The man in front of me had disheveled hair, untidy beard, and a skinny body. There were layers of scars on his arms and chest, and his legs dragged weakly on the ground. His fingers were deformed by the torture clamps, and he could smell the smell of rotting flesh.

Jiang Xue Ning couldn't bear to think about how much torture he had endured in the dark cell without seeing the sun all these years.

Tears dripped onto his hand one by one, the burning temperature was so real. Duan Xilou raised the hand that was toasting the bracelet and wiped her tears, "Don't cry."

The warm skin stunned him, and the fair face was stained by his hands.

He suddenly banged his head against the wall, and the pain woke him up.

He must be crazy to have such a realistic hallucination!

Jiang Xue Ning grabbed him and said, "It's not an illusion. I really came to see you in Xilou. I'm sorry, I'm late and made you suffer."

Duan Xilou looked at her in surprise and doubt for a long time. His mind was in a state of confusion. He had been locked up and tortured for too long and he could no longer think normally.

He glanced at Jiang Xue Ning who was dressed in her best clothes, then looked down at himself, and shrank into the corner in panic.

"Don't come over here, stay away from me."

Jiang Xue Ning cried and cried, feeling sad. The reason why he was called the Jade-faced General was not only because he was handsome, but also because he came from an aristocratic family. On the battlefield, he was a well-behaved young master of an aristocratic family.

Such a talented Jade-faced General has become like this.

She squatted down and gazed at him tenderly, "Are you trying to hide from me?"

Duan Xilou ruffled his hair to cover his face, avoiding her sight, "I'm too ugly now, don't look at me."

Jiang Xue Ning grabbed his hand. There were several hideous scars on his wrist. It was obvious that the cut must have been very deep.

"I'm back, so don't do anything stupid and wait for me to take you home, okay?"

Duan Xilou's eyes regained some clarity, and he asked belatedly, "How did you get back? You must have suffered a lot."

"Go quickly, don't worry about me, and don't let Helian Xuan catch you!"

Jiang Xue Ning held his hand and looked straight into his eyes. "Wait for me, I will definitely take you away from here."

Duan Xilou was so emotional that he had a headache. He pulled his hair hard, unable to tell what was true or false, and unable to think. Years of not seeing the sun had tortured him to the point where he was no longer human.

The door opened with a click, and Qianji walked in and said expressionlessly, "Princess, it's time."

Jiang Xue Ning looked at him with lingering eyes, then was blindfolded and taken away.

In the Wuyou Palace, Helian Xuan was taking the magic powder again. After taking it, he felt like he was floating in the air, his whole body was hot, and all his worries disappeared.

Zhongqiu was already exhausted, so he called for the young concubines to accompany the emperor while he went to bathe and change his clothes.

When everything was over, it was already dawn and Helian Xuan fell asleep from exhaustion.

Jin Ling whispered, "The princess was sent back to the palace."

Zhongqiu straightened her clothes and lowered her voice, "His Majesty has already rested. Take her to my palace."

She arranged everything and went back, Jiang Xue Ning was waiting for her in the palace.

"Is General Duan okay?"

Jiang Xue Ning shook her head, "Not very good."

Zhongqiu sighed tiredly, "Your Majesty has been addicted to the Immortal Powder recently, and it's getting more and more difficult to figure out, and his temper is getting worse and worse."

She felt a little overwhelmed and hated herself more and more.

She said with a firm look, "Princess, I will kill him. You can take General Duan away! The farther the better. Never return to this dirty place!"

Jiang Xue Ning was startled and quickly comforted him, "Don't act impulsively. I have other plans for this matter."

Zhong Qiu sneered, "He is the culprit. Killing him will make all the difference."

She was so tired and had endured enough that she just wanted to kill him and destroy everything.

As for Gu Mingyue who was coming to Beijing, she didn't believe a word of it. After all, she personally confirmed that the person was dead. She was just trying to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble.

Jiang Xue Ning was afraid that she would risk her life, so she quickly calmed her down, "Even if you want to kill him, you have to plan it carefully, otherwise you will be making things difficult for others."

If she wanted to kill him, she would do it herself, and she couldn't let Zhongqiu take any risks. As a favorite concubine, if she took action, she would die whether she succeeded or not.

Zhongqiu also calmed down and was not so excited anymore, but he was still very worried. "He is getting more and more crazy. I'm really afraid that he will go crazy one day and catch everyone off guard."

Jiang Xue Ning was indeed surprised that he would take the magic powder. Generally speaking, emperors who come into contact with these and elixirs would not have a good ending in the end.

"Don't act rashly. I will find a solution as soon as possible."

Zhongqiu was afraid that Helian Xuan would embarrass her again when he woke up, so she sighed softly, "Don't worry, I won't do anything rash. I'll let Jinling take you out of the palace."

Jin Ling sent her out of the palace.

Helian Xuan was not feeling well today and did not attend the morning court. He slept until noon and when he opened his eyes he felt a splitting headache.

"Serve the Immortal Powder and some wine."

Eunuch Zhou personally brought wine and magic powder. Helian Xuan drank the wine and soon his face became rosy and he looked radiant.

Eunuch Zhou gritted his teeth and advised carefully, "Your Majesty, although the Immortal Powder is good, for the sake of the dragon's body, you'd better take less."

Eunuch Zhou had been with him since childhood, so Helian Xuan did not doubt his intentions. He just said irritably, "I know what's going on. Go and ask Qianji to come see me."

He held his head and sat on the chair. He knew in his heart that taking the so-called magic powder was just drinking poison to quench thirst.

However, with the deaths of Chi Feiwan and Xiao Shujin, the emptiness in his heart grew bigger and bigger. He couldn't sleep all night and often suffered from splitting headaches.

His soul, which had been missing a piece many years ago, seemed to be slowly rotting, so he indulged in illusory happiness.

Qianji came in and saluted, interrupting his thoughts. He came back to his senses and asked, "How is Duan Xilou?"

"After the princess went to see him, he cried and laughed. He no longer tried to commit suicide and even started to eat seriously."

"Hahahaha, that face is really lethal."

Helian Xuan laughed crazily, waved his hand to let Qianji leave, and instructed Eunuch Zhou, "Go ask the high priest when it is appropriate to get married, and ask him to pick a good day. I want to enter the palace after welcoming the new bride."

Eunuch Zhou took the order and left. Zhongqiu just came in and bowed to him, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Helian Xuan said with a half-smile, "You and the princess have always gotten along well. She will soon enter the palace to accompany you. Is my beloved concubine happy?"

Zhongqiu was startled and sat in his arms naturally, "Your Majesty, are you so impatient? I am jealous."

"Haha, the long night in the palace is lonely, it would be more fun to have someone to accompany us."

He picked up the wine jug on the table and began to pour Zhongqiu's wine, "My beloved, come and have fun with me."

Even if it was like drinking poison to quench thirst, he couldn't help but indulge in it.

It is said that the royal family is the most ruthless, and the emperor is even more lonely at the top.

He reaped the fruits of his own actions and ended up being a lonely man.


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