Dugu Chen, upon hearing his woman had been ill for two days, employed the fastest Qinggong he’d ever used in his life to rush back home.

"Wife, wife," he urgently called out as soon as he entered the great hall, but was met with an echo from the empty house.

"Prince," Yingsu, who was on duty in a side hall, responded to the Prince’s call and hurriedly made his way to the main hall.

"Where is the princess?"

"The princess has already left the estate. She went to the tea garden at the foot of Bodhi Temple," Yingsu replied cautiously, seeing the Prince’s dark expression.

"When did she leave?"

"Reporting to the Prince, it has been almost an hour and a half," Yingsu said. As soon as he finished speaking, the Prince turned and dashed out of the manor, with Xuan Yue just arriving to see the Prince’s figure flying out of the estate. She then dutifully followed suit.

Upon leaving the tea garden and boarding the carriage, Mei Lenglei anxiously said to the princess, "Princess, you look very pale. We should hurry back to the estate."

Feng Xuxu also felt lethargic and a bit dizzy, "Yes, back to the estate." Saying so, she leaned toward the small couch to one side, closed her eyes, and started breathing evenly.

Although Mei Lenglei was anxious to return, he still instructed the guards driving the carriage to watch the road and take care.

When the carriage passed a wooded area outside of the city, its path was blocked by a boulder. The guard had no choice but to get out to remove the stone. As soon as the guard stepped down, several people sprang out from the woods, and they heard the swift sound of blades slicing through the air. The guard groaned softly and fell to the ground dead, his wound oozing black blood.

Mei Lenglei inside the carriage naturally heard the noise. Just about to wake the princess, he saw that she had already woken up. The two exchanged a glance, extremely cautious and vigilant of the outsiders.

Several men in black clothes surrounded the carriage and began to slash at it with their swords.

Just then, a loud bang was heard on top of the carriage as Mei Lenglei flung open its cover, and Feng Xuxu floated out right after him.

The assailants exchanged glances and collectively attacked Mei Lenglei, leaving one person to watch Feng Xuxu.

Secretly gathering her internal energy, Feng Xuxu used Flash Step. With a raise of her hand, a myriad of flower petals flew toward the attackers.

At first, the assailants dodged, thinking they were projectiles. Upon realizing they were mere petals, they paid little heed and lunged forward again with their swords. Seeing them fall for the trick, Feng Xuxu flicked her wrist more forcibly than before. This time, the flurry of petals was several times larger, with a trace of murderous aura snaking among them. "Puff, puff, puff," the sounds rang out, and the attackers were frozen in place, their visible eyes filled with disbelief as they faced Feng Xuxu, unable to accept that a few petals were the cause of their demise.

From the shadows, the Demon Lord watched for a while, not expecting that Feng Xuxu, now married, had become more enchanting than before. Especially those large eyes, which shone exceptionally bright with anger, were especially captivating.

Mei Lenglei, looking at the dead bodies, went forward to inspect the identities of the deceased but found nothing useful. Feng Xuxu, watching the way they died, felt her stomach roil and began to vomit violently against a tree. Besides some bile, she couldn’t bring anything else up. Afterwards, she stood up and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

When Dugu Chen arrived, he saw his wife standing under a tree and then noticed the dead bodies scattered around. His already pale face turned inky black as an overwhelming aura of killing intent burst forth from him.

"Wife, I’m sorry, I was too late," he said, embracing his staggering wife with a face full of concern.

Lying in the familiar embrace, she revealed a faint smile, "Husband." Perhaps from relaxation, perhaps from exhaustion, she blinked and then fell into a deep sleep.