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

The dock is some distance from the village.

You need to take a horse-drawn carriage and walk for more than ten miles before you can reach the edge of the Silver Moon River.

This was the first time Yin Huaixi had been allowed to leave the village since she arrived. She pretended to be excited and began to silently survey the terrain of the village.

No amount of verbal description in a novel can compare to the magnificence seen with one's own eyes.

Yin Huaixi was deeply moved. This place was truly breathtakingly beautiful, and perhaps in modern times it would be designated as a national 5A-level scenic spot.

As Yin Huaixi wiped the fragrant pear in her hand, she clenched the handkerchief tightly. Just as the emerald green pear reached her lips, the maid sitting next to her glanced at her.

He clenched his fist and coughed.

She gestured to Yin Huaixi, "The Holy Maiden hasn't even eaten yet, why is she enjoying herself first?"

That makes no sense!

Feeling uncomfortable under the gaze of two pairs of eyes, Yin Huaixi's hunger was quickly forgotten. She gave an awkward laugh and grabbed the crisp pear with her slender fingers.

She shifted her position, as if retaliating by nudging the maid next to her.

"Sister, if you catch a cold, then don't sit next to the Holy Maiden. What if you bring her your illness?"

"I was just about to grate a pear for the Holy Maiden, sister, please don't drool on it! It would ruin all my good intentions!"

After being harshly rebuked by Yin Huaixi, the maid was nearly furious. She quickly stood up, her face flushed with embarrassment and anger, and said, "I was just having a sore throat... I coughed a couple of times!"

"What kind of talk is that!"

Lifting the curtain, the maidservant tactfully sat outside the carriage; she had no desire to stay with this Han man.

The constant chattering and noise is one thing.

She's incredibly eloquent; even the great god Chi You couldn't out-argue her.

As the curtain swayed and the maid's figure disappeared, Yin Huaixi grinned.

She took a bite of the pear, then deliberately and mischievously positioned the other half between her buttocks and Sang Che.

In a gentle, motherly voice, as if soothing a child, she asked, "Ah Che, you must be thirsty after your long journey?"

"I have some pears here, would you like to try a bite?"

Another maidservant was furious when she saw Yin Huaixi handing the leftovers to the Holy Maiden.

"You rude fellow, how could you give the saintess leftover fruit!"

She had just finished scolding him when Sang Che smiled and leaned forward, biting into the pear's flesh. A little juice splashed onto Sang Che's upturned nose.

Her hair, which had been neatly styled, had a strand hanging down for some reason, half-concealing her face like a pipa player. With this appearance, Sang Che could be described as a bewitching enchantress from a demonic sect.

The maid stammered, incredulous: "Holy Maiden... Holy Maiden..."

"How can you eat someone else's leftovers..."

Hearing her surprise, Yin Huaixi also didn't expect Sang Che to eat that pear.

Sang Che looked up and said softly, "It's alright. I'm a little thirsty anyway, I'll have a pear to quench my thirst."

Looking at that drop of clear pear juice, Yin Huaixi felt flustered and pulled a handkerchief from her sleeve.

Quickly wipe Sang Che's nose bridge clean.

Seriously, can't good-looking people use their cute faces to seduce others?

What if someone actually falls for you?

If it weren't for a virtuous person like her sitting opposite him, Sang Che would have really encountered the same thing as the original owner of this body.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting increasingly strange, the maid hurriedly got up and left the carriage.

The carriage returned to emptiness. Yin Huaixi clenched her handkerchief tightly and reluctantly put it away.

"Hmm...you can have the pear."

"If that's not enough, I'll wipe another one for you."

Yin Huaixi turned her head away, her heart beating faster than usual. Biting her thin lips, Yin Huaixi forced the little voice in her heart to swear again.

No matter how appealing or to her liking the protagonist's face is, she will never fall for him!

The carriage curtains were rolled up, revealing the scene outside. Yin Huaixi stared for a long time before she could see signs of human habitation amidst the green hills and clear waters.

Noticing Yin Huaixi's distraction, Sang Che spoke first, breaking the silence between the two.

"Lingshui City must be very beautiful and very big, right? I've never been to such a far place before. Why don't you tell me about it, Huaixi?"

Yin Huaixi: "..."

This guy is kidding me!

She had read the original novel. Not to mention Lingshui City, an ordinary small town, Sang Che had also been to the imperial city!

The real country bumpkin is someone else entirely.

An eerie atmosphere filled the space between the two. After a three-second internal struggle, Yin Huaixi decisively gave in.

"Lingshui City is nothing special; the real prosperity is right under the emperor's nose and at the foot of the imperial city."

"Otherwise, why would all the scholars in the country flock to the capital to take the imperial examinations and seek fame and fortune?"

Hearing her mention the imperial city, Sang Che fell silent.

In the imperial city, she had a childhood past she didn't want to recall.

Seeing the strange expression on Sang Che's face, Yin Huaixi felt smug. It seemed that even the omnipotent female lead had her weaknesses.

She knew that the previous Miao king's rebellion had failed, and as the most sacred holy maiden of Miao territory, she was naturally brought into the palace as a hostage of Miao territory.

For three whole years, Sangche was trapped in the palace, and the Tibetan king, the reincarnation of Buddha, was also a hostage.

He was still deeply in love, and because he was far away from his beloved, he was depressed and almost died in the palace.

The imperial court was so afraid that he would die, so after the regime in the Tibetan region was stabilized, they released him and sent him back.

Faced with the growing power of the Miao region, the imperial court was unwilling to release Sang Che, a descendant with pure blood of Chi You.

The poison in her body came on suddenly and violently. The doctors in the palace had never encountered such a potent poison from the Miao region before, so they could only treat the symptoms.

The consequence of misusing medication was that Sang Che's health deteriorated further, to the point that he became blind and deaf.

Thanks to her self-rescue skills, Sang Che managed to save her ears, but her eyes were ruined.

Sang Che was helpless against this congenital illness; it was a calamity she was destined to suffer, and she couldn't escape it.

Whether it's his inner thoughts or his physical needs, Sang Che can't lose Yin Huaixi, nor does he want to lose her.

She was his medicine.

...

After a long silence, so long that Yin Huaixi thought the matter was over, Sang Che finally spoke: "You want to go to the capital?"

Sensing the impending death, Yin Huaixi opened and closed her fingers, gripping her knees.

She gave an awkward smile: "No, I was just saying..."

Just then, the sound of a car speeding by came from afar.

Dust billowed as the horse braked sharply.

The carriage came to a shaky stop, and the driver hurriedly pulled on the reins to avoid colliding with the bandits riding tall horses.

Due to inertia, Yin Huaixi's body inevitably swayed from side to side, and she was about to crash into Sang Che's arms.

A terrible thought lingered in her mind. Yin Huaixi reacted quickly and used her hands to support herself on Sang Che's thighs. In order to stabilize her body, Yin Huaixi did not care about the taboo of women touching each other.

I gave it a good pinch.

That's why he didn't overpower Sang Che.

"Which village are you from?"

The man, who wore a turban and an indigo short jacket, had sharp, eagle-like eyes and silver ornaments hanging from his earlobes. He blocked the carriage's path.

Fierce and malevolent.

"Hurry up and state your names!"

"Otherwise, today will be the day you are beheaded!"