Even if blades and axes had carved him, or he had been tormented by Yin Sha Qi for ten years, Xiao Chenyan would not have uttered a sound.
But this time was different.
This was pain a man could not bear.
Fine beads of cold sweat covered Xiao Chenyan's forehead. He had been accidentally injured by Qing Wu's Iron Head Skill, and his first reaction was anger, but his reason was still intact then.
But he couldn't stand her ghostly words.
It was like pouring ladlefuls of hot oil onto Xiao Chenyan's heart, aiming to either kill him with it or infuriate him to death!
"Yun, Qing, Wu!"
The convulsive pain made it difficult for Xiao Chenyan to speak, each word squeezed out from between his teeth, "You, shut, up!"
"Don't be afraid of seeking medical treatment, woo woo..."
Qing Wu's sincere advice was met with her mouth being covered by the man.
Xiao Chenyan's eyes turned red. Meeting her extremely innocent, still blinking big eyes felt like being punched several times in the chest.
Not fatal, but an internal injury.
It was like a mouthful of blood was held back, unable to be spat out.
You're innocent too??
For the first time in his life, Xiao Chenyan questioned his decision. Was this the retribution for deciding to scheme with a ghost and use poison to fight poison?
The backlash was swift indeed!
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Bai Sui's voice came from outside, clearly having heard Qing Wu's strange cries.
"We're fine." Xiao Chenyan took a deep breath. "What's happening outside?"
"Someone suddenly ran out and startled the horses."
"Is the person who startled the horses alright?"
"The person is fine, it's just..." Before Bai Sui could finish, a woman's shrill cry rang out.
"Let go! I need to find my child... my child is missing..."
"Have you seen my Yu Lang? Woo woo woo... Yu Lang... my Yu Lang..."
Although Qing Wu's mouth was covered, her hands were still free.
She curiously lifted the carriage curtain to look, and when she saw the woman's appearance, her body stiffened.
Xiao Chenyan naturally felt her stiffness and found it a bit strange.
The one who startled the horses was a woman. Her hair was disheveled, she was extremely thin, and appeared dazed. The fabric of her clothes was outdated, even washed to a pale white.
Qing Wu stared intently at her face. Even though the other party was now so thin that her features were unrecognizable, she still recognized her.
The other person was... Mu Ying!
Qing Wu's mother's surname was Mu. She was the first female general of the Great Yong Dynasty, and the Mu family was a military general family. All the male heirs had died in battle, leaving only her mother.
Mu Ying was the daughter of her maternal uncle. After Qing Wu's father died in battle, her mother brought Mu Ying to live with them and raised her in the Marquis's Mansion.
When Qing Wu was young, she interacted a lot with this cousin and they had a very good relationship.
In her memory, Mu Ying was an energetic, lively, and warm-hearted elder sister.
She was a completely different person from the gaunt, bone-thin, and seemingly mad woman before her now.
Xiao Chenyan hadn't seen Mu Ying. The pain he had just experienced was like a tidal wave, disrupting his internal energy. Now that the convulsive pain had slightly subsided, he was about to speak and ask about Qing Wu's abnormality.
But she suddenly pulled his hand away.
Qing Wu said, "This lady doesn't look well. Help her up to rest first and see if she's injured."
After speaking, she turned to Xiao Chenyan. "Your Highness, it's inconvenient for a grown man like you to be here."
Saying this, she lifted her chin and directly pushed Xiao Chenyan down with her hands. "You get out and make some space for that lady."
"Hurry up, what are you spacing out for?"
The Prince Yan, who had killed countless people on the frontier and achieved great victories, was so severely injured by the Iron Head Skill that he was almost rendered incapable of being a man. Yet, he was unceremoniously pushed out by the Princess Consort with sheer brute force.
In full view of everyone.
All the Black Armored Guards saw their Prince with a dark expression being pushed out, even stumbling as he dismounted the carriage.
It was truly...
Utterly pathetic!
Xiao Chenyan: "..."
He hadn't married a ghost; he had married an ancestor!
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