CHAPTER 1385: CHAPTER 1384: A BOMB READY TO EXPLODE AT ANY MOMENT

Fen Ling returned to the room, and not long after, Feng Xi arrived.

"What’s wrong with you? Yuxing is still alive! Do you want her to wake up and reveal what we’ve done?"

Fen Ling grabbed the teapot on the table, ready to hurl it at Feng Xi, but she held herself back.

If she threw it, the loud commotion might attract the guards. Who knows what could happen then?

Feng Xi absolutely couldn’t be discovered by Feng Yexuan. Fortunately, all this time he had been staying by Chu Qianli’s side, learning medical techniques and studying various herbs.

As for the Four Killers, one was gravely injured and unconscious, one was still recovering in Xinhua Village, one guarded Yuxing day and night, and the last one, Wangyue, was endlessly busy outside.

None of them paid any attention to her here.

This was the only reason Feng Xi could freely visit her without drawing suspicion.

Now, she absolutely couldn’t allow herself to attract any unusual attention.

Fen Ling finally managed to put down the teapot, but the murderous intent in her glare at Feng Xi remained palpable.

Feng Xi looked uneasy.

"Sister, you... You’ve changed. You never used to look at me with that kind of gaze."

Suddenly, she seemed so terrifying.

That look just now—it felt like she wanted to kill her.

Fen Ling realized she hadn’t hidden her murderous intent well.

"I’m just furious, that’s all."

Fen Ling took a step forward.

Feng Xi, however, retreated a step back, moving closer to the window.

"Feng Xi," Fen Ling’s eyes darkened, her voice displeased. "What exactly do you mean? Are you guarding against me? I’m your sister!"

"I’m not..." She wasn’t trying to guard against her; it was just that her sister’s expression earlier had been truly frightening, and she had been somewhat intimidated.

Feng Xi had grown up learning the art of poison and had taken countless lives.

She wasn’t kind at all, but she cared about her sister.

Because in this world, her sister was her only family.

"I’m sorry." At last, Feng Xi whispered, "I shouldn’t be afraid of you. From now on, I won’t be."

Fen Ling finally softened her tone. "I’m truly angry because I’m worried. You need to understand, Yuxing is still alive, and she could wake up at any moment."

"If she wakes up..."

"She won’t. With her martial arts skills, there’s no way she couldn’t take her own life if she truly wished to. Maybe... Maybe it’s all just a ruse."

Feng Xi’s drug was potent enough to completely destroy Yuxing’s willpower, giving Fen Ling the chance she needed to hypnotize her.

On that day, Yuxing had been about to leave, but Fen Ling had cried and pleaded, delaying her and giving Feng Xi the opportunity she needed.

Unseen and unheard, Feng Xi had placed the poisonous insect on the ground.

Yuxing had been standing by the doorway when the insect, unnoticed, had crawled up her leg.

Because of this, Yuxing hadn’t exposed the secrets they were trying to hide in time.

"If I’d known, you should have just killed her outright and dissolved her with the Corpse Dissolving Liquid so she’d disappear forever."

Thinking back on it now, Fen Ling couldn’t help but feel unwilling.

This Yuxing had turned into a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.

If she woke up and revealed how Fen Ling and Feng Xi had conspired to harm her, Feng Yexuan would lose all trust in Fen Ling permanently.

What should she do?

A flicker of something crossed Fen Ling’s eyes. When she looked at Feng Xi again, her expression had already morphed into one of sorrow and despair.

"Feng Xi, I’m afraid... I won’t be able to keep the things I’ve done to the Prince hidden any longer."

"If he finds out I used witchcraft on him, hypnotized him, and usurped Chu Qianli’s place in his heart, he’ll surely kill me!"

She stepped forward and clasped Feng Xi’s hand. "Sister, if I’m no longer here in the future, you must take good care of yourself, understand?"