Stealing treasure

Since learning that Wang Xiaoxia was pregnant, Aohen was not only happy but also worried about whether the baby in her womb could be born safely. Every time he went to see her, she was asleep. Only the Bad People were ordered to guard Wang Xiaoxia's room.

"How is the Queen? Is she still unconscious?" Aohen asked the Bad Guys as he entered the room, his gaze fixed on Wang Xiaoxia lying on the bed with concern.

"I woke up once this morning and went back to sleep now. The doctor just came to check on me. The wound is showing signs of suppuration. Although my life is not in danger, I should not move around too much," the rogue replied respectfully.

The incense inside was still burning, carrying a hint of grassy scent that drifted into Aohun's nostrils. He didn't notice anything amiss and continued to look at Wang Xiaoxia with a worried expression.

He sat down by the bed, gently took Wang Xiaoxia's hand, looked at her calm face for a while, and then gently placed her hand back under the covers, his movements so gentle that he was afraid of waking her. He turned to look at the man and said:

"The Inspector has worked hard these past few days, but you are her only close relative. I don't trust anyone else, so I have no choice but to ask the Inspector to make do."

“Your Majesty is too kind. It is my duty to take care of the Queen,” the Bad Guy replied.

Ao nodded fiercely, then glanced at Wang Xiaoxia one last time before standing up and saying:

"The Queen is anemic. The room should not be too cold these days. I see that the Queen's hands are very cold."

The bad guy wasn't flustered and quickly replied:

"The physician said that the Queen's wound should not be too hot, and that it would be less likely to become infected if it was kept cool."

Aohen then raised his head, the worry in his eyes disappearing, and said:

"It was my oversight. In that case, we should listen to the physician's advice. Today, the court is busy, and I thank the inspector for his hard work. I will come to visit the Queen again tomorrow."

"Yes," the bad guy replied.

In a cave in the glacial lands of the North, Cui Heng was healing Mu He when Wang Xiaoxia suddenly burst in.

"It's so cold," Wang Xiaoxia said, hugging her arms to her chest and stamping her feet.

Cui Heng was startled and looked nervously at Mu He, thankfully she was too badly injured to wake up.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Cui Heng asked in surprise.

"I don't know the way, I can't find my way out. It took me a lot of effort to find this place. It's so cold! I'm going to get sick from the cold!" Wang Xiaoxia said like a child, pouting and looking at Cui Heng angrily.

Cui Heng was at his wits' end with her, so he quickly put Mu He down, stood up, and pulled her into his arms to warm her up. Her body was extremely cold, probably from being outside in the cold for too long.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiaoxia took the opportunity to inject the Ice Silkworm Crystal from his sleeve into Mu He's body, secretly watching her eyelids twitch slightly, indicating that she should be waking up.

"I'll take you away in a bit," Cui Heng said, still subconsciously wanting to look at Mu He on the ground. Although he knew she wouldn't wake up easily, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Wang Xiaoxia tiptoed and kissed Cui Heng's lips. The warm breath on his nose made his heart flutter again. He no longer cared about Mu He on the ground and returned her kiss passionately.

Muhe was lying on the ground when she suddenly felt a terrible pain in her chest. She struggled to open her eyes a crack and saw her brother and Wang Xiaoxia embracing and kissing. This time she could see clearly that the woman was indeed that witch!

"Witch! Witch!" Mu He was furious and wanted to curse, but she couldn't open her mouth or move her body. She could only stare at them with wide eyes.

"Are you so eager to miss me?" Cui Heng said, wrapping his arms around Wang Xiaoxia's waist with a wicked smile on his face.

Wang Xiaoxia lowered her eyes slightly and smiled shyly.

"It's the baby in my belly missing its father," she said coquettishly.

Hearing her say that, Cui Heng felt a pang of tenderness and hugged her even tighter, giving her a loving kiss on the head.

"Why don't we just leave the Demon King's Palace and run away together?" he pleaded.

Wang Xiaoxia wrapped her arms around his waist, looked down and saw Mu He struggling to get up. Her head was already half an inch off the ground, her neck stiff from the effort, her eyes glaring fiercely at her, her mouth open but unable to speak. She smiled and secretly flicked her finger at Mu He, who suddenly fell back to the ground and fell into a deep sleep again.

"Muhe, go to sleep! More suffering awaits you in the future," Wang Xiao thought coldly as he looked at her.

Cui Heng suddenly heard the sound and turned around, only to find that Mu He was still unconscious, which put his mind at ease.

Wang Xiaoxia simply held him tightly, closed her eyes and did not answer his question, but a tear slid down from the corner of her eye and instantly froze into ice.

"Come with me, and give up revenge, okay?" Cui Heng released his hand, looked into Wang Xiaoxia's eyes, and asked again.

Wang Xiaoxia did not answer his question, but instead asked:

Do you remember why you hate humans?

After she finished speaking, Cui Heng fell silent, the light in his eyes dimming. Finally, he took out the red pill from his pocket and said:

"This was made with my heart's blood. The child is my bloodline, and only my blood will not harm him. When you give birth, just put this on him and use spiritual power to change his appearance, and he will not be noticed by anyone."

Wang Xiaoxia carefully took the red pill and tucked it into her bosom. What kind of torment would it be to make her child call someone else "father"? She looked up at Cui Heng with an apologetic expression and said to him for the first time:

"sorry"

She lowered her eyes, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to say it.

Cui Heng pulled her into his arms, his eyes filled with heartache.

"It's my incompetence that prevents you from getting away from these conflicts."

Wang Xiaoxia held him, wondering how long this tender moment would last. A moment later, Wang Xiaoxia left the northern border under Cui Heng's escort. When he returned to the cave, Cang Ze had already returned.

"Where did my brother go?" Cang Ze asked without turning his head when he heard footsteps. He was sitting on the ground, slowly injecting the Ice Silkworm Crystal into Mu He's body.

"I was worried something had happened to you since you hadn't come back for so long, so I went out to look for you, but you just happened to come back," Cui Heng replied. These days, he was becoming more and more adept at lying to his servants.

Cang Ze didn't think much of it and just nodded. His cold body was warmed a little by the fire, but his hands and feet were still stiff. He remained hunched over and didn't move at all.

"What's wrong with you?" Cui Heng asked, frowning as he noticed Cang Ze's unusual behavior.

Cang Ze paused for a moment, withdrew his hand, and turned to look at Cui Heng. Cui Heng's face was as pale as snow, his lips were white, and even his eyes were lifeless.

"Brother~" Cang Ze called out, but then closed his eyes and collapsed to the ground unconscious.

Cui Heng rushed over and placed his hand on Cang Ze's chest to transfer spiritual energy to him. After a while, Cang Ze coughed twice and regained consciousness.

Mu He was still lying unconscious on the ground. The bleeding had stopped and the Ice Silkworm Crystal had been injected into her body. However, because of the blow Wang Xiaoxia had dealt her, she would probably wake up later.

"What's wrong with you?" Cui Heng couldn't help but ask, looking at Cang Ze with a worried expression. He didn't dare to call Cang Ze by his name directly, for fear that Mu He might overhear him.

"Brother, I have no face to lose," Cang Ze finally said, his gaze somber.

"Who is he?" Cui Heng asked. Cang Ze had a thousand years of cultivation and had been injured by the Ice Silkworm, so ordinary people could not get close to him.

"I don't know. I was momentarily disoriented, only feeling that she had shrunk, but I wasn't sure if it was her," Cang Ze said. He suddenly looked up at Cui Heng and asked again:

"Brother, can you smell my scent?"

He shook his head again after he finished speaking, his eyes glazed over, and said, "But Xiaoxia is already dead. I buried her myself."

Then she looked at Cui Heng pitifully and asked, "Brother, will the Demon Queen be me?"

Cui Heng's heart seemed to skip a beat. Xiao Xia did indeed carry Cang Ze's scent when she came to find him, but since the cave was filled with their scents, he hadn't thought much of it. Was it really her? Did she steal Wu Yan?

Cui Heng simply shook his head, ultimately choosing to keep the secret for his subordinate.

Cang Ze nodded and said, "Then it must be the Qingyi clan. They transformed into Xiaoxia's appearance and stole Wuyan."

Cui Heng remained silent, for there was no trace of the Qingyi tribe's scent here. But if it truly was the faceless creature stolen by Xiaoxia, what would she use it for? She had already been given the medicine that could change one's appearance.

"You're too tired, you should get some rest!" Cui Heng said to Cang Ze with concern.

Cang Ze nodded, then looked at Mu He beside him. She was now out of danger; they could leave tomorrow after staying just one more day. He then looked up at Cui Heng and said:

“Brother, since the Qingyi clan is nearby, why don’t you go and retrieve the Mermaid Pearl tonight? I’ll stay and watch over Muhe. If we can find Wuyan, that would be great. If not, we’ll just have to wait for another opportunity. If we go any later, I’m afraid Aohen will get impatient and blame us. Once you’ve got it, we’ll set off back tomorrow!”

Cui Heng immediately agreed and got up to seize the Mermaid Pearl.

Wang Xiaoxia returned to the Demon King's Palace first. She went back to her room under the cover of night, where the Bad Guys were guarding. Seeing her return, they quickly stood up and said:

"Did you succeed?"

Wang Xiaoxia took out a seven-colored stone from his pocket and handed it to the bad guys, saying:

"This is the Faceless Treasure. Keep it safe, and you'll be able to rise to prominence with it in the future!"

The bad guy reached out and took it in his hand, looking at it. It turned out that this was Wu Yan, which was actually a stone.

He looked at Wang Xiaoxia with some concern and said:

"How did you manage to succeed when your cultivation level was inferior to theirs?"

“Muhe was injured, and Wuhuan used his body to lure the ice silkworms. I used illusion magic on him while he was in a daze to succeed. Is there anything unusual on my end?” Wang Xiaoxia asked.

“Aohen came to see you twice, but he didn’t stay long since he saw you were asleep. He might come again tomorrow morning. I just told him that the wound was showing signs of infection, and he didn’t dare to touch it,” the Bad Guy said.

“Very well. I see that Muhe is seriously injured, and the wound is very similar to the one I had when I was infected with the puppet gu. I think it is most likely that she was injured by Wuhuan when she was looking for Wuyan. Now that Wuyan is gone, they will definitely return tomorrow. You should quickly take my physical body back to Wangyue Pavilion and hide it, lest things get complicated.” Wang Xiaoxia instructed.

"Alright, I'll head back now," said the Bad Guy, who hurriedly walked to the bedside, used magic to collect the corpse, and rushed back to the Forgot Moon Pavilion.

Wang Xiaoxia then changed her clothes and lay down on the bed. The bed was cold and lifeless, but it didn't matter. She was already living like a non-human being.