Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Helian Si stood up gracefully and calmly, patting non-existent dust off his student robes.
Just when everyone thought that Helian Si would next send someone to the palace to fetch the imperial physician, Helian Si stepped on the hand of the man in black on the ground.
She bent down, her slender fingers pinching the man in black's chin, forcing him to look directly at her.
The friendly smile on her delicate oval face vanished, replaced by a cold and ruthless glint in her beautiful peach blossom eyes.
"Tell me, what is the antidote, and who is your master?"
The man in black paused slightly, a flicker of surprise crossing his pale, bloodless face and his lifeless, death-obsessed eyes.
He couldn't believe that the fierce girl in front of him was the same girl who had just been kneeling in front of him, earnestly trying to persuade him.
Di Ying, who had been standing protectively to the side, now showed a hint of astonishment on his face, which was veiled in black. The princess before him...
Having watched these brothers grow up, the princess, who was always carefree and only had eyes for handsome men, is now quite different.
For a fleeting moment, he even had the illusion that the person in front of him was the emperor.
"I won't tell."
Despite his shock, the man in black did not yield. He uttered those words and then shut his mouth, refusing to say another word.
"Oh."
Helian Si chuckled, released his grip on the man in black's chin, stood up, and looked at Di Ying, who then sent someone to the palace to fetch the imperial physician.
Only then did she turn her attention back to the black-clad man slumped on the ground, covered in blood. She casually pulled over a wooden chair and sat down, looking at the man in black, her red lips parting slightly as she slowly spoke.
"You're not afraid of death, are you? That's good. Emperor Shadow, cut off his fingers one by one. If he still doesn't talk, break his tendons and bones."
Finally, Helian Si turned his head, his beautiful peach blossom eyes looking at the old doctor standing to the side, and spoke gently.
"Doctor, I believe that you can keep him alive under the conditions I just mentioned, right?"
Upon being looked at by Helian Si, the old doctor's slightly hunched body beneath his wide robe trembled violently.
"Yes, Your Highness, I can."
Helian Si smiled with satisfaction, "Don't worry, the imperial physicians will be here soon. You just need to keep him alive until you get to the imperial physicians."
Yes, yes.
The onlookers, including Nan Rongqing, the students, and the guards, stared wide-eyed and listened intently, utterly incredulous at the scene unfolding before them.
This terrifying and torturous method—is this what the princess meant by "using love to influence people and winning them over with virtue"?!
"You, you're so young, yet your heart is so vicious..."
The man in black glared at Helian Si, who was sitting casually on a wooden chair, and began to accuse him.
"Vicious? You tried to kill me with a hidden weapon, isn't that vicious? You've probably forgotten that my surname is Helian."
"My father once taught me that I must repay those who want to kill me a hundredfold. Thinking about it this way, what I said just now was too lenient."
Helian Si shifted her posture, resting her slender hand on her chin, her beautiful peach blossom eyes blinking mischievously, and her red lips parted to speak.
"Di Ying, have someone bring another basin of salt water. When the skin is torn and bleeding, disinfect it with salt water. This princess is truly understanding, kind and considerate."
At this moment, even the battle-hardened Emperor Ying felt a chill run down his spine. He had never known that the princess had this side to her. She was truly, truly too kind.
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