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

Ultimately, they took care of the cold spring.

Yin Huaixi pushed Sang Che's shoulder with her palm, her eyebrows and eyes flushed red, and her breathing became disordered.

"Ah Che... not here."

"You should exercise restraint now."

After so many days, Yin Huaixi missed Sang Che's scent, but she knew that Sang Che was not in good health and should not indulge in excessive sexual activity.

"Huaixi, but right now I really want... really want to make love with you."

Sang Che didn't care about life or death.

If there's anything she really cares about, it's that she'll never be able to see Yin Huaixi again.

Staring into those clear, bright eyes, Yin Huaixi could only subconsciously turn her head away to avoid Sang Che's gaze.

"Even if you wanted to, you couldn't. His Highness will handle the matters of Miao territory..."

The topic was abruptly changed.

Yin Huaixi's words made Sang Che laugh.

She pressed herself completely against Yin Huaixi through the blanket, her eyes and brows radiating satisfaction.

"Huaixi, did you go and beg her after I left?"

The tone of his voice was unclear, and Yin Huaixi didn't know whether Sang Che was jealous or not, so she could only answer truthfully.

There was also a hint of sullenness in them.

"If I came to find you alone, I... I would definitely be caught on the way. I'm not that stupid."

"If we want to bring you back safe and sound, we need a powerful backer."

That being said, Yin Huaixi was still glad that she hadn't burned the Gu King that Sang Che had left her in a fit of anger.

Otherwise, she might not have been able to save Sang Che's life today.

Knowing that Yin Huaixi was telling the truth, and that Zhao Huining wasn't the type to readily grant other people's requests.

Sang Che wrapped himself in a blanket, and Yin Huaixi had the stove brought over.

The area around the cold spring has been slightly decorated, suggesting that the Miao people in the Miao King's palace would also come here to rest.

At least it's kept relatively clean, with no weeds growing everywhere.

While explaining, Yin Huaixi secretly glanced at Sang Che's expression.

She was really afraid that her little darling wouldn't be fully recovered and would get jealous, making her very angry.

To everyone's surprise, Sang Che not only didn't flinch, but instead met Yin Huaixi's gaze. She smiled sweetly and didn't press the matter further.

"Huaixi, come closer, let me check if you caught a cold."

Sang Che stretched out his hand, which had been dried, and placed his knuckles on Yin Huaixi's forehead. Even after being soaked in the cold spring, Sang Che's body temperature had not returned to normal.

The toxins flowing through his body turned Sang Che's originally cold constitution into a burning hot one.

Yin Huaixi did not avoid Sang Che. She quietly watched Sang Che, who had been lost and found again, with the joy of surviving a disaster hidden in her eyes.

"Fool, how could you figure that out so quickly... You just want to..."

Realizing something was amiss, Sang Che picked up where Yin Huaixi left off.

I want to be closer to you.

Sang Che lazily leaned on Yin Huaixi's shoulder. She really didn't expect Yin Huaixi to come looking for her, and with such a large group of reinforcements.

It seemed as if they were afraid they wouldn't be able to save her.

The anger and resentment she felt towards Sang Che vanished when Sang Che frolicked and begged for forgiveness like a dog.

Yin Huaixi sometimes really hated herself for being so unprincipled in her treatment of Sang Che, indulging her in everything and letting her do whatever she wanted.

Reaching out to hug Yin Huaixi's waist, Sang Che apologized in a low voice: "Huaixi, I know it was my fault for leaving without saying goodbye that night, and I also know... it was wrong of me to make the decision to come and take this risk on my own."

"But I never expected... you would come to save me."

She placed her fingers on the back of Yin Huaixi's hand and gently and ingratiatingly took Yin Huaixi's hand in hers.

Yin Huaixi: "Then what do you think I'll do, A-Che?"

This surprised Sang Che, to say the least.

Even Yin Huaixi herself did not expect that she would disregard everything, put aside her grudges, and go to the capital like a reckless fool to ask for reinforcements.

They then rushed to Miao territory without stopping.

I'm just worried that something might happen to Sang Che.

After thinking for a moment, Sang Che answered truthfully: "He was probably angry with me, packed up all my things and threw them out, and then told me that I would never be allowed to step into... your bedroom again in this lifetime."

indeed.

Yin Huaixi: "What you said is fine. I'll do it once you're healed."

"And I'm going to get it back double."

Sang Che, who unexpectedly shot himself in the foot, was speechless.

She felt slightly aggrieved.

She chuckled as she saw Yin Huaixi place the box containing the Gu King aside.

"Huaixi, you didn't lose it."

This Gu worm, named "Gu King," is still in its juvenile form and is in a deep slumber.

Sang Che did not awaken it, but its power was enough to make all the poisonous insects on the mountain submit to it, rushing to die for it.

The "Gu King," which the whole world is desperately searching for, is a treasure that many people can't reach even if they spend their entire lives searching for it, but Sang Che's words are heartless.

I wonder if the emperor will be so angry he'll vomit blood if he hears Sang Che say that.

After all, the emperor had put in a tremendous amount of effort to find the Gu worm.

Yin Huaixi poked at the charcoal fire. She had been soaked in the cold spring and was almost frozen solid. She only felt a little better after the stove heated up.

The fire at the Miao King's Palace had long since been extinguished, leaving only a pile of ashes and ruins that flickered in the night, with a strong smell of wood ash in the air.

Why would I throw it away?

"With it here, Ah Che... even if you run away to the ends of the earth, you won't be able to do anything to me, will you?"

Yin Huaixi stopped what she was doing, put down the fire tongs, and looked up at Sang Che's eyes, which were filled with autumn water, while sparks from the charcoal fire floated upwards.

"This time when we go back, Ah Che, I won't let you go."

"Now you see clearly that Miao territory is not safe. The emperor is looking for you... He wants your blood and wants to do the same thing as the late emperor."

"Ache, you shouldn't stay in Miao territory."

Knowing that Yin Huaixi's words came from the bottom of her heart, Sang Che lowered his eyes.

"Huaixi, I can't abandon them. Besides, since I got involved in this matter, I have to take responsibility to the end."

"You have an elder sister at home, so don't get too entangled with me and invite the emperor's revenge."

She kept saying things she didn't want to hear.

Yin Huaixi didn't say anything; she didn't want to argue with Sang Che right now.

Sang Che is very weak right now, and whether she stays in Miao territory or not is not up to her.

Sang Che has always used the tactic of acting first and informing later to deal with her, so there's nothing wrong with her doing it now.

Treat them as they treat you.

"revenge?"

"Ah Che, when I decided to come and save you, I wasn't afraid of any revenge."

"I just feel that you owe me so much. Logically speaking, your life belongs to me and should not belong to the emperor or your people."

"This is what you owe me."

"Did you hear me clearly?"

There was a hint of hatred in Yin Huaixi's eyes, but this hatred was more about why she couldn't let go of Sang Che, rather than her true loathing for Sang Che.

She was the one who wanted freedom before, but now, she is the one who is willing to be trapped in Sang Che's cage.

Sang Che wants to leave now, but the person who won't let her go is her.

The close eye contact made Sang Che vaguely recall the past and present lives she had peered into through the power of the gods.

The woman in the moon-white dress also grabbed her chin in a domineering manner, forcing her to look into her eyes.

"A-Wu, you are mine."

"Your life does not belong to your people, but to me."

"You belong to me in this life and the next."