Xia Yuhan examined it closely and said, "Not necessarily. Perhaps this Imperial Jade Seal has already become a mechanism. I'll give it a try!"
Without allowing herself to think too much, Xia Yuhan walked towards the Imperial Jade Seal. If she really scattered like her comrade, it would still be worth it!
To her surprise, the Imperial Jade Seal did not seem strange at all. However, as soon as Xia Yuhan took out the Imperial Jade Seal, it seemed to activate some mechanism. A stone door opened in an instant...
"This... how could this be? How did I end up in my home?" The big man looked at the scene before him, hardly believing his eyes. "My mother always insisted on living here and wouldn't leave. Could it be for this reason?"
"Very likely! Big man, is your mother in Xia Manor?"
"In response to Second Sister, my mother is not in Xia Manor because no matter how I persuade her, she refuses to leave this house even a step!"
The old man seriously stroked his gray beard and said, "That makes sense. The Mother of the Strong Man is the guardian of this Imperial Jade Seal! Her mission must be to protect this Imperial Jade Seal!"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, a door suddenly appeared in the dilapidated wall, and then they saw the big man's mother slowly walking out of the secret room with a cane.
Xia Yuhan frowned and pointed directly at her: "Why did you do this? Why activate the switch of the secret room? You should know your son is with us!"
The big man's mother shed her previous fearful demeanor and replied calmly, "There's nothing I can do. My mission is to protect this Imperial Jade Seal. If the Imperial Jade Seal falls into the wrong hands, it will surely cause a bloody storm!"
Xia Yuhan secretly put the Imperial Jade Seal into her Treasure Chest: "I didn't expect you to hide it so deeply. For just an Imperial Jade Seal, you would even be willing to kill your own son!"
"My mission is to protect this Imperial Jade Seal and safeguard all of Lower Peace!"
"You are mistaken; this Lower Peace is not peaceful at all! Even if the Imperial Jade Seal does not appear, the Three Kingdoms will still fight to the death! Open your eyes and see for yourself; is this place truly peaceful? Are the common people living in peace and contentment? If it were not me, Xia Yuhan, collecting rent in Xia Yang Village but someone else instead, you would probably be living an even more miserable life than before!"
"So... Madam, this Imperial Jade Seal needs to see the light of day once again! It needs someone to unify it! So that every household can live in peace, away from war. This is what Lower Peace truly means!"
After hearing these words, the old man repeatedly praised, while the Mother of the Big Man was at a loss for words. After all, Xia Yuhan was right and had a point.
"Well, I should have handed this item over to you a long time ago. Because it originally belonged to you!"
From earlier until now, the Great Han felt complicated emotions. He could never have imagined that his mother had such abilities and had never mentioned it to him!
"Mother, is all of this true?"
Before the Mother of the Great Han could respond, five or six men in black suddenly appeared from the roof and jumped down, saying, "Witch! Hand over the Imperial Jade Seal, and I guarantee you won't die!"
Facing such a formidable enemy, the Great Han's mother showed no signs of fear: "The Imperial Jade Seal is not in my possession, but if you really want it, I can take you to get it!"
In the blink of an eye, the group of men in black took her away.
"Mother! No!" The Great Han chased after them, but there was no trace of his mother left!
This turn of events left Xia Yuhan stunned. Wasn't this leap too great? Even a random person she had once saved had such a hidden background!
"From the movements of the men in black and their weapons, it's clear that they are not from Azure Dragon Kingdom but from another country! Fortunately, we acted quickly!"
"But what does this have to do with her? What does it have to do with me?"
"This... we'll talk about it later. Let's retreat back to Xia Manor first!"
Since that day, Xia Yuhan had been living a leisurely life in Xia Manor for over ten days. The Mother of the Big Man had been sending people to search for her, but each time it ended in failure.
After the Mother of the Strong Man went missing, the big man seemed to have changed completely, always guarding Xia Yuhan closely.
After more than ten days of idleness, Xia Yuhan had not seen Cang Yile even once. Surrounded by a group of guards, she could only spend her days in Xia Manor until Cang Yile returned.
One day, as usual, Xia Yuhan was walking in the courtyard. She counted the days until the Emperor's Fiftieth Birthday Celebration and realized there were only three days left!
It had been such a long time; Cang Yile should be almost ready, right? Why hadn’t he shown up yet?
As she usually did, Xia Yuhan casually pushed open her room door and then gently closed it behind her.
However, just as she was closing the door, she unexpectedly heard sounds of intimacy coming from inside her room!
What on earth was going on?
Holding her breath, Xia Yuhan perked up her ears and listened intently. The male voice sounded very familiar; wasn’t it Cang Yile’s voice?
What?! How could he be in her room, doing that kind of thing with another woman?
Thinking about it made Xia Yuhan extremely furious!
The vows he once made to her were nothing but empty words! It had only been a short time, and he was already so quick to forget her!
Just as she was thinking of rushing over to drive the two of them away, she heard Cang Yile's gentle words. She knew that this was a tenderness that only emerged during their intimate moments.
"There is something that This King has been forgetting to tell you. Actually, This King is the assassin of the Ice Blood Sect Master. This time I returned to clear my previous shame..."
"And also, actually that time at Yanyu Tower, what happened was an unintentional mistake on my part... I'm sorry..."
"This King loves you. Without you, how lonely This King would be..."
"..."
Xia Yuhan did not hear any more of his words; she only felt an overwhelming sense of grievance, and her tears could no longer be stopped as they streamed down.
Her heart, once filled with anticipation, was slowly torn apart by Cang Yile!
It was one thing to not like her, but why go to such lengths to tell her to leave?
Cang Yile, you are simply too much!
Enduring the immense pain in her heart, Xia Yuhan stubbornly tried not to cry, even though she couldn't stop the tears from flowing.
After exerting an enormous amount of effort, Xia Yuhan finally had the courage to step out from behind the screen. She enunciated each word clearly and looked at Cang Yile with a piercing gaze: "Cang! Yi! Le! I, Xia Yuhan, am not someone to be easily bullied! Even if I once gave my body to you, it does not mean you can trample on it at will!"
On the bed, Cang Yile, who had been enjoying himself, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest and realized something. But at this moment, it was too late!
What was going on? The person beneath him was not his Yu Han but rather the maid Qiao'er who had been following Yu Han! What was happening?
And the real Xia Yuhan was standing right in front of him, crying like a mess...
At that moment, a delicate female voice reached the ears of Xia Yuhan and Cang Yile: "Prince, are you coming back again? Qiao'er is still waiting!"
Xia Yuhan truly wanted to curse, genuinely wanted to yell at her mother, but she held it back!
She couldn't stop the tears; she could only let them flow. However, her mouth and body were still under her control!
"Get out of here! Don't let me see you again! Otherwise, next time I will make you suffer terribly!"
Qiao'er quickly pretended to wake up innocently, frantically putting on her clothes and hurriedly fleeing!
"Why aren't you leaving yet? If you don't get lost, I'll serve you with poison needles! The prince disappears for over ten days, and when he returns, he pulls this stunt. You just want me, Xia Yuhan, to feel abandoned, right? Hmph! Remember this! It’s not you who abandoned me, Xia Yuhan; it’s I who abandoned you!"
"No, Yu Han, let me explain!"
"Get lost! From now on, I, Xia Yuhan, will have nothing to do with you, Prince Yile! You walk your sunny path while I walk my narrow bridge! From the very beginning, you were deceiving me. What is there left to explain? Explain it to your Qiao'er! Should I wish you both a long and happy life together? How ridiculous!"
At that moment, all of Xia Yuhan's anger was directed at Cang Yile; all her grievances and harsh words came pouring out. Cang Yile could only endure silently; he knew that no matter how he explained, it would be futile!
He thought of many ways to explain as the Ice Blood Sect Master, yet he chose an irredeemable path! How tragic!
He had been schemed against again!
"Yu Han, This King is not... it's..."
"Ridiculous, do you expect me, Xia Yuhan, to forgive you? I think not! If you don't get lost, you'll die!"
Cang Yile couldn't decide whether to leave or stay. He knew that if he left now, he would truly lose Xia Yuhan!
"Yu Han, This King was framed! The first time I was drugged, and the second time I was tricked and lost my mind! This King is innocent; the only thing that deserves blame is that This King is the Ice Blood Sect Master!"
"Get lost!"
At this moment, Xia Yuhan couldn't hear anything. She just wanted this man, who once supported her through everything, to go away. Otherwise, she really didn't know how much longer she could hold on and keep herself from collapsing!
Men are indeed not good for anything!
Thinking of this, Xia Yuhan desperately took out the Imperial Jade Seal from the Treasure Chest and disdainfully threw it at him: "If you still remember our past friendship, spare Xia Manor! Leave now; from this day forward, we are severing ties. The next time we meet, we will be enemies!"
She didn't know how much determination it took to say such harsh words. In fact, more often than not, these words were meant for herself. She merely wanted to make herself despair and cut off any lingering thoughts...
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