The blood Chu Qianli had coughed up earlier was actually fake.
What wasn't available on Taobao?
There were plenty of things that could be made to look like blood plasma.
But the mouthful of fresh blood she spat out this time was real.
The man in black's palm strike was too fierce, instantly damaging her heart meridian.
The man in black hadn't expected his attack to be so heavy.
"You brought this upon yourself!" After confirming Chu Qianli was merely unconscious, he picked her up.
Unexpectedly, as he lifted her, her two slender legs went soft. His tall frame swayed, nearly making him fall.
With his formidable power, this dead girl's attempt to resist him was like a moth flying into a flame.
Yet, he had still been hit by her powder!
This medicine was surprisingly potent...
The man in black, unable to stand steady, knelt abruptly on one knee.
Chu Qianli fell from his grasp, rolling onto the ground, still unconscious.
The man in black immediately sat down, cross-legged, and circulated his internal energy.
After an unknown amount of time, white smoke rose from his head. The medicinal effects were finally expelled from his body through his internal energy.
The man in black breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced over and saw Chu Qianli still unconscious.
A trace of blood lingered at the corner of her lips.
She was young, but her schemes were deep, managing to ambush him again and again!
If not for his fierce palm strike that knocked her out cold, he might not have escaped her clutches now.
This dead girl was truly not to be underestimated!
The man in black extended a finger, his long digit landing by her lips, instinctively wanting to wipe away the bloodstain.
However, his fingertip stopped abruptly as it touched the corner of her mouth.
In the end, he withdrew it coldly.
In her heart, there was only Feng Yexuan!
Humiliated, jilted, yet she still rushed back.
Did she want to return to Feng Yexuan's embrace that badly?
The man in black narrowed his eyes, a chilling aura gathering within them.
Good, this Lord will see how Feng Yexuan protects you this time!
...
Daybreak arrived.
Chu Qianli vaguely felt like she had been dumped somewhere.
Afterward, she had been unconscious for a while.
In her dreams, she always felt a pair of icy eyes staring at her.
There was no killing intent, but the coldness was terrifying.
She desperately wanted to escape...
She didn't know when those eyes disappeared. When she finally woke up, she felt utterly weak.
Outside, there was a commotion of hurried footsteps.
It sounded like many people were arriving, so noisy...
Outside?
Chu Qianli's heart tightened, and she abruptly opened her eyes.
Something was wrong!
Her hand instinctively fumbled beside her, and finally, she felt her short dagger.
She was still somewhat groggy, her mind a muddled mess, unsure of where she was or what she was supposed to do.
Only in her daze did she recall the man in black from last night...
Thinking of the man in black, Chu Qianli's senses sharpened. She instinctively drew back her short dagger, holding it in her hand, her entire being radiating a defensive aura.
However, there was no man in black before her, and her short dagger...
Seeing the short dagger in her hand clearly, Chu Qianli gasped.
Looking down, her face instantly changed!
"Ziyue!"
Long Ziyue! She lay beside her, a bloody hole in her chest, clearly stabbed by a knife.
Blood was still gushing out, indicating she hadn't been injured long.
But this wound...
"Ziyue!" Chu Qianli was about to help her up when the door of the wooden hut was kicked open.
"Your Highness!" Dan Qing saw the scene inside the wooden hut, her heart splitting!
"Your Highness!"
She rushed over, shoving Chu Qianli aside, and cradled Long Ziyue.
"Your Highness, how are you? How are you? Chu Qianli, you killed our Princess! How dare you!"
"Princess Pingyue!" Fu Long also rushed in, taking Long Ziyue from Dan Qing. "Someone! Someone! Quickly summon the imperial physician, quickly!"
Chu Qianli tried to get up, but Dan Qing swiftly drew her long sword and lunged at her.
Chu Qianli was still feeling groggy. More importantly, after being struck by the man in black last night, she was now completely devoid of strength.
Dan Qing's martial arts were far inferior to hers, yet she couldn't dodge this sword strike!
With a clang, Dan Qing's long sword was flicked away by a single finger.
Feng Yexuan strode in and helped her up. "What happened?"
"A'li, quickly come save the Princess, quickly!" Fu Long's face was pale with fright.
Chu Qianli immediately sobered up. "Put her down! Quickly!"
"Stop your pretense. You killed our Princess, you are a murderer!"
Dan Qing tried to rush forward to stop her.
Feng Yexuan glanced at Leng Ji, who immediately blocked her.
"Fu Long, put Ziyue down. I will give her acupuncture to stop the bleeding first."
Fu Long trusted her implicitly. Even though she saw Chu Qianli holding a short dagger, and Long Ziyue critically injured with a stab wound, Fu Long harbored no suspicion.
Chu Qianli hurried over, took out her needle pack, and immediately began acupuncture on Long Ziyue to stop the bleeding.
"You... Your Highness!" Dan Qing was frantic. Even though she knew Feng Yexuan and Chu Qianli were in league, at this critical juncture, she didn't know who else to turn to!
"Your Highness, it was Chu Qianli who intended to harm our Princess. Your Highness! Please arrest Chu Qianli!"
The murderer was now approaching the Princess with needles, how could this be allowed?
Dan Qing tried to rush forward, but each time, Leng Ji blocked her.
In a foreign land, Feng Yexuan held sway.
But Feng Yexuan was actually helping this murderer!
Dan Qing was on the verge of despair!
"Your Highness, if you insist on favoring Chu Qianli, our Longteng Kingdom will not let this matter rest!"
"Miss Chu's medical skills are extraordinary. Please do not be anxious. Let her treat the Princess first."
"Our Princess was injured by her! Didn't you all see Chu Qianli holding a short dagger when you entered just now?"
At this moment, they were still entrusting the Princess's life to Chu Qianli. Were they insane?
Or did these people, one by one, wish for the Princess to die?
"Move aside! Quickly move aside! Don't touch our Princess!"
Dan Qing screamed. Leng Ji, with no other choice, had to subdue her with force.
Feng Yexuan stared at Chu Qianli's busy back, his stern face utterly devoid of expression.
Chu Qianli was still busy.
After Dan Qing tired herself out, she was also restrained by Leng Ji.
Time ticked by, slowly.
Everyone could see the large beads of sweat constantly rolling down Chu Qianli's fair face.
Even she found it difficult.
"Your Highness!" Liu Jin arrived, bowed to Feng Yexuan, and then immediately went to Chu Qianli's side.
"Miss Chu, is there anything I can help with?"
"The person who wielded the knife had a very precise hand. She injured the heart, I'm afraid..." m..oΓg
Before Chu Qianli could finish speaking, Dan Qing beside her blacked out and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Their Princess could not be saved.
What to do?