She held the Scarlet Blood Saber not at Su Yu Xi, but at Su Cheng: "You are not Su Cheng, who are you?"
Then, she looked at Su Yu Xi: "You are not Su Yu Xi either. Who are you?"
She had begun to suspect Su Cheng when he held her, preventing her from saving Meng Qing Hua.
No, it should be said that she had been a little suspicious the moment Su Cheng appeared today.
Su Cheng's sincere gaze when he looked at her had dispelled her doubts about him.
And now, Su Cheng was so ruthless towards Meng Qing Hua. Besides Su Cheng, Su Yu Xi was also very abnormal.
Su Yu Xi's indifference to Meng Qing Hua's injury was the most abnormal thing.
Such abnormality made her suspect both of them.
She believed that both Su Cheng and Su Yu Xi were acting strangely today.
And what Meng Qing Hua had said earlier made her even more certain that the Su Cheng and Su Yu Xi before her were not their true selves.
Qian Ying, what's wrong? I'm Su Cheng, don't you recognize me?
Su Cheng stood a zhang away from Gu Qian Ying, speaking these words while looking at her.
He deliberately put on a look of deep affection.
"Qian Ying, I'm Yu Xi, your good friend. Don't you recognize me?"
Su Yu Xi also looked at Gu Qian Ying, feigning a friendly demeanor.
"Heh!" Gu Qian Ying sneered, "Good, Su Yu Xi. Let me ask you, two days ago, I told you my birthday. If you are Su Yu Xi, then tell me, what day is my birthday?"
As soon as she said this, Su Yu Xi's expression changed.
"Qian Ying, you also know that I am the eldest daughter of the Su family and manage many of the Su family's affairs. I am busy every day. You did tell me your birthday two days ago, but... I'm sorry, Qian Ying, I can't remember it right now."
"Qian Ying, can you tell me again? This time, I will definitely remember it well. When it's your birthday, I'll celebrate it properly for you, okay?"
Su Yu Xi smiled at Gu Qian Ying.
"Heh!"
Gu Qian Ying's sneer widened.
"You are not Su Yu Xi at all, and I never said this to Su Yu Xi. You are not her, who are you?"
Gu Qian Ying pointed the tip of her saber at Su Yu Xi.
Su Yu Xi never expected Gu Qian Ying to expose her.
"Hahaha... Hahaha..."
"Since you've seen through me, I won't pretend anymore, haha. That's right, I'm not Su Yu Xi, I am..."
Su Yu Xi's expression changed at this moment.
But... she was about to say something else.
The headache struck again.
Qian Ying, it's me, it's Yu Xi. Save me, save me quickly.
As Su Yu Xi cried out in pain, clutching her head, a familiar voice reached Gu Qian Ying's ears.
Gu Qian Ying was startled and looked at Su Yu Xi.
It's Su Yu Xi! It's her!
Seeing Su Yu Xi in such pain, clutching her head, Gu Qian Ying didn't use the Scarlet Blood Saber. She took out a few silver needles and with a whoosh, several needles were inserted into various acupoints on Su Yu Xi's body.
Immediately after, Gu Qian Ying advanced with her saber.
At this moment, under the acupuncture technique, Su Yu Xi seemed to be regaining consciousness.
Qian Ying, what's happening to me?
At this moment, Gu Qian Ying passed by Su Yu Xi and had already engaged in a fight with Su Cheng.
She didn't attack Su Yu Xi, but she did fight with Su Cheng.
Gu Qian Ying could see that Su Yu Xi was being controlled by someone else.
But Su Cheng was not; he had his own consciousness.
"Haha, Gu Qian Ying, you are a smart person. You've seen through it, hahaha. That's right, I am not Su Cheng, nor am I Mu Rong Feng, Mu Rong Feng's twin brother, the eighth prince of Beiling!"
Gu Qian Ying frowned, "Mu Rong Yun? Mu Rong Feng's brother?"
At this moment, Mu Rong Yun's gaze towards Gu Qian Ying was no longer the same as before.
His eyes were full of unfamiliarity.
"What did you do to Su Cheng?"
Gu Qian Ying's eyes were cold.
"Hahaha, my brother Mu Rong Feng has been hiding in the Su family for many years to investigate the events of that year, and at the same time, to create an opportunity for our Beiling Kingdom to conquer the Nan Yi Kingdom."
"After so many years, the Empress and the Grand Tutor, this pair of scoundrels, for their own selfish desires, not only abandoned their own daughter but also arrested the Su family to maintain the Grand Tutor's youthful appearance, killing the Su family members and using their Yin bodies."
"Once such disgusting deeds are spread in the Nan Yi Kingdom, they will be cursed by the world. Thus, she, the Empress, cannot reign for long. The turmoil in Nan Yi Kingdom is precisely the time for our Beiling Kingdom to conquer Nan Yi Kingdom."
"And at this time, as long as my good brother replaces the Empress's daughter with a child from our Beiling Kingdom, even if our Beiling Kingdom loses this battle, we will still have the royal bloodline of Nan Yi Kingdom in the future. This was a plan to kill two birds with one stone."
"But my brother, at the critical moment, actually told me that he didn't want to do this anymore, because he didn't want to become the bad guy in your eyes. Gu Qian Ying, do you hear me?"
"My foolish brother, it's for you, it's for you that he wants to give up such a great opportunity. Gu Qian Ying, I've always wanted to see what the person who bewitched my brother looks like."
"What is so captivating about her? Gu Qian Ying, do you know?"
"The moment I first saw you, this prince was deeply attracted by your beauty. Gu Qian Ying, your face is too beautiful, so beautiful that I wish I could take you right away."
"Gu Qian Ying, this prince has changed his mind. As long as you follow this prince and become this prince's woman, then this prince will spare the people around you, how about it?"
As he spoke.
Su Yu Xi had already regained her senses.
She was completely awake.
Qian Ying, it's me, it's me, Qian Ying.
Su Yu Xi, who had regained her senses, tried to run towards Gu Qian Ying.
However... a powerful force suddenly sucked her in.
Before Su Yu Xi could reach Gu Qian Ying, she was caught by Mu Rong Yun on the spot.
"Yu Xi!"
At this moment, Gu Qian Ying also realized that Su Yu Xi had regained her senses.
"Ah... let me go, let me go quickly, you're a bad person, let me go quickly!"
Su Yu Xi struggled.
She suddenly bit Mu Rong Yun's hand fiercely.
But Mu Rong Yun seemed oblivious, feeling no pain.
"Slap!"
Mu Rong Yun slapped Su Yu Xi across the face.
Soon, blood flowed from Su Yu Xi's mouth.
"Wuwuwu, Qian Ying, this big bad guy, he hit me, wuwu, it hurts so much, it hurts so much."
Su Yu Xi covered half of her swollen face and cried.
"Yu Xi? She... this is...?"
Looking at Su Yu Xi's tone of voice and her behavior.
Gu Qian Ying looked at Mu Rong Yun with her clear, cold eyes.
"What did you do to her?"
It seemed that Mu Rong Yun was not surprised by Su Yu Xi's sudden change in behavior and speech, nor by her childlike intelligence.
"This is what happens to someone who has been affected by the Gu Soul. One of her souls has been extracted by this prince, and the consequence is this, with the intelligence of a three-year-old child, hahaha. Not only that, but in the days to come, her intelligence will regress further, from a child to an infant, and from an infant directly to death, hahaha."
As he said this, Mu Rong Yun looked at Su Yu Xi as if she were his meticulously crafted work.
His madness could not be concealed at all.
"Scumbag, bastard, Mu Rong Yun, you deserve to die!"
Gu Qian Ying's face was covered in frost.
She never expected that the person who looked exactly like Su Cheng would use Gu Soul, such an evil art, on Su Yu Xi.
Gu Soul uses the soul of the person as a蠱 (gu, a type of poison or sorcery), achieving the effect of controlling one's consciousness.
And for those affected by Gu Soul, even if they regain consciousness through their own strong willpower, their intelligence will be damaged.
Looking at Su Yu Xi's state.
Gu Qian Ying felt heartbroken.
Earlier, it was the stimulation of Meng Qing Hua's severe injury that caused Su Yu Xi to act against the soul's control, allowing her main consciousness to break through the controlled soul and regain consciousness.
But Su Yu Xi's intelligence had declined because of this.
And in the days to come, Su Yu Xi's mental state would continue to decline periodically.
This was very dangerous for Su Yu Xi.
"Gu Qian Ying, don't blame this prince for being heartless. This prince was forced to do so. Who told my brother, Mu Rong Feng, to be so infatuated with you?"
"I planned for so long, how could I allow him to ruin my good deeds?"
"However, the remaining people of the Su family are of no use to this prince anymore. But, this prince sees that their relationship with you is quite good, especially this eldest daughter of the Su family beside this prince, Su Yu Xi."
"Gu Qian Ying, how about this? As long as you agree to become this prince's woman, this prince will release Su Yu Xi and hand over the antidote for Gu Soul, allowing Su Yu Xi to recover."
"At the same time, this prince will spare these people from the Su family, how about it?"
As he spoke, Mu Rong Yun looked at Gu Qian Ying with greed in his eyes.
Before, he didn't know what kind of woman had bewitched his obedient brother.
Before coming, he had thought of killing this woman he had never met.
But the moment he saw Gu Qian Ying, he gave up that idea.
He never knew that Gu Qian Ying was such a stunning beauty.
He was smitten with her and wanted such a beauty.
In his mansion, he had three thousand women in his harem, but none of them could compare to Gu Qian Ying's beauty.
Gu Qian Ying remained silent.
At this moment, Su Yu Xi, who was held by Mu Rong Yun, seemed to understand what Mu Rong Yun was saying.
"Qian Ying, don't agree to him, okay? This big bad guy is so bad."
"Slap!"
Mu Rong Yun slapped Su Yu Xi again.
"Shut up, speak again, and this prince will cut out your tongue!"
"You big bad guy, you hit me again, wuwu, it hurts so much."
Su Yu Xi cried again.
Seeing Su Yu Xi's even redder and more swollen face, Gu Qian Ying's eyes were filled with coldness.
She glanced back at Meng Qing Hua, then squatted down and transferred three parts of her spiritual energy to Meng Qing Hua.
Seeing smoke rising from Meng Qing Hua's head and his complexion gradually recovering.
Gu Qian Ying felt relieved.
Then, she stood up, turned around, and looked at Mu Rong Yun: "Release her, and I will agree to your terms!"