Chapter 57
Su Yuexing covered her head with her hands, her face filled with terror, and took a few steps back in disbelief.
Xie Xuanye strode forward, grabbed him by the neck, and demanded, "Speak! What other secrets are you hiding!"
Sai Taxue's throat tightened, and she suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe.
"I...I'm dead, and you...you won't know anything anymore," he said with difficulty.
Xie Xuanye had no choice but to let go. "Cough cough cough!" Xie Xuanye lay on the ground coughing, and it took him a while to recover.
Sai Taxue looked on with a smug expression as she admired Su Yuexing's expression and said, "I drained the blood from your brother's body."
"Even on his deathbed, he kept calling out, 'Sister! Sister!'"
Su Yuexing clutched her chest, as if she couldn't breathe, her body drained of strength, and she was about to collapse.
Xie Xuanye immediately stepped forward to support her, saying, "Hold on, there are still many things we haven't figured out."
Suppressing her inner pain, Su Yuexing took a deep breath, composed herself, and asked, "Why my brother?"
Sai Taxue smiled and said, "I've smelled his blood; it smells different from others."
Su Yuexing suppressed her anger and gritted her teeth, saying, "Tell me properly what's different!"
A terrifying smile appeared on Sai Taxue's face. "His blood is so sweet, it makes you want to suck it dry!"
Su Yuexing punched him in the face, angrily shouting, "Beast!"
"I'm going to kill you!" He picked up his sword and was about to stab him.
Xie Xuanye reacted quickly and stopped it, and drops of blood instantly fell to the ground.
"Calm down!" he advised, forcing himself to endure the pain.
Su Yuexing abruptly released her grip, "Clang!" Looking at his injured hand, she couldn't help but feel guilty.
Xie Xuanye tore off a corner of his clothes and casually bandaged it, saying, "Alright, let's deal with the important matters first." He looked sharply at Sai Taxue.
"What other secrets do you have? Tell me now!" His eyes narrowed, and the aura he exuded sent chills down one's spine.
"Ha!" Sai Taxue sneered. "I have many secrets!"
"I don't know which one you'd like to hear."
Xie Xuanye bent down and grabbed his collar, saying, "Tell me everything!"
“That won’t do!” he said casually.
"The more you know, the faster you die!" he said quietly.
Su Yuexing frowned and said, "That's not right?"
"How do you know that my brother's blood is different from others?"
Sai Taxue slowly leaned against the wooden stake beside her and said, "Because of Liu Jin!"
Su Yuexing's eyes widened suddenly, her face filled with disbelief: "Liu Jin! How could it be him!"
“You’ll have to ask him about that,” Sai Taxue said innocently.
Xie Xuanye sensed something was wrong and said, "Wait a minute! Why is Liu Jin involved with you?"
Sai Taxue laughed and said, "That's a good question!"
"Li Jinghe, you're quite smart."
Su Yuexing lowered her eyes and pondered, "Why does Liu Jin know that Xiaobao's blood is different from others?"
It seems like it was a few years ago when Liu Jin went hunting in the mountains with me. He was accidentally bitten by a venomous snake on one hand, and I took out the medicine I always carried with me and applied it to his hand.
His hand wound healed quickly, so he asked himself what the prescription was.
Without thinking, I told him the truth: the medicine contained Xiao Bao's blood, which is why it worked so quickly.
Su Yuexing felt a sudden darkness engulf her, her body swayed, and tears streamed from her eyes. It turned out that she was the one who had caused Xiaobao's death.
Xie Xuanye stepped forward to support her, saying, "Su Yuexing!"
"Hold on!"
Tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes as she bitterly said, "It was I who killed Xiaobao!"
"I'm so sorry, Xiaobao! I'm so sorry!" she said helplessly, tears streaming down her face.
Xie Xuanye felt a pang of heartache and comforted him, "This isn't your fault."
My mother told me about the prescription. I had asked her before why Xiaobao's blood had this effect, even though his body was much weaker than ours.
My mother only told me that this was his fate, and no one could change it.
I used to think my mother was saying that because she felt helpless, but now I realize that she must be hiding something from me!
“Tell me, why does my brother have blood that is different from that of ordinary people?” Su Yuexing asked.
Sai Taxue closed her eyes and remained silent. Su Yuexing stepped forward and said, "Speak! Speak quickly! What exactly happened!"
After a long while, he raised his head and said, "Because your brother is the child of the Medicine Witch Clan and an outsider, his blood is naturally different."
Su Yuexing frowned and asked, "The Healer Witch Clan?"
Seeing her puzzled expression, Sai Taxue continued, "I suppose one of your mothers or fathers is a member of the Healer Witch Clan."
"The Medicine Witch Clan does not allow members to associate with outsiders. If someone betrays the Medicine Witch Clan, they will be expelled!"
"Boys born to outsiders and healers do not live past sixteen, but their blood is incredibly precious."
"In order to obtain such things, some powerful families in Yun Kingdom usually seek out members of the Healer-Witch Clan and deceive them with emotions."
They were forced to betray their own families, and the boys they fathered became the patrons of those families.
Su Yuexing and Xie Xuanye looked at the snow on the ground, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.
Su Yuexing asked, "And you? Are you a member of the witch doctor tribe, or a boy born from a witch doctor's relationship with another man?"
Before he could answer, Xie Xuanye replied, "He must be from the witch doctor clan. If he were that kind of boy, he would have died long ago."
Sai Taxue sneered, "You've guessed wrong. I am the boy born from a witch doctor's child and an outsider."
The two were shocked and exchanged a glance. Sai Taxue looked at the sky outside; it was already light, and the sun would soon rise.
A relieved smile appeared on his lips. "Do you know the consequences of my sudden disappearance from the palace?"
Su Yuexing exclaimed, "This is bad!"
"Put him back immediately!"
Just as Xie Xuanye was about to approach him, Sai Taxue said indifferently, "No need, it's too late."
"The one in the palace will soon send people to search for me all over the capital, just to silence me."
Xie Xuanye and Su Yuexing were both startled again, and they exclaimed in unison, "Silence them? Silence what?"
Sai Taxue glanced at them, smiled, and said nothing.
Su Yuexing said anxiously, "Tell me quickly! Why did they want to kill you?"
Xie Xuanye's mind raced. If what he said was true, then it would be very dangerous to bring him along.
But my intuition told me that I had to protect this person because he had too many secrets, and I had to make him tell me them word by word.
"You said that person in the palace wants to kill you?" Xie Xuanye asked.
"If I can save you, would you be willing to cooperate with me?"
Sai Taxue looked surprised and said, "Just a moment ago you were trying to kill me, but now you're willing to protect me?"
Do you think I would believe that?
Xie Xuanye explained, "We have a condition for protecting you: you must tell me all the secrets you possess!"
Sai Taxue lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay!"
Xie Xuanye placed the hood over his head and said, "Come with us!"
On the way, Su Yuexing asked doubtfully, "He wouldn't be planning to take the person back to the Xie residence, would he? That would be too dangerous."
"Do you want it?" Before she could finish speaking, Xie Xuanye interrupted, "I know what you want to ask. Come with me."
The three arrived at the Duke's mansion. Su Yuexing looked at the familiar scenery around her and said, "Is it alright to bring him here?"
"Go and call Li Jinghe," he instructed.
Inside the hood, Sai Taxue exclaimed in shock, "You're not Li Jinghe?"
Xie Xuanye crossed his arms and said leisurely, "I never said I was him; you're the one who thinks that."
Sai Taxue choked on his words, unable to say anything more.
Hearing the knock, Li Jinghe went to open the door and couldn't help but smile when he saw who it was.
Their eyes met. "What brings you here?"
"I'm here to..."
The two spoke at the same time.
Su Yuexing continued, "I came to see you, and by the way..." She moved to the side.
Li Jinghe saw the two people in the courtyard, but all he could think about was Su Yuexing's words, "I came to see you," which made him feel better.
Upon seeing Xie Xuanye and another person behind Su Yuexing, the faint smile on his face froze.
Xie Xuanye stepped forward and said, "Jinghe, can you do me a favor?" As he spoke, he took off Sai Taxue's hood.
"This person can stay here with you for a few days."
Upon seeing Sai Taxue, Li Jinghe looked slightly surprised and asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Xie Xuanye escorted Sai Taxue into the room, and Su Yuexing recounted the whole story.
Li Jinghe said with a deep look in his eyes, "The Medicine Witch Clan!"
"It was the blood of the Healer-Witch Clan that healed my body!" He felt somewhat incredulous.
Xie Xuanye said, "We felt the same way you did at the time; we found it very hard to believe."
Li Jinghe asked, "Why did Liu Jin tell you that Su Yuexing's brother's blood could cure diseases?"
Sai Taxue sneered, "Isn't it all for power and status?"
"He wants me to speak well of him to the emperor so that he can be appointed to an official position in the court."
"As a prince consort, wanting to serve as an official in the court is not allowed in Yun Kingdom, but Liu Jin is clearly unwilling to be the princess's prince consort."
"He wants a higher position!"
"However, he did not expect that I was just a minor imperial physician, and could not influence the emperor's decisions."
Su Yuexing clenched her fists, she never expected that Liu Jin would become so vicious!
Li Jinghe looked at Sai Taxue and asked, "Did you really come to Pingchun County just because of my grandfather?"
Sai Taxue lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
Xie Xuanye stepped forward and said, "We're in the same boat now. If you lie to us, it won't be good for you."
Sai Taxue raised her head and said, "No, actually the one who really sent me to Pingchun County for treatment was the Emperor!"
The other three exclaimed in disbelief, "Your Majesty!"
"This..." Xie Xuanye frowned and said, "How could Jinghe have any connection with the Emperor?"
Sai Taxue continued, "Because he is the emperor's son!"
Li Jinghe trembled and took a few steps back. "You... what did you say!"
Sai Taxue continued, "Very few people know about this. Apart from the Emperor, I'm afraid only your mother knows."
Xie Xuanye suddenly realized and said to Sai Taxue, "Now I finally understand why the Emperor wanted to kill you!"
"You know even this secret. What else around the Emperor do you not know?"
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