d and smiled sheepishly, "It's good that my period hasn't come this month. I hate trouble the most. Just by looking at it, I know this thing will definitely be a troublesome affair. I hope I never ha...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.

……

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.ince, what was his real purposeZhu Xing merely thought about it in his heart and didn't delve deeper. After all, he had always ignored such matters, especially the struggles between the various prince...