Mu Yunjin’s question was met with silence.

Without receiving Chu Li’s answer, Mu Yunjin felt somewhat disappointed, yet simultaneously feared that whatever he might say would only hurt her more.

After sitting quietly for a while, she finally rose and walked to the table, drinking the now-lukewarm calming soup in one go.

When she finished, Chu Li, who had remained silent in the room, walked out.

The moment he stepped through the doorway, his eyes darkened as her question echoed in his ears.

When she had asked that question, his mind had gone completely blank, not knowing how to answer her.

But after waiting a moment, seeing her dejected expression, he suddenly wanted to tell her that there was indeed a little…

In the end, he still lacked the courage.

…

…

…

Mu Yunjin sat glumly in a chair in her room, occasionally sighing.

With Chu Li in his current condition, who knew when his memories would return? Now with his feelings toward her so unclear, it truly left her conflicted and troubled.

Her belly would grow larger day by day, and the pregnancy would certainly become impossible to hide. She wondered how Chu Li would react when he found out.

Thinking of this, Mu Yunjin felt utterly helpless.

Not long after, someone gently knocked on the door. Mu Yunjin thought it was Chu Li, but as she looked up, it was Qiqi who entered.

“Mistress, they’ve finalized the antidote and are preparing to begin detoxifying City Lord Xu.”

Mu Yunjin’s eyelid twitched as she stood up and walked out with Qiqi.

Once outside, Mu Yunjin pursed her lips and looked at Qiqi. “Who sent you to find me?”

“Prince Ning, of course,” Qiqi answered.

Mu Yunjin nodded. Perhaps she had upset him with that question?

When they arrived at Xu Heyu’s room, everyone had already gathered inside. As Mu Yunjin entered, she smelled the medicinal aroma in the air, much stronger than usual, which made her frown.

Before she could even glance toward Xu Heyu, Chu Li pulled her out the door.

In the small hall outside, Mu Yunjin looked at Chu Li in displeasure. “Why did you pull me out?”

“Just sit here and wait.” After speaking, Chu Li added a cushion behind her chair for Mu Yunjin to lean against.

Mu Yunjin looked toward the room, pouted slightly, and said nothing.

Seeing her silence and slightly furrowed brows, Chu Li felt a twinge in his heart. “Are you feeling unwell again?”

Hearing this, Mu Yunjin raised her eyes to look at Chu Li. At that moment, in his deep gaze, she caught a trace of… concern.

“I’m fine,” Mu Yunjin shook her head, figuring that her previous bouts of vomiting in front of Chu Li had left him with the impression that her health was poor.

At this time, the others walked out, leaving only Hua Ying, Qing Meng, and Hong Ling inside.

Even Qu Xinyao was brought out.

Qu Xinyao stood at the doorway, her hands tightly clasped together, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.

Huang Yan approached her and patted her shoulder. “Don’t worry, heaven helps the worthy. Everything will be fine.”

“That’s right, it’ll be fine. Sit down and rest a bit,” Ding Xian also comforted her.

All of Chu Li’s subordinates already knew about Xu Heyu’s situation, but they had kept it from Qu Xinyao, fearing she couldn’t accept the truth.

Now that they had reached this critical moment, they worried that Qu Xinyao might also have some kind of breakdown.

Qu Xinyao bit her lower lip, nodded, and went to sit down nearby.

But as soon as she sat down, her emotions suddenly collapsed. She bent over, covered her face with both hands, her shoulders trembling as she began to sob quietly.

Watching this scene, Mu Yunjin’s heart was also severely gripped. She silently prayed that Xu Heyu would certainly be all right, survive, and be together with Qu Xinyao.

In the time that followed, the entire hall fell into silence.

…

The wait outside stretched from daylight until darkness.

As everyone waited outside, their hearts grew increasingly anxious. After all, a hundred poisons couldn’t be easily removed in just a short time.

Mu Yunjin had been sitting for too long and stood up to walk around the small hall, taking the opportunity to stretch her limbs.

Huang Yan sat nearby, resting his chin on his hand, but as he sat, a secret message came to his ear—

“Ask if she’s hungry.”

Huang Yan was startled and suddenly turned to look at Chu Li, who was lowering his eyes, appearing completely uninterested in anyone around him.

Huang Yan pursed his lips. The young master was so…

What was that obscure word the Princess had taught him last time?

“Closeted flirt.”

Yes, that was it.

Thinking of Mu Yunjin’s current physical condition, Huang Yan dared not neglect this. He opened his mouth, “It’s getting late, why don’t we all go eat something?”

No one responded to him.

“Though we’re all worried about Heyu, we still need to eat. What if Heyu successfully detoxifies, but we’ve starved ourselves? Or worse, what if they need our help in there?”

After speaking, Huang Yan stood up and gave Ding Xian a meaningful look. “Let’s go get some food.”

Ding Xian nodded.

Before long, Huang Yan and Ding Xian returned with a large amount of food they had specifically bought from a restaurant outside.

“Everyone, eat while it’s hot,” Huang Yan glanced at Mu Yunjin and Chu Li.

Chu Li likewise looked at Huang Yan, then glanced at Mu Yunjin, sending another secret message to Huang Yan: “Make her eat something.”

Huang Yan pursed his lips. Even with memory loss, His Highness was so concerned about the Princess. If he hadn’t lost his memory, given the current situation…

Huang Yan couldn’t even imagine.

“Princess, you don’t look well. Please eat something.” Huang Yan placed several light dishes on the small table next to Mu Yunjin, secretly sighing that he, Young Master Huang, was now doing the work of a maidservant.

If only he had brought that Zixiang girl along.

Mu Yunjin had no appetite. Not knowing the situation inside, how could she have the mood to eat?

Seeing she wasn’t moving, and also conscious of Chu Li nearby, Huang Yan spoke again, “Princess, haven’t you been feeling unwell recently? Even without an appetite, you must take care of your health. Eat a little at least.”

After speaking, Huang Yan thought to himself, that hint was obvious enough!

Sure enough, after hearing Huang Yan’s words, Mu Yunjin picked up her chopsticks and began eating without a word.

Huang Yan’s heart finally relaxed. Glancing at Chu Li, he saw that the furrowed brows had also smoothed out.

…

After eating, everyone continued waiting. As it approached the hour of zi (midnight), Qu Xinyao, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn’t bear it anymore and stood up.

“I can’t stand this, I need to go in and see. I’m worried about that fool!” Qu Xinyao could no longer contain herself and turned to enter the room.

Huang Yan and Ding Xian grabbed her at once. “Don’t be impulsive! Don’t disturb the people inside! At least until now, there’s been no bad news, right?”

Just as he finished speaking, the door to Xu Heyu’s room opened.

Huang Yan was stunned. Damn, had he jinxed it?

It was Qing Meng who came out. As soon as she exited, without a chance to speak, she walked to the side and poured herself a cup of water.

After drinking three cups, Qing Meng finally caught her breath. When she turned around, everyone was looking at her.

“Sister Qing Meng, how is it?” Qu Xinyao approached Qing Meng, gripping her arms.

Qing Meng looked at Qu Xinyao, then at everyone else, and lowered her eyelids. “When the hundred poisons activated, we gave Heyu the agreed-upon antidotes one by one. After taking all hundred antidotes, his body couldn’t handle it and he has fallen into a deep coma.”

“A coma? When will he wake up?” Qu Xinyao’s heart sank. Without waiting for Qing Meng’s answer, she rushed toward the room.

Qing Meng quickly stepped forward to block her. “Yaoyao, don’t rush. Hua Ying and Hong Ling are still inside using acupuncture to drain the poisoned blood. Nothing is certain yet.”

Qu Xinyao’s rationality finally collapsed at this moment. She weakened at the knees and collapsed to the ground, tears falling one after another.

“Why, why would this happen to him?”

“Heavens, what did he do wrong? Why torture him like this!”

The expression of heartbreak on Qu Xinyao’s face made everyone’s hearts ache.

Seeing this, Mu Yunjin’s eyes gradually reddened. It was only at this moment that she realized she was fortunate.

To be alive was already fortunate.

At this time, Hong Ling ran out from inside, her fair hands covered in black, poisoned blood. “City Lord Xu’s medicine is beginning to take effect, the poisoned blood is gradually flowing out, but his physical condition is too weak. If all the poisoned blood is released, he won’t survive. He’ll still die…”

“Then what can we do?” Qu Xinyao looked at Hong Ling with reddened eyes.

“The Luoshengmen poison is a yin-deficiency poison. It requires both fire-element skill and cold-element skill to simultaneously channel true qi into his body, stabilizing his inner breath balance to maintain his life force. Do any of you practice these two skills?” Hong Ling looked at everyone.

“I do!”

“I do!”

Two voices sounded simultaneously.

They were Chu Li and Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin’s Xuanling True Scripture belonged to the fire-element skill, while Chu Li’s daily practice was of the cold element. This happened to match exactly what Hong Ling had described.

When Chu Li heard Mu Yunjin’s answer, he slightly furrowed his brow. She practiced a fire-element skill?

“Then come in quickly!” Hong Ling’s eyes lit up. She immediately called Mu Yunjin and Chu Li, then hurriedly ran back in.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunjin immediately stepped forward, but was grabbed by the arm by Chu Li, who stared at her with a cold and serious expression. “Mu Yunjin…”

“What is it?” Mu Yunjin was puzzled.

“You’re unwell. Be careful.” Chu Li was concerned about her current physical condition. Channeling true qi would consume a significant amount of inner strength. With her current state…

Thinking of this, Chu Li hesitated.

Mu Yunjin was slightly stunned, knowing that she was already pregnant, and the first three months were the most dangerous. One wrong move could very possibly cause her to lose the child in her belly.

But given the circumstances, she couldn’t consider so much.

“I’ll be careful. Let’s go in quickly,” Mu Yunjin forced a smile, appearing relaxed as she walked in.

Chu Li frowned and followed her.

After the two entered, Qing Meng bit her lip and immediately followed. Once inside, she went to Mu Yunjin’s side and advised, “If you start feeling unwell, don’t force yourself.”

Mu Yunjin nodded.