Meanwhile, in a side room.
Nangong Li was bound, with the Flood Dragon A Mu guarding him.
At this moment, his hair was messy, his beard unkempt, and his face was in disarray.
Beside him, the untouched meal was placed.
When Gu Qianying entered with Wu Zi, he raised his reddened eyes and glared fiercely at Gu Qianying.
"Gu Qianying, let me go, let me go kill him, kill him!"
"Slap!"
A sudden slap landed on his face, and Nangong Li was stunned.
Gu Qianying grabbed his collar and met his gaze coldly, "Foolish! Anyone in this world can harm you, but Nangong Mo cannot. You idiot, do you really think he caused you to lose your child?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, your woman was never pregnant. If she wasn't pregnant, how could there be a miscarriage!"
"No! Impossible, you're lying to me!"
Nangong Li looked at Gu Qianying in disbelief.
Gu Qianying frowned and directly ordered outside the door, "Bring him up!"
As she spoke, Gu Qianying released him.
At this moment, a young maid walked in.
She knelt on the ground, her head bowed, "Your Highness, this servant pays her respects."
Nangong Li looked at her, and she raised her head.
"You are the maidservant of that woman, Luo Laya Ta!"
"Reporting to Your Highness, my princess was not pregnant. Everything today was planned by her. Her goal was to use you to kill the Ninth Prince. My princess is not called Luo Laya Ta; her real name is Luo Layazhu."
"What? No! Impossible, you're lying to me, you're all lying to me."
Nangong Li shook his head, denying what the maidservant said.
"This servant speaks the truth, and dares not deceive Your Highness. If Your Highness does not believe, this servant can swear that if I lie, I shall be struck by lightning."
After hearing the maidservant's oath.
Half the color drained from Nangong Li's face.
Gu Qianying gestured to the Flood Dragon A Mu to untie Nangong Li, and A Mu complied.
After being untied, Nangong Li knelt on the ground in great pain.
"She wouldn't lie to me, how could she have lied to me?"
Gu Qianying gestured to Wu Zi again.
Wu Zi presented a packed bag with both hands.
Gu Qianying took the bag from her and threw it in front of Nangong Li.
"Believe it or not, it's up to you. The matter has come to this. I have ordered Leng to send her back to the Southern Barbarian Kingdom. She has already departed at this hour. As for you, you are no longer suitable to continue with us. The person sent by Empress Meng to pick you up will arrive at this time tomorrow. You should return to the Eastern Victory Kingdom with them."
After speaking.
Gu Qianying turned and walked towards the door. As her foot crossed the threshold, a figure rushed out from her side.
Gu Qianying looked up and saw Nangong Li holding a sword.
She immediately turned cold, "A Mu, stop him!"
A Mu moved swiftly, blocking Nangong Li and knocking him unconscious with a single blow.
"Drag him back to his room and watch him carefully. Do not let him leave the room."
Gu Qianying ordered coldly.
A Mu carried Nangong Li on his shoulder and nodded in obedience, "Yes, Sect Master."
After dealing with Nangong Li's affairs, Gu Qianying returned to her own room.
She pushed the door open and upon entering, saw Nangong Mo leaning lazily on the bed, his robes loose and untied.
His collar was half-open, revealing his well-defined abdominal muscles, and there were several kiss marks on his neck.
As Gu Qianying approached, he saw her and smiled, extending his hand.
"Wife, you're back?"
Gu Qianying took his hand and kicked off her shoes before getting onto the bed.
As she drew closer to his face, she hooked him with her slender jade hand and pulled the quilt over him, covering his alluring fair skin.
"Rest well, sleep."
Gu Qianying lay in Nangong Mo's arms, her head resting on his shoulder.
At this moment, Nangong Mo's face was a little pale.
Gu Qianying could see that his physical condition was not good.
Last night, if she hadn't needed to give Nangong Mo the antidote, she wouldn't have touched him. She knew he was weak.
Nangong Mo embraced his beloved with satisfaction.
He stared at the bed curtains and asked, "A Li, is he leaving?"
"Yes, the person sent by Empress Meng to pick him up will arrive tomorrow."
Gu Qianying closed her eyes. Only by Nangong Mo's side did she feel at ease.
"Wife, don't blame A Li. He grew up in the Ninth Prince's mansion. I protected him too well, making him unaware of the dangers outside."
He had already heard about Luo Layazhu.
It was precisely because of this that he felt more pity for his foolish nephew.
But a mistake was a mistake. It was right for his wife to send A Li back to the Eastern Victory Kingdom. He approved.
Those who made mistakes should bear the consequences of their mistakes.
"Mm, I know, I understand everything."
Gu Qianying reached out and hugged Nangong Mo's waist.
She understood that after being suspected by his own family, Nangong Mo would be the most heartbroken.
Now, it was Nangong Mo who was comforting her.
At this moment, Luo Layazhu's words suddenly appeared in her mind.
Gu Qianying released Nangong Mo, raised her head, and looked at him without speaking.
Seeing Gu Qianying's hesitant expression.
Nangong Mo smiled and raised his hand, flicking Gu Qianying's nose, "What's wrong? Wife? What do you want to say?"
"You and Luo Laya Ta..."
Before she could finish speaking, Nangong Mo chuckled.
He cupped Gu Qianying's face in his hands and kissed her cheek.
"Silly girl, nothing happened between her and me. Back then, I only saved her life. To me, she was just a passerby I met by chance."
Hearing Nangong Mo say this.
Gu Qianying's days of depression vanished instantly.
Love is selfish, and she was no exception.
She naturally wished that her man's heart belonged only to her.
"Are you hungry? I'll ask Wu Zi to bring some dinner."
Her mood improved, and Gu Qianying thought of getting out of bed to prepare dinner for Nangong Mo.
But as soon as she got up, Nangong Mo grabbed her wrist.
She turned back to meet his gaze, puzzled, "Hmm?"
"Wife went to see the Empire's Grand Tutor Yan Aotian... and after returning, did not mention this person... Could it be... he really is..."
As he asked this question, Nangong Mo felt a bit panicked.
He was afraid she would say yes, and afraid she would say no.
If that person was indeed Ouyang Qinglin, it would also mean that Ouyang Qinglin was safe.
As a friend who had gone through life and death together, he naturally wished Ouyang Qinglin to be safe and sound.
But if it was him, it would also mean that he was by his wife's side.
They could meet at any time.
The two thoughts were contradictory.
Gu Qianying looked at him and smiled, "Someone is jealous?"
Nangong Mo released Gu Qianying, lay down, turned his back, and remained silent.
Ever since his immortal bone was extracted and he became a cripple, he had often felt a sense of insecurity.
He was always afraid that his wife would be snatched away by someone else.
And now, after seeing the Empire's Grand Tutor Yan Aotian, this feeling had become even stronger.
"Alright, look at you, what are you doing? Being jealous isn't shameful, and I can't even say it?"
Gu Qianying turned him over, propped herself up on him, and lifted his chin with her slender fingers, her smile seductive, "He is not Ouyang Qinglin."
Precisely because he wasn't, she was even more worried about Ouyang Qinglin's current situation.
She wondered how he was now, imprisoned in the Demon Mountain.
Upon hearing this.
Nangong Mo's heart immediately relaxed, but he also felt that he shouldn't have such thoughts.
"Wife, if that person really is him, what will you do?"
Gu Qianying raised her eyebrows and tapped Nangong Mo's forehead with her slender finger.
"Naturally, I will have a good drink with him, until we are drunk."
If that person was Ouyang Qinglin, she would naturally be happy, but unfortunately, he wasn't.
"Wife! You are pregnant, how can you drink!"
As if to punish her, Nangong Mo gently bit Gu Qianying's lip.
Gu Qianying pushed him away and hit his chest with her jade fist, "Alright, stop messing around."
"Wife, if he wants me to go through life and death for him, I am willing, but if he wants to snatch you away, I absolutely will not agree."
Nangong Mo stated his stance.
He loved Gu Qianying more than he loved himself. His beloved must not be taken!
"Alright, I know, don't overthink it."
Nangong Mo embraced Gu Qianying, refusing to let go.
"Wife, I was so tired last night, can you sleep with me for a while?"
"Wife, I want to hear our child's heartbeat. Hurry and lie down, let me listen, okay?"
...
While the two were playfully affectionate, neither noticed the solitary figure hiding outside the back window, beneath the willow shade.
He clutched the token of the Xuanling Sect tightly in his hand.
The edges of the token were sharp, cutting his palm. He didn't notice the pain that struck him.
Through the windowpane, his red eyes beneath the mask looked at the two figures embracing inside.
His mind was blank.
He missed Ah Ying terribly, so much that he couldn't sleep.
So he used the excuse of delivering the Xuanling Sect token to come and see her.
When he arrived, he told himself that he only needed to see her from afar.
But when he actually saw Ah Ying with Nangong Mo, his heart was cut like a knife.
He closed his eyes, slowly loosened his grip on the token, and wiped the blood from the token with the other sleeve.
Ah Ying loved cleanliness the most.
He hung the token on a conspicuously placed branch, then turned to leave.
Ah Ying did not belong to him after all.
"Ah, my stomach..."
Suddenly, a cry came from inside.
Ouyang Qinglin's pupils contracted.
Not good! It's Ah Ying's voice!
Just as he was about to leave, he disregarded everything else and immediately climbed in through the window.