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

"A notorious womanizer?"

"Have you ever seen a notorious womanizer bring you food?"

Faced with Yin Huaixi's complete outburst, Sang Che was not annoyed. She had already made up her mind to plant a love potion in Yin Huaixi.

In the future, Yin Huaixi's fierce and ruthless demeanor, his temper tantrums, and his accusations against her will completely disappear under the influence of the love potion.

Why not take a closer look now?

Listen to her scolding a few more times.

Let's treat it as a way of remembering.

This will likely be a rare sight in the future.

Yin Huaixi: "Who knows if there's any sleeping potion in the food you brought?"

"I absolutely refuse to eat you! Even if I starve to death, I won't eat a single bite!"

Successfully amused by these two sentences, Sang Che pursed his lips and stood up.

His fingers hooked the chain at the foot of the bed, making a soft sound, and the cool chain wrapped around Sang Che's palm.

Slightly swaying.

"Huaixi, what if I insist on feeding you?"

"Do you want some or not?"

Realizing what Sang Che was about to do, Yin Huaixi tried to pull her foot back, but it was too late.

A feeling of weakness washed over me.

"What...what did you do to me...?"

"Sang Che..."

Why... do I feel so weak all over...?

A chill crept onto her ankles, but Yin Huaixi was powerless to resist and could only watch helplessly as it all unfolded.

Let Sang Che do whatever he wants.

"Huaixi, poison doesn't only have an effect when ingested."

What you see, smell, and hear... can sometimes become poison.

Only after completely binding Yin Huaixi was Sang Che satisfied. The love potion had not yet been formed, and if Yin Huaixi were really taken away by the court's henchmen...

That would mean all our efforts were in vain.

She... might not have believed the High Priest's words before, thinking that the court taking Yin Huaixi out of Fengming Mountain would help her fool the High Priest.

She said that she and this woman were not destined to be together, which made the high priest give up on the idea.

If the high priest and the Miao king still want her to plant a love potion in this woman, so that she can see the light of day again and suppress her cold illness.

Then I'll go to the imperial court myself to ask for it.

She stopped getting involved in the matter.

But now Sang Che doesn't think that way at all. She just wants Yin Huaixi's attention and care.

These thoughts, like wild grass, grew wildly in the vast wasteland of my heart.

Shaking the chain to make sure Yin Huaixi had no chance of escaping, Sang Che then unwrapped the oil paper covering the sesame cake.

She picked up a piece with her fingertips and gently brought it to Yin Huaixi's lips.

"This is your favorite food, won't you try some?"

Lips tightly closed.

Yin Huaixi turned her head, her expression suggesting she would rather die than submit.

"Who wants to eat... what you gave me..."

"Sang Che...you are despicable and shameless...you are vile..."

Sang Che wasn't angry at Yin Huaixi's insults. She simply pinched Yin Huaixi's soft cheek with her fingers and stuffed the fried pastry in her hand between Yin Huaixi's lips and teeth.

A salty-sweet aroma of oil wafted into her mouth. Having not eaten dinner, Yin Huaixi could hardly resist the temptation, and she subconsciously swallowed a few mouthfuls.

The throat moves.

"Huaixi, aren't you enjoying your meal?"

Wiping away the bits of food stuck to Yin Huaixi's lips with his thumb, Sang Che thought that he hoped Yin Huaixi would always be this obedient in the future.

Continuing to give her medication is not a long-term solution.

Yin Huaixi's body either possesses an extraordinary talent, exhibiting rare drug resistance, or... it becomes extremely weak.

"Sang Che... don't go too far..."

With her lips parted, Yin Huaixi fiercely bit down on Sang Che's finger that was pressed against her lips.

However, having been drugged, her resistance at this point was like a kitten scratching an itch to Sang Che—not serious at all.

The gentle grinding of her pearly teeth made Sang Che squint her eyes comfortably.

"Huaixi, the fact that you can still speak means I like you... Otherwise, I would have gone even further. You're welcome to try."

"Didn't I tell you this already?"

"I'm not a good person. I won't keep those people around and treat them well for no reason."

"I want their lives, and I can take them anytime."

The struggling movements gradually stopped as the drug took effect. Strangely, Yin Huaixi felt no drowsiness at all, and she could only watch helplessly as Sang Che manipulated her at will.

"Huaixi, let me tell you this first."

"The moment the Gu worm bites in, you will feel a lot of pain... a lot of pain."

"But don't be afraid, it won't hurt after you bite."

Sang Che's index finger was pressed against Yin Huaixi's chest. She circled around it as if caressing a piece of beautiful jade, and finally her nail pierced deep into it.

Even though all her strength had been drained, Yin Huaixi still couldn't help but groan under such stimulation.

"This is it... Huaixi."

"I will let the worm bite in from here, then crawl into your heart, stain your blood, so that from now on you will only have me in your heart and eyes."

"You won't look at anyone else again because you have no interest in them at all. You only love me. In your eyes and in your heart, there will only be me."

Sang Che was slightly out of breath when she spoke such a long sentence.

As the cold poison eroded her more and more, she couldn't help but touch Yin Huaixi's warm body.

Yin Huaixi glared at Sang Che resentfully and said, "Sang Che... don't you think what you're doing... cough cough... is pathetic?"

Thinking of Yin Huaixi running away with someone else and leaving her side, Sang Che smiled.

"Pitiful?"

"Huaixi, the most pitiful person is the one who can't hold onto anything."

She didn't want to be the one left behind.

She also couldn't accept the fact that Yin Huaixi wanted to escape Fengming Mountain with others.

...

The wind was strong at night.

A muffled cough came from the person sleeping on the floor beneath the collapsed bed.

Jiawan reached out to touch Zhao Huining's forehead and was shocked to find that Zhao Huining's fever had returned.

"You Han people... how come your bodies are so weak! You're really useless!"

Despite her grumbling and complaints, Jia Wan appeared more anxious than Zhao Huining, the patient. She lifted her long skirt, turned around, and walked out.

Finally, I reached the door.

Zhao Huining then weakly called out to her.

"where are you going…"

Turning away in frustration, Jiawan said with a look of exasperation, "Of course I'll go brew you some medicine!"

"In your current state, I'm afraid you won't even make it to tomorrow morning. I'm worried you'll burn to death!"

Push open the door.

Still fuming, Jiawan gave another word of advice.

"You stay here quietly by yourself. I'll be back in half an hour."

Zhao Huining didn't say anything more this time. She watched Jiawan leave, then supported her weak body and slowly got up.

He took out the clothes he had changed out of and pulled the letter out of his sleeve.

Under the dim light, Zhao Huining opened the letter that Yin Huaixi had handed her.

"The spies sent by the government are all imprisoned in the cave—I have already familiarized myself with the terrain and the changing of the guard times."

"I was also abducted. I know you are no ordinary woman, sir. If you have connections with the imperial court, please discuss with me how to escape from this place!"

The letter paper was very thin.

The other side didn't dare write much.

After reading it, Zhao Huining took the candle on the table, lit the letter, and burned it immediately after reading it.

She cleaned up the ashes, pulled out a stool, and sat down at the table.

The Miao people are known for their unpredictable moods; a single wrong word can easily anger them.

This constant dependence on Jiawan is not a sustainable solution.

We really need to start thinking of a way to escape.