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

Sang Che was still as arrogant and unbearable as ever.

Lü Panshan clenched his fists tightly.

He really wanted to drag Sang Che, this high and mighty, down from her pedestal, to watch her fall into the mud, to watch her suffer all kinds of humiliation.

Lu Panshan had inquired about Sang Che's dispute with the High Priest and wondered where he had gone.

This prompted the Miao King and the High Priest to search desperately, but unexpectedly, she launched a surprise attack.

Could it really be for that Han Chinese woman?

...

"Sang Che...are you going to kill me?"

"At this critical juncture, the imperial court is about to send troops to attack. Without my leadership, can you control this massive army?"

Gan Guang pointed his curved sword at Sang Che, as if Sang Che, who was once revered as "Holy Lady" by the Miao people, was a traitor plotting rebellion.

"Let me tell you, even if you lead your troops out now and kowtow to them to surrender, they won't believe a word you say."

"The imperial army is attacking, Sang Che. Even if you don't acknowledge me as your king, you have no choice but to!"

Facing the curved blade in Gan Guang's hand, Sang Che was not afraid at all. She turned around, and the puppet dressed in the Miao king's attire stood behind her to protect her.

They wouldn't let Gan Guang get even a fraction of a step closer to Sang Che.

There is no wrongdoing.

"I am the holy maiden of this Miao region, and I will not force you to do anything."

"You are his people and believers in God. I entrust the decision-making power to you, so that you may choose whose path you wish to follow."

"However, I must make one thing clear beforehand: if anything happens to you if you are in the opposite position to me, the gods will no longer protect you."

Sang Che looked at the Miao people kneeling in a row, without any expression of pity.

That's all she had to say. What these people did was none of her business.

There's a saying among the Han people that's quite true: "It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words."

Hearing Sang Che say this...

The Miao people kneeling on the ground looked at each other, licking their chapped lips and making hoarse sounds.

Until someone shouted, "Holy Maiden...we...we are willing to follow the Holy Maiden!"

With his palms on the cold ground, the man shuffled forward on his knees and hurriedly crawled to Sang Che's feet.

He kowtowed repeatedly, as if afraid that if he spoke too late, Sang Che would kick him away and ignore him.

After his surrender, countless people regarded him as their leader and crawled to Sang Che's feet, fearing that if they confessed, Sang Che would execute them.

"You bunch of useless people!"

"I shouldn't have trusted you!"

"He was so scared by a woman!"

She, Sang Che, is a saint chosen by God, so isn't he also a king chosen by God?

Gan Guang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He had done so many bad things over the years, so why should he fear defying the gods?

He is the king of Miao territory, and whatever he does is right, and must be right!

No one can control it!

"Sang Che, let me tell you, your stubbornness and gullibility towards the court... one day you will reap what you sow!"

"You fell in love with a Han Chinese woman, and for her you abandoned your entire tribe and the whole Miao region. Isn't all of this enough to anger the gods?!"

The Miao people who did not follow the climb were somewhat skeptical. They knew very well that Sang Che had an ambiguous relationship with a Han woman, which was the root cause of the Holy Maiden's long absence from Miao territory.

Sang Che wasn't angry; she just smiled.

"My relationship with Huaixi was ordained by the gods; we are destined to be together in this life and the next."

"I didn't want to get involved in the foolish things you did. If I really wanted to abandon Miao territory, why would I have come back to see you?"

Inside the main hall, each of the Miao people harbored their own secrets.

"Holy Maiden... Holy Maiden, something terrible has happened!"

The Miao soldier stationed outside the door staggered in, his cheeks flushed, covered in large beads of sweat, his throat moving constantly, almost choking on his saliva.

Sang Che simply looked at him, seemingly able to anticipate what the disheveled Miao soldier was about to say.

"The imperial court... the imperial army is attacking! So many people... so many people!"

...

The mountain road was rugged.

As Yin Huaixi rode on horseback, gazing at the vast Miao region, her heart was filled with worry about Sang Che's relapse of his cold illness and what to do next.

She knew very well that the Gu worm was dead, and even though Sang Che had Chi You's divine blood, she would certainly not be in good condition in her current state.

"Miss Yin, there is no need to worry."

"Your Highness is extremely familiar with the terrain of this area. Currently, the Miao region is in turmoil and its defenses are weak. It will not be difficult for us to strike directly at the heart of the enemy."

The woman in black riding on horseback spoke very politely. She kept His Highness's instructions in mind and dared not do anything inappropriate to the young lady in front of her.

Listen quietly.

Yin Huaixi merely glanced back at the woman in black.

Her hair was blown by the breeze, and her red hair ribbons fluttered like red tassels fluttering in the wind.

"I will not interfere with your prince's plans or schemes. All I want is for you to rescue Sang Che."

"This is all I want."

Clutching the horse's belly, his long boots slightly raised.

The woman in black came to Yin Huaixi's side and said with a smile, "Miss Yin is really infatuated. She traveled thousands of miles to finally return home, so why did she have to come looking for the person who made her suffer so much?"

"Could it be that Miss Yin has some unusual hobby?"

The implication was that it was a joke.

Yin Huaixi didn't look back at her again.

With her fingers tightly gripping the reins, Yin Huaixi's heart was filled with worry about Sang Che's whereabouts.

With the Miao region in such chaos, and Sang Che's health weakened, coupled with her suppression of the love potion, the two lost their ability to share their five senses.

I wonder if Sang Che is still the same good-looking person he was when he was in the manor.

Yin Huaixi: "If you don't have someone on your mind, you'll naturally develop this obsession with me. Once you do, you'll be just like me, thinking about me day and night."

He lost his appetite.

The woman in black clothes: "..."

His Highness was right after all. Miss Yin is indeed very eloquent; I wonder where she learned it from.

"Boss!"

"Miao soldiers are blocking our path. They've released a lot of poisonous insects, and we... can't withstand them!"

Upon hearing this sudden turn of events, Yin Huaixi frowned and demanded sharply, "Then, where has His Majesty's army progressed to? What changes have occurred? Have they encountered any Miao soldiers blocking their path?"

The emperor sent troops to suppress the internal strife in Miao territory. He originally wanted to find a pretext to trample Miao territory underfoot.

I waited and waited, but it never came.

The Miao king continued to speak rudely and repeatedly angered him, which made the emperor anxious.

Unexpectedly, the Miao king walked right into her trap, handing her such a good opportunity.

How could the emperor not use it?

He immediately dispatched his trusted confidant, who led a large army stationed on the Miao border into Miao territory.

Their goal was to capture Sang Che alive and bring the Gu King back.

He had long known about the efficacy of Chi You's divine blood. After his father's death, he ascended the throne and naturally began to read the scrolls containing records about "Chi You's divine blood."

He simply didn't believe this tall tale before, which is why he sent his elder sister to investigate.

The emperor had already planned his pretext for the conflict: he would say that there was internal strife in the Miao region and that if the fighting was not contained, the people on the border would be in grave danger.

This reasoning was reasonable, and the court officials did not object.

...

Yin Huaixi's question made the soldier's face stiffen. He trembled all over and knelt down with a thud.

"The spies say... His Majesty's army has a secret method... to capture the Miao King and the Holy Maiden alive!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Huaixi's heart skipped a beat.