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Had it finally flared up?

She had a premonition that the night grass was taking effect, and that it would be very painful. She didn't want her master to see her like that, so she turned and walked into the darkness.

This was the Prime Minister's Estate, and she had never been there before. She could only hope that there would be a corner that was remote and devoid of people.

Out of the corner of his eyes, Duke Bei Zhen watched as Su Nuo walked into the darkness. The smile on his face was still impudent and impudent. He leaned over and kissed the five or six girls beside him.

Five or six girls laughed and hit the Duke of Northern Dawn a few times, then started to chat among themselves. These were the concubines of the Duke of Northern Chen, and they were all very pretty. There was no doubt in Duke Bei Chen's words. Only Yan Qingcheng stood there, her beautiful face a little unsightly. As she watched the Duke of Bei Chen turn and enter the darkness, Yan Qingcheng also followed him.

Su Nuo didn't know where she had walked to, but in the end, there was no one. Su Nuo could no longer hold on as she leaned against the wall, gasping for air. Su Nuo was cold to the point that her entire body was trembling. Following that, she even felt pain.

Su Nuo gritted her teeth and did not make a sound. Large drops of cold sweat fell from her forehead. Just as Su Nuo was about to walk away, a heart-wrenching pain came from all directions and enveloped her entire body. That kind of pain was several times more severe than all of the punishments her master had given her.

Su Nuo fell to the ground, her consciousness far away.

The Duke of Beichen's peach blossom eyes instantly widened. He could no longer bear to watch any longer. He strode to Su Nuo's side, and when he picked her up, he was so stunned that he could not believe what he was seeing. Under the silver moonlight, not only was Su Nuo's face pale like a living person, even her seven orifices were bleeding.

"Little Nono." Duke Bei Chen's face, which had always been full of ridicule, was full of panic as he held up Su Nuo.

Su Nuo wanted to open her eyes but she could not. She could not hear anything clearly. The only thing she could feel was someone hugging her. That hug was so warm. At this moment, Su Nuo was afraid that her body was no longer suffering from the pain of being blinded. Perhaps she would die just like that, but she would also be excited. She was like a child who had finally achieved what she had always wanted to be.

Su Nuo did not know where she got her strength from, but she grabbed tightly onto Duke Bei Chen's lapel, tightly and even her joints turned white, as if she was afraid that this person would disappear from her world in the next second, her emotionless face unexpectedly had a smile like flowers: "Master, you don't need to look at my eyes anymore, I've already blinded them."

All the fear and worry on Duke Bei Chen's face at this moment, even his face was pale, his gaze was still looking at Su Nuo's face, smiling like a child.

Su Nuo repeated incoherently, "Really, Master doesn't like Na'er's eyes. Na'er, please let them disappear. Master, please don't abandon Na'er, alright?"

The wind blew from afar, mixing with the red cheongsam of Su Nuo and the blue cheongsam of Northstar Lake, blowing in the wind.

The Duke of Beichen could not utter a single word, and could only feel his chest heaving up and down.

The half-unconscious Su Nuo still wanted to say something, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she vomited out a mouthful of blood before falling into a deep slumber.

"Little Nuo, little Nuo." The Duke of Beichen was jolted awake. He wanted to shake Su Nuo, but did not dare to do so.

Yan Qingcheng walked out from the darkness as she quietly called out, "Your Highness."

The Duke of Beichen didn't even spare her a glance as he said, "Quickly go find the imperial physician, quickly."

Yan Qingcheng clenched her hands into fists as she turned and departed.

The garden was still as bright red as before, and it was bustling with noise and excitement. Yan Qingcheng hastily ran out, panting heavily. "Imperial Physician!"

This shout caused everyone in the garden to look at her. The Prime Minister walked up to her and asked, "Did something happen?"

Yan Qingcheng said, "Er Fujin fainted. It was very serious, and he even vomited blood. Our Prince is currently watching."

Bei Chen Han's eyes turned cold: "Where is Xiao'er?"

Yan Qingcheng pointed at the darkness, and with a flash, Beichen disappeared in that direction.

Duke Bei Chen hugged Su Nuo, his expression was sad and sad, "Xiao Nuo, how could you do such a thing for him?" If anyone saw this, they would definitely think that the Duke of Bei Chen was crying.

"What are you doing?" When Bei Chen Han came over, he saw Duke Bei Chen hugging Su Nuo, and Su Nuo's hand was tightly grasping his shirt, as though nothing could make her let go.

Bei Chen Han strode in front of them like an arrow, and hugged Su Nuo roughly into his arms.

The Duke of Beichen instantly clenched his fists, and then released them. Patting his own clothes, he stood up with a smile on his face, and said in a condescending tone: "How can you be so fast. I was still hoping to get Little Nuo to repay me with his life after I saved Little Nuo."

Yan Qingcheng brought a group of people over. The imperial physician arrived in front of Su Nuo with a calm expression on his face. "Your Highness, you should hurry and put Fu Jin on the bed."

When the prime minister heard that, he hurried to lead Bei Chenghan to the guest room. Not long later, Bei Chen Han left the crowded corners.

The Duke of Beichen stood still, watching Su Nuo being carried away by Bei Chen Han. The smile on his face didn't fade in the slightest.

Yan Qingcheng stared at him for a long time before calling out, "Your Highness!" At this moment, the Duke of Beichen suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Yan Qingcheng panicked. She wanted to rush up to help Duke Bei Chen, but he stopped her. The only difference was that there was a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth, causing the Duke of Bei Zhen's heart to tremble.

"To think that it was she who poisoned him." The Duke of Beichen's voice was filled with grief, "For him, she actually poisoned herself." Lord Beichen smiled, his pretty face looked up at the night sky, and the corners of his peach blossom eyes seemed to have crystal liquid flowing down from the corners of his eyes.

Yan Qingcheng had an expression of worry and anxiety on her face. She wanted to help him, but she couldn't.

Lord Beichen opened his mouth and spat out another mouthful of blood, which was much more than before.

Yan Qingcheng immediately ran over. "Prince, let's go back. We'll go find the imperial physician."

The Duke of Beichen pulled Yan Qingcheng's hand away and stood up. Yan Qingcheng continued to persuade him, "Your highness, you are already injured. The sacred medicine is already gone. If you don't recuperate properly, you will definitely be slandered in the future."

The Duke of Beichen shook his head gently. Yan Qingcheng was so anxious that her words were slurred. "My prince, she is willing to go blind for Beichen. Why are you doing this? Why is there a need?"

The Duke of Beichen only smiled, "I have no choice but to do so, but I have already loved her far too deeply, far too deeply. Even if Little Nuo wants to commit suicide for Beichen's sake, I will not stop her. I will just accompany her and leave."

Yan Qingcheng stood there, her beautiful eyes shining with tears, "My prince, how can you do that? Where is that city? What about my king's world? I can't — —" Yan Qingcheng could not continue her sentence as tears were already streaming down her face.

"The world?" The Duke of Beichen sneered, "What use do I have to go to the underworld? Going to the underworld, what I want is only Su Nuo." As he spoke, he strode out.

Yan Qingcheng clenched her fists tightly as tears continued to fall from her eyes. She then asked softly, "What about me?"

Under the dim light of the night, the Duke of Beichen's silhouette looked somewhat frail, but more of it was loneliness. His blue robes fluttered in the wind, but nothing was left behind.

The room was filled with depression.

The imperial physician retracted his hand. "In reply to Your Highness, Fujin has consumed too much of the night grass. Although this official has already treated Fujin without any life worries, there's a high chance that his eyes will — go blind."

"What did you say?" Bei Chenghan's voice suddenly rose.

The imperial physician's body shivered. "To reply your highness, taking an extremely small amount of night grass can raise your spirit, and a large amount can lead to blindness. If too much is excessive, it can put your life in danger, and if Fujin overtakes too much night grass, it's already a great fortune to be able to hold his life, but his eyes are very likely —" Suddenly, the imperial physician thought of something.

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air when they heard this.

The Jade Bead of Desolation was the most precious treasure of Chu, and there was only one of it in the world. How could it possibly be given to them? This was like eating human flesh and talking about dreams.

Beichen's face turned cold: "Get out!" The moment they heard that, they hurriedly left.

Su Nuo, who was dressed, was quiet. Although her face was no longer pale, it was still bloodless. Bei Chen Han held onto Su Nuo's hand, his eyes cold: "Xiao'er, no matter who drugged you, I will definitely kill him."

An ice-cold fingertip gently caressed Su Nuo's face. "No one can hurt you. I've raised you for seven years. No matter who it is, no one can hurt you." He gently hugged Su Nuo, as if he was hugging a child who couldn't feel anything, and pressed her close to his chest.

Midnight.

Su Nuo frowned, then began to cough. Bei Chen Han suddenly woke up, hugged Su Nuo and asked: "Xiao'er, what's wrong with you, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Su Nuo was a little dazed. When she opened her eyes, all she saw was darkness.

"Nore." Beichen went to grab Su Nuo's hand.

Upon hearing Bei Chen Han's voice, Su Nuo's consciousness cleared up: "Master." There was joy in his voice.

Bei Chen Han held Su Nuo's hand in his own: "It's me, it's me."

Su Nuo's eyes were still wide open but there was not a trace of light. Suddenly, Su Nuo excitedly grabbed onto Bei Chen Han's hand like a child: "Master, I can't see, I've lost my eyesight."

Bei Chen Han was about to say something, but Su Nuo excitedly rushed over and grabbed his hand even more forcefully, "Master, did you see that?! Na'er's eyes are gone! Master doesn't need to see them anymore!"

Beichen's expression froze at this moment, and he asked word by word, "What does' Ning'er 'mean?"

Su Nuo was like a child who had received his most beloved item, happily showing it to the adults, "I know master doesn't like the eyes of Xiao'er, so I blinded him. This way master won't need to see it anymore. This way master won't be able to save master from liking Xiao'er."

Bei Chen Han just looked straight at Su Nuo who had a smile on her face. That smile was too bright, like the dazzling sunlight in summer.

Su Nuo's expression slightly disappeared, and nervously held Bei Chen Han's hand: "Master, you can't possibly not have Xiao'er right now, right? The eyes that master hates are already gone, moreover, Xiao'er will still be obedient to you in the future and serve you well." Su Nuo raised her head, and a pair of unfocused eyes looked at Bei Chen Han, and carefully asked: "Master, can you not have Xiao'er?"

"Did Norrell blind himself because I didn't like it?" Beichen's voice was emotionless.