Two days had passed since the collapse of Huaxu Square.
The city had been ravaged by a toxic miasma, but thanks to the Miasma Pills created by Da Xi and the others, it was brought under control. An autumn rain followed, clearing the last of the poison, and the people's lives returned to normal.
On that day, just as the antidote's effects were about to wear off, the Shadow Guard and Cao Jin found a hidden stone staircase. Following it down, they finally rescued the villain and the heroine.
Zhou Cangyan's injuries were severe but not life-threatening. The heroine, however, was in a dire state. The miasma had entered her body and damaged her vital functions; it was uncertain if she would ever wake up.
Since waking and learning of this, Zhou Cangyan had not left the heroine's side, his unnerving silence keeping everyone on edge.
Everyone watched, their hearts filled with anxiety, afraid the Prince would be unable to bear it and choose to follow her in death.
