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At this moment, Duan Chen felt as if he had been struck by lightning. If Duan Xingyi was a fake, if he was the Fourth Prince of the Southern Mountain, then everything would be explained in the most reasonable way. He wanted to kill the general of the Mo Clan and empty his treasury, but he also wanted to put himself to death because he wanted to destroy the Mo Clan from within!

"It is indeed shocking, but fortunately, you have a good daughter. If it wasn't for Duan Mu Yan, I wouldn't have ended this happy journey earlier. During this period of interaction, you have indeed taught me many things, and that is to achieve my own goals. Duan Xingyi looked at Duan Chen with a mocking expression. Suddenly, his heart trembled slightly as he heard the sound of hurried footsteps approaching from afar. It was time to leave! At the very least, he couldn't openly stay in the Badlands Court.

With a trace of reluctance, Duan Xingyi finally stepped into the inner room.

"Where's royal father?" Behind her, Xiao Yuxuan, Zhu Xu and Dou Jing were all looking at each other with worry in their eyes. They had just arrived at the Imperial Hall, but Duan Chen and Duan Xingyi were nowhere to be seen.

"Third back …" Back to the emperor, the Grand Emperor was helped into the crown prince's palace by Duan Xingyi. They didn't let this old servant in, so this old servant has been waiting here the entire time! " Although she bit her lip, since Duan Moyan had officially ascended to the throne, how could she continue to be addressed as such?

Hearing her words, Duan Mu Yan trembled before turning around to look at Xiao Yu Xuan.

"Duan Xingyi is too dangerous. If the Grand Emperor is with him, it's hard to guarantee that nothing will happen to him!" Xiao Yuxuan reminded him. Zhu Xu and Dou Jing also shared the same sentiments. Duan Mu Yan no longer hesitated and immediately rushed towards the Crown Prince Palace.

When the door was opened, the crowd was extremely shocked. Duan Chen was lying motionlessly on the table, with veins popping out on his forehead. His eyes were crimson red like they were about to burst, and his face was as pale as paper!

"Father!" Duan Mu Yan frowned and immediately walked towards Duan Chen. Seeing this, Xiao Yu Xuan walked up and opened Duan Chen's acupoints.

"Puff …" Duan Chen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. His hands were tightly clenched around Duan Mu Yan's, as he mumbled indistinctly.

"Father, you don't need to say anything else for now! Someone! Quick, send word to the royal doctor! " In the end, it was still kinship. When she saw Duan Chen in such a miserable state, all her hatred vanished like smoke into thin air. Duan Muyan's heart only felt heartache and pity.

Even when he was carried back to the Dragon Couch at the Imperial Hall, Duan Chen still did not let go of Duan Mu Yan's hand. The light that radiated from his eyes contained too many emotions: repentance, guilt, gratitude, but more importantly, boundless hope and hope.

At the side, Zheng Ting Ze was feeding the prepared antidote into Duan Chen's mouth. In the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Duan Chen's eyes were fixed on Duan Mu Yan. He was only mumbling to himself, and no one could hear what he was saying.

"Master, why is royal father like this?" Duan Mu Yan's eyes were filled with tears, allowing Duan Chen to hold his hand tightly. His gaze then shifted to Zheng Ting Ze beside his, as she asked worriedly. Zheng Ting Ze didn't say anything. He then took out silver needles from the medicine box and inserted them into Duan Chen's sleeping points. Only after Duan Chen closed his eyes did Zheng Ting Ze respond.

In reply to the Emperor, the poison in the Emperor's body has already been removed, but Duan Xingyi just pierced through his acupoints. The Emperor must want to forcefully break through his acupoints, and it caused the blood in his body to flow backwards, causing his nerves to be damaged. Zheng Ting Ze said solemnly.

"Is there no other way, Master?" Looking at the unconscious Duan Chen on the dragon bed, Duan Muyan pleaded, her eyes filled with hope.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. When this humble subject returns, I will personally develop a way to treat the Emperor. It's just that for a short period of time, I'll need Your Majesty to be patient." Zheng Tingze replied truthfully.

"Since that's the case, it's been hard on you, master …" Duan Mu Yan said gratefully.

"Now that you are the Ninth Paragon, I dare not call yourself my master. Besides, as an imperial physician, this is part of my job." Zheng Ting Ze bowed respectfully and said humbly.

A master for a day, a father for life! In Mu Yan's heart, a master is always a master!" Her firm eyes flickered with a resplendent light as Duan Muyan pursed her lips. These words caused everyone present to be moved.

"Imperial Physician Zheng, I'll have to trouble you with the emperor's matters. Your majesty, the most important matter is to capture Duan Xingyi. This man is sinister and cunning. If he isn't eliminated, he'll definitely leave behind future troubles!" Zhu Xu analyzed calmly, the light in his eyes as sharp as knives.

"What the old Prime Minister said is extremely true. Mu Yan … I shall order the entire city to enforce martial law and definitely won't let Duan Xingyi have the chance to rise again! " Recalling the calm expression Duan Xingyi had on his face atop the throne room, Duan Mu Yan couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. To be able to remain so calm after experiencing such a huge change, he must have expected such a situation. Too many questions lingered in Duan Muyan's mind. Suddenly, he felt that this person was unfathomably deep, and his shrewdness was beyond her imagination.

After leaving the Hall, Zhu Xu and Dou Jing left for their own business. Zheng Ting Ze returned to the Imperial Hospital with Xiao Yuxuan by his side.

"There's no one else here. Yuxuan, tell me, did you see Yufeng?" Where is he? " With a trace of certainty in her clear voice, Duan Moyan's beautiful eyes flashed towards Xiao Yuxuan as the image of Xiao Lingfeng's face on fire appeared in her mind. The pain in her heart spread like the tide.

But I do not know where he is. Since Brother Wang wants to avoid us, he has his own unspeakable difficulties. Before he left, he said a few words. Now that she was a human, her heart could no longer return to the past. The woman in front of him was strong to the point where she didn't need his protection, her identity had changed, and everything he imagined was destined to become a dream. Perhaps, in this life, he could only silently stand behind Duan Mu Yan and help her conquer the world and die for her.

"Is that so … "He actually thinks this way. I was too anxious and did not consider his feelings. In this life, I still owe him too much …" Duan Muyan heaved a long sigh, her long and thick eyes were filled with a faint layer of mist. There was no love, but there was a love that was hard to part with.

"Your Majesty, there's no need to think too much into it. There are some things that are destined by the heavens. Even if we force it, we won't be able to change the will of the heavens …" Xiao Yuxuan seemed to have a deeper meaning for persuasion. Although he said that he would listen to Duan Mu Yan, he spoke directly into his heart. Perhaps it was as Duan Mu Yan had said, their fate in their past life was not good enough, so no matter how hard he worked, it was still in vain.

"It's getting late, you should also go back and visit the catalpa. What happened today must have dealt her quite a blow. Although Duan Xingyi's crimes are unforgivable, I believe that the catalpa is innocent." Duan Mu Yan tried his best to calm his tone down, but there wasn't the slightest trace of emotion in his eyes.

"Since that's the case, this official shall take his leave …" Xiao Yuxuan cupped her hands in greeting and then turned around to leave. The moment she turned her back to Duan Mu Yan, her clear eyes flashed with sparkling dots of light. The world has come to an end and the world has come to an end ….

Her heart trembled slightly, as if something had stabbed into it, and a little pain slowly began to spread. The childhood sweetheart of the past, the Vows Mountain Alliance, had eventually become a floating dream. Now that her dreams had awoken, they should return to their original spots.

Xiao Yuxuan's brows tightly knitted together as he suddenly rushed in. The entire pavilion was in a mess as tables and chairs were overturned and fell to the ground. The ornaments on the ancient shelves had already been shattered into pieces and the maidservants were standing at the side with trembling faces. When they saw Xiao Yuxuan enter, they immediately looked over for help as if they had grabbed onto a life-saving straw.

"What are you doing here!" Her ruthless voice carried a bone-piercing fury. As Duan Zitong roared, he had already thrown the porcelain in her hand towards Xiao Yuxuan. Xiao Yuxuan dodged the porcelain and turned to look at the maidservant. The maidservant ran out of the Phoenix Storage Pavilion as if it was a pardon.

"Putong, what are you doing?" Xiao Yuxuan said worriedly. He took a step forward, but was stopped by Duan Zitong!

"Get lost... Aren't you supposed to be by Duan Mu Yan's side!? Why did you come back to find me? That's right! Isn't that a joke? How could I have such a brother, to actually harm my own royal father! Or did she let you come after me? Avenge her mother! Why! Why did it become like this even though it's such a great thing? " Tears streamed down Duan Zitong's face. He held his head tightly with both hands as his hair ornaments fell off. His hair was in disarray and he retreated as if he had lost control of himself. Fear and restlessness filled his eyes.

"Putong, don't be like this. No one will laugh at you. Duan Xingyi is Duan Xingyi, everything he did has nothing to do with you. Mu …" The Emperor never said he was going to punish you. She told me to come back and see you! No matter what, you two are blood-related sisters, how could she let me capture you! " It wasn't that he didn't have any feelings for Duan Zitong, it was just that he didn't have any feelings for him. Even though he was different from love, he still remembered everything Duan Zitong had done for him. Moreover, Duan Zitong had already conceived his child.

"Heh …" It's her! Did she ask you to come see me? Is she giving me charity? Or did he deliberately embarrass me? I know, ever since you helped Duan Mu Yan deal with Xing Yi, I knew that you and her have long colluded. Now that the matter has been resolved, you can openly be with her. Go! I don't need your sympathy! " Duan Zitong's eyes were hazy with tears and her body was trembling with excitement. Looking at the mess on the ground, she suddenly felt despair.

"Where do you want me to go? "Have you forgotten that I am your husband and the father of the child in your womb? Even if the heavens were to collapse and I had to protect you, no matter what happens, I will not let you and your mother be harmed in the slightest …" Xiao Yuxuan's lips parted slightly, his watery eyes filled with a gentle moonlight like gaze. At this moment, Xiao Yuxuan only wanted Duan Zitong to calm down. After all, she was not alone right now.

With just a few words, he had saved Duan Zitong from her terror. With tears in her eyes, she looked at the man in front of him with disbelief, and a warm feeling rose in her heart. From the first moment they met, Xiao Yuxuan had never cared about him.