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

I slept exceptionally soundly that night.

Yin Huaixi licked her lips; the thick, bloody smell from her dream had long since vanished, as if it were nothing more than a nightmare.

Did she accidentally cut her lip?

Her tongue searched for the wound, but finding nothing, Yin Huaixi finally gave up. She didn't dare to open her eyes, but instead used her toes to slowly probe whether the person next to her had gotten up.

It was completely empty.

The temperature has long since vanished.

Yin Huaixi breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, Sang Che had already gotten up.

Otherwise... this morning.

She doesn't want to get up!

Wait, is it still early morning?

The moment I opened my eyes, through the curtains, I could see that it was already bright outside, the sun was setting, and the autumn air in the mountains was crisp and clear.

Where is even a trace of the morning mist?

Yin Huaixi threw off the covers and got out of bed. Her feet touched the ground, and she felt slightly unsteady, her eyes filled with tears.

However, Yin Huaixi regained her vision in a short while. She was slightly puzzled... How come this body was able to exert more strength than before?

The faint, lingering pain from the arrow piercing her back seemed to have vanished completely in the past few days, no longer tormenting Yin Huaixi.

Putting on her bare nightgown, Yin Huaixi tiptoed across the threshold and heard a familiar voice in her ear.

"Ah Che...you mean, they'll come back sooner or later? But what exactly is 'sooner or later'?"

Jia Wan's voice was loud, making it hard to ignore. Yin Huaixi immediately held her breath, quietly shrank back, and hid behind the wooden door.

Listen closely to their conversation.

Her gaze shifted, and she saw that Sang Che's indigo dress was in a disheveled state, with one sleeve missing. Her wrists looked like they had been coated with some kind of ointment by Jia Wan, and they were shiny.

Her long black hair draped over her shoulders, tied only at the ends with a hair tie; her usual braids were no longer in place.

From this angle, Yin Huaixi could only see Sang Che's back. She stared at the varying depths of the scars on Sang Che's back, and her heart began to ache again.

Was that something that fell down when he shielded her from an arrow?

The scars were a mix of new and old, some resembling cat scratches, which left Yin Huaixi speechless…

She's the culprit; how could she not recognize her own handiwork?

Her fingers moved downwards, feeling the coolness on her waist. Yin Huaixi bit her thin lips…

When Sang Che got angry, he didn't treat her any better; she still had the marks he had left on her waist...

How can this guy show so much skin in front of strangers?!

The thought inexplicably surfaced in her mind again, and a surge of heat rose within Yin Huaixi's body without her noticing.

She was breathing rapidly, so she pinched herself hard. The pain brought her back to her senses, and after taking two deep breaths, Yin Huaixi calmed down.

She banished all the jumbled thoughts from her mind; what she needed to focus on most now was listening to what Jiawan and Sangche were talking about.

Thinking about what was wrong in the village, Yin Huaixi held her breath and focused her mind. Sang Che had indeed saved her.

However, she could not completely trust Sang Che. The court wanted her dead because they were afraid she would leak the news about Fengming Mountain.

The one sitting on the dragon throne did not want anyone to hear that he coveted the "King of Gu".

The saying "better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free" is, for the emperor, just a matter of issuing an order, with little risk to bear, so it is naturally better to eliminate the root of the problem.

As for Sang Che…

She had even more reasons to want to stay...

The person whose eyesight is restored is destined.

Yin Huaixi lowered her eyes. She could still clearly remember the scene of her biting and chewing the Gu worm. She had always thought that she had not eaten the Gu worm, but now... Yin Huaixi no longer thought so.

She had better find out how to remove the love curse. Only then could Yin Huaixi be completely at ease and stop worrying about whether the love curse was alive or not.

...

My heart is pounding.

Even without turning around, Sang Che could tell from the love potion that Yin Huaixi was standing at the door, and she made no attempt to hide it.

Instead, she poured Jiawan a cup of tea, a smile playing on her lips.

"Ah Shui, didn't you want to see that drug-using person who escaped?"

When Jia Wan heard that Sang Che not only didn't answer her question, but also steered the conversation towards A Ning, she became even more puzzled. She took the teacup, held it with both hands, and moistened her lips.

"Yes, I want to see her, bring her back, lock her up, and get my revenge."

"But she's already escaped. To find her, we'll need secret techniques..."

When the conversation touched on their hearts, Jiawan couldn't help but feel happy. Wasn't this exactly what she had been looking for and bothering Sang Che about?

So, he stopped drinking the evening tea and his attitude became more proper.

She said, "Ah Che, aren't you the best at this? Teach me, please. I have her personal clothing and some other random things. I'm sure I can use divination to find out where she is, right?"

"As long as I know where she is, I'll chase after her to the ends of the earth and demand an explanation!"

Since birth, Jiawan had never suffered such humiliation. How could she swallow this insult?

If word gets out, how will she ever be able to live in Miao territory again?!

Seeing the expectation rising in Jiawan's eyes, Sang Che remained silent for a moment. She didn't agree directly, but stared at Jiawan and said, "Ashui, she will come back here."

Jiawan, however, refused to believe what Sang Che said. She slammed down the teacup, the tea slightly rippling and wetting her fingertips.

"Ah Che, stop trying to make me happy."

"She said she would never come back to the place she finally escaped from."

Seeing that Sang Che hadn't taught her how to use witchcraft for divination, Jia Wan suddenly stood up, put her hands on Sang Che's wrists, and tugged at his sleeves in a coquettish manner.

He whispered, "Ah Che, Ah Che, please teach me."

"This isn't some top-secret witchcraft. Teach it to me, and I promise... I won't tell anyone. I just want to find out where that guy is now."

Jiawan's seemingly boundless distance made Sang Che feel uncomfortable for a moment. She straightened her back and was about to step back when a muffled thud came from beside them.

They all turned to look back and saw that Yin Huaixi had accidentally bumped into the door frame, and her forehead immediately turned red.

"Huai Xi?"

Without thinking twice, Sang Che immediately stood up and rushed to Yin Huaixi's side. She grabbed Yin Huaixi's wrist, the intense heat making Sang Che frown.

"Is something the matter?"

Seeing her walk right over like that, Yin Huaixi's embarrassment at being caught eavesdropping vanished instantly.

Please, she didn't just sneak up on someone out of thin air. It's perfectly normal for her to hear these two talking so loudly.

"Whether it's something or not... it's none of your business."

"Sang Che, can't you put your clothes on? You... how can you go out dressed like this? Aren't you ashamed?"

With her eyes fixed on the faint bite mark on Sang Che's collarbone, Yin Huaixi noticed that Sang Che had become increasingly shameless, even more so than before!

Realizing something, Jia Wan didn't follow this time. She rested her chin on her palm and looked the two of them up and down with her eyes.

When did their relationship develop so rapidly?

Could it be that she's been staying in the room where she raises Gu worms lately and hasn't noticed the subtle changes in these two people?

"Huaixi, what...what do you mean by this?"

"Ah Shui wanted to check my injuries, so I let her see them."

Yin Huaixi's fluctuating emotions brought a hint of joy to Sang Che's brows...

The Gu worm is gradually affecting Huaixi.

It seems that her Chi You blood wasn't given to that little guy in vain.