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

We walked for a while longer.

They arrived at the sedan chair.

Xu Qing stopped and turned to look at Yin Huaixi, who was leisurely putting away the parasol.

Xu Qing: "Huai Xi, you actually noticed this a long time ago. It's so obvious."

Her tone became lighter, without making the topic too heavy, but rather she hit the nail on the head, piercing the deepest part of Yin Huaixi's heart that she had been unwilling to face.

"Let me guess, the reason you've been unwilling to face your own feelings is because you refuse to admit you've fallen for that person, right?"

Xu Qing carried her medicine box and got into the sedan chair that Yin Huaixi had prepared.

The two were face to face.

With the doctor staring at him like that, Yin Huaixi had nowhere to escape and nowhere to hide.

She suddenly became very flustered.

Realizing her feelings, Yin Huaixi instinctively tried to refute them.

"Doctor, I really don't have any romantic feelings for her. She was injured because of me, and I came to see you specifically because I want to take responsibility for it."

Xu Qing knew this girl was stubborn ever since they met, but he never expected her to remain so defiant even after being exposed.

As Xu Qing listened, he clenched his fist and couldn't help but cough twice with a laugh.

"Huaixi, you can lie to me."

"But don't fool yourself too."

"I won't delve into what happened between you and that person. You can handle it yourself."

"However, you mustn't let yourself have any regrets."

The more Yin Huaixi talked, the more hopeless she became, unable to extricate herself from the thought that she might actually fall in love with Sang Che.

Xu Qing is absolutely right.

She has always been hiding her true feelings.

...

Sang Che, who was left in Yin Huaixi's room, was bored again. She was used to being free and unrestrained in Miao territory, where she could look out over the green bamboo fields.

But here, the square courtyard can only frame a square view.

It is beautiful, indeed.

The first glance is stunning, the second glance gradually breeds annoyance, and the third glance makes you want to run away.

Just as she was playing with the sachet that Yin Huaixi had given her to calm her nerves, the door suddenly creaked open.

Yin Qingyue walked in, holding a scabbard.

The two of them gazed at each other silently. This time, Sang Che did not perform the maid's curtsy. She sat languidly on the edge of Yin Huaixi's bed.

"Second Miss, you've come looking for me, perhaps intending to take advantage of Huaixi's absence to kill me and silence me, just to get rid of me as quickly as possible?"

"Isn't the Second Miss afraid that Huaixi will be angry?"

Sang Che entered the room.

Such provocative words naturally drew a cold shoulder from Yin Qingyue, who immediately pressed her scabbard against Sang Che's slender neck.

With a sudden upward lift, Sang Che was forced to tilt his head back, but he wasn't afraid at all.

"I know you're that Miao woman. What is your purpose in approaching my sister?"

"My elder sister was unaware of this, so you took advantage of the situation and continued to cling to my younger sister's side."

"Don't you think I'd still tolerate you causing trouble for my sister?"

Faced with Yin Qingyue's aggressive approach.

This time, Sang Che was too lazy to put on an act in front of her.

She only showed patience to Yin Huaixi; if the woman in official robes in front of her weren't Yin Huaixi's most cherished older sister...

Sang Che could have turned her into blood in an instant long ago.

Sang Che: "Your Excellency has quite the imposing presence of an official."

"In that case, I will not retaliate."

"Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you."

Unexpectedly, Sang Che could be so tough. Yin Qingyue sheathed her sword and stared intently at Sang Che, saying, "If I kill you, my sister will be unhappy."

"I won't do that now."

"I don't know what method you used to make my sister so devoted to you."

"But I'm warning you, if you dare lay a hand on her here, in our house..."

"Then I'll be the first to tear you to pieces."

Hearing Yin Qingyue's angry rebuke, Sang Che lowered her eyes, and her mask of feigned indifference cracked slightly.

No wonder Huaixi insisted on returning home; there were indeed things she cared about here.

A promise made without hesitation would only elicit scoffs from Sang Che if it came from someone else.

But Yin Qingyue did indeed keep her word.

This is what Sang Che witnessed with his own eyes.

Every day and night on Fengming Mountain, Yin Qingyue and her group of subordinates lived under the surveillance of Sang Che's Gu worms.

Sang Che saw everything clearly, without missing a single detail.

She willingly transferred from the capital to Miao territory, braving poisonous insects, miasma, and pressure from above in the deep mountains and forests, determined to rescue her sister at all costs.

While surrounded, Sang Che also saw Yin Qingyue's face. She listened to her sister's words and let them escape.

This time, Sang Che did not respond with harsh words or draw his sword.

She smiled faintly: "What you say is absolutely right, but unfortunately I won't let that happen."

Just then, the wooden door of the side room was pushed open by Yin Huaixi, who had returned, with both hands. Yin Huaixi's voice was urgent.

"Ah Che, I've brought the doctor."

"Does your injury still hurt...?"

When Yin Huaixi looked up, she was surprised to see her second sister standing next to Sang Che.

She paused abruptly.

Sang Che was still sitting on the edge of the bed, her face pale and her figure frail.

"Second Sister."

After calling out "Yin Qingyue," Yin Huaixi cautiously approached Sang Che. She winked at Sang Che, signaling him not to say anything inappropriate at this moment.

She upset her second sister.

After tucking the long sword sheath back into her waistband, Yin Qingyue looked at Xu Qing, who was tidying up the medical kit.

Lingshui is neither small nor large, but the name of Doctor Xu of Xinglin Hall is renowned.

Knowing that this guy was worried about his precious child, he immediately slipped out the door to fetch a doctor.

Unexpectedly, Xu Qing was invited again.

spendthrift.

Xu Qing's consultation fee must have cost quite a bit.

"Huaixi, you really dote on her."

Yin Qingyue sighed. As the older sister, she had no choice but to accept her younger sister's "incorrigible" behavior.

All the bottles and jars were laid out on the table. Xu Qing even took out a packet of silver needles. When she heard the second young lady's sarcastic remark, she almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

While waiting for the silver needles to come loose, Xu Qing secretly went to peek at Yin Huaixi and Sang Che.

At this moment, she was like a badger in a melon patch, taking one big, plump, and delicious melon at a time.

Xu Qing: "Second Miss, even an iron tree like you, who has stood for ten thousand years, should bloom. Your sister is showing signs of spring, so please don't break up the couple."

"Look how scared he was."

Yin Qingyue: "..."

She must have never seen Sang Che go crazy before to be able to say such arrogant things.

So, Yin Qingyue glanced at Sang Che again with lingering fear, and her original intention to leave was once again abandoned.

She's still here, guarding the place.

To prevent the doctor from dying a violent death.

Sitting at the table, Yin Qingyue skillfully poured herself a cup of tea, glancing at her third sister out of the corner of her eye.

"Ah Che, I've found the doctor for you."

"Don't be afraid when you get the acupuncture."

Xu Qing: "..."

Xu Qing held a silver needle in her hand and walked over.

"Third Miss, you're such a grown woman, how could you still be afraid of needles?"

Just as she finished speaking, Xu Qing saw Sang Che leaning against Yin Huaixi's chest, her fingers gripping Yin Huaixi's skirt, looking exactly like a deer that had wandered into a pack of wolves.

It was as if she and the second young lady were both bad people, and Yin Huaixi, whom she could only rely on, was her only salvation in this life.

Xu Qing: "..."

Okay, she misjudged it before.

This woman is truly skilled at keeping the Third Miss under her thumb.

This woman is dangerous.