stared at An Xue Tang, but he couldn't do anything. He just stiffened and fell down.An Xuetang curled her lips into a sneer, "Using poison... You're still no match for this concubine."As soon as the...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.eyes whenever he looked at her. It seemed indifferent but sometimes she felt it wasn't coldness.After a bit of guidance from the princess of Bei Jiang, she seemed to understand something.At this momen...