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

Before Yin Huaixi could answer Sang Che's question, Sang Che, seemingly afraid that Yin Huaixi might change her mind, put his arm around Yin Huaixi's waist.

"Huai Xi..."

Sang Che murmured Yin Huaixi's name tenderly, while Yin Huaixi felt the lingering heat emanating from Sang Che's body.

There was silence for a moment.

How should she reject this person?

It seems she can't refuse any of Sang Che's requests no matter what.

"Okay, I didn't say you couldn't kiss me..."

After a moment of compromise, Yin Huaixi received a warm kiss from Sang Che on her neck. Helplessly, she reached out and patted Sang Che's back with her palm.

They accepted Sang Che's bold move.

Having her stay here with only two maids is indeed quite inconsistent with her former status as a saintess.

Yin Huaixi was able to understand Sang Che's loneliness and the pain of having no one to accompany him.

She indulges them whenever she can.

It's either possible or not.

Nestled in Yin Huaixi's arms, Sang Che had noticed two furtive figures behind the green trees early on, but he didn't expose them.

Instead, a smile appeared on her lips, and her gaze was unusually "gentle".

...

On the other side, Wuming and Huahe, who had no intention of eavesdropping, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although Hua He's attitude towards Sang Che, the Holy Maiden, wasn't exactly warm, she was still somewhat afraid of Sang Che's ruthless and vicious nature.

Having spent time with Sang Che, Hua He knew very well that Sang Che was a vindictive person.

Once she utters the words "let someone die at midnight," even the King of Hell cannot stop Sang Che's murderous intent.

She had done a lot of dirty tricks in front of Sang Che before, and if Sang Che found out, Hua He knew very well that only Yin Huaixi could save her.

Silently turning around, Hua He decided to pretend she had never seen this scene.

Back in the Miao village of Fengming Mountain, Huahe had long been accustomed to the two's affectionate interactions and found nothing to be unable to tolerate.

When Wuming saw her turn around, he also silently turned around, his dark boots disappearing into the snow without even making a slight "creak" sound.

I was hugged for a long time.

Seeing that Sang Che had no intention of letting go, Yin Huaixi couldn't help but glance at her profile. But when she did, she saw that Sang Che's gaze was fixed on the lush green branches in the distance.

Curiosity led Yin Huaixi to subconsciously follow Sang Che's gaze into the distance, where she saw that the branches of the trees in the courtyard were bent over by the weight of snow.

Two figures were faintly visible among them.

Both of these people were familiar to Yin Huaixi. One was Wuming, who was ordered by His Highness to stay by her side, and the other was Hua He, the "culprit" who had just been escorted back by Wuming.

Thinking of the little secrets they once shared, Yin Huaixi felt inexplicably guilty. She... didn't feel it then, but now she wondered what would have happened if she had actually stolen the Gu King and given it to Hua He as a bargaining chip.

Now, has Sang Che already lost everything?

"Huaixi, what are you looking at..."

As Sang Che's clear voice reached her ears, Yin Huaixi stiffened. She could clearly feel a hand placed on her waist.

Those were Sang Che's hands.

The once slender and somewhat uncomfortable joints have become longer and more rounded after being nourished for so long, and they have finally regained some color, no longer appearing as pale as if they have never seen the light of day.

"Huaixi, if you want to see them, just go directly. You never need to hide anything from me..."

Sang Che spoke reasonably, but in reality, she didn't think that way at all.

She wanted all the attention to be on her alone, and everyone else to be just an insignificant passerby in her life.

How could Huai Xi's gaze linger on them?

Having experienced Yin Huaixi's stubborn temper and arguments, Sang Che now speaks more tactfully, and she also understands the meaning of the "roundabout and indirect" phrase that Han people often use.

Being too honest can really lead to being taken advantage of.

"Ah Che, I... I just glanced at it a couple of times, I didn't mean anything by it."

He awkwardly looked away.

Seeing her like this, Sang Che just smiled faintly and didn't say anything more, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

Yin Huaixi then looked at Sang Che. She was puzzled, so she didn't mince words and asked directly, "Ah Che, about Hua He... aren't you in a hurry to ask her about that?"

The matter concerned Sang Che's eyes and the pain she had been enduring recently. Yin Huaixi really didn't know how she could be so calm, or perhaps... she had lost all feeling from the pain.

My heartache is palpable.

Yin Huaixi forcefully pulled her thoughts back.

She didn't know where her problem came from. Why was Sang Che, the person involved, not worried at all, but she was so eager to care about him?

Yin Huaixi's question made Sang Che laugh. Her tone was indifferent, and her face showed no concern: "I know her. If she wants to tell me, she will definitely tell me."

"But if she doesn't want to tell me, then no matter how I ask her, I won't get the answer I want."

"Huai Xi, coercion... is the most useless thing in the world."

Sang Che brushed the snow off the bamboo tips with her fingers. Her tenderness for the bamboo branches made Yin Huaixi instinctively ask, "Forcing is the most useless thing in the world, A-Che, then why did you treat me like that?"

"Isn't this a paradox?"

Could it be that Sang Che was only influenced by the plot? After all, in the original work, Sang Che only embarked on the path of darkness and depravity because of the ruthless betrayal of the original owner, "Yin Huaixi".

She became a "female demon" hated by everyone in the world. Adults would wet their pants when they saw her, and children would stop crying at night and shrink into their mothers' arms without daring to move when they heard her name.

The kind of fear that they'll be killed.

Once this thought arose in her mind, it spread wildly like spring grass meeting water, occupying every corner of Yin Huaixi's mind.

She didn't want to think about this tragic possibility.

Why do I say...it's pathetic?

If Sang Che simply follows the original plot and continues the mission of loving the original owner of "Yin Huaixi" deeply until she cruelly abandons him.

So, in this story, isn't the only person who truly gets caught up in it from beginning to end just her?

Was Sang Che saying this because she wanted to, or was she trying to imply something?

Yin Huaixi found it hard to believe that Sang Che, who had been using coercive methods against her all along, would say such a thing. She didn't want to believe it.

Only now does she understand why some people in the world deceive themselves and bury their heads in the sand.

Because we don't know, our hearts won't ache or we'll feel uncomfortable.

He lived his life in a daze.

People who are intelligent and precocious often get stuck on a single problem, becoming trapped in it for their short lives and never able to escape it.

Yin Huaixi didn't want to do this. After a struggle with her conscience, she finally decided to keep the matter to herself.

She didn't want to tell anyone.

Nobody knows…

She can keep it all from herself.

But when she inadvertently looked up at Sang Che and saw his affectionate peach blossom eyes, she disregarded all reason.

She wanted an answer, an answer to who Sang Che truly loved.

Is it the current her, or the "Yin Huaixi" who will inevitably appear on Sang Che's predetermined path?

She wanted to know who the "A-Che" she kept calling out, uttering, and longing for truly loved.

is her.

It's still "Yin Huaixi" from the book.