d bowed to Mo Yunjing:"Please, King of the Northern Border, show mercy. Today's events are my daughter's fault. I will discipline her severely upon our return. I implore you, esteemed king, to spare h...At this moment, images of Shuai Shuai's eyes, resembling those of a queen, flashed through my mind. His movements noticeably slowed.

Just as he was stunned, the lantern suddenly attacked him with a rush. He didn't notice and allowed the lantern to successfully spread its poison dust. To avoid inhaling it, he could only dodge first.

Ke Ming's light left swiftly after sprinkling the poison powder. When Yun Si finally recovered, Ke Ming was nowhere to be seen. Even if he chased now, he wouldn't catch up.

His profound eyes followed the departing figure of Ming Deng, then after a moment's contemplation, he turned and headed back to his estate.

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Although An Xuetang went to bed early that night, she didn't sleep well at all.

Fuzzy and groggy, with a dull ache in my stomach. I woke up drenched in sweat.eard Mo Junyi utter a piece of devastating news, "Although I survived the ordeal with Da Zi when we fell into the river, I was found by Bai Guang Gong's people first. Bai Feng and the others used me a...