Unlike before, she didn't struggle. The calming pills were still working, allowing her to temporarily endure the pain from the acupoint stimulation.

Upon hearing Shen Qingtang's words, Old Master Wei quickly stepped forward and pulled Wei Zheng back from arguing.

He scolded in a low voice, "Stop fooling around! Can't you see Yao Yao isn't struggling anymore? Wait a little longer. If Qing Tang can really save Yao Yao, then it's not too late for you to apologize!"

Wei Zheng was pulled back by his father. Looking at his sister's calm appearance on the bed, he gritted his teeth and said nothing more, but the wariness in his eyes still did not disappear.

Shen Qingtang focused intently on manipulating the silver needles, gathering a wisp of internal energy at her fingertips and slowly injecting it into Wei Yao's body; she needed to guide it with her internal energy.

The Gu worms hidden deep within Wei Yao's internal organs were forced out of her body.

As internal energy continued to flow in, Wei Yao's face gradually turned pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, clearly indicating that she was enduring great pain.

Shen Qingtang was completely focused on using silver needles to locate the Gu worm in Wei Yao's body. Just as the internal energy gathered at her fingertips was about to be injected into the silver needles, she sensed a faint but chilling airflow coming from outside the window.

They were trying to disrupt her internal energy flow.

She felt a chill run down her spine and was about to speak to remind him when Pei Wuwang had already realized that he possessed profound internal strength and was extremely sensitive to changes in the surrounding atmosphere.

He sensed something was wrong as soon as that unusual airflow appeared.

"Someone is sabotaging us from the shadows!" Pei Wuwang shouted, immediately circulating his inner energy to create an invisible barrier around the room, blocking the chilling airflow outside.

He looked in the direction the air current was coming from and saw a familiar figure quickly retreat outside the window. It was the Second Prince!

The second prince was clearly not expecting his little trick to be seen through on the spot, and a hint of panic flashed across his face.

Despite this, she forced herself to remain calm and pushed the door open, feigning confusion as she asked, "What's wrong inside? I think I heard some noise, so I came to check on Miss Wei."

"The Second Prince is quite 'concerned'," Pei Wuwang said with a cold gaze and obvious sarcasm. "I just wonder, was the chilling internal energy you released outside the window just now meant to help Miss Wei remove the curse, or to destroy her?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned. Old Master Wei and Wei Zheng looked at the Second Prince in shock. They never expected that a prince would secretly obstruct the removal of the curse!

The second prince's face instantly turned awkward.

He hurriedly explained, "You've misunderstood! I was just passing by and accidentally aggravated an old injury, which caused me to release a trace of my internal energy. I had absolutely no intention of hindering the removal of the curse! Shen Qingtang, don't listen to his nonsense. How could I possibly harm Miss Wei?"

Shen Qingtang ignored his explanations, as her internal energy had almost been disrupted by that chilling aura.

If Pei Wuwang hadn't reacted quickly, not only would the Gu worms not have been forced out, but Wei Yao might have also been injured due to the impact of her internal energy.

She stared coldly at the Second Prince, her eyes filled with murderous intent: "Misunderstanding? Who does the Second Prince think can be fooled by such an excuse?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Shen Qingtang suddenly stepped forward and slapped the Second Prince across the face.

With a sharp "smack," the second prince was knocked to the side, and blood instantly spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Before he could react, Shen Qingtang swiftly drew her gun, aimed it at his shoulder, and pulled the trigger.

"Ah!" The second prince screamed in pain, clutching his bleeding shoulder as he collapsed to the ground.

He was trembling with pain. He never imagined that Shen Qingtang would dare to attack him, let alone shoot him!

“I don’t care if you’re a prince or anything like that,” Shen Qingtang looked down at him, her tone icy and chilling. “If you dare to have any ulterior motives towards me or the people around me again, next time it won’t be as simple as just a shoulder injury.”

Grandpa Wei and Wei Zheng were completely dumbfounded by the scene before them.

Shen Qingtang even dared to hit and injure a prince.

But then she thought, if it weren't for the Second Prince's interference, the removal of the curse wouldn't have gone wrong. Her dissatisfaction with the Second Prince instantly overwhelmed her shock.

Pei Wuwang walked to Shen Qingtang's side and gently patted her shoulder, signaling her to calm down.

The officials were too frightened to utter a sound, but upon hearing Pei Wuwang's words, they hurriedly stepped forward and carefully helped the injured Second Prince to his feet.

However, they dared not say much, since the Second Prince was in the wrong first, and Shen Qingtang even dared to injure a prince, so how could they dare to offend him?

The second prince was being supported by the officials, his face pale with pain.

But he still glared fiercely at Shen Qingtang: "Shen Qingtang, if you dare to hurt me, I will never let you go!"

Shen Qingtang ignored his threats, turned around and went back to Wei Yao's bedside, picking up the silver needles again: "Don't waste time, continue to remove the poison."

With Pei Wuwang protecting her and having thwarted the Second Prince's plot, she had no more worries this time. Her inner strength flowed steadily into Wei Yao's body through the silver needles, and she began to focus on forcing out the Gu worms.

Shen Qingtang readjusted the position of the silver needles, and continuously injected internal energy into Wei Yao's body from her fingertips.

With a painful groan, Wei Yao suddenly opened her mouth, and a black, barbed Gu worm flew out of her mouth. Pei Wuwang reacted quickly.

With a flick of his wrist, he used his inner force to pin the Gu worm to the wall. The Gu worm struggled a few times and then became still.

As soon as the Gu worm was forced out, Wei Yao's eyes instantly cleared, no longer the previous madness and emptiness.

But when her gaze swept over Fatty Lin, who was being held captive in a corner by the officials, her pupils suddenly contracted, and the pent-up fear and hatred instantly erupted.

She suddenly broke free from the support of those around her and grabbed the dagger that had fallen to the ground.

He charged at Fatty Lin like a madman, screaming, "It's you! You ruined me! I'm going to kill you!"

Lin Pangzi was terrified and struggled to escape, but the officers held him down firmly.

Wei Yao lunged forward, her dagger falling repeatedly, each strike carrying a bone-chilling hatred. Blood splattered all over her clothes and stained the ground red.

Those around were stunned by the bloody scene, and no one dared to step forward to stop it.

Lin Peirou was so frightened that she trembled all over.

She looked at her brother's mangled corpse.

Seeing Wei Yao acting like she'd gone mad, she suddenly rushed over, crying out, "Miss Wei Yao! Don't kill him! Aren't we best friends? Have you forgotten how I helped you before?"