Song Tangxue was awakened by a commotion. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a huge face in front of her.

"You're finally awake! Can't you hear all this noise outside?" Meng Youyu took a step back. There was quite a commotion outside, and she could hear several familiar voices.

"Let's get out of here quickly! The delegation almost got into a fight with the people from Lingfeng Kingdom!"

Song Tangxue looked around, but Xie Qianzhong was nowhere to be seen. She didn't know when he had left. Her dream yesterday was fragmented, and she even dreamed that she accidentally escaped to a pharmacy when Song Tangli was chasing her.

The shop assistant was startled by Song Tangxue at first, then came over with his medicine box to clean her wounds: "Miss, what happened? Why are you so badly injured?"

His first reaction wasn't that he himself was in danger, but rather that he was worried about Song Tangxue's safety.

Song Tangxue was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. Her eyes were blurry as she saw a figure walking towards her. She thought it was someone from the Dark Gate and couldn't help but smile bitterly. She didn't expect that after running away for so long, she still couldn't escape.

When she woke up again, she was resting in this shop. The shop assistant saw that Song Tangxue had woken up and quickly took her pulse.

"Your injury is almost healed, but you need to rest. You can stay here for the next few days."

Song Tangxue felt dizzy and lightheaded. She remembered seeing someone from the secret door just before she fainted. Was she still alive?

Suddenly, a strong medicinal aroma wafted through the air. A man brought in a bowl of medicine, which looked very bitter. Song Tangxue frowned, instinctively not wanting to drink it.

Song Tangxue disliked bitter tastes from a young age. Her wet nurse would force her to drink medicine and give her a candied fruit afterward. However, after her wet nurse died, no one cared for her like that anymore.

"Good medicine tastes bitter, you should take this medicine now. Your injuries are serious, you can't delay any longer." It seems I was wrong. The man in front of me wasn't from the Dark Gate, but just a kind-hearted person who wanted to treat me.

Song Tangxue treated all of the following patients at this small clinic. If she was feeling well, she would help out. Over time, they became familiar with each other. The man's name was Su Mu. His family had been practicing medicine for generations and they often did not charge for consultations.

Once, when Song Tangxue went out to collect herbs, she returned to find Su Mu lying in a pool of blood. The windows were wide open, a strong wind was blowing, the furniture inside the house was overturned, and the medicines that Su Mu cherished were all broken.

Song Tangxue felt that all of this was a dream. Su Mu had no enemies and got along well with the people. It was impossible for him to harm Su Mu.

"You're finally back. I've been waiting for you for so long. Are you satisfied with the gift I gave you?" Song Tangli suddenly appeared in front of her, staring at her mockingly.

"You did it."

"So what if it's me? What can you do to me? It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have found this lousy place. I even thought it would dirty my clothes."

Song Tangxue clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh. For the first time, she hated them so much. Su Mu was a kind and honest man who stayed quietly in this small clinic, not seeking wealth or fame, but only hoping to help more people. Song Tangli was right; it was all her fault…

Why did you do that?!

It's one thing for them to collude with the secret faction to deal with him, but he was only temporarily resting in this small clinic. Song Tangli actually wouldn't let them go either!

Song Tangli pressed on relentlessly: "My dear sister, I told you long ago that I would not let you go. I will take back everything you have, bit by bit."

She succeeded. Song Tangxue did indeed become someone everyone disliked, like a rat in the sewers. But she never did anything wrong, nor did she do anything wrong.

Song Tangxue suddenly burst into laughter, startling Song Tangli: "What are you laughing at?"

"Of course I laugh at the injustice of fate. Even if I'm a good person my whole life, so what? In the end, I'll still be killed by a villain like you. But don't worry, he'll get his comeuppance sooner or later!"

The dream ended there. Song Tangxue shook off her thoughts, changed her clothes, and followed Meng Youyu outside. Outside, the gods started arguing and were almost about to come to blows.

The head of the delegation blew his beard: "Your Lingfeng Kingdom is going too far! Last night you told us to wait for news at the inn, but this morning you told us that your monarch has important business to attend to and needs to stay a few more days!"

They thought they would finally meet the Emperor of Lingfeng Kingdom today, but who would have thought they would be made to rest here for a few more days? This is just a disguised way of controlling them. Now they can't go back, and even if they stay, they don't know when it will end.

The guard who was being yelled at was also quite annoyed: "We didn't say anything wrong. We told you to wait for news in the inn, but we didn't say when we would give you news."

Although Yongfeng Kingdom and Lingfeng Kingdom are of similar strength, Lingfeng Kingdom has looked down on Yongfeng Kingdom in recent years, simply because their army is not strong and they are bound by some rules and regulations. They make things difficult for Yongfeng Kingdom once a year, but this year they have gone a bit too far.

"Since that's the case, then you'll take us to the palace to see the Emperor, and you won't leave until you see us. What's the point of keeping us at the inn in the city? Are you deliberately trying to neglect us?"

The guard's eyes held a hint of contempt: "So what can you do? None of you can defeat this sword in my hand. If you want to see the Emperor, you can do so first, according to the rules of Lingfeng Kingdom, you must defeat me first. If you lose, you'd better get out of here!"

This time, Yongfeng Kingdom sent so many women, and several of them have already fallen as soon as they arrived. If you think you can beat them, then go ahead and fight. Even if they all come at me together, I'm not afraid!

Zhan Ming stared at the man in front of him with interest. This man was quite interesting; his every move exuded strength, otherwise he wouldn't have uttered such provocative words.

"If you want me to go, I can defeat this person." With Zhan Ming's words, Song Tangxue felt relieved.

"I'll do it!"

One of the attendants, a man with a fiery temper, jumped out and pointed his broadsword at the man in front of him. Judging from their physiques, Yongfeng Kingdom was certain to win.

"Bring it on!"

Just as the man was about to raise his sword, a force separated the two of them.

"stop!"

The newcomer drew a bow, the force that had stopped them was the arrow that had been shot. He was dressed in gilded clothes with a jade crown, and his status was clearly not high. He gracefully leaped down from the city wall.

"Guests who have come from afar must not be rude to them."

The man immediately became obedient, picked up his sword, and scurried away to the back. Song Tangxue searched her memory for this man; he was Wen Yinzheng, the most powerful man in Lingfeng Kingdom.