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"Dr. Keser, tell me, what happened to me? Am I disfigured?" Cen Xue tilted her face to look at the familiar face and spoke in a weak voice.

In truth, when she had just returned to the palace, she had not completely lost consciousness. She had faintly heard some of their conversation, and her heart ached even more. After losing her beauty, how was she going to survive in this harem full of beauties? How could she continue to stay here as his woman with her appearance?

"Empress, don't think too much into it. Healing is more important right now." He couldn't bear to tell her the truth.

"If you don't tell me, it means that you have tacitly agreed. Rather than living like this, it would be better for me to die! " Was there any meaning to her existence?

"Empress, please don't think like this. The capital hasn't given up, so how could you give up first …?" He was afraid that she wouldn't be able to take it, so he tried his best to comfort her.

Doctor Keser's words caused Cen Xue's heart to ache even more. Hot tears moistened her cheeks and mixed with the blood to flow down, dyeing a pure white sheet. The pain came from the wound, but it was not as deep as the pain in her heart …

"Xue'er …" Helian Zhang rushed over anxiously, calling for her.

Cen Xue, who had just calmed down, was drinking some medicine when she heard his voice. Her heart tensed up as she instinctively wanted to avoid him, the bowl in her hands falling to the ground with the sound of it shattering. She recalled the bloody scene from yesterday and screamed excitedly, "Don't, don't come over …"

"What's wrong? "It's Gu, don't be afraid. If you come alone, no one will harm you anymore." Helian Lie took a step forward and wanted to hug her. However, he was frightened by her violent struggles. Afraid that she would pull his wound, he could only helplessly console her by her side.

"Don't come over, don't, I'm begging you. Let's go, hurry up and leave …" It was hard to tell who she was going to reject. She could feel the stabbing pain on her face getting more and more intense. Her tears were blurring, and she could not see his face, nor did she want to see it.

"Xue'er …" Helian Shan called to her in frustration, but he didn't dare to stop her madness.

When Heather heard the sound and dared to approach, he was immediately stunned by the scene before him. He hurriedly said to the king, "How could this happen? The Empress can't be too agitated. It will tear open the wound. Your Majesty, you have to remain calm."

"Why do you want to reject Gu? "Why?" Helian Lie did not dare to provoke her again. He stepped back a little and turned around, glaring fiercely at the man in front of him.

"Perhaps it is because of the stimulation. Your Majesty, you should leave first and wait for the Empress to calm down before coming back. Otherwise, I'm afraid the wound will worsen." Heather could probably guess what Cen Xue's move was, and would think of a way to let the king leave first.

Turning around to look at Cen Xue who had her back to him, Helian Lie felt helpless for the first time. He thought about how happy and content he was with Cen Xue in the past, but all of this was broken by his distrust.

"Take good care of her. Gu Wan'er, come back later." Having said so, he walked out of the room stiffly, staring at the sky and sighing silently.

After Helian Lie had left, Heather walked up to the bed and spoke to her with the gentleness of an old man, "The king has already left."

"Ahh …" At this moment, Cen Xue began to cry sorrowfully, venting all the pain in her heart through her tears.

Seeing her act this way, Korsor sighed and said to her, "Don't cry anymore. Tears will pollute your wounds. Look at the bandages that were just bandaged up, they're bleeding again."

"It won't get any better anyway, so what if it's contaminated?" Cen Xue's voice was still choked with anger.

"Don't be so childish. No matter what you want to do, you have to take care of yourself, right?" She seemed to be able to guess what was on her mind.

What did she want to do? She wanted to leave him far behind and never let him see her face that was as disgusting as a yaksha.

When Dan Yu Wu heard the news of Cen Xue's request, she wanted to go to the palace and visit her. She brought Lan Qi'er with her, but before she even got close to the Eternal Music Palace, she was stopped by a group of guards.

"The king has ordered that no one is allowed to go near the Eternal Music Palace. Esteemed Empress Snow needs a quiet place to rest. Miss Dan, please go back." Helian Shan ordered the guards to guard the Eternal Music Palace. Apart from his orders, no one was allowed to enter.

Dan Yu Wu sighed. She had heard from Tuo that Cen Xue's situation was not very optimistic and from the looks of the situation, it should be true.

"Lan Qi'er, it seems like we won't be able to see Cen Xue for the time being. Go back to the Palace." Since she couldn't see Lan Qi'er, she had no choice but to go back.

"Mm …" Lan Qi'er's face was also filled with melancholy. Just what kind of injury had his master suffered?

"It's been three days, it's been three days. Just what happened to Cen Xue? Why don't you give me a definite answer?" Helian Shan was incomparably depressed and furious like a trapped beast.

"The wounds on his face are currently healing, and the heart is hurting, but there's nothing he can do." He was not the least bit affected by his anger.

For the past few days, he had always been standing by Cen Xue's side. Looking at her crying every day, his heart ached for her. She was a good beauty, sigh …

"Then why is she unwilling to see Gu?" "Why?" Was he still angry with her before he was angry? He had already bowed his head, so why didn't she want to see him?

"Let's wait a little longer, the Empress said. Maybe we'll meet you on the day the thread is removed." She did not want him to see her disfigured, and because of love, she wanted him to remember her beauty forever.

"Dammit, how many more days do I have to wait?" He was really worried about her. The scene of her lying in a pool of blood was like a nightmare, causing him to feel lingering fear. Only by hugging her tightly would he be able to confirm that she was still alive.

"Perhaps one month, perhaps two. We'll have to wait until the Empress herself recovers. I hope the king won't be too impatient!" With such a deep wound, it would be hard to recover in less than a hundred days. However, since she had spoken too long and was afraid of him flaring up, Keser had to shorten the time.

Helian Shan simply didn't have the patience to wait that long. After thinking about it, he had an idea.

"Give her some medicine to relieve her pain and rest before you go back to visit her alone when she falls asleep." There was no way he could wait for a month or more. He had to make sure that his little demoness was doing well.

Heather lowered her head and thought for a moment. This was not without a plan. She nodded and said, "Alright, I will go down and prepare."

He wondered what kind of reaction he would have when he saw the horrifying scars on the girl's face, and whether he would be frightened or disgusted.

Helian Lie's eyebrows creased. His complexion had not improved at all in the past few days. The entire harem was covered in dark clouds. As long as Cen Xue ignored him and did not recover, his temper would continue to rage day by day.

At night, Cen Xue silently took the medicine bowl and took a bite of it, her face expressionless. Right now, she was very numb, and did not know what the purpose of living like this was, but she could not fall asleep peacefully. As soon as she closed her eyes, she saw Shangguan Ning'er's face slashing at her face with a sharp dagger.

During this period of time, she hadn't seen anyone. Even if Dan Yu Wu had come, she had refused her offer. She didn't want to scare them, didn't want to scare them …

After drinking the medicine in the bowl silently, Keser looked at her from the side. Not long after putting down the bowl, Cen Xue's eyelids felt heavy. She was sleepy and she really wanted to sleep …

After checking to make sure that she had indeed fallen asleep, Heather immediately went out to call Helian Shan. "Your Majesty, the Empress has already fallen asleep."

Otherwise, Cen Xue would have been in a light slumber. Every movement in the wind and grass would have caused her to wake up without any reason, even after taking the medicine.

"Right." Ye Zichen replied with an absent-minded look, then quickly walked into the room.

"Your Majesty, before you visit the Empress, this old man hopes that you can prepare yourself mentally. That injury was really …" He frowned, unable to describe the twisted scars.

"Cut the crap!" Helian Shan frowned. He shook off Heather behind him and walked straight in. Even though she had used a very heavy medicine, her sleep was still very unstable. Her brows were tightly knitted, and her hands were tightly clenched.

"Cen Xue …" He closed his eyes, he did not dare to look at her pale and haggard face, it would be extremely painful for him, he sobbed softly and interrupted him. In her dreams, she was still crying, she must be in pain, that's why she couldn't even calm down in her sleep!

"Darling, don't cry. Be good. I assure you, I won't let you get hurt anymore!" Hugging her, he shakily lifted his hand to brush away the long hair that covered her face.

His eyes widened in shock. Even if that scar was left on a man's face, it wouldn't be tolerated, not to mention the fact that she was once such a beauty.

His heart ached so much that he almost suffocated. He lowered his head and kissed those wounds. He didn't mind, nor did he hate them. There was only anger. That damned woman, how could she hurt such a precious treasure like this?

A pair of eyes stared at the wound on her face as blood dripped from her heart. He finally seemed to understand why she wasn't willing to see him …

Shangguan Ning'er, hmph … He would let her know what it meant to have a life worse than death. Everyone in the Shangguan Family would have to pay the price for her mistakes!

The warm embrace comforted her heart. She did not want to think about who the familiar smell belonged to, she only wanted to take a good rest, and finally, she stopped struggling. She gradually fell into a deep sleep, he was actually more effective than any miracle medicine!

"In the future, Gu Shenwei will always accompany you here until you are willing to see Gu Lao." Helian Lie was relieved to hear her measured breathing and know that she was fast asleep. He held her and slowly closed his eyes.

In the days that she had not seen him, he had also been unable to fall asleep normally. Now that his heart had landed on the ground, he could finally fall asleep.

This was the official road of the border of Lou Lan Country. There was a Heaven King in the north, and an East Wu in the south. If the army were to start a war, they would have to attack this place in order to enter Lou Lan.

The last time, Yuwen Tai's army had engaged in close combat with the Celestial army hundreds of miles away from Red Mountain City. That time, he had completely exterminated all the bandits nearby, allowing the people here to live a peaceful life.

Life in the border pass was very boring, with only those things coming and going everyday. Helian Jue sat on the city wall, blowing on the cold wind, watching the morning sun rise. It was so beautiful, if Cen Xue was here, she would definitely like it.

It was a pity that Helian Dan still did not know what had happened in the capital city. If he had known, would he still be in the mood to enjoy the sunrise?