rehand and took a step back."An Xue Tang, you...you can't do this." Wang cried out anxiously, her face contorted with worry.An Xuetang let out a cold laugh, "It was you who came to provoke me, since t...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.e footprints by the fire from a while ago belonged to two people: one of them was Mo Yunjing's, and the other must have been Han Yun's.It seems his guess was right, Mo Yunjing was deliberately avoidin...