er if you just handed it over willingly."An Xuetang followed his finger and saw that it was the jade pendant that had been exposed, caught by his gaze.She narrowed her eyes slightly, "What In broad da...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.te the death of this old man.An Xuetang had already gotten the scalpel she used specifically for surgery. There was no time to use anesthetic, so she could only stitch him up roughly.An Xuetang had ju...