Nanzhi frowned, clearly displeased.

"I don't know exactly who it was given to, but don't worry, we'll definitely find it..."

Who delivered it?

"It was delivered personally by the former sect leader."

Who will accompany them?

"The person who accompanied her..." Black Fox noticed something was off about her eyes and lowered his voice, "has already been silenced."

"Sect Leader, rest assured, you can entrust this task to me, I will definitely..."

Just as Black Fox was about to assure himself that he could complete the mission, he was unexpectedly slashed in the throat by a sword and fell to the ground with his eyes wide open in death.

Nanzhi looked at his corpse and sneered.

She would be truly foolish to believe a two-faced person.

Nanzhi took the thumb ring off the front door master's thumb, wiped it with the clothes of the woman who had fainted from fright, and put it on her own thumb.

She threw the former sect leader's corpse in front of all the disciples of the Wuhui Sect, stroked her thumb ring, and smiled leisurely.

"Go find the rhinoceros horn, or I'll take your dog lives!"

The Wu Hui Sect has an unwritten rule: whoever kills the former sect leader becomes the new sect leader.

The former sect leader became sect leader through despicable means and had been in power for ten years. Unexpectedly, he was replaced by Nan Zhi without a word.

Everyone knows Nan Zhi's strength, but she has always kept a low profile. She even proposed to leave Wu Hui Men before, but no one expected that she would have the ambition to become the sect leader.

Although he was resentful, he dared not utter a word.

...

Chu Yi searched the entire Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers but couldn't find Nan Zhi; it seemed she had truly abandoned him...

During the days that Chu Yi was missing, Nightblade and the others searched for him tirelessly.

Finally, they found him in a place, but the place turned out to be... a brothel.

Chu Yi was wearing a bamboo hat, and if they weren't so familiar with his figure, Nightblade and the others wouldn't have recognized him at all.

Although I don't know why Chu Yi went to the brothel, it's a blessing that I was able to find him.

They knelt on the ground and admitted their mistake: "We are late, please forgive us, Master."

Chu Yi looked at the empty room in front of him. This was the last room in the Yihong Courtyard, and he still didn't see her.

Chu Yi pinched the bridge of his nose, looking extremely tired. "Leave one person here to keep watch. If she appears, report to me immediately."

Nightblade was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening.

Is it Nan Gyi?

During the more than ten days that his master disappeared, he stayed with her the whole time?

Chu Yi's return shocked the entire imperial city.

Many princes and ministers wanted to visit him, but they were all turned away.

The only reason was that the Crown Prince was unwell and unable to receive guests.

During the time Chu Yi was back, he only saw the Emperor and Empress. After they left, their expressions were both serious.

During this period, imperial physicians visited the door every day.

The outside world couldn't help but speculate, saying that the crown prince was probably going to die.

Although Chu Ning's injuries had not fully healed, he was able to walk with difficulty. Knowing that Chu Yi had returned, he excitedly ran to the East Palace.

As soon as you enter, you can feel the solemn atmosphere of the Eastern Palace.

As he stepped into the main hall, he was immediately greeted by a wave of heat.

The hall was completely sealed off, with only half a window lattice peeking out. A charcoal fire was burning inside, but Chu Yi was nowhere to be seen.

Where is His Highness the Crown Prince?

"Your Highness, His Highness is in his bedchamber."

Led by the steward, Chu Ning entered the bedchamber and, as expected, saw Chu Yi covered up tightly on the bed.

Charcoal fires were burning in the bedchamber, and the temperature was incredibly high. Even so, Chu Yi's face was eerily pale, and his lips were purplish. Chu Ning only touched his forehead, and was immediately chilled to the bone.

Why is this happening?

The butler sighed deeply, "His Highness was already in poor health, and now he has returned from a near-death experience, which has completely aggravated his underlying illness..."

Chu Ning's eyes darkened slightly, his face full of worry: "What did the imperial physician say?"

The butler didn't answer, he just shook his head.

Chu Ning understood and looked at Chu Yi with pain.

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely find the mastermind behind this and avenge you."

He stood up and left, filled with righteous indignation.

Not long after Chu Ning left, Chu Yi suddenly opened his eyes, and the butler immediately stepped forward to pull back the quilt for him.

Chu Yi's illness hasn't been that serious these days, and the housekeeper is one of the people who knows the truth.

Although he didn't understand why Chu Yi did this, he didn't ask.

Chu Yi sat up, and the butler was about to get a cloak to put on him when he raised his hand to refuse.

"Need not."

Chu Yi, dressed in light clothing, sat down at the desk by the window.

The butler ran over, intending to close the ventilation window a little, but then saw Chu Yi wave at him.

The butler understood, bowed, and left.

Not long after the butler left, Nightblade appeared behind Chu Yi.

"Has it spread all over?"

"Your Majesty, news of your serious illness has spread throughout the capital city and even to several surrounding cities."

"...Still no news from her?"

"yes."

Chu Yi lowered his eyelids, his expression filled with dejection.

Doctor Zhou was right; he was just asking for trouble.

Otherwise, why would she still be nowhere to be found after so long since the news of his serious illness spread?

Yet, he willingly endured this torment.

He could even endure more just to see her.

"Oh, right, Master, there's another piece of news." Nightblade said, "It seems that Prince Rui has recently become quite infatuated with a beauty. It's said that he brought her back from a brothel. I heard that because of her, Prince Rui hasn't been to Princess Rui's room for a long time, nor has he visited any of his other concubines."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yi's eyes turned slightly cold. "Then let's give him a hand."

The Second Prince Rui's Residence.

"My little beauty, I've missed you so much! I couldn't wait to see you after court. Come here and let me give you a couple of kisses."

A beautiful woman recently arrived at Prince Rui's residence and is very favored. Chu Rui had just returned from outside and hurriedly went to the courtyard where the beauty lived.

The beauty was aloof and stunning, rarely smiling. Chu Rui was used to other beauties who only knew how to please him, so seeing someone so different naturally felt fresh and exciting.

Seeing his urgency, the beauty frowned slightly, and even in her displeasure, she was stunningly beautiful.

"If Your Highness continues to speak like this, I will take my leave."

Seeing that she was really going to leave, Chu Rui immediately became serious and said, "Beauty, don't go. I won't force you like this."

The beauty's tone softened a bit, but she glanced outside and pursed her luscious red lips slightly: "This mansion is so stuffy, there's no fun at all."

Seeing that she was unhappy, Chu Rui felt sorry for her: "Where does my beauty want to go?"

"have no idea."

Chu Rui thought for a moment and said happily, "There will be a football competition in a couple of days. Many princes and nobles will participate. In the past, the princess consort accompanied me. This time, you can go with the princess consort."

"Your Highness..."

At this point, Chu Rui said with a smug look, "My weak and helpless crown prince used to go too, but this time, I'm afraid he won't even be able to get up..."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman blinked her butterfly-like eyelashes, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes as she looked at Chu Rui.