She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 445 - 444: Look at These Old Guys, How Can They Face the Orphan

Chapter 445: Chapter 444: Look at These Old Guys, How Can They Face the Orphan

Lu Yin rummaged through the rice repeatedly and finally found that deep purple cloth bag, quickly taking it back with her.

Watching Huai Xinmei lay out everything from the cloth bag on the table—various bottles and jars, and a box with an exceptionally bright, uniquely patterned color—

Lu Yin felt uncomfortable just by looking at them from afar.

However, Huai Xinmei’s eyes gleamed.

These were all her treasures.

"You’ve been with me for so many days, pick one, I’ll give it to you," she said to Lu Yin.

Lu Yin, not daring to hesitate, pointed at a green box, which had a peculiar leaf shape outlined in gold thread.

Seeing her choose the green box, a curious light flickered in Huai Xinmei’s eyes.

"You do have taste."

She extended her pale, tender fingers, pinching the green box in the center of her palm, her movement exceedingly gentle.

"This is my second favorite item here."

Following her remark, Lu Yin asked, "Then what is your favorite, Master?"

"This one." Huai Xinmei pointed to an oval, flat orange-red box, simply adorned with a depiction of people worshipping the sun.

Only, the sun’s dark side was entirely made up of snake shapes, entwining together, making one’s scalp tingle.

"Lu Yin, come here, I’ll give you this," she beckoned Lu Yin with a crook of her finger.

Lu Yin shivered all over, but could only obediently walk over, then watched as Huai Xinmei rolled up her sleeves and cut her own wrist with the dagger beside her.

From the green leaf-shaped box, a pale, flat insect slowly crawled out. Initially languishing, it vibrated all over as soon as it sensed the fresh blood, its numerous tentacles writhing as it rapidly burrowed into the wound on the wrist!

Lu Yin screamed out in pain, but the next moment, her mouth was covered by Huai Xinmei.

"Don’t make a sound. If you’re too loud and attract people here, you will surely die."

A reddish flush emerged slowly on her cheeks, her eyes madly gleaming.

Watching the sweat spill from Lu Yin due to the rampant pain caused by the poisonous insect inside, she seemed to be admiring a beautiful painting.

It was hard to tell how much time had passed before Lu Yin finally calmed down.

Seeing this, Huai Xinmei touched a point between her brows, releasing the ban of the Fox Technique.

The red veins in Lu Yin’s eyes dissipated, and her gaze towards Huai Xinmei became even more devout.

"Thank you for the gift, Master."

Lu Yin knelt on the ground.

Huai Xinmei stroked her head, then fiddled with the medicine jar on the table, sprinkling the powdered medicine on the wound, which quickly staunched the bleeding. She dabbed at the blood stain with a cloth dampened with clean water, and the wrist was already as smooth and unblemished as if it had never been cut.

It was indeed magical.

Poisonous Insect Poison is a thing difficult to explain with common sense.

"You’ve exhausted yourself today, go back and rest," Huai Xinmei said indifferently, watching as Lu Yin turned to close the door and leave. She sat in the chair inside the house, surrounded only by the crackling sound of the candlelight.

Long after, she opened the red box on the table.

Inside was a slender little insect, almost transparent, and upon closer inspection, one could see a hint of red at the antennae, resembling agate.

Facing the air from outside, it merely raised its antennae to probe around before quickly settling down again.

It was full of languor.

This was the King of All Insects.

The supreme sacred object of the Southern Border.

She had dug it out from underneath the family’s incense ashes amidst the chaos.

Very few people knew about this object, but unfortunately, she was one of them.

The Concentric Gu was only a temporary safeguard to preserve her own life.

She needed an infallible plan.

If Yan Lingzhen, that girl, truly found a way to undo the Concentric Gu, then the only thing waiting for her would be a dead end.

This would not do.

What was to be done?

The Crown Prince was already difficult to control.

Huai Xinmei frowned, deep in thought.

Her hands were not idle; using a dagger, she sliced open her fingertip and dripped her blood into the box.

The blood beads enveloped the King of the Poisonous Insects and were soon completely absorbed by it.

Inside its body, those blood beads formed numerous fine threads, enchantingly beautiful.

Previously imprisoned, she had not had the opportunity to nourish it with fresh blood.

From now on, she would do it more frequently.

As long as the King of the Poisonous Insects used her blood and acknowledged her as its master, she would be able to command all poisonous insects.

The night was long; Huai Xinmei was still forcefully squeezing the blood from her fingertip, and the transparent insect gradually turned completely red as it fed...

Return to the Capital.

Xie Qun had been standing by the ancient road at the city gates since early morning to welcome them.

It was not until the afternoon that he finally spotted the caravan appearing in the distance.

"The Crown Prince has returned!" he quickly shouted, causing the drowsy old ministers to instantly awaken, don their hats, and stand respectfully at both sides of the road in welcome.

Typically, the caravan would stop at the city gates, but to everyone’s surprise, the Ironclad Army wore stern faces and did not look back as they cleared the way; the caravan sped through the gates without slowing down.

Xie Qun: "???"

The old ministers: "!!!"

"What does the Crown Prince mean by this?" the old ministers, uncertain now, wondered, "Did he not see all of us here?"

It was quite a crowd; hard to miss.

Moreover, a notice had been sent by cavalry early in the morning.

There was only one possibility now.

That was, the Crown Prince did not even wish to glance at them.

The old ministers were very anxious, wondering what could be done, "Hurry up and mount your horses, follow the Crown Prince back to the Imperial Palace!"

Xie Qun touched his beard, clicking his tongue and shaking his head.

The chancellor stood by his side, quite anxious, "My lord, we must hurry; the Crown Prince is usually so gentle, how could he disregard these old ministers on such an important day..."

Xie Qun was not worried at all.

Just moments ago, a luxurious coach had passed by; when a corner of the coach window was lifted, and an old friend inside nodded to him with a hooked lip through the window, he knew it was intentional.

In the Imperial Court, everyone tacitly knew about the assassination attempt on Yan Wanqing.

They disapproved of Yan Wanqing’s character, believing such a person was unworthy to be the consort of a nation.

The Crown Prince must have been angered by this matter.

"We should follow and see," these old ministers had undeniably contributed greatly to Dawei, but at this moment, relying on their seniority to bully others was indeed a bit too much.

Especially since the Crown Prince had personally gone to fetch the Commandery Princess.

If the Crown Prince were injured on the way, what then would be the sin of these old ministers?

Xie Qun shook his head.

He still wanted to see Princess Anping’s stance on this matter.

The caravan went unobstructed all the way into the Imperial Palace.

Mrs. Sun’s family did not even have the chance to return home; they moved directly into the palace, feeling terribly upset, and she went straight to Sun Lianyi’s palace.

While Yan Wanqing seemed utterly composed, wherever the Crown Prince asked her to stay, she stayed.

Thus, the affairs of the former court did not reach her ears.

"Your Highness, the ministers are all waiting in the former court for you and..." the Little Eunuch faltered.

Xiao Pingfeng simply glanced over with a faint lift of his eyebrows.

The Little Eunuch instantly dared not speak further.

This one was still angry, but given the old ministers’ peculiar tempers, only people of lightweight importance like himself could be manipulated.

Yan Wanqing, having drunk a bowl of hot tea, felt greatly relaxed; she walked out from the inner chamber with Cong Ge’s assistance, "Your Highness, you may go; I am fine here."

Seeing that Princess Anping had finally spoken, the Little Eunuch felt a wave of gratitude.

Finally, the dignified Crown Prince agreed to rise and walk outside.

"I shall see what face these old fools have to confront me!"