Chu Xinxin was dragged back from the palace with her hands tied by Shi Meng.
Qiang Lan: "I heard that when they arrived at the area inhabited by the Bei people, they were covered in blood..."
Shen Yao's clear, moon-like eyes held icy glints: "Won't she resist?"
"Lord Xingyuan is outnumbered and outmatched; even if he resists, he will..."
Shen Yao's chest heaved rapidly as he said bitterly, "She asked for it, ignore her!"
Remembering Nvwei's plea, Qiang Lan had no choice but to risk punishment by saying, "What if Lord Xingyuan is executed and you still don't care?"
Shen Yao turned around coldly: "If you're deaf, go get it treated. I don't want to say it a second time."
Qiang Lan bowed and withdrew.
But as soon as he stepped out, Shenyao transformed into a beam of light and disappeared without a trace.
......
The Bei tribe.
Shi Meng frowned, looking at the blood-covered, unconscious woman in front of her. "I only asked you to teach her a lesson, not to actually kill her."
The guards below cried out in alarm, "Miss, we really didn't use any force!"
They simply tied her to the back of their mount and moved slowly and deliberately. Who knows what happened? It really had nothing to do with them.
Shi Meng slumped into a chair: "It's over, it's over. I don't know how many people have been watching me on the way back. If it gets to Brother Shenyao's ears, he'll definitely think I'm a particularly cruel person."
"Miss, should we take her downstairs to heal her wounds first?"
"Hurry up and go!"
Chu Xinxin was led to a large seashell room. After the maid applied medicine to her, she left.
Sister, there's no one here anymore, stop pretending.
Chu Xinxin suddenly opened her eyes: "Tsk, this is great, finally I don't have to face that lunatic Shen Yao anymore."
Sister, you're speaking too soon.
"ah?"
You'd better go back to bed now...
Chu Xinxin's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly went back to bed, lay down, and closed her eyes.
She had only been lying down for a second when she suddenly remembered that Shenyao could read minds, and with a swift movement, she knocked herself unconscious.
The divine light transformed into a stream of water and drifted into the room, circling around Chu Xinxin before materializing in front of her.
"Weren't you quite capable in the palace?"
Looking at the person sleeping peacefully in bed, Shenyao's anger suddenly dissipated.
When she closed her eyes, she looked even more like Xingyuan.
Shenyao watched for a long time, then finally reached out to heal her wounds...
......
When Chu Xinxin woke up again, Shen Yao was already gone.
Shi Meng sat by her bedside, holding her hand: "So, you dared to lie to me! You weren't injured at all!"
Chu Xinxin looked down at her smooth arm and wanted to curse Shen Yao for being more trouble than he was worth!
"Wouldn't your maid tell you whether I was injured or not?"
Shi Meng hesitated, because her maid had just said that Chu Xinxin was covered in wounds.
"Your name is Shi Meng, right?" Chu Xinxin grabbed her hand while she was still a little dazed. "I know why you hate me, but I have my reasons. I didn't want to stay in the palace at all. Thank you for bringing me out."
"You...you don't like Brother Shenyao?"
"He only likes Xingyuan, I don't..." Chu Xinxin said sincerely, "so there's no conflict between us!"
Shi Meng was persuaded.
"Besides, he gave me to you. No matter how you torment me, it won't affect Xingyuan's image and love in his heart, right?"
“You’re right…” Shi Meng stroked her chin. “But Xingyuan has disappeared. What should I do?”
"Of course, the main thing is companionship!" Chu Xinxin said earnestly. "There's an old saying among us humans: 'It's easy for a man to pursue a woman, but easy for a woman to pursue a man.' As long as you persevere in being with him, I believe that one day, he will be moved by your love!"
"I'm going back to the palace right now!"
"Hey, wait a minute, are you really going like this?" Chu Xinxin pulled her back. "We don't fight unprepared battles! Take this!"
A small booklet was shoved into Shi Meng's arms.
Shi Meng looked down and saw that it read "Love Handbook (Female Version)".
Very professional.
"If it succeeds, I'll thank you later."
The naive young girl ran away, and Chu Xinxin ran away too.
However, she wasn't quite sure how to get back to the palace.
"System, quickly help me find a route." Chu Xinxin hid in the corner, her eyes darting around as she quickly observed her surroundings.
No help.
"mean."
After Chu Xinxin finished speaking, she suddenly remembered that she also seemed to have the authority, so she simply rolled up her sleeves and started operating it herself.
I don't know what she ordered, but she actually found a route.
Following the route, Chu Xinxin walked further and further into the remote area, eventually arriving at a cemetery.
Hmm... these people living underwater are still practicing burial.
The small mounds of land piled up on the silent seabed are a bit eerie.
Chu Xinxin was about to leave this place as soon as possible when suddenly a strange change occurred, and a blue light shot into the sky.
As is customary, this is a treasure!
Chu Xinxin's eyes lit up and she rushed over to check. A grave mound had split open, revealing a small bottle emitting a faint blue light.
What is this?
The system couldn't detect it.
Chu Xinxin scooped it up and hid it in her sleeve: "Who cares? It would be against all reason not to take a treasure."
After saying that, she ran away.
By the time the Bei tribe arrived, Chu Xinxin had already vanished.
......
Back at the palace gate, Chu Xinxin caught a small turtle, fed it some bewitching potion, and sent it inside to call Yunhai out.
There was only half a day left until their agreed time.
With the night long and many things to do, Chu Xinxin decided to take advantage of Shen Yao being entangled by the Ten Dreams and set off early.
Soon after, Yunhai, dressed in black, appeared.
"Shall we go now?" Yunhai asked.
"Yes, but wait a little longer."
The two waited for fifteen minutes before Chu Zheng finally arrived, saying, "I'm sorry, the King was with me just now..."
Chu Xinxin didn't ask why, and pulled Chu Zheng to sit on the turtle's back in the sea of clouds. The two of them and the turtle slowly swam into the deep sea.
......
The closer they got to where Shang Li was imprisoned, the slower the sea of clouds moved.
Chu Zheng was a little nervous, and she held Chu Xinxin's hand tighter and tighter.
"Don't be afraid, you'll see your brother soon," Chu Xinxin comforted her.
"Yes, thank you, Lord Xingyuan."
Chu Xinxin hesitated for a moment, but in order to prepare Chu Zheng mentally, she gave a brief account of Shang Li's situation.
"He might be blind..."
Chu Zheng gasped, "How could this be? He was perfectly fine when the King took him away... Could it be the King...?"
Chu Xinxin acquiesced.
"I knew it..." Chu Zheng sobbed softly, "He definitely wouldn't let him get away with it."
Chu Xinxin wanted to say something more, but Yunhai's deep voice rang out: "We've arrived."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com