Xiao Qingyin walked over quickly and saw that Asang was being bitten on the neck by a man, and the skin was almost being torn off.

She took a step forward and delivered a hook punch to the man.

The man was hit in the jaw, his body fell backward, and his hand involuntarily loosened its grip.

After recovering, Asang immediately sat up and crawled and rolled to hide next to Xiao Qingyin.

“Aman, he... he seems to be His Highness the Crown Prince.”

Xiao Qingyin recognized her too.

It was indeed Yelü Sui.

But something seemed off about him.

After he fell, he did not get up. Instead, like a wild beast, he lay on all fours with his back arched, staring at them menacingly.

His eyes were blood red, eerie and chilling.

This reminded Xiao Qingyin of Yelü Ang's father, and she secretly wondered if the royal family of Xilin Kingdom might have a hereditary mental illness.

Or did Yelü Sui take the wrong medicine?

Before she could figure it out, Yelü leaped forward and pounced on her.

Xiao Qingyin couldn't reveal her skills in front of Asang, so she could only pretend to be flustered and throw a bunch of random punches.

In fact, her punches were all targeted.

Asang also retaliated.

However, she was quickly knocked away by Yelü Sui.

Yelü Sui charged around recklessly and was very difficult to defend against. It took Xiao Qingyin a quarter of an hour to subdue him.

He collapsed as Asang was just getting up from the ground.

Are you alright?

Xiao Qingyin asked.

Asang clutched her chest and said, "My sternum hurts a lot. I don't know if the bone is broken."

"I'll take a look for you later." Xiao Qingyin glanced around. "Let's go back first."

Asang glanced at Yelü Sui: "Then he..."

"Let's not worry about that for now, otherwise we won't be able to explain ourselves when the people come."

If you didn't know better, you'd think they were assassins.

After being reminded by her, Asang realized what was happening and her face immediately turned pale.

“You’re right, we’ll stay here.”

The two jogged back to Chuxiu Palace.

Asang led Xiao Qingyin back to her room. After closing the door, she said with lingering fear, "That really scared me to death."

"Weren't you going to see your Brother Zhu?" Xiao Qingyin chuckled. "How did you end up running into the Crown Prince?"

Asang slumped into a chair, clutching her head, and said weakly, "Brother Zhu had something to do and left after chatting with me for a few minutes. Just as I was about to leave, His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly jumped out, tackled me to the ground, and bit my neck. I couldn't even scream. If you hadn't arrived in time, he would have bitten me to death..."

As she spoke, her eyes widened in terror, as if she were still there.

Xiao Qingyin patted her back and comforted her, "It's all in the past, forget about it. Didn't you just say your sternum hurt? Are you feeling better now?"

"It still hurts."

"Let me see."

After examining the bone, Xiao Qingyin replied, "The bone isn't broken; it's probably just stuck. It'll be fine in a few days."

Asang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you so much, Ah Man, thank you so much for tonight."

Xiao Qingyin smiled and said, "Don't be shy, hurry up and eat, or the food will get cold."

Asang immediately clutched his neck and groaned.

"My neck hurts so much, how can I eat?"

They were served three meals a day by palace servants, and had no choice in what to eat.

Xiao Qingyin was helpless and could only advise her, "Add some water to soak it before eating, it will be easier to swallow."

Asang nodded: "Okay."

Xiao Qingyin waved and went back to her room.

My mood was nowhere near as relaxed as it was in front of Asang.

Regardless of whether Yelü Suiji remembers what just happened, it would be easy for him to find out what happened during his madness.

With just a little inquiry, you'd find out that the two of them came home late.

And Asang often went to the grove.

She had never heard of Yelü Sui's madness; it must be his secret.

The secrets of those in positions of power are most taboo to be known by others.

A decisive person like Yelü Sui would probably only make one choice—to kill her and Asang to silence them.

For a fleeting moment, she considered killing him to end it all.

But his death would also cause trouble. She and Asang would need to flee the palace immediately, and the entire capital would be under martial law. The Imperial Guards could easily trace the clues back to Yi Shuihan, and then even he and Fu Junshi would be exposed.

Of course, she could hide Yelü Sui's body and leave the capital with everyone before he was discovered.

It would be a shame to give up after all the effort they've put into setting things up.

So she chose to gamble.

— He bet that no one in Xilin Kingdom could control Yelü Sui's madness, but she and Asang "accidentally" rescued him once. He held onto a one in ten thousand hope that he would keep them and obtain more information from them.

In this way, she and Yi Shuihan could still proceed according to their previous plan.

If they lose the bet, it's not too late for them to run away.

When the little white bird came over at night, she asked it to deliver a message to Yi Shuihan, asking him to come over.

When Yi Shuihan arrived, she told him about the unexpected incident.

"We might have to prepare for both possibilities..."

Yi Shuihan was a little puzzled: "Why didn't you choose to control him? Was there not enough time, or did you not bring the silver needles and medicine?"

“Control requires certain conditions,” Xiao Qingyin replied. “His mental state is inherently unstable, making it difficult to implant commands.”

"I see."

Yi Shuihan pondered for a moment and replied, "I will have someone prepare. Be careful, and give me a signal immediately if anything seems amiss."

Xiao Qingyin nodded: "Okay."

Yi Shuihan suddenly noticed that her hand was a little red, so he grabbed it and examined it carefully.

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