Originally a crowd of people, Hua Rou wasn't interested in going in, but when she heard others mention Mu Junwu, she wanted to go in.

  "What's going on?" There were too many people, and Hua Rou still had to line up to get in.

  "It's close by, I'll just move back myself."

  Yu'er left, Hua Rou stood in the queue, and similar angry curses kept coming from her ears. Almost every seven or eight sentences later, someone would grit their teeth and shout out Mu Junwu's name.

  This made Hua Rou very puzzled and couldn't understand what Mu Junwu had done to provoke everyone.

  A moment later, Hua Rou finally entered the government office and discovered that among the ten women who came in, nine of them were actually there to steal a glance at Mu Junwu.

  At this moment, Hua Rou felt both happy and unhappy: happy that Mu Junwu was so charming, with many admirers and fans, but unhappy because so many people liked and admired him, making her own ordinary self feel like she had nothing to compare with.

  "That's going too far!"

  The woman in front threw the paper ball back into the bowl with a huff and walked away quickly.

  Hua Rong stared at the only paper ball in the bowl in shock, picked it up and took a deep breath before carefully opening it.

  What's it to you?

  Four words shattered the expectations in her heart.

  She silently crumpled up the paper and put it back in the bowl, then turned around and walked out quietly.

  But when she walked out of the courtyard of the government office building, the depression in her heart had already dissipated.

  Yes, what he said is right. Who he likes or dislikes has nothing to do with us. Why must we go prying into his heart?

  Liking someone is a personal matter, whether it's him or me, it's all our own business. Cop Hua Rou glanced around at the people and smiled faintly.

  It's enough to quietly like him, don't think too much about it, and... don't be greedy.

  ……

  In the dead of night, in the secret chamber of the Poison Master's hall, Hua Rou sat cross-legged on the icy floor, studying a new inner vision technique.

  As the breath traveled along a new path for one cycle, the scorching ball of Qi in her Dantian suddenly dispersed, warming up her limbs and hundreds of bones, especially the scorching heat accumulated in her hands intertwined with the icy coldness of the gloves, neutralizing, repeating, and seemingly counterbalancing.

  Tang Jiuer sat opposite her, intently staring at Hua Rou's breathing. As she saw Hua Rou's breathing becoming more relaxed and longer, a hint of comfort appeared in her eyes.

  Tang Jiuer quietly got up and went to the cabinet to fetch three small porcelain bottles, then came to Hua Rou's side.

  Open the first porcelain bottle, slightly tilt it, and a drop of cobalt blue liquid medicine dripped onto the ice.

  Ice is not water, and it's said that medicine is hard to dissolve, but the cobalt blue liquid was like a ferocious beast, expanding its territory with bared teeth and claws, rapidly melting the ice below. In just one moment, the entire block of ice changed from white to a pale sky blue, as if it had been invaded and permeated by this tiny drop of cobalt blue medicine.

  At this time, Huā Róu, who was sitting on the cold ice, slowly opened her mouth and let out a long breath, starting a new cycle of circulation. Suddenly, the cobalt blue color in the cold ice seemed to be absorbed, and began to move upwards, that faint blue color penetrating through the icy layer and closely adhering to her skin, seeping into her flesh and blood, dyeing Huā Róu's originally pale legs with a faint blue hue.

  Breathing, exhaling, blue is spreading, but blue is also disappearing at an incredible speed.

  Tang Jiuer's eyes were filled with eagerness. When the faint blue completely disappeared, she couldn't help but ask: "How does it feel?"

  "It feels refreshing, and my energy seems to have increased a lot." Hua Rou replied softly, and in her inner vision, her blood vessels seemed to have become stronger.

  Tang Jiuer immediately opened the remaining two porcelain bottles, one containing a brown medicinal liquid and the other red powder.

  The brown liquid was like cobalt blue liquid, a drop of which was dripped onto the ice, while the red powder was poured out to the size of a fingernail cover and put into a glass of water on the side.

  The medicinal liquid merged with the ice once again, spreading out and the cold ice revealed a faint pink color, and Hua Rou also started her new vomiting spell.

  Tang Jiuer glanced at Hua Rou, poured some water into the cup, then drew out a dagger and made a small cut on her fingertip, letting a few drops of blood fall into the cup before sucking her finger to stop the bleeding.

  Pink had also spread all over Hua Rou's legs at this time, and the pink might be more powerful than blue, not disappearing as quickly as blue. They slowly climbed up, barely climbing to Hua Rou's waist when they completely disappeared.

  "It's okay." Not long after Tang Jiuer reminded her, Hua Rou let out a long sigh and opened her eyes.

  "Master, is this internal skill and mental method able to make one's spirit very good? I feel that every time after practicing, I am especially... excited and full of energy!"

  Huā Róu said, clenching her fists, the fullness of satisfaction all over her body made her feel an indescribable excitement.

  "Your power is increasing, it's natural." Tang Jiuer said as she handed the water cup to Hua Rou: "Drink."

  "What is this?" Hua Rou took over the cup that was just about to be drunk, and the strong bloody smell mixed with a faint stench made her unable to help but lift the cup to observe.

  "Secret medicine." Tang Jiuer went back to the cabinet, put down three porcelain bottles, and then took another one. She turned her head and looked at her with a calm face.

  Hua Ruo saw the situation and didn't ask any more questions. She endured the stench and drank down that red, murky water.

  Just after putting down the water cup, Hua Rou suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest, and then the heat that had been spreading all over her body quickly dissipated, replaced by a creeping chill.

  "Master, I..." Hua Rou looked anxiously at Tang Jiu'er, but as soon as she saw Tang Jiu'er's expressionless face, she fainted and fell to the ground, unconscious.

  Tang Jiuer was not surprised at all, she took over Hua Rou's clothes and covered her with them, then picked up a silver needle and pierced Hua Rou's fingertips, after which she squeezed drop by drop of her blood into the porcelain bottle.

  ……

  Hua Rou woke up again in the western wing of the house.

  She blinked her eyes and sat up in surprise, but saw that the incense stick had only an inch left to burn, and Jade was still sleeping soundly.

  How did I get back?

  Hua Rou rubbed her face with a soft touch, the slight pain on her fingertips puzzled her, and just then she heard some faint noise outside.

  She immediately crawled to the window, lifted it up, and saw a black-cloaked figure jumping out of the courtyard in the pale sky.

  Hua Rong blinked her eyes and looked at the bowl on the windowsill, only to find that it was empty. The three paper balls she had put in were all gone.

  "Huh?" Hua Rou's daze was completely gone, she looked shocked and tense.

  She was shocked because she never thought anyone would steal her green, and tense because... the note with Mu Junwu's name on it had disappeared.

  "Could it be... that Mu Ge came and took him away?"

  With this possibility, Hua Rou began to feel restless and unable to sit or lie down calmly.

  She quickly washed up and rushed out of the house, even forgetting to open the window for ventilation.

  Hua Rou rushed all the way and charged into the bamboo forest. As soon as she entered the forest, she saw a person standing there, but it wasn't Mu Junwu.

  "Tang Jian, brother?" Hua Rou was slightly startled. Tang Jian usually appeared in the afternoons and always with Liu Er together.

  Tang Jing turned his head and took a glance at Hua Rou, his expression cold and stern as he nodded slightly.

  "Uh...” Hua Rou recalled the scene of her encounter with Tang Ji last night and suddenly felt embarrassed. She scratched her head, not knowing what to say to Tang Ji. After a few moments, she said very uncomfortably: "Just you alone, I'll go back first."

  Hua Rou turned around and was about to run away, however...

  "Wait." Tang Ji called out from behind her.