Su Yunmo was one with the Glazed Lock. At this moment, the Glazed Lock's reaction brought Su Yunmo back to her senses for a moment.
Seizing the instant her pupils cleared, Ye Jingyu lowered his head and bit her neck fiercely.
Blood trickled down the man's lips.
Simultaneously, his internal energy invaded Su Yunmo's body.
The蛊 (gu) worm within Su Yunmo's body was forcefully expelled, instantly entering Ye Jingyu.
Ye Jingkun's heart skipped a beat. He realized something was wrong, but it was too late to intervene.
Su Yunmo's eyes gradually regained clarity: "Ye Jingyu?"
She frowned, unable to fully comprehend the situation.
"It's truly wonderful that you're alright," a hint of a smile flashed in Ye Jingyu's eyes.
With that, he collapsed onto the ground.
Su Yunmo fell with him: "Ye Jingyu, Ye Jingyu, wake up!"
Only then did she notice the dagger in her hand, startling her. Her lost memories rapidly flooded back.
"Ye Jingkun!" She turned to the man, a murderous glint in her eyes.
Ye Jingkun's expression was also grim. He hadn't expected that after everything had succeeded, something like this would happen at the crucial moment.
"King Kun, why aren't you stopping them? What are you waiting here to see?" Leng Lingyun approached from the other side.
Ye Jingkun steadied himself and strode towards Su Yunmo.
Even if the蛊 (gu) worm failed, Mo Mo had to stay!
Su Yunmo turned and unleashed a powerful force.
Her innate ability temporarily halted Ye Jingkun's advance.
However, with Leng Lingyun suppressing her from the side, the ability couldn't hold Ye Jingkun for long.
Ye Jingyu had fainted. The wound on his chest was deep and required immediate treatment.
Su Yunmo couldn't afford to stall any longer.
Just as she grew anxious, a flash of light suddenly appeared.
Linlang materialized before them. Su Yunmo's eyes lit up.
"Young Mistress, hurry and leave!" Linlang shielded them, engaging Ye Jingkun in combat.
Su Yunmo knew Linlang couldn't hold out for long. She quickly hoisted Ye Jingyu to leave.
Leng Lingyun, no longer merely observing, strode over.
But another figure blocked their path. Ye Ningyuan protected Su Yunmo, looking up at Leng Lingyun with a raised brow: "We meet again."
"There's no need for pleasantries, is there?" Leng Lingyun narrowed her eyes at her. "I know what you want. Su Yunmo can no longer resist. Why don't you cooperate with me?"
Ye Ningyuan scoffed: "Don't compare me to you."
"What if we are compared? You want to use Su Yunmo to open the underground passage with her blood anyway," Leng Lingyun sneered.
Ye Ningyuan's brow furrowed fiercely. She instinctively turned to look at Su Yunmo, meeting her confused gaze.
Meanwhile, Linlang was on the verge of defeat.
Ye Ningyuan, with no time to explain, simply said, "Hurry and go," before pulling something from her embrace and throwing it to the ground.
Smoke erupted, obscuring everything.
When the smoke cleared, the figures were no longer there.
Qian Xue was already waiting with the carriage on the street. Seeing them emerge from King Kun's mansion, she quickly provided support and took them back.
On the carriage, Ye Jingyu had been unconscious for a long time.
Su Yunmo had given him medicine, but it couldn't stop the bleeding.
"Young Mistress, perhaps you could try using the Glazed Lock's power?" Linlang suggested.
Su Yunmo also felt this was a viable method. She placed the Glazed Lock on Ye Jingyu's wound, closed her eyes, concentrated, and channeled her innate ability into the Glazed Lock.
At this moment, the Glazed Lock emitted a purple light different from its usual glow. The purple light suddenly enveloped Ye Jingyu.
Gradually, more and more purple light appeared, also enveloping Su Yunmo.
Su Yunmo had a dream, a very vivid one.
In her dream, she saw herself at about four years old, not in this body, but in her original one.
At that time, her mother had entered the palace to see Consort Liang. Her mother was speaking with Consort Liang, who had a visibly pregnant belly and told her there was a little baby inside.
'Do you want a little brother or a little sister?'
'I want a very, very beautiful boy. Not a brother. I want him to be my husband when he grows up.'
Hearing this, both mothers laughed.
Su Yunmo felt mocked. She pouted: "What I said is true. I will protect him when he is born."
The Glazed Lock she was playing with suddenly split into two.
Qian Xue, the young maid standing beside Consort Liang, looked on in disbelief.
As the purple light slowly faded, Su Yunmo awoke from her dream. The last thing she heard before waking was her two mothers discussing arranging a marriage for them.
"Young Mistress, His Highness's wound has stopped bleeding!" Linlang's voice brought Su Yunmo back to reality.
Su Yunmo's eyes snapped open. Indeed, Ye Jingyu's wound was no longer bleeding.
He slowly opened his eyes. Without a word, he first spat out a mouthful of black blood, then fainted again.
Ye Ningyuan was startled by what she saw in the black blood.
Within the black blood was a蛊 (gu) worm, and beside it was another unknown insect.
Su Yunmo was also surprised. She quickly felt Ye Jingyu's pulse and discovered that the蛊 (gu) he had been afflicted with had also been resolved!
The carriage stopped.
Qian Xue lifted the curtain: "Young Miss, we've arrived at the Prince's mansion. How is His Highness?"
Su Yunmo leaned back on the soft seat, feeling somewhat drained: "He's fine. Take him back and clean the wound first. I'll be there later."
Qian Xue responded with a "Yes" and hurried to help Ye Jingyu.
Qian Xue helped lift him into the mansion.
Su Yunmo closed her eyes and exhaled a long breath.
Tonight had truly been a heart-pounding experience.
However, she never would have imagined that she and Ye Jingyu had a connection from her past life.
"After tonight's events, I believe Ye Jingkun must have given up," Ye Ningyuan said, sitting on the other side, also exhausted.
Su Yunmo opened her eyes and looked up at her: "At this point, don't you want to tell me the truth?"
Ye Ningyuan paused, then gave a bitter smile.
She knew Su Yunmo had taken Leng Lingyun's words to heart.
But so be it. She would have to know sooner or later.
"Before I say anything, you must promise me that you will believe whatever I say and not misunderstand my intentions towards you."
She paused, then added, "Perhaps I do have ulterior motives, but I truly never intended to harm you."
"I know," Su Yunmo said without hesitation.
She wasn't foolish. If Ye Ningyuan had harbored any ill will towards her, she would have dealt with her long ago.
Seeing Su Yunmo's calm expression, Ye Ningyuan finally relaxed slightly and spoke the truth: "Actually, the treasure map you obtained earlier was only a part of opening the underground palace."
"To enter the underground palace and find the treasure, three more items are needed: one is the Glazed Lock, and the other is the bead you received at the palace banquet."
"And the last, and most important item, is your blood."