With the addition of the pills he had taken before, Yan Shaoheng's pain throughout his body was indeed greatly reduced, and even the wriggling worms on his face gradually disappeared.
"Princess An, you are doing very well!"
Yan Shaoheng, who had been speechless for a long time, finally spoke.
"Compared to Prince Heng, you are far inferior. After all, Prince Heng's move is always aimed at taking lives. I merely used you a little and haven't taken your life yet. You're not worth mentioning."
"So Princess An already knew all this. If she already knew, why did she still invite me here?"
"Invite you? You were the one who sent the invitation. Besides, if you hadn't come, how would we have seen you in such a disheveled state?"
"You were the one who saved Yue Xiyuan back then, weren't you?"
Yan Shaoheng's words were not a question, but a statement of certainty; it was obvious without even thinking that Yan An was behind it.
"Prince Heng is not so foolish as to be beyond redemption."
"Speak, what exactly do you want to cooperate with me on?"
Yan Shaoheng was also a little confused, wondering what Yan An wanted to cooperate with him on.
"Cooperation? It was just to verify whether there were Gu worms in Prince Heng's body. Now we know."
Yan Shaoheng never expected that he would be defeated by a young girl today.
"Now that Princess An already knows, I would like to ask her a question."
"Speak."
"I cannot smell any flavor of water from the Tianshan Mountains in this tea."
"Yes, that's true. The smell of water from Tianshan Mountain will gradually dissipate after being heated, and most people can't smell it."
"Impossible! Impossible!" Yan Shaoheng shook his head in disbelief.
"Is Prince Heng trying to say that the water from Tianshan Mountain will lose its original effects after being heated? These are just rumors. The water from Tianshan Mountain will only lose its original taste after being heated, but its effects will remain. It's just that people doubt that the water from Tianshan Mountain is actually from Tianshan Mountain because it has lost its smell. It's really ridiculous."
This ridiculous statement was merely Yan An's way of mocking Yan Shaoheng.
Long ago, the waters of the Heavenly Mountains appeared on the Tiancang Continent. Someone used them to save a man who was nearing the end of his life, but the man had already stopped breathing before he even drank the waters.
Over time, rumors spread throughout the martial arts world that the water of Tianshan could only be preserved in extremely cold places. The water of Tianshan, having lost its odor, not only lacked the legendary effects but also possessed a strange poison.
Although the water of Tianshan Mountain has the effect of bringing the dead back to life, it is only effective before a person has breathed their last. How could there be such a miraculous medicine to bring a dead person back to life after they have already breathed their last?
"Now does Prince Heng know? Don't waste things like that in the future."
Yan Shaoheng stared at Yan An in disbelief, his gaze seemingly trying to see right through him.
In order to test who was raising Gu in the Yan Kingdom, Yan An had Linglong Pavilion auction off the water from Tianshan in the four kingdoms.
Yan Shaoheng won the bottle of Tianshan water from Yan State, but for some reason, the water was placed in a warmer place by the servants and the aroma dissipated.
Therefore, Yan Shaoheng also punished many servants and smashed the bottle of Tianshan water to pieces.
These matters were all secretly investigated by Linglong Pavilion at Yue Xiyuan's behest; otherwise, they wouldn't have known about Yan Shaoheng.
Yan Shaoheng's face was gloomy, his brows were furrowed, his face was ashen, and his eyes revealed intense anger.
He wasted a bottle of Tianshan water for nothing, and now he's being mocked by two children in such a sorry state.
Yan Shaoheng didn't want to stay in this place any longer and wanted to leave, pushing his wheelchair.
"Why does Prince Heng want to leave so soon?"
"Does Princess An intend to imprison me?"
"Imprisonment? I certainly wouldn't do something so despicable. If you want to keep you in the Yan residence, your corpse would be a better option."
Seeing that Yan Shaoheng still wanted to leave, Yan An stopped him, "Prince Heng has no interest in the waters of Tianshan?"
When the words "Tianshan water" were spoken, Yan Shaoheng's eyes revealed a strong greed and desire for it.
"The Tianshan water in Princess An's possession will surely become mine in a short time."
"Prince Heng is really confident, but I wonder if Yue Zhixiao can wait until then."
Yan Shaoheng's face suddenly turned pale, as if he had been struck by lightning, and he froze.
What did you do to Xiao'er?
"Xiao'er? I remember Prince Heng saying in the palace that he wasn't familiar with Yue Zhixiao, so why is he calling her so affectionately?"
"It was just a slip of the tongue. If the Regent and Princess An are willing, I may address you both in the same way."
Yan An ran through the thoughts in her mind, then shuddered. It was too disgusting, no way.
"However, there is nothing wrong with Prince Heng addressing Yue Zhixiao in this way, after all, my father usually calls me that too."
A bad feeling welled up in Yan Shaoheng's mind. His body stiffened and his hands clenched tightly, as if he was trying his best to control his emotions.
"I do not understand what Princess An means!"
"Oh? Could it be that Prince Heng doesn't know? Then I'll tell Prince Heng a story?"
Seeing that Yan Shaoheng did not answer, Yan An continued, "There was once a concubine who, by chance, met a prince from another country."
"The two fell in love at first sight, and the following year the imperial concubine gave birth to a boy."
"Prince Heng, guess whose child this boy is? Is he the Emperor's or a prince's?"
"I guess it belongs to the prince. Prince Heng, do you think I'm right?"
"I don't understand, nor do I want to guess whose child he is. I'm not interested. I'm not feeling well, so I'll head back now."
Before Yan An could say anything more, Yan Shaoheng pushed his wheelchair away, followed by Cheng Ying, who was limping.
"I estimate that Yan Shaoheng's attention will shift to you from now on."
Yue Xiyuan watched Yan Shaoheng leave, and how could he not see the intense greed in Yan Shaoheng's eyes?
After Yan An finished telling the story, Yan Shaoheng already had murderous intent.
"That's perfect. Yan Shaoheng has no way to deal with me."
Yan An is right. Yan An has the water of Tianshan on him, and Gu worms dare not approach him. But it's different for others. If they are not careful, they will be poisoned by Gu.
"However, if you are worried, you can stay and protect me."
Yan An winked at Yue Xiyuan, and to Yue Xiyuan, those words were full of invitation.
However, Yue Xiyuan cannot stay in the Yan residence indefinitely, as it would eventually be detrimental to Yan An's reputation.
"Remember to leave the window open for me."
"Wouldn't it be better to use the door?"
Yan An recalled the first time Yue Xiyuan walked through the window. Yan An mentioned that "domineering princes all like to walk through windows," and this guy got extremely jealous.
"Then I'll trouble An'an to leave the door open for me."
Yue Xiyuan took out several letters from his sleeve. "Is this Yan Shaoheng's handwriting?"
"That's right, it was left by Yan Shaoheng when he had nothing to do at Yuelai Guesthouse. Perhaps he thought it was useless, so he didn't destroy it."
Yan An looked at the few pages in his hand and smiled. "It's time to deal with Yue Zhixiao."
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