"Mother!"
Feng Wuya immediately lunged over, took off his outer robe, and vigorously beat at Long Xinghe's body with it.
But the flames on her were impossible to extinguish.
He suddenly scooped her up and rushed outside.
"Let... let go, it's dangerous..." Long Xinghe, almost losing consciousness from the burns, could only think that she was a fireball, and Wuya holding her was like holding a fireball.
It would burn his fair, flawless skin...
After that, she truly lost consciousness.
Everyone could only see a charred prince holding a ball of fire.
Tie Xin anxiously shouted, "Your Highness, there's a stream ahead!"
Feng Wuya leaped up and plunged towards the stream.
With a splash, water scattered everywhere.
The intense heat instantly turned into icy cold.
Long Xinghe, who had been in a daze, was instantly jolted awake by the cold.
She looked up, gazing at the man with a scorched face. She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
The black veil on her face had been burned away, and even a patch of her hair was scorched.
Her face felt fiery, and besides being disfigured by poison earlier, it was now also burned by fire...
Don't look.
Don't look.
She knew she must look extremely unsightly at this moment.
But that man, however, still stared intently at her face, and finally, at her eyes.
"Xinghe," his voice was hoarse, carrying a heavy breath, "Why... didn't you tell me?"
...
The night was vast and boundless.
Tonight, a slender figure appeared in the imperial palace.
After Chu Qianli left the Prince He's manor, she did not return to the Prince Xuan's manor. Instead, she came to the palace.
She must have been to this imperial palace before; the path felt very familiar.
Guided by memory, she arrived at the Imperial Library.
The Imperial Library was not heavily guarded, but it was adjacent to the Archives, not far away. And the guards at the Archives were absolutely comparable to those protecting the Emperor's sleeping quarters.
Using the power of her Heavenly Silkworm Silk, Chu Qianli lightly landed on the roof of the Imperial Library and carefully lifted a roof tile.
It was pitch black inside, empty.
She bought a pair of night-vision goggles from the Taobao system she had just learned to use, and then, with the help of the Heavenly Silkworm Silk, she slid down from the roof, bit by bit.
There were no infrared sensors or traps. In fact, the traps of this era were truly insignificant in Chu Qianli's eyes.
There were no particularly ingenious designs, and it was simple to bypass them.
Perhaps because there was nothing of great importance in the Imperial Library, there were no guards inside.
After she landed, she immediately began searching among the bookshelves.
The Imperial Library collected all the valuable books in the entire Northern Ming Dynasty.
Medical books were also categorized and placed together. Surprisingly, there was even a small corner containing books that introduced Gu arts.
Chu Qianli went over and flipped through them, feeling a sense of indignation.
This emperor and his ilk were truly selfish!
The palace harbored such excellent books; if they were made public to the common people, their value would surely be amplified to an immeasurable degree!
Yet, the emperor only wished to lock all good things within his deep palace, preferring them to rot and disappear after a thousand years rather than be revealed to the world for the benefit of the masses!
It was truly a pity to keep such excellent books hidden away.
Chu Qianli did not hesitate and threw them all into her Qiankun Chain.
Soon, almost all the books related to Gu arts were swept clean by her.
With a bountiful harvest, Chu Qianli then used the power of her Heavenly Silkworm Silk to return to the roof and turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, not long after she had gone, a low shout suddenly came from behind: "Who is trespassing in the Archives at night?"
Chu Qianli froze, only then realizing that the direction she was heading was indeed quite close to the Archives.
But she had no intention of stealing any secrets from the Archives! This misunderstanding was now huge!
"Assassin!"
Shadow guards behind her pursued in large numbers: "Capture the assassin!"