While channeling his internal energy to heal Mu Xueshi, the Third Prince could not resist letting his hands wander.
At some point, he slipped a pill into Mu Xueshi’s mouth.
This medicine had taken him years to refine—a precious remedy originally intended for his own protection. But to purge Mu Xueshi’s poison, he had no choice but to use it now.
Once swallowed, the pill could neutralize most Gu toxins.
As it had been crafted by the Third Prince himself, it also meant Mu Xueshi would never again be harmed by the prince’s Gu techniques.
In other words—
The prince had just lost one of his greatest means of punishing him.
Though overcome with desire, Mu Xueshi retained a fragment of clarity.
He knew the pill in his mouth carried a life.
Hiding it beneath his tongue, he waited for the moment the prince turned away—then slipped the pill into his sleeve.
The Third Prince’s sense of smell was keen.
He instantly knew where the pill had gone.
And instantly understood that Mu Xueshi had other intentions.
Yet he did not stop.
He continued channeling his energy, exhausting both strength and cultivation to purge the poison.
If you wish to play this game with me…
Then let us see it through to the end.
Soon the prince lost his earlier passion.
His hand withdrew from Mu Xueshi’s body, leaving him restless and unsatisfied.
The poison had nearly been completely removed.
Meanwhile, the Third Prince collapsed upon the colorful creeping vines beside Lingzi Lake, his exhausted figure strangely noble and languid.
Mu Xueshi had no time to admire him.
Taking advantage of the prince’s weakness, he reached into his sleeve—planning to pass the pill to Guan Rong waiting on the shore.
But when his hand entered the sleeve—
The pill was gone.
Guan Rong already held the unconscious Su Ying in his arms.
Swiftly, he fed the pill to the child, then seized the token hanging from Mu Xueshi’s waist and fled.
When Mu Xueshi turned his head, Guan Rong’s figure had already vanished into the grass.
Even within Qinyi Courtyard, the Third Prince could not openly harm Su Ying. If he could have, he would not have resorted to gu poison in the first place.
The Second Prince had understood this perfectly—and built his plan around the antidote.
Suddenly, the Third Prince opened his eyes slightly.
“Did you achieve your goal?”
Mu Xueshi’s face turned pale.
He stepped backward toward the shore, terror extinguishing the last traces of desire.
The Third Prince sneered coldly.
His gaze returned to the distant, icy look it once held.
He had truly been too careless.
He had believed the amnesiac Mu Xueshi was as innocent as a child.
But perhaps he had only been a little foolish—not innocent.
A person’s mind might change.
But the blood in their veins did not.
Feigning weakness, the Third Prince said softly,
“I exhausted my strength to save you. Yet you gave that pill to someone else.”
“You do realize your poison is only half cured. Without the pill, you will share Su Ying’s fate.”
“How could I not feel heartbroken?”
Mu Xueshi heard the sarcasm beneath his words.
Tears began falling without warning.
“You’ll save me…” he whispered.
The Third Prince laughed coldly and lifted Mu Xueshi’s chin.
“You really are adorably foolish. Even if Su Ying survives, I can simply find another way to torment him.”
“And for this… you gambled your own life.”
“Was it worth it?”
“No… it wasn’t…”
Mu Xueshi sobbed helplessly, wiping tears with pale arms.
He had never imagined it would hurt this much.
At first, he had thought stealing the antidote was only a harmless trick—like the pranks he once played at home. Even when discovered, his parents would only scold him lightly.
Their love would never change.
The Third Prince was right.
He truly was foolish.
All he had done was solve an urgent problem—while losing his only friend.
He had never thought losing someone could hurt more than losing his own life.
No matter what he said now…
The Third Prince would never believe him again.
Suddenly, the prince’s expression changed.
His calm composure twisted into something strange—as if struck by an unseen force.
His hand released Mu Xueshi’s chin.
Then he stepped back abruptly, deliberately distancing himself.
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