Chapter 83: Your Highness, Don’t Sigh, I Am Here

Xue Chen had used demon poison to develop a new type of poison.

It was called Demon Marrow.

Under the guise of reforming the Demon Realm, he tricked the demonic cultivators into taking this poison. Only he possessed the antidote.

“Protector, Elder Gu is asking to see you.”

“No. Tell him to get lost.”

The little demonic cultivator scrambled out in a panic, telling Gu Xuancang, who was waiting outside the hall, “Protector is busy.”

“Such airs!”

Gu Xuancang glanced into the hall, and when he left, he flung his sleeve violently.

Xue Chen was busy refining a soft whip.

Princess Ning An’s ice-crystal whip could no longer keep up with her cultivation level. Moreover…

Thinking of the other uses for a whip.

Xue Chen’s ears turned red. To distract himself, he muttered to himself, “I wonder what Her Highness is doing?”

As soon as the words left his mouth.

A black mirror appeared in front of him.

“Mirror Demon?”

A young boy jumped out of the pitch-black mirror surface.

“Hostage Prince Xue, bad news! Her Highness the Princess has been captured by Shen Qinghe of the Hundred Herb Valley.”

“He even planted some kind of Heart-Eroding Gu in her.”

The Mirror Demon had received the news from Yun Huaiyue.

He immediately contacted his subordinate mirror demons.

Only then did he find out where Xue Chen was.

He was almost exhausted from the journey. While his eyes searched for a teacup, he noticed the furnishings in the hall.

Isn’t this the Demon Realm?

Xue Chen, who was refining the soft whip, froze. “You said, Her Highness the Princess was captured by someone from the Hundred Herb Valley?”

“Y-Yes…”

The Mirror Demon shrank back in fear.

Because Hostage Prince Xue’s expression was a bit terrifying.

“Good, very good…”

Xue Chen retrieved the half-refined soft whip.

“Hundred Herb Valley, Shen Qinghe…”

The hostility in his eyes surged instantly. In the blink of an eye, he flew out of the hall.

The Mirror Demon hurriedly followed.

***

The dungeon of the Hundred Herb Valley.

The sound of gongs and drums outside woke Ning Shengsheng up.

She slowly lifted her heavy eyelids and moved her limbs within the limited range allowed.

Having been tied up all night, her whole body hurt.

Especially her wrists; the friction between her wounds and the iron chains caused pain that made her gasp repeatedly.

“Xue Wuyin, you must come…”

She lowered her head, her voice bitter.

She hadn’t drunk water for too long, and her throat was dry and uncomfortable.

Ning Shengsheng craned her neck to look outside. The sun was high; it must be almost noon.

Even if the Mirror Demon found Xue Chen successfully.

He couldn’t possibly get to the Hundred Herb Valley so quickly.

After all, they were thousands of kilometers apart.

“Sigh…”

The girl let out a dejected sigh, her head drooping.

“Your Highness, don’t sigh. I am here.”

Suddenly, the young man’s low, teasing voice rang out in the cell.

Ning Shengsheng froze, then abruptly raised her head. “Xue Wuyin! You’re finally here!”

As soon as Xue Chen entered, he saw her injured wrists.

Red blood dripped down the iron chains.

The hostility in his brows grew even stronger, wishing he could immediately grind the person who hurt her into dust.

The girl turned her head, her eyes bright.

Even in the gloomy dungeon, looking utterly disheveled, her eyes were still shockingly bright.

“I thought you wouldn’t make it in time.”

She sniffled, feeling a bit wronged.

Like a child waiting for a parent who could finally back them up.

“That damn Shen Qinghe put a Heart-Eroding Gu in me.” Ning Shengsheng opened her small mouth and started complaining.

“He tied me up all night.”

“Mm…”

Xue Chen was afraid the killing intent in his eyes would scare her, so he lowered his head to untie the God-Binding Rope for her, moving very gently.

He was also afraid of worsening the injuries on her wrists.

“Luckily you came, otherwise Senior Sister Yun and I would be lambs to the slaughter. Senior Sister Yun was forced to marry that bad guy as an expedient measure. Let’s go save her quickly.”

“Don’t move.”

Xue Chen saw that her wounds showed signs of expanding.

Other people’s lives or deaths had nothing to do with him.

He only wanted her to be well.

“Oh, you’re so fierce~” Ning Shengsheng pouted.

“No, I…” Xue Chen removed the God-Binding Rope and knelt on one knee in front of her. “Your Highness, give me your hand.”

Ning Shengsheng obediently did so.

Only when she brought her hands out from behind her back did she realize how large the wounds were.

Watching Xue Chen about to apply medicine.

Before he even touched her.

She sucked in a breath. “Xue Wuyin, be gentle~”

The young man kept a straight face, his movements becoming even lighter, but his voice was cold. “Now you know it hurts?”

“Of course I know. It’s not like I’m made of black iron.”

As the cool sensation swept over the wound, a current of electricity shot from her spine to her brain.

Ning Shengsheng blushed unworthily.

To prevent him from noticing, she silently turned her head away.

“The medicine is applied.”

“Okay, then let’s go save…”

Her heart was beating irregularly. In her panic, she wanted to run away.

Unexpectedly.

She was encircled by Xue Chen’s arms.

She stumbled and fell into his embrace. “Wh… what…?”

“What’s the rush?” The young man’s exquisite brows furrowed slowly. “It hasn’t been bandaged yet. Be careful not to let the wound get worse.”

“Oh…”

He rigorously took out a handkerchief from his storage pouch.

Gently, he tied it around her injured area.

Ning Shengsheng blinked.

It seemed…

This was the second handkerchief of his she had received.

“Done.” Only when the killing intent in his eyes faded did Xue Chen dare to look up. He couldn’t let her see him as he was just now.

“Xue Chen, let’s go. We have to save Senior Sister Yun. If Older Brother goes crazy, it’ll be scary.”

“Mm.”

Xue Chen paused. “Before I came, I sent a message to Ning Xuan. Calculating the time, he should be arriving soon.”

“What—?”

Ning Shengsheng grabbed Xue Chen’s hand and ran.

Her brother was coming!

Xue Chen followed behind, his gaze shifting down to focus on the handkerchief on her wrist bone.

The corners of his mouth hooked up in pleasure.

So.

Having his traces on her body.

Could make his mood so good?

And she held his hand without hesitation. Presumably, in her heart, he was the closest person.

Closer than Ning Xuan!

Xue Chen thought again, Shengsheng asked the Mirror Demon to find me first when she was in danger, instead of looking for Ning Xuan.

[I am much more important than her brother.]

Ning Shengsheng, who was running away, was completely unaware of the mind-reading-like speculations of Xue Chen behind her.

Right now, she was most afraid of Ning Xuan going crazy.

She rushed out.

She saw the matchmaker on the high platform of the Hundred Herb Valley shouting.

“First bow to Heaven and Earth!”

Yun Huaiyue, wearing wedding robes, was obviously unwilling, clenching her hands tightly and refusing to bow.

The disciples of the Hundred Herb Valley, who were originally joyous about attending the wedding, sensed something was wrong.

Someone asked.

“Senior Sister Yun, are you feeling unwell?”

Yun Huaiyue had been placed under a silencing spell. Shen Qinghe beside her smiled and explained, “Junior Sister Huaiyue is just too happy.”

“She didn’t sleep all night last night, so she didn’t rest well.”

“Matchmaker, let’s speed up the process.”

The matchmaker was stunned for a moment. “Alright, we listen to Young Master Shen.”

Ning Shengsheng, hiding behind a peach tree, turned back and asked, “Xue Chen, how long does it take for you to cure the Gu?”

“An instant,” he said lightly.

Ning Shengsheng opened her eyes wide and looked at him.

Xue Chen explained, “Release demonic energy in the blink of an eye, and let the demonic energy wrap around the Gu worm.”

“The demonic energy will devour the Gu worm.”

So strong.

Were demon cultivators the nemesis of Gu worms?

No wonder in the original book, Xue Chen destroyed the Ten Thousand Gu Sect without blowing away any dust.

“Then I’m going up with confidence!”

Ning Shengsheng pulled out the ice-crystal whip at her waist, ready to go.

She held the whip and pulled Xue Chen to rush out.

Just as they were approaching the high platform.

A palm strike descended from the sky.

Ning Shengsheng looked up and saw her brother’s black and gold dragon robe flapping in the wind.

The expression with which he looked at Shen Qinghe was like looking at a dead person.

“It is you who wants to harm Huaiyue and An’an.”

“Seeking death!”

As the violent palm wind approached Shen Qinghe.

Xue Chen, beside Ning Shengsheng, raised his sword and stabbed forward. “Your Majesty, it’s better if I kill him.”

Ning Xuan: “I’ll do it.”

Xue Chen: “Whoever grabs him owns him.”

Ning Xuan: “Deal!”

Shen Qinghe: “?”