Hengheng let out a pig-like scream of terror upon witnessing this scene in the spatial dimension. It immediately rushed to Granny Wu, Consort Mei, and the others, tugging at their clothes with its snout.
"What's gotten into Hengheng today?" Third Uncle reached out and stroked its pig head.
"It seems very agitated. Could it be in heat?" Prince Yu reclined on a lounge chair, a blade of grass in his mouth.
Hengheng: Prince Yu, you venom-tongued drama queen! This pig is innocent and pure; I don't understand what "heat" is. It's Master who's in trouble!
Consort Mei's expression shifted slightly as she looked at the howling Hengheng. "Could something have happened to Xiao Sheng and Xiao Ye outside?"
Granny Wu, Du Min, and Zuo Hua were startled, their gazes all shifting to Hengheng.
Hengheng nodded frantically, as if wanting to shake its head off.
Prince Yu sprang up from the lounge chair and urgently called out to Hengheng, "Fat pig, send us out quickly!"
Hengheng immediately sent them all out of the spatial dimension.
It was indeed Xiao Sheng who had a problem!
She was lying in Lu Ye's arms, her body trembling violently.
"Sheng'er!" Granny Wu and the others rushed over.
Seeing Bai Sheng's face, everyone cried out in horror.
"Zuo Ye! What's going on?" Prince Yu roared at Zuo Ye.
Zuo Ye didn't answer him. Instead, he held Bai Sheng tightly, hoping to alleviate her pain, hoping she wouldn't be afraid, knowing he was always by her side.
"Granny Wu, has Sheng'er been poisoned?" Third Uncle asked nervously.
"Sheng'er used Gu techniques to treat Meng Liangyuan's face. The Grand Princess and Meng Liangyuan must have broken their promise, causing the Gu technique to backfire!" Granny Wu said resentfully, realizing her fears had come true.
Meng Liangyuan was truly ruthless, willing to suffer the backlash herself just to drag Sheng'er down with her.
"Mother, what should we do? Sheng'er seems to be in great pain. Please save her quickly!" Consort Mei cried, tears streaming down her face.
Du Min crouched beside Bai Sheng, gripping her hands tightly and repeatedly murmuring, "Sheng'er, Sheng'er..."
Zuo Hua also began to sob. "Granny Wu, please find a way to save my sister-in-law. She keeps crying out in pain, woohoo..."
Granny Wu sighed heavily. "Gu backlash is a cycle of cause and effect; it cannot be interrupted, or Sheng'er's life will be in danger. She can only endure it. After the backlash ends, I will find a way to transfer the Gu for her."
"Meng Liangyuan, Grand Princess, you bastards, I'm going to kill them!" Prince Yu paced back and forth in rage, unable to bear looking at Bai Sheng's pained expression.
The rotting skin gradually spread to her neck. Bai Sheng felt difficulty breathing, her chest heavy as if pressed by a thousand pounds. Her consciousness began to fade.
In a daze, she felt her face being buried in scorching volcanic lava. The flesh on her face instantly turned into black smoke, and her bones were almost reduced to dust.
The extreme pain made her struggle desperately, and she finally managed to pull her skeletal face out of the lava.
Then, the piercing burning sensation gradually disappeared. Bai Sheng felt her body suddenly become very, very light, as if she were floating like a feather.
Before her was a hazy desert. She remembered riding a horse to Qinghuang Kingdom with Zuo Ye. She had to find Zuo Ye.
"Husband! Husband! Where are you?"
The vast, silent desert quickly swallowed Bai Sheng's cries. It felt as if only her tiny form remained between heaven and earth, utterly silent.
There was a faint point of light ahead. Bai Sheng gathered all her strength and floated towards it.
She had to find Zuo Ye. She couldn't leave him behind. They were almost at the border of Great Xia, and the Grand Princess would definitely have the Great Xia army stationed at the border capture them!
Zuo Ye was in danger!
After an unknown period of drifting, she finally reached the location of the light. There, she saw Zuo Ye, and her master, Aunt Qing, and the others.
Zuo Ye was actually holding her body. Even though her face was disfigured, hideous to the point of nausea, he still held her tightly, without the slightest hint of disgust.
Bai Sheng wanted to cry. However, she suddenly realized a problem: if Zuo Ye was holding her, why could she see her own body?
Had she died?
Bai Sheng trembled at the thought. She couldn't die. She couldn't leave Zuo Ye or her four little cubs.
She wanted to merge with the person in Lu Ye's arms, so she walked closer to that body, preparing to lie down in it.
Just then, the point of light dispersed like fireworks, gradually revealing a faint human figure. This figure was surrounded by a pale light and looked exactly like Bai Sheng.
"Who are you?" Bai Sheng asked the figure.
The figure looked at Bai Sheng steadily, its voice ethereal and distant, "I am you, and you are me."
"What do you mean?" Bai Sheng asked, confused.
"You are the second soul and six spirits, I am the first soul and one spirit. I've been looking for you for a very, very, very long time," the figure said faintly.
Regardless of how many souls or spirits she was, Bai Sheng wanted to reclaim her body immediately. She wanted to be with her beloved husband and children. She no longer wanted to return to modern times.
So, while the figure wasn't paying attention, she quickly lay down in the body.
The figure smiled mysteriously and also lay down sideways, squeezing in. At first, Bai Sheng felt a bit crowded, as if she couldn't breathe. But as they squeezed together, she merged completely with the figure.
In that instant, she suddenly felt an incomparable comfort throughout her body, her mind clearing. Countless memory fragments rushed into her mind like a surging tide.
Her father was Emperor Yuan Che of Qinghuang Kingdom. Every time he finished his official duties, he would immediately spend time playing with her and accompanying her mother.
Her mother's name was Du Xirou, the most beautiful woman in Qinghuang Kingdom. Her mother loved holding her hand and planting flowers and admiring them in the garden.
She also had four older brothers who doted on her, often finding interesting small trinkets to give her.
Laughter filled the imperial palace from their presence.
One spring day, she was playing hide-and-seek with other children in the maze under the watchtower.
Fearing that the palace maids and eunuchs would interfere, the children forbade them from coming close.
Her cousin, Lian Sheng, from her second uncle's family, quietly told her that there was a nest of young birds on the watchtower that couldn't fly yet and were very fun.
The steps of the watchtower were very high. To see the birds, she climbed up with her short legs.
However, after searching several times, she couldn't find any birds. Just as she was about to descend the high steps, someone suddenly pushed her from behind. As she tumbled down the high steps, she saw the person who pushed her was none other than Cousin Lian Sheng!
Lian Sheng stood high above, smiling triumphantly.
She firmly remembered that smile.
Due to multiple head impacts, she became mentally impaired, a simpleton. However, her parents, uncles, aunts, master, and brothers loved her even more.
Later, many soldiers began killing people in the palace, and chaos erupted. Her master hid her in the cellar of the alchemy room, telling her to stay there obediently and not move.
After her master left, the cellar door suddenly opened. Lian Sheng stood at the entrance of the cellar and told her that her parents were about to die and asked if she wanted to see them.