After learning that Lang Xuan had been kidnapped, Yanran immediately urged Cui Xiaoqiu to help, while she paced back and forth in the room.
After thinking about it, she suddenly felt that something was not right.
With neither my elder brother nor Cui Xiaoqiu around, if I were to lose my temper, wouldn't there be no one to restrain me?
No matter how many guards you have, it won't make a difference.
There was no one who could make the decision; none of them dared to confront him directly.
Thinking this, Yanran instructed Jiang'er to go out and fetch a hemp rope.
Confused, Jiang'er quickly fetched the hemp rope. "Princess, what do you need these hemp ropes for?"
Tie me up.
"Ah?"
"Hurry up," Yanran said, "Otherwise, what if I lose my mind and cut off your Lovely little head?"
Jiang'er: "..."
She felt a chill on her neck.
"You're really scary."
Although she said that, her body betrayed her, and she stepped forward to tie Yanran.
Not only that, Jiang'er asked with unease, "Do you think this rope can restrain you?"
Her little head is still not very safe!
Yanran glared at her. "What, are you thinking of putting me in shackles?"
Jiang'er: Actually, it's not like we can't consider it...
She quickly tied Yanran to the pillar, and then tied her several more times as if to be on the safe side.
However, after the binding was finished, Jiang'er was uneasy. "Princess, won't this disrupt your blood flow and ruin your martial arts skills?"
Yanran was speechless. "Where did you learn so much nonsense?"
"The Crown Princess always talked about the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils... Lovely listening to it."
Yanran: "I love listening to that too! I never even thought of anything about blood ties being incompatible!"
"That's because you're only thinking about martial arts manuals," Jiang'er said softly. "Princess, are you thirsty? Let me get you some water."
"No need, just sit still and don't say anything that might upset me."
Jiang'er: "..."
"I wonder how my sister-in-law is doing now," Yanran muttered to herself. "Sigh, my older brother's here, she'll definitely be fine, don't you think?"
"Yes. The Prince will definitely not let anything happen to the Princess Consort, you can rest assured. Besides, Young Master Cui went too."
Although Jiang'er doubted Cui Xiaoqiu's motives and methods, she did not doubt his abilities.
In terms of ability, Cui Xiaoqiu is a good match for Yanran.
I think so too.
Yanran felt tired after being tied up for a while, but she didn't dare let Jiang'er relax her. She could only rub her back against the pillar from time to time, as if she had lice on her body.
She also instructed Jiang'er, "No matter what I say, you must not untie me, understand?"
Jiang'er nodded repeatedly.
She definitely wouldn't do that, for the sake of her little head.
"Why is it so hot?" Yanran complained. "Jiang'er, can you get me a piece of watermelon?"
"Yes."
After fiddling around for a while, just when Jiang'er thought that Yanran might be overthinking things, she suddenly realized with alarm that Yanran's gaze had become fixed again.
"Princess?" Jiang'er called out tentatively.
"Let me go, let me go!" Yanran shouted angrily like a trapped beast, struggling incessantly.
Jiang'er felt that the pillars, along with the house, were moving.
The sound of a flute began to play softly, exactly the same as last time.
Yanran became increasingly distressed, her eyes bloodshot, her hair disheveled, and she screamed incessantly.
Jiang'er thought for a moment, then splashed a basin of water on Yanran.
However, aside from turning Yanran into a drowned rat, it had no effect on her controlled mental state.
Jiang'er stamped her foot and ran out to find the guards to locate the source of the flute music.
"Apart from those protecting the princess, everyone else, go find her!"
Find that bastard, chop him up and feed him to the dogs!
The guards didn't move, but Cui Xiaoqiu walked in from outside the courtyard.
Jiang'er distrusted him and instinctively stood in the doorway.
--If Cui Xiaoqiu wanted to come in now, she would definitely stop her.
Cui Xiaoqiu didn't enter; she merely glanced at her and asked, "Is the princess being controlled?"
"Yes," Jiang'er said through gritted teeth.
Without saying a word, Cui Xiaoqiu walked to the chime bells, picked up the bell hammers, and began to play the chime bells.
Jiang'er: "???"
But strangely enough, the flute music outside seemed to begin to lose its strength along with the sound of the chime bells, while the sound of the chime bells grew deeper and deeper.
Jiang'er's eyes widened.
Cui Xiaoqiu, he actually managed to crack it?
So, did he go out at night to learn Jinse's skills?
So that's how it is!
However, Cui Xiaoqiu doesn't seem to be at ease either; his brows are furrowed, his face is tense, and he dares not relax in the slightest.
Not daring to disturb her, Jiang'er went inside to check on Yanran.
Yanran was in a slightly better state than before; she was in a semi-conscious state but no longer struggling desperately.
"Awoo--" A long tiger's roar suddenly came from outside, and the flute music stopped immediately.
Cui Xiaoqiu then stopped, holding the bell hammer, looking as if he had just been pulled out of the water.
--That was sweat, heat, tension, and exertion.
He calmed himself down, glanced at Yanran leaning against Jiang'er's chest, steeled his heart, and strode out.
He needs to find the flute player as soon as possible and keep him alive.
He and Linlin had been planning this whole game for so long, pretending not to see the small actions of the remnants of the White Lotus Sect Cult, all for this day.
When Yanran woke up again, it was already evening.
This time, not only Cui Xiaoqiu was in her room, but also Linlin and Lang Xuan.
"Am I having another episode?" Yanran rubbed her temples, feeling her mind go completely blank.
She couldn't remember anything that had just happened.
"Mm," Cui Xiaoqiu said, "Don't be afraid, it's all better now."
"All done? What's done?"
"The Gu worms have been lured out," Cui Xiaoqiu said with a smile.
Yanran's eyes widened instantly. "How long have I been unconscious?"
Could it be that I've been asleep for a year?
Cui Xiaoqiu, have you completely solved this problem?
Then she looked at Lang Xuan and... the egg in her hand, and burst into laughter. "Sister-in-law, your egg hasn't hatched yet, isn't it rotten?"
Lang Xuan's egg had been incubating for a long time without any signs of life, but she never gave up.
Yanran smiled whenever she thought about it.
Lang Xuan: "... I just got back from Jingjing's full moon celebration, and the day hasn't even passed yet!"
Yanran: "As expected of Cui Xiaoqiu!"
Linlin: So it's hard to argue that girls are outgoing.
"Tell me quickly, how did you do that? You're not lying to me, are you?"
This feeling is like having a heavy mountain pressing down on you, and then you think about the story of Yu Gong moving the mountain, when divine soldiers descended from the sky and moved the mountain away.
It feels like a dream.
Without a doubt, Cui Xiaoqiu is this god.
Cui Xiaoqiu thoroughly enjoyed this blind worship, cleared her throat, and said, "It's mainly because the Prince is wise and powerful..."
"Don't give me that. We're family, why are you praising my brother? It definitely has nothing to do with him."
Linlin:"..."
Lang Xuan: I feel wronged on behalf of the Prince.
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