For some reason, her heart suddenly raced very fast, along with the fishy smell of blood that was getting thicker.

Fu Xie Lan suddenly hesitated, her steps faltered.

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"What's the matter, Queen?"

Fu Xie Lan just shook her head faintly and then continued on her step, towards a small room that seemed to be lit only by a single candle.

Someone came out of the room making her brow furrowed even more.

"Lim, what are you doing here?"

"Ma-master Xie Lan," Lim stuttered.

"I brought him here, Queen. Don't worry," said Gu Yi.

The frown on the girl's forehead deepened. Even though she was wearing a mask, it didn't cover her entire face so it was still possible for people to judge what her expression was like.

"Come on!"

"What exactly do you want to show me?" said Fu Xie Lan froze in place. The feeling right now was really bad.

"Come on!"

Then they walked, slowly opened the curtain of the room which was only made of a very thin cloth.

Even Qiao was also in the room.

Scanning the entire room, her eyes caught the figure of a man lying weakly on a bed made of only planks and bamboo. His body was so skinny and his hair had turned completely white.

The clothes he was wearing were so thin, that visible cuts seemed to extend all over his body. Judging by it, it looked like the man had just been lashed out.

"Who's he?" asked Fu Xie Lan, then approached the figure on the bed.

"Where are my wife and children?" said the man in a very hoarse voice.

Taking a step closer, Fu Xie Lan suddenly stopped in her place, her body stiffened on the spot, her blood rippled with her heart beating faster than before.

Rubbing her eyes to make sure what she saw.

The figure lying in front of her right now was none other than her father, Emperor Fu Qing.

It is not the emperor Fu Qing who reigns at this time, but he, the real Emperor, the true King of the Zu kingdom.

It was very clear in the original Fu Xie Lan's memories, what her father looked like.

Burying the hatred so deep in her life made her never forget the figure of that man.

"T-This..."

"W-what happened?"

"W-why is it like this? Fu Xie Lan stuttered with teary eyes.

"How could that be?" said the girl again turning to Gu Yi who was standing right beside her.

"It's a long story, Queen."

Wiping her tears, the girl then cleared her throat slowly while taking a deep breath and then exhaling it. Trying to get her feelings back to normal.

Even though she didn't live in this world during that period, all the feelings that the previous owner of the body had felt were also felt by her.

They were the same soul, definitely sharing feelings for each other.

The facial expression that had previously seemed emotional, turned cold and flat in an instant.

Slowly she took a small porcelain bottle filled with pills from her cosmic bag.

"Get some water," she ordered Qiao who was standing frozen behind her.

Without waiting long, Qiao returned with a glass made of bamboo.

Taking the glass in Qiao's hand, Fu Xie Lan then took out a pill and slowly put it into the old man's mouth.

Her father's lips that felt so rough and dry in contact with her fingers made her eyes sparkle coldly.

After that, the girl took a few steps back. Waiting for the pills to take effect.

Lim entered the room and stood next to Qiao, right behind Xie Lan and Gu Yi.

One second...

Two seconds...

Three seconds...

Suddenly the wounds on Fu Qing's body gave off a faint glow, the slashes that filled his whole body slowly closed. Changes that can be seen with the naked eye.

The pill not only closed the wound but also restored the color of his skin.

"You guys, prepare warm water," Fu Xie Lan ordered without turning around.

Soon Qiao and Lim complied with the girl's request.

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A few minutes passed, now Fu Xie Lan had finished cleaning Fu Qing's body, and changed into new clothes.

There were no more wounds left, his skin color had also returned to like a normal human, even so, Fu Qing had yet to regain consciousness.

His current state was nothing more than that of a person who was sleeping so soundly.

As for Qiao and Lim, the two men had been constantly surprised by something that was beyond their comprehension.

Made both of them keep wondering if they were in a dream or if everything that happened was just an illusion.

Even so, the two remained silent and just watched everything without asking any questions.

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"Thank you," said Fu Xie Lan to Gu Yi. Her eyes never shifted from the still unconscious figure in front of her. Right now there were only three of them in the room.

As for Qiao and Lim, both of them stood guard in front of the room.

"No need to thank me, Queen."

"Where did you find him?" asked Fu Xie Lan again, turning her head towards Gu Yi.

"The dungeon of the Zu royal palace."

The man then told her everything that had happened until now.

Previously, when he returned to the Zu royal palace, the welcoming party was almost over.

Just as Gu Yi was about to get closer to where Fu Xie Lan was, suddenly a strong wind blew and a thick black mist blocked his view.

An arrow shot towards him managed to hit his arm and even plunged into his flesh.

Found a white cloth tied at the end, thinking that the arrow was aimed at him, finally, Gu Yi took off the cloth and found a message there.

"GET READY AND GET OUT OF MY KINGDOM!!!"

Writing that made Gu Yi finally realize that the message was not intended for him.

With a swift movement, he returned the fold of cloth to its original place at the end of the arrow and shot it towards where the royal family was.

Finished doing that, the strong wind and thick fog disappeared in an instant, it turned out that at that time he was in the middle of the party arena that was already out of shape.

He quickly got out of there and looked for a hiding place.

Whether it was just coincidence or luck when he wanted to get closer to Fu Xie Lan. Gu Yi saw the king's movements were very suspicious after reading the message.

And as a result, Gu Yi followed where the man went which ended up in a dungeon.

And there he met the old man who he assumed was the real emperor Fu Qing because the royal robes were attached to his body.

Even though it was already torn with the changing color of the robe but Gu Yi wasn't too stupid to guess who the figure with the lashing wound was.

Immediately he took the old man go out, away from the royal palace.

While when he was on his way to find a suitable place for the old man, he accidentally found Qiao and Lim on the way.

So Qiao and Lim showed them the old hut they were in now.

"Is it the smell of blood that fills your body from slaughtering the guards in the dungeon?" guessed Fu Xie Lan.

Gu Yi didn't answer and instead, the man just smiled with both shoulders raised at the same time.