Ye Qingying sat on a stone in the cave, her face ashen.
Hong Chou slowly put on her clothes with the red silk.
"Did you see clearly?" she asked, her voice still soft.
Ye Qingying didn't speak, his expression still somewhat strange.
Although it was to see the蛊 clearly, the other party was a girl after all.
"Actually, you don't need to be so embarrassed. For me, this body is already broken and worthless. If you want to see, you can see it anytime."
"Shut up!" Ye Qingying turned his face away, his words carrying a hint of disdain.
Hong Chou smiled again, "Alright, I'll be serious."
He didn't speak, and Hong Chou continued, "Not only was I afflicted with the 蛊 by Yu Linglong, but I was also poisoned by Chu Qianli... your disciple Xiao Yao."
"She came to you?" Ye Qingying turned to look at her, "What did you do to her?"
Hong Chou was somewhat helpless, "I said it was she who poisoned me, not that I did anything to her."
"What exactly do you want? Stop talking nonsense with me!" Ye Qingying was impatient.
Hong Chou looked at his tall back, and at his face, which was almost flawless.
The room had been dim just now, and Yu Linglong probably hadn't seen his face clearly.
Otherwise, she would have been shocked to death!
"Your Xiao Yao... treated your face again, didn't she?" The scars were barely visible.
His face, fairer than most men, was even more handsome than a woman's.
Ye Qingying's expression worsened, "It has nothing to do with you."
"Good, I'll just talk about our cooperation."
Hong Chou took a deep breath, took two steps forward, and said sincerely, "I've been afflicted with 蛊 and poisoned. Chu Qianli wants me to give her Yu Linglong's 蛊引 formula within three days. One day has already passed, and I fear I won't have a chance to get it in the remaining two days."
"As for Yu Linglong, she afflicted me with 蛊, and I can't leave her now."
"Either way, it's death, but I want to live."
Ye Qingying looked at her, his eyes indifferent, "Why should I help you?"
"Just for saving you tonight, alright?"
Hong Chou looked sincere, as if she had no other choice.
"I saved you tonight, and Yu Linglong, being so clever, might find out later. When she does, I'll be dead anyway."
"Ye Qingying, let's cooperate. I want to live, I just want to live well."
...
The place Feng Wuya and Wu Chenzi agreed to meet was a small wooden house in a mountain valley.
The place seemed very secluded.
It appeared that Wu Chenzi had always been cautious and hidden about his whereabouts.
Over the years, not many people knew where he was.
"What kind of master is this Mr. Wu Chenzi?" Jiang Tao looked at the small house ahead, very curious.
Wu Chenzi remained inside the house and had not come out.
As for their team, only Prince Wuya had entered, and everyone else had to stay outside.
Wu Chenzi had two young maids with him, one named Feifei and the other Xiaoxiao.
Both looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, but their skills were clearly no less than Jiang Tao's.
They seemed to be excellent martial artists.
"With Mr. Wu Chenzi, he should be safe now."
Long Xinghe, still disguised as Granny Jiang, was packing her belongings.
Jiang Tao's heart was heavy, "Master, are you really leaving?"
"I heard Mr. Wu Chenzi is a very remarkable martial arts master." Therefore, with Wu Chenzi and Madam Murong present, she was not needed here.
Long Xinghe leaped onto her horse and glanced at the heavily guarded small wooden house ahead. She said, "Jiang Tao, escort Wuya back to the imperial city, and then, Teng Bei, see you!"
Unexpectedly, just as she was about to ride away, a loud boom suddenly came from the small wooden house.
Flames shot up into the sky in an instant...