As the night drew to a close, Ji Fengyao, who was sleeping restlessly, suddenly smelled a slightly astringent odor.

Alarmed, she sat up in bed and quickly took out silver needles from her hair, inserting them into several acupoints on herself.

Just as he was slipping on his shoes and getting out of bed to investigate, he suddenly heard a strange insect chirping coming from the inner courtyard of Hui Nuan Pavilion, followed by a rustling sound, as if a large number of things were crawling into the courtyard along the ground.

Suddenly, her bedroom door was kicked open from the outside, and a large bag of foul-smelling powder was thrown into the room.

Ji Fengyao quickly held her breath, lightly stepped forward, and reached out to grab the masked girl who was about to leave.

The masked maid turned around and saw Ji Fengyao with surprise in her eyes. She didn't expect that anyone in Hui Nuan Pavilion would still be awake at this time, and she didn't expect that Ji Fengyao would know martial arts, and that she would be so skilled!

Before anyone could react, the masked girl was caught red-handed by Ji Fengyao, who grabbed her by the shoulder.

Ji Fengyao leaned forward and pulled off the veil from her face. Although the corridor lights were dim, she recognized her at a glance: "Lü'er?"

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to still remember me. Fine, then I'll let you die knowing the truth!"

Greenie raised her hand to try to break free from Ji Fengyao's grip, but Ji Fengyao flipped her wrist and turned her around, twisting her hand instead: "I never expected that Consort Jia would still have several loyal servants, and that someone would avenge her even after her death."

"You shameless scoundrel! You're the one who killed our princess! How dare you mention her again? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?" Greenie gritted her teeth, struggling in every way but unable to break free.

Suddenly, a familiar yet eerily terrifying hissing sound reached my ears. Under the dim light of the corridor lamps, countless brightly colored venomous snakes and insects brought with them a foul, fishy stench.

When Ji Fengyao saw those long, scaly snakes crawling in a crooked pattern, she was so frightened that her mind went blank and she felt her soul leave her body!

"Snake!" Ji Fengyao instinctively withdrew her hand and retreated, staggering and almost falling.

Upon seeing this, Greenie burst into wild laughter: "Hahaha, you're afraid of snakes? The princess was right, you really are afraid of snakes! What a pity, what a pity the princess didn't have time to try it herself, otherwise she wouldn't have died in vain!"

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'll make you suffer from the bites of a thousand insects and the ravages of ten thousand snakes, a thousand times, ten thousand times worse than my princess's death!" Greenie seemed to have gone mad, and was about to fly away.

Suddenly, a person appeared on the wall of Hui Nuan Pavilion. The person was slender and tall, standing against the wind. He threw a gold ingot, which hit Lü'er and knocked her down from mid-air, causing her to fall into a large number of poisonous snakes and insects in the courtyard.

The enraged venomous snakes and insects immediately overwhelmed Greenie, tearing and biting her frantically.

Intense pain instantly spread throughout my body, but it was no match for the resolute and heartless figure turning away.

“Young master…” Greenie’s eyes were wide open, staring intently in the direction the man had left.

The sight of numerous venomous snakes and the tragic death of Lü'er caused Ji Fengyao to completely lose control.

She rushed into the house, grabbing whatever was at hand and throwing it outside, screaming in terror, "Master! Help me, Master! Ah... Go away, go away!"

"Little Yao'er!"

As soon as Hei Xiao returned, he saw this scene. Without thinking twice, he flew into the house and pulled the terrified Ji Fengyao into his arms.

"No, no, no!" Ji Fengyao glanced at Hei Xiao hastily, but struggled and refused in every way, as if she could no longer recognize him.

"It's me, Black Owl, your personal bodyguard. Little Yao'er, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you." Black Owl picked her up and lightly stepped out of the room.