Feng Yexuan returned from somewhere unknown.
When he came back, the bedchamber, inside and out, seemed unchanged at first glance, but the layout was completely different.
"Where is Master?" he asked upon entering, encountering Liujin, who was outside delivering medicinal herbs. His face darkened.
"Why aren't you staying in the secret chamber to look after Master and running around outside?"
"Your Highness, you're finally back!" Liujin exclaimed with relief, quickly saying, "Miss Chu, she..."
He thought about it, but the words caught in his throat and he swallowed them back.
Feng Yexuan ignored him and hurried toward the secret chamber.
Before he could enter, he met Chu Qianli, who was coming out to fetch medicine.
His expression darkened. He strode over and grabbed her wrist, "Where is the Imperial Advisor?"
Chu Qianli frowned, feeling annoyed at the sight of him.
"May I ask by what authority you question me, Prince Xuan? As the Emperor's disciple, or as the Prince of Beiming?"
"You..."
"You don't have the final say here. You're not qualified to interrogate me. Let go!"
"Woman, you are repeatedly provoking my bottom line. Do you really think I won't do anything to you?"
Feng Yexuan narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with dark clouds, as if a storm was brewing.
But unfortunately, this time, Chu Qianli was truly unafraid of him.
"May I ask where your bottom line is? And how many times have I crossed it?"
"You..."
"Little Xuanzi! Stop immediately!" Chu Wang, having heard the commotion, hurried out.
Seeing Feng Yexuan gripping Chu Qianli's wrist, Chu Wang was terrified and rushed to stop him.
"Little Xuanzi, don't be reckless! Absolutely don't be reckless! Your Master is waiting for these hands to heal him. Don't hurt her hands!"
Chu Wang knew how important Chu Qianli's hands were better than anyone.
In just half a day, his imperial brother's complexion had already recovered considerably.
If things continued like this, his imperial brother might wake up in two more days.
If Chu Qianli's hands were ruined at this time, it would be no different from ruining his imperial brother's life.
"Little Xuanzi, she came here for my imperial brother. She has no ill intentions."
Feng Yexuan stared at Chu Qianli. The woman still had a proud expression, and her gaze towards him showed no sign of yielding.
The frustration in his heart surged again like a tidal wave.
Even he didn't know why, but now, seeing this woman, his anger, which was usually suppressed, would easily erupt.
"Little Xuanzi, listen to me, she truly has good intentions! Let go quickly!"
Chu Wang was genuinely afraid that he would accidentally hurt Chu Qianli.
After all, this fellow possessed immense strength. With a casual squeeze of his fingers, Xiao Li'er's slender wrist might just snap.
It was truly terrifying.
He quickly grabbed Feng Yexuan's wrist and gave it a gentle squeeze.
Only then did Feng Yexuan release Chu Qianli's hand.
Chu Wang breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know when Little Xuanzi had become like this, easily provoked and irritable. He wasn't like this before.
"So, the formation outside is also your masterpiece?" he snorted coldly.
However, Chu Qianli's formations were indeed impressive!
With more than half the guards removed and so many fewer personnel, the defensive capabilities were not diminished at all due to the proper deployment of the formations.
Now, no matter from which direction the enemy entered, the attack they faced was equally powerful.
In terms of troop deployment and formation, this damned woman was indeed very skilled.
But unfortunately, for a fickle woman, no matter how good her skills, she was not worthy of respect!