Fu Xiaoyu took the note down and read it carefully. Her heart pounded with anxiety. She wondered what kind of torment she would suffer this time.

"Who ordered the guards to leave?"

Fu Xiaoyu's voice was as cold as deep spring water, which frightened the guards behind him into kneeling down in unison.

Xu Wanqing quickly stepped forward and gently tugged at Fu Xiaoyu's sleeve.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry. I didn't understand the situation and transferred all the guards to the front courtyard, leaving this area unguarded, which allowed those people to take advantage of the situation."

Fu Xiaoyu felt a terrible headache and didn't want to say anything more. She simply waved her hand and said, "You may all leave now and guard the courtyard."

The guards withdrew in response.

Xu Wanqing stood behind him, wanting to say a few more words, but was stopped by Fu Xiaoyu.

"Don't say anything more. I know you're worried about the Emperor's safety. Go and rest. I want to be alone for a while."

Xu Wanqing dared not say anything more, so she simply gave a slight curtsy and turned to leave.

Fu Xiaoyu looked at everything on the bed, where Cui Yulu's body temperature still lingered, but he still hadn't protected her well.

This put her in a difficult situation once again.

Lu Changfeng was greatly affected by being injured by Fu Xiaoyu and the unexpected death of Xu Zhengfan.

This time, he's going to take even more drastic revenge.

However, those shadowy figures only brought Cui Yulu back, not Fu Xiaofan.

"Master, this is the medicinal soup I brewed for you. Please drink it quickly, and you will feel better after you finish it."

Hu Binglan stared intently at Lu Changfeng with her beautiful peach blossom eyes. She could finally take care of him by his side, something she had always wanted to do.

"Why did you come back? How's Hu Die doing?"

Just as Hu Binglan was about to answer, the men in black brought Cui Yulu back.

Upon seeing that Fu Xiaofan was not there, Lu Changfeng jumped up from his chair.

Standing on the steps, I looked at Cui Yulu lying on the ground.

"What happened? Why didn't you bring the little emperor back?"

"Reporting to the Pavilion Master, it was Miss Hu Die who prevented us from bringing Fu Xiaofan back."

Lu Changfeng looked at Hu Binglan with displeasure.

"What happened? How have you been training Hu Die these past few days? Why did things go wrong at this crucial moment?"

Seeing that he was angry, Hu Binglan was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

“Master, I have been wholeheartedly training Hu Die and haven’t been slacking off. I’ll go find her and bring Fu Xiaofan over.”

"Hmph, you useless bunch, what use are you going over there now? I want to see what this Butterfly is up to."

With that, he waved his hand, dismissing everyone except for Old Wu and Cui Yulu.

"What are you still standing here for? Do you want me to praise you?"

Seeing that Lu Changfeng was angry, Hu Binglan hurriedly retreated.

She wanted to go and see what Hu Die was up to.

Could this girl really have fallen for that young emperor?

For female assassins like them, the one thing they must never let go of is love. Just like herself, what good is it if she falls in love? She's still looked down upon by him. But she just can't take her heart back.

They were destined to be completely under his control.

"How much longer are we going to wait, you rascal?"

Xia Lan'er, who had been hiding underground, felt a little short of breath. She wished she could grab the old man and take him back right now.

But after seeing the situation clearly, a chill ran down her spine.

These shadowy figures brought Cui Yulu back right under Fu Xiaoyu's nose.

However, given the heavily guarded courtyard, their success suggests that a traitor from within the courtyard must have been involved.

"Who do you think is the traitor in this villa?"

Xia Lan'er looked at Cui Yulu lying on the ground and asked Lai Guitou in the softest voice.

"How would I know? But judging from the strength of the guards in the villa, they are no less than the soldiers Lin Yun led. They shouldn't have succeeded so easily. The traitor must be someone close to the prince."

As the two speculated, Lu Changfeng called the old shaman over.

"I need to increase the power of the Gu worms to make this woman completely obedient to me. Do you have any ideas?"

The old shaman took out a small red brocade box containing a large, fat Gu worm. He placed the worm in front of Cui Yulu, and it began to writhe wildly.

Its unusually lively behavior made the old witch laugh.

"I knew this young lady's body was suitable for raising Gu worms. Congratulations, Pavilion Master! Your wish will surely come true."

"Oh, are you telling the truth? Do you have a solution?"

The old shaman nodded smugly: "Of course, but the process is a bit complicated. I need a quiet place to do it. I hope the Pavilion Master will grant me permission."

Lu Changfeng naturally wouldn't refuse, and quickly sent more people to take the old witch and Cui Yulu to a quiet place, a place known only to Lu Changfeng.

However, what he didn't know was that Lai Guitou and Xia Lan'er, who were underground, also knew about this place.

"What do we do next? Lu Changfeng has deployed a lot of troops here. I'm afraid the two of us can't beat him."

"You've finally shown some intelligence. Not only will the two of us not be able to save Yulu if we go in, we might even become Lu Changfeng's accomplices. Now that we know the location, the most important thing is to inform the Prince and have him bring his men over. Tonight, we'll take advantage of the darkness and work with the Prince to take Yulu out. We absolutely cannot let Yulu become their puppet."

Having made up their minds, the two quietly returned the way they came. When they came out, they found that the area was full of shadowy figures.

It seems that Lu Changfeng takes this matter very seriously.

As the two marked their positions and prepared to leave, they suddenly heard a voice behind them.

"Hmph, do you think you're so smart? I just didn't want to expose you."

The speaker was none other than Lu Changfeng.

Lai Guitou reacted quickly, pulling Xia Lan'er to escape underground, but they were stopped by the hard ground.

The two of them were pacing around, both with headaches.

"Haha, you two idiots. Now that I know your capabilities, how could I not take measures? You are truly foolish."

Lu Changfeng clapped his hands, and a group of men in black suddenly surrounded him.

At this point, they had no choice but to rely on Xia Lan'er's charm to bewitch these people.

"Fool, do you think I know his abilities? Don't I know yours?"

The shadowy figure closed his eyes, completely ignoring Xia Lan'er's gaze, and the two of them were captured alive.

"With idiots like you by his side, Fu Xiaoyu is destined to lose to me this time."

"You bastard, let us go right now! Let me tell you, the prince will not let you off the hook."

"Haha, this is exactly what I wanted. I'll just wait here for him to come and get revenge on me."