njing's eyes darkened. "This person has been hiding in the palace all along. There's no point in chasing after them, it's a waste of effort.""A-Jing, digging a secret passage from here to the emperor'...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.o he chose to leave the palace and her sight at this time to hide it from her.Thinking of this, An Xue Tang's eyes darkened, but she also knew that Feng Ming was determined not to let her know about h...