"I must return to Fengdu City immediately. You are not allowed to stop me. If you’re worried, you can accompany me!"

Su Yan turned her horse around, only to be blocked by several guards on horseback.

"Madam, the Emperor has ordered that you are not to return."

"Get out of the way!" Su Yan drew her whip and swung it at them, galloping away on her horse.

It was agreed to delay for a few days, why go back on your word...

Chu Yuxiao, you mustn’t do something irreversible...

Racing all the way, Su Yan even forgot that she was with child, desperately hurrying back to Fengdu City.

As the sun set in the west, cries echoed throughout Fengdu City. This time, the air truly carried a heavy scent of death.

Standing atop the high city tower, Chu Yuxiao merely waved his hand lightly, and countless heads fell, blood splattering—utterly ruthless.

"Cang Mo, I have no patience for playing hide and seek. If you don’t come out within the time it takes for a cup of tea to cool, I will kill a hundred people! If you don’t come out by midnight tonight, I will kill everyone! And then destroy your Cangyue Country! If you know what’s good for you, you’d better obediently come out for me!"

As she approached the bottom of the tower, Su Yan heard his furious shout.

Just as she dismounted, her legs couldn’t help but tremble. Clenching her teeth, she gathered her strength and rushed through the city gate.

Racing up the tower, amidst the biting cold wind, she saw Chu Yuxiao clad in his icy armor and also noticed the coldness in his eyes.

"You promised temporarily not to kill them, to give Cang Mo a bit more time..."

Pressing his pale pink lips together, Chu Yuxiao’s eyes flickered slightly as he spoke in a deep voice:

"I am willing to give them time, but they are not giving you time. The poison in your body cannot be delayed any longer..."

"But there are still six days left..."

"Yan’er! Even if it were six years, I could not endure it!" Chu Yuxiao interrupted her sternly, his entire body tense.

He stepped briskly to her, gripping her shoulders, pondering before saying:

"Cang Mo kidnapped you, humiliated you, and poisoned you, threatening me with your and the child’s lives. Do you think I can swallow this bitterness?"

"Even if he hadn’t poisoned you, even if it wasn’t for the antidote... I wouldn’t spare anyone here..."