and were currently seeking a cure for the love curse on the black market at a high price.

Zhao Huining looked up at the Taoist priest.

"Yes, that's true."

"Since you have asked such a question, Master, surely you must have a way to deal with the Gu worms planted by the Miao holy maiden?"

The Taoist priest nodded: "Indeed."

Jiawan, who was locked in the back of the house, heard Zhao Huining and the Taoist talking. She turned around in a panic and accidentally bumped into a candlestick.

Wax splattered onto her arm, causing Jiawan to cry out in pain.

Zhao Huining immediately put down the chess piece, her dark eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she got up and walked towards her bedroom.

"Your Highness, if you wish to succeed..."

"One must put aside personal feelings."

"Keeping that Miao woman around could lead to endless trouble in the future."

Ignoring the Taoist's advice, Zhao Huining pushed the door open with both hands.

Seeing Jia Wan's eyes reddened with resentment, she only whispered, "I insist on staying, so what?"