The woman's voice, clear and audible, conveyed Xiao Ya's ambitions in their entirety.
Lin Yu Ran narrowed her eyes, her entire face appearing somber.
"Bin Yu, since she desires the medicine so much, then give it to her."
After a long pause, she finally relented.
Xiao Ya's eyes immediately brightened, her face beaming with joy. She quickly bowed in thanks, "Thank you, Princess! I will surely serve you and the General with utmost loyalty!"
Only then did Ji Bin Yu hand over the medicine.
Upon receiving it, Xiao Ya was ecstatic.
Lin Yu Ran lowered her gaze to look at her, a few glints flashing through her eyes. Her voice, though casual, carried a hint of ruthlessness, "You don't need to rush to administer the medicine. When the time is ripe, I will send word. It won't be too late to give it then."
Receiving the instruction, Xiao Ya nodded repeatedly and carefully tucked the vial away, "Princess, please command me as you wish."
Xiao Ya did not linger. With the medicine in hand, she turned and left.
"Yu Ran, by deciding to give her the medicine, have you devised some plan?" Ji Bin Yu looked at the woman beside him, pulling her into his embrace with ease.
Her thoughts exposed, Lin Yu Ran's lips curved imperceptibly. She raised her eyes slightly, revealing her intentions, "Indeed. If her scheme succeeds, it will surely sow discord between the Underworld King and Lin Ning He. However, before that, I must meet the Underworld King myself."
The Underworld King held a noble status, capable of shaking the entire continent.
She naturally intended to meet him personally.
Ji Bin Yu understood her thoughts and gently kissed her lips, "It's good that you meet him. Perhaps there will be an opportunity to persuade the Underworld King..."
Seeing him lean in, Lin Yu Ran couldn't help but smile, "It's still early. What mischief are you plotting now?"
Ji Bin Yu smirked, lifting her into his arms and heading towards the bed, "Naturally, dual cultivation, to enhance our cultivation together..."
A hundred years ago, he had discovered a method for rapid cultivation advancement.
Since then, he had continuously engaged in dual cultivation, using special techniques to improve his power. His cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds in a short period...
In the courtyard.
After being tidied by the maids, the courtyard was clean and orderly.
At this moment, a maid approached the door of the Underworld King's chambers.
"Who's there?"
A Xi blocked the maid's path, crossing his arms.
The maid smiled hurriedly, "The Princess requests an audience with the Underworld King. We hope His Majesty will grant us his presence."
A Xi glanced at the maid, then after a moment of thought, entered the room to report.
A moment later, A Xi reappeared before the maid, "The Underworld King will not see you. Please return."
The maid immediately grew anxious, her brows furrowed, "The Princess has important matters to discuss with the Underworld King. Please trouble yourself to inform His Majesty."
A Xi looked up at her dismissively, "The Underworld King will not see you."
Despite his repeated refusal, the maid remained rooted to the spot, unwilling to leave. She even stretched her neck and began to call out loudly, "Underworld King, the Princess wishes to see you! Please come and meet her!"
The maid's eyes welled up with tears in her desperation.
If she couldn't persuade the Underworld King to meet the Princess, she wouldn't be able to account for herself.
If the Princess were to blame her, her life might be forfeit.
Even A Xi frowned slightly in displeasure, drawing his long sword in a show of force, "If you do not leave, do not blame me for being impolite."
The maid's composure finally broke, tears streaming down her face, "If the Underworld King refuses to see the Princess, it is my inadequacy. The palace does not keep idlers, and the useless have no need to live..."
Looking at the weeping maid, A Xi's expression remained unchanged.
Having faced life and death alongside the Underworld King, he was accustomed to such things. The lives of insignificant people meant little to him.
The maid then sank to the ground, staring blankly at the floor, "To fall into the Princess's hands would be worse than death. It would be better to grant me a swift end..."
Suddenly, she sprang up and lunged towards A Xi, a look of madness on her face, shaking his arm fiercely, "Kill me! Rather than fall into the Princess's hands, it would be better to be killed by a sword!"
This wild behavior caused even A Xi's lips to twitch. He shoved the maid away.
"Kill me! Kill me!"
The maid, now completely deranged, charged forward again, even attempting to snatch the sword.
The commotion here attracted the attention of others.
Feng Ning He pushed open the door and saw the frantic maid, intent on ending her own life.
A Xi, as if seeing a savior, quickly approached her, "Miss Feng, this maid is desperately seeking death and insists on seeing the Underworld King. Please, could you intervene?"
"What has happened?"
Feng Ning He strode forward, her gaze falling upon the maid.
The maid sat on the ground, sobbing softly, "The Princess wishes to see the Underworld King. If I cannot bring the Underworld King to the Princess, my life will be over! Empress, I beg you, please invite the Underworld King out!"
A Xi looked at the scene with a hint of helplessness and replied softly, "Miss Feng, you know the Underworld King's temperament. If he does not wish to see someone, he will not."
The maid quickly raised her eyes, a flicker of panic in them, "Please, invite the Underworld King out. I haven't lived enough! My mother is old and needs care..."
The maid knelt on the ground, repeatedly banging her head, pleading for mercy.
Feng Ning He lowered her gaze to the maid and sighed softly, a hint of weariness in her eyes, "Get up."
"I won't get up!"
The maid shook her head vigorously, refusing, "Please, Empress, help me!"
Feng Ning He frowned slightly, then pulled the maid up. Her clear voice slowly emerged, "I will go and see Lin Yu Ran. I want to see what business she has with the Underworld King."
The maid was slightly taken aback, her tears drying on her cheeks, "But..."
Although Feng Ning He's going would provide her with an explanation, Lin Yu Ran wanted to see the Underworld King, not Feng Ning He.
Understanding the maid's concern, Feng Ning He's gaze slowly fell upon her, "It will be the same if I go. Lead the way."
The maid had no other choice. If she couldn't bring the Underworld King, at least she had the Empress. On the surface, she could account for herself.
The maid quickly stood up and led the way, "Thank you, Empress. Please follow me."
Creak—
The door to Si Jian Ye's chambers was opened at this moment.
"Underworld King." A Xi bowed respectfully upon seeing the man standing at the doorway.
Si Jian Ye raised his gaze, looking straight ahead. His cool voice slowly emerged, "Feng Ning He has gone?"
A Xi understood what Si Jian Ye meant and nodded quickly, "Yes, Miss Feng has gone."
Si Jian Ye's eyes darkened slightly, as if deep in thought.
Immediately, he also stepped forward.
Sensing his intentions, A Xi's eyes widened. He quickly followed, unable to hide his surprise, "Underworld King, you are going too? You refused to see the Princess, but now you've changed your mind?"
Lin Yu Ran held a certain status in Lin Country and had almost become the new Empress.
To ordinary people, she was a person of high rank and power.