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

He braced his hands against the windowsill.

Jiawan rolled over and got out of the window.

She landed lightly on her feet, took a deep breath, and felt that even the rainy days she used to hate had become incredibly bright.

"A-Che, where's Huai-Xi?"

"Didn't you let her come along?"

The Taoist temple is not like the princess's residence, and since it is located on a mountaintop, the entire temple is not very large.

The two stood close to the wall, the light drizzle making the Taoist temple even quieter, and even the busy servants stopped what they were doing.

Stay indoors.

Upon hearing Jiawan's question, Sang Che turned her head, but she remained calm and composed, revealing nothing about her.

She said, "Huaixi will help us distract the Princess from the front. Ah Shui, you should head down the mountain."

"Little Tooth will take you to the woodshed at the foot of the mountain. You can wait for us there to meet up."

"If Huaixi and I haven't come down from the mountaintop in half an hour, you should take Xiaoya and leave."

Sang Che had arranged all of Jia Wan's escape routes, which made Jia Wan frown. She shook her head and said, "No, A Che... you can't let me fall into the hands of the court again."

"They...they need Chi You's blood..."

"They will bleed you to death!"

Jia Wan's words chilled Sang Che to the bone, and a crack appeared on her previously expressionless face.

"Ah Shui, what did you say...?"

"You were...bleed out?"

Having known each other for so many years, Jiawan had never seen Sang Che like this before. She was stunned for a moment, unsure whether she should continue speaking.

Seeing Jia Wan hesitate, Sang Che lowered her eyes and immediately grabbed Jia Wan's wrist. She narrowed her eyes and saw that there were no marks on Jia Wan's wrist.

Sang Che, whose heart had been in her throat, finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was genuinely worried that Jia Wan would be captured by the imperial court and suffer the same fate as her.

That was the last thing she wanted to see.

"Yes... but Ah Ning only asked me to let you go once. I begged her not to hurt you before I agreed."

"Ah Che, I..."

When Sang Che heard Jia Wan say this, she laughed: "Why do you need to beg her not to hurt me?"

"Ah Shui, if she wants to take my life, she can come at me herself. I've never been afraid of anything."

These words were slightly offensive.

Having spent many years with Sang Che, Jia Wan sensed something was amiss, and she pondered it carefully.

Unable to contain herself any longer, she directly asked Sang Che, "A-Che, did A-Ning offend you in any way?"

Why are you so angry with her?

Sang Che: "..."

Sang Che: "Ah Shui, can't I just say I'm worried you'll get caught by her?"

"If it weren't for you, why would I have traveled all this way to the capital?"

With her arms crossed, Jia Wan suddenly looked up and stared intently at Sang Che. She said abruptly, "A-Che, you can't fool me."

"I know you care about me, you worry about me because of your responsibility, and you... you certainly wouldn't be this angry because of me."

These words came from the bottom of Jiawan's heart.

She knew very well that Sang Che treated her very well, but Sang Che was also very calm.

Jia Wan doesn't have the ability to make Sang Che so chaotic.

There is only one person in this world who can do that, and that is probably Yin Huaixi.

Sang Che's expression shifted for a moment after her secrets were exposed. She glanced at Jia Wan and unconsciously raised her voice.

"Ah Shui, stop talking nonsense to me and hurry down the mountain."

"If the princess's people find out, neither of us will be able to leave."

"Huaixi helped me because she cares about me. I can't let our situation drag her into the abyss again... She still has her own older sister."

"She still has a family."

Jiawan, who was being urged on, was really afraid of these days when she had no freedom. She was about to take a step when she heard Sang Che's words.

I just couldn't believe it.

Her dress swayed, water droplets clinging to Jiawan's face. She raised an eyebrow: "Ache, is this your honest opinion?"

"Weren't you the one who arrested her? Why are you suddenly showing pity for her because she has a family?"

"I've never heard of a love curse being planted, and that someone afflicted by it would be affected to this extent."

Hearing Jia Wan's loud and boisterous voice, Sang Che suddenly lowered his eyes and dared not look into Jia Wan's eyes; she was unusually awkward.

"Why are you bothered by all this?"

"Just consider it as me doing three bad things for three days, and then doing three good things for three days, and that's it."

...

I watched as Jiawan changed into her Taoist robe and descended the mountain.

Sang Che still had Yin Huaixi and Zhao Huining on his mind.

She used to dislike worrying about something so much that she couldn't sleep, tossing and turning all night; it was a truly unpleasant experience.

So Sang Che killed anyone who upset her if he could, and if he couldn't kill them, he tortured them until they were crippled.

As a hostage in the imperial court, she suffered endless humiliation and bore a bad reputation.

Everyone says she is a witch, a demon, and should be killed.

Then she'll show them how ruthless she can be, make them terrified, make them run for their lives, and make them never dare to provoke her again.

After being captured and brought to the palace, Sang Che had long abandoned all pretense of benevolence and morality. She was heartless and callous, and never shed a tear again.

But all of these things changed after Sang Che met Yin Huaixi.

She repeatedly warned herself that the high priest's prophecy was unreliable, but she still couldn't help but look forward to that person's arrival.

She wanted to see what her future wife would look like.

Her people abandoned her, and the Miao king banished her.

The only people Sang Che trusted were the gods who enveloped her in the world.

Since God said that Yin Huaixi would be her wife for a year, then she is the marriage God has given her.

Who gave them the right to covet and defile it?

Sang Che disliked nothing more than having what should belong to her taken away by others, because it made her feel like she was an incompetent person.

We're going back to a place where we're bullied by everyone.

Only by being ruthless and vicious enough.

Just like when she personally killed the Miao King and let the blood flow throughout the entire Miao region, all those who disrespected her and treated her as a hostage would obediently kneel down and beg her like rats.

Huai Xi is her kite.

She can hold the kite string in her hand, letting the kite soar high in the sky and wide in the sea, but the string must not break.

...

Listen to Yin Huaixi's vivid description of the effects of the love potion.

Zhao Huining then had an idea.

She knew that Jiawan had the ability to detoxify, but she still resented Jiawan for making those vows of eternal love in front of her at Fengming Mountain.

But then he turned around and kept talking about "A-Che" and "my good A-Che" in front of her.

The trust that Jiawan showed in Sangche could not have been built up overnight or in just a few months.

Anyone who hears this at first glance can tell that the two must be childhood sweethearts.

Zhao Huining was annoyed by this. She tried to suppress her feelings and not care about it, but this self-deceptive trick could only fool those who were not very perceptive.

She was a cunning and scheming villain, but Zhao Huining was too clever to fool herself.

She would have... why shouldn't it be her thought?

It's clear that Zhao Huining used to enjoy Jiawan defying Sang Che, the Miao holy maiden, on her behalf back in Fengming Mountain.

Back then, Jiawan would smile and reach out to cover her ears, holding her head in her arms, and gently soothingly whisper, "Good Aning, my good Aning."

"Don't get angry, don't get angry. It's not worth ruining your health!"

"Don't listen to A-Che's nonsense, she's always been like that."

"I love you the most, how could I possibly dislike you!"

"Come here, let me give you a kiss!"