s, if a man hadn't died and truly became an official in the imperial court, how could he have remained unmarried and without children all these yearsIf he were to marry and have children in the capita...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. Yun Liu, after spending so many days together, how come I didn't know he was such a scoundrel."As they spoke, she patted Ning'er's hand and suddenly said in a grave voice:"Ning'er, although you don't...