As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xiao Ruyu broke out in a cold sweat and spoke anxiously in his heart.

[Get out first, it’s not advisable to stay here for long! ]

She was just about to take a few people out when she heard rustling noises coming from the ceiling of the secret room.

Someone is coming!

Several people became alert instantly and were ready for defense.

More than a dozen torches illuminated the basement. Xiao Ruyu was dazzled by the light and had already gathered his spiritual power in his hands, ready to carve out a bloody path.

"Little Princess, what's going on?!"

An anxious voice came from the torch. Xiao Ruyu was stunned when he heard the familiar voice.

"Uncle? Why are you here?"

Lord Duan walked out of the torch in a panic, checked her up and down, and was relieved only after finding that she was not injured.

He frowned, as if he had already expected that several people would come to capture Lu Zongyuan.

"When you leave the house tonight, a servant will come to report."

"Fortunately, I arrived in time. What would we do if they were more numerous and powerful?"

After being scolded, Xiao Ruyu scratched his head and lowered his head in acknowledgement of his mistake.

Duan Yiheng and Duan Yiling, one holding his arm and the other holding his back, stumbled over and bowed their heads to admit their mistakes, "Father, we were wrong, but don't blame the little princess."

Seeing the two people injured, Xiao Ruyu felt more and more guilty and was ready to be scolded.

Unexpectedly, when Lord Duan saw that the two men were injured, he nervously went forward to check, but when he found that they were only superficial wounds, he actually burst out laughing.

"Okay, not bad, you are worthy of being my son."

He patted their shoulders gently, feeling distressed but proud.

Xiao Ruyu looked at him in confusion and asked with his head tilted.

[My cousins ​​were injured, why did my uncle praise them? 】

Lord Duan smiled cheerfully, leaned over and picked her up, "Fighting and killing are common on the battlefield."

He pounded his chest heavily, looking proud.

"The wounds on our bodies prove that we are the first to rush forward, and we are not cowards who are afraid of death!"

Duan Yiling was so embarrassed by his praise that he lowered his head and muttered, "Father, stop talking. My blood is almost dry."

"It's just a minor injury, why are you saying anything unlucky?"

Lord Duan glanced at him and expressed dissatisfaction in his words.

Seeing that he was not angry, Xiao Ruyu felt relieved and quickly bandaged the wounds of the two.

Fortunately, it was just a skin wound and it would be fine once the bleeding stopped.

Lu Zongyuan was thrown aside, his eyes gloomy, as if he was waiting for an opportunity to escape.

Lord Duan noticed his violent look and stepped forward to kick him.

"take away!"

…

When I returned to the palace, it was already dawn.

Xiao Ruyu yawned and waited for Emperor Shangwen to get up early in the morning to deal with Lu Zongyuan.

The fatigue of the night made her sleepy, and she fell asleep soon.

In a daze, I heard a shouting voice in my ears.

"Little princess, little princess!"

Xiao Ruyu turned over impatiently, covered his ears, and muttered, "Let me sleep a little longer."

Her little hand was taken away from her ear and a pair of big hands felt her pulse.

【Master...】

[It’s so early, I haven’t slept enough…]

Xiao Ruyu half opened her eyes and saw Doctor Yang's anxious face, and she became a little more sober.

When she realized he was checking her pulse, she immediately pulled her hand back, but he held her hand tightly.

Doctor Yang's expression was serious, and there was a rare hint of anger in his eyes.

"Little princess, how come there is a poisonous insect in your body?"

Seeing his questioning, Xiao Ruyu instantly came to her senses and shrank into the quilt guiltily.

[Where…where is the poisonous insect? Master must have seen it wrong.]

Doctor Yang pulled back her blanket and said angrily, "How long do you want to keep this secret from Master?!"

"Eleven has told Master everything!"

Eleven silently moved to the side behind him, met Xiao Ruyu's interrogative gaze, and spoke honestly.

"Eleven is afraid that if the poisonous insect stays in the little princess' body for too long, it will be harmful. In addition, the tracking incident yesterday has already been known by the master..."

【Master——】

Seeing that Doctor Yang was angry, Xiao Ruyu walked up to him, grabbed his sleeve, and spoke in a coquettish voice.

[I'm fine, it's just a small poisonous insect. ]

"How can that be possible? Master will go find a way to crack it for you right now."

Doctor Yang hurriedly stood up, but was stopped by her.

Xiao Ruyu looked confident and showed no sign of worry at all.

[No need, I already have a way to crack it. ]

When she was woken up by Doctor Yang, her sleepiness disappeared completely, and she stood up to look for Xiao Rujin.

Xiao Rujin was unhappy these days because he was alienated by Xiao Ruyu. He lay in his bedroom and fiddled with his dolls.

[Stinky brother, what are you doing? ! ]

Xiao Ruyu came bounding in, hugged him and kissed him, hugging his neck tightly.

Xiao Rujin was confused by the sudden sticking and was stunned for a moment.

"Sister...why are you here?"

[What you said means that my sister can't come, right? ]

Looking at his cautious face, Xiao Ruyu felt guilty when she recalled staying away from him a few days ago because of the poisonous insect incident.

[Okay, I didn’t mean to avoid you a few days ago.]

Xiao Ruyu touched his head and realized that the poisonous insect in his body was still active, and felt confused.

[Strange, why hasn't this insect died yet? ]

Upon hearing the word "parasite", Xiao Rujin looked at Xiao Ruyu and immediately noticed the presence of the parasite in her body.

He was stunned for a moment, stammering and pointing at her.

"Sister...what's going on inside your body..."

In desperation, Xiao Ruyu could only confess the incident of eating the poisonous insect a few days ago to track the enemy.

When Xiao Rujin heard that there was the master of all poisons in her body, she seemed to understand and looked at Xiao Ruyu in confusion, "Then why didn't the poisonous insects in sister's body die after getting close to me like Eleven's did?"

Xiao Ruyu didn't understand the reason and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.

[This...maybe something unexpected happened.]

[It's okay, sister can use her spiritual power to force it out. ]

After saying that, she mobilized her spiritual power and slapped it into her body.

Seeing this, Xiao Rujin hurriedly stopped her and shook her head, "No, what if you hurt your sister?"

"Let me think about it..."

Xiao Rujin's mind was working quickly, thinking about the connection between the Gu worm and the Gu worm in his body.

The Lord of Ten Thousand Gu...

Since getting close to him is no longer possible, why not just...

"Sister, I have an idea!"

Xiao Rujin smiled slyly, brought a bowl of water from the side, and then bit his finger.

「Eh……」

Xiao Ruyu was about to stop his "self-mutilation" behavior, but she saw him squeeze out a drop of blood into clear water, and then held it in front of her.

"Sister, drink it quickly."

Although it was a little hard to swallow, Xiao Ruyu drank the entire bowl of water without hesitation.

After the blood and water went down the stomach, the effect took effect immediately!

[This... hurts so much...]